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Well, I have not the patience to read it all so I skimmed - alright, call me a slacker. Can someone help me out here to learn the salient points of these threads ....
You're a slacker, St. Tim. Not that I've ever known you to be one before. au contraire...

But if you want to jump in at the end, don't ask someone else to do your 'homework.' You've always done a fine job of doing your own.

You're reading backwards and IMO you seem to have it backwards. Please take the time to read it through from start to finish.