Bucky25

Agreed, always nice to see people give to those in need... My employer also has a matching campaign each year for a number of charities w/ a $.50/dollar match. Raised $6M last year and I believe $7.5M this year. The primary beneficiary is the United Way but there are hundreds of other national and local charities that benefit. LkptTiger and syko...I believe that link was posted in the Venting Spot also...I however am w/ you guys :)

My employer is donating $250K to the Red Cross for the Haiti relief efforts and will match employee contributions dollar for dollar up to another $250K.

The "hybrid" episode of Southpark was on last week. "...so smug you like the smell of your own farts!"...now I don't watch that show very often but this one was hilarious. First thing I thought of when you mentioned a Prius.

JR, really glad to hear they are OK. Stampeder, sometimes life is really a s**tstorm. Keep your head up!

Your family will be in my prayers JR...I hope you get in contact w/ them soon.

OK you do have a point there...I was just trying to make a "U" fan feel better about the loss. Anyways glad you had a good time.

I bet the Maize and Blue are longing for some Bo right now. Rich Rod has them looking like the Lions for God's sake...OK maybe not that bad. Neat story Too Old...

No protection makes it difficult to complete a pass...a combo of solid D Line play by WI and terrible O Line play by Miami. Can't go wrong going to a bowl game...I went to the Rose bowl back in '94 when WI went and the following year to the Outback Bowl. Both really cool experiences, though obviously the Rose was on a whole other level.

I'll be pulling for the Hawkeyes...It would be nice if the Big Ten got their poop in a group and actually won most of their bowl games this year. Especially Ohio St. I hate the Buckeyes but I'm tired of watching them get throttled in BCS games and then having to listed to the talking heads bag on the Big Ten.

20-14 Badgers! D looked very good last night, though the Miami O line was brutal. Good game between two good young teams. One question I do have...when was Miami planning on covering the Badger TEs?

+1 As I was watching the game last night I had that exact thought...felt a bit dirty. Hoping for a Pack / Vikes rematch in the playoffs.

"A" on my Managerial Accounting final...both of my classes were A's this semester...only 9 more classes to the MBA...sigh.

Got an A in my Masters Statistics course w/o the curve. Managerial Accounting final is tonight, have an A going in and 50% of the material covered on this exam is what I do for a living so the outcome should be good :)

Great news!! I think the "sweet spot" is an understatement on this one...

Reviewer Specs: 6'2" 210 lbs. Size 9EE, heat molded Recent skates used (some were only "tried out" a few times): vector pros, synergy 1300c, bauer 8090. Foot Type: medium arch, medium heel, fairly high instep, wide in the toe area Used for 2 months Fit The fit on these was intially good at the store and felt ok for a while on the ice, however, after about an hour each time I skated I experienced some pain on the top and outside of my foot. I also hated the footbeds and put in shockdoctors. However, I hate the footbeds in most skates, so this isn't saying much. I would like a company to put in some really nice footbeds in a skate that runs as much as these do, instead of me having to go out and drop another $20-30 for a quality footbed. 6/10 Blade/Holder I kept the standard LS2 Power on them. I like the profile of the CCM blades and these were very similar. Overall I liked the holder and steel. The holder felt stiff and the steel seemed to hold a sharpen well. The only negative to the holder is the blue color, which I was not a big fan of, but performance was excellent. 9/10 Weight Are you kidding?! These feel like you are wearing a running shoe out on the ice. Very light and responsive. 10/10 Durability I had a problem with some separation where the boot meets the outsole. My LHS sent them back and gave me a new pair of any skate in the store plus credit for the difference. I am now skating in Rbk 9Ks. 4/10 Intangibles The zero negative space concept is a great idea and will work tremendously well going forward. The fit in these skates is second to none, if you have the right foot for these skates. The protection in these was excellent. I took many pucks off the toes and sides of my feet and felt almost nothing each time. These are very stiff skates and heat molding would be recommended for a good fit. 9/10 Conclusion As I stated above, the fit for me was not great and I had some durability issues with the skate. However, this may have been only my skate as my LHS (which is a first line dealer) has not seen any problems with these yet. The fit was good in the store for the 20-25 minutes that I wore them but not great on the ice. The blade and holder are excellent, but many people who have worn Bauer may not like the profile. I would recommend giving it a try before you spend the money for new holders. The weight is...they weigh as close to nothing as you can get in a skate. As I said, they didn't work for me, but they are a top notch skate in weight and performance. 7/10