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September 2008
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I'm the featured blog on the main blog page! Check it out..click here. Scroll down a bit and you will see my pix and it says the following "Robert's Dodger blog was one of the most visited MLBlogs this past week. Find out why!" Cool🙂 Only 1 mistake…my name is Roberto ! C'mon Yanks….! Then click here. You will notice that I'm # 5 among fans that have a MLBLog. I don't remember but I think that's the lowest I have ever been. I'm usually in the top 10 Thanks to all for reading. Since I'm the featured blog, I know I will get alot of new readers. If you've never seen this blog, welcome. Just read a couple of the entries and you will notice that I'm a big Dodger fan, write about meeting players and getting autographs, posting random YouTube videos and other nonsense stuff. Bookmark it ! Peace!
Dodgers will clinch it tonight !
Eddie Murray was choking…
9-24-08 Autographs – Eddie Murray
Tustin, California
I got a tip earlier today that Hall of Famer Eddie Murray was going to be signing autographs at a Restaurant. I was a little surprised. Murray is a complicating person. He doesn't enjoy signing autographs. I've met him a couple of times and he's always in a bad mood. Well the times I have met him. Back in 2006 the Dodgers held a caravan at the ESPN Zone in Anaheim and several Dodgers were going to be signing. Including Murray. I gave him a ball and he signed it with a sharpie !! I was upset. It was my mistake for not noticing what Murray was doing. Check out the pix below from 2 years ago. Murray holding a blue sharpie in his hand. Steve Garvey by his side saying "Oh Steady Eddie, relax…you need a woman" and the female bodyguard yelling "Get that camera out of here!" As you can see, not a good picture. Too many people in the picture. My purpose for today was to get him to sign a ball with a regular pen and get another picture. Will mission be accomplished ? Keep reading…
If you don't know, a ball signed by a sharpie is worthless. It will bleed into the ball and the signature will fade in time. A ball has to be signed by a regular pen. A couple of people have told me that Murray does that in purpose. Basically so you won't sell the item. Of course, I'm not a seller or a dealer. I just collect autographs as a hobby. But Murray doesn't care. Anyways, since I got this tip today, I didn't have time to purchase items for him to sign. I didn't have nothing. I'm sure I could of found something at home but I didn't have time to check. Luckily I was able to purchase a ball from someone (The same guy that gave me this tip, thanks dude!) I arrived a little before 6pm. He was scheduled to appear at Beach Pit BBQ. I entered the restaurant and noticed there wasn't alot of people. Someone approached me and asked me "Are you the guy that has a blog?" lol I said "yeah that's me" His name is Ryan and he told me he reads my blog all the time. Thanks Ryan ! Then I asked a employee if Murray was coming. He told me that Murray will be coming and signing autographs for free. I asked if I had to purchase a meal and he said no. That's cool by me. But then I noticed a couple of people eating and it looked good. Since I'm always hungry, I told my Wife I was going to eat BBQ Chicken. We ordered the food and sat down. Then I will give you a Andre Ethier type review… lol I got this…
The BBQ Chicken was pretty good. But in no way does it compare to Lucille's BBQ ! You want bbq Chicken or ribs ? Go to Lucille's. Enough of my short food review🙂 When I was about to finish my food, I noticed that Murray entered the Restaurant. He talked to a couple of people and then sat down. A couple of minutes later, he started signing. Fans were already getting in line so I decided to wait until it gets shorter. Not alot of people were there. I think there was less than 30 fans in line. I finished my food and got in line. I asked a couple of fans who already got the autograph if he was in a good or bad mood. Some said he was in a bad mood and others said he looked alright. One guy told me he gave him 3 items to sign but he only signed 2 and if I could get him the other item signed for him. At first I said no because I wanted to get a picture with him and didn't want to upset him. But then I remembered I could give it to my Wife since she didn't have anything to get signed. So that's what I did. I don't remember the guy's name but you owe me. lol Then right after he gave me the item, another fan asked me if I could get him a item signed. This time I said no. Sorry dude. So it was my turn to meet him and I gave him the ball with MY PEN ! I didn't want the same mistake to happen. He grabbed my ball and looked at me….and looked….and looked some more….and a little more….While I was thinking "What is he looking at?" Then I noticed his eyes looking at my hat. Oh fudge, I forgot. I was wearing a Dodgers hat ! I put the hat on purpose but I forgot at that moment that I had it on. It wasn't a regular Dodger hat. It was the hat that had the Stars and Stripes on it. To see it, click here. The hat that was worn by the players during the 4th of July weekend and on September 11 :) I told him "Yeah I'm a big Dodgers fan" and he coughed…and coughed more. "Dodgers treated you bad, huh?" I said. He coughed more. At this moment I thought he was going to need some medical attention. I thought he was choking. Maybe he needed CPR ? I don't know. I mean I know he got fired by the Dodgers last year during the All-Star break but what's the problem ? Then he said "Yeah…" Coughed some more. Then he started signing my ball with my pen and this is a picture that my Wife took when I tell him "Yeah brother, that's right, you better not sign it with a sharpie!"
I asked for a picture and believe it or not he obliged. You have to remember that he also played for the Anaheim Angels and I was in Angels territory (Tustin) so he might have been surprised that a Dodger fan showed up and it seems he is still upset at the Dodgers. Whatever. I got a ball and everything went well. I mean it could of been better. If I was prepared and had more items for him to sign. But in a short notice, it's all good. Thanks Eddie ! Pix of Eddie telling me "Viva los Dodgers"
Eddie Murray autographed ball on the sweet spot🙂
BTW, FYI Eddie choking (or coughing anger) True story. Me telling Eddie better not sign it with a sharpie, not a true story :) Don't want to get sued with false accusations🙂 lol
Blue all over L.A.
9-23-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
Bill Dwyre of the L.A. Times wrote a article about how nobody in Los Angeles cares about the Anaheim Angels. I didn't understand the point of him writing this. I mean, why would we care ? This is a Dodgers town. It will always be. The Angels will always be in the last page compare to the Dodgers being on the front page. It's the way it is and should be. Angels want front page exposure ? Read the O.C. Register. I have nothing against the Angels. I think they are a great team. I have met most of the players on the team and obtained their autographs. Great guys. But Dodgers own this town :)
Video Time! Found this video honoring Latino Dodger Legends…
9-22-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
What's going ? Dodgers are now 2 1/2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dodgers are off today. The Snakes play a 4 game series against the St. Louis Cardinals starting today. With a win, Arizona would only be 2 games back. With a loss, they would be 3 games back. After tonight's game, the Dodgers and D-Backs will have the same amount of games left, which is 6 games. Arizona Schedule. Los Angeles Schedule.
Sad Story
I read this sad story on Yahoo! and the Seattle Times. Rosie Santizo was a inspiration to many people and helped alot of the Latin Ball Players. She died in a car crash. Rest in Peace Rosie.
A couple of her sites… Flickr, YouTube, and her blog.
Yankee Stadium
I watched the game on t.v. Very nice. I think they did a nice job in bringing all those old Yankees. It was cool. Now that Yankee Stadium will no longer host a game, Dodger Stadium becomes the third oldest park in the Major Leagues.
Fenway Park 1912
Wrigley Field 1916
Dodger Stadium 1962
Video Time! The end of Troy ?
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium will host their last game tonight vs the Baltimore Orioles. There is alot of coverage of this historic game.
Dave Anderson of the NY Times wrote a article about the last game of Ebbets Field and the last game of Yankee Stadium.
Video Time! The Dodgers had alot of sad moments in Yankee Stadium. Except '55
9-21-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
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Final Week
This is it. One more week to go. Let's go Dodgers !
Pierre HR Ball
Remember the Home Run that Juan Pierre hit last Monday against the Pirates ? Well the fan that caught it has decided to sell it on eBay. For $ 10,000 ! (or best offer) Huh ? Yeah I know it's a rare item. I mean, it's only his 13th career HR ! But who in the world would buy this ? Especially for that amount of $ ?
Video Time: Thanks Ashley for the tip. Here is a video of James Loney and Matt Kemp on the BDSS.
9-19-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
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N.L. West
Dodgers have 9 games left. Diamondbacks have 10 games left. We are leading the Snakes by 3 1/2 games. It's over. Dodgers will clinch this by next week. But of course…Bill Plashke, the King of writing negative stories, just published one in the L.A. Times…
Viva Los Dodgers!
Good luck to all those that attend this event. I heard a couple of people will be signing autographs. I have no idea who will be. The usual suspects like Fernando Valenzuela and Jaime Jarrin will be there, but I hear some players might come out. I can't make it…and I wanted to see Lalo Mora so bad. Oh well lol Hopefully next year🙂
Video Time! I was in Mexicali, Baja California last weekend. Attending a baptism. People there are preparing the Serie del Caribe. Mexicali is the home of the Aguilas, a Winter Baseball team. The series should be fun. I might take a game or two. Back in 2005 I saw Fernando Valenzuela pitch in Mexicali. A very different atmosphere than being in Dodger Stadium. Mexicali has a huge Chinese population and while there, it reminded me of this video I saw on the Aguilas website. Funny, funny. Sorry if you don't read spanish or understand Chinese.🙂
Here is a pix of me inside Estadio Casas Geo, Mexicali (November, 2005)
A pix of Fernando Valenzuela warming up….
Finally, a pix of the greatest Concession Stand you will ever see !🙂
9-18-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
Dodgers win
Dodgers win today. I'm predicting we clinch this division by next Wednesday.
Leaving Vegas
The Dodgers left their Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas and signed a agreement to play again in Albuquerque. I don't really have a opinion about this. Back in 2006 I saw a Spring Training game between the Dodgers and Mariners. I thought the park was nice but you can tell it's not a modern park. Which looks like the Dodgers wanted. Remember, the Dodgers had a Triple-A team in New Mexico. They were called the Albuquerque Dukes. Cool name. Better than the current one, which is named Albuquerque Isotopes. Pix of me inside Cashman Field.
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I'm # 7 among fans that have a MLBlog🙂 Thanks for viewing…
Video Time! Found this video…1993 Albuquerque Dukes. Home of the Triple-A Dodgers. Pedro Martinez pitches. Volume is very low…
9-17-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
I wish we can play the Pirates everyday….
2009 Schedule
Dodgers announce the 2009 Schedule.
Video Time ! Joe Torre…
9-16-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
Meet Monday & Davis
You can meet Rick Monday and Tommy Davis. Here are the Details…
Rick Monday will be signing his book at Dodger Stadium on September 19 before the Dodger game. Tommy Davis will be speaking and signing autographs at El Cholo Restaurant on September 24 at 6:30 pm. Call to make your reservation: 949.673.0777 I won't be attending any of those events. I already have their autographs. Talking about autographs, I have yet to get a autograph this month. I missed on several events because I have been extremely busy. Hopefully, I will get some chances by the end of the month.
Little Ethier
I want to congratulate Andre & Maggie Ethier for the birth of their first baby🙂
Video Time! Troy just got his Beimel Bobblehead


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Cardwell High School, Cardwell, Montana Girls Basketball Team 1925
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Front Row: Helen Wegren - captain, Grace Douglas - vice captain
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Back Row: Frances Hart, Fern Canty - coach, Esther Wegren
Photo from 1925 The Card-Hy yearbook of Cardwell High School, Cardwell, Montana
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Skip to comments.Lesbian student is crowned high school's homecoming KING!
Posted on 10/30/2011 9:50:53 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A lesbian student has been crowned homecoming king at a Californian high school.
During a pep rally at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego on Friday, the announcement was made about senior Rebeca Arellano.
Rebeca's girlfriend and fellow student, Haileigh Adams, was nominated to be homecoming queen.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
the gay population seems to be expanding.
the high screwls prey on kids from dysfunctional homes.
if the parent of the child is the same sex and dysfunctional,
then the perps move in and build on the kid's dissatisfaction with that gender relationship, substituting the queer for the parent.
Sucks to be a guy at that school.
If a gay guy won homecoming queen, the feminists would be all pissy.
And check out the spelling of the name that would have been "Haley" twenty years ago. They are just so darned trendy, those Californians...
I think it mostly shows that the homecoming king/queen position is considered something to goof on. I'm not a fan of gay promotion in the schools, but I don't think this is a sign of anything.
Yet another reason to Homeschool your children. I am so glad that I don't have children or go to public school in this day and age as all the events such as Homecomings and Proms have been hijacked by Liberals and turned into political soapboxes for their agenda.
California is too far gone to be saved.
"if the parent of the child is the same sex and dysfunctional,
then the perps move in and build on the kids dissatisfaction with that gender relationship, substituting the queer for the parent."
Wow. Interesting theory. Extremely nasty if true, and I can believe it. Do you have anything to back it up?
Each day the abnormal is being normal. Before long, incest, pedophilia, and polygamy will be normal. The erosion of the religious foundations of our nation that began in the 1960s is all but complete in California and surely enough will catch on until America resembles Europe- a secular, atheistic society. The Obama Presidency has simply accelerated this decline to the edge of the precipice.
This goofy horse**** is happening so frequently these days that I don't know how anyone can consider it as news. It's just the dumbass, young skulls full of mush doing the obnoxious "history" thing in order to feel good about themselves while pissing off the adults and other normal people.
Well, Patrick Henry has always been a pretty off-beat school.
Just because she's gay doesn't make her a man...... Why didn't she run for queen?
I'm convinced it is all by design.
My godfather is rolling in his grave!!!
He was the principal of Patrick Henry High for 20-30 years, starting sometime in the 70s. He was also a World War II vet who lost his leg, but had phantom pains from the injury for the rest of his life. He was a devout Catholic who prayed on his way to work every day. He was as dedicated an educator, father and friend as a person could be.
And look what has happened to his life's work.
I don't know what else to say.
If they had their way, it would be illegal to homeschool.
Indoctrination is not possible with homeschooling.
Great. Just great.
A homecoming king that couldn't change an alternator if his/her/its life depended on it...
How long before they ALL come out of the closet, they've ALL had their five minutes of fame, and we can just realize how droll and unimaginative this whole mess is?
Because her agenda takes precedence over homecoming celebrations and those idiots in the school district let "her" get away with it.
It's California. I'm surprised they didn't also make a gay guy homecoming queen.
Parents of lesbian students don't have to worry about them becoming pregnant before they finish school.
Agreed! From one who has lived here many years.
I call BS. They're gay the way Ann Heche was gay.
They're LUG's—Lesbians Until Graduation.
They just don't have the look. If they were REALLY lesbians nobody would look at them, let alone crown them.
Another reason for the separation of School and State.
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Arellano posted a statement to those who opposed her on her Facebook wall that read: "For all the girls who think tradition should be continued, go back to the kitchen, stop having sex before you're married, get out of school and job system, don't have an opinion, don't own any property, give up the right to marry who you love, don't vote, and allow your husband to do whatever he pleases to you. Think about the meaning of tradition when you use it in your argument against us."
A good many students may have the attitude that "if you want to make the school look stupid, I'll help".
I entered California high school a huge school booster, and after four years of the crap they considered thinking, I left, thrilled to get away from ALL the idiots, administrator, faculty and student.
Had we not moved from that area (San Carlos area of San Diego) to Chula Vista, that would have been my son's high school (and daughter's, in a few years0. I have a very good conservative friend who lives in that neighborhood whose son attends....I will have to ask her her thoughts.
Who cares what the deviant winner thinks? I still think that she was elected as a high school goof on tradition, not because she/he was more kingly or queenly than the rest of the student body.
I was listening to the radio waiting at a light when that song came on, and while it was playing, what of all things rolls through the intersection? A Snap-on Tools truck
Its is a sick and evil world and America is not exempt from it.
No way would I allow a child to be in this school. subjecting children to perversion used to be a criminal charge. Now its done in the schools...
High School kids always LOVE doing the outrageous to shock their parents, teachers, and administrators. I think this falls into that category. Unfortunately the adults went passively along with it, no doubt due to political correctness.
In this era of facebook and cell phones, there's not even the fig leaf argument of supposedly fostering socialization.
If she opposed tradition she wouldn't being going to homecoming, let alone running for its court. She's a hypocrite.
Thread Winner.
Some years ago a former aquaintance informed me that he was a volunteer "counselor" for school children who had expressed some doubt about their own gender role.
I suspect that he was in it for the "Bennies".
It serves a very important function: The ultimate statement of legitimization of her chosen lifestyle. It will be said that she is indeed a "male", which seems completely odd (no pun intended) due to most homosexuals being drawn to the SAME sex, not the opposite. Weird indeed.
i saw the idea expressed on a video hosted by janet parshall
by the american family association in mississippi.
the idea makes sense to me and my wife.
It's the schools
and the mothers more than anything to be frank
the men are now weak and do not run their homes much more in white suburbia or white middle class in GenX or Y...not like in my age group
I am a 54 year old daddy with boys 5,9 and 11 in public schools in arguably one of the whitest most conservative voting counties in the US (Williamson TN...much like Forsyth in GA) and yet what I see and deal with day in and day out how even conservative younger families behave today is troubling...very troubling...the structure has collapsed and many of the men are sissies..and no one will speak frank on hot topics except in hushed tones looking over their shoulders
it is breeding weak men and homosexuality and just a basic inability to hold up cultural norms and mores that keep us from disintegrating
some here applaud this..not I
Why do parents and taxpayers put up with this crap??
last night my 11 year old went to his school Halloween dance but being secular these nutbags won't call it that since they think that refers to All Saints or something religious..they call it Witching Hour dance or something silly though most parents call it Halloween..same silliness over Winter Break (gag) too
anyhow..the instructions were to drop kids off at back round up door and let them go in by themselves with staff supervising them
probably 300 kids there...
I was the only one who did that though I did have to park to chase him in and give him his rose for his "date"..no not real date...they just mooneye each other
anyhow...most were moms and they insisted on parking and walking their 11,12,13 year old into this school sponsored dance...some even holding their hands with their little darling...man I woulda been mortified...how will these boys ever mature?
I was amazed...toss on top of that...the schools also encourage tattling...bigtime
Moms will not stay off the practice or game field anymore either while dad holds the baby...it is nuts
Where I live is a cross section..probably 40% Yankee, 40% Southern to some degree and 20% Kali or foreign..Nashville metro is very mixed now...not southern hardly at all
but I'm not sure this is a regional issue so much...I think parenting and the culture has destroyed young men
as I left I thought...where will we get a decent officer corps?
I already know where our fighters come from..ever more rural
I don't blame the women so much..I blame the men..wusses
`Lesbianism: It's Not Like In the Movies'
Like `single motherhood': It's tough to live like a trendy Hollywood starlet if you're working at Wal-mart, a convenience store and McDonalds part-time to try and pay the bills and day care, while seeing your kids a few hours a week.
"I don't blame the women so much.. I blame the men".
Blame both, wardaddy. It has to be both parents. A mom still has the responsibility after giving birth (or adopting) a baby boy to raise him as a MAN. Not a weak, sissified, girly man but a MAN. There isn't anything wrong with dropping off an 11 year old at the door. To hold their son's hand is BEYOND my comprehension since my son stopped holding my hand when he was in kindergarten (to appear more masculine to his playmates). It didn't hurt my feelings since it wasn't about ME. It was about him becoming more masculine.
Now.. as for Moms at sporting events. Okay, I'm guilty. I yell and support the team in the most unladylike way. "Smash them" is a common phrase. "Sack the quarterback!" is another. I will try to do better.
Antonio Gramsci won in the end, at least in the last century's tally up until the present. Next century is up for grabs, but not looking good for the Northern European team. The only hope is that adversity via hard times and conflict will uncover a latent toughness plus intelligence that will make our team a winner again.
Ummmm. Bit lost. Is there actually a song about someone having a detachable penis? It looked as if you were replying to comment #17.
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So I saw last week that over 4,000 drivers in Saskatchewan were nailed for driving too fast in July. It's a good start. But, as anyone who spends any time at all on our roadways, it is but a drop in the bucket compared to what is actually happening out there.
Quite frankly, there are just a lot of people driving like idiots on our roadways.
Just look at the July stats, as provided by Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Over 140 tickets were issued for people going 35 km/h over the speed limit. That means people were going 85 km/h or more in a 50 zone which is just stupid. Or, maybe they were doing that in a 110 zone. Meaning they were going 145 or more. Again, stupid.
Or, throw in the 35 drivers doing 50 over the limit. Hopefully they all had their vehicles seized.
There were also the 28 brainiacs who don't have the sense, nor the respect, to slow down when passing an emergency vehicle on the side of the road.
Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I have myself gotten a speeding ticket or two over my years as a driver, both times for being 20 over the posted limit (once in an 80 zone and I wasn't paying attention and once in a 100 zone). It was annoying, but in both cases it was my own fault.
That's another thing I really don't get - the drivers who break the law and then whine about it and blame everyone and everything but themselves. I'm not sure how it is a cop's fault when someone is caught being stupid.
I think we've got it right with how we are handling many of our drivers who can't seem to find the cranial capacity to know if they're going to drive, don't drink. I'm a big fan of the idea that if you get nailed once for such an offence, that you should be forced to drive with an in-car Breathalyzer.
But why stop there? There are some real annoying drivers out there and I think we should look at other in-car solutions. Here are some of my personal suggestions:
The cell-phone lock -- I can't tell you how many times on divided highways I have seen someone going exceptionally slow in the PASSING LANE (another concept I'm amazed some drivers can't seem to comprehend) and as I pull alongside in the right lane I glance over and see they're too busy texting to be driving in the proper lane or at the right speed etc. Yup, texting in the passing lane at 110 km/h on busy highways. So, my suggestion is those devotees of Darwin be forced to use an in-car cell phone lock that immobilizes the car until their cell phone is locked in with the screen facing the dash and inaccessible to the driver. These drivers are annoying, but also excessively dangerous.
The steering wheel weight -- For those drivers similar to above who can't figure out what a passing lane is for, this weight attaches to the right half of the steering wheel and naturally and gradually pulls these drivers back into the regular driving lane.
The steering wheel lock -- While similar to the above two "solutions," this one is for everybody's favourite driver - the man or woman who somehow never figured out what that stick on the left side of the steering column is all about. They move in and out of lanes without any concept of needing to communicate such maneuvers to other drivers. So, for those special folks, we offer a steering wheel lock that prevents the wheel from being turned unless a turn signal has first been activated.
The double fist engine disabler - This one is specifically tailored for the eating driver, the texting driver, the woman putting on make up driver. We've all seen them. I am certain that many of us have been them at one point or another. This great tool cuts the engine any time there isn't two hands on the wheel for more than five seconds. So, there's time to operate turn signals, or windshield wipers, but not to two-hand that double cheeseburger and jam it into your pie hole while steering with your knees!
The lead wedge for lead foots - For those drivers who seem to think speed limits apply to everyone but them. I mean, come on, I know that most of us cheat a little bit, but for the 35-50 plus guys, or those who like the double the speed limit thing, there has to be an in-car solution. And there is - a wedge of lead that attaches to the bottom of the gas pedal. The bigger offender they are, the bigger the wedge can be. These lead for brains with the lead foots will be right at home with this handy attachment.
Now, obviously all of my so-called "solutions" are pretty much unsafe and completely unrealistic. The best thing that each and every one of us can do to make our roads safer are to obey posted limits and drive defensively.
We live in a world where mutli-tasking and having the attention span of the average two-year-old is the norm. But, when we hop behind the wheel, it is one of the places we need to find that inner-Zen focus. Drive safe everyone.
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(2010) Christian Bale makes another appearance in The Fighter, this time as a drug-addicted lowlife. But this isn't about his transformation. The film is based in part of the boxing career of "Irish" Micky Ward in the mid-1980s—a real-life inspiring boxing story that occurred while so many fictional ones were going up on the big screen. This scene is a more realistic portrayal of what tough training looks like—getting up and out the door earlier than you'd like to, working hard to recover from lingering injuries and struggling to continue to get fitter and stronger. Training scenes like this and in other films like Million Dollar Baby show us that the pure fitness montage isn't dead, but has only evolved to become more down-to-earth and realistic in comparison to the ridiculousness of montages in action and sports movies throughout the 1980s. Perhaps that's sad in a way, but overall, it's probably a good thing.


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Risky tactics return amid IPO wave
The "dysfunctionality" of the market for initial public offerings was a big talking point a couple of years ago. Judging by the first three months of 2014, all that was needed to get it moving again was inflows into equity funds.
A total of $6.4 billion has been raised through 10 flotations on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in the first quarter of this year, according to Dealogic, with a slew of deals pencilled in for the second quarter.
It is a far cry from 2012, when just $4.6 billion was raised, and numerous deals were either pulled or traded down on completion. Fund managers at BlackRock penned an open letter decrying the state of the London IPO market, causing many bankers and investors to discuss how the process of running new company issues could be improved.
Mark Astaire, vice-chairman of investment banking at Barclays, said: "People who had businesses to sell were conscious there was a feeling among major investors that the businesses that came back to market were not as fit for purpose as they would have liked. The BlackRock letter pulled a lot of people's views together, that the IPO market needed to be treated with more respect."
Looking back, bankers say there were few signs the market was ever dysfunctional, and that all that was required to encourage more IPOs was stable market conditions and money in the hands of investors to buy equities.
According to the latest available data from Lipper, there was €23.7 billion of inflows to European long-term mutual funds in January this year.
Darrell Uden, head of European ECM at RBC Capital Markets, said: "I don't think the process was ever broken but it's appropriate at the time to look at it to see if things could be improved."
One change has been a shift towards "early look" or "pilot fishing" – where the investment banks and the companies they are marketing for a float engage earlier with their prospective buyers in the fund management industry.
Uden said: "If you look now at the process, which involves extensive early look and pilot fishing meetings, the rest of the process is still broadly as was and deals are getting done successfully."
Controversial tactics
The market has bounced back to such an extent that a number of controversial IPO tactics in London, generally despised by banks, are creeping back in.
With the pick-up in pitches for roles running an IPO, companies and their financial advisers have increasingly moved to interview analysts ahead of appointing their investment bank to run a deal, for example.
These interviews, almost always organised by independent advisers, take place so a company can get a feel for how well analysts understand their business and how they might interact with potential public market investors during the IPO process.
One independent adviser said: "If you're an issuer and you're flying blind into the market, are you going to be satisfied with that? No – you want to know what the analyst thinks of your business." He added: "Analysts can be as independent as they want to be but it doesn't mean to say they should be on the deal."
Bankers, however, argue the process makes them uncomfortable.
One senior UK ECM banker said: "Issuers need to recognise that research analysts are separate and independent."
A second senior European ECM banker said it was a way for "issuers to control the research" produced in connection with their IPO and merited scrutiny by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
He said: "The FCA needs to look at the way they're acting. It's just to get around regulations governing research."
Analysts are barred from pitching for new business and preparing issuer marketing, while they must also not promise "favourable research coverage", according to FCA rules.
An FCA spokeswoman said: "We've got clear rules that prevent firms or analysts promising issuers favourable research coverage. The FCA reviews the controls firms put in place to meet our requirements on an ongoing basis."
It is not the first time that analysts have met with companies ahead of an IPO. There has, however, been an increase in the practice with the uptick in the number of deals where an independent adviser is present, bankers say.
Some market participants also say analysts with a good grasp of a company's business model often deliver better research for potential investors, helping the company and fund managers to get the best results from a flotation.
Josef Ritter, co-head of Emea ECM at Deutsche Bank, said: "It's a process that's understandable. You want to get a feeling for the people who will speak about your company to investors afterwards."
Another process that infuriated investment banks in the last IPO boom prior to the financial crisis is also raising its head.
Independent advisers are asking bankers to work in competition with one another without a formal mandate until closer to the launch of a flotation.
STJ Advisors, an IPO boutique, is using the technique on the forthcoming £3 billion flotation of over-50s insurer Saga, due to launch before the summer.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are preparing the company for a listing without their roles having been formalised, Financial News reported earlier this month.
Competitive IPO
STJ Advisors' founder, John St John, pioneered a technique known as the "competitive IPO" roughly a decade ago. That process came under scrutiny from the Financial Services Authority, which said in 2005 that it intensified conflicts of interest, such as pressuring banks to produce research that pushed up the value of the IPO candidate. The practice was not banned, however.
One senior banker familiar with the technique said: "Investors think 'here comes another overmarketed stupid structure'. All they want is to hear from a small number of banks qualified to talk to them so they can take a straightforward decision."
In the return of IPO activity, market participants are watching carefully to gauge whether the revival is sustainable and that the means of running deals does not taint the pipeline. Bankers say the biggest risk to the market will be if several deals are pulled or fall in the aftermarket.
Barclays' Astaire said: "The market is very conscious, and major banks are conscious, that IPOs have come back to the market and we've got to be quite protective of it."
This article was first published in the print edition of Financial News dated March 31, 2014


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2015: One of just seven players to appear in all 18 games this season... Tied for first on the team with 17 starts... Totaled 1,372 minutes on the pitch... Registered one assist in a 2-0 win over Denver (Sept. 18)... Took 20 shots and placed six on goal for a .300 shot on goal percentage... Averaged 1.11 shots per game and 0.06 points per game... Tied for fourth on the team with one point in 2015. BIG EAST: Appeared in all nine conference matches and made eight starts... Totaled 769 minutes on the pitch against BIG EAST opponents... Took nine shots and placed one shot on goal for a .111 shot on goal percentage in league action... Averaged 1.00 shots per game in conference contests.
2014: Appeared in 15 games while making two starts on the Villanova offense... Totaled 616 minutes on the pitch... Registered two goals on the season for four points vs. Radford (Aug. 29) and Lehigh (Sept. 7)... Took 13 shots and placed seven on goal for a .538 shot on goal percentage... Tallied the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win vs. Radford (Aug. 29)... Took a career-high six shots vs. Lehigh (Sept. 7)... Tied for second on the team with two goals on the year... Tied for first with one game-winning goal in 2014... Averaged 0.87 shots per game, 0.13 goals per game and 0.27 points per game. BIG EAST: Appeared in seven conference contests... Totaled 184 minutes on the pitch during BIG EAST games... Took five shots and placed three on goal for a .600 shot on goal percentage in league action... Averaged 0.71 shots per game. BIG EAST Tournament: Appeared in the Wildcats first round game against St. John's which resulted in a 2-0 loss to conclude the 2014 season.
2013: Appeared and started in all 19 games as a forward during her freshman season... Totaled 1,460 minutes on the pitch... Registered six goals and 10 assists for 22 points... Took 33 shots and placed 18 on goal for a .545 shot on goal percentage... Had two game-winning goals... Was 1-for-1 on penalty kick attempts for the season... Had a season-high three points in games vs. Maryland (Aug. 26), James Madison (Sept. 6) and Xavier (Oct. 3)... Tallied two assists in contests vs. Richmond (Sept. 8), St. Francis (Sept. 15) and Creighton (Oct. 17)... Took a season-high four shots in games vs. Radford (Aug. 20) and St. John's (Oct. 12)... Was 1-for-1 on penalty kicks on the season, scoring vs. Georgetown (Oct. 27)... Ranks 2nd all-time with 10 assists in 2013... Ranks 2nd all-time averaging 0.53 assists per game in 2013... Tied for 6th all-tie with 22 points in 2013... Tied for 6th all-time averaging 1.16 points per game in 2013... Tied for 5th in the BIG EAST with 22 points on the year... Tied for 5th in the BIG EAST averaging 1.16 points per game in 2013... Tied for 2nd in the BIG EAST with 10 assists for the season... Tied for 2nd in the BIG EAST averaging 0.53 assists per game in 2013... Led the team with 22 points on the season... Led the team with six goals in 2013... Led the team with 10 assists on the year... Tied for 2nd on the team with 33 shots on the season... Led the team with 18 shots on goal for the season... Led the team with two-game winning goals vs. Lehigh (Sept. 1) and vs. Xavier (Oct. 3)... Averaged 1.74 shots per game, 0.32 goals per game, 0.53 assists per game and 1.16 points per game in 2013... Registered points in 11 of 19 games as a freshman. BIG EAST: Appeared and started in all nine conference contests... Totaled 692 minutes on the pitch against BIG EAST opponents... Tallied two goals and three assists for seven points in conference action... Took 12 shots and placed eight shots on goal for a .667 shot on goal percentage... Had one game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Xavier (Oct. 3)... Led the team with seven points in BIG EAST contests... Tied for 1st on the team with two goals against conference opponents... Led the team with three assists in BIG EAST play... Tied for 2nd on the team with 12 shots in BIG EAST action... Tied for 2nd on the team with 12 shots on goal in conference play... Tied for 1st with one game-winning goal in BIG EAST action... Registered points in four of nine games in conference... Connected on a penalty kick against Georgetown (Oct. 27)... Averaged 1.22 shots per game, 0.22 goals per game. 0.33 assists per game and 0.78 points per game against BIG EAST opponents in 2013. BIG EAST Championship: Appeared in the Wildcats first round game against the DePaul Blue Demons which resulted in a 1-0 loss to conclude the 2013 season.
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Highland Park: Earned four varsity letters under Head Coach Steward Brown, serving as a team captain while helping guide Highland Park to a 4A State Championship... Named the 2013 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year... Named a three-time selection to the TASCO All-Region Team... Two-time selection to the TASCO All-State team... Named to the 2012 DFW All-Area First Team, UIL All-Tournament First Team and MVP of the state championship semifinal contest... Notched 66 goals during her sophomore and junior seasons to lead the team... 2011 All-District and Highland Park Offensive MVP... 2009 All-District Newcomer of the Year... Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society... AP Scholar.
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Name: Rafael Coronado
Ethnicity: Hispanic
DOB: 10/29/65 (40 years old)
Height: 5'06"
Weight: 140
Hair: Black
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Rafael Coronado is a convicted Level 2 Sex Offender. The release of this information was prohibited due to a court injunction. Recently, a
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I love my Rockboxed Fuze+
The Fuze+ gets a lot of bad rap around here, but I took a gamble and pulled the trigger on a refurbished 16 GB Fuze+ on eBay, for just €40. I didn't even bother with the original firmware, I immediately installed the latest Rockbox build.
I understand why some people would hate the touchpad, but it's not nearly as bad as what I've read on this board. With Rockbox at least, it's responsive, and even convenient at times; I love that the bottom left and right corners act as page up / down buttons, allowing for fast scrolling when browsing through a large collection. Yes, you have to look at the DAP in order to interact with it, but the same goes for all touchscreen DAPs, so I don't really get what the big deal is.
I find the portrait mode screen to be very convenient and most appropriate on a DAP: cover art can be displayed full screen, with metadata beneath it. I made myself a custom theme (grayfog) that looks like this:
The portrait orientation of the screen also makes it possible to display a lot more lines than with other DAPs, like the iPod Classic (and obviously, the Clip+). My Fuze+ can display about 22 lines, with the current font that I use (14-Nimbus).
I've also read complaints that the Fuze+ is too big: that's largely exagerated as well (no pun intended). Obviously it is larger than the Clip+, but it's still smaller than the iPod Classic, and I've never heard any complaints that the iPod is too big.
Sound quality-wise, I think it sounds just as good as my Clip+ and my iPod Classic, with one caveat: I hear a faint hiss with my Shure SE425 IEMs (not with my Denon headphones), but I don't hear it when music is playing. It's not as annoying as my Clip's "CPU noise" (as reported on the Rockbox website), which I hear between track changes. The iPod Classic wins there, as it is completely silent in all circumstances (even with my Shures).
I've run RMAA on it, and it measures pretty well (loaded, unloaded). Its output impedance is just 0.9Ω, very decent.
All in all, I think it's a sexy and convenient DAP that mostly suits my needs and tastes. I don't think it's fair to systematically dismiss it; prospecting customers just need to be well informed about it.
It is a nice looking piece of hardware, and the sound is very good. Rockbox is the only reason the player is even remotely usable, and they have done a great job improving it. Even in the earlier RB builds, I still wanted to smash the one I had, but before I traded mine away, it was certainly a lot more usable.
Are those RMAA results using Rockbox or the OF ? Either way they seem to say it should be a decent sounding player.
I don't think I've heard anyone reasonable complain about the sound quality. The complaints have always centered around the UI and poorly responding touchpad. Rockbox would fix that for me but I don't think it would for most people.
Damn I miss mine now. Damnit why'd I take it apart again? Oh yeah the headphone jack was kinda lose and I wanted to see if I could make it tighter so I tried to squeeze it with needle nose pliers. Very bad idea. I still hope they come out with a successor with real buttons though. Maybe one where the screen doesn't scratch as easy and with a long battery life. I love my e-series but I really want a successor to the fuze.
The more I think about it, the more I think that the Fuze+ is one of those devices that are victims of unjustified and / or exagerated bad reputation. I thought it was suspicious. It seems like everyone is telling everyone else to stay away from it like the plague, here and on Head-Fi.
Yes, the touchpad is not for everyone, but touchscreen DAPs don't get such a bad rep. But now if I start recommending it to some people, I'll pass for a lunatic
OK, yes, the OF is horribly laggy and unresponsive :eek:
I wouldn't consider recommending a Rockboxed Fuze+ a lunatic suggestion. I'd question your judgement if the recommendation was for one without Rockbox though. As I've said in the past life's too short to be dealing with a device that doesn't work as expected.
I won't say my past experience has soured me so that I would never buy one again. I might get another if I see a refurb at a price that's too good to miss. Having a working Rockbox port puts the Fuze+ into the "maybe" category for me. Without Rockbox that would be "no way in hell".:eek:
I've been avoiding getting one as I'm butt deep in DAPs now. This price may make me rethink that. Hmmm...
Yeah me too if I didn't already have a zip, fuze v2, and walkman e475. If I bought one I'm afraid it would end up like the c200 i found while cleaning the other day
But a 16GB model? 88 bucks? Holy Moly! :eek:
I ran a battery benchmark on my Rockboxed Fuze+. I got 32 hours and 45 minutes of continuous playback, with Musepack files, 10 band EQ enabled, and my Shure SE425's attached. Pretty much the same as my iPod Classic, when it was Rockboxed as well.
Nice, that's quite a bit better than the OF rated 24 hours.
Why Musepack? I thought you usually use LossyFlac? I know Musepack should decode easily but wouldn't using FLAC work better to give others an idea of what they might expect?
LossyFLAC is for my iPod Classic, because it has twice as much storage as I need to fit my entire collection.
Musepack --insane is more appropriate for my Fuze+ with 16 + 32 GB, with enough room to let my collection grow.
I use Musepack because it decodes faster, and --insane because I like overkill.
Thanks for this information, Skamp. I will have to try mine with RB. My main problem with the touchpad (though I am using the original firmware) is that I use my Fuze+ for playing music through my car stereo, and when I try to change albums or go to a different artist, I nearly keep running off the road because of how bad the touchpad is and I have to literally concentrate on doing that instead of paying attention to the road. My old Fuze with the scroll wheel was SO much easier to use. I press the damn thing straight in the middle and it thinks I touched it to skip to the next song, or skip to the previous song, etc. PITA. I have not tried RB on my + because I figured even the best firmware cannot overcome bad hardware (I assumed the touchpad issues are a hardware problem).
I was hoping that Sansdisk would come out with a new Fuze in time for this past Christmas season that combined the good of the + (outside of the touchpad, I mostly like the OS of the + over the Fuze OS) with the easy to use controls of the original Fuze, but that has not come to pass, yet, and may never.
This confirms what i thought, if i hadn't fallen in love with the C2 (and now by the looks of it i9+) I would be all over the Fuze+ rockboxed.
I wasn't overly impressed with the clip zip, its screen quality was so bad it was 'why bother', a larger clip+ screen would have sufficed. The battery life of all the clip players is too little for my liking.
My favourite sansa product was the Fuze V2, I would have enjoyed a nicer screen on that device. The fuze+ has a nicer screen but compromises with controls, possibly less of an issue once rockboxed.
The best thing about the fuze+ is its price, its not a big gamble to see if rb&fuze+ is workable.
Oops, this is coming kinda late, but I just realized that I completely forgot to mention one small gripe: the display is kinda funky. First, you need to tilt it forward a bit in order to get some contrast (which is pretty poor to begin with). Second, sometimes the screen flickers, but I don't know if that's because I bought a refurb (which I got really cheap, at almost 1/3rd the price). My Clip+ (also a refurb that I got on the cheap) also has display issues.
The display on my iPod Classic is much better (in terms of quality). But the portrait orientation of the display on the Fuze+ trumps to poorer quality (for me), so I guess that's why I forgot to mention it. I'm curious to know if brand new Fuze+'s suffer from those issues.
What you're seeing is pretty much what I saw with the new ones I've had. The screen is better than the one on the original Fuze but still nothing exceptional. The viewing angles aren't great but for a relatively cheap player I don't think they're that bad. Good enough to see how to get a song started but not what I'd use to watch anything more than a 'toon or a trailer.
I don't remember any flickering on the ones I bought new. The times I've used the refurb a family member has I didn't notice any on theirs either. No idea if that's me not noticing or it's not happening. I'll take a look when I can get my hands on it again and let you know what I see.
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Understanding how advantageous mismatches actually work in the NBAThursday, January 21st, 2010
Early in the Sixers loss to the visiting Blazers, Portland had an obvious mismatch. The 6-7 Martell Webster was being guarded by the smallest guy on the court, Allen Iverson, who is listed as 6-0 but was once described by then-teammate Aaron McKie as 5-10, which seems plausible.
Webster can shoot from the outside, and is strong and athletic enough to score in the paint. In theory, he could feast on a small defender.
The Blazers force-fed Webster again and again. The smaller Iverson battled. "Just trying to fight him early," said Iverson after the game. "Trying to push him out as much as possible, and front him if I had to." He also used some veteran tricks. Not once, but twice on an early play Iverson yelled and threw his body around, pretending Webster had fouled him.
The referees weren't buying it.
Webster went to work.
He ran Iverson off screens, Reggie Miller-style. He posted up. He shot long jumpers. He fought into the paint.
And just about none of it worked. Webster missed a layup. He made a mid-range jumper. He missed a 3. He missed a tip-in. He missed a short jumper.
In one telling play, Webster posted Iverson, rushed a move into the helping Samuel Dalembert, and missed a tough shot over the longest arms on the court.
Another time, the Blazers fought to get Webster the ball in the corner and looked to create something off the dribble. But he didn't have a lot of room to operate, and ended up having to escape to the top of the key. By the time he determined there were no easy shots for him, he swung the ball into a shot-clock violation.
After all that, Portland was down six, and had scored just five points in the game's first five minutes. Webster missed one more shot, then Portland stopped going to Webster.
The fact is …
Just because:
Martell Webster is 6 feet 7 inches, and weighs 235 lbs,
Allen Iverson is 6 feet 0 inches, and weighs 165 lbs,
it does not mean Portland's young buck has a skill-based advantage in an array of different areas within his individual game that supercedes those of Mr. Iverson's.
According to the Full Play-By-Play and the details provided by Henry Abbott:
BEGIN – 1st Quarter, 12:00
No. 1, Webster missed a 2PT layup. [10:52]
No. 2, He made a 2PT jump shot. [09:09]
No. 3, He missed a 3PT jump shot. [08:42]
Rebound: Offensive [08:26]
No. 4, He missed a 2PT tip-in shot. [08:26]
No. 5, He missed a 2PT jump shot. [07:37]
Turnover: Shot Clock Violation [07:05]
Personal Foul vs Iguodala, shooting [06:52]
No. 6, He missed a 2PT jump shot. [06:35]
END – 1st Quarter, 04:56, Subbed Out
BEGIN – 3rd Quarter, 12:00
No. 7, He missed a 2PT jump shot, blocked shot by Iguodala. [11:37]
No. 8, He missed a 2PT jump shot. [10:09]
Rebound: Defensive [03:48]
No. 9, He missed a 2PT dunk shot, blocked shot by Dalembert. [02:56]
Personal Foul vs Iverson, shooting. [02:50]
END - 3rd Quarter, 02:31, Subbed Out
BEGIN – 4th Quarter, 00:41.1
END – 4th Quarter, 00:00
Where, exactly, would you say Martell Webster has an individual match-up advantage over Allen Iverson?
… since, according to Nate McMillan's own words:
"Martell is not normally on the block for us. We wanted to make Iverson work some, so they didn't just rest him. We wanted to go into the post with our guards … we tried Martell a few times.
You don't want to take yourself out of rhythm by going to a guy who's not normally in that position. We went to it a couple times, but we felt like we were trying to force some things there and we went away from that, and went back to what we normally do."
Part I
If you look at the NBA Hotspots Chart for Martell Webster, to-date, what you should be able to see is that he is actually shooting/scoring the ball relatively poorly from a host of different spots on the floor … including:
A. From an interior location:
#3. Middle Lane 2PT shots, 1-6/.167
#4. Right Low Block 2PT shots, 0-6/.000
B. From a mid-range location:
#6. Left Elbow 2PT jump shots, 2-8/.250
#7. Free Throw Line 2PT jump shots, 1-5/.200
#9. Right Wing 2PT jump shots, 3-12/.250
C. From a perimeter location:
#13. Right Angled 3PT jump shots, 17-54/.315
with the exceptions being …
A. From an interior location:
#1. Layups/dunks/tip-in shots, 49-93/.527
#2. Left Low Block 2PT shots, 5-9/.556
and, predominantly, well AWAY from the basket area …
B. From a mid-range location:
#5. Left Wing 2PT jump shots, 10-23/.435
#8. Right Elbow 2PT jump shots, 6-13/.462
C. From a perimeter location:
#10. Left Corner 3PT jump shots, 19-52/.365
#11. Left Angled 3PT jump shots, 14-37/.378
#12. Middle Top 3PT jump shots, 9-19/.474
#14. Right Corner 3PT jump shots, 18-42/.429
Part II
A mismatch advantage CAN ONLY OCCUR in a specific aspect of the game where:
* Player X is being checked by Player Y; and,
* Player X has a skill-based advantage, compared to Player Y …
- because that particular skill is a regular part of what Player X brings to the table each and every time he plays the game against an opponent who is similar to Player Y
- within the specific context of how Player X's team usually operates.
Yes, indeed, the NBA game is about …
i] Creating individual match-up advantages;
ii] Exploiting individual match-up advantages; and,
iii] Minimizing individual mis-match disadvantages;
in order to create high percentage open shots:
A. Within the context of a specific game; and,
B. According to the specific strengths and weaknesses of the involved players …
but – first and foremost – it is absolutely crucial to actually know what exactly qualifies as a legitimate mis-match advantage when Team 1 plays against Team 2 and Player X is assigned to check Player Y.
As such, Martell Webster vs Allen Iverson does not qualify as a favourable mismatch advantage for the Blazers vs the 76ers, UNLESS MR. WEBSTER IS ACTUALLY BEING USED PROPERLY, by Nate McMillan, through a series of:
I. Post-ups in the Left Low Block position; and,
II. Weak side spot up opportunities when the ball is …
* Fed into the Low Post position and then kicked out
* Driven into the interior of the defense and then kicked out
to Webster, specifically, for mid-range/perimeter jump shots over a much smaller defender, after several passes have already been made by his teammates.


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Excellent job. Just one tip:
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I solved this by my own, using things learned from my previous two threads. I am so proud. I post it here so maybe others can learn from it if they decide to.
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