So things change, and they were out of our control. It appears that Pinnacle Corp. had this in the works for a while now and it may be one of, or even the main reason for the delay in the contract until after the purchase. The fact is that together all of our career expectations are better than if we remained separate. I don't understand your argument to throw so many under the bus when in fact you will probably gain if the SLI gets done fairly. It seams you have the all or nothing attitude, and tht's going to be a hard sell for the majority of the group