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I was able to come up with this info.. Contact 60 Minutes Do you have questions about something you saw on one of the programs, or comments you would like to send? Email To reach the producers, anchors and correspondents of 60 Minutes II via e-mail, use the following email address: 60Minutes@cbsnews.com Snail Mail 60 Minutes 524 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 Telephone (212) 975-3247 Transcripts To order a transcript, call: (800) 777-TEXT Videotapes To order a videotape, call: (800) 848-3256 Mark

J do you have an email address for them? We are here in China but want to get this to them sooner. Thanks Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

We went for the CR1 from the start. After a name check at NVC and all the docs sent to GZ they did a second name check. this one took about 4 weeks. My one suggestion would be to contact your congressman's office in person and explain what is happening. I would think that after 8 months waiting for your original visa type name check you could ask that they see to it that this second one runs as quickly as possible. Mark

Carl; Sorry to hear of this. All I could suggest is NWA. Have Bing call us and come stay here., how ever and when ever. If a flight into HK works best we will be here any time day or night, no need for a hotel for the night etc. same on here way out and certainly... she is welcome for as long as she would like. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

I'm not sure where we were, but it was around Beijing area, a beautiful village nestled around water. Yes a tourist kind of thing, but the paper cut outs were amazing! I too have studied Art in college and am aware of Piccaso and others influemnced by the east and the paper cut outs of Matisse my fav, but these were so delicate and wonderful and I'm not even sure they would be concidered art. They certainly were in my book Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

Way to go Sam!! congrats. What an experience and travel adventure in store for them. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

update on our stuck Chinese delivery guy. Deliveryman Rescue Raises Immigration Issues UPDATED: 7:04 pm EDT April 6, 2005 NEW YORK -- A deliveryman who captured front page headlines this week by being trapped in a broken elevator for more than three days has drawn further scrutiny, this time over his immigration status. It was widely reported that Ming Kuang Chen -- who first caused a stir by vanishing while delivering Chinese food to a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx -- entered the country illegally from his native China. Under city rules, police can seek residency information about a victim for investigative purposes, but not disclose it to anyone else. "As far as I know, we did not give out the immigration status," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters on Wednesday when asked about Chen. "It would be in direct violation of the executive order I signed." The mayor blamed the reports on unauthorized leaks. "Unfortunately, as you well know, sometimes people just for a variety of selfish reasons ... try to leak information and it's unconscionable," he said. "His immigration status had nothing to do with it whatsoever and should not have been divulged, clearly." Chen, 35, became the subject of a widespread search after he failed to return to his Chinese restaurant Friday night with $200 in receipts, prompting speculation that he was the victim of a fatal mugging. But at about 5 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters responding to an emergency call pulled Chen out of a stalled elevator at the apartment complex. He said he had been stuck there for 80 hours without food or water. Chen, a native of China who speaks little English, claimed he had repeatedly cried out and pushed an alarm button in the elevator. But both police, who conducted a door-to-door canvass of the building over the weekend, and private security there insisted they saw no sign of him. Chen appeared briefly at a new conference on Tuesday after being released from a hospital where he was treated for dehydration. Officials offered no information on his whereabouts on Wednesday. A spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Marc A. Raimondi, said the publicity had made the agency aware of Chen. But he suggested his case was not a priority. "Getting locked in an elevator for three days doesn't make you immune to removal proceedings," Raimondi. "That said, we prioritize our investigative efforts to target those illegal aliens who pose the greatest threat to public safety and homeland security." Mark

wow! what a place this CFL is. Hey you going to tour graceland? It's a can't miss. Oh and you might want to mention, old man, mophead, and the other terms of endearment she has picked up along the way, need not be used in referring to you.. Best of luck! Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

hmmm and people say the police are not helpful. I'd skip the registering bit also.. go about your way and enjoy. I did but only after being here for some time.. 3 Plus months and than knowing I would be actually living here. I think I'm good for 6 months and each time I renew my visa I bring this blue slip along and each time.. I have to keep telling them.. give me back!! my blue slip if you want a copy go make one.. There is no charge for this registratoion of a foreigner residing in china and you will need to bring along passport sized photos for this and passport. Again this is only if you plan to reside in China and will need a new visa. But as many have said they don't and just go to HK and get a new visa, just do this before your 's expires. Also as others have sensed it is a pretty much hands off policy around her.. go about your business and everything should be fine. also remember if this is your first time here .. it ain't america and you will have ample opurtunities to see this.. forget about it and do as the locals do.. Which is slowly, with much confusion, always money aware and usually wrong more than half the time. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

do you know what is up with these flights? I tried one for feb of this year but was told by the people I use (Joined the same org. in nov of 202 and made 1 1/2 trips with them.. sweet) no more flights to NYC from HK.. I ended up with a nice flight out of GZ on NWA rt for 500.00 and change. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

Ok here is one of the few interesting new flashes today. Volunteers take up positions on U.S-Mexico border Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Posted: 1:54 PM EDT (1754 GMT) NACO, Arizona (AP) -- Clusters of citizens who volunteered to watch for illegal immigrants and smugglers dotted a swath of the Mexican border Monday as their monthlong effort to bolster authorized patrols got under way in earnest. Volunteers for the Minuteman Project had a limited presence on the border during the weekend but spent Monday expanding their line southeast of this border community. They gathered in groups of three or four spaced out about every quarter mile. Some sat in lawn chairs, others stood scanning the desert with binoculars. Dave Carpinello, a Denver investment banker who had a pistol on his hip and wore a T-shirt reading "I defended the border," said he was here out of concern that potential terrorists could penetrate the porous border. "For me, it's not so much concern for the illegal immigration," said Carpinello, who spent part of the weekend in the desert. "Anyone and their mother could fly to Mexico and walk right over here. That's a scary thought." Border patrol officials said the volunteers have been peaceful but have still been disrupting U.S. Border Patrol operations by unwittingly tripping sensors that alert agents to possible intruders. Agents have to respond to the false alarms, which pulls them off their normal patrols, said Andy Adame, a patrol spokesman. When the volunteers aren't deployed, an alarm from a sensor -- some of which are as close as 25 feet from the border -- probably means there are illegal immigrants or drug smugglers in the area, Adame said. "Now we not only have to look out for aliens and drug smugglers, now we have to look out for these untrained civilians who are unfamiliar with the landscape," he said. The volunteers, many of whom were recruited over the Internet, plan to watch the border in shifts 24 hours a day during April and report any illegal activity to federal agents. It's an exercise some law enforcement officials fear could lead to vigilante violence or an accidental confrontation between armed volunteers and authorities. Organizers said they would have 200 volunteers out Monday. There was no way to verify the count independently because authorities aren't keeping track of the numbers. The idea, according to project organizers, is partly to draw attention to problems on the Arizona-Mexico border, considered the most vulnerable stretch of the 2,000-mile southern border. Of the 1.1 million illegal immigrants caught by the Border Patrol last year, 51 percent crossed into the country at Arizona. But things were quiet in the area where Carpinello and a companion, Sean Donahue, a Denver mortgage banker, have been stationed. They had seen a few people across the border some 300 yards to the south, but no one came up to where they were Monday, Donahue said. "No one's crossing, and that was the goal, to show the government that if we have people out here no one's going to cross," said Chris Simcox, Minuteman field operations director. Adame said apprehension numbers have gone down since the volunteers arrived, an indication that fewer people might be trying to cross. But he also noted that the Mexican military and police have been conducting some kind of operation south of the Naco area, which tends to drive down crossings. Hmmm give them a name, a gun and mission and some guys will do anything.. well except get real.. Now on the lighter side.. Delivery man stuck in elevator for 3 days Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Posted: 10:56 AM EDT (1456 GMT) NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A Chinese food delivery man was found trapped in a broken elevator Tuesday, more than three days after he was reported missing, police said. Ming Kung Chen, 35, who worked for the Happy Dragon restaurant in the Bronx, was reported missing late Friday when he did not return an hour after setting out on a delivery. Police said he was found about 6 a.m. on Tuesday and was hospitalized with dehydration. Police were unable to question him immediately because he did not speak English. Newspapers had reported the Chinese community feared that Chen, who is from Fuzhou province in China, might have been a victim of robbery or foul play by immigrant smugglers. Kind of makes learning English a good thing.. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

Think about it.. this is a major life event and these are government documents. The government in it's infinet wisdom still feels that a page of termenology definations is a no no, wonk speak is hot, sexy and in and refuses to speak plainly on it's forms. So of course people who do not understand all of this and what is written are going to feel insecure and will than be easy prey for those grease balls. This is also another way to insure there is work for lawyers. I believe that someone with good linguistic skills could write out the complete directions for buying a loaf of bread and gallon of milk in such a way that even the boldest of bold would quiver at the thought of it!! Check, check and recheck your answers, ask questions on this forum.. you have the real life experiences of hundreds if not thousands of people here, the collective wisdom of a broad cross section of the country and as other have pointed out the recomendation of a real, knowledgable and honest lawyer on the spot in GZ. No need to buy into the gov gobbled gook and be afraid.. knowledge and experience will set you free.. Yes Virginia.. there is a sanity clause... but the government had nothing to do with it! Mark and Bea and Elizabeth Best of luck

WTF!!! passports to travel north and south?? Did she mention the gaint mote filled with alligaters and parranias? This is starting to sound like Orson Well's war of the worlds.. where there sound effects too?? Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

here is another link to vermont historical places.. hope there are pics. I know Bea Loved vermont so we will be spending time traveling up that way. http://www.hometownlocator.com/Landmarks.c...fm?StateFIPS=50 Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

Just thought I'd post this link. The site is well written and up todate. http://www.china-briefing.com/ Mark

Dave they can and do. Just the other night my wife told me one of the women in the office of her company asked her if she wanted some condoms, free of charge of course. I believe this is open to all employees or maybe just the married ones. Bea was given 3 month paid leave and an extra month because of the C-Section, she now also has 1 hour off perday paid for breast feeding for the first year and I think she can not be asked to work over time. I do know that from her 7th month on she couldn't be asked. Everywhere you look and go here in Sz you see them in plain view for sale, while people maybe modest about their sexual relations they certainly are open and aware of birth control. Sadly they may not practice it well as there seems to be a large amount of STD clinics.. but that could just be a wrong assumption on my part coz it's one of the few signs in some hospitals in English.. heheh As for money spent.. I just read where after 25 years.. yes years of free food sent to China the world organizations felt it was time to stop. I believe it was during the cultural revolution that the population exploded at Mao's urgings,which along with the closing of universities and most other forms of education is a direct line to China's current condition. Not enough aridable land to support this population, nor enough educated people to devise solutions to these problems. if one takes a generation to be 20 years than 2 1/2 to perhaps 3 generations of Chinese have lost the opportunity of an education and their society in turns is unable to developed. This year the powers that be are in agreeance that a 9th grade education will be offered free of charge to the poorest.. which classified as a farmers accounts for from 70 to 80% of the pop. In a developed country such as the USA I believe only 9 or 10 % of the pop is involved in agriculture and they are much better educated and with transferable skills. I just read yesterday that China only invests 1 to 1 1/2 % per cent of gross income to R&D where as others devote 5% and more. The problem for China is that many in the world refuse core technology transfers which will again hamper their development, but is it our fault? So these are just a few of the forces and issues operating on China and along with it's longer history, personal and political biases and global political movements, I'd have to say it's a pretty complex issue which has more written and said about it than I could ever grasp even IF I could get access to it all. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww again!!! sigh sigh boohoo, insult to injury.. This is the liberal Mark... Kim you have been away tooo long.. have ole Doc Trigg email you a 'script.. To' who's dis 'cerns... Kim is here by haven' to be haven' his 1 to 2 hours a'day oven the i'net and CFL. His memory is slipping and dis... de doc's oders! Mark and Bea and Elizabeth P.S. of course HE will put this on an official 'script paper.. -

Jim; Nope not at all.. and that is it.. perspective..and your idea of changing the station metaphoricaly speaking is wonderful! For me... waking to see my, now 5 1/2 month old daughter's smiling eyes each morning lets me know all is right with the world. Stress!!! damn straight it is stressful!! heheh but on your worst day, when it seems you are about to burst from it all... when it is all over and you and her are driving out to the beach or up to the mountains... ah hmm er.. never mind!! the feeling will be 10 times better and the past will be so forgotten. from an old timer.. Best of luck

Yes I agree.. but just confused about which station is which. When we travel there from SZ we usually get off at the first stop and just go downstairs to the subway and off to the embassy. VBery easy, safe? for the most part and quick. I have just recxent had the possibality of going to the second stop to get to the hotel close by for my flight back to the states. This was after putting my wife and daughter on a flight just weeks before. we walked by that area and it was a mad house! and we hadn't even gone into the train station. We ended up walk back the other way for a good ways and crossed over to find some cheap noodle shop.. cheap as in not so good tasting. So when I went back to that hotel I said the heck with it and toughted it out and got off at the firststop and took the subway to the NWA ticket office and than on tomthe hotel. People were great and after some half english gestures and a lucky break on the sub.. a woman lawyer from Beijing who spoke english I was fine. soooo the point is.. I at 6 feet tall and 185 lbs and having worked in NYC for 6 years.. took a pass on that place!! Here in SZ what we see mostly is the sleight of hand pickpocket at the bus stops. Also the motorcycle ride bys in some districts. and now and than I read of a physical robbery. You also have the influx of farmers or migrants into the city, who might not have the skills to be gainfully employed and are on the edge and fall over into this and of course the plain oput right thiefs. Mark

hmmm being dead is harsh also. It's a pretty straight lay either you are or are not. This is not a reflection on a person, being dead or alive. When you are dead.. well you are not of much use to others or yourself.. hmmm so in looking at life from the backend so to speak I'd say it's a good thing to be alive and some of the things involved with being alive are not so pleasent.. but the alternative is being dead.. see above thesis. So between the devil and the deep blue sea.. I'll take life and all it's premunitions and not turn away from the harsh but neither support it.. "Hey!! you brought that wet cat into the house.. now you clean up after it!!" coz the harshest harsh is being dead and you don't even know when you are.. sigh Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

Very good advice.. in fact when I returned from China I to thought just the same thing and went to my congressman's office to discuss this very thing. 6 to 9 months either one the I-130 might run around 9 months etc etc etc. wooops!! 6 means 12, 9 means 19 and hmm means bad things a coming. So the idea of making an imformed decision while working in most situations, this may not be one of them and only adds to the feeling of being used and abused. It is sad and uncomfortable, but after finally completeing this, so much good stuff happens this small irritent fades away.. Best of luck and hopes for the coming fade away!! Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww bagels, pizza (Italian food?) and english TV..!!!!! there is a god! he just doesn't know about china sigh. Enjoy! they still have great chinese over here and it will be waiting on your return.. Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

They have done it again!! this time the HK tv station was reporting on the Mass being held in HK and how many people were there and they would not turn people away. I'm Irish and I'm Catholic and not much of a church goer, but I am aware enough to know the significance of the passing of this man and still do belive in many of the churchs teachings. As I ask my wife... why are they cutting this all she can say is a hollow and sad.. "I don't know." My only thoughts are that one priest in HK is and has been very vocal in his pronouncements regarding Beijing.. erhaps they fear the 1 billion catholics? As I said before.. "Ask a fish about his enviorment and the last thing he will tell you about is water." well add to that.. "You can't miss what you never knew." Mark and Bea and Elizabeth

This has come up before and it is the BTU's that is the key to high heat cooking. I think the answer was to look into a commercial gas stove/burner set up. I don't remember if the preasure in the gass line had an effect or it was just the burner. Mark

You did get a reply and if I count correctly it has been 19 monthjs.. ours ran that long and we were NOT part of the blackhole gang.. I would thing there is an actual internal estimate of how long it really should take and yours and ours was over that. What that time estimate is I don't know but I have seens some make it in just 12 months and others in 14 (CR1's) I recently saw one of the others completed in 9 months and the person was way upset.. hmm go figure? There some here on the board who are tracking time lines so they can give you a much better answer of current times have been. Personally I think you just wrote to the right person and action will be taken, perhaps in a week from now if you have not heard a phone call and /or letter to your congressman would help move this along. Just what is this form they are asking for? and can it be downloaded, filled out and faxed to GZ? best of luck! and no way!! you certainly are not the lucky resipient of good luck, seems more like it's finally your time. mark and Bea and elizabeth