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On December 10, 1981, three interrelated articles appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine. These articles reported cluster outbreaks, in New York City and Los Angeles, of pneumocystis pneumonia, mucosal candidiasis, and chronic ulcerative perianal herpes-simplex lesions. What all three outbreaks had in common was that they occurred in previously healthy male homosexuals, and that in all cases the patients displayed evidence of profound cellular immunodeficiency. Moreover, this immune deficiency was not inherited; it had somehow been acquired.
No one could possibly have guessed, twenty years ago, that these intriguing but anomalous clinical cases were the first widely reported manifestations of a viral pandemic that would metastasize until it had enveloped the globe, condemned tens of millions of men, women, and children to agonizingly slow, premature death, and taken its place among the greatest plagues in all of human history.
This insidious and elusive new pathogen, which seemed to eradicate the body's immune system from within, baffled the best minds in the scientific community and unnerved all those who attempted to treat it. Here were patients with infections so reportably rare that most of us knew about them only from textbooks. And here was an underlying disease process that was unresponsive to any of the potent therapies in the modern clinician's armamentarium.
For the bleak first years of the HIV epidemic, we did not even know what was consuming the immune systems of our patients. And for an inexcusably long time after the causative agent was identified, legal wrangling over patent rights prevented us from being able to test, and treat, infected individuals. Not until fifteen long years after the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were reported did we discover how to combine classes of antiretroviral agents in ways that would suppress viral replication -- and even this partial victory proved pyrrhic. Not all patients responded to these potent new regimens, not all patients whose viremia was reduced by these regimens achieved a durable response, and all patients experienced toxic side effects of therapy.
It took a long time to figure out how we could achieve near-total suppression of viral replication in patients who did respond to therapy . . . and it took even longer to figure out what was actually happening, at the cellular level, in these patients. For the first decade of the HIV pandemic, most clinicians were obliged to depend on serial CD4 counts to gauge disease progression in their patients. These measurements told us what had happened, not what was happening, in these patients. It was only with the advent of the HIV RNA assay, in 1995, that we finally had a clinical tool that could measure a patient's viral burden in what was, in effect, real time.
The problem was, of course, that these measurements told us only part of the story. All of us have patients who have never achieved maximal suppression of viral replication, patients whose viral load consistently measures between, say, 4,000 and 8,000 copies/mL. And yet many of these patients have clearly achieved some sort of steady-state relationship with their own viral isolate. Their HIV RNA levels never escalate into the six-figure range, and they remain in relatively good health.
How do we account for this? The explanation, as Drs. Andrew Luber and David Hardy explain in their article entitled "Entering the Era of Truly Individualized Antiretroviral Therapy," which appears in this issue, is that there is a significant amount of inter-patient variability in how particular individuals respond to particular antiretroviral agents. As a result, trough levels of these agents can vary widely, with some patients adequately protected even at the Cmin levels of all the drugs they are taking while other patients are unprotected for some part of every dosing cycle.
Dose-ranging studies, which are conducted during the early phases of a drug's development, usually enroll relatively small numbers of relatively sick patients. Dosing recommendations are extrapolated from the pharmacokinetic data obtained from these individuals -- and clinicians are left to work out, on their own, how to adjust these doses for children, for women, and for all patients who are cachectic, malabsorptive, or have demonstrated that they cannot tolerate standard doses of other drugs.
It is small wonder, then, that investigators have found such wide variance in the circulating levels of drugs used to suppress HIV replication -- even in populations well matched for age, degree of disease progression, and adherence. These individual variations can now be detected using two new clinical tools, resistance assays and drug-level monitoring. And once these variations have been detected, we can compensate for them -- by titrating a patient's drug dosages upward to effective therapeutic levels. Conversely, in patients who achieve supratherapeutic serum concentrations of particular drugs, we can titrate the patients' dosages downward, reducing the toxic side effects of therapy without reducing its efficacy.
As Drs. Luber and Hardy observe, the availability of commercial tests that measure both plasma drug levels and susceptibility to therapy gives clinicians the tools they need to evaluate an individual patient's responsiveness to individual antiretroviral agents -- information that can be used to devise truly individualized drug regimens. For the first time in the two decades since the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were described, we have drugs that can suppress viral replication to levels so low that it cannot be detected by the most sensitive commercial assays -- and now we have the clinical tools we need to devise patient-specific regimens that will achieve that objective.
The value of the data derived from these new tests will be only as good as the clinician's ability to interpret those data, of course -- and accurate interpretation will depend on familiarity with both the advantages and the limitations of current methodologies. As more data are derived -- and as more clinicians gain comfort with the new technology -- significant advances in our understanding of the clinical implications of information derived from resistance testing and drug-level monitoring will undoubtedly occur.
At the moment, these new tests offer us a unique opportunity to evaluate individual responses to antiretroviral therapies. And this clinical advantage offers us an opportunity to prevent treatment failures and increase the durability of responses more fully and more effectively than ever before. Experience is the best teacher, and what our early experience with these new clinical tools teaches is that these tests provide potentially valuable assistance in devising antiretroviral regimens that achieve the greatest possible suppression of viremia with the lowest incidence of therapy-limiting toxicities.
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Welcome the Season of Bounty
This may be my favorite paper of 2011.
The reason is simple. It's the winning combination of good food and good times.
Summer is the season I love best, but these dwindling weeks of the year are hard to beat. The light leaves us early, but before it goes, it's as golden as the leaves. Under the warming influence of the Chesapeake, temperatures are often balmy. Early twilights rage in hot pink and smoky blue.
Best of all, as Thanksgiving nears — with the winter holidays right behind — the fun begins. Every day and every night from now until the New Year is rung in, there are places to go, people to see and things to do.
Following the carol's advice to don we now our gay apparel, our communities dress up, first in autumn leaves with pumpkins at nearly every door. Then in sparkling lights and evergreens, we hold the darkness at bay and bundle up and gather together against the chill.
As if these six weeks had been transformed into a Broadway musical, song fills the usual silence, and dancing is as common as walking. Every theater and many churches put on plays. Church choirs and military bands and tuba players are irrepressible. You have your pick of 10 or a dozen tellings of traditional stories.
Workshops teach how to bake holiday cookies or weave boughs and fruits into symbols of welcome. Artists and artisans set up markets to show you the inventions they've been crafting all year. Shops serve cookies, wine and cider and stay open late. Railroad buffs set up busy villages of intersecting lines. Runners and walkers lace up their shoes for Turkey Trots and Jingle Bell runs.
In this paper, Bay Weekly chronicles that outpouring of abundance, hope and glad tidings. Season's Bounty, our annual holiday supplement, makes this edition so heavy that our delivery drivers must do two trips — or risk their cars' and trucks' springs — to bring it to you.
In Season's Bounty, you'll find entertainments to last you the rest of the year. Illuminations, visits from Santa, shops and sales and daily happenings are so bountiful that you can't have it all. The only way to book your time is to transfer your favorites from our calendar to yours. Some days, you can't possibly fit it all in. December 3 and 10, both Saturdays, are the busiest days of the year. Even Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are full of fun this time of year.
This year, we wrap all that Bounty in stories about food.
Approaches to the Thanksgiving feast are stories we do every November as that holiday nears. This week, we've combined the feast with the Bounty.
I hope these stories will inspire your menu and your memories.
Writing and reading about food is inspiring for me. I can taste the recipes the way I imagine a reader with a musical ear can hear a score. So my mouth is watering as I bring you stories on five ways to cook a turkey and last-minute seasonal, local dishes to crown your feast.
But best of all I love the memories that spring to mind as my fingers type or my eyes follow words about food. Occasional contributor Roberta Safer, a retired jeweler and activist in Calvert County's League of Women Voters, gives us a kitchen story to inspire yours. She writes about birds of a different feather, ducks rather than turkeys, but the message goes to the heart of Thanksgiving, reminding us that the food we share brings us together for years after we've wiped our lips and refrigerated the leftovers.
Her story takes me back to that truth in my life.
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The Miami Heat looked both dominant at times, and ordinary at other times in their two home wins against the Milwaukee Bucks to start the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, but now the series shifts to the Bradley Center on Thursday.
The defending champion Heat grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven set on Tuesday night with a 98-86 victory at American Airlines Arena.
As dominant as the Heat have been, that sort of display didn't come out Tuesday until the start of the fourth quarter. The Heat burst out with a 12-0 run to begin the final frame, turning a three-point lead into a 15-point margin, and that kind of advantage was way too much for the Bucks to overcome.
"It was a quick squirmish and an explosion," Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra said of the run.
Dwyane Wade was Miami's leading scorer with 21 points, but LeBron James once again enjoyed a spectacular all-around game. The reigning and presumptive MVP finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
The Heat got a boost from their bench as Shane Battier and Chris Andersen both had 10 points. Ray Allen and Norris Cole netted seven points apiece.
"The second unit came in with a great deal of energy," Spoelstra said.
Now the series shifts to Milwaukee. As they say, a playoff series doesn't start until a team wins on the road. This series may appear to be pretty lopsided, but that won't stop the Heat from focusing on Game 3.
"We know what the playoffs are and what to expect," Spoelstra said on Wednesday. "This will be a desperate, competitive response from them trying to defend their home court.
"There's nothing wrong with us coming in there with an incredible amount of desperation. It'll be a tough environment. That's why we're bracing ourselves for this competition tomorrow night."
The Bucks can take some solace knowing they have been in the first two games of this series. Milwaukee just can't seem to withstand Miami's one big run.
"In two games now, we seem to have a stretch of about 4-5-6 minutes where they kind of get away from us. We have to figure out how to keep that from happening and keep ourselves in the game," Bucks interim head coach Jim Boylan said.
Ersan Ilyasova rebounded from a horrid Game 1 with 21 points in Game 2 to lead the Bucks. Mike Dunleavy notched 16 off the bench, and Larry Sanders added 14, but it was a slow night for the vaunted Milwaukee backcourt.
Brandon Jennings scored eight points on 3-for-15 shooting, while Monta Ellis managed seven points on just seven shots.
The Bucks finished 21-20 at home this season, but one of those victories came against the Heat. Milwaukee dusted the defending champs, 104-85, in late December.
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Mary J. Blige was honored at the first VIBE Impact Awards presented by Malibu RED on Friday night at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Dez Bryant isn't done returning punts, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday morning.
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The Cowboys star receiver was taken off the punt return team in the win against the Philadelphia Eagles and Dwayne Harris had a 78-yarder for a touchdown. That should be the end of Bryant catching punts, right? Not necessarily.
"Dez is such an exceptional threat, exceptional player that I wouldn't say anything is set in stone and done," Jones said on KRLD-FM, via the Dallas Morning News. "I know what he's capable of doing.
"Dez, we know, can make plays when they're not supposed to be made probably as well as anybody we've got on the team. No, I don't think it's over for Dez."
Bryant can also mess up the routine play as well as anyone, but that's on offense. As far as punt returns, Bryant hasn't been very good since returning two touchdowns as a rookie. He averaged 14.3 yards in 2010, 6.9 in 2011 and 5.5 in 2012.
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Judge John Colborn denied Todd Baker's request last week. Baker wanted a chance to show that his convictions were unconstitutional.
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, May 28, 1910
The work on Narragansett Avenue, at the west ferry, has reached the stage when the coarse stone is to be carted and spread.
The town watering cart was put in commission Monday afternoon, but since that time has not been used, owing to the frequent showers of the past two days.
A large shipment of shrubbery arrived Thursday by the Fall River line and ferry, for Mr. Samuel Smith.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 24, 1935
Auctioneer Preston E. Peckham is announcing an auction sale of household goods, glassware and crockery, to be held at Charles Moll's brick garage, Narragansett Avenue, Saturday at 1 o'clock.
From the Newport Daily News, May 27, 1935
A large crowd gathered on the street Sunday to see the circus wagons and elephants as they came from the west side to take the ferry to Newport.
From the Newport Daily News, May 28, 1935
Work is progressing rapidly on the Bayview Hotel, which is being renovated and is to be open June 15. The large room on the lower floor of the west building, which was formerly the old Bayview house built in 1873 by William H. Knowles, is being decorated by Charles Cummungs of Johnstown, Ohio. A panoramic view of from Beavertail to Castle Hill is shown, including the small islands of the bay. A view of the War College and the Newport water front in the late eighties, Halidon Hill, the Ida Lewis lighthouse, the breakwater, Fort Adams and the spire of old Trinity and many other churches of Newport are a few of the many interesting views.
From the Newport Daily News, May 29, 1935
Jamestown has declared war against a particularly heavy infestation of tent caterpillars, members of the fire department being ordered out to wash down, with a heavy pressure pumper line, the foliage in the Bryer Avenue-Calvert Street section. The area is adjacent to a swamp, in which insects are breeding on the wild cherry trees.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 24, 1960
On receipt of a request (to the Town Council) from Postmaster Stephen J. Zweir Jr. for advice on curbing and sidewalks at the post office, which is nearing completion, the Council agreed to meet with contractors and state officials to consider the matter.
From the Newport Daily News, May 25, 1960
The Jamestown School Committee last night rescinded its May 2 adoption of an upgraded curriculum outline, which has been under fire because of the manner in which it was handled.
From the Newport Daily News, May 27, 1960
The Jamestown School's annual May Festival was marked by a program of dances from countries from which the town settlers came. (Dances represented were American Indian, Portuguese, Ireland and America.)
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 29, 1985
The Town Council Monday refused to set a 5 percent cap on municipal budgets next year until it could discuss "guidelines" at a work session.
A planned face lift for the assistant keeper's house at Beavertail State Park will get underway June 15 with a clean-up day sponsored by the R.I. Parks Association. The six-room house, built in 1889, will eventually be turned into an exhibit and education center. From the Newport Daily News, May 29, 1985
Cable television service in Jamestown took another step forward Wednesday when town offi cials met with cable representatives to discuss locating a receiver dish atop the water tower.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, May 25, 1995
It is like watching migrating birds coming home to roost: When you begin to see the recreational vehicles winding across the island on their way to set up camp at Fort Getty, you can be sure that summer is nearly here.
The new Extra Mart will open at 5 a.m. until store manager Lee Perry can hire additional employees. The Town Council Monday, after some 40 minutes of discussion at a public hearing, voted 4-0 to allow the convenience store to open at 4 a.m.
Seminars on how to use the new electrical voting equipment that will tally the ballots during the upcoming election of town officials will be held Wednesday, May 31, at three separate times and locations.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, May 25, 2000
In a meeting with North Kingstown High School officials, Supt. Francis Gallo learned recently that the high school tuition will increase $1,000 per student for the 2000-2001 school year.
Starting June 1, the town will start using a chemical called methroprene in catch basins around the island to kill mosquito larvae that could become carriers of West Nile virus.


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Well, hello there. Two in a row. Don't get used to it, that's all I've got to say.
Last week, before the cold set in, I had the chance to celebrate Friday with a lovely walk along the South Bank in the sunshine with the GreenPea. She was a fabulous guide to a part of town I most likely wouldn't have visited otherwise: pointing out all the interesting sights across bridges, museums, and the throngs of people out enjoying the weather with us. We finished up with elderflower cordials (also new to me and very yummy) at a cozy bar with flocked wall paper and cushy seats. It was a wonderful afternoon out. Thanks, Pea!
As you see, despite the afternoons out and about and the cold, I finally managed to photograph a little knitting progress. As you might also see, conditions were not ideal: it was later in the evening, light was fading, and this apartment — though safe, quiet, convenient, and comfy — has a pronounced lack of blue IKEA tables. So I went with dim light and a white background.
The photos are decidedly blurry.
But sweet relief! I'm almost there … or very, very close to almost there. What you see is stripe number 14 in progress. The rows are long and knitting back across the wrap and turn is — I won't lie — a little tedious at this point. But I'm close enough to the end that I'm hanging on.
And it does indeed look like I'll have enough yarn for maybe one or two more stripes. Maybe? I went with Malabrigo lace (not sock), but on US9 needles — it's making a really lovely open fabric that is super light and so, so soft. I kind of want to only use Malabrigo lace for every project from now on forever. Or something like that. I can certainly see on or two of those wispy, breezy, lacey cardigans in my future.


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Christmas 2011 brought the welcomed return of the Old Spice Man, in his new re-incarnation as MANta Claus. MANta Claus, played once again by Isaiah Mustafa – the former NFL player turned actor – was on a holiday campaign to give a gift to every single person on the planet. All 7 billion of us. Now, that's some mission.
How Video Seeding Is Done – The Return of the Old Spice Man
In case you somehow missed MANta Claus, here's a sample from Day 1 of their original five-day campaign:
This article will trace the Old Spice campaign back to its 2010 roots to see what can be learned from some of their campaigns over the past two years.
Our first stop, is a visit to the Old Spice YouTube Channel, which automatically suggests that they are onto a winning formula. With 293,646 subscribers and 257,711,905 video views, Old Spice, the brand, is certainly doing very well.
But how have Old Spice achieved this success? How have they become a brand that is able to produce one successful campaign after another?
It all began with this campaign back in 2010: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like. For anybody who has been in hibernation for the past year and a half, here's your chance to catch up on some vital viewing:
With this creative campaign, Old Spice achieved their entry into contemporary culture: which for a brand as old as Old Spice -founded in 1934 – is no mean feat.
Take a look at the Google search results for 'The Man Your Man Could Smell Like':
Over 29,000,000 search results. To say that was 'impressive' would be an understatement.
And if we look at user-generated platforms too, such as Digg, the results are telling:
As you would expect from a popular campaign, there have been spin-offs and parodies that have followed.
One particularly impressive parody was, Study like a Scholar, scholar, made in order to promote studying at the Harold B.Lee Library. Amazingly, it has achieved 2,951,669 views on YouTube at the time of writing:
What came after the success of 'The Man Your Man Could Smell Like'?
More videos featuring the Old Spice Man began to appear. 'Questions' has done particularly well, achieving 21,674,152 views on YouTube.
Take a watch:
However, it was Old Spice's Digital Response Campaign, July 12 – 14 2011, which was truly revolutionary. Over three days, Wieden + Kennedy filmed 186 personalised video responses, targeting specific fans and celebrities. These were made in response to comments posted on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.
The real-time video messages were posted on YouTube and sparked the most successful interactive campaign in history. On Day 1 alone, the campaign witnessed 5.9 million YouTube views, more than Obama's Victory Speech. The campaign pushed the boundaries of what it means to be "interactive" and became an Internet sensation, generating over 52 million views on YouTube. Old Spice became the Number One body wash brand for men.
Here's a little reminder of the campaign–Old Spice's get-well message to Kevin Rose Digg CEO:
Another response, this time with an interesting political twist:
Nearly 70% of the responses were created for ordinary people, non-celebs on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter who were thrust into the spotlight thanks to Old Spice. Whilst celebrities added heft and reach, the use of non-celebs made the campaign much more participatory. It appeared as if the Old Spice guy could respond to anyone, at anytime, anywhere. Old Spice's Twitter account gave consumers a linear timeline to follow the campaign whilst also serving as a simple way for people to submit questions. Select responses were posted on Old Spice's Facebook page and the brand's 50,000 + fans could help spread the word.
The unprecedented success of the Response Campaign, acts as a brilliant example of just how important it is too plan your campaign initially by seeding your video(s) onto the correct platforms. Use the likes of Digg, Delicious, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Vimeo, Facebook and Twitter. Similarly, if you have a relationship with a blogger of authority who will mention your story, this will give your campaign another chance of success, as you will be reaching directly into the blogosphere community.
But before seeding think: "Why would people want to spread this?"
It might be to deliver humour (Old Spice certainly ticks this box) or to give someone an ego boost. Perhaps its aim is to be incredibly useful / resourceful, or to spark an emotional engagement of some sort. Above all, if it is something original, people will feel more compelled to spread it.
What can businesses learn from the global success of the Old Spice campaign?
• Audience interactivity will humanise and in the case of Old Spice modernise your brand. Start up a dialogue with your fans and get them involved right from the start of your campaign.
• Audience recognition. It is the Old Spice Man who makes the commercial. Old Spice has successfully created a persona who drives their campaigns, to the extent that, all their social media is carried out by the Old Spice Man. He responds to our Facebook messages and tweets. As a user we do not feel like we are interacting with Old Spice the brand, but instead with Old Spice Man himself. This makes it much more personal.
Although, sadly, we can't all hire the likes of Isaiah Mustafa to endorse our campaigns, channelling one individual, or a group of individuals to represent your brand, to the extent that they become synonymous with the product that they are promoting, will create impressive results. Here I am thinking of the non-celeb, 118118 men, and the wonders they have done for something as boring as a telephone directory.
• As mentioned before, originality is key. Ad agencies are fortunate to have the budget to produce compelling special effects. They can afford to have the Old Spice Man move smoothly from a bathroom to a boat and onto a horse, all in one sleek movement.
Yet even businesses with a much smaller budget can create videos with original content. Think about the idea of creating a series of videos too, if produced well they will keep your audience coming back for more.
Check out this low budget taxidermy commercial, which has achieved a phenomenal 10,271,923 views on YouTube:
• It might sound obvious but know your target audience. The Old Spice campaign initially started out as an attempt to stop women from buying feminine scented fragrances and body washes for the men in their lives, and instead to purchase something with a masculine smell. W + K were aware of a female's purchasing power within a household. Yet they also knew that men would take an interest in The Man Your Man Could Smell Like' campaign: its humour is universal and Mastafa provides an inspirational role model.
Old Spice's entry into the 2012 market shows a different approach this time, as they address men directly. Blown Mind, the new video promoting their Danger Zone scent, features another former NFL player turned actor, Terry Crews, and comes with the tagline "Power is strength". Gently spoken Isaiah Mustafa has been replaced with an angry, bulked-up Terry Crews.
The 15-second "Blown Mind" spot premiered first on Facebook and YouTube before having its television debut during the NFL's NFC Division Playoff Game last weekend.
Blown Mind has already received 2,487,711 views on YouTube. If you haven't already seen it, here's one last treat for you:
I can't wait to see where the rest of this campaign goes…


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Police say Ind. woman used kids as human shield
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- An Indiana woman has been charged with using her five children as a human shield against police searching her home for a man wanted on a warrant for violating parole in Arkansas.
The Journal & Courier reports 33-year-old Rachelle Billups was released on bond from Tippecanoe County Jail in Lafayette Friday after she was charged with neglect of a dependent, assisting a criminal and resisting law enforcement.
Billups didn't return a phone call from The Associated Press seeking comment Saturday.
A probable cause affidavit says police arrested Billups Feb. 15 after the suspect allegedly hid in a closet upstairs at her Lafayette home while Billups blocked officers from the staircase by surrounding herself on the landing with her five children, ages 9 to 15.


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Five Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday went against the party line in several rounds of voting initiated by the opposition to try to stop the construction of the controversial Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City's (新北市) Gongliao District (貢寮), but the attempts all ended in failure.
At the plenary session, KMT lawmakers Lo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) and Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) voted in favor of a motion calling for a proposal which demanded an immediate halt to construction of the power plant to be discussed at the meeting.
The motion was tabled by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) and supported by the People First Party (PFP).
In another two votes on a motion that proposed calling for the legislature to establish an ad hoc committee to investigate safety concerns at the power plant, another KMT lawmaker, Lin Kuo-cheng (林國正), sided with the opposition to vote in favor, while KMT lawmakers Liao Cheng-ching (廖正井) and Huang Chao-shun (黃昭順) abstained.
Five other KMT lawmakers failed to show up for the meeting.
Prior to the plenary session, DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) attended a DPP caucus meeting yesterday morning and called for President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who doubles as KMT chairman, to "let go" and allow KMT lawmakers to vote according to their own will rather than complying with the KMT's position.
The KMT caucus said that party lawmakers who failed to vote as they were instructed risked being fined at least NT$10,000 (US$334) because the party on Thursday issued a "Grade-A mobilization order" to all KMT caucus members to block motions about the power plant made by the opposition.
The KMT has 63 caucus members, excluding Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) and Deputy Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), KMT caucus whip Ling Hung-chih (林鴻池) said, adding that the KMT would deal with the cases according to party disciplinary procedures.
As public sentiment against the power plant continues to grow, mainly because of concerns over safety and the lack of nuclear waste disposal facilities, the government has been facing an uphill struggle to win support from KMT lawmakers for its proposal to hold a national referendum to determine the fate of the plant.
Critics have said that the way the question would be framed in a possible referendum — "Do you agree that the construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant should be halted and that it not become operational (你是否同意核四廠停止興建不得運轉)?" — would allow construction of the plant to continue by default because of the high threshold required by the Referendum Act (公民投票法).
The proposal, co-sponsored by 32 KMT lawmakers and led by Lee Ching-hua (李慶華), was submitted to the legislature yesterday.
Once the proposal is approved by the legislature, a referendum must be held no sooner than one month and no later than six months later.
The PFP yesterday proposed a motion that the legislature schedule a vote on whether the building of the plant should continue and whether it should begin commercial operations and then let the public vote in a plebiscite to endorse the legislature's decision or veto it.
It was "irresponsible" that a decision on the plant be left up to the public while lawmakers wash their hands of it, PFP caucus whip Thomas Lee (李桐豪) said.
All DPP and TSU lawmakers voted in support of the motion, while all 59 KMT lawmakers present at the meeting were against it.


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"Merlin" finally returns to the Syfy lineup Friday with the first of the final five episodes of the entire series.
"With All My Heart" picks up where we left off--if you can remember where that is. Syfy pulled the show from the air in February just as things were heating up in Camelot. As "The Hollow Queen" aired, Morgana (Katie McGrath) had cast a spell making Gwen (Angel Coulby) her evil agent in Camelot, where the queen plotted to kill her husband, King Arthur (Bradley James), but was constantly thwarted by Merlin (Colin Morgan).
As the action picks up, time is running out for Merlin and Gaius (Richard Wilson) to reverse the spell and save Gwen from an eternity of evil. But they have their work cut out for them; Morgana will not give up her wicked puppet--and her access to Camelot--without a fight.
Coulby, who has played sweet Gwen for all five seasons, jumped at the chance to change things up for the "evil Gwen" storyline of Season 5.
"It's just so much fun being bad," Coulby said in a release. "I'm not quite sure what this says about me, but I think there's something liberating about playing a villain. Plus, I got to try to kill Bradley--um, I mean Arthur."
Coulby and McGrath, like the other cast members, have said they'll miss their characters and each other. But neither actress will long to revist Trefil, the South Wales village where the climactic scenes of "With All My Heart" were filmed.
"No matter what the weather is like anywhere else in the world, it's always raining in Trefil," Coulby said. "It's always raining and cold, or it's way too hot, and it's very exposed."
Coulby had to wade through the waters of the villages' renowned limestone quarries in "With All My Heart" (see photos above), which have been used in many of the show's episodes because, as Coulby said, "It looks fantastic on screen."
McGrath said after using the site in early seasons, the production stopped using an unused quarry on the side of a mountain that provided "high production quality." The producers decided to return for the final season.
"Sure, they're sitting in an office in London with their tea, and we're there on buses in minus-4 temperatures and hawks overhead waiting for us to die so they can feast on our bones," McGrath joked. "It was always a trial to film in Trefil."
Fans will get another look at the Trefil quarries when "With All My Heart" debuts at 9 p.m. CT May 3 on Syfy. A new episode will air each Friday through the two-part series finale, "The Diamond of the Day," airing May 24 and 31.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank may decide to reduce bond purchases at its next policy meeting. A measure of euro-area consumer confidence compiled by the European Commission rose less than economists had predicted. Treasuries are posting the biggest weekly gains in two months as traders seem to be diminishing bets for early interest-rate increases .
Equities: The DEC13 E-mini S&P 500 (CME:ESZ13) is down 4 points to 1713.50, likely having a small reaction to Bullard's comment that we could see a taper next month from the Fed. As we noted yesterday, 1719 is our key level for this market, and if the market has trouble staying above 1719, we think it will go to 1706. We think at these levels, some investors will be inclined to take profits on a recent rally to new highs in the markets. We believe the 1730 level will be tough to breach in the short-term, especially with the debt ceiling negotiations coming up. Another possible bearish event for the stock market today was India surprisingly raising its interest rate.
Bonds: The DEC13 U.S. 30-year bond futures (CBOT:ZBZ13) are up 8 ticks to 131'15. Our key support level is 131'08, and it looks like the market profile is still bullish, with an upside target of 132'20. It doesn't look like the bonds are reacting strongly to the Bullard tapering comment, thus to us this shows the strength of the bond market at these levels. Our two major support levels to watch are 131'08 and 129'21. If these levels are breached then we could see some new selling, but for now, we believe the bonds might head higher.
Currencies: The DEC13 Yen is down 21 ticks to 100.52, while the DEC13 Aussie dollar is down even more, trading down 38 ticks to 93.49. Overall, the big rally in the foreign currencies on Wednesday is running out of steam today, and the strongest currencies today against the USD are the DEC13 Swiss Franc and the DEC13 New Zealand Dollar. The Franc is pushing up against the 1.10 level, and our next target is 110.34. At these levels, we believe the Franc may run into strong resistance. 82.34 is our pivot level for the Kiwi, and if it can't stay above here, it could have some profit-taking down to 82.58. It does look strong though, and our next key longer term upside target is 85.10.
Commodities: DEC13 gold futures (COMEX:GCZ13) are down $30 to $1,338, which is also incidentally very close to a key support level at $1336. Two key factors caused this drop most likely: 1) India raising interest rates, and 2) Bullard's taper-talk indicating a potential taper next month. NOV13 WTI crude oil is consolidating today, trading down slightly to $105.29. NOV13 soybeans are down $.21 to $13.18, after failing to breach contract highs this month. We believe gold has the chance to head lower and test $1300 again soon.
Commodities: DEC13 gold (COMEX:GCZ13) was the big winner on the commodities board yesterday, trading up over $50. Today DEC13 gold is up to $1363, after bouncing off of a key resistance level of $1375. NOV13 WTI Crude oil (NYMEX:CLX13) also had a powerful kneejerk bullish reaction, but today is down $.42 to $106.85. DEC13 Cocoa futures (NYBOT:CCZ13) look to be in an uptrend, and are up $1 today to $2624. $2700 and then $2766 are our next upside targets. The DEC13 corn (CBOT:CZ13) contract is up $.05 today to $4.62, likely benefiting from the no-taper decision yesterday.
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Skip to comments.Chirlane McCray Speaks About Falling In Love With A Man After Being A Lesbian
Posted on 05/10/2013 8:45:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Chirlane McCrays 1979 Essence essay I Am a Lesbian, broke boundaries, marking the first time a Black gay woman shared her sexuality openly.
RELATED: Chirlane McCray Controversy Proves Its Time To Get Out Of Peoples Bedrooms
Today, McCray is married to N.Y.C. Public Advocate and Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio (pictured right), sharing with Essence how she transitioned into a traditional marriage. According to McCray, her shift to a heterosexual union was natural, happening by putting aside the assumptions I had about the form and package my love would come in. By letting myself be as free as I felt when I went natural.
Asked if it was strange dating a man suddenly, McCray said her relationship with de Blasio was simple attraction:
I came out at 17. I hadnt really dated any men. I thought, Whoa, what is this? But I also didnt think, Oh, now Im attracted to men. I was attracted to Bill. He felt like the perfect person for me. For two people who look so different, we have a lot in common. We are a very conventional, unconventional couple.
On the topic of if shes still attracted to women, McCray said,Im married, Im monogamous, but Im not dead. However, dont call her bisexual:
I am more than just a label. Why are people so driven to labeling where we fall on the sexual spectrum? Labels put people in boxes, and those boxes are shaped like coffins. Finding the right person can be so hard, that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work. As my friend Vanessa says, Its not whom you love; its that you love.
McCray first met de Blasio in 1991 while working for the New York Commission On Human Rights. De Blasio was an aide to then-mayor David Dinkins.
I was wearing West African-inspired clothing and a nose ring, and Bill says he had the love-at-first-sight experience. I did note what a good-looking guy he was and that he was funny and smart and made other people laugh. And despite what others may say, McCray is confident in her marriage:
I know my husband loves me fiercely and passionately. I know he supports me and will always stand up for me.
MArried but still a lesbian go figure!
I wonder if women leave the homosexual lifestyle more easily than men do. I don't know; I just wonder.
Kind of oblique, but it makes me think of scripture: "Time and chance happeneth to them all."
But to answer your question, I think the answer is yes. Vive la differance.
That guy can't outrun her?
(Your FR page has humor!)
I'm a lesbian. I just happen to be trapped in a man's body.
There, I did it.
I've had friends who were both sides of it:
Gay men are largely either victims of sexual abuse or porn. As a HS teacher, I see students that are convinced they are gay in 9th grade, then abandon it by graduation. On the other hand, I also see kids who are "recruited" by older men into homosexuality. Many gays are simply terrified of sex with women.
Lesbianism is very different. I've seen many women that have been married and have kids simply "give up" on men. There are also women that are just uncomfortable with men. Many of the lesbians I know still have desire for men but just have no desire to pursue it.
The problem with the gay community is the identification of sexuality as something you are BORN WITH. That is abject bulls***. Every time you get in bed with someone, you choose to do it. Saying that 1 or 2 year old children are gay is stupid. Children have no sexuality; it develops after the identity finding of puberty. I'm sick of all this "I'm born gay" bullcrap. No, you were born, you grew up, and you decided to be gay.
it depends why they are lesbian.
if they had too much male hormones in utero, to the other end of the spectrum, they are making a conscious decision to be a lesbian and reject men. it depends.
Couldn't manage without lots of humor!
I came out of the pantry a little while ago.
These dayz we can't get enough. ;-)
I think some woman can swing both ways...the whole LUG thing...lesbian until graduation. That said I've seen butch woman during pride week that really seem to be born that way. 200 pounds..big shoulders ..thick backs...they look like construction workers. Nothing feminine at all...something is off. Many are Latin or Black
Even more so with men . Didn't we all know some kid in first grade who was just ...gay...hung around with the girls..feminine mannerisms even before we knew what sex was.
One interesting statistic almost all woman hook up with another woman in prison. With men its pretty much the same as the outside.
He can mow her lzwn now.....
I've no personal experience, but everything I've heard about men in prison goes against this:
"With men its pretty much the same as the outside."
She "came out" without ever having dated a man? Sounds to me like she was being heavily influenced by someone.
Don't tell me these people don't recruit. They prey on confused young people like this who lack enough experience and understanding of their own feelings to make a truly informed decision.
Pic by Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times
The hairstyle of her son---Dante de Blasio---called a "stupendous
Afro"---attracted attention when his father, Bill de Blasio announced his mayoral candidacy 1/28/13. One time lesbian,
Mrs de Blasio looks on.
SOURCE http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/de-blasios-announcement-is-upstaged-by-sons-hair/
Diff'rent strokes, for Diff'rent folks.
To me seeing a woman with an African nose ring ,and wearing African Clothing and touting her being a lesbian is a definite turn off, but then some people are into masochism.
Bill de Blasio better watch his back... she sounds nuts.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Flavor Thesaurus Niki Segnit
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OMG. now you've really got me salivating ! chocolate & macarons in all those tempting flavours, I'm trying to lose a few lbs, after all my summer celebrating. Love the sketchs, Great post.ReplyDelete
Love these:) That's what your book could be.. A pour.. then your work..B pour:)..and so on and so on..I am sure it would become..un coup de ♥ReplyDelete
One of my fave libraries bookstores here..Renaud -Bray.. have books w/ a special sticker..that says exactly that.
Yours would be one.
Her book sounds so interesting that I ordered it before even finishing your post. However, I'm betting it doesn't hold a candle to your VISUAL thesaurus! Glorious!ReplyDeleteReplies
This book so has your name on it.Delete
If you don't love it I'll buy it from you : )
What a fascinating book. Thank you so much for the introduction. I didn't know it:)ReplyDelete
It's full of interesting facts. Amazing. So are your drawings. Delicious.
I understand that Herme is a more sophisticated brand for Macarons but Lauderée have the marketing edge. Did you know they openend in Sydney?
Personally I'm a purist when it comes to food and prefer 90%-100% chocolate and nor mixture of flavours... but can appreciate it when it's great!
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READ THIS BOOK Tina and you'll discover it isn't about being a purist at all, but the intrinsic flavors of each individual element. Some foods can enhance others in ways you wouldn't expect.Delete
Love the 2 drawings & the giant macarons. What IS that giant chocolate thing??ReplyDeleteReplies
Hello Carol. I love what you did with les macarons at the end of the post. Ah, to be an artist, or just to be able to draw. What a treat that would be (I never quite graduated from stick figures...) Just posted a story you may enjoy. If I am not mistaken, there might even be a couple of macarons hidden here and there in the middle of the story :-) A bientôt. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDeleteReplies
Anyone with good eyes and reasonable eye-hand coordination can learn to draw. Draw something , starting with a simple object such as a mug. Draw something every day and you will amaze yourself after 4 weeks. Try it. I''ve seen it with my own mother at age 60.Delete
I found that book by total accident at the bookstore months ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it! Not only the flavor pairings are interesting and thought-provoking, the anecdotes peppered through the book make it a wonderful read. Also, the recipes enclosed are worth a try!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's such a discovery both gustatory and brain food.
Can you make your Macaron Equations poster size? I want to wallpaper my salon with that -- it's gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Love your paintings. Especially the first one.ReplyDelete
That package of Macaron's is making me hungry.. They look sooooooooo good.
Beautifully presented as ever, Carol. I got this book for Xmas last year and LOVE it. Like you, I adore Niki's comments and gems in there! Bon voyage and enjoy the Salon du Chocolat.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ah ha!Delete
No wonder you come up with amazing macaron combos with a little help from Niki..
Perfect for you too :)
Last Saturday I introduced my granddaughters to pumpkin flavored macarons. They were a big hit. Of course pronouncing it was an added delight. It became the word of the weekendReplyDelete
Thanks so much for your comment, and piece on the blog – which is lovely, btw. I particularly like the watercolour of the gargantuan macaroons.ReplyDelete
With best wishes


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I found a format string tutorial in a book. Have understood the basic concept, but have a question about one of the examples. The aim is to write the address 0xddccbbaa into a static int variable declared in a program fmt_vuln. The book says that first you write 0xaa like this:
./fmt_vuln `printf "\x70\x97\x04\x08"`%x.%x.%153x%n
which works. Then, it says that in order to write 0xbb we need to increment the byte count upto 187 which is 0xbb in decimal. This argument could be anything; it just has to be four bytes long and must be located after the first arbitrary memory address of 0x08049770. The word "JUNK" is four bytes and is fine. Similarly for writing 0xcc and 0xdd
So according to the book, the entire write procedure would be:
./fmt_vuln `printf "\x70\x97\x04\x08JUNK\x71\x97\x04\x08JUNK\x72\x97\x04\x08JUNK\x73\x97\x04\x08"`%x.%x.%129x%n%17x%n%17x%n%17x%n
My question is: Why do we need the four bytes of JUNK separating the addresses even thought we can control the number of bytes by using the size of %x as in %129x??


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We live in an increasingly international and interdependent world, where business decisions and conditions in one part of the global village can have profound effects on another part. World trade and foreign investment are both growing faster than the world economy. Moreover, certain parts of the world are growing much faster than the United States. Many new opportunities are becoming available around the world, from Europe to the Pacific Rim, from Latin America to Africa, and from the Middle East to Asia and the post-communist countries. These dynamic new opportunities and challenges are open to individuals who are prepared to take advantage of them.
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The world will find out this Saturday if California Chrome is truly Triple Crown-worthy. But whether or not the Thoroughbred continues his winning ways and takes the Belmont Stakes, the Crown's grueling third leg, there's a bigger financial question that remains.
Namely, how much of a stud is he?
It's a question meant in the most literal sense. Owners of champion Thoroughbreds earn their real money in stud fees — or in selling their stallion outright based on the horse's potential fee income. And a horse with a Triple Crown to his credit — a feat that's been accomplished just 11 times — should theoretically command the highest amounts, as in a stud fee of $100,000-plus (and keep in mind, a stallion can easily earn more than 75 fees per year) or a sale price in the tens of millions.
But in the case of California Chrome, the situation is complicated by the fact he comes from a rather weak bloodline, meaning a father and mother without much of a winning record. (Consider that California Chrome's father, Lucky Pulpit, commanded a stud fee of just $2,500.) And in racing, it's often not just about how a horse performs on the track; it's about how his whole family has performed.
In a nutshell, the problem is that California Chrome "has outrun his pedigree," says Chris Wittstruck, a New Hyde Park, N.Y., attorney who specializes in the racing industry.
The result? While California Chrome trainer Art Sherman has pegged the horse's value at $30 million, he's "probably (worth) closer to $15 to $18 million," says Eric Mitchell, editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse, a leading racing publication. And Mitchell says that value could drop to $6 to $10 million if California Chrome fails to win the Belmont.
Compounding the problem: Top-of-the-line stud fees have dropped in recent years – from $300,000 to $100,000, according to a recent report in The Blood-Horse — as a result of the slumping overall economy since 2008 and a glut of available thoroughbreds. And while the market for horses may finally be showing signs of improvement in terms of sales, Mitchell says "stud fees are kind of flat."
Of course, there are still those in the industry who see potential for California Chrome to be a big money maker as a stud — provided he wins the Belmont, naturally. California Chrome's parentage may not matter as much since "sometimes in history new bloodlines are built," argues Bob Elliston, chief operating officer of The Breeders' Cup, another major Thoroughbred racing event. (Elliston pegs California Chrome as a $25 to $30 million horse with a Belmont victory.)
Additionally, there's the sheer fanfare that could greet the next winner of the Triple Crown, given that it's a feat not accomplished by any horse since Affirmed in 1978. In other words, like a pop singer with a hit song or a Hollywood starlet with a hot movie, California Chrome could profit off his sudden buzz. (And that goes beyond his stud fees: The horse has already landed an endorsement deal with the shoe brand Skechers.)
Still, a lot could come down to the margin of victory, racing industry insiders note. Which is to say if California Chrome wins the Belmont by just a nose, it may not convince doubters that the horse has truly outrun his pedigree. On the other hand, if he wins it in a convincing fashion — think of Secretariat's famed 31-length margin of victory in the 1973 Belmont — it could mean that all bets are off (pardon the pun) when guessing his value as a stud.
"It's like asking, 'How much is the Mona Lisa worth?'" says Wittstruck.
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After its third quarter results and fourth quarter outlook drove its stock toward a three-year low, Dell Inc. (DELL) announced its sixth acquisition of the year. The acquisition of privately-held Gale Technologies, unlike the preceding ones, reflects the company's effort to shift its focus from a PC-centric business to a more enterprise-centric service business. Financial terms of this small but important deal have not been divulged.
Santa-Clara-based Gale Technologies develops infrastructure automation software that helps customers streamline the deployment, use and provisioning of cloud-based infrastructure. Management of hybrid cloud computing environments gets easier with much lower supervision and operating costs. Its blue-chip customers include Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), Ericsson (ERIC) and Verizon Inc. (VZ).
The assets of Gale Technologies would form a division named Enterprise Systems & Solutions. With the new division, the tech giant is expected to focus more on the development of management solutions for converged infrastructure, which will facilitate the process of data center automation. Dell plans to retain Gale's intellectual properties and to invest in sales/engineering to reduce integration time.
Despite reporting a dismal third quarter, Dell's server and networking revenue gained momentum with an 11.0% year-over-year increase. In this context, it is necessary to mention that another tech giant IBM Corp. (IBM) registered a year-over-year decline in server revenue. This indicates a solid growth trajectory for Dell and we believe that Gale will provide adequate support with its technological know-how and rich client-base to achieve higher revenue growth.
We understand that the shift to the higher-margin enterprise business is critical to Dell's survival and success. For the past few quarters, Dell's financial results have failed to impress investors and we believe that the main reason for the disappointment is the delay in the process. But keeping in mind the increasing demand for cloud solutions and Dell's performance in its Enterprise business, we believe that the company has the potential to turn around as soon as the acquired units start generating material revenues.
Currently, Dell has a Zacks #5 Rank (short-term Strong Sell rating), reflecting its lackluster fourth quarter view, falling share prices and a weak PC market. But we would like to turn investor attention toward another server vendor, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), which has a Zacks #2 Rank (short-term "Buy" rating), reflecting its first quarter 2013 earnings beat.
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Clarrita Malloy, "The Pet Nanny" age 71, of Stockton passed away with her family at her side on January 24, 2013. She was born December 20, 1941 in Oklahoma. Clarrita's love for animals is what made her decide to start her own business of pet sitting services which she did for over 30 years and was affectionately known to her customers as "The Pet Nanny." She was extremely devoted to her family as a daughter, wife, mother, sister and aunt. Clarrita was preceded in death by her parents George and Helen Shelton and her son Robert "Brock" Malloy. She is survived by her adoring husband Gary of 47 years; brothers Bobby (La Vada) Shelton of French Camp, Kenny (Darlene) Shelton of Stockton; sister Georgia Shelton of Stockton; nephews Joe Hightower and Steve Hightower of Stockton; mother in-law Ruth Malloy of Stockton; brothers in-law Steve (Pati) Malloy of Stockton and Jim Malloy of Capitola. She was a very special lady and will be greatly missed. No services will be held. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Clarrita's name to Pets and Pals or a charity of your choice.
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Wow! That is awesome!
How'd you make those?
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
Hi benice;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
hi benice,
Now those are truly amazing! I particularly like the fractal star.
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