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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ ISSUE #116 █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄ ██ │ │█▄ ▀██████████████████ █ January 25th █▄ ▀▀██████████████▄ ▀▄ ██ │ │ █▄ ███ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ████ █ 1993 ▀█▄ ███ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▀███▄ ▀▄ ██ │ │───█ ███ █───────█ ███ █─────────────────────█ ███ █─────█ ▀████ █────██────│ │ █ ███ █ █ ██ █ (c)1993 E.P.C. █ ███ █ █ ▀███ █ ██ │ │ █ ███ █ █ █ █ All Rights Reserved █ ███ █ █ ███ █ ██ │ │───█ ███ █─────────█▄▄▄█─────────────────────█ ███ █───────█ ███ █──────────│ │ █ ███ █ ▄▄▄▄ █ ███ █ ▄▀ ███ █ ██████ │ │ █ ███ █ █ ▄ █ ▄███▄ ▄███▄ ▄███▄ ██ ██ █ ███ █ ▄▀ ████ █ ██ │ │ █ ███ █▄█ ██ █ █▌ ▐█ █▌ ▐█ █▌ ▐█ ██ ██▀ █ ███ █▄▄▄▄▄▀ █████ █ ██ │ │ █ ███▄▄▄▄███ █ ████▀ ████▀ ████▀ ██▄█▀ █ ███▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄████▀ ▄▀ ██ │ │ █ ██████████ █ ██ ██ ██ ██▀█▄ █ ███████████████ █ ██ │ │ █ ███▀▀▀▀███ █ ██▄▄█ ██▄▄█ ██▄▄█ ██ ██▄ █ ███ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▀███ ▀▄ ██ │ │ █ ███ █▀█ ██ █ ▀█▀ ▀█▀ ▀█▀ ██ ██ █ ███ █ █ ▀███▄ █ │ │ █ ███ █ █ ▀ █ █ ███ █ █ ▀███ █ ▄█████ │ │ █ ███ █ ▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀█┌───────────────┐ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ ██ │ │ █ ███ █ █ █ █│ Brought To │ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ ██ │ │ █ ███ █ █ ██ █│ You By: │ █ ███ █ █ ▄███ █ ▀████▄ │ │ █ ███ █ █ ███ █│ Your SysOps & │ █ ███ █ █ ▄████ █ ██ │ │ █▀ ███ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ████ █│ Eeeek │ ▄█▀ ███ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▄███▀ ▄▀ ██ │ │█▀ ▄██████████████████ █│ Publishing Co │█▀ ▄▄██████████████▀ ▄▀ █████▀ │ │█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█└───────────────┘█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▀ !! │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ This publication is protected by all U.S. & International Copyright Laws! │ │ NO Part may be changed or reproduced w/o express written permission from │ │ The Publishers! 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Page 4 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * It is reported that deer hate garlic │ │ * Tequila, one would think is big in Mexico, but brandy is bigger │ │ * In college football it was, at one time, against the rules to make a gain│ │ of more than 20 yards in any forward pass. │ │ * Odd, but suicides and conceptions of babies both peak in the spring. │ │ * The first subway in America was not in New York, as many believe, but in │ │ Boston. │ │ * Insurance stats say the Corvette is 19 times more likely to be stolen. │ │ * Women outnumber men in the wearing of contact lens. │ │ * 26.7 percent of women are divorced before the age of 30 │ │ * Jan. 31, 1977 is a marked day according to meteorologists because it was │ │ the only day where the contiguous 48 states had snow on the ground at the│ │ same time. │ │ * The tongue of an average whale weighs 4 tons. │ │ * A ladle can be traced back further than a spoon. │ │ * The normal temperature of a bird is 108 degrees F. │ │ * It is estimated that 250,000 bars of soap are used for graffiti │ │ * Nov, 4, 1939 Chicago, the first car with air conditioning went on display│ │ in an exhibit. The car was the Packard. │ │ * Dogs are mentioned in the Bible, but not cats, oddly. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Historical BITS! Page 5 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 1-25 Chinese New Year. │ │ 1-25-1915 Alexander Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in San Francisco. │ │ 1-25-1949 first Emmy Awards are presented. │ │ 1-26-1871 American income tax repealed. 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Week Of 1-26 thru 2-01-1993 Page 10 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ Aries [Mar 21 - Apr 19]: There will be a reason for you to celebrate this │ │ eve! Investments for the future are indicated now. Take a chance on │ │ yourself. Virgo will be around! │ │ │ │ Taurus [Apr 20 - May 20]: The position of the moon accents ability to │ │ forge ahead in new business project. A gift recieved doesn't mean that │ │ the intentions are romantic you know. You might end up in a fight with │ │ someone who's close. Scorpio has something important to say! │ │ │ │ Gemini [May 21 - June 20]: You'll find someone you are attracted to is │ │ involved, could inspire you. Attraction between you and another │ │ intensifies. This may be the big day for you! Speak up! No one can know │ │ how you feel if you don't tell them! Aries will be around! │ │ │ │ Cancer [June 21 - July 22]: Be aware that a love relationship will │ │ intensify today. Your sex-appeal is high today & you'll be almost │ │ irresistable! A financial adjustment is being considered that will │ │ substantially benefit you somehow... Virgo present. │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Horoscopes By Manfred! Week Of 1-26 thru 2-01-1993 Page 11 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ Leo [July 23 - Aug 22]: Don't push at a loved one tonight, give some air. │ │ A previous investment will soon pay big dividends. Take a chance on │ │ yourself. Scorpio sees your points. │ │ │ │ Virgo [Aug 23 - Sept 22]: Someone who has very strong feelings for you │ │ confesses! Speak up! No one can know how you feel if you don't tell them! │ │ You'll find you now have more freedom than previously. Use it wisely! │ │ Cancer is in picture. │ │ │ │ Libra [Sept 23 - Oct 22]: Don't believe everything that you may hear! │ │ Emphasis tonight is placed on rest, and relaxing. Pay special attention │ │ to someone you want closer, before the opportunity passes. Pisces, Leo is │ │ featured. │ │ │ │ Scorpio [Oct 23 - Nov 21]: Pay special attention to someone you want │ │ closer, before the opportunity passes. An increase in wealth is │ │ indicated, either through inheritance or your own business ability. │ │ There will be a reason for you to celebrate this eve! Gemini, Libra will │ │ be around! │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Horoscopes By Manfred! Week Of 1-26 thru 2-01-1993 Page 12 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Sagittarius [Nov 22 - Dec 21]: A new friendship will be made during the │ │ evening hours. Attraction between you and another intensifies. This may │ │ be the big day for you! You may be feeling a bit nostalgic tonight, why │ │ not call that old friend?! Aries will be involved. │ │ │ │ Capricorn [Dec 23 - Jan 19]: Your spirit's up! Sending flowers or a small │ │ gift to a love is a great idea! Emphasis should be placed on │ │ restructuring and realigning your budget. Gemini, Libra can be counted │ │ upon! │ │ │ │ Aquarius [Jan 20 - Feb 18]: Words may have to be said to a friend or │ │ roommate, just keep calm & it'll be ok! Plans will be made tonight that │ │ could affect your entire life over the next 6 to 12 months... Your │ │ sex-appeal is high today & you'll be almost irresistable! Capricorn, │ │ Sagittarius is in picture. │ │ │ │ Pisces [Feb. 19 - Mar. 20]: Focus on physical attraction, sensuality, │ │ creativity, variety this evening. Focus on your uniqueness and creativity │ │ today! Your search for love waits down the road a bit. 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Page 21 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MYTH: Darwin advocated the opinion and belief that man was descendant │ │ of the ape and that there was indeed a missing link. │ │ │ │ FACT: Darwin advocated no such thing. What Charles Darwin actually said │ │ was: "Man is the co-descendant with other mammals of a common │ │ progenitor." At no time in his discussion of the evolution of man │ │ does he state that man is the descendant of the ape. Nor does he │ │ ever suggest there is a missing link. To the contrary, Darwin says │ │ man's development took many, many centuries and his evolution could │ │ easily be traced if one had the time and ability to do so. │ │ │ │ MYTH: Moles in the yard are a hazard to the grass and plants in the yard. │ │ They eat them and destroy the vegetation. │ │ │ │ FACT: Moles do not eat grass or plants. In fact the mole is no more a │ │ hazard to a yard than rain is. 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In recognition of the importance of small business to a strong│ │ economy, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pleased to help │ │ meet the information needs of existing business owners & aspiring entre- │ │ preneurs. We hope "Focus On The Facts" meets your needs & we invite your │ │ comments & questions. Your success in business depends on what you know & │ │ how well you can apply what you have learned. │ │ │ │ RAISING MONEY │ │ │ │ One key to successful business start-up & expansion is your ability to │ │ obtain & secure appropriate financing. Raising capital is the most basic │ │ of all business activities. But as many entrepreneurs who are just begin- │ │ ning quickly discover, raising capital may not be easy. It can be a │ │ complex & frustrating process. But if you are informed, well prepared & │ │ have planned effectively, raising money for your business will not be a │ │ painstaking experience. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 23 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ This information summary focuses on the ways a small business can raise │ │ money & describes how to prepare a loan proposal. │ │ │ │ WHERE TO FIND THE MONEY YOU NEED │ │ │ │ There are several sources to consider when looking for funding. It is │ │ important that you explore all of your options before making a decision. │ │ │ │ ∙ Personal Savings: Most new businesses are started with the primary │ │ source of capital coming from personal savings & other forms of │ │ personal equity. │ │ ∙ Friends & Relatives: Many entrepreneurs look to private sources such │ │ as friends & family when starting out in a business venture. Often- │ │ times, money is loaned at no interest, or with low interest, which can │ │ be beneficial when getting started. │ │ ∙ Venture Capital Firms: These firms provide start-up & other needed │ │ money for new companies in exchange for equity or part ownership. │ │ ∙ Banks & Credit Unions: the most common source of funding, banks & │ │ credit unions will provide a loan if you can show that your business │ │ is sound. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 24 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BORROWING MONEY │ │ │ │ It is often said that small business people have a difficult time │ │ borrowing money. This is not necessarily true. Banks are in the business │ │ to make money, & the way they make money is by lending money. However, │ │ it is the inexperience of small business owners in financial matters, │ │ that prompts many small business loan requests to be turned down. To be │ │ successful in obtaining a loan, you must be prepared & organized. You │ │ must know exactly how much money you need, why you need it & how you │ │ can pay it back. You must be able to convince your lender that you are a │ │ good credit risk. Requesting a loan when you are not properly prepared │ │ makes a statement to your lender. That statement is. . ."High Risk!" │ │ │ │ BUILDING EXCELLENCE IN ENTERPRISE │ │ │ │ Types Of Business Loans │ │ Short-Term Loans: Loans that are paid back in less than one year. Types │ │ of short-term loans include: │ │ │ │ ∙ Working Capital Loan ∙ Accounts Receivable Loan │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 25 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ∙ Line of Credit (Revolving Credit Line) Long-Term Loans: Loans with │ │ maturities greater than one year but usually less than seven years. │ │ │ │ These loans are used for major business expansions, purchases of real │ │ property, acquisitions & in some instances start-up costs. Types of │ │ long-term loans include: │ │ │ │ ∙ Personal Loan │ │ ∙ Commercial Mortgage │ │ ∙ Term Loan │ │ │ │ HOW TO WRITE A LOAN PROPOSAL │ │ │ │ Approval of your loan request depends on how well you present yourself, │ │ your business & your financial needs to a lender. Remember lenders want │ │ to make loans, but they want to make good loans, loans they know will be │ │ repaid. The best way to improve your chances of obtaining a loan is to │ │ prepare a written loan proposal. │ │ │ │ A good loan proposal will contain the following key elements: │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 26 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ General Information │ │ ∙ Business name, name of principals social security number of each │ │ principal & business address. │ │ ∙ Purpose of the loan - State exactly what the loan will be used for & │ │ why it is needed. │ │ ∙ Amount required - Request the exact amount you need to achieve your │ │ purpose. │ │ │ │ Business Description │ │ ∙ History & nature of business - Give details of your business's age, │ │ number of employees & current business assets. │ │ ∙ Ownership structure - Provide details on your company's legal structure.│ │ │ │ Management Profile │ │ ∙ Management description - Develop a short statement on each principal │ │ staff member in your business; provide background, education, │ │ experience, skills & accomplishments. │ │ │ │ Market Information * (See Section At End Of This Article...) │ │ ∙ Clearly define your products & market. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 27 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ∙ Identify your competition & explain how your business competes in the │ │ marketplace. │ │ ∙ Profile your customers & explain how your business can satisfy their │ │ needs. │ │ │ │ Financial Information │ │ ∙ Financial statements - Provide balance sheets & income statements for │ │ the past three years. If you are just starting out, provide a projected │ │ balance sheet & income statement. │ │ ∙ Personal financial statement - Prepare a personal financial statement │ │ on yourself & other principal owners of the business. │ │ ∙ Collateral - List all collateral you would be willing to pledge to the │ │ bank as security for the loan. │ │ │ │ HOW YOUR LOAN REQUEST WILL BE REVIEWED │ │ │ │ A loan officer's primary concern when reviewing a loan request is whether │ │ or not the loan will be repaid. │ │ To help answer this question, many loan officers will order a copy of │ │ your business credit report from a business credit reporting agency. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 28 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Therefore, it is helpful if you work with these agencies to help them │ │ prepare an accurate picture of your business. Using the credit report, │ │ & the information you have provided, the lending officer will consider │ │ the following issues: │ │ │ │ ∙ Have you invested savings or personal equity in your business totaling │ │ at least 25% - 50% of the loan you are requesting? Remember a lender │ │ or investor will not finance 100% of your business. │ │ ∙ Do you have a sound record of credit worthiness as indicated by your │ │ credit report, work history & letters of recommendations? This is │ │ very important. │ │ ∙ Do you have sufficient experience & training to operate a successful │ │ business? │ │ ∙ Have you prepared a loan proposal & business plan which demonstrates │ │ your understanding of the business & your commitment to the success │ │ of the business? │ │ ∙ Does the business have sufficient "cash flow" to make the monthly │ │ payments on the loan request? │ │ │ │ SBA FINANCIAL PROGRAMS │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 29 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ The SBA offers a variety of financing options for small businesses. │ │ However, it rarely makes a direct loan to an individual or company. The │ │ Agency is primarily a guarantor - it guarantees loans made by banks & │ │ other private lenders to small business clients. │ │ │ │ SBA guaranteed loans generally do not exceed $500,000, of which the │ │ Agency guarantees 85 or 90 percent of the loan balance to the bank. The │ │ average size of an SBA guaranteed loan is $175,000 & the average │ │ maturity about eight years. SBA guaranteed loans are obtained through │ │ private lenders. │ │ │ │ HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION │ │ Information is power! - Make it your business to know what business │ │ information is available, where to get it & most importantly, how to │ │ use it. Sources of information include: │ │ U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION │ │ ∙ SBA District Offices │ │ ∙ Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) │ │ ∙ Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) │ │ ∙ Small Business Institutes (SBIs) │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 30 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Consult your telephone directory under U . S . Government for your local │ │ SBA office or call the Small Business Answer Desk at l-800-368-5855 for │ │ information on any of the above resources. In Washington D.C. call │ │ 653-7561. Also, you may request a free Directory of Business Development │ │ Publications from your local SBA office or the Answer Desk. │ │ │ │ Other Sources ∙ State Economic Development Agencies │ │ ∙ Chambers of Commerce │ │ ∙ Local Colleges │ │ ∙ The Library │ │ ∙ Manufacturers & suppliers of small business │ │ technologies & products. │ │ │ │ * UNDERSTANDING YOUR MARKET │ │ │ │ Your business will not succeed just because you want it to succeed. │ │ Determining if there is a market for your products or services is the │ │ most critical item of planning. Once you decide on your product or │ │ service, you must analyze your market -- a process involving interviewing │ │ competitors, suppliers & new customers. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 31 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ However, before you begin researching your market, you should take a │ │ brief, but close, look at your product or service from an objective │ │ standpoint. In terms of a checklist, you should ask yourself the following│ │ questions: │ │ - Is this product or service in constant demand? │ │ - How many competitors provide the same service or product? │ │ - Can I create a demand for my product or service? │ │ - Can I effectively compete in price, quality & delivery? │ │ - Can I price my product or service to give me the projected profit? │ │ │ │ Once you are satisfied that these questions are answered, move on to │ │ performing your research. │ │ Market research is extremely beneficial; the information gathered can │ │ increase your profit potential. │ │ │ │ Market Research │ │ │ │ - Shows alternative approaches to your market. │ │ - Provides a more accurate base for making profit assumptions. - Aids in │ │ the organization of marketing plans. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 32 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ - Assists in the development of critical short/mid-term goals. - Breaks │ │ down your market's profit boundaries. │ │ │ │ Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs fail to complete this critical section │ │ of their business plan. Collecting research data can be frustrating │ │ unless you have defined your goals & organized the collection & │ │ analysis process. To prevent this from happening, you must plan how you │ │ will collect, sort & analyze the information. Maintain a notebook & │ │ file in which to store, organize & retrieve data as needed. │ │ │ │ Questions To Ask │ │ Your research should ask these questions: │ │ - Who are your customers? │ │ - Where are they located? │ │ - What are their needs & resources? │ │ - Is your service or product essential in their day-to-day activity? - │ │ Can the customer afford your service or product? │ │ - Where can you create a demand for your service or product? │ │ - What areas within your market are declining or growing? │ │ - What is the general economy of your service or product area? │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 33 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Market Data │ │ │ │ Knowing your market not only requires an understanding of your product, │ │ but also an understanding of your customers' socio- economic conditions. │ │ This information will serve as a map in letting you know what is ahead. │ │ │ │ │ │ More market information can be found in: │ │ │ │ - Library listings of trade associations & journals. │ │ │ │ - Regional planning organizations' studies on growth trends. │ │ │ │ - Banks, realtors & insurance companies. │ │ │ │ - Competitors. │ │ │ │ - Customer surveys in your market area. │ │ │ │ - U.S. Government publications. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How To Start A Small Business (SBA Documentation) Page 34 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Once you have obtained & analyzed this information, it will become the │ │ foundation of your business plan. Research data is important because it │ │ supports the basic assumptions in your financial projection --your reason │ │ for going into business. │ │ │ │ Summary │ │ │ │ To be successful, a small business owner must know the market. Market │ │ research is simply an orderly, objective way of learning about people -- │ │ the people who will buy from you. │ │ │ │ Consult your telephone directory under U.S. Government for your local SBA │ │ office or call the Small Business Answer Desk at 1-800- 8-ASK-SBA for │ │ information on any of the above resources. In Washington D.C. call │ │ 205-7333. │ │ │ │ Also, you may request a free copy of The Small Business Directory of │ │ business development publications & products from your local SBA office │ │ or the Answer Desk. 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Page 38 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * When you are alone and your back itches, there will never be a back │ │ scratcher in the house. │ │ * There is always plenty of work when you would like to coast for a bit. │ │ * One thing to remember, it is crowded at the bottom. │ │ * No one pays their dues until they are at least 40 │ │ * No decision is a decision in itself. │ │ * Someone who does a job halfway gets paid the same as someone who does │ │ a job well. │ │ * Man doesn't learn from his mistakes - he learns from having to correct │ │ his mistakes. │ │ * Stocking up on canned goods to some is buying a case of beer. │ │ * A hometown audience expects the most and appreciates the least. │ │ * If you are prophet of dome you will probably find it. │ │ * Planning an outdoor event causes rain. │ │ * Whatever it is you want, it is in the other room │ │ * Voters want less taxes and congress wants more spending, is something │ │ wrong with this picture or what! │ │ * No matter what a politician promises, it won't happen. │ │ * You always place an object of value where it can be safe but then you │ │ can never remember where that safe place is. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Commentary Corner! Page 39 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ I watched, recently, a television talk show about racism. The big question│ │ asked was: "Is racism worse or less with the next generation?" I'm not │ │ certain what their opinions ended up being. I heard many people, black and│ │ white both call each other names with racial slurs. I heard the name of │ │ 'honky' and 'nigger' used by both. But this brought to mind one question │ │ I have. That question is this: What difference does it make? I mean, in │ │ the long run, what difference does it make if someone is black, white or │ │ yellow? Truth is, there is only one superior being (from my religious │ │ prospective anyway) and that is God. Sporting an attitude about one race │ │ or another is wasted energy. This advances no one. It helps no one. It │ │ convinces no one. Separation of individuals reduces us all. It places │ │ limitations on everyone in a world. The energy spent by some people hating│ │ someone else, whether it be because that other person is black, white, │ │ oriental, homosexual, Jewish, or what have you, is energy that could be │ │ better spent in trying to advance the human race as a whole. │ │ Perhaps I'm naive. I don't know. But what is the point? Hating anyone │ │ does more harm to the individual who holds the hate than it does the person│ │ they hate. Like a spreading cancer that hatred spreads through their being│ │ effecting everything they do and think. Lowering the positive force of │ │ the human race, giving it an unhealthy injection of negative energy. This │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Commentary Corner! Page 40 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ very action harms everyone. │ │ Hey, dislike of someone you know is one thing. 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And I am young, and youth │ │ always believes that tomorrow will be better than today. I believe that I │ │ will do tomorrow what I failed to do today, and be then what I have not │ │ yet been. │ │ I trust the future. Youth is always glorious because it trusts the future.│ │ Youth will attempt the impossible, scale the mountain that is supposed to │ │ be inaccessible, and dare the thing that age will fear. We specialize in │ │ the wholly impossible, doing the thing that no one else could do. │ │ I believe in Tomorrow because it is unspoiled. I have not, nor has anyone,│ │ yet written on it with the grimy finger of folly or selfishness or sin. │ │ No wars have been fought in Tomorrow. No lie has been told, or dishonest │ │ deed done, in Tomorrow. No man has treacherously failed a friend in │ │ Tomorrow. │ │ Tomorrow is one clean, beautiful day, the day on which dreams come true, on│ │ which the impossible things will yet be done, on which I shall have the │ │ nerve and the will be and to do that which was too much for me in the grim │ │ battle of Today. │ │ I Believe In Tomorrow! │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 51 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ At seven o'clock I was downstairs waiting with the rest of the tourist │ │ group to board the bus. We left Salzburg at exactly seven thirty. We │ │ drove across a small section of Germany, back across the border to │ │ Austria, then skirting the border of Germany drove on to Innsbruck. At │ │ Innsbruck we spent one night and one day. │ │ │ │ Innsbruck is a city that is over 700 years old. To the north are the │ │ steep, sheer sides of the mighty Alps, to the south the mountains of │ │ the Tuxer range forming a series of drop curtains for the city. It is │ │ an old world town of about 120,000 and the original baroque style of │ │ the city from 1239 remains virtually intact. │ │ │ │ We checked into the Goldener Adler, Herzog-Friedrichstr, 6, founded in │ │ 1390. This hotel is in the heart of the old town of Innsbruck. Yes │ │ there is an old town of Innsbruck. As if a vail had been lowered the │ │ old and the new city of Innsbruck are separated. On one side of the │ │ city sits the old Innsbruck whose clock stopped somewhere back about │ │ the fifteenth century and on the other side sits the high rise │ │ buildings so common to the skyline of an American city. Goldener Adler │ │ had a history of being haunted. It was after all the place where Dukes │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 52 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ and Princes stayed in days of yore. They frequently stayed with their │ │ mistresses. The stories are told that there was an occasional murder │ │ committed by their jealous wives. Thus the stories of the Hotel being │ │ haunted was born. It is also said, if one has some psychic ability, he │ │ can see the ghost of a Prince walk down the hall to the room his │ │ mistress once waited. The legend says upon arrival to this room, the │ │ Prince, once inside, found, not his mistress but, his wife with sword │ │ in hand. She took his life without batting an eye. He, it is said, │ │ repeats this same activity night after night, and will continue to do │ │ so until he finds his mistress. Whom by the way was also killed by his │ │ wife. │ │ │ │ Our tour group spent the next day doing the common tourist bit. We │ │ watched the procession of Corpus Christi, the most colorful religious │ │ procession with brass band and folklore programs Innsbruck has to │ │ offer. We also had a lovely dinner at Seefeld and enjoined in the │ │ gaming at the tables. Then returned to Goldener Adler at about │ │ midnight. Just in time, as Mrs. Moore said, to see the ghost of the │ │ prince. No one of the group reported seeing the prince, by the way. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 53 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ No one saw the ghost of the prince, but I saw something. I entered my │ │ room, turning on the light with the switch by the door, and saw a │ │ figure standing by the window, across the room from me. I must have │ │ closed the door, though I do not remember doing so, and stood │ │ transfixed starring at this figure. I could not determine who this │ │ figure was, but my perception was I knew this figure. I heard nothing, │ │ but knew something was being said to me. I could not determine what │ │ was said but was certain it was another warning. Perhaps this was not │ │ the case, and I merely suggested this thought because of the previous │ │ warnings in my dreams. The figure did not move, it stayed for only a │ │ few moments. I could not calculate the actual time it remained before │ │ me, but it seemed like only a minute or less. │ │ │ │ I still insisted I would not accept these events as fact. I dismissed │ │ them with the concept that they were incidents brought on by my dreams │ │ and the atmosphere. │ │ │ │ I was tired, but not exhausted, yet not tired enough to sleep. I read, │ │ even played solitaire for a while, then decided I had better get some │ │ sleep. I did, secretly, dread the thought of sleeping because of my │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 54 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ dreams. I did not wish to be visited again in my sleep or otherwise. │ │ │ │ My wish must have been understood or at least respected. Because I │ │ slept without incident through the entire night. When I woke I was │ │ quite refreshed and ready for the trip to proceed to Basel, │ │ Switzerland. It was at Basel we were to follow the highway north │ │ through the Black Forest. We drove all day, stopping only a few times │ │ and for lunch. │ │ │ │ We arrived very late in the night to Basel and fortunately our rooms │ │ where ready and waiting for us. │ │ │ │ We stayed at the Solitude Hotel, a beautiful hotel with its own │ │ grounds. Centralized in the heart of the city, yet having the solitude │ │ the name suggests. │ │ │ │ Basel, the gateway to the Switzerland Rhineland. Is a region lying │ │ along the river Basel and the Rhine. There are six bridges that span │ │ the Rhine as it turns north through Basel and divides the city into two │ │ portions. The one called Greater Basel is the commercial and cultural │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 55 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ area, the other called Little Basel is the industry section of the │ │ city. Basel is known in the world as a center of international banking │ │ and insurance. Its industry is related to chemicals, pharmaceutical │ │ and electrical equipment. It is the home of the Swiss Industries Fair, │ │ held annually, the nation's most important trade event. │ │ │ │ Co-mingled in the modern city are elements of tradition and │ │ medievalism. One example of the medievalism, or Gothic style │ │ architecture, is the cathedral, or Munster. The Munster overlooks the │ │ Rhine. It is not uncommon, from its terrace, to see a gigantic barge │ │ coming down the Rhine from the north, perhaps from Baden-Baden or │ │ Rotterdam. The cathedral, built of dark red sandstone, was all but │ │ destroyed by an earthquake in the fourteenth century. Inside is the │ │ tomb of Queen Anne, wife of Rudolph of Habsburg. Habsburg was the │ │ family name of the rulers or conquers of this area centuries ago. Also │ │ entombed there is Erasmus of Rotterdam. In front of the cathedral is │ │ Munsterplatz, a square known throughout Europe for its exquisite │ │ perfection of its proportions. From here, a short walk down │ │ Augustinergasse takes me to the Natural History Museum. This museum is │ │ extremely interesting for the viewing of prehistoric relics from the │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 56 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ third century lake dwellers. │ │ │ │ After another day of site seeing, and a short, but impressive, tour of │ │ the city I returned to the hotel to have dinner with the rest of the │ │ tour group. The members of the tour group are mostly Americans. There │ │ are four who are British, and then, there is a couple, I believe are │ │ Italian. They do speak English but not fluently. Mrs. Moore, the │ │ widow from Columbus, Ohio, is the unofficial tour guide. She has more │ │ information, trivia type information that is, than anyone I have ever │ │ seen. She is the type of individual, bless her soul, that is dear, but │ │ a babbler. She takes her first breath in the morning and from this │ │ point on never takes another breath for the rest of the day. Or to put │ │ it another way, she talks between breathes. She seems never to run out │ │ air and talks incessantly. Tonight, for some unknown reason, she is │ │ strangely quiet. She talks, but only briefly, then falls to silence │ │ again. If this behavior did not strike me as extremely odd for her it │ │ would be considered a welcomed relief. The couple which seems to being │ │ doing most of the talking at this moment is Mr. and Mrs. Bentley. │ │ They, Mr. Bentley says trying to imitate an American accent, 'Hail from │ │ Cambridge'. The fact that Mr. Bentley is indeed, Dr. Bentley and a │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 57 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ full professor at the University does not alter his attempt to │ │ Americanize himself so he can fit in with the majority. He did admit │ │ to Mr. Prescott and I during one conversation that his favorite │ │ television show is 'Dallas'. Thus he has a habit of trying to imitate │ │ American's with a Texas accent. He is speaking of his former │ │ experiences in the Black Forest. During a period when its beauty was │ │ not so appreciated but its darkness yielded good coverage from the │ │ enemy. For his experience was during World War II. A time which Dr. │ │ Bentley has not forgotten, but a time that is surely overshadowed by │ │ the peacefulness of the countryside we now sit. He continues on to │ │ inform us that the Black Forest or Schwarzwald, is not called the Black │ │ Forest because it is some sort of sinister place. No not at all, it is │ │ called this because of the dark evergreens. The Forest, Dr. Bentley │ │ states, runs north and south from Basel, to as far north as Karlsruke. │ │ Along the highways, of which there are three main ones, that dissect │ │ the Forest, there are numerous resort communities, noted for the spas │ │ and healthful resorts. The Forest separates France, Germany and │ │ Switzerland with the Rhine flowing along the eastern side of the │ │ Forest, west of France. It is quiet and remote and its valleys cut in │ │ the evergreen populated mountains. Dr. Bentley said we should all take │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 58 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ note, in the morning when we leave, look to the south over the smooth │ │ tops of the Black Forest mountains which gives way to the magnificence │ │ of the Alps. 'No prettier site has one ever seen. Not in war or in │ │ peace.' │ │ │ │ I decided to call it a day and I said my goodnight's. As I walking out │ │ of the dining hall, Mrs. Moore grabbed my arm and asked if I would │ │ mind her walking with me back to the rooms. I suggested it would be my │ │ pleasure to walk with her. We walked through the lobby, both in │ │ silence, yet she held firmly onto my arm as if afraid she might fall or │ │ something. This is puzzling to me, this lady is a traveler, never │ │ before on this trip had she shown signs of fear or concern regarding │ │ anything. As we approached the elevator she turned to me and said, │ │ "Carol, I may call you Carol?" │ │ │ │ "Of course you may." │ │ │ │ "Carol, I am very concerned about this trip tomorrow. I have had an │ │ uneasy feeling since this morning. When I woke, I began reading some │ │ of the more interesting facts about the Black Forest, and every since │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 59 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ then I have felt peculiar about making this trip." │ │ │ │ "Peculiar? How?" I questioned, thinking this merely an idiosyncratic │ │ thought on her part. │ │ │ │ "Like..." her words trailed off into oblivion. After a long silence, │ │ she continued. "I don't really know how to explain what I am feeling. │ │ It is sort of, well, the way I felt just before my husband died." │ │ │ │ To this I did not know how to respond. I knew I had to choose my words │ │ carefully in hopes to put this lady at ease. But what to say exactly. │ │ It was obvious from the look of abject fear on Mrs. Moore's face that │ │ she was deadly serious about her feelings. And it was obvious from the │ │ lack of circulation in my arm, which she still held tightly, her fear │ │ was genuine. I tried to speak softly and with confidence, though I │ │ myself had experienced my dream visitations from Sister Anna Katherine. │ │ I attempted to reassure Mrs. Moore there truly was nothing she need │ │ worry. As we stepped off the elevator, her grip on my arm loosened a │ │ little. I went on to say perhaps the events of the day where brought │ │ on by some activity which subconsciously reminded her of her husband. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 60 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Perhaps as a result, he was more in her thinking than she realized. │ │ Because of this, the underlying thought or feeling continued to come │ │ forth, but showing itself in another manner. │ │ │ │ She seemed to accept this, or at least she let go of my arm, and I took │ │ that to mean acceptance. I walked her down the hall to her room, asked │ │ if she would be alright. When she said yes, she thought she would, I │ │ said good evening and went to my room. │ │ │ │ I refused to give time in my thinking regarding Mrs. Moore's feelings. │ │ She is a lovely, kind lady, but none the less, she is still easily │ │ influenced by suggestions of others. This became evident when Mrs. │ │ Jacobs, a strong willed lady from our tour group, suggested illness as │ │ a result of the bus and the swaying felt in it when driving over the │ │ mountain roads. The only person to suffer motion sickness was Mrs. │ │ Moore. I felt certain what she was experiencing today was merely a │ │ suggestion made by someone else. Perhaps the simplicity of Dr. │ │ Bentley stating the name, The Black Forest, was in fact not sinister at │ │ all. Perhaps Mrs. Moore felt it indeed was sinister and let her │ │ imagination run with this thought. Or perhaps Mrs. Moore had listened │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 61 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ to Dr. Bentley tell his WW II stories all day. Mr. Braden said Dr. │ │ Bentley had told several stories all through the day, starting with │ │ breakfast. │ │ │ │ The Forest is truly a rich fertile land. Farming is done in this area │ │ as well as silver and gold mining. The Black Forest of Germany spans │ │ on the eastern side of the Rhine River to Freiburg. Along the low │ │ lands by the Rhine are the vineyards of the famous Rhine wines. │ │ │ │ Along the Rhine, in the Black Forest, also looms some the most │ │ impressive castles and cathedrals of yesteryear. The atmosphere of the │ │ area lends itself to the world of myth and romantic legend. Numerous │ │ stories or legends are told of the forest. Some of which are of sea │ │ monsters in the Rhine to little elf type people who make the best wine │ │ on our planet, but no mortal has ever tasted this wine. │ │ │ │ I had, by now, changed into my night clothes and was resting quietly on │ │ the bed. I decided to read, for the atmosphere was conducive to │ │ reading. My choices of reading material was a German Bible laying on │ │ the nightstand next to the bed, though my German is not bad it is also │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 62 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ not that good. My other choices were the mystery book I had brought │ │ with me or the text book on computer graphics or more tourist │ │ information on the Black Forest. Pondering the events of the evening │ │ with Mrs. Moore I choose to read the text book. Analytical as it may │ │ be, it forces one to maintain a good grasp of reality as well as │ │ maintaining a high level of concentration for comprehension sake. │ │ Besides, it is what I teach. │ │ │ │ My reality, having fallen to sleep, slipped into the reality of the │ │ dream state. Again, as before, my dreams were invaded by the sight of │ │ Sister Anna. I, in my sleep, decided to ask what it was she wanted. │ │ The only response I seemed to receive was to turn back, go home from │ │ here, do not travel further into the Schwarzwald. Why, I remember │ │ asking, why? What could possibly occur on this trip that might cause a │ │ problem? An accident, or what? No accident, was the response I felt. │ │ If no accident is in sight then what? And with this, Sister Anna │ │ merely faded from my vision. │ │ │ │ ---- continued next week ---- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 63 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ The Krausmeyer raised a jeweled chalice toward the grotesque image │ │ hanging amid stagnate plumes of smoke. The Prince, through the idol │ │ glorifying his disfigurement, smiled down on the little man. And for that │ │ transcendent moment, the two locked in a gaze that would not yield to the │ │ murmurings of the Servants. │ │ │ │ "Send only Thy thought down upon us, oh Prince, that Thy Servants' gift │ │ my find acceptance in Thy sight!" │ │ │ │ Trembling, the Krausmeyer brought the chalice to his lips, felt bile rise │ │ in his throat as the heady scent of perfumed blood rose through his nose │ │ into his brain. But he would have to drink. The sacrifice demanded it. │ │ The little man held his gaze - defiantly - and poured the rich contents │ │ of the golden goblet onto his tongue, let it roll nauseatingly around the │ │ cringing flesh of his mouth. │ │ │ │ "Oh, Prince, we lay ourselves before You as servants of Thy will! And │ │ unto Your presence we offer this UnAnnointed in hope that we find favor │ │ in Thy sight! Accept this offering, reveal Thy will! That Thy faithful │ │ may find their way through Thy darkness into the light of Thy fire!" │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 64 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ The Krausmeyer sucked the disgusting fluid down his throat; he swallowed, │ │ through force of will, great gobs of the mucous fluid, choking on each │ │ wave as it left long tears on his esophagus. Mercifully, when he could │ │ consume no more, the vessel was empty and he could throw it to the floor. │ │ │ │ The hollow "thwak, thwak, thwak!" of the precious metal bouncing stayed │ │ in his ears longer than the benediction of the Seven Servants of the │ │ Prince. │ │ │ │ "May Thy Servants find favor in Thy sight, Prince of Old, and may this │ │ Disciple prove worthy to open Thy door to a New Age, an Age that holds │ │ the coming of Thy power and the Anointing of Thy Servants in the blood of │ │ Thy redemption!" │ │ │ │ Hymie heard their footsteps as the Servants rushed to his side; felt │ │ their hands as he fell into their embrace. The stifling stench of incense │ │ gagged him. But his last thought burned with the image of the Prince, │ │ peering down on him, through a dark, twisted smile; his eyes glowing │ │ blue, purple, red, then piercing his mind with a painful stab of blinding │ │ white. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 65 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ As the Seven beautiful Servants raised him from the dias, Hymie slipped │ │ into unconsciousness; in his encroaching dreams, he was all powerful. │ │ * │ │ "...brother...brother..." │ │ │ │ Slipping away... Strength draining from my arms... Limbs gathering │ │ weight... Sinking... │ │ │ │ "...brother...brother...service to the Prince..." │ │ │ │ Why are the colors fading? Don't go! So bright! So pretty! Let me swim │ │ in your aura! Let me dance on the fragrance of your breath! │ │ │ │ "...Brother!...Brother Hymie!... service of the Prince!..." │ │ │ │ ...no...no... Don't take me away!... So nice, so free! No pain! No... │ │ heavy...too heavy! Don't make me so heavy!... │ │ │ │ "Brother! Brother! Come out of it! Don't indulge yourself! The Prince │ │ has need of you!" │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 66 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ As he began to sense, to feel his body surrounding him, Hymie remembered │ │ its restrictions, its limitations, its imperfections. And as he │ │ remembered them, he put each infirmity in its place, gave each limitation │ │ its control over its former area. Until he was no longer free, no longer │ │ tall, no longer powerful. His spirit funnelled into his five foot two │ │ inch misshappened frame and quickly halted at the foreshortened extent of │ │ its deformities. │ │ │ │ The little man's mood sank into near depression as once again he │ │ remembered that he couldn't talk. │ │ │ │ "The limitations of the body are merely illusions of the mind," Sister │ │ Sarina said softly. │ │ │ │ Hymie rolled his eyes toward the voice and found his new friend seated on │ │ his right, smiling sympathetically. How kind she was, to wait with him, │ │ to care for his well being, to instruct him these last two weeks. │ │ │ │ "You've come far in those 2 weeks," Sister said. "And you will go farther.│ │ No self-imposed limitation will hinder the expression of your spirit." │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 67 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Hymie smiled sadly, glimpsing the swiftly fleeting images of power, │ │ strength and freedom that had only moments ago been his dream. With those │ │ wonderful sensations receding he wondered again how the woman could know │ │ his thoughts. │ │ │ │ "Thought waves are a form of energy," Sister Sarina said. "And all energy│ │ is nothing more than varying frequencies of light. I open my mind to the │ │ pulse, the beat of those waves and the same words that they form in your │ │ mind appear in mine." Sarina shrugged. "I can tune to other frequencies if│ │ you feel I'm intruding. But I thought it was easier this way." │ │ │ │ Hymie smiled at the sensitivity of the gentle woman and the respect that │ │ she showed toward even one as wanting as he. │ │ │ │ What am I supposed to do now? he thought. │ │ │ │ "You're to experience the full potential of the spirit. Building slowly, │ │ one success at a time. Would you like to begin?" │ │ │ │ But what is the goal? Hymie wondered. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 68 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "The goal? Ultimately the goal is to bring enlightenment to the world." │ │ Me? Enlighten the world? And Sister Sarina could feel the Krausmeyer │ │ questioning his ruined body. "The greatest gifts are given to those who │ │ must face the greatest obstacles. Come, my friend. The Servants have sent │ │ you through the First Ordeal. Shall we see what you have learned?" │ │ │ │ Looking into the warm regard of his friend, Hymie could not refuse. He │ │ rolled his aching body over the side of the cot and caught his weight on │ │ the sore pads of his swollen feet. │ │ │ │ "Try that leg," Sister suggested. "Extend it past your frozen knee." │ │ │ │ Hymie doubtfully extended the leg, expecting at any moment to feel the │ │ catch and the pain of a long-ago knife wound. He stretched to the point │ │ of his usual limitation, felt nothing, and continued on. │ │ │ │ "It's a freeing of the light," Sister explained. "The First Ordeal │ │ concentrates on the purification of the body. By attuning your personal │ │ vibrations to frequencies of the universe, you rid the so called physical │ │ of its self-imposed limitations. Try the other leg." │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 69 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Hymie extended both legs until he had them parallel to the floor, a feat │ │ he couldn't remember doing. Instinctively he started rotating shoulders - │ │ no crunching bones! - & extending his arms. No pain! His limbs felt heavy │ │ & slightly drugged, but he realized these as lingering effects of the │ │ 'Ordeal.' The pulling muscles & torn tendons he had lived with since the │ │ forgotten time of his abandonment as a child were no longer with him. │ │ │ │ "The body is nothing but an exercise," Sister said. "Perfection of the │ │ body is merely a step toward perfection of the mind. Which in turn is a │ │ step toward the perfection of the spirit. Would you like to try an │ │ exercise of the mind? To experience the direction of your training?" │ │ │ │ Hymie, still studying the relative freedom of his body, nodded without │ │ much consideration of the question. Perfection of the body? Perfection of │ │ the mind? If these painless limbs were what Sister meant by perfection, │ │ he wanted more. Sarina giggled for the joy her little friend was feeling. │ │ │ │ She said, "All physical manifestations are forms of energy - frequencies │ │ of light. Therefore, to control frequency is to control the manifestation.│ │ Do you understand?" │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 70 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Hymie didn't & looked up at her - playfully - from under his lowered eye- │ │ brows. Sarina laughed. "Don't worry about the explanation. Try this. │ │ Imagine the walls of this room as beams of light - they're very small │ │ beams & they're moving very quickly! But they are light. Imagine it." │ │ │ │ Hymie stood quietly and found himself dropping into a kind of trance. He │ │ suspected Sarina was pushing him mentally along into this feeling. │ │ │ │ "Don't fight the energy! Understanding is trying to enter your body. │ │ Relax and let the energy flow!" │ │ │ │ Hymie stopped resisting. Soon he felt vibrations around his face; shortly │ │ after, his upper torso was vibrating also. │ │ │ │ "Good!" Sarina told him. "Now let your energy see the wall! If you can, │ │ BECOME the wall! You are in complete control of this experience!" │ │ │ │ Hymie felt himself floating, like tiny particles not really together, but │ │ agreeing to travel in some sort of formation. Sarina's voice faded into │ │ the din of motion. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 71 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "...come the wall..." │ │ │ │ In Hymie's mind, he had become a column of light, pulsating points of │ │ energy racing in never ending streams. Although he couldn't recognize his │ │ surroundings, he knew he wanted to enter another column to energy and he │ │ moved toward it. │ │ │ │ "...uhm uh all..." │ │ │ │ Sarina's voice, lost in the overpowering wash of energy. Hymie floated │ │ toward the light, drawn to it by his desire to mingle, become one with │ │ this new light. │ │ │ │ He neared the light, entered the light, & by agreement became the light. │ │ │ │ And the joyous feeling of size entered his awareness. He could feel his │ │ form extending in many directions, bending, shaping, forming something │ │ new to his experience. He would have laughed if he could have located the │ │ energy which formed sound. But all this was too new, too unexpected for │ │ that much control. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 72 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ He felt a vibration deep inside himself; something foreign and not yet in │ │ agreement with his energy. A friendly vibration, a strong vibration. But │ │ not of himself. │ │ │ │ This vibration moved inside of him, like a fetus in the womb; and he │ │ wondered if somehow he would experience the release of this energy. He │ │ wondered if it would separate from him, if it would... │ │ │ │ Then he knew! │ │ He had become the wall! │ │ │ │ And the energy he was feeling belong to Sarina! He, in his experience of │ │ the wall, had surround her energy and could feel it vibrating inside! │ │ │ │ He felt the power of his ability to contain; he felt the expression of │ │ energy which saw itself as a wall! Almost as though he could hold his │ │ friend like a cage would! He could shelter her; he could protect her. │ │ Could he detain her? Possibly so. If his energy were greater than hers! │ │ │ │ Hymie found the thought oddly fascinating. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 73 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ At that moment another energy chose to enter into the cavity created by │ │ his. This second energy was less friendly, less warm and, he decided, │ │ less welcome. │ │ │ │ Hymie wanted to understand what this new energy belonged to & tried to │ │ slide inside himself until he was close enough to identify it. │ │ │ │ As he willed his energy into motion, he found himself sliding - then │ │ falling - into increasing velocity. He thought he must be racing around │ │ inside himself and wanted to stop. But the power of the fall was too │ │ great for his inexperience. │ │ │ │ He rushed headlong about his energy field until the dizziness of the │ │ sense of speed overcame him and he lost all control. │ │ │ │ As if it sensed his dilemma, a force of energy much stronger than his own │ │ loomed up in front of his fall. In the ensuing collision, Hymie found │ │ himself collapsing into himself; it was as though he had called all of │ │ his former energy into its former agreement. It rushed back into │ │ formation and Hymie found himself in a heap on the floor of the room. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning Of An Age - Disciple of the Prince Page 74 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ And over him stood Sarina and one of the Seven Servants. │ │ │ │ Sarina eyed him unfavorably, then spoke to her companion. "Certainly you │ │ can see that he has the native potential. I say that he should be │ │ elected!" │ │ │ │ The other sister sighed as though reluctant to concede. "Yes, I suppose │ │ he should," she said. │ │ │ │ Should what? Hymie wondered. I should be elected what? │ │ │ │ Sarina turned toward the little man and answered his unspoken question. │ │ │ │ "The Disciple of the Prince," she said. │ │ │ │ To be continued. │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ************************************************************************** │ │ REMEMBER: WATCH FOR THE MARCH FIRST ISSUE OF EEEEK BITS! NEW & IMPROVED!!! │ │ ************************************************************************** │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Strrrrrrrange BITS! Page 75 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ The house is over 150 years old. Up until recently it was quiet. The │ │ only inhabitants were the living. But suddenly things began jumping in │ │ this house and the actions were not by a living person. It began when an │ │ auctioneer was getting the furnishings in the house ready for sale before │ │ the present owners moved into the place. While working she and her helper │ │ heard a door close in the house. They searched the entire house, but │ │ found nothing. They decided not to take a chance and called the police. │ │ The police laughed, an odd reaction, but still laughed then checked out │ │ the entire house. He found nothing. │ │ The police officer explained the reason he laughed was because the house │ │ had already gained somewhat of a reputation for being haunted. Though most│ │ in the police force felt this was nothing more than a joke. The police │ │ officer went on to tell them that many of the police officers in the area │ │ have reported seeing lights in the house at night. Though upon investiga- │ │ tion, they found nothing. │ │ He told the auctioneer that he had never been so afraid as he was one night│ │ when he entered this empty house. He just had a feeling of dome. He turn-│ │ ed off the light that was burning and left the house quickly. Within an │ │ hour the report came across his radio once again that the light was back │ │ on in the house. He drove by, but didn't go in this time. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Strrrrrrrange BITS! Page 76 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ But the evening that convinced the police not to enter the house took place│ │ during the winter. A fresh snow covered the ground. The auctioneer, who │ │ was staying right next door at her parents home, noticed the lights in the │ │ house were glowing. She went outside and looked around the area. There │ │ were no foot prints in the fresh snow. She went back inside and called │ │ the police. The police came out and checked the area. They too took │ │ notice of the lack of footsteps in the fresh snow. For this reason they │ │ opted not to enter the house. The lights burned on well into the night. │ │ The next morning when the police returned to investigate, the lights were │ │ now off. The snow was still virgin. The police searched through the │ │ entire house, they found nothing. │ │ By this time most of the police were very acquainted with the house. One │ │ police officer had become very accustomed to the activities in it. But │ │ when he was investigating another reported break-in he was surprised when │ │ he was greeted with a new noise. At first he could not figure out what │ │ this noise was. But after checking through the entire house, one thing │ │ he discovered was two electric clocks. Neither one of these clocks had │ │ ever worked but now, both clocks were running. The hum of the those two │ │ clocks was the sound he had been greeted with. │ │ The new owners finally moved in. The events in the house continued but the│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Strrrrrrrange BITS! Page 77 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ new owners didn't let this sway them from living there. At least, not at │ │ first. They moved out soon after they had a party. During the party, a │ │ small group of people gathered together in the kitchen to talk. When one │ │ person in the group said, "Hey, is this place really haunted?" With that, │ │ a bunch of pots and pans began rattling. Then a cupboard door began swing-│ │ ing open then closed then open again, repeatedly. │ │ That was enough, the people moved out. But soon after the next new owners │ │ moved in and have remained. │ │ The history of the house is that it was built sometime in the 1830s. It │ │ was once a farmhouse but the city had now moved in around it. It was built│ │ by the Philbrick family. The last Philbrick to live in the house was Eva │ │ who died in the early 1950s. The house was then purchased by a Boston │ │ business man who moved in with his mother. He lived there until with her │ │ until she died in the early 1970s. Then he lived there alone until his │ │ death in 1987. │ │ Some believe the ghost is that of Eva Philbrick and others believe it is │ │ the spirit of the last owner. │ │ The house is still haunted. No formal investigation has ever taken place. │ │ The house is located on Route 107 47 Depot Road Kingston, New Hampshire. │ │ It is privately owned, please do not disturb the owners. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ │ │ ▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀█ The W-Eeeek-ly News (tm) Review █▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀ │ │ ▀▄ █ (c) 1993 Eeeek Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved! █ ▄▀ │ │ ▄▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▄ │ │ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ * Week Of:01-18-93 through 01-25-93 * ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Published in the United States of America, All rights reserved. │ │ │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ │ This publication is protected under Copyright Laws of the United │ │ │ │ States. No part of this E-magazine may be reproduced in any form │ │ │ │ or by any means without the written permission of the publisher! │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ████████ ██ ██ ██ ██ UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL! │ │ ██ ██ ██ ████ ██ News you won't find in any │ │ ██ HE ██ ▄ ██ EEEEK!LY ██ ██ ██ EWS! other online publication! │ │ ██ ██ ███ ██ ██ ████ NOT your typical News or │ │ ██ ▀███▀███▀ ██ ██ Reporting...Read On !! │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ To Submit Material, Write the Editor, or any correspondence, WRITE TO: │ │ Eeeek Publishing (TWN) P.O.Box 331, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 79 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment │ │ │ │ Because it has enacted a broad-ranging Endangered Species Act, the United │ │ States often is touted as the model for legislating preservation of │ │ biological diversity. But other countries that seek to emulate this │ │ American formula The Endangered Species Act will not, as advertised, │ │ prevent the destruction of the biological diversity of our Nation. The │ │ President and his Administration do not have the courage to implement a │ │ law that constantly highlights their domestic economic and environmental │ │ failures. │ │ │ │ The reasons for the continuing controversy of the latest "Spotted │ │ Owl/Ancient forests" vs Logging jobs controversy can be found in a new │ │ report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) on the Implementation of │ │ the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The GAO report was requested by the │ │ Subcommittee on Environment, which I chair, and the Committee on Science, │ │ Space, and Technology, chaired by Rep. George E. Brown, Jr. │ │ │ │ Their findings show that some 650 domestic plant and animal species have │ │ been listed and protected as endangered or threatened under the │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 80 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment │ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ Endangered Species Act since 1973. Another 600 other species probably │ │ meet the scientific eligibility criteria for listing but have not been so │ │ designated. Their listing is held up in paperwork so thick that it will │ │ not be completed until as late as the year 2006. In the interim, 200 new │ │ requests for listing are coming in each year and the U.S. Fish and │ │ Wildlife Service suggests an additional 3,000 candidate species soon may │ │ be threatened or endangered. │ │ │ │ Once species are listed their fate doesn't improve dramatically. The GAO │ │ found that the development of recovery plans for these species is slow. │ │ A third of the species on the list (almost 200) still do not have approved│ │ recovery plans. For 65% of the listed species, the process took more than│ │ 3 years from the date of listing. At this rate, even if they are listed, │ │ many species will be lost while agencies devote their attention to other │ │ programs instead of to the preparation of recovery plans. │ │ │ │ These delays result in the loss of valuable time. Species languish, │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 81 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment │ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ their numbers decline, their biological and genetic viability declines, │ │ and the probability of extinction increases. The Gulf of California │ │ harbor porpoise was listed as endangered in 1985, although none had been │ │ sighted since 1980. Subsequent sightings confirm that the species still │ │ lives, but its population may be as low as 100. Measures to save popula- │ │ tions when they reach such low numbers often become heroic & economically │ │ expensive. Our opportunities to save them without significant economic │ │ disruption also decrease. We need to increase the amount of resources │ │ allocated to process this backlog of candidate species & act before │ │ species become the 'living dead'. │ │ │ │ However, these endangered & threatened species serve as indicators of far │ │ more serious problems - they warn us that our ecosystems are in trouble. │ │ The GAO report found that most endangered species have been concentrated │ │ in two areas of the country - the far west and southeast. The far west │ │ region includes Hawaii, the national jewel of biological diversity. 3/4 │ │ of the species waiting to be listed are from their regions. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 82 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment │ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ At issue in the spotted owl dispute is not merely the continued existence │ │ of an endangered species but that of its habitat - the old growth forest │ │ ecosystem. The owl-versus- logging dichotomy is far too simplistic to │ │ convey the reality of the problem. This keystone species serves as an │ │ indicator of the health and stability of this ecosystem. │ │ │ │ Today's spotted owl controversy will evolve into yet another species │ │ controversy next year. Will it be the year of the southeast's │ │ red-cockaded woodpecker or the Louisiana black bear? We must move our │ │ environmental policy forward from the emergency- room triage, │ │ species-by-species approach to environmental problems. We need to become │ │ pro-active and holistic in our policies and move towards an integrated │ │ multi-species and ecosystem approach to land use and conservation. The │ │ issue isn't endangered species per se but endangered ecosystems. Our │ │ goal should become the management of ecosystems for the sustainable use │ │ of biological resources and the conservation of biodiversity. │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 83 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment │ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ Each endangered species is not an isolated species but part of an │ │ ecosystem. Eliminating one part of an ecosystem will have adverse │ │ effects on the whole system - for the whole is indeed greater than the │ │ sum of its parts. Our ecosystems depend upon the species connections │ │ within them for their stability and resilience. │ │ │ │ These connections require the protection of not only the "charismatic │ │ mega-fauna" - the endangered California condor, Bald Eagle, or Gray wolf, │ │ but the little species as well -- the invertebrates and the plants which │ │ are the foundation of the web of life that all ecosystems depend upon. │ │ │ │ How many undiscovered "taxols" exist in our ecosystems today? The Pacific │ │ Yew had long been thought of as insignificant. Little was known of how │ │ many even existed in the old-growth forests. It was burned as a weed │ │ after logging an area. Yet, to the 10,000 women who die annually from │ │ ovarian cancer, the yew is a highly significant inhabitant of our │ │ forests. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 84 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment │ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ The time has come to act before species become crisis situations. We │ │ need to strengthen the ESA, but we also need to complement it with │ │ national biodiversity legislation. We need to undertake a national │ │ inventory of our biological resources and their status, and identify │ │ species and ecological communities of outstanding value. │ │ With this knowledge, we can begin to plan for the sustainable management │ │ of our resources. We can take measures to protect "hot spots" containing │ │ sensitive species or critical ecosystems. We can plan and act before │ │ additional species become endangered. Do we need more than 3,000 │ │ candidate species to tell us there is a problem? │ │ Last week, negotiations for an international treaty on the conservation │ │ of biological diversity were completed and a treaty is now ready for │ │ signing at UNCED this June. Let us take the first step forward toward │ │ this goal by putting our own house in order. The small Central American │ │ nation of Costa Rica recently launched a 10-year inventory of its │ │ species. Can we not afford to do the same and inventory our own wealth │ │ of biological resources? │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ EXITING DOE SECRETARY URGES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND SSC Page 85 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC - Rep. Brown (D-CA) today released a Jan. 14 letter in which the │ │ departing Secretary of Energy, Adm. James D. Watkins, proposes that the │ │ US complete the $8.3-billion Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) project │ │ "independent of foreign contributions," & that the Congress this year │ │ appropriate the remaining $5.5 billion needed to complete the program │ │ (excerpts from the correspondence are attached). Arguing that the US │ │ "should not be in a position of allowing another nation to determine the │ │ schedule of this project," Watkins argues that the US be prepared to make │ │ up shortfalls in foreign contributions. The correspondence states that │ │ the Department of Energy "is confident that foreign commitments of $400 │ │ million of the $1.7 billion can be obtained by FY1999," but that without │ │ significant involvement by Japan "it is highly doubtful that the │ │ one-third foreign funding goal can be met." The current baseline funding │ │ profile assumes that the USgovernment will provide approximately │ │ two-thirds of the SSC's budget ($5.7 billion), &"nonfederal" sources │ │ would provide the balance ($875 million from the State of Texas, & $1.725 │ │ billion from other nations). Including FY1993 spending, approximately $2 │ │ billion already has been spent on the program. The 25-page letter from │ │ Watkins came in response to a Dec.15, 1992, letter from Rep. Brown │ │ asking specific questions about the budgetary & programmatic impacts on │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ EXITING DOE SECRETARY URGES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND SSC Page 86 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ the SSC of last year's congressional funding cuts. The Watkins letter │ │ provides detailed budget profiles & schedule information for a variety of │ │ funding scenarios. Responding to the letter, Brown commented Watkins "has│ │ correctly identified the Catch-22 of foreign funding for the SSC: Major │ │ foreign participation has remained elusive because of uncertainty about │ │ the US commitment to the project, yet our own commitment has wavered in │ │ large part because of the absence of substantial foreign funding." Brown │ │ also noted Watkins letter illustrates the failure of not having negotiated│ │ foreign involvement in the SSC from the outset of the project. "Rather │ │ than achieving an international consensus on the design & siting of the │ │ SSC from the beginning, along with a formula for international funding, │ │ the US made all of the early decisions unilaterally & has been trying to │ │ internationalize it ever since. It's no wonder foreign funding has been so│ │ difficult to nail down." "While I personally remain fully supportive of │ │ the SSC - based on its vast potential to expand our understanding of the │ │ fundamentals of matter, it is clear that this project's fate will be de- │ │ termined by the new Administration. The budgetary & scientific issues re- │ │ viewed in Admiral Watkins' letter make it clear the SSC will be among the │ │ most important & difficult policy decisions facing the new Administration"│ │ said Brown. Estimated cost of terminating the SSC is $278.1 million. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ADL Protests Former Nazi As Head Of World Medical Group Page 87 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ NY 1-22/US Newswire: In a strong protest to the German Medical Assn., the │ │ ADL has urged withdrawal of support for Dr. Hans Joachim Severing, a │ │ former Nazi, as president-elect of the World Medical Assn. Severing has │ │ been accused of sending a 14-year-old girl suffering from tb to a │ │ "killing center" in 1943. "Dr. Severing should not take office. He is │ │ an embarrassment to all that is good in German medicine," Abraham H. │ │ Foxman, national director of the ADL & Dr. Michael Franzblau, ADL │ │ national commissioner & clinical professor of dermatology at the │ │ University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, wrote to the │ │ professional Assn. "With the recent outbreak of violence against │ │ foreigners, anti-Semitism & xenophobia in the Federal Republic, old │ │ memories of the Nazi period come to mind," Foxman & Franzblau said. "The │ │ German medical community must repudiate all vestiges of this black period │ │ in the history of German medicine," the letter continued. Severing, a │ │ leader in German medicine & one-time president of the German Medical │ │ Assn., told The NY Times he joined the SS in 1933. He is now 76 years │ │ old & practices in the town of Dachau, site of the Nazi concentration & │ │ extermination camp. The AMA has also called upon Severing to step down, │ │ & ADL commended the AMA for its quick action in advising the World │ │ Medical Assn. it will oppose his presidency. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ New Rider Profile Discloses 'Typical' Mass Transit Patron Page 88 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC, 1-22/US Newswire: A new profile of the typical US transit rider has │ │ emerged from a ridership analysis just published by the American Public │ │ Transit Association. She is a minority female with below average income, │ │ going to & from work. APTA Chairman Louis J. Gambaccini said the findings │ │ illustrate the importance of public transit to the nation's economic │ │ well-being. On an average weekday, the APTA survey found, 7.5 million │ │ people board public transit. More than half (54%) of all transit "trips" │ │ are made to & from work; school trips comprise another 15%. The remainder │ │ are for shopping, medical visits & recreation. Other key findings │ │ include: │ │ │ │ - About 28% of all riders have annual family incomes of less than │ │ $15,000, twice the national "poverty rate," as measured by the Census. │ │ - Nonwhites make up a majority of riders. 31% are African-American. 18% │ │ are Hispanic & 6% are "other." │ │ - While 52% of riders nationally are female, the percentage frequently │ │ ranges between 60-75% in small cities & rural areas; │ │ - Children & youth make up 1 out of every 10 riders, senior citizens 7% │ │ & people with disabilities about 1%. │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Conference to Celebrate Racial, Ethnic & Religious Diversity Page 89 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ VA, 1-19/US Newswire: At a time when the world is increasingly torn by │ │ racial, ethnic and religious strife, the Third U.S. Women-Church │ │ Conference will challenge that trend at a major national conference which │ │ celebrates women's racial, ethnic and religious diversity. From April 16 │ │ to 18, more than 2,200 women (and a few good men) will gather at the │ │ Civic Center in Albuquerque, N.M., to explore the richness of women's │ │ spiritual and social experiences and develop new strategies to challenge │ │ injustices in both secular and religious institutions. This pioneering │ │ conference has been initiated by Women-Church Convergence, a coalition of │ │ more than 40 groups rooted in the Catholic tradition, which reached │ │ beyond past boundaries to join with organizations and individuals from │ │ other religious traditions to co-create this conference. Over 100 │ │ speakers, artists and presenters are slated to deal with four central │ │ themes: spirituality, economics, violence/healing and education. │ │ Albuquerque hospital chaplain Catherine Stewart-Roache summed up her │ │ hopes for the conference this way: "It will be a time to gather women │ │ from all over the country to the southwest to discover our spiritual │ │ space and the spirituality in each other -- in forms as diverse as the │ │ landscape." On the final day of the experience women will have their │ │ choice of over 30 rituals and religious services to attend. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Statement of FBI Director William S. Sessions Page 90 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC, 1-19/US Newswire: Statement of FBI Director William S. Sessions: │ │ │ │ The Department of Justice today released the report of the Office of │ │ Professional Responsibility, a few hours after providing me with a copy, │ │ and with no opportunity for me to respond to point out the numerous │ │ errors in fact and mistaken conclusions it contains. This process has │ │ been conducted without the barest elements of fairness, and marked by │ │ press leaks calculated to defame me. │ │ │ │ Without benefit of time to do a point-by-point analysis, however, I will │ │ answer the report in broad detail. │ │ │ │ First, the report says I did not pay taxes for use of a government │ │ vehicle. The armor plated bureau car is provided for my security, and │ │ the bureau security personnel insist that it be used. Mr. Barr has │ │ agreed with OPR that I should pay taxes for office-to-home travel in the │ │ armored vehicle. If it is true that the exemption was not warranted, │ │ then I will of course pay the taxes. │ │ │ │ Second, the report says there were trips in which I used the government │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Statement of FBI Director William S. Sessions Page 91 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ plane and tied official functions with social events. In accord with the │ │ opinion of Bureau and Department of Justice personnel, whenever I travel │ │ by plane in the United States, I must for security and communications │ │ reasons travel on Bureau or Justice Department aircraft. Mr. Barr │ │ himself wrote the opinion that so concluded. Whenever I travel by plane │ │ I obtain an opinion from the Bureau's office of legal counsel about │ │ whether the trip should be classified as business or personal. Further, │ │ every trip is followed with submission of a travel voucher that is │ │ reviewed independently by the bureau's administrative personnel. I have │ │ always followed, and never tried to thwart the bureau's procedures for │ │ air travel. I will continue to reimburse the government for personal │ │ travel. │ │ │ │ Third, the report says a fence installed at my house was a privacy fence │ │ and not a security fence. The account given in the report, I am told, is │ │ lavish with details that were never before brought to my attention. I │ │ can say this: the purchase of the fence ultimately put at my house was │ │ reviewed and approved through the appropriate FBI procedures. I have │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Statement of FBI Director William S. Sessions Page 92 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ lived with security as a judge and as director of the bureau, and I know │ │ a great deal about it, it is not possible to have perfect security; I am │ │ of the opinion that the fence in place provides an appropriate degree of │ │ security, evidently at considerably less cost than the one proposed by │ │ others. I would not have had perfect security if I had assented to the │ │ bunker-like and neighborhood-destroying changes that were proposed. I │ │ accepted something less than fortress-like security, and I am prepared to │ │ live with the consequences. │ │ │ │ Fourth, there is the charge that I have not cooperated in the │ │ investigation, this refers to my not signing an authorization to permit │ │ an inspection of the mortgage documents containing personal information │ │ relating to myself and my wife. This document was put before me during │ │ the conduct of the OPR questioning. It went to a subject matter that was │ │ entirely new, and it came as the press was reporting leaks from the │ │ investigation. There seemed to be no end to the search into my privacy, │ │ and in this instance it seemed totally unwarranted; certainly the reason │ │ for it was not clear, my counsel were totally surprised by the request │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Statement of FBI Director William S. Sessions Page 93 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Continued... │ │ │ │ that I sign this document and this unheralded approach to the │ │ investigation. They advised that I not sign the document, so I did not. │ │ │ │ One more observation is in order. I am advised that the report accepts, │ │ uncritically, the statements of a man whom I removed as head of my │ │ security detail. One vital flaw in the OPR process is that I have not │ │ been given the fundamental right to review or challenge his assertions. │ │ For the OPR report to give his statements such facile acceptance is │ │ incomprehensible, in light of what is known about his conduct. │ │ │ │ As a lawyer, judge and government servant, I have lived a life of respect │ │ for the law. I believe that I have conducted myself in accordance with │ │ the law and with uncompromised ethical standards. I have done so as │ │ director, and through this proceeding. 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