Subject: Lad net needs new host, new committee, and probably new Mi Mi Sr.

From: [email-masked] (lin huang)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 94 08:11:47 CST

Hi, just had LX' messages. First of all, as LADs in a whole, 
we can not expect any single person or committee to work for
us from start to end. We need to add new, fresh blood to carry on
the taskes. Either a new Committee or a group of new volunteers
are needed, whatever the name is. Otherwise, nobody can meet the 
expectations. Although I spent a lot of time on the lads problem,
this net, or this problem, is not mine only. I am very very glad
to see new people to join in, to contribute. So, if there is any
ideas, questions, contributions, please feel free to contribute
to the net.

I would raise several problems as the following:

1) The net probably needs a future host. The system manager got
a new job, and it is very likely we will lose this machine soon.

2) Many Committee members are leaving for their new jobs, 
schools, or family needs, so we need new "blood". As Mi Mi Jr.
has arrived, I have to spend a lot of time on her homework. Since
she missed 1.5 years of English, and I have put her again in
a talented and gifted program, her workload is rather heavy. That
is why I can not spend much time on the network. So, probably 
we need a new host, a new committee, and a new Mi Mi Sr. as well.

3) We need to collect more accurate information first. (1)As I 
posted before, in the list, Arlington INS has probably 
24 different state locations. Maybe there is only one Arlington
INS office in the world, but, who knows? We need City, State, if
not the street address and zip code, to identify the INS offices.
(2) Also, we need a clear assessment of how many lads are 
interviewed, and how many are not. (3) We need to know how soon
at each INS office a interview can be scheduled. If everybody 
has to wait two years (it is not unussual, as I remembered 
some knowledgable person posted some typical waiting
time for an interview on the net before), then your requests to
shorten the waiting period can only make your situation worse.
(4) How many quota are available each year? and how many lads
are granted GC? If, as we had estimated from various sourses, 
there are 8,000 or more lads, and, there are only 2500 quota 
available each year, then the "waiting for quota" column will
not disappear in many years to come (please do not forget that 
all the late comers who are going to take a share in this pool). 
That was why we committee pushed so hard for the "world quota for 
lads".

When our work dealing with INS HQ has failed, the new task
dealing with each individual INS will be much, much complicated
and difficult. Keep on good working, and God bless us all.

Mi Mi Sr.

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From: Lianqing Wang <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 94 07:03:30 CST

Dear Mi Mi Sr.

When you say that "the work together with INS has failed", do you mean that our
group no long work with INS any more?  Another question is is that possible to 
have Dr. Zhao Haiqing and IFCSS to work for this LAD isuue?

I hope IFCSS have not forgot the issue.

L. Wang