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So no extra fee's for that Vintage'd Weather'd look. It's AGG!!! (for those into that stuff LOL)
I don't care how mine is as long as it works and the AGD symbol is somewhat readable
Thanks for the Update DM it's much appreciated.
So no extra fee's for that Vintage'd Weather'd look. It's AGG!!! (for those into that stuff LOL)
I don't care how mine is as long as it works and the AGD symbol is somewhat readable
Thanks for the Update DM it's much appreciated.
Yikes. This sounds not good.
I don't know what it is with packing service these days, they seem to be getting worse and worse.
FedEx is KILLING me.
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Alright well I'm about halfway through re-blading all of them and I've cooled down a bit. My sis says I'm overly critical of things far more than I need to be and I know she's right as she knows how many projects like this I've done in the past. I've done shirts for motorcycle rallies, my ex-gf and I did a benefit concert for 9-11 and I did shirts for those, I've done beer mugs, tattoos, and a few other things... Maybe I'll get pics up sometime... anyway, it never fails that something will be just a bit off and it drives me NUTS!!! Whether it's that theres only 49 white dots in a flag thats all of 1"X1" screen printed on a shirt or if it's an alignment issue by 1/16".
Anyway.... I've gone over half of them, they aren't bad. Just that the desire to have the logo to the left of the pin didn't happen on the Gen 2.5's, but did on the earlier models (Smaller handle) That's the main thing. The shipping did do some damage to a few and I'll show you some pics of em, but luckily they are the ones for me... and well, since I plan on using them, they'll get banged up anyway... Still didn't know that til now. So that's good...
Anyway, I'm still sorting and repacking and such as that... give me a bit and I'll upload a pic or two...
This one is headed to SoCal to the winner of the Goblin Duel that Smooth put on at the last shindig..
One of the chewed up red ones ~> http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=IMG_1247.jpg
One of mine that looks to be the worst of the lot. ~> http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=IMG_1223.jpg
I am finding that some of the marks on the knives is just goo and gunk from the process and it's wiping/cleaning off. Also I'll suggest that when you get these take em and clean them really well with a degreaser so as to get all of the oils off of it and then relube the blade release and the pivot bolt. Oh make sure to take the blade out before washing. As it will RUST, the rest should be fine.
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Well I'm almost to 5500 views on this thread so why not go for a few hundred more...
I am waiting on the envelopes to pack the knives up in. The larger orders like the 5, 10, 20 will go out early next week I figure as they aren't going in the padded envelopes. The rest will go out when I get em, but should be by end of next week I hope.
That said... I have about 12 extra ones. They are Gen 2.5 and they have only the AGD LP on them.
If you want one extra then let me know. I know a few guys have already asked for em so the number is about 9 or so I think. Not 100% sure, but it's close.
So if anyone wants another, let me know...
Thanx again guys... I'll be working on getting more pics of them all up for you folks.
Regardless of what I get, you have impressed the heck out of me. To have taken this on, and been as communicative as you have been says a lot about you. I don't believe you are, but if you were clearing a 90% profit on these, I wouldn't begrudge you a dime.
Woot Woot!!!! UPS just dropped off 100 padded envelopes!!!!
If you have moved since your payment OR if the addy on your PP is wrong, out of date, or other wise gonna keep you from getting your knife you need to POST UP NOW!!!!!
I know one guy has a new addy.. I forget who, but I'll check to make sure before I label the envelopes which will commence in about 30 minutes or so.
The plan is to pack and label tonight and tomorrow and to make a day at the PO on Friday.
Last edited by DevilMan; 02-17-2010 at 05:00 PM.
Good luck on thatOriginally Posted by DevilMan
I have just spent 4-5hour of misc time labelling 30people enveloppe to then run out of said enveloppe. Tomorow is shopping time here.
Hey ZONDO!!!! I'm not mailing yours until I hear from you on your address.
Shoot me a PM to verify if it changed or not.
ALSO.... if anyone wants to add another knife to their order now is the time. I still have about 10 extra ones right. If I have to mail them back to CA then I'll have to raise the price a few bucks to cover the cost accordingly. ... SOOOOO... if you want another now's the time.
I am good with the two that I ordered. Thanks for offering extras!!
Alright folks, I just finished addressing the envelopes and I'm about to stuff the knives in them and take them to the PO in the AM... I am missing some addresses though... Sooooo..
I need addresses from the following folks... ~>
I think that's it for now.... I'll get what I can out tomorrow and get the rest straightened out over the weekend and ready to go on Monday.
Last edited by DevilMan; 02-23-2010 at 12:31 PM.
PM sent!
I hope I make it in!
Got ya Zondo...Originally Posted by zondo
these r nice lil knives guys u wont be disapointed
Glad ya like it man.... Try not to make your thumb(s) look anything like mine!Originally Posted by Sumthinwicked
PM sent DM...
Take it easy Brother
Got ya WK... will do and you don't work too hard either!Originally Posted by WickedKlown2
pm sent
Got it man...Originally Posted by Ratt
Have they shipped?
Headed into town in 30 minutes to wait on the PO to open....Originally Posted by ezcreation
PM me your addy and I'll get yours in the batch today man...
What does being $120 lighter in the wallet and a few pounds less AL and SS mean???
A bunch of us will soon be armed and dangerous!?
Slashy slashy, stabby stabby?Originally Posted by DevilMan
Well I figure most already are... but at least you'll have a new knife in hand!!!!Originally Posted by AGDRetro
Most should see em Monday, the rest no later than Wed I imagine. If you don't have something by end of the week, then I'll wonder.
you forgot canadians as it can take times to get :POriginally Posted by DevilMan
Mine have arrived. Everythings Perfect. Thanks
Received mine today, looks amazing. Thanks!
Just PMed my address


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From John "you can put them on AO no prob remember to say that that was on 20 bps warp and 16bps centre also on the warp vid the hopper was emptied "
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New London — Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio on Monday announced that he will appoint New London native Jonathan Ayala as the new city clerk and registrar of vital statistics.
Ayala, 32, graduated from New London High School in 2000 and served in the U.S. Army from 2001 until 2007. He currently manages personnel records for the Department of the Navy as a civilian human resources assistant.
In 2012, Ayala graduated from Three Rivers Community College with an associate's degree. Last year, he completed his bachelor's degree in business management from Eastern Connecticut State University with honors. He is pursuing a master's degree in business administration at Liberty University.
When he is sworn in, Ayala will become the city's first Latino city clerk, the mayor's office said in its announcement.
"I think that being from New London, being a young educated Latino gives me that diversity," Ayala, who lives in the city, said. "I can speak to the community that is from one area just as well as I can speak to the business owners, and I think that is important."
City Councilor Efrain Dominguez, the council's sole Latino member, said he is encouraged by the hiring.
"This hiring of our first Hispanic city clerk reflects this administration's commitment to diversity, as well as our city's growing Latino population's willingness to serve in our local government," Dominguez said in a statement.
Ayala moved to New London from Puerto Rico when he was 4 years old and attended Edgerton School, Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School and NLHS.
As a teenager, Ayala was an amateur boxer who trained at Macy's Gym in East Lyme and fought at Ocean Beach on a Bash at the Beach card, he said.
By freshman year of high school, Ayala said, he discovered a love of poetry and music, and he described himself as "very much a poet, musician and artist at heart."
Ayala is also a member of N.U. Life, a Christian pop and hip-hop trio that has performed at Christian music festivals and local churches.
Last year, Ayala served as mentor to a group of kids who wanted to perform in the New London Youth Talent Show at the Garde Arts Center. For two or three months, he said, he worked with the kids to get them ready for the show.
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On Wednesday a state Senate committee voted 4-1 to recommend passage of a Medicaid compromise brokered between Senate Republican leaders and top Democrats. Conservatives are so beside themselves that some have taken to spouting conspiracy theories about the deal's origins. Yet there is no mystery. There simply are not enough conservative Republicans in the Senate to craft the kind of bill that most grassroots conservatives would support.
State Rep. George Lambert, R-Litchfield, took to the radio airwaves this week to suggest that Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley supported the compromise because Bradley receives campaign contributions from the health care industry. Besides revealing that he is surprisingly disconnected from the political process in Concord, Lambert's comments reflected a disappointing tendency among some to look for sinister motives when simple answers are staring them right in the face.
Sens. Chuck Morse and Jeb Bradley have not spent the better part of a year pursuing a Medicaid compromise because they are squishes or health care industry dupes. They have done this because they can count to 12, and they know that they do not have the votes to block Medicaid expansion in the Senate.
The new compromise is a far cry from the decent proposal Morse and Bradley put forth last year. But they view it as better than the alternative, which is a rubber-stamp passage of the House Democrats' expansion proposal.
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A second-half goal by senior Erik Estrada tied the game at 1 with 22 minutes to play Saturday, but St. Dominic struck in the final six minutes to beat Carthage 2-1 in the Class 2 boys soccer state championship game at Blue Springs South High School.
A second-half goal by senior Erik Estrada tied the game at 1 with 22 minutes to play Saturday, but St. Dominic struck in the final six minutes to beat Carthage 2-1 in the Class 2 boys soccer state championship game at Blue Springs South High School.
The Tigers, who finish as the second-best team in the state, became the first Carthage boys soccer team to compete for a state title.
"It's huge," Carthage head coach Jacob Osborne said. "We've never had a team play in a state title game for soccer. We've made it to the final four one other time, but unfortunately they weren't able to get a win. We accomplished something that had never been done before and they've got a lot to be proud of for that."
After the game was finished and the trophies hoisted, Osborne and the rest of the Tigers gathered in one corner of the field and reflected on a 22-9 campaign that ended with Carthage allowing just two goals in four playoff games. Osborne and an emotional group of seniors exchanged hugs before leaving the field for the last time this fall.
"They're disappointed," Osborne said. "Right here at the very end, you can see the emotional side of things with this senior group. They're very close with each other. It's a great, great group of kids. They've got a special place to me as well since they were my freshman group whenever I came in as head coach, so I got to see them all the way through, that's why it's a little emotional right now. It's hard. Not having them around anymore is going to be different."
St. Dominic, which finished the year 22-6, scored late in the first half with the wind at its back to take a 1-0 lead into the break.
The lead stood until Estrada scored with an assist from senior Ismael Serratos to tie the game midway through the second half. St. Dominic, though, managed to punch it in with 5:55 left on the clock, and the Tigers were unable to score before time expired.
"I couldn't be any prouder of the way we played," Osborne said. "Even in this game, I thought we had it. In the second after we got the goal and started to get momentum, I thought we had the momentum and I really did think we were going to finish it off. We just got unlucky there with about five minutes left. We tried to clear the ball and it hit a kid's back and just dropped right to another kid's feet and he hit a great shot."
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Finding the Humor, Darkness and Craziness of Alfred Hitchcock
For a career that spans over six decades in two continents, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most celebrated filmmakers in movie history. In its recent poll of film critics for the greatest films of all time, the British Film Institute's publication Sight & Sound crowned Hitchcock's 1958 "Vertigo" as #1, knocking off Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" (the winner for nearly half-a-century).
But, as Richard Brody points out in this week's New Yorker, that vote for "Vertigo" was one that re-affirmed "classic Hollywood." By contrast, he continued, "'Psycho,' in its dark and sordid extravagance, remains utterly contemporary, in its subject as well as in its production."
The making of "Psycho" is the subject of "Hitchcock," Sacha Gervasi's new biopic, which features Anthony Hopkins as the legendary director and Helen Mirren as his wife and unsung collaborator Alma Reville. (The film is based on Stephen Rebello's 1990 book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.")
Gervasi's film opens in 1959 with Hitchcock was at the apex of his career, having just scored a critical and box office hit with "North By Northwest." While looking for his next project, Hitchcock was fascinated with the Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein and the Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho," which was inspired by Gein's perverse crimes with elements of sex, transvestism and incest.
Hitchcock owed Paramount a final film on his contract. Throughout the 1950s the director had a number of his greatest successes ("Rear Window," "To Catch a Thief"), as well as his most celebrated failure ("Vertigo") with the studio. They wanted another glossy thriller along the lines of "North by Northwest" (which Hitchcock made for MGM). Instead he offered them "Psycho," - a low-budget, black-and-white shocker that appeared to be the kind of movie better suited for American-International Pictures. To get Paramount to agree to the film, he budgeted it for a modest $800,000, with plans to use the techniques he learned from his recent foray into television production. (By contrast, "North by Northwest" cost more than $3,000,000.)
Still, even with Hitchcock trimming the costs, Paramount refused, finding Bloch's novel too sensational. To finance the film, the director mortgaged his house.
That incident is included in Gervasi's smartly layered biopic, which follows Hitchcock's process from coming across Bloch's novel (and buying every copy to keep its ending a surprise) through casting, filming and editing. What gives the film bite is the revelation of how much input had come from Reville, played by Mirren, in arguably her best role since her Oscar-winning "The Queen." She came up with the notion of killing the leading lady off after a half-hour; had a hand in the casting of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates; made the sensible choices of cutting down household expenses as the couple decided to self-finance the movie; took over the helm of the film shoot when Hitchcock fell ill; and even assisted in salvaging the film when the rough cut disappointed studio executives. The film also suggests that Reville insisted that Bernard Hermann's piercing music be used in the shower sequence when Hitchcock was adamant that the sequence be silent.
Director Gervasi learned that despite all the pressure surrounding "Psycho," the couple led a life filled with laughter. Dry humor punctuates the movie even in its tense moments, rendering it as close to comedy as it can get. Anthony Hopkins melts into the role of Alfred Hitchcock, displaying a human and vulnerable side behind a self-assured profile. Scarlett Johansson (as Janet Leigh), Jessica Biel (as Vera Miles), James D'Arcy (as Anthony Perkins), Toni Colette (as Hitchcock's assistant Peggy Robertson), Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg and Michael Wincott round up the excellent ensemble cast.
In his review for the Hollywood Reporter, Todd McCarthy comments "'Hitchcock' might be a work of fantasy and speculations as much as it is history and biography, but as an interpretation of a major talent's inner life and imagination, it's undeniably lively and provocative." And Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman writes that Hopkins and Mirren "create a vital portrait of a unique showbiz marriage.
And, when it comes to how the Master of Suspense bucked the system to get 'Psycho' made, 'Hitchcock' serves up a slice of cinema history so compelling it nails a reality beyond the details. My favorite moment is surely an invention: the director in the lobby during 'Psycho's' premiere, ''conducting'' the orchestral rhythms of the shower scene - and the audience's screams. It's a perfect summation of why he was the ultimate filmmaker."
EDGE sat down with Director Sacha Gervasi about his portrait of the "Master of Suspense" - Alfred Hitchcock.
EDGE: Which aspects of Alfred Hitchcock do you want the audience to see?
Sacha Gervasi: There have been many portrayals of Alfred Hitchcock over the years. People so often want to categorize Hitchcock. He has been vilified. He has been deified. What we are saying is: is he an evil monster? At times, he probably was. Is he an unbelievably creative genius? Of course, he was. Is he tender? Is he romantic all that time? He was that too. People want to go: he's good, he's bad. The truth is, the point to our film is to say he is a complex, contradictory human being. There are many different aspects. In our film, what we wanted to do is to stay true to the spirit of Hitchcock. Do it with a tongue-in-cheek comedic style a la 'Hitchcock Presents' but also to show the darkness.
In the scene at the dinner table, when he destroys his wife's treatment, which she has co-written. He calls it "stillborn." It is so immensely cruel. When he directs Janet Leigh (in the shower sequence), he is so mean. He is suspicious of his wife, and to get the reaction he wants from his actress, you see him take his personal life and put it into his work. And (when filming) the shower scene, (he's seen in a state of) unbridled homicidal rage. He is completely out of control, frustrated and crazy. Throughout the film he is dialoguing with a serial killer in his imagination (the real-life Ed Gein). So you have real darkness in this film as well as real light. For us, it is about showing that.
When we were putting together the relationship with Janet Leigh, Scarlett Johansson called Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh's daughter, who is very encouraging of the portrayal of the relationship between Janet Leigh and Hitchcock. According to Janet Leigh, it was an immensely warm one. Curtis provided letters and photos so Scarlett could research the role.
Similarly, Eva Marie Saint, who is still around, absolutely loved her relationship with Hitchcock. Kim Novak had a tough time on 'Vertigo,' but she said recently it is unfortunate that Hitchcock is not around to defend himself that so many people are saying such negative things. Just one person who may say something that is incorrect, four more people would be saying the opposite thing. All I'm asking people to do is to have a balance, fair view of clearly someone who is, at times, mean and monstrous, but also was this genius filmmaker who had tremendous tenderness and light.
EDGE: What kind of a director is Hitchcock?
Sacha Gervasi: I look at his movie 'Vertigo.' To me, that is his most revealing of Hitchcock's soul. The tender yearning, the darkness, the frustration. It is not by coincidence. It has just been voted the number one film of all time by Sight & Sound. We want to show that side of things. We want to show the humor, the darkness, the craziness but also the fact that Hitchcock, I believe, would have wanted a movie about himself to be for an audience. That is who he made films for.
EDGE: What is your research process like?
Sacha Gervasi: A lot of it was talking to a lot of real people and reading everything that is possible to read about it. We did that, but to me, the focus has to be the love story. I was less interested in the making of 'Psycho.' That has to be the backdrop. That is perhaps the thing that I brought to it. I work with the actors in that context. The thing about Hitchcock is that he is so provocative. A lot of people have their agenda. They want it to be a certain thing. We have a few people who want it to be a reconstruction of 'Psycho.' We deliberately made the choice not to do that.
EDGE: Your film has, at its core, a love story.
Sacha Gervasi: That relationship with Alma Reville had to be highlighted. Her role in Hitchcock's creative genius is massive.
This woman here was the only person he listened to, the only person he trusted. For us, it is the wider story of unacknowledged partners, of people who deserved recognition but haven't got it.
EDGE: The film also studies Hitchcock's psychology in making 'Psycho.'
Sacha Gervasi: For Alfred Hitchcock, the seemingly all powerful director, no one wanted to make 'Psycho!' He put his own money into it! I find that was an amazing story, but he had to risk his own money to do this, about $800,000. It was a massive risk on a movie that everyone dismissed as a bargain basement drive-in movie for kids, but he believed in it and he went for it. You've got to think, how much courage does it take for a 60-year old, mega-director, who is corseted by his own success. He wanted to shock the audience with 'Psycho' but he also wanted to shock himself. For me, it was a story of a risk taker, about an artist who is willing to risk everything in order to feel young and relevant again. It is about marriage, how hard it can be to sustain over the long haul. It is about acknowledging partners, all within this fun Hitchcock tongue-in-cheek type style. It is going to be provocative and to arouse feeling.
EDGE: In the film, you have Hitchcock in an imaginary relationship with Ed Gein, the serial killer who was the inspiration for the novel "Psycho." How did this come about?
Sacha Gervasi: There is also another element of the story that is clearly fantastical. He is dialoguing with a serial killer. Clearly that is not fact-based. We hope that the audience understands that this is a movie, it is not a documentary. This is entertainment designed for an audience. So we tried to stay as authentic as we can and we hope a smart audience also understands that we are dramatizing a film.
EDGE: How much of the Alma's relationship with Whitfield Cook was true?
Sacha Gervasi: I think Whitfield Cook was really a close friend with the Hitchcocks. We also know that if you read the autobiographies out there, we are not saying there was an affair, but we know that there was a relationship. We knew that they really collaborated. There really was a script for "Taxi to Dubrovnik" which we really got a copy of. It was absolutely horrible. [laughs] I would not say that, it is just that it was really pulpy; I would not say it is the greatest thing ever. There are several stories about it. Some of the stories maintain that there was actually a full-fledged love affair between Alma and Whitfield. We do not even say that.
There is another account where were it not for a fateful call from Hitchcock himself, the relationship was about to be consummated. So all we are saying is there may have been a moment where it crossed her mind, the phone rings, and if you see the look on Alma's face, she goes, 'what the fuck am I doing?' So there's no affair, but what we are suggesting is that she may have been human. Faced with this man's incredible magnificent selfishness and self-obsession, his obsession with these women (the famous Hitchcock blonds), that suddenly there is this courtier who wants his work made by Hitchcock again. What we are saying is maybe it crossed her mind.
EDGE: How would you compare between directing 'Anvil,' a documentary about the rock band and your first dramatic feature 'Hitchcock?'
Sacha Gervasi: I have to say Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren were a lot easier to deal with than Lips (singer) and Robb (drums) of Anvil. [laughs] It is completely crazy. Everyone was saying it was a huge leap. It was to a certain degree but I work as a writer and have been on a lot of film sets and I worked with a lot of actors. It was not as much of a crazy leap as some people thought. I thought it was much easier.
When you are hiring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson and the cast, and David Fincher's director of photography Jeff Cronenweth, and literally the best people in the world for it. Most of your job is done! My job is really not to fuck it up, [laughs] to show up and let these people do their jobs. My job is to watch these great people work and record it. It was a lot simpler than it might look on paper. The trick was getting them to agree to do it but they trusted me. Also, they both responded really well to 'Anvil.' Both of them felt it in their souls. I don't think if they didn't feel that energy they would have done this film.
EDGE: How did you get this impressive cast?
Sacha Gervasi: As someone who is a young, first-time narrative filmmaker, I was incredibly nervous to meet Anthony Hopkins the first time. I got to meet him in Beverly Hills. The first thing he said was that he has seen 'Anvil' three times. I put him immediately on the phone with Lips of Anvil and it was the same energy, both as crazy as each other. From that moment on, I said the love story is the most important thing. It was incredibly important to me that there is an emotional core to this film. And that it was also fun in the style of Hitchcock. He was totally on board with that.
Then I went to meet Helen and I pitched to her. The fact that Anthony Hopkins was already in and she really wanted to work with him, that was a huge part of it. Everything went crazy!
EDGE: It appeared to be a challenging task.
Sacha Gervasi: If you look at Helen Mirren, I think has done probably her best work since 'The Queen.' I have grown up seeing them (Hopkins and Mirren) on stage and on screen. In the bedroom scene (where Hitchcock demands Alma's full support), I wanted to create that theatrical feeling of being in the front row watching Helen Mirren. The camera stays on her, we have that very visceral connection and she just gave that speech so brilliantly. I just wanted to thrust you into a real experience with her and I think that is why that scene is one of the strongest in the movie because of that.
I think they have done some of the best work in years. I feel really proud of it. I was telling a story that no one knows, about this great artist who risked everything. I risked all my own money on 'Anvil.' I knew what that felt like.
EDGE: In your research process, did you find something new you did not know about Hitchcock before?
Sacha Gervasi: Oh yes, many things. We got all the bills of the Hitchcocks at their Bel Air house, so we see how much they spent on electricity. You know, he was having foie gras flown in from Paris. There was a guy called Jean-Claude who was a maitre d' of Maxim's. He would call him up every second week and go, 'Jean-Claude, send me five kilograms.' It would be put on a flight from Paris to London and it would be flown by courier from New York to Los Angeles. It was thousands a month for the wine and foie gras to be flown in! They had the drivers and the gardeners. They lived like emperors and empresses over there in Bel Air.
Even though the house looks quite modest, when they re-did the kitchen, that was the first modern kitchen in L.A., I think the bill was like $50,000, which at that time was an astronomical amount, to have the whole thing redone and have all the stuff flown in from Europe. They had this vineyard in Northern California. He was trying to get them to grow great wine but it never lived up to the wine he had flown in from Europe. The income tax and how much money he spent, the guy was spending so much money!
"Hitchcock" opens in theaters Nov. 23, 2012.


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Lincoln – The Huskers' new arena will have a distinctly old-school feel, as the University of Nebraska unveiled the design of the court at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday.
The most distinctive feature of the Pinnacle Bank Arena court is the return of the outline of the state of Nebraska at center court, a look that adorned the Bob Devaney Sports Center from 1986 until 1996. During that period, the Husker men's basketball program made eight postseason appearances in a 10-year span, including a program-record four straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1991 until 1994.
The floor will also feature the Block N at center court and a star for Lincoln as Nebraska's state capital and the "Star City." In addition, the court will also have a darker stain between the key and 3-point line and the Big Ten logo at both foul lines. First National Bank will have logo recognition on the court as fulfillment of their sponsorship agreement with Nebraska's media rights holder IMG College. Nebraska Athletics owns the naming rights for the court, which has not been awarded at this time.
According to Executive Associate Athletic Director Marc Boehm, the floor design was a collaborative effort in consultation with various stakeholders in the project, including the Athletic Department administration and both Husker basketball coaching staffs, as well as input from fans over the last year. The goal was to give Pinnacle Bank Arena a distinctive feel as the home of the Husker basketball programs.
The maple floor is being created by Robins Sports Surfaces in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Robbins All-Star Plus is the same model used at defending NCAA champion Louisville at the Yum! Center. Other NBA and college teams using this model include the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA and Texas, Texas A&M, Florida State and Xavier.
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Some people over here like my projects so why not post this over here.
To start off with I will try to keep any info I gather during my build here in the thread. Links and such.
I also ask for a little patients as I am new and still researching what I can find but much of this seems pretty old for this car.
Try to remember when mking suguestions I am in the USA in Ca. I envy the availability of parts and such over the big pond in Europe.
The starting goals are as such.
-get my 02 audi TT roadster sold for some cash.
-I want to get it reliable and driving first.
-new rims and tires
-Then I want to get the body work done. All rust gone and painted.
-I want it to look as stock as possible on inside.
-upgrad suspension and braking.
-After all the above is done I may consider an engine swap or a rebuild for more power.
Edit to the starting goals, as usual with me I cant go easy so its getting 200+ hp and all new driveline :headbang:
Future goals are to get more power somewhere just over 100 hp. But only after i do the suspension and brakes.
So here is the starting car, got it for $750
The problem areas, and I believe most is just cosmetic work.
Mechanical issues
-The car is 30 years old with only 115,000 miles on it so it sat alot.
-The transmission howls in 4 of the 5 gears so it sat to long and the bearings rusted. Tranny is no good even though it is fully functional.
-Has a very minor misfire associated with a bad carb base gasket.
-radiator is leaking bad from the top inlet/outlet where it is soldered to the radiator.
Items ordered as of today.
-guaranteed used tranny. $350+ delivery(had it rebuilt due to non availability of a used tranny)
-clutch kit, (not the expensive one)
-radiator(not one available)
-Carpet kit
-dyna padding and matting
-All new race coil over suspension front and rear(remanufactured from used TRD parts)
-strut tower support
-camber adjusting plates
-Larger upgraded brakes.(from AE86 corolla)
Questions I have. Sorry if these are covered in the forum and I will answer them my self if I beat someone to it. Thanks to anyone who helps take some of the leg work out of it.
-What cars have denotable parts for searching purposes online? Please tell where the cars are found, America, Europe.......
AE-86 corolla. RWD Toyota Cellica
-What is a good radiator to swap for the old one, which cars specifically?
-Wheel and tire sizes that will fit without rubbing at stock hight?
This is a source for wheels that actually fit(UK SOURCE)
USA source
-Where to find stock body parts as well as after market ones like the rear spoiler?
-What engines swap with little to no trouble? Like an older 2.0 or 22r?
It looks like neither, the 4-age 16v is the best and most cost effective option for a powerful swap. They can be found for around $1500 with tranny.
-Is it worth it to try and get the power out of the origionla 4-K?
No not really.
-Good source for strut bars? Only ones you have used preferably.
-How much can the stock tranny/rearend handle power wise?
About 100hp.
-Brakes? Any info on what people upgrade to would be great.
Get the brakes when you get the struts, they are not listed but are an additional $150
-What is the best suspension upgrade up front that will maintain stock ride hight?
AE86 front struts with coil overs.
-any aftermarket interior components made?
Not really if you want a stock look. So anything you can make fit from other vehicles.
The answer to the above questions are in the parts list
-Engine- Any 4A-GE and the 4A-GZ, they install using available parts with no cutting into the firewall, other larger engines can be used but will take more effort to install. JDM are good engines. Always get an engine with FULL harness and ECU Ebay is a good source but call the company Prior to ordering to make sure the ECU is there and for shipping quotes. You should get all new main seals and cam seals and install them while it is easy. Same for any seal that can be easily accessed. Install new water pump and thermostat.
-Overdrive pulley for the super charger, with belt- Largest size drive pulley you can get. Purchased from Technotoytuning.
-Transmission- T50 - the corolla GTS and SR5 are the T50 so both work with the GTS bell housing. http://www.woodfins.com/
- Hydraulic Clutch- Slave cylinder and resevor are from a Honda Prelude
-Bellhousing- T50 corolla GTS bell housing from Technotoytuning. It is a salvage unit from a corolla GTS.
-starter plate- corolla GTS
-Short shifter kit, 50% throw reduction- from Technotoytuning
-Clutch- Any search for a 87 corolla GTS will find the clutch you want for this swap
Exedy stage 1 modle number 16804B
Exedy stage 2 model number 16954B
-Flywheel- Any search for a 87 corolla GTS will find the flywheel you want for this swap
Cusco 83-87
fidanza corolla gts 8 LB (google to find best price) http://www.fidanza.com/
-Suspension- Coil over struts, shocks, role center adjusters and camber plates, and steering knuckles- purchased from technotoytuning ( http://www.technotoytuning.com ) The struts/shocks are modified AE86 Corolla GTS units. To install them you need adaptor parts from Technotoytuning which is why I got everything from them as a set.
-Front Strut bar- purchased from technotoytuning
-AE86 complete front brakes- purchased from technotoytuning with the AE86 front strut/coilover setup. They are salvaged brakes from a corolla GTS and required for swaping to the GTS front struts. For the brakes you will need a set of GTS brake lines. Google will find the best deal on the lines.
-Front sway bar system- Adjustable lower control arms, Adjustable TC rods, adjustable tension sway bar. This kit requires all the suspension components above to be installed. (purchased from technotoytuning)
-4A-G engine mounts- purchased from technotoytuning, and a set of corolla GTS engine mounts. (google the gts mounts for source)
-Radiator- koyorad aluminum radiator for 84-87 corolla GTS, There are other all aluminum units available at half the price, but this was the one recommended by two different shops.http://www.koyorad.com/
-Water to air intercooler system. Any search for this item will locate them but you will need to make it fit so measure and order at your own risk. Get a Bosch upgrade pump as well. Here are the dimensions of the one I ordered.
Heat Exchanger:
- Overall size:31.5x9.5x3.5(end-tank) inch
- Core Size:24x8x2.5 inch
- Inlet and outlet sizes:3/4 (0.75) inch
- Rows:2
- Pressure Released Cap:1.1 Bar(16Lbs)
Liquid Water to Air Intercooler:
- Overall Size:12"x12.5"x4.5"
- Core Size:10"x5"x4.5"
- Inlet + Outlet:3"
- Water feeding:0.75"
The water circulation pump is a bosch cobra magnatic drive.Purchased from lingenfelter online. http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merc...w=&range_high=
-Rearend- AE86 corolla GTS with rebuilt TRD LSD(not SR5) with GTS brake lines for the new disk brakes. Other axles work like the Cellica and the RX7 but require shortening. They are heavy as well.
You will need other minor parts like custom drive shaft, exhaust and fuel pumps but the big ticket items are listed and I will add the smaller ones as I find out what they are.


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LONGMONT -- Leaders of Longmont's Firehouse Art Center and the Longmont Council for the Arts are no longer pursuing talks about a possible merger.
The leaders late last year had planned to talk seriously in January about the LCA absorbing the Firehouse, which has faced chronic financial difficulties. The organizations are both nonprofits that operate downtown art galleries and other programs.
But the talks never occurred, and the Firehouse board of directors has instead added four new board members, shaken up its staff and begun new fundraising initiatives.
"We're focused on going forward as the Firehouse under our own nonprofit corporation status as we have in the past," said Vern Seieroe, president of the Firehouse board. He did not rule out future merger talks with the LCA, however.
"We leave open discussions with the LCA," he said. "We are interested, if there's anything more to discuss, to discuss it."
Debbie Adams, president of the LCA board, said she wishes the Firehouse luck but expressed doubt about its ability to right itself.
"They have somewhat of an uphill battle, because of their starting point," Adams said. "It will be challenging to get grants, because of their financials."
In December, Seieroe said the Firehouse was down to several thousand dollars on hand. One Firehouse board member, Stephanie Hilvitz, resigned that month, saying she felt some of her colleagues were resisting a merger with the LCA, which she saw as the only way for the Firehouse to keep its doors open.
In an interview this week, Seieroe said the Firehouse in late December discovered $5,000 to its credit that it didn't know it had. He attributed the lost-and-found money to a lack of oversight but did not elaborate, saying it was a "personnel matter."
The Firehouse in January replaced its executive director, Judy Bigger, with Jessica Kooiman, who had been serving as the gallery's art director.
Kooiman is at least the eighth person to fill the executive director position at the Firehouse since 2008. But she expresses enthusiasm about her new role and optimism for the Firehouse's future.
"I feel ready to lead the Firehouse in a new direction," she said.
She acknowledged that the Firehouse had "lacked energy" in fundraising efforts and that a new organizational culture is required.
"Our staff is young and extremely energetic. We've been with the Firehouse long enough to know where we've been and where we won't go again," she said.
The staff includes Kayti Downey, Krystle Kelley and Angelica Epelbaum.
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Laconia High junior, Francis Wayland Parker Scholar of the Month, looks beyond the booksBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader March 17. 2013 10:16PM
Laconia High School teachers have let go of old teaching methods to incorporate individual techniques promoted by the revolutionary 19th-century educator Francis Wayland Parker, wrote Brittney Pond, February's Francis Wayland Parker Scholar of the Month.
"Shedding conventional tools and books, teachers have developed their own techniques and methods," Pond wrote in her winning essay. "They make learning interesting, engaging students."
Pond, a junior who is second in her class, said she was thrilled to be selected.
"Oh I was shocked," she said. "I didn't expect to be a finalist at all and didn't expect to win."
Pond said she is interested in studying either science or English when she goes to college. Her selection as the Scholar of the Month may have inspired her to pursue writing or teaching, she said.
"Seeing that I can write something and be acknowledged like this is really encouraging," Pond said.
The Francis Wayland Parker Scholar program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, in cooperation with the New Hampshire Union Leader, Lifetouch Studios and the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England.
Other nominees for February were:
Amy Sharpe, Hopkinton High School; Jacob Parzych, Campbell High School; Gergana Alteva, Lebanon High School; Sabrina Tedeschi, Plymouth Regional High School; Sara Topic, Manchester Central High School; Keegan Caraway, Mascoma Valley Regional High School; Christian Leefmans, Exeter High School and Noah Cote, Manchester High School West.


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PHILADELPHIA — Jrue Holiday didn't need to say it Tuesday night, but he did. The Sixers' point guard didn't need to say it again at the day-after practice, but he did.
Holiday used the word "embarrassed" to show how he and the Sixers felt about getting trounced by Minnesota.
The issue with the Sixers is not in recognition that the Timberwolves manhandled them. (They watched an hour of game film. They're aware of how badly they were beaten.) Rather, it's whether the Sixers will be able to turn a negative into a positive in time for a weekend home-and-home with Boston, starting Friday at Wells Fargo Center.
"You look at our guys, really the most energetic games and the intense games we've played have been (against) the Bostons, the Chicagos, (Oklahoma City)," Sixers coach Doug Collins said at PCOM following Wednesday's practice. "We have to come out every night with that kind of edge. And I still think we're trying to carve out an identity. Who are we? … A lot of times, it takes you 20 games to figure that out. We're at 18."
Here's the trend that's disconcerting to Collins: The Sixers (10-8) tend to hang with the best teams, and play down to the worst.
They took Oklahoma City (15-4) to overtime. They fell on the road against Chicago (8-8) by failing to box out with 11 seconds remaining. They heaped 106 on Boston (9-8) in handing it a loss at home.
Then there are games like Tuesday's, in which they allowed the NBA's worst outside-shooting team to shoot 24 points better than its season average from 3-point range. The Sixers needed a final-minute rally to pull away at Charlotte (7-9). They needed 24 turnovers from New Orleans (5-11) to eke out a win. They lost at home by 18 points to previously winless Detroit (6-13). They went to the wire with Cleveland (4-11).
"I think there's times when you know you're going up against premier teams or the best players or when you don't want to get embarrassed — not even embarrassed, but you just step up because you know you have to," Holiday said. "I guess it's a lot more motivating.
"We can't have that mindset going into games like Detroit. They had lost eight straight, but they were close in pretty much every game. It's not like they were getting blown out. The Timberwolves shot the lights out yesterday."
The reason for the Sixers' inconsistencies, according to Collins, is that he doesn't know what he's getting on a nightly basis. Holiday, Evan Turner and Thad Young have been the only constant presences in the lineup. The bench, which ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring last season, is 25th. Nick Young is injured, Spencer Hawes is playing below-average ball — and then there's the matter of replacing what Andrew Bynum would have given you.
"It's a puzzle I'm still trying to figure out," Collins said.
"I wouldn't say it's anything special. Certain teams, you've got to come out and beat them, so, when it's time for the playoffs, you're not saying, 'Man, we should've won those games,'" said reserve guard Dorell Wright. "It's a long season. We're 17, 18 games in. But if we're going to do something, we've got to start getting on the right track now."
NOTE: The team said guards Nick Young (hyperextended big toe on his left foot) and Royal Ivey (right quad strain) are day-to-day. The Sixers didn't run a formal practice, watching film for an hour and "let the guys go on their own" for 30 minutes, Collins said, so there's no way of telling whether Young or Ivey were on-court participants Wednesday.
Visit Christopher A. Vito's Sixers blog at delcotimes.com for more coverage.


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All Ken-Caryl homeowners should be considered
Certain Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association board members, Open Space committee members and members of the secretive Trails Club want to expand and re-route our private trails at the expense of all homeowners. This will entail substantial additional cost and create an influx of non-Ken-Caryl trail users. A very few want to spend the dues of the majority for their own narcissistic purposes — a classic case of the "tail wagging the dog."
If elected to the KCRMA board, Kane, Philips and Wellborn will provide transparent fiscal responsibility after hearing the concerns of all homeowners. We need board members who consider the interests of all homeowners, rather than the interests of a select few. Please vote and let everyone know how you want your board to conduct business.
Harold McCubbin
Ken-Caryl Valley
School district, union must find ways to save money
In an opinion essay titled "Chatfield plans don't hold water," Paula Noonan suggests that $40 million should be transferred from the Colorado Water Conservation Board to pay for more education funding instead of being used for the Chatfield reallocation project. Noonan seems to offer a "false choice" between increasing water storage and funding education.
This is a lengthy recession with no quick end in sight. Estimates for "real" unemployment rates hover near 17 percent, while many have taken pay cuts or settled for part-time work. Colorado experienced $2.2 billion in revenue shortfalls in 2010, with $1.3 billion anticipated for 2011. Housing values continue to drop while we pay "fee" increases passed by the legislature and former governor Bill Ritter.
Meanwhile, the 2010 Jefferson County School District's comprehensive annual finance report noted governmentwide revenues to the district actually increased by $21 million. Unfortunately, expenses increased by $24 million, fueled by a $12 million increase in expenses for salaries and PERA benefits.
This increase came despite the elimination of 107 positions. The district also received $25 million in additional funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) to be spent over the next two years, as well as $16 million from the Federal Education Jobs Funds Program designed to protect teaching positions from cuts. The district will also be receiving a $32.8 million Teacher Incentive Fund grant to be utilized over the next five years to develop a strategic compensation program. Amendment 23 required state education funding to match the rate of inflation plus 1 percent from 2000 to 2011. In reality, statewide per pupil spending via the total School Finance Act program grew by 15 percent in "real" dollars ($2.23 billion to $3.65 billion).
In November voters sent a message. Deficit spending protected public sector jobs but left taxpayers with $5 trillion more in debt. Every dollar spent must be scrutinized. Unnecessary programs and departments must be downsized or eliminated. 87 percent of Jeffco Schools' general fund goes for wages and benefits. Contract negotiations will be taking place this year, and the board and union must understand the economic realities we face. It becomes a question of balance and stewardship of finite taxpayer resources. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not the answer. Growing communities in Colorado need water for business, residential and agriculture growth, and all are important to maintaining a healthy tax base. Taxpayers should support all efforts by the Jeffco school board and the union to reduce costs and create efficiencies.
Tim Neville
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I've accomplished a good bit of work on Numeric in the last eleven days. Soon after my last post I started work on comparison operators. First I provided Real versions of the numeric comparison operators, all of which delegate to Bridge versions (implemented as Num for now). Then I removed the Num, Num version of the cmp operator, replacing it with a Numeric, Numeric version. Note that despite the presence of Numeric, Numeric cmp, numeric comparisons only work on Real types at the moment.
TimToady++ and I have a theory for supporting comparisons on generic Numeric types, but I have not started to implement it yet. My basic idea is similar to the Bridge idea for Reals. There would be a Numeric method (don't have a name yet) which converts your generic Numeric type to a list of Real numbers. (Obviously Real numbers would convert to a single Real, Complex would convert to two, etc.) You would then compare the Reals lexicographically. This probably isn't a mathematically sensible ordering, but it does provide a reasonable ordering that would put Reals in the order you expect and still allow you to sort Complex numbers.
After that I got sqrt working properly in the new system, adding Numeric.sqrt and Real.sqrt, and cleaning up the Num and Complex versions.
Then the big effort (at least in terms of lines of code) was getting the trig functions working properly in the new system. It was just a matter of cloning the approach I'd taken for sin for all the other functions, though there was one bizarre catch. It turned out that several of the trig functions had two different implementations in Complex. When I took away the "multi" from the first implementation, the second one kicked in — and the second one was wrong. Since I didn't actually realize the second one was there, this lead to about an hour of extreme confusion on my part before I sorted things out.
I finished up with tweaks for ceiling, floor, and log. Then I implemented Numeric versions of postfix i, succ, and pred. These are expressed in terms of simple addition and multiplication, so Numeric's implementations should work for any reasonably robust Numeric class. I'm guessing it will frequently be worthwhile to still have class-specific versions of succ and pred, both for efficiency and to help ensure that
$x and
$x.pred usually have the same type.
What's next? As I mentioned about, generic Numeric comparison code. The rand function — it's currently listed as Numeric, but it doesn't take any arguments and returns a Num, so I'm not sure why. srand at least takes a Real, but again, it doesn't really seem like it fits, IMO. Numeric.roots. Work on more tests. Fixing up the spec a bit. And I may take a look in other math libraries to see if there are obvious functions we are missing.
Thanks to the Perl Foundation and Ian Hague for supporting this work.
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Robert Pattinson and Katy Perry may be an item.
The 28-year-old "Twilight" actor is reportedly smitten with the 29-year-old "Firework" singer, hooking up with her at a recent party after a screening of his newest film, according to Radar Online.
They were "all over each other" after "The Rover" premiere June 12 in Los Angeles, according to a witness.
After Pattinson reportedly greeted fans on the red carpet, he skipped the screening and went to a party at the W Hotel to hang out with Perry.
"When Rob saw Katy, his eyes lit up," the insider said. "She looked gorgeous in a lace sequin black mini-dress, and they hugged and kissed."
They hugged too? This must be serious.
Pattinson, apparently, wasn't interested in any other ladies at the party.
"At least 10 hotties were hovering around Rob, but his focus was on Katy," the source said. "He kept kissing her the entire night."
Well ... as long as she was letting him.
As the party wound down around 12:30 a.m., Perry and Pattinson were reportedly still going strong.
"When Katy got up from a sofa that was in front of a fireplace, Robert walked over to her," said the witness. "They kissed and hugged again. They were clearly trying to stay under the radar, but they couldn't help showing their feelings."
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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quote:Originally posted by leighAlex, that picture is deceptive, the angle is bad and the photo is 'late'. The hit had already occured when it was taken so the picture was shot on the follow through - as with every hit a player's elbow comes up on the follow through. Mind you it wasn't pressed against his side, but it was not up and did not make contact with anything but Eriksson's chest. You need to see it from the front (facing Scott) like in the video. It's a shoulder contact that pops his helmet up and the elbow came up afterward. To answer your question, I think he was aiming for his chest by his body language, it's just crap timing. Hits to the head happen in hockey and contrary to what a lot of vocal people on this site think, they are not all planned. I belive that in today's game the vast majority of head hits are incidental contact. I'm not naive, some are intentional, but most are not. This game was still well in reach for Buffalo and I also don't believe that Scott would put his team at risk like that. I'm just not buying that it was intentional (this last point is incredbily subjective I know )The real problem is that Eriksson was in a compromising position and the hit should have been thrown appropriately, ie: not trying to destory him. If you want to say there was no respect from Scott to Eriksson then I'd agree. One last comment. Watching this again and again at high speed I no longer think it was a late hit.
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanI don't think it matters if he's a repeat offender. The hit was blatant, he led with the elbow and even elevated the elbow to make contact with Eriksson's head. Very dangerous play by a very big guy. Players are getting 5 games now for less than that - 10 games minimum IMO.
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In a recent opinion piece, a local resident made an impassioned plea for the nation's wealthy to finally pay "fair" taxes.
To the Editor:
In a recent opinion piece, a local resident made an impassioned plea for the nation's wealthy to finally pay "fair" taxes. He cited partisan evidence that would lead one to believe the rich are getting away with something by not paying a higher tax rate, the Republicans are out to bankrupt the social security system while the Democrats are doing everything they can to save it, and suggests that the wealthy possess something (money) that belongs to the government. I can only assume that the author is wealthy and representing their prevailing views. If not, I find it morally reprehensible that the author would call for the confiscation of another person's property and have to wonder why anyone would do such a thing. Could it be one of the seven deadly sins? What does the author believe is "fair" — the 70 percent rate of the '70s? Wouldn't it be more fair if everyone's taxes (including some who currently do not pay taxes) were raised so that everyone can participate in solving our fiscal problems? Instead, the author chose to pick on a particular class of people who in his opinion obviously isn't doing enough.
It's apparent the author feels America's fiscal problems can be fixed at the expense of 2 percent of the population. If that's the prevailing thought, I thank God that I am not among them. While I feel I pay my "fair" share of taxes and then some, I certainly wouldn't want to be in that 2 percent and feel the pain of being looked upon as some sort of pariah responsible for the fiscal cliff, a bankrupt social security network, global warming, poverty, and all the other ills facing us today. That would be too much for me to bear. I would feel ostracized in my own country.
Sadly, the author fails to recognize the real problem facing us today and that is a federal government growing by leaps and bounds every year under all administrations. By its very nature, governments are inherently inefficient and the less they attempt to do, the better for everyone, including those at the bottom of the economic scale. With its unfettered growth, the reach of the federal government has crossed boundaries previously off-limits and is creating a society that looks to the government for solutions, instead of looking to themselves and their neighbors. Individual responsibility and accountability are being replaced by a "it's not my fault" mentality. We've reached the zenith of the American standard of living and the future points to a gradually diminishing quality of life brought upon by the crushing demands of feeding the insatiable appetite of the government.
Perhaps if everyone's taxes go up, people will begin to ask what they are getting in return from the ruling class in Washington, D.C., and not look at their fellow citizens for fixing the problems brought upon those very people we elect and send to Washington.
Ron Solmonson
Oak Ridge