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September 28, 2007
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DIECAST Collectible Model Cars And More

Item#	Description	Stock Status
K6636R	Mattel Hot Wheels Racing - Willams-Toyota FW29 Nico Rosberg (1:18 scale diecast model car, Blue/White) K6636R	New
K6633R	Mattel Hot Wheels Racing - Mclaren MP4-22 Fernando Alonso (1:18 scale diecast model car, Silver) K6633R	New
K6634R	Mattel Hot Wheels Racing - Mclaren MP4-22 Lewis Hamilton (1:18 scale diecast model car, Silver) K6634R	New
K6629R	Mattel Hot Wheels Racing - Ferrari F2007 Kimi Raikkonen (2007, 1:18 scale diecast model car, Red) K6629R	New
31760K	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 11 (1:18 scale diecast model car, Asstd.) 31760K	Restock
31760M	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 13 (1:18 scale diecast model car, Asstd.) 31760M	Restock
31760N	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 14 (1:18 scale diecast model car, Asstd.) 31760N	Restock
31760R	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 18 (1:18 scale diecast model car, Asstd.) 31760R	Restock
31760T	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 20 (1:18 scale diecast model car, Asstd.) 31760T	Restock
73260BG	Motormax - Ford Woody Wagon (1949, 1:24 scale die cast collectible model car, Burgundy) 73260BG	New
73306BK	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Hard Top (1:24 scale die cast collectible model car, Black) 73306BK	New
73306SV	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Hard Top (1:24 scale die cast collectible model car, Silver) 73306SV	New
90214KN	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Shelby GT-500 Hard Top (1967, 1:24 scale die cast collectible model car, Asstd.) 90214KN	Restock
90341KN	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Shelby GT-500 Hard Top (1967, 1:24 scale die cast collectible model car, Asstd.) 90341KN	New
90924PF/12	Jada Toys D-Rods - Dodge Airflow Phillips 66 Tanker (1939, 1:32) 90924PF/12	Restock
5072D	Kinsmart - Toyota Celica, MR2 & Lexus IS300 Street Fighter (1:32, Asstd.) 5072D	Restock
190KD/36	Police Car Key Chains (2", Asstd.) 190KD/36	Restock
880KD	City Lite-Up Key Chain (2", Asstd.) 880KD	Restock
370P	Mini Train (2", Asstd.) 370P	New
807D	Power Wing Airplane (7", Asstd.) 807D	New

Tin Signs

Item#	Description	Stock Status
AW14	Tin Sign: Classic Amercan Iron Motorcycle AW14	Restock
AW34	Tin Sign: Navy - Welcome Aboard Sign AW34	New
DG02	Tin Sign: Dodge Charger R/T DG02	Restock
RD81	Tin Sign: Grab Life By Horns Dodge Round Sign RD81	Restock
M292	Tin Sign: Chevy Monte Carlo SS454 Sign M292	New
M391	Tin Sign: Dodge Truck Parking Only M391	Restock
M453	Tin Sign: Dodge Reserved Parking Grab Life By The Horns M453	Restock
M621	Tin Sign: Reserved Parking for Police Sign M621	New
RD2	Tin Sign: We Use Genuine Chevrolet Parts Yellow Round Sign RD2	New
RD17	Tin Sign: Super Chevrolet Service Round Sign RD17	New
RD64	Tin Sign: Pontiac Service Round Sign RD64	New
RD89	Tin Sign: If It's Broke, Call Dad's Garage Round Sign RD89	New

TOYS

Item#	Description	Stock Status
SC389	Smart Cash Register SC389	Restock
SC680	Kid Learning Laptop III SC680	New
SC888BU	My First Power Racer (28", Blue) SC888BU	New
SC888R	My First Power Racer (28", Red) SC888R	New
SC892BU	Ride-on Turbo Tractor (24", Blue) SC892BU	Restock
SC892OR	Ride-on Turbo Tractor (24", Orange) SC892OR	New
SC893ABK	Ride-on Mini Motorbike (38", Black) SC893ABK	New
SC893BK	Ride-on Mini Motorbike (34", Black) SC893BK	Restock
SC893R	Ride-on Mini Motorbike (34", Red) SC893R	Restock
SC897BU	My First Motorbike (24", Blue) SC897BU	Restock
SC897W	My First Motorbike (24", White) SC897W	Restock
SC899R	Drive-On My Fire Engine (21.5", Red) SC899R	Restock
9836B	Education Board w/ White Chalks & Eraser (7.25"x 10") 9836B	New
9101/2	Magic Juice & Milk Bottles 9101/2	Restock
9008/36	Special Response Team (SRT) 9008/36	Restock
678S	Baby Care Set 678S	Restock
232D	My Little School Desk (17") 232D	Restock

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A Longer Perspective
(Part 1 of 2)
By Lu Su

Two weeks and three days ago, we just past the 6th anniversary of 911 attack on America.  Each year there seems to be a little less attention given to this anniversary.  Our office is situated in New Jersey and is near New York City.  From my office, you use to be able to see the Twin Towers.  For those that might be reading this 1000 years from now (if mankind makes it that long), this was an attack where the United States of America lost about 3000 citizens in a surprised morning attack.  The event affected all Americans and much of the world.  However, I am quite certain that the state I live in was one of the states that was most hard hit when the towers crumbled.  If you know anything about New York City, you know that raising a big family in the Big Apple is not practical –unless your name is Donald Trump.  Unless you can afford to pay one of the highest rents found in our country, pay for private school (starting at the Kindergarten level) whom have fees that they call tuition, and then sign yet another astronomical lease for your car’s parking spot (New Yorkers joke about it by calling it their 2nd mortgage), you best move to the suburbs. So almost all the people who work in NYC who have families will seek out the suburbs of Connecticut, Long Island NY, or New Jersey.  Now I know full well that New Jersey seems to be the punch line to many jokes, but what isn’t funny is the number of spouses who lost their best friend that day.  What is even less funny is the greater number of children who lost mom or dad that ugly morning.  I remember funeral and memorial services in NJ (at every public venue, schools, cemeteries, churches, town halls, parks, etc…) just seem to go on and on without ceasing.  The local paper listed numerous times who perished and what city, town or village that they were from.  I remember finding it very difficult to find a city or town that didn’t make the list.  I also remember for a very long period of time feeling that it was totally inappropriate in laugh in public. You try playing, laughing and having a good time with your kids outside, when your neighbor is going through excruciating amounts of grief, 6 months pregnant, 2 year old son, and a for sale sign on her lawn. 

To put some perspective on this tragic loss, the 911 attack surpasses the number of casualties in the surprised 1941 attack of Pearl Harbor; 2117 military personnel (Navy 2008 & Marines 109) were lost that morning.  If you polled our population, I believe the majority of Americans would say that before the “Day of Infamy” or before September 11th, we were a nation at peace.  Peace being defined as where we personally prosper and don’t get shot at while we pursue life, liberty and happiness.  After all, peace doesn’t have anything to do with other people right?  I think most Americans defined peace as having a good job, a nice house, a nice car, food in the stomach, sports on HDTV, and of course with no bombs going off or planes ramming into our buildings. Then if we don’t get what the McDonalds advertisements offer, “Getting it your way”, we are not at peace.  I guess as long as we can stay behind our castle walls and mind our own business, we do not have to be cognizant of the violence and injustice that others in the world are/were enduring.  Marie-Antoinette probably also thought she was at peace too.
 
Well, whether you think we were at peace before 911 or not, we definitely are NOT at peace now.  So, what are we doing in Iraq?  This is a very reasonable question.  The obvious short perspective answer is that we are trying hard to set up a stable democratic government in Iraq and then leave.  One witty political satirist said, “I believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least.  And by these standard we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq. “ –Stephen Colbert.  The vast majority of Americans are united in the desire to support our troops, but we seem divided on the subject of where they should be.  From my perspective, this is normal. 

Whether you are a military general, a corporate officer, a small business owner, a mom or a dad, when you have your own people in harms way it is normal to do something in order to get them out of that situation.  So the situation then becomes one of evaluating their purpose and determining whether the benefits outweigh the costs.  Because we evaluate purpose and costs differently, certainly we are going to have differences of opinion here.  Certainly those, whose main reason to get involved is/was to rid weapons of mass destruction, will want our troops out asap.  Jobs done; get them home.  For those who place greater weight on a moral obligation, then quick departure despite mounting costs is not easily to implement.

Let’s take the situation out of someone else’s backyard and bring it into our own backyard.  Let say your neighbor near whom you do not really know cries out for help. Are you obligated to help?  Certainly there is no legal obligation to help.  At least I am not aware of any law that says if your neighbor is drowning or being physically abused that I have some sort of legal obligation to risk my life or my resources in order to help. So if there is no legal obligation then the matter turns into the question on whether there is a moral obligation to help.  Our morals come from our convictions.  Now it would be great if everyone was driven by noble convictions, but I do realize that selfish convictions do exist and is the stronger driving force of the two. So we are in Iraq for moral reason?  I certainly see the tension that would arise here because we are a people with different morals.  Some would feel morally obligated to help by personally getting involved.  Some would feel that their “help” might only aggravate the situation. Some would evaluate the risk as being too high and attempt to help by other means.  I guess a fair question to ask at this point is whether people in foreign lands are considered our neighbors?  

Because of the difference in opinion we have here, we seem to have become more polarized in our opinions/positions –especially in respect to of the current administration and its lead character President George W. Bush.  Now mention of this particular name seems to either bring out feelings of admiration or great scorn –much of the middle ground now being eroded.  But from what time perspective should we use when evaluating the success of someone’s administration?  Understand that I am not trying to change your view or perspective of the current situation; but I am encouraging you to simply look at the matter at hand from a longer perspective (time frame). 

Let’s rewind the tape and go back 146 years to the American Civil war. Abraham Lincoln was our leader then.  During his administration he is attributed in getting us into the bloodiest of all American conflicts. Historians estimated that somewhere between 618,000 and 700,000 Americans died during that war.  This number greatly trumps the 291,667 casualties in WW II. During Lincoln’s time, many local economies were decimated.  The way of life for almost all citizens totally changed –and usually for the worst. Comparatively, most of us have been inconvenience today, but nothing in scale to those living 146 years ago. If I were an American living either in the North or South living during that time frame, I probably would not have too many positive comments to make about the current administration. If I were a slave living in the South during that time frame, I would certainly question whether my situation was better off –I’m now free, but there is total anarchy going on around me.  And yet today, many American seem to have way more positive than negative feeling about Abraham Lincoln.  Perhaps preserving the Union and taking the initiative in abolishing slavery had something to do with this view.  But note that such an affirming view could never have come about without a longer perspective on the mater. Could we have been a world power if we remained divided?  Could we be a leader of the free world and yet still embrace slavery?  It is a total shame that the birth of great countries often seem to come with the shedding of much blood.
 
Back to the first question, what are we doing in Iraq? To better answer this question, we should look at the historical significance of this piece of property.  More next week.