Hi Ed, thanks for the replies!
1. Great info re: the first-line hane and blindly applying proverbs. I will study head vs. foot
2. I'll study the end-game situation and

on P18 vs P17
3. Cool, thanks for clarifying the typo
4. Thanks for posting those variations. I was able to play with them in sabaki once I read your hidden text re: the net at N9
5. LOL, that pie chart is spot-on!
sleepy