Joel, I'm recalling a similar experience I went through. I wrestled with cards and their stability and NMC and ARC problems. You've elaborated well on what has transpired; I'm willing to talk with you and go through some ideas of what I uncovered and what I did to establish stability. It may be lenghthy and not ideally suited for this exchange method on this listserv You can email direct and then we can try talking. Sincerely, Terry Miller OnlyInternet.Net