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Just a memo to myself..
Taget movie clip
some_mc.gotoAndPlay(”framelabel”);
some_mc.gotoAndStop(”framelabel”);

Function
function showsome() {
some_mc._alpha = 100;
}
function hidesome() {
some_mc._alpha = 0;
}
Popup an external URL
this.some_btn.onRelease = function() {
getURL(”http://www.go-redsox.com/index.php”, “_blank”);
};
(Has to end with file extension such as .html or .php… other wise, http://www.go-redsox.com/ will NOT work)
Tween class
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
var ShowSome:Tween =
new Tween(some_mc, “_alpha”, Regular.easeOut,
some_mc._alpha, 100, 5, true);

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Panoramic Fenway 2007-04-22 NYY@BOS
— Photo by Daigo.
Photo caption: Fenway Park, April 22, 2007. New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox.
Top of 5th. Game tied after Jeter’s solo homer. Matsuzaka is on the mound, facing Jason Giambi, wile Red Sox playing with shift for him to hit on the right side of the field. Giambi will […]

Yes, it’s “the other” Japanese pitcher.
Hideki Okajima, a 31-years old left hander from Kyoto, has played in professional baseball organization since 1995. He has 12 years of experience as a professional baseball pitcher. How many years experience Daiske have? 8. Well, he is 5 years younger than Okajima, But still. My point is, he is […]

This whole Virginia Tech shooting is making me feel, how do I put it, very uneasy. I read late last night that the gunman was an Asian in a AP story (I believe), and today it was announced that he was Korean. I strongly believe that race or ethnicity of the gunman had anything to […]

It got me thinking after I had a pretty interesting conversation with my colleagues about Daisuke Matsuzaka’s nick name, Dice-K. His name, Daisuke, does sound the same as Dice-K, so pronunciation is correct, but I had a little trouble with the use of it. Example, they are using it in a sentence like “Welcome to […]

Daisuke Matsuzaka will pitch his first major league game Thursday, and his next start, his Fenway debut, is next Thursday against Seattle Mariners. The first batter he is going to face, is the most likely first Japanese Hall of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki. It goes without saying that the match up of the two is a […]