justin taylor
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| 5:46:00 PM Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Thanks so much everyone. Thank you for supporting my work and giving me the critiques I needed to improve. It really means alot to me that my fellow peers support me as much as you do. I can't say enough about what this community has done for me and others. Thanks KG.
I look forward to providing you with the best possible product, as do the rest of the people here at Jordan. |
Rich Benares
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| 5:58:00 PM Tuesday, February 13, 2007
"I look forward to providing you with the best possible product, as do the rest of the people here at Jordan. "
DE fed you that line didnt he? lol |
justin taylor
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| 7:39:00 PM Tuesday, February 13, 2007
It does kinda sound like that, doesn't it. |
KG
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| 11:44:00 PM Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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Luvell Stepter
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| 12:38:00 AM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
good job JT just shows what hard work can do. thanks for the inspiration. and showing us that "Hard work truly does pay off" |
dwayne edwards
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| 1:30:00 AM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Congradulations Justin, have fun and get all of the celebrating out of your system because I need you to make MJ and everyone on this board proud!
Now, you don't want to dissapoint MJ, do you?
To the rest of you Dreams really do come true. It took me 11 years to get to Nike and I work just as hard today if, not harder as I did to get here.
It only took Justin 1 year and I think I saw Justin's work here for the first time and I could tell he was going to be special because he had natural ablity and a good thought process. No fancy renderings just solid well proportioned designs. If you guys learn anything from him study his work. His work will tell you everything you need to know about him and that is also true for you as well.
When you are designing remember your work should and will always speak for you.
Tony and Ryan's work spoke for them and now they are getting paid to design shoes. The are even a few others that have been on here and are now Pro's.
Dreams really do come true and the same way I saw something special in Tony, Ryan and Justin I see something special in a few others on this board. Not that I am the final judge when it comes to talent but I was just like all of you on this board 18 years ago wishing someone would help me but that help never came so, I worked hard until I got my chance and when I got my chance I had to work even harder to keep it. Today, I have to work even harder because of all of you young bucks. You guys are so much more talented and to be honest with you all, you inspire me, to be better.
Sorry for the long post but keep up the good work everyone and I will reach out to some of you other special people soon.
D
PS:Justin, get back to work!
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Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 5:31:00 AM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
yeah KG a smile, that´s the right thing to do:-)
cheers |
johnny szabo
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| 8:59:00 AM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
^^Lol...really inspireing story for all of us... |
Brian Moughty
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| 1:39:00 PM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Now that seems like a fun office hah |
Brian Moughty
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| 1:42:00 PM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Oh and DE this day reminds me...Have you peeped what I made for a "special" someone? hah... |
Tony Hardman
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| 2:33:00 PM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Hey Brian: That was pretty creepy bro.....lol |
Brian Moughty
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| 2:56:00 PM Wednesday, February 14, 2007
hah..Maybe it came out wrong? But I think he knows what I mean..hahaha.. |
johnny szabo
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| 8:26:00 AM Thursday, February 15, 2007
A Kirk Hinrich shoe would be really cool. But what I'd really like to see from Mike is a Bosh signature, although he's been playin in Air Force 25 PE's, although I though he was at Converse? Anyone know anything about him?? |
Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 7:07:00 PM Thursday, February 15, 2007
ain´t that someething shiny?
I love it !
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Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 5:05:00 AM Friday, February 16, 2007
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johnny szabo
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| 5:44:00 AM Friday, February 16, 2007
Those Kobes are sick! |
johnny szabo
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| 10:14:00 AM Friday, February 16, 2007
Someone help me out, I got too questions, first off the new Ronaldinho shoe, I was checkin it out recently, anybody have any idea what's put into the tongue, or what's it made out of so it holds in place over the lacebed?? Secound off, I was readin' an article on car tires, and how the "ribs" or "lines", not sure what you call them are there so the water on the road has channels to flow through so the rest of the tire keeps in contact with the road. And the reaon they use plain tires for race cars when not rainin' is because it provides a lot more traction. So the question would be why dont they just make indoor bball shoes with simple outsoles without a herrinbone pattern, since there aint any water inside??? ANyone have any ideas?? |
johnny szabo
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| 10:15:00 AM Friday, February 16, 2007
A pic of the Ronaldinho shoe I was talkin about, whats up with the tongue...?
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Arnaud Redon
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| 12:11:00 PM Friday, February 16, 2007
Johnny : The R10's tongue seems to be made of super supple leather with no foam inside, and maybe there is a lace loop inside to hold it in place.
Some ideas for cars :
Cars have approximately always the same contact zone with the ground & go in the same direction. With a bball shoe, your foot flex, the contact zone always changes, sometimes you go right forward, and suddenly you go left or right.
The herringbone pattern allows rubber to flex, to be deformed, in order to stay in contact with the ground a bit longer during a movement. If the rubber is plain, the whole sole needs to be deformed to have a longer contact with the ground, so in this case you need a super soft rubber, but less durable.
So, up to you all to adjust these ideas, and add some others to get the answer. |
Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 2:11:00 PM Friday, February 16, 2007
Johnny there is velcro under the tongue so that it stays on the shoe, Ronaldinho himself even has a rubber band attached to it which goes around the shoe to stay on it and it is made out of some smooth soft leather!
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Pepijn Martens
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| 3:20:00 PM Friday, February 16, 2007
Congrats Justin! It's always good to see KG-ers make it.. but you have just redefined -making it- ..adding stars, fireworks, a huge choir and a battalion of very hot cheerleaders to it.
Have fun man. Pep. |
Ryan Holler
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| 3:30:00 PM Friday, February 16, 2007
Well put, Pep. |
johnny szabo
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| 4:51:00 PM Friday, February 16, 2007
Thanks a lot for your answers! |
Brent James
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| 8:11:00 PM Friday, February 16, 2007
I know footwear design is a very competitive field, but does anyone know of interesting intership oppurtunities outside of the obvious, Nike, Adidas, etc.? |
ade otabor
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| 3:18:00 AM Saturday, February 17, 2007
"I was readin' an article on car tires, and how the "ribs" or "lines", not sure what you call them are there so the water on the road has channels to flow through so the rest of the tire keeps in contact with the road. And the reaon they use plain tires for race cars when not rainin' is because it provides a lot more traction. So the question would be why dont they just make indoor bball shoes with simple outsoles without a herrinbone pattern, since there aint any water inside??? ANyone have any ideas??"
i would be curious to know the answer as well? though, i have to respectfully disagree with arnaud, friction is friction (traction) and the more one surface is in contact with another the more friction (traction). so it does not make sense to me that an outsole that is fragmented would have more traction (on a smooth surface) than one that is not? unless the grooves create some sort of vacuum effect (suction)? car tires have grooves so when in the rain or dirt you get more (friction) traction my guess would be that herringbone (and other variations) might be to accommodate the various surfaces one may encounter while wearing a shoe because we do not always wear our $100+ sneakers on ideal surfaces, and herringbone patterns likely provide the best traction on an array of surfaces? i think most of the grip we get when on smooth surfaces is from the properties/texture of the rubber not so much the pattern (though many vouch for herringbone being the "best performing" outsole patterns) |
Brent James
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| 4:07:00 AM Saturday, February 17, 2007
I definitely know durability is a factor because in a car race, they use very soft tread less tires, but they must change them multiple times during a race. I think while they create more friction, or ground contact initially, the return would not be so great in the long run. As for shoe, would you want to change your soles midway through a game? Could you even afford to?
I would think the tread, sometimes a herringbone pattern, allows a sole to deform and create maximum court contact, but uses a hard enough rubber to remain durable. |
johnny szabo
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| 8:16:00 AM Saturday, February 17, 2007
^^^Thats what sounds the most logical, but the answer migth a mixture of what Ade said and Arnauds idea. |
Wayne Russell
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| 10:53:00 AM Saturday, February 17, 2007
Everyone: A few years ago I asked Aaron Cooper about herringbone patterns on the outsole and if I remember correctly...he said that the herringbone functions like mini blades that cut through dirt. If I can find his exact quote i'll post it. |
Wayne Russell
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| 10:55:00 AM Saturday, February 17, 2007
Arnaud: I don't think I responded to your e-mail...sorry about that. |
Arnaud Redon
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| 6:38:00 AM Monday, February 19, 2007
Wayne : still no response, but I still haven't got internet access at home, don't worry ;) |
johnny szabo
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| 12:25:00 PM Monday, February 19, 2007
Did ya'll see the All Star game?? Man KObe killed it! Well so did Stat! The white grey 22s where sick! Pretty good game. Carters dunks as well!!
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Ryan Holler
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| 11:03:00 PM Monday, February 19, 2007
Ade, I've got your answer.
But first of all, Brent nailed it in regard to racing tires. My previous job as Snap-on exposed me to many conversations about that. It's about getting maximum durability and traction simultaneously. Additionally, the soft rubber that comes off of the tire actually gets hot and sticks to the track. So it's not just rubber against asphalt; it's rubber against a combination of rubber and asphalt---even moreso as the race goes on. Sticky, sticky!
Now, as for why a herringbone or any blade-shaped tread is best for hoops, it's about concentrated weight meeting at that tiny point at the edge of the tread "blade". Even though the edges of the blades don't combine to equal as much surface contact as a flat sole would, they do come down with a much more concentrated amount of weight on their minimized points of contact. That's where your traction comes from.
Of course most of us are aware of how Jordan Brand is now recessing every other row of tread. One wears down, or compresses under exptreme weight, and you get a fresh set touching down.
You see adidas use squared off tread blades. I don't know, but my theory on that is that when the blades bend with lateral friction, you actually get the sharp edge on either side functioning much like traditional herringbone tread, sort of like this...
Maybe Mark Miner can check in and confirm if I'm wrong or right. |
Mark Miner
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| 4:07:00 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Ryan,
Just reading over discussion, was a long day of travel from All-Star weekend in Vegas. I was down there with Tom. Will post up some pics from the travel soon. I think adidas did a great job with teaming up with the nba and las vegas for this event. Jam session was nice to see kids playing the sport and seeing the excitement and love for the game. Couple kids there hit a half court shot to win a free xbox and nba live07 (saw one of them do it the other just heard the cheers).
On the topic of "squared off tread blades" if you had some pics or names of shoes that you are ref. I could better explain or confirm. But from my understanding the squared off tread gives you more ground contact + stability. Will get more information.
be well
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johnny szabo
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| 5:23:00 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Thanks for finding all this stuff out about my question! Yeah Mark, Adidas is doin really nice stuff with the NBA. Did you get to see the game live? |
ade otabor
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| 12:15:00 PM Tuesday, February 20, 2007
ohhhh, i see...thanks ryan. i understand the sticky thing with racing, it is part of the reason they try to stay in the racing line of of the rubber previously laid, right? i think you and arnaud were actually saying the same thing, my apologies arnaud. so is it that with the herringbone (and variations) "gives" slighty and "pushes" against the force of movement? |
Dave Luetscher AKA LITCH
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| 11:13:00 PM Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Ryan Holler, I don't know if you actually do the design of this website or just run it, but I was thinking it would be nice to add the different page #'s (links) for each discussion on the top and bottom of every page. It would only consist of a copy and paste, and would be nice so you don't have to go back to the top of each page while reading ll the posts. Just a thought, thanks for all the work you put into this site. |
Ryan Holler
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| 9:52:00 AM Thursday, February 22, 2007
That's a good idea, Dave. But I don't do the design here, just moderate. I'll make sure Admin gets the suggestion though. Thanks. |
Ryan Holler
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| 10:50:00 AM Thursday, February 22, 2007
Hmm. Never noticed this until today. Cool coincidence...
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johnny szabo
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| 4:08:00 PM Thursday, February 22, 2007
Kinda simular aye? Well D.E has to get ideas from somewhere, or just might be a coincidence. |
Ryan Holler
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| 11:33:00 AM Friday, February 23, 2007
Actually, that element of the XX2 design is easily traceable to the F-22 Raptor. I'm sure it's not a bite on JP's design. I just thought it was notable how similar they are. The fact that JPs design is a revision of the Jordan 1 is a large part of what makes it intersting. If it was just some other Nike or another brand I don't think it would be worth mentioning. The fact is that after all that's been on the market in the history of basketball footwear, it's alomost impossible to design a shoe that doesn't resemble some elemtent of a previous design. |
justin taylor
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| 12:02:00 PM Friday, February 23, 2007
I second that, Ryan. And, no, that is not where the heel TPU came from. |
johnny szabo
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| 4:16:00 PM Friday, February 23, 2007
YEah its obvious, but I'm really likin the 22s... |
Travis Peterson
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| 2:56:00 AM Saturday, February 24, 2007
i like the overall design of the XX2, but i just want to know WHY the "camo" stuff was necessary? i saw a pic of a white/red colorway without the camo and i have to say that if it dropped i would have it in a second. i realize all black would maybe be too simple but its jordan brand..and thats the best thing they came up with? in my opinion its just a visual turn off that steals the focus of an otherwise very nice shoe |
johnny szabo
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| 3:41:00 PM Saturday, February 24, 2007
Well I guess they wanted somethin that hasnt been done before, although I have to agree, that camo should be used by K1X, not by JB. |
Ryan Holler
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| 9:22:00 PM Saturday, February 24, 2007
Johnny just hit on part of it. For one thing, it's original. Secondly, if it didn't make most people uneasy in a couple ways, it wouldn't work. An equally valid question, Travis, is why NOT the camo? (the "camo", by the way, is not really camo. It's the word "Jordan" repeated over and over. You could make it out better on a larger piece of the material.) I mean, guys, THAT'S AN AIR JORDAN; it's not a team shoe. Every year, I see the new one for the first time say, "WHAT?!". But then over the next few viewings I get to the point where, even if I'm still a little uncomfortable with it, I think, "Yeah, that's a freakin' Air Jordan." |
stephen christian
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| 10:01:00 PM Saturday, February 24, 2007
jordans are always a tough debate. on one hand, it's an air jordan, THE basketball sneaker, how can you scrutinize it? on the other hand, how can i not question it when it's got a $175 tag on it? jb is always boosting the bar higher, so mad prop(ers). unfortunately, they boost the sticker price, too...guess that's why piggy banks get broken... |
Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 8:36:00 AM Sunday, February 25, 2007
hej here is something else I just did, other than Basketball
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johnny szabo
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| 3:49:00 PM Sunday, February 25, 2007
Well they sure are expensive.... |
Travis Peterson
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| 5:50:00 PM Sunday, February 25, 2007
i understand what you mean ryan i guess if it was a solid color it would look pretty generic or whatever..i guess its kind of what cement print was to the IIIs just something different and pushing the envelope..i've never heard that it says jordan over and over i cant see it in the shoe..honestly, thats pretty cool. one thing i will say is that i like the XXII a heck of a lot better than the XXI in terms of shape and looks. the XXI looked like space boots on people's feet. |
Travis Peterson
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| 6:06:00 PM Sunday, February 25, 2007
ok 1 more thing: i was looking at alphaproject's renderings and i noticed that on his kobeposite rendering, it has a "360Max" heel as he calls it. Did he come up with the concept of the air max 360? that would be awesome |
troy scott
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| 4:57:00 PM Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Please help!!!!!!! i'm looking for a web site to find sneakers from partick ewing . I've tried but can't come up with one |
Ryan Holler
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| 10:29:00 AM Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Troy, you can buy the Nike Air Holistic Uptempos he wore in his final year with Orlando. Here's a white/royal colorway ...
http://www.instyleshoes.com/nikeshoes/303798141.htm
and here is a black/white colorway...
http://www.instyleshoes.com/nikeshoes/303798011.htm
If you're looking for a pair of the old Patrick Ewing branded shoes, you can get this autographed pair for $2G at www.historyforsale.com.
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Fabio Martins
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| 12:28:00 PM Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Hello, I am new member of kicks guide.How make for to send my draws on site? |
sp72
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| 3:20:00 PM Wednesday, February 28, 2007
abou the herringbone structere i think one importan fact is that the herringbones need to be flexible,so they can move.while moving the dirt that gets stuck on the outsole is rubbed away.the outsole keeps it's traction.
if the outsole would be flat,you'll have a thin film of dust stuck to the rubber.you'll feel like running on an ice surface. |
johnny szabo
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| 4:10:00 PM Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Welcome to the site Fabio, it says how to post images right under where you post... |
Rich Benares
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| 5:16:00 PM Wednesday, February 28, 2007
In response to Travis. IMO the XXI are a classic. Hope you guys didnt sleep on them :)Unfortunately due to a defect I had to return my white / red / black one, and since they didnt have that colorway in stock anymore I settled for the lows in Carolina Blue. :(
R1ch
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Ryan Holler
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| 11:51:00 PM Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Fabio, WELCOME! I'm laughing as I read your post. Here in the U.S. "send my draws" is a very funny phrase. Please forgive. We're laughing at the words, not at you.
Where are you from? We're glad to have you with us, regardless. To answer your question, just click on "How to Post Images?" at the bottom of this page. You must be logged in to see it, of course. |
johnny szabo
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| 2:41:00 PM Friday, March 02, 2007
Hey ya'll, BIG news, my man Christoph just got contacted through e-mail, from one of the head guys at K1X, so he'll be goin to Munich to Munich. And pretty much all this cause they saw some of his work here on KG. So though I'd share this great news, and b the first one to congratulate him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 2:59:00 PM Saturday, March 03, 2007
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Christoph Döttelmayer
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| 2:59:00 PM Saturday, March 03, 2007
KG, maybe you can delete the upper one, thanks |
