do any of you know how long it took to read the red horizon.13 pages.how did noone lock it?

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Rima smiled as the reports from the ships came in.They had all reached other goverment space and would start coming back in a day or two to tell what they found. They had been discreet so know one had noticed them. Rima sighed in relief though the trouble wasn't over until they got back. The project was going well too.Almost there.

7 posts to completion of the new ship.

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The earth is burning up and were all going to die. are lungs burn for fresh air as we smother in ash

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Originally posted by grunadulater:
**do any of you know how long it took to read the red horizon.13 pages.how did noone lock it?
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They all actually got locked. The reason they weren't locked sooner because the rules for mods were different in the fact that there was no 200 post limit on topics.

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If at first you don't succeed...Hit it harder! - Me
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

grunadulater was ready.
"fire turrets and connons at the fighters and anything small.fire your quantum torpedos at the capitals.GO!"all the fighters eather came from the planet, space, or bays.there were approx.150 battlecrusiers, 200 destroyers, and 300 fighters all shooting missiles at everything.
"fire EAWT's at shieldless ships.disable a few fo integragation(sp?)."suddenly beams were flying everywhere.you had to be pretty good to dodge them missiles.
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(aboard the Dark Voyager)
"what is our shield percentage?"hissed grunadulater.
"80% sir."
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message to leading non edien warships in the norhis system
who are you.this is Lord Grunadulater of the Dark Voyager.do you really plan on beating us?a few thousand more of our ships should be ariving within today and i daresay we will last until then.
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Hawk stood looking out the window of his new office. As he saw the blur of slipstream pass, he wondered what the Inferno he was doing. He sighed and turned back to face the room. It was much bigger then his study on the Nisim, and it was somewhat spartan as humans would put it. Some relics from Kisal decorated the walls and his desk lay in one corner, a few books decking it. It would take some time to get used to this, but he would eventually. Hawk's thoughts were shattered as a beep from his desktop monitor sounded. The captain walked over and turned the screen to face him.

Tapping the console key, Hawk turned it on to see Ravens. Her look was grim and the Kisani knew why. Ravens nodded and said, "Sir, the message you've ordered has been sent. The Dreven has received her orders and are ready to comply."

Hawk nodded back and replied, his tone calm. "Thank you, Commander. Thank you for notifying me. If this works, it could give us the edge we need. Kael out." He swicthed off his screen and turned to look out the window. He knew what he had done would surely order the destruction of the Dreven, a fine ship, but it could mean an advantage for some allies.

A lone ship lay in hyperspace. In the days before the coming of the Ediens, this ship would have made lesser warship captains faint at the idea of coming head to head with an Igazra. Even today the ship was a macth for a Edien destroyer. The ship was similar to the Crusader, having been majorly upgraded over time. 5 quantum turrets and 4 quantum cannons decked her and over 50 quantum missiles and two launchers covered her long range needs. She had been graced with multi-reflective armour, a stealth field and sub-space shielding, and her Igadzra tech included multi-emitter shielding and Thoron engines and Reactor. She was also much more faster and manuverable then other Igazras. In a sense, she was the only type in the Kiran fleet. Aboard her, the captain, a human named Dave, finished some last minute checks before their jump into realspace. Dave had recieved orders and knew the task ahead would prove essential. Dave had served the Kiran more then twenty years and knew that he would go down in battle.

Taking his command chair, Dave nodded to his helmswoman, an Azdgari named Jakeri. "Take us out on my mark, Jakeri. We're going to strike hard and fast." Hitting his console, Dave opened a ship wide comlink and talked in a voice that commanded attention.

"Attention to all hands, this is the Captain speaking. We one day knew we would be called on to do battle against unknown odds. It has been a pleasure serving with you these last eight years. You are the finest crew a captain could ask for. If we die today, we do so with honour. May Draven guide us to today. Also let these Edien scum that they will have to fight for every square milimeter of this galaxy.. This is Captain Dave out." He swichted the link off and said to Jakeri, "Take us out, Ensign, maximum burn."

A jump point suddenly opened right into the Edien fleet in Norhis. As the ship exited it, three quantum missiles slammed into the Dark Voyager's hull. As the jump point closed, the Dreven came fully into realspace, weapons blazing towards the Dark Voyager, scoring many hits and taking many in return. As it passed the massive ship behind, the Igazra fired another duo of missiles at a close destroyer. Aboard, Dave opened a com channel to all Edien ships. Standing up, he said in a booming voice, "This is Captain David James of the Dreven, commander of the Second Kiran fleet. I come here today to personally deliver a message. In the name of Draven the Light Wielder, I speak these words. The message is simply: GET THE HELL OUT OF OUR GALAXY!" With that Dave cut the link and ordered all weapons to fire on any and all Edien vessels as the Dreven cut through the fleet.

PROJECT BUILDING
Project name: slipfighter
Time til completion: COMPLETE

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"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain

INITIATE RESEARCH/BUILDING PROJECT
Project Name: Operation Contact
Objective: 1) Build larger station with massive specially designed communications array, and 2) To research the technology for this array
Time Till Completion of Station: COMPLETED
Time Till Completion of Research: 1 post

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Carnotaur looked at Kayara, the sun of Kaya, as it slowly disappeared behind the massive planet of Kaya itself, casting a golden light on the Red October. As Carnotaur continued to watch it, he thought of home. His home was Dames, a moon of Azdgari, where he had been born by his parents Intimidator and Rene James.

However, Dames was only a little bit of his history. Carnotaur was really just a strandless refugee, a nobody, no one cared about him. This was caused by the fact that his father, Intimidator, unlike Rene who was a human, was an Azdgari. And a strandless Azdgari to be precise. Because of which Intimidator had had to live with extremely low paying jobs for years until finally he got a good high paying job at a shipyard on Dames.

Carnotaur had grown up in a pretty poor enviroment. Never knowing the freedom of space travel except when his dad would take him on "Vacations" and would go to another system to deliver a ship or pick up parts of supplies. Carnotaur had always loved those. So, at the age of 17, Carnotaur got his spacecraft liscense and set off into the stars in his arada, which his mom and dad had bought for him.

Carnotuar had then wanted to experience the true freedom of the galaxy and of space travel. He traveled all over the known galaxy from Voinia to Azdgari, from North Tip Station to Kaya.

Then Carnotaur had started his own government with help from the friends which he had aquired over the years; the Captains of S-570. Carnotaur had created this so he would have a refuge, a place to run and hide, and a place for his parents to live in peace and safety.

He never would have imagined the Captains of S-570 would turn into the Federation Alliance, one of the only things that stood between one of the most evil alien races out there and the lives of over 90 billion alien refugees.

Carnotaur would never have imagined that he would have a fleet of silver starships, some of which bigger than even the dreaden Igazra and the almost invincible Voinian Cruiser. Nor could he have imagined that his government would have the power to destroy whole cities in single swipes, or develope highly complicated sub-space and quantum technology. He would have never guessed that the Captains of S-570 would become good friends and the only friends to the mighty Voinian empire and be equal in strength with them.

Carnotaur never imagined what would happen to the Miranu coreworlds, he never could have anticipated what the Ediens would do. Yet something inside him blamed him for what happened. Carnotaur knew it always happened, you always think that if something catastrophic happens it's all your fault, and Carnotaur knew in this case it wasn't true at all.

Carnotaur nor anyone else alien or refugee could have comprehended the Ediens taking over almost all of the known galaxy and killing over 50 billion people.

But Carnotaur knew because of the efforts of him and of the Voinians and Nova6, the Ediens would be thrown out of the Milky Way galaxy someday, no matter what the cost.

Carnotaur was then interrupted from his thoughts by a lieutenant who had just gotten word from the science department who was working on the transmitter for South Tip Station II; the research was almost completed. Soon they would be able to send a message to the New Galaxy, or at least try to do so.

Carnotaur nodded then turned back to watch the fading sun...

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If at first you don't succeed...Hit it harder! - Me
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

OOC:If I count right, you could only have 7 Destroyers, about 2 squadrons of intercepters, and 2 BC's equipped with EWAT's. And what are their firing arcs? Are they turreted or do they just fire in a straight line? If they are turreted, would you not have to give up one of the turrets on your ships to mount one? We also have 2000 ships. This means 400 capitol ships. 125 of these are BC's and the rest are Destroyers. We outnumber you. Well, for the moment anyway. And did you test the weapon against our new enhanced multi-reflective armour?
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The Federation strike force came out of slipsream right in the middle of were they thought wanted to be. The ten Destroyers in the center of the Edien formation launched all of their fighters and started firing salvoes of torpedoes at a ten different BC's. Two of them identified one of the ones they were firing at as the Dark Voyager, and started concentrating all of their fire on the Dark Voyager. They sped right at it and kept firing torpedoes until they could make out outlines in the bridge veiwports. Then they sideslipped around the ship and fired their turrets at the sides of the ship. The rest of the fleet was forming wolfpacks of two BC's, four Destroyers, and their fighters. These ships engaged the enemy when they were by themselves if possible. The Silver Talon led a strike group of the few odd ships that didn't fit in any wolfpack and engaged whatever came their way. The battle was going as planned, when suddenly one of the older destroyers lost its shields and was hit by some kind of beam on its engines. It did not come out of the resulting explosion. Suddenly, things weren't looking so good.

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"The heathens are upon us. Arm yourselves and go with God." Paul Benden, Commander of the Purple Sector Fleet, prior to the Battle of Cygni.
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OOC: Please note that Federation Battlecruisers are better in weapons power than the Edien Battlecruiser, however, the Edien Battlecruiser has more shields and armor.

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Admiral Johnson looked at the latest report from the fleet in Norhis. It wasn't looking too good but they still had a chance. To try and help them out a bit Johnson then sent a message to a nearby strike wing of destroyers and a few battlecruisers telling them to go to the Norhis system.

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If at first you don't succeed...Hit it harder! - Me
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

well you see, the ships equiped with the EAWT's have upgrades.yes you outnumber us.but only the BC's EAWT should break the new armor beczuse theres so much more energy.the fighters would have to fire actually in the engines of the large ships.the destroyers would be able to pick of fighters with the beam.they are turreted but as i said before, the ships have upgrades so the fighters wuold have only to take out 1 connon to put in a EAWT turret.
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"our shields are getting pretty low my lord, around 20% and falling."
"reroute all power to shield and shield regenaration.feed the armor more energy to."
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to admiral benden:
you are a worth opponent but we will not ever have to leave this galexy.(laughs evily laugh).

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(edit)deleted because things are different than previously thought(/edit)

(This message has been edited by Admiral Benden (edited 07-30-2001).)

OOC: Also remember that actually you would have to block the Ediens visual sensors and sensors to make sure they couldn't see. You see, you can't really even see the Ediens bright because it's on deck 3, and thus they use special visual sensors to actually see what is going on along with their normal sensors. All Federation warships and most Federation small vessels use the visual sensors technique but not all of them (in fact, the only ones which really use this special thing are the Fed Light Cruiser and Battlecruiser) have their bridges on some other deck besides deck 1.

Also, note that fire cannot exist very long in space with no oxygen to use as fuel.

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If at first you don't succeed...Hit it harder! - Me
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 07-30-2001).)

"I think we're finally starting to figure this one out," researcher Kecin said, a bit nervously, as he was speaking over the comm link directly to the Prime Minister's office.

"Well, I'm eager to hear what's been causing all these odd energy signatures," Thunder replied.

"Okay, here goes - When we passed through the gateway, which was an amplified subspace rift, we opened a similar exit gateway here in the New Galaxy. Two of them actually, one in Deneba and one in Rigel. These exit gates, when they closed, were still weaker than the surrounding subspace due to the large rip that we put in the fabric of subspace there. The difference in strength between the gateway region and the rest of space is what's causing the latent energy lattice that's polarizing our ships."

"So, to sum it up," Thunder said, "We tore a hole in subspace that never completely healed, and that's why the energy signature is still there?"

"Essentially, yes," Kecin replied.

"Well, I'm glad we've got that cleared up," Thunder said. "Can we punch a hole through the weak spot again and reopen the gateway?"

"It looks promising," Kecin told him, "but it'll take a while to get together the necessary research and what not. Right now we're trying to align our sensors to the same frequency as the energy lattice to see if we can scan within the closed rift. We'll keep you posted,Prime Minister."

"Thanks, researchers," Thunder replied. "Take all the time you need."

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Ad Astra Per Aspera - "A rough road leads to the stars"

As the fighting continued in the Norhis system, sevreal jump points opened to reveal hyperspace. Amongst the first ships was Sisay's ship. The Zidara shone lavender in the system's sun. Behind her came nearly two dozen ships of arada, fighters, and Crescent warships, with a few other Zidaras. Sisay opened up a com channel and said grimly, "This is Captain Sisay of the Kiran Fleet to all Federation vessels. Sorry we were late. To all Edien vessels, do as the Dreven said and get the hell out of our galaxy." End com channel.

Sisay opened a channel to the Kiran fleet and said, "This is for all those who died. Let's make this count. Chaos is our ally so let us use it well. All ships, fire at will!"

Sisay ordered his ship about, and it opened fire with everything she had; targeting on the Dark Voayger.

On the Dreven, Dave sat in his chair, shouting orders. The crew had known what plan was to come next and were willing to die in Draven's name. At maximum burn and throtle, the Dreven headed towards the Dark Voyager, weapons firing at every hostile ship. As they got within nearly eight meters of the massive Edien warship, Dave said his prayers and remebered Voan and his crew. "Ensign, take us in at current speed. In the words of Voan before he died: GIVE ME RAMMING SPEED!" The massive Igazra rammed into the Voayger, her weapons blazing until the Dreven exploded, leaving massive damage to the Edien ship. It had been the second time in the past week that Voan's manuver had been used.

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"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain

OOC: Arada Pilot has allowed me to post this for him because he is currently unable to get on the boards.

(Message to Kayans)
(High Level Encryption)
(Yes, you are authorized to send a modified arada with scientific equipment into the Deneba system.)
(End Message)

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Admiral Benden listened to the broadcast from the new arrivals. He looked at the tactical display and frowned. He saw only a few dozen modified Crescent ships. It didn't look like they were going to be of much help. He watched as two Zidaras sped toward a BC that was nearly defenseless, having lost its shields moments before. They fired their weapons with a precision shot into the coolant lines for the engines. A few seconds later, the BC exploded in a massive fireball, nearly taking the Federation Wolfpack with it. He opened up a comm channel to the fleet. "Alright people, we have some new arrivals. Lets give them some room to work." He looked back through the veiwport just in time to see an Igazra ram itself into the Dark Voyager. Suddenly, things had just started looking up.

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"The heathens are upon us. Arm yourselves and go with God." Paul Benden, Commander of the Purple Sector Fleet, prior to the Battle of Cygni.
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The minefields have been moved so that they do not interfere with ships coming from Kayan or RA space.
Construction of the station is almost over now that the Kayans have sent more materials. Exchange of technologies will begin as soon as the station is operational.
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Station Construction:1 posts
Arada Enhancement research:3 posts for baseline.

OOC:Having a few problems with my connection. Should still be able to post though.

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Sisay sat in his command chair aboard the Reverence, his thoughts running with battle tactics. In battlespace, some fighters and aradas were blown to pieces. He had the entire Kiran fleet on combat link. "Feon and Perigine, on the Fenris and wacth that ship's back. Malconi and Leser, engage fighters to the right of you. Zehpyr and Pride on Reverence!" Two warships, a Zidara and Azdgari warship, broke to flank the Reverence on either side. Six Azdaras and four Zidara fighters charged ahead of them, parting a way for their parent ships. The three ships' target was an Edien frigate close by. Sisay smiled and shouted, "Pride and Zephyr fire everything you've got got. Lt. Nisi, fire sup-space torpedoes and quantum turrets at will, phased beams on my mark. Helm, skim that frigate hard and fast."

Phase fire and quantum fire, pursuit and quantum missiles, and sub-space torpdeos rammed the frigate. The Reverence ran down the length of the Edien ship, taking and giving fire. Suddenly a flash of golden light emitted from the Zidara as the phased beam hit the ship. The Zidara turned upwards as the Edien frigate started flaming, followed by the two warships. "Take that, you bastards," shouted Sisay as he veiwed the flaiming destroyer. His smile fadded as the Zephyr, a Zidara exploded from too much damage. This was going to be brutal.

Hawk stood in his office aboard the Crusader. He had been pacing the place for more three hours. It would be another two before they reached Norhis and he was anxious. Sisay was a skilled tactian and commander, but he lacked the firepower. Hawk had sent a message to Kiu Fleet, nearly two dozen warships strong, but they would arrive about the same time the Crusader did.

He sighed and relaxed. This would be a long war...

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"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain

"my lord those fools are ramming us!"
"ok put a bomb in an escape pod and lauch it at Benden's ship."
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Admeral Benden:
you have got me.i will send and escape pod over to your ship.
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"get 2 interceptors ready.you will watch the battle from below on the planet."
"yes my lord, but-"
"they have all been a loyal and strong crew.they deserve to die in combat.these shall be their last orders.tell them to get as close as they can to the enemy frigats and when theyre disabled, self-destruct.i will fight in another ship until i can get a new one of my own."
"yes my lord."
"attention all crew.you may man escape pods if you wish, but if not, you will die a worriers death.you will then be remembered for all eternaty."only 3 people ran to some escape pods.the others wanted to go down with thier ship.
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suddenly a few hundred interceptors came out of hyperspace right behind the enemy fleet.the reinforcements had started ariving.
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what?

(This message has been edited by grunadulater (edited 07-30-2001).)

(This message has been edited by grunadulater (edited 07-31-2001).)

note to Carno:
If I miss a post between two economy reports, count that as a wek's time, ok?
there were two reports, and I didn't post, but my account was still dropped by a mil, even tho i didn't post about the research advancing.
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sends 10 freight couriers full of equipment and silver dart tech, to horoth and kayia. Also sends 2 freight couriers of metal and equipment, along with 3 laziras and 5 aradas for the defense fleet, to the station being built.

7 posts till research done on RA cruiser.
Stats will be in next post

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All the problems we face in the United States today can be
traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of
the American Indian.
--- Pat Paulsen

"Sir, we're comming out of slipstream in five." Ravens's voice came through Hawk's thoughts from his office com. The Kisani shook his head and said, "Thank you, commander. I'll be on the bridge in one." With that Hawk grabbed his vest and slung it on. He took one last look at the office and smiled. Whispering a prayer to the Fates, he headed onto the bridge.

The office door opened to reveal the expansive bridge. Stepping out, he walked to his command chair and sat down. He looked over at his first officer and said, "Has everything been taken care of, commander?"

Ravens nodded and replied warmly, "Yes sir, the ships will be arriving not long after us. If we win this one battle, we could inspire a lot more." Hawk nodded in agreement and turned his eyes to the console. At that moment, a jump point opened to reveal the battle raging in realspace.

Sisay cursed as two Azdaras blew into pieces before his eyes. "Tribo, go in after those Azdaras. Bring down that fighter as neccessary." Sisay wacthed as an arada came bearing down an Edien fighter...and collided with the escpae pod heading towards Bendon's ship. Both exploded in a instant brillant blaze. "What the hell..." was all that the captain could say.

His thoughts were interupted by a sensor officer. "Sir, we have a problem. Edien ships have just jumped into the system...by the hundreds."

Sisay cursed and nodded. "Helm, engage destroyer three five. It has the most massive damage done. Let's bring it down now." The Zidara veered to a destroyer.

The Crusader broke from slipstream, weapons blazing. It passed the Revearence and three azdaras launched simotaneuly, and zoomed off to take defensive postions around Bendon's ship. Hawk opened a comlink and said, "This is Captain Hawk Kael, leader of the Kiran fleet. To all Edien forces, break off and leave this system behind. If you don't comply then pray to whatever god you hold holy that you don't burn in hell." When no response came, Hawk frowned and said, "Very well, then." He cut a comlink and nodded to his communications officer, who sent a signal.

At that time several jump points opened and out came pouring ships of various Crescent designs...all warship class. And nearly two hundred in number. The Kiran Second Fleet had just joined the fray. And twelve came bearing down on the Dark Voyager like a hawk goes in for the kill of its crippled prey...

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"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain