Threads 1.
9 09/11/08
Threads
Contents
Editorial
-A Note From My Desk
Page One
-Remembering 09/11/01
Page Two
-09/11/01 Continued
-Three Quick and Easy Meals
Page Three
-Of Human Bondage
Page Four
-The World’s Largest Science
Experiments
-In The News
A NOTE FROM MY DESK:
T
he good news is that
with this issue, I’ll be
overcoming my “third
issue” slump I have always
run into with past
publications. Although I’ve
been way behind schedule
with most of the stories,
Threads 1.9 is slowly coming
together.
I will be getting quite busy in
the next few weeks, with my
moving and all so the actual
release date of issues 2.0 and
2.1 are really up in the air at
this point.
I am diligently trying to
improve content and quality,
even when my time is
severely limited. I also want
to expand both page length
and distribution.
I have been drawing up
many plans for Threads,
we’ll see how they all pan
out I guess.
1.9 “Love of mine someday you will die”
Remembering 09/11/01
"We have some planes,"
began the voice over the
radio that was heard at
the control tower. "Just
stay quiet, and you'll be
okay. We are returning to
the airport."
The transmission came
from American Airlines
Flight 11, at 8:24am on
September 11, 2001.
These words would be
the initial clue that The Front Page of The New York Times on 09/12/01
something bad was going
to happen - what exactly no one really knew.
At this point what was known is that a plane had been hijacked. Although
this was a serious situation, there were procedures set up for hijackings.
Unbeknownst to authorities, there were four planes hijacked and the
hijackers did not have any intentions of negotiating - or landing. By the
time fighter jets had been scrambled two of the hijacked planes had
crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City.
The "some planes" the hijacker in American Airlines Flight 11 was
referring to included United Airlines Flight 175 (UA 175) that would soon
crash into the World Trade Center south tower, seventeen minutes after
American Airlines Flight 11 (AA 11) would crash into the north tower. Two
other planes, American Airlines Flight 77 (AA 77) and United Airlines
Flight 93 (UA 93) would share similar fates, AA 77 would crash into the
Pentagon while passengers would deter the destination of UA 93 causing
it to crash into a field in Pennsylvania.
There were a total of 19 hijackers who would carry out these suicide
attacks. These attacks would leave 2,974 American citizens dead, a
majority of them in the World Trade Center towers.
When the planes crashed into the towers the jet fuel poured through the
buildings. Upon impact the planes burst into fire balls, the building
themselves were constructed out of low grade steel, and the
combination of the fire and the low grade steel caused the building to
lose its integrity. Within minutes of each collision, both of the towers
crumbled, like a house of cards, to the ground
 Threads 1.9 09/11/08

The smoke and debris from the buildings engulfed most of
New York City. A wall of dust raced through the streets as
people ran for their lives. Many pedestrians were covered
in the dirt. Papers rained down from the high rises into the
streets.
The plane that crashed into the Pentagon left a gaping
hole in the side of the building. The impact killed 125
people in the building and 59 people (excluding the
hijackers) on the airplane.
Today is the seven year anniversary of the now infamous
"9/11 terror attacks" and recent reports suggest that after
all this time, the United States is not prepared to handle
certain types of terrorism. The report produced by the
Partnership for a Secure America says the biggest threat is
bioterrorism.
The bipartisan panel of experts on terrorism (comprised
up of both Republicans and Democrats, some of which
helped write The 9/11 Commission Report.) released the
report yesterday giving a grade on all the possible forms of
terrorism and the strength of the United States preventive
measures towards each form. One of the largest
weaknesses the report card noted time and time again
was the lack of, or poor quality of communication between
the different organizations that have been set up to
prevent terrorism.
The higher scores were given to the United States ability to
detect different security threats, from weapons materials,
chemical threats, global preparedness and response to
threats and denying access to bioterrorism components.
In order to combat the lack of communication among
public and private organizations, the Commission Report
suggests "…the establishment of a National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), built on the foundation
of the existing Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC).
Breaking the older mold of national government
organization, this NCTC should be a center for joint
operational planning and joint intelligence, staffed by
personnel from the various agencies. The head of the
NCTC should have authority to evaluate the performance
of the people assigned to the Center."
And "the current position of Director of Central
Intelligence should be replaced by a National Intelligence
Director with two main areas of responsibility: (1) to
oversee national intelligence centers on specific subjects
of interest across the U.S. government and (2) to manage
the national intelligence program and oversee the
agencies that contribute to it."
Even before the planes struck the buildings,
communication was an issue. The FAA Air Traffic Control
Centers were having issues getting the information out to
NEADS (Northeast Air Defense Sector) and NORAD due to
chain of command procedures.
The Partnership for a Secure America sees this lack of an
organized, regulated flow of information from one
organization to another as a vulnerability that the United
States should not have. Until these problems are
addressed and taken care of, another attack similar to
September 11, 2001 or another terror threat of the same
magnitude remains possible.

The overall grade the US received was a C. One of the
biggest critiques was the lack of appointing a coordinator
with the authority to direct counter-proliferation plans,
programs and funding in the case of a terror situation or
other crisis - as suggested in The 9/11 Commission Report.
Many memorials took place in honor of the anniversary.
Politics were set aside today while Presidential candidates
John McCain and Barack Obama attended a memorial at
the location of the World Trade Center attacks, known as
Ground Zero, in New York City.

Easy Bread Sticks: 1 1.25 oz package low sodium taco seasoning Rocky Road Frozen Sandwiches:
Three Quick and Easy Meals

Ingredients: 1 shredded lb mexican style cheese

2C. Bisquick Baking Mix
1\3C. Butter or Margarine
1\2C. Cold water
Directions:
Pre heat oven to 425 degrees Melt butter in
baking pan (13x9) Mix together baking mix
and water Mix until it forms a soft dough.
Smooth dough onto floured surface and
knead. Roll dough into rectangle. Cut
rectangle in half. Then cut each half into 12
even strips. Dip each strip into melted butter
in baking pan being sure they are fully
coated. Arrange strips in same pan and bake
12 to 15 mins or until golden brown. Yields
24 bread sticks.
Mexican Pizza
Ingredients:
2 lb ground turkey or ground chicken
2 package pizza dough mix
Directions:
1. Cook ground meat until all pinkness is gone.
Drain and squeeze out all of the excess juice.
(Too much juice makes a mushy pizza.) Then
return meat to pan and add taco mix and a
little more water than directed per the mix
packet. Let this simmer for 10 minutes. Make
sure that the meat is evenly coated with the
seasonings.
2. Prepare pizza dough according to package
directions and shape into a large rectangle on
a baking sheet. Spread meat mixture onto
dough and top with Mexican cheese.
3. Bake at 425° for about 15 minutes.
Remove pizza from oven and slide the pizza
out of the pan and place directly on oven rack
for the last 5 minutes. Watch that the cheese
doesn't overcook.
Ingredients:
32 graham cracker squares
1-1/2 cups canned chocolate fudge frosting
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup marshmallow creme
1/2 gallon chocolate ice cream, softened
Directions:
Place graham crackers on a work surface. In a
small bowl, mix frosting and miniature
marshmallows together gently. Spread half of
graham crackers with this frosting mixture. Stir
marshmallow creme, then spread other half of
graham crackers with marshmallow creme.
Make sandwiches with the two varieties of
coated graham crackers and the chocolate ice
cream, using about 1/2 cup of ice cream for
each sandwich. Press together gently, then
wrap individually in plastic wrap and freeze
until firm. 16 sandwiches.
 Threads 1.9 09/11/08

OPINION Guide to the Galaxy sweep across my line of vision. What

strange company my Hitchhikers book keeps, I thought
when I noticed that The Communist Manifesto had also
OF HUMAN BONDAGE made a home nearby.
By: Chadwick Heller
Three booming knocks sounded on my dorm room door.
“We're here to do the room inspection" the lady screamed
A person collects a lot of stuff over the course of twenty-
as my roommate opened the door. Keeping Secrets lay on
four years. Much of that stuff carries with it a lot of
my desk as three campus security officers rifled through all
memories. A panoramic of my room reveals so much, a lot
my belongings. "You have any drugs in here?" the one in
of it the results of old ambitions turned stale, other stuff,
charge of the search asked me. "No you stupid cunt, get
the remnants of old endeavors and past experiences.
the fuck out you stupid whore!" I responded. I felt so
violated. They pulled out all my dresser drawers, they
Near the cats litter box sit two guitars from back when I
pulled my mattress off my bed, they went through my
thought I could be a punk rocker, nearby is a stack of
backpack finding a small bag of pills.
potholders that I would weave in my spare time. Near my
bed is a table that has a stack of Punk Planet, Mother
That familiar shiver went
Jones and Harpers magazines sitting on it, beneath it is a
down my spine as I
box that is full of past writings.
thought of that small
teal book. Just over 100
My dresser is cluttered with folders holding past bill
pages long, but the
statements, early essays and other important documents.
memories attached to it
In the far corner of my room are two book shelves
weighed on me like a
overflowing with novels and other literature. In this corner
ton of bricks. I pulled the
are the majority of my memories.
book out from its home,
where it has sat for
My eyes gaze over the numerous spines on the book shelf,
almost three years now
Desolation Angels, the first Jack Kerouac book I read when
unmoved. The cover still
I was a freshmen at Cornerstone University, nearby sits
angered me.
Esio Trot, a favorite book from childhood. My eyes make a
scan over to the next book shelf and rest on the stack of
"You know why we're
Jose Saramago novels I have. The Stone Raft and Baltazar
here, you nearly OD'd a
and Blimunda jump out to me, not to mention Blindness
week ago - we need to make sure you won't do it again,
and Seeing. I recall the reading binge I went on when I
we'll have to go out to your car now." Said the lady. "My
discovered Saramago and how similar it was to my
car isn't here, I'm getting the brakes fixed." I said, slightly
Kerouac binge I went on earlier in my life.
relieved that the search was nearly over. My roommate
stood in the corner looking on, he must have thought he
Book by book memories come rushing back, like the
was sharing a room with a demon. The words that I said to
emotional rollercoaster I was going through during the
the officers doing the search were downright evil. I was
time I was reading Hairstyles of the Damned or the stress I
throwing as many verbal grenades at that lady that I could
was dealing with when I was reading Don Quixote. My
think of.
eyes jump back to the other bookshelf.
I don't remember much of what the actual memoir is
Down near the bottom, sandwiched between two large
about, I don't even make it an effort to remember the
volumes of essays sits a book that I have tried (with
author. For all I care, all the pages could be blank, but that
difficulty) to forget. Every time I see the teal spine a small
book serves as one permanent reminder of perhaps one of
shiver goes through my body. Keeping Secrets is the title
the most turbulent times in my life. The weeks with that
of the small memoir, given to me by the student director
stupid counselor, the times spent talking to the student
at Cornerstone University. "This book was helpful for me, I
director - those searches, my total loss of any desire to
think you'll find it helpful too" She said as she handed the
live.
book to me. I've never wanted to tear the pages out of a
book more than that day. "Read this and write me a short
A lot of stuff has accumulated in this old room of mine,
essay about what it means to you" she said as I sat,
some of it only "visible" to me. Twenty-four years of
sweating in the chair across from her desk.
things, of memories, of good days and of bad days all dwell
in this room - a room with teal walls, the same color of the
"You'll have to set up a meeting with a counselor if you
book that I've grown to fear. It's time now to move on and
want to stay in school." she said as I left her office with the
accumulate all these things elsewhere.
dreadful book in my hands. My eyes continue across the
spines of the books, Mein Kampf and The Hitchhikers
 Threads 1.9 09/11/08

The World’s Largest Scientific Experiment

In The News:
Yesterday one of the world’s largest experiments
was conducted in Switzerland. In a device known as -Texas Prepares for Hurricane Ike
the LHC or the Large Hadron Collider, protons were
accelerated to nearly the speed of light in a 27
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kilometer tube using high powered magnets in order over Ike
to get the particles to collide head-on. This -Kanye West arrested at airport
experiment was conducted to hopefully reproduce
the Big Bang and potentially produce new particles -Food Shortage in Ethiopia
that could change nature’s most fundamental laws. -Blacks and Gays face most HIV risks
The particles will take several days before they reach
-FDA issues warning against imported
maximum speed, scientists expect that it could take baby food from China
up to 31 days before they will attempt to smash the -YouTube bans videos that incite
atoms. Once at full speed, the particles will make
over 11,000 laps in the LHC loop per second. violence
-Metallica releases new CD tonight
Conducting this large experiment did come with
controversy. Many groups of people felt that this
-New 90210 suffers in debut show
machine would cause the end of the world. The -US offer of Hurricane aid is rejected
argument is that if the Big Bang is true, recreating it in Cuba
would cause another explosion of the same
magnitude, destroying the Earth. Other groups hold -Pope Benedict to visit France
the argument that this experiment would actually
cause a black hole to form which would make the
Earth implode.

Even with the criticism, the experiment was given a Suggestions?

green light by inspectors. The Large Hadron Collider Critiques?
does have safety precautions built into just in case Submissions?
scenarios such as an atomic explosion were to occur.
Send them to:

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[All stories written by me

(Chadwick Heller) – pictures
“borrowed” from online.

Recipes are NOT my creation,

content not mine will be noted.]