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Designed with Razer's award-winning Switchblade User Interface – with ten tactile keys and an LCD panel – the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate gaming keyboard allows you to experience a new level of game interaction and control. With customizable iconography to match your personalized control layout, you're getting the most immersive gaming experience from your keyboard.
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Excellent yet Expensive
This review is from: RAZER DeathStalker Ultimate Black Wired Elite Keyboard
Pros: - Programmable Macros -- for both the dedicated macro keys and the rest
Cons: - Razer software is notoriously buggy
Other Thoughts: Do not pay attention to the ridiculously poor ratings that some users have given... this is a great keyboard. Yes, it is expensive. Yes, many of its features are superfluous. However, if you are willing to drop the $, this keyboard is great.
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Pros: Customizable backlight is pretty swell.
Cons: Make no mistake, this is a terrible keyboard. I'm generally a fan of membrane style keyboards, so this isn't mechanical snobbery talking. The keys themselves have more lateral movement than I've ever seen, the general fit and finish of the LCD and it's associated keys is subpar at best, and the software bugged out within an hour of playing around with it.
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Pros: very very nice and swift keyboard and touch screen responds pretty clearly and fast
Cons: it needs more apps that you can add on to the touchcreen buttons but other than that its dandy
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Pros: It is pretty and has lots of functionality. I like the keystrokes.
Cons: I have had lots of problems. Razer is very good about helping, but I have had lots of problems with the touch screen and driver issues. At least I think it is driver issues, but It will randomly start showing symptoms that look like lag. It will stop accepting input and will randomly not stop inputting a character. It is like the keys are sticking, but physically they feel fine and this can happen to any key. The only ones that it tends to happen more to are the ones that are used more.
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Pros: The design of the keyboard is creative. I like that you can program settings into it as well as change the color of the backlighting; but, that is the limits as far as this keyboard goes beyond being interesting for me. The main attraction was the SwitchBlade UI; but, I'll get to why that turns out to be more of a gimmick than a perk.
Cons: The major failure of this keyboard is the Switchblade UI. Why is this such a horrible blunder for so many users? Because the Razor Synapse 2.0 is the buggiest, flakiest software available on the web. It is so destructive, that my antivirus program marked it as a malicious software during an update and disabled it. It has even been so corrupt that it has disabled the USB and P2 support on my computer. I had to do windows recovery to restore those functions on my system. I went back and uninstalled the Synapse software, then reinstalled it again. Than I began to realize that the Switchblade UI was no glitchier than ever. If I hit anything on the UI it would glitch the displayed screen out, this means that the UI is virtually useless. So you have half a keyboard that you cannot do anything with.
Other Thoughts: I cannot in good conscious recommend this to any human being that I liked or disliked. It is putting money into the pockets of individuals who love shoving things out on to the market without properly testing it. This is very apparent with the notoriously buggy Synapse 2.0 software that you need to load the flaky UI. Avoid anything that needs that software to run, it is a death sentence for your hardware.
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It works, but.....
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Pros: It really is a nice a keyboard. The apps that are out for it work. I don't know why other people have been having install issues with the software, but mine worked the first time I did it without any problems what so ever. The LCD is a great feature and has limitless potential. It functions as intended, and the macros work great.
Cons: As I mentioned before, the LCD is a great feature; however, Razer has a serious lack of apps for this keyboard. From what I've read, it seems this is not an open source. Which means, they will simply dictate who can create apps. If you're looking to get this keyboard because of the LCD, don't. It's really not that great of a feature. They only have a handful of apps right now that aren't real useful for games. In fact, most of the apps they have now are just useful for non gaming such as facebook, youtube, twitch, ect.... Additionally, the hand rest is a tad too small in my opinion. I have small hands too. The palm of my hands and half way off the rest. If I were to get my money back, I would simply repurchase another g19 keyboard. With their lcd screen I could at least see core temp, and voip overlays. Also, I didn't think I would miss my numpad, but I miss it a lot now. The digital numpad is ok, but it's hard to tell if you hit a number or not. It barely blinks when you hit a number.
Other Thoughts: If this keyboard had more apps, it would be fantastic. I would love to see parcers for all the top MMOs and I would love to see VOIP overlays as well. I just think Razer is handicapping this product too much. It's a shame too because having a useful LCD on your keyboard would be pretty helpful if used right with the right applications. It was a great thought, but from what I've seen of Razer and Logitech, they aren't following through with their product. To me it seems like all the companies coming out LCD keyboards are simply using it as a gimmick to produce more sells for something that is average. This keyboard and most the other LCD keyboards out there aren't worth the price.
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Perfect keyboard
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Pros: The keyboard let you an intuitive movement over it, the razerblade UI is an excelent idea, you can shut down your music, navigate on the web and install app specific for gaming or navigate in your computer whithout exit the game. An excelent product from an excelent company, Razer made it again
Cons: The razer blade UI has only a few apps but im sure that in the future they will add news, and the keyboard only have the american configuration, so in other countries that the keyboards needs special configuration maybe it dont be so usefull.
Other Thoughts: if you are thinking in buy it i commend you to do it, usefull for every game and practical for writing.
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Fixed - Working great!
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Pros: This keyboard is great, I've been really enjoying it for everyday use and while gaming even if I had a lot of a problems at the beginning. The keys are easy to press and it keeps very quiet when typing/gaming. The new processing app is very handy when I'm checking for system performance!
Cons: My huge gripe about this keyboard was for the price this keyboard wasn't a plug n play keyboard and until it was fixed it was a nightmare and annoyance that a product like this wasn't fully tested completely. To be honest it was worth fixing in my opinion, so to those that buy this beware that you may have one that needs some fixing as I've said so below in "Other thoughts" field.
Other Thoughts: So after weeks of troubles with this keyboard I have finally found a fix that has completely fixed the keyboard, so I'm hoping that anyone else that finds this will be helped in your issues for this awesome (After fixing) keyboard. My troubles were that my Switchblade UI had not been working, there was no display for me and my tactile keys were not displaying and my apps were acting up.
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Best keyboard ever owned
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Pros: Absolutely beautiful keyboard. The build quality is phenomenal. The wrist rest has a comfortable mesh shaped rubber coating. The laser etched keys prevent the letters from being scratched off the keyboard. Using the software, you can create new macros with the extra macro keys on the sides or reconfigure the standard keys to perform different functions.You can change LED backlight colors to your preference. you change the screens wallpaper. It has many apps you can choose from (facebook,youtube, twiiter) or you can use the touchscreen as a trackpad in case your mouse blows up (not good for gaming though, obviously).
Cons: As amazing as the keyboard itself is, I gave it 4 stars because its lacking in some areas. For starters, there's no number pad because its replaced by the touchscreen. There's an app that will bring up a virtual number pad however, the responsiveness of the touchscreen can be frustrating at times. I used to use the 1 and 0 keys on my old keyboard as macros but can no longer do that because it does not respond well enough while gaming. Even using the number pad for alt codes can be a pain sometimes because it doesn't register correctly between the real alt key and a virtual number pad running off an app. Almost all the apps that are available are outdated. The apps on this keyboard are pretty much still in beta. The only apps that i have found to either be up to date or function well are the virtual clock and the league of legends jungle timer (which is amazing, 10/10). Youtube works well but good luck trying to rewind videos without it locking up. Screen is 480p resolution and some youtube videos visually lag.You cannot go back to a previous menu in some apps (league app, Counterstrike) if you selected something by accident, you need to close the app completely and start over. The league app is not up to date and a numerous amount of champions are missing. If you have no internet connection or lose it for some time before your keyboard syncs with synapse, you cannot use the screen or the apps because the settings are saved in the razer cloud and not locally. The app that keeps track of your resource usage (cpu, ram, etc.) is a complete joke. It works but the app itself takes up an average of 30% cpu usage (needs to be patched or something). Sometimes the razer synapse software doesnt sync with the keyboard and i need to restart my computer to have it try again, a simple relog or restart of the program does not work. It has been better since some hotfix updates but it still occurs. the social networking apps are all out of date (by many versions). The biggest con is the price. The expert version of this keyboard (with no screen) is around $70-100 depending on whether its on sale. The extra $150-180 that you spend for the ultimate version is just so you can say to your friends that your keyboard has a screen on it. Lets be real. Your spending a lot of extra money just so you can change the LED color of the keys, have apps that are still unofficially in beta, and a not so responsive touchscreen. Its only worth the buy if you really want the beautiful aesthetics the keyboard will add to your setup.
Other Thoughts: Regardless of the many issues with the screen and apps, they keyboard itself is the best. Better than any keyboard i have used and I've been through numerous gaming keyboards from many brands over the last 15 years. Its a complete joy typing and gaming on this thing. I upgraded from a sub-par Thermaltake challenger pro (felt like typing on cheap plastic) which i had after my Razer Lycosa broke. I don't think i will ever need a different keyboard for as long as i live.. or at least until a huge change in technology.
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All show no go!!!
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Pros: Looks cool
Cons: 1) Doesn't work.
Other Thoughts: Go with Logitech G19!!!
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Istanbul says Turkey has a stable democracy and strong economic growth, which is more than 3½ times the European average. Istanbul's bid documents were made public Tuesday, a day after the files were submitted to the IOC in Switzerland.
The bid committee says of 36 planned venues, 11 are in place and 10 are about to be built.
The committee says Turkey has spent an average of $1.2 billion since 2005 to improve transportation in the city, and other major infrastructure projects would be completed by 2018.
Istanbul, which straddles Europe and Asia, is competing against Madrid and Tokyo.
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text: Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Coast of Somalia Version 2 dated August 09 This information includes the Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Coast of Somalia Version 2 dated August 09, but also contains additional operational analysis from MSC(HOA). Note: the content is advisory only and vessels should comply with their Owners or Operators instructions and ships contingency plan. - The purpose of this document is to provide Best Management Practices (BMP) to assist companies and ships in avoiding piracy attacks, deterring attacks and delaying successful attacks in the Gulf of Aden (GoA) and off the Coast of Somalia. The organisations consulted on this document represent the vast majority of ship owners and operators transiting the region. - These organizations will encourage their members to utilise these BMP and will endeavour to promulgate these to other shipping interests as BMP for combating piracy in the region. This document complements guidance provided in the IMO MSC Circular MSC.1/Circ.1334 Typical Attack Profiles and Lessons Learnt: 1. During 2008, and the first half of 2009, an increase in the number of pirate attacks on merchant ships occurred throughout the GoA and off the coast of Somalia and within the wider North West Indian Ocean. The majority of attacks were initially clustered around the northern side of the GoA but attacks have occurred further off the east coast of Somalia. 2. Analysis of successful attacks indicates that the following common vulnerabilities are exploited by the pirates: a. Low speed b. Low freeboard (Although slow, low freeboard vessels are more vulnerable, successful attacks have been made on higher freeboard - up to 8m - and faster vessels) c. Inadequate planning and procedures d. Visibly low state of alert and/or evident self protective measures e. Where a slow response by the ship is evident 3. Commonly two or more small high speed (up to 25 knots) open boats/ "skiffs" are used in attacks often approaching from the port quarter and/or stern. 4. The use of a pirate "mother ship", which is a larger ship carrying personnel, equipment, supplies and smaller attack craft, has enabled attacks to be successfully undertaken at a greater range from the shore. 5. Vigilance should be highest at first light and last light, as the majority of the attacks have taken place during these periods. 6. Higher speed vessels (15 knots and above) should not presume to be safe from attack but speed is an effective form of defence. The use of small arms fire, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), in an effort to intimidate Masters of vessels to reduce speed has occurred within the area. Maintaining full sea speed in such circumstances has been shown to be effective. 7. The majority of attempted hijacks have been repelled by ship's crew who have planned and trained in advance of the passage and employed passive counter measures to good effect. 8. Prevailing weather and sea state conditions also greatly influence attackers' ability to operate. Wind strengths in excess of 18 knots and wave heights above 2 metres are considered sufficient to provide protection for all but the most vulnerable vessels, particularly where Masters are taking full account of Best Management Practices. Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) Masters are requested to inform the MSC, via the Register Vessel Movement form, when their vessel's ETA and ETD at points Pt A 11º 50'N - 045º 00'E (SW Gulf of Aden) and Pt B 14º 28'N - 053º 00'E (North of Socotra Island) are due to occur The Commander of the U.S. Naval Central Command coordinating CTF 150 established a Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) on 22nd August 2008 in support of an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) call for international assistance to discourage attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden (GoA). The MSPA is a geographic area in the GoA, not marked or defined by navigational marks. A 'transit corridor' has been established through the MSPA to permit easier protection of merchant vessels. Masters are advised to navigate within the 'transit corridor' when transiting the GoA where it is safe and appropriate to do so. The coordinates of the 'transit corridor' are: Waypoint: 12 00N 45E Waypoint: 14 30N 53E Waypoint: 11 55N 45E Waypoint: 14 25N 53E Waypoint: 11 53N 45E Waypoint: 14 23N 53E Waypoint: 11 48N 45E Waypoint: 14 18N 53E Gulf of Aden Group Transits Vessels are encouraged to conduct their passage through the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in groups based on their transit speed. Known as Gulf of Aden Group Transits (GOA GT), participating vessels should pass through the east and west extremities of the IRTC (Points Alpha and Bravo) at the times prescribed below and transit the IRTC at the published speed. Ships are not to wait for other MVs or warships. The number of MVs in your transit will depend on the number of vessels conducting a crossing on any given day. Following the Group Transit protocol will enhance mutual protection, optimise coordination of military assets in support and facilitate merchant vessels in avoiding the higher risk piracy areas during the most vulnerable time of the day. Military assets (Naval with Air support) will be strategically deployed within the area to best provide protection and support to merchant vessels. Daily GOA GT schedule: Time to enter Time to enter Time to enter Time to enter corridor corridor corridor corridor Speed (Kts) eastbound (Z) eastbound westbound (Z) westbound (Point A) (Local) (Point A) (Point B) (Local) (Point B) 10 0100 0400 1500 1800 12 0530 0830 2100 0001 14 0830 1130 0100 0400 16 1100 1400 0530 0830 18 1300 1600 0700 1000 When transiting the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) it is recommended that eastbound traffic navigate to the south of the transit corridor and westbound traffic navigate to the north. Notwithstanding this recommendation all vessels should at all times comply with the International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea Recommended Best Management Practices 1. Introduction a. Whilst recognising the absolute discretion of the Master at all times to adopt appropriate measures to avoid, deter or delay piracy attacks in this region, this document of best practices is provided for ship owners and ship operators, Masters and their crews. b. Not all measures discussed in this document may be applicable for each ship. Therefore, as part of the risk analysis, an assessment is recommended to determine which of the BMP will be most suitable for the ship. The following have, however, generally proved effective: 2. Prior to Transit – General Planning a. General i. UKMTO Dubai is the first point of contact for ships in the region. The day-to- day interface between Masters and the military is provided by UKMTO Dubai, who talk to the ships and liaise directly with MSCHOA and the naval commanders at sea. UKMTO Dubai require regular updates on the position and intended movements of ships. They use this information to help the naval units maintain an accurate picture of shipping. (See Glossary at Annex A for further details.) ii. The Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa (MSCHOA), is the planning and coordination authority for EU forces (EU NAVFOR) in the Gulf of Aden and the area off the Coast of Somalia. (See Glossary at Annex A.). iii. The Marine Liaison Office (MARLO) operates as a conduit for information exchange between the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and the commercial shipping community within the region. (See Glossary at Annex A.) iv. Prior to transiting the high risk area, the owner and Master should carry out their own risk assessment to assess the likelihood and consequences of piracy attacks on the ship, based on the latest available information. The outcome of this risk assessment should identify measures for prevention, mitigation and recovery and will mean combining statutory requirements with supplementary measures to combat piracy. v. Company crisis management procedures should consider appropriate measures to meet the threat of piracy by adopting IMO and other industry recommended practices as appropriate to the particular circumstances and ship type. b. Company Planning: It is strongly recommended that managers and/or the operations department register for access to the restricted sections of the MSCHOA website (Registration Form) review the information contained therein and share this as appropriate within their fleet. i. 4-5 days before the vessel enters the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), or area bound by 12 degrees North or 58 degrees East or 10 degrees South, ensure that a Vessel Movement Registration submission has been logged with MSCHOA (on line, email or fax) . Note: This can be done by either the ship or the company. ii. Review the Ship Security Assessment (SSA) and implementation of the Ship Security Plan (SSP) as required by the International Ship and Port Facility Code (ISPS) to counter the piracy threat. iii. The Company Security Officer (CSO) is encouraged to see that a contingency plan for the high risk passage is in place, exercised, briefed and discussed with the Master and the Ship Security Officer (SSO). iv. Be aware of the particular high risk sea areas that have been promulgated. v. Offer their ship's Master guidance with regard to the preferred and available methods of transiting the region (Group Transit, Escorted Group Transit, National Convoy, etc.). vi. Conduct periodic crew training sessions. vii. The use of additional private security guards is at the discretion of the company but the use of armed guards is not recommended. viii. Consider additional resources to enhance watch-keeping numbers. ix. Consider the outfitting of ships with Self Protection Measures (SPM) prior to transiting high risk areas. c. Ship's Master Planning: i. Communication of "Initial Report" to UKMTO Dubai and MARLO (email or fax) when entering the reporting area between Suez, and 78 degrees East 10 degrees South, see Anti-Piracy Planning chart Q6099. ii. 4-5 days before entering the IRTC, or the area within 12 degrees North, 58 degrees East or 10 Degrees South, ensure that a Vessel Movement Registration submission has been logged with MSCHOA (on line, email or fax). Note: This can be done by either the ship or the company. If it is completed by the company, Masters should satisfy themselves with their companies that their details are correctly registered with MSCHOA. iii. Prior to transit of the region it is recommended that the crew should be thoroughly briefed. iv. The anti-piracy contingency plan has been shown to be most effective when implemented in advance. A drill is conducted prior to arrival in the area, the plan reviewed and all personnel briefed on their duties, including familiarity with the alarm signal signifying a piracy attack. v. Masters are advised to also prepare an emergency communication plan, to include all essential emergency contact numbers and pre-prepared messages, which should be ready at hand or permanently displayed near the communications panel (e.g. telephone numbers of MSCHOA,IMB PRC, CSO etc – see Contact List at Annex B). vi. Define the ship's AIS policy: SOLAS permits the Master the discretion to switch off AIS if he believes that its use increases the ship's vulnerability. However, in order to provide naval forces with tracking information within the GoA it is recommended that AIS transmission is continued but restricted to ship's identity, position, course, speed, navigational status and safety-related information. Off the coast of Somalia the decision is again left to the Master's discretion, but current Naval advice is to turn it off completely. If in doubt this can be verified with MSCHOA. 3. Prior to Transit - Voyage Planning a. Vessels are encouraged to report their noon position, course, speed, estimated and actual arrival times to UKMTO Dubai and MARLO whilst operating in the region. b. Vessels are also encouraged to increase the frequency of such reports when navigating in known high risk/piracy areas and further report upon passing Point A or B in the GoA, as shown on Anti-Piracy Chart Q6099. c. Inside the GoA: i. EUNAVFOR strongly recommends that ships conduct their passage within the IRTC. Westbound ships should bias themselves to the northern portion of the corridor, and eastbound ships to the southern portion. Group Transit (GT) guidance within the GoA for times and speeds are on the MSCHOA web site, if a GT is contemplated. ii. Ships should avoid entering Yemeni Territorial Waters (YTWs) while on transit. This is for reasons of customary international law, as it is not possible for international military forces (non-Yemeni) to protect ships that are attacked inside Yemeni TTW. iii. Ships may be asked to make adjustments to passage plans to conform to MSCHOA routeing advice. iv. During GTs ships should not expect to be permanently in the company of a warship. But all warships in the GoA, whether part of EUNAVFOR or coordinating with them, will be aware of the GoA GTs and will have access to the full details of vulnerable shipping. v. MSCHOA strongly recommends Masters make every effort to plan transit periods of highest risk areas of the GoA for night passage (MSCHOA will advise ships). Very few successful attacks have occurred at night. d. Outside the GoA: i. Ships navigating off the east coast of Somalia should consult with MSCHOA or UKMTO Dubai in order to obtain the most recent routeing advice. ii. Masters should still update UKMTO Dubai in the usual manner with their ship's course and details. e. A list of useful contact details are contained in Annex B 4. Prior to Transit – Defensive Measures a. Taking into account the manning levels, ensure that ship routines are adjusted sufficiently in advance so that well-rested and well-briefed crew are on watch and sufficient watch keepers are available. The Master and Officers of the Watch should be familiar with the impact of zig-zag manoeuvres onboard their particular ship, (in all sea conditions) and in particular the impact that these manoeuvres can have upon reducing the speed of the vessel. b. Consider minimising external communications (radios, handsets and AIS information) to essential safety- and security-related communication and SOLAS information only, during transit of the GoA and passing the Coast of Somalia. c. Increase readiness and redundancy by running additional auxiliary machinery, including generators and steering motors. d. Increase lookouts / bridge manning. e. Man the Engine Room. f. Secure and control access to the bridge, engine room, steering gear room, and all accommodation /internal spaces. All potential access points (doors, portholes, vents, etc.) should be risk-assessed and adequately secured, especially where the potential access point is considered large enough for an attacker to gain entry. Access to and from the accommodation and internal work spaces should be reduced to a single point of entry when transiting the high risk areas. Any measures employed should not obstruct an emergency EXIT from within the internal space, whilst remaining secure from access by pirates outside. g. In case of emergency, warships can be contacted on VHF Ch. 16 (Backup Ch.08). h. Check all ladders and outboard equipment are stowed or up on deck. i. Check that self-protection measures put in place in advance, remain securely fitted and function as intended. Be mindful that temporary devices may work loose and consequently may only provide a reduced level of protection. j. If the ship has a comparatively low freeboard, consider the possibility of extending the width of the gunwales to prevent grappling hooks from gaining hold. Examples of such measures of this are available on the Ship Protection Measures page of this site. k. It is recommended that a piracy attack muster point or "citadel" be designated and lock-down procedures rehearsed in order to delay access to control of the ship and buy time. Ideally this should be away from external bulkheads and portholes. Due to the ongoing debate on the use of citadels and their method of employment, Masters are recommended to check regularly with MSCHOA. l. Consider the use of dummies at the rails to simulate additional lookouts. However, if ship design creates lookout black spots and the security assessment identifies this risk, then it may have to be covered by manpower. m. It is suggested fire pumps and/or hoses should be pressurised and ready for discharge overboard around the vessel, particularly at the most vulnerable points. n. Consideration should also be given to creating a water curtain around the vessel to further deter boarding. o. Consider the use of razor wire/physical barriers around stern/lowest points of access, commensurate with crew safety and escape. p. Consider the use of passive defence equipment. q. Consider providing night vision optics for use during the hours of darkness. r. Operate CCTV (if fitted). 5. In Transit – Operations a. Ship's crew should not be exposed to undue risk when employing Self Protective Measures (SPM). b. All ships inside the GoA are strongly urged to use the IRTC and follow MSCHOA GT advice and timings. c. Attention of Mariners is also drawn to IMO circular SN.1 Circ. 281 dated 4th August 2009, "Information on Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor (IRTC) for Ships Transiting the Gulf of Aden" where advice is provided that the IRTC is subject to change by military authorities according to prevailing circumstances. Mariners are therefore urged to obtain up-to-date information from the Alerts section of our website or NAV-warnings promulgated for that area. d. If you intend to follow a Group Transit (GT) through the IRTC: Transit at the group transit speed, but remain aware of the ship's limitations. (Current advice, for example, is that if your full sea speed is 16 knots, consider joining a 14 knot GT and keep those 2 knots in reserve.) e. If you do not intend to follow a GT through the IRTC: Maintain full sea speed through the high risk area. (Current advice is that if the full sea speed of the ship is more than 18 knots, then do not slow down for a GT. Instead, maintain full sea speed and aim to transit as much of the high risk area in darkness as possible.) f. Ships should comply with the International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea at all times. Masters should endeavour not to impede the safe navigation of other vessels when joining and leaving the IRTC. Navigation lights should not be turned off at night. Follow the guidance given by Flag State Authority. g. Provide deck lighting only as required for safety. Lighting in the shadow zones around the ship's hull may extend the area of visibility for lookouts, but only where consistent with safe navigation. Where fitted, and deemed suitable, consider the immediate use of "remotely operated" ship search lights, if suspicious activity around the vessel is observed, the use of search lights may startle and deter a potential attack. (Current Naval advice is to transit with navigation lights only). h. Keep photographs of pirate "mother ships" on the bridge. Report immediately if sighted. Report all sightings of suspect mother ships to UKMTO Dubai and the IMB PRC. i. The Master should try to make as early an assessment of a threat as possible. As soon as the Master feels that a threat is developing he should immediately call the UKMTO Dubai. j. Keep a good lookout by all available means for suspicious craft, especially from astern and each quarter. k. Protect the crew from exposure to undue risk. Only essential work on deck should occur in transit of the high risk area. Masters should, in so far as possible, keep crew members clear from external deck spaces during hours of darkness, whilst being mindful of their obligation to maintain a full and proper lookout at all times. l. Use light, alarm bells and crew activity to alert suspected pirates that they have been detected. m. A variety of other additional commercially available non-lethal defensive measures are available that could be considered; however these should be assessed by companies on their merits and on the particular characteristics and vulnerability of the ship concerned. 6. If Attacked by Pirates a. Follow the ship's pre-prepared contingency plan. b. Activate the Emergency Communication Plan, and report the attack immediately to the single primary point of contact in the event of an attack, which is UKMTO Dubai. (MSCHOA, as the continually manned maritime security watch centre for piracy attacks in the region, will continue to function as a back- up contact point in the event of an attack). c. Activate the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS), which will alert your Company Security Officer and flag state.Post attack reports should be communicated as quickly as possible to all relevant piracy reporting centres as explained in section 9. d. If the Master has exercised his right to turn off the Automatic Identification System (AIS) during transit of the piracy area, this should be turned on once the ship comes under pirate attack. e. Sound the emergency alarm and make a 'pirate attack' (PA) announcement in accordance with the ship's emergency plan. f. Make a 'Mayday' call on VHF Ch. 16 (and backup Ch. 08, which is monitored by naval units). Send a distress message via the DSC (Digital Selective Calling) system and Inmarsat-C, as applicable. Establish telephone communication with UKMTO Dubai. g. Prevent skiffs closing on the ship by altering course and increasing speed where possible . Pirates have great difficulty boarding a ship that is: i. Making way at over 15 knots. ii. Manoeuvring - it is suggested that as early as possible Masters undertake continuous small zigzag manoeuvres to further deter boarding whilst maintaining speed. Consider increasing the pirates' exposure to wind/waves and using bow wave and stern wash to restrict pirate craft coming alongside. Masters and the Officer of the Watch (OOW), should be aware of the handling and manoeuvring characteristics of the vessel. Particular attention should be given to the effects of varying helm orders and the impact these can have on the ships speed. h. Activate fire pump defensive measures. i. Consider turning on forward facing deck lights to draw attention to your vessel and aid positive identification by arriving military forces as a vessel under attack. j. Muster all remaining crew in accordance with the ship's contingency plan. 7. If Boarded by Pirates a. Before pirates gain access to the bridge, inform UKMTO Dubai and, if time permits, the Company. b. Offer no resistance; this could lead to unnecessary violence and harm to the crew. c. If the bridge/engine room is to be evacuated, then the main engine should be stopped; all way taken off the vessel if possible and the ship navigated clear of other ships. d. Remain calm and co-operate fully with the pirates. e. Ensure all crew, other than the bridge team, stay together in one location. f. Ensure all crew, other than the bridge team, stay together in one location. g. If in a locked down "citadel" ensure internal protection/cover is available in case the pirates attempt to force entry. Keep clear of entry point/doors and portholes/windows – do not resist entry. Use citadel emergency communication methods to communicate with authorities. h. If you can buy time until the military forces arrive, this often leads the pirates to abort their attack. This is why early registration with MSCHOA, use of Group Transit timings and updating your position with UKMTO Dubai are all essential: it gives a better probability that Naval support will be nearby if the pirates attack. 8. In the Event of Military Action a. Crew should be advised NOT to use cameras with flash at any time when any military action is underway. b. In the event that military personnel take action onboard the ship, all personnel should keep low to the deck, cover their head with both hands, with hands visible and empty. c. Be prepared to answer questions on identity and status onboard. d. Be aware that English is not the working language of all naval units in the region. e. Military Forces may initially secure all persons encountered. This is standard practice. Brief and prepare ship's personnel to expect this and to cooperate fully during the initial stages of military action onboard. 9. Post Incident Reporting a. Following any piracy attack or suspicious activity, it is vital that a detailed report of the event is reported to MSCHOA, UKMTO DUBAI and the IMB. b. This will ensure full analysis and trends in piracy activity are established as well as enabling assessment of piracy techniques or changes in tactics, in addition to ensuring appropriate warnings can be issued to other Merchant shipping in the vicinity. c. Masters are therefore requested to complete the standardised piracy report form Updating Best Management Practices 1. It is anticipated that these BMP will be periodically updated based upon operational experience and lessons learned. The parties to this document will endeavour to meet regularly to update these BMP and to circulate revisions to their respective members and other interested organisations. 2. If in doubt, consult the MSCHOA where additional relevant information will always be posted (noting that this may not be endorsed by all of listed BMP supporting organisations). ANNEX A: GLOSSARY The roles and inter-relationship of the coordinating bodies involved. EUNAVFOR EUNAVFOR is the coordinating authority which operates the Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa). All information and contact details are to be found within the MSCHOA website. MSC (HOA) Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa) MSCHOA was set up by the European Union (EU) as part of a European Security and Defence Policy initiative to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa. This work commenced with the establishment of EU NAVCO in September 2008. This Coordination Cell working in Brussels established links with a broad cross-section of the maritime community and provided coordination with EU forces operating in the region. In November 2008, the Council of the European Union took a major step further by setting up a naval mission – EU NAVFOR ATALANTA – to improve maritime security off the Somali coast by preventing and deterring pirate attacks and by helping to safeguard merchant shipping in the region. UKMTO Dubai – (UK) Maritime Trade Operations The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO Dubai) office in Dubai acts as a point of contact for industry liaison with the Combined Military Forces (CMF). UKMTO Dubai also administers the Voluntary Reporting Scheme, under which merchant ships are encouraged to send daily reports, providing their position and ETA at their next port, whilst transiting the region bound by Suez, 78°E and 10°S. UKMTO Dubai subsequently tracks ships, and the positional information is passed to CMF and EU headquarters. Emerging and relevant information affecting commercial traffic can then be passed directly to ships, rather than by company offices, improving responsiveness to any incident and saving time. For further information, or to join the Voluntary Reporting Scheme, please contact UKMTO Dubai: email@example.com ANNEX B: USEFUL CONTACT DETAILS UKMTO Dubai email@example.com Telephone+971 50 552 3215 Cell Fax+971 4 306 5710 Telex(51) 210473 MSCHOA Via Website for reportingwww.mschoa.org Telephone+44 (0) 1923 958545 Fax+44 (0) 1923 958520 email@example.com IMB PRC firstname.lastname@example.com Telephone +60 3 2031 0014. Cell Fax +60 3 2078 5769 TelexMA34199 IMBPC1 MARLO firstname.lastname@example.com Telephone+973 1785 3925 Cell+973 3940 1395


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On January 31, 2012, after market close, Dendreon announced presentation of Provenge data at the ASCO 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.
Also, on February 1, 2012, before market open, Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) announced that its Board of Directors has elected John H. Johnson to the position of president and chief executive officer (CEO), to succeed Mitchell H. Gold, MD. Dr. Gold has been elected executive chairman and will serve in that role until June 30, 2012, at which point he will continue to serve as a director and Mr. Johnson will become chairman.
Note that both those announcements effectively were after 01/31 market close and before 02/01 market open. Both influenced market trading on 02/01.
Stock price reacted positively. As of this writing, it was up +$0.73, or 5.41% @ $14.31.
But which press release did influence the stock price more? What do they mean to the Company?
I'll start with #1.
I'll quote the Company PR (so you can skip them more easily if you wish), then try to make sense of it in layman terms.
Abstract #144: An Analysis to Quantify the Overall Survival (OS) Benefit of Sipuleucel-T Accounting for the Crossover in the Control Arm of the IMPACT Study
The Phase 3 IMPACT trial included a crossover design that allowed patients who were randomized to the control arm and experienced disease progression the opportunity to participate in an open label Phase 2 protocol to receive APC8015F, an investigational autologous cellular immunotherapy made from cells that were cryopreserved at the time the control was manufactured. As a result, 109 out of the 171 control patients (64%) received APC8015F.
The FDA approved Provenge on April 29, 2010 to be used for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer (mCRPC).
Trial design was such that some of the patients received Provenge, some (the control group) received nothing while some others (from the control group) received, at a later stage, frozen Provenge (dubbed Frovenge).
What the above analysis says is that Provenge works much better than previously thought. The median overall survival for Provenge is probably about 7.8 months rather than the 4.1 months that is shown in the prescribing information. Provenge possibly has the best overall survival in the history of medications fighting against cancer.
Abstract #42: Sipuleucel-T Product Characterization Across Different Disease States of Prostate Cancer
An exploratory analysis of several PROVENGE clinical trials (IMPACT, ProACT, OpenACT, and NeoACT) examined the product characteristics of PROVENGE comparatively across different disease states (asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), and mCRPC, and neoadjuvant).
The pattern of antigen presenting cell (NYSE:APC) activation, as measured by upregulation of CD54, was consistent across all of the clinical trials, with increased APC activation at the second and third PROVENGE treatments relative to the first. The second and third dose of PROVENGE also consistently showed enhanced expression of lymphocyte activation markers and cytokines. APC activation tended to be more robust in earlier disease states, as evidence by increased cumulative fold increase in CD54 upregulation in neoadjuvant patients (35.5) relative to asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic mCRPC (28.7) and mCRPC patients (21.8; P < 0.0001).
This one means that Provenge is able to stimulate one's own immune system in a detectable and proven way. It also means that the FDA might approve Provenge for earlier stages of prostate cancer, when patients have less tumor burden. The earlier Provenge stimulates the immune system, the better.
Abstract #181: Neoadjuvant Sipuleucel-T in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: Immune Responses in Prostate Tumor Tissue
A Phase 2 study, called NeoACT (NEOadjuvant Active Cellular immunoTherapy), evaluated treatment with PROVENGE prior to radical prostatectomy in patients with localized prostate cancer. PROVENGE is not currently indicated in this setting. This analysis assessed the presence of lymphocytes by immunohistochemistry (NYSE:IHC) in radical prostatectomy tissue following treatment with PROVENGE and compared it to prostate biopsy tissue obtained prior to treatment.
At the time of abstract submission, IHC analysis had been completed in 19 patients. Significant increases ( > 2-fold) in CD3+ and CD4+ T-cells populations were observed at the tumor rim between the interface of benign and malignant tissue when compared with the pretreatment biopsy tissue (ANOVA post hoc Newman-Keuls test: P=0.0002, both).
Many people complained that - while we had proof that Provenge works - we did not have a grasp on the mechanism of action (MOA).
The above abstract shows Provenge MOA, it shows us how Provenge works. One less piece of ammo for those who are short the stock and one more piece of ammo for prescribing doctors when dealing with patients.
Abstract #178: Evaluation of Immune Activation Following Neoadjuvant Sipuleucel-T in Subjects with Localized Prostate Cancer
In addition, a second analysis of the Phase 2 NeoACT study evaluated immune activation in PROVENGE for patients with localized prostate cancer treated prior to surgery. This analysis evaluated the cellular composition and APC activation of the product both prior to and after the culture with the recombinant fusion protein PA2024, consisting of prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GMCSF).
The Phase 2 NeoACT study enrolled 42 patients and 38 received all three infusions of PROVENGE. Consistent with past findings in PROVENGE mCRPC trials, CD54 upregulation (APC activation) was greater at the second and third PROVENGE infusions. The expression of early T-cell activation markers (CD134, CD137, CD278 and CD279) was increased in cells obtained after the first infusion of PROVENGE, and then further increased post-culture with PA2024. Also observed was a progressive increase in memory B-cells (CD20+CD27+IgD-CD86+; pre- and post-culture) and activated mature B-cells (CD20+CD27+IgD+CD86+; post-culture) following the first infusion of PROVENGE. Activated T-cell-associated cytokines were significantly elevated (TNF-α, P < 0.001; IFN-γ, P < 0.001; and IL-2, P < 0.001) in the second and third PROVENGE doses.
This last one basically tells us again that it might be worth to use Provenge for earlier stages of prostate cancer, when patients have less tumor burden.
Now for PR #2. Dear reader, mind you: the following are my own conjecture.
I believe the Board of Directors replaced Mitchell H. Gold, MD, who has served as president and CEO for nearly a decade, because of a couple of foolish mistakes.
Mistake #1 - While he had no previous experience with any other large pharmaceutical company, thus having no experience about new therapies launches, he gave sales guidance to Wall Street and proved spectacularly wrong. Stock price lost circa two thirds of its value in one day (it was August 4, 2011). Just note that he sold shares after he provided guidance but before he was forced to pull it.
Mistake #2 - On 1/3/2012 (but news went out on 1/4/2012 after markets closed), Dendreon granted a grand total of 1,387,000 shares to executives and directors. Mitchell H. Gold, President & Chief Executive Officer, got 460,000. As if to mitigate shareholders' anger, the following day Dendreon announced fourth quarter revenues and updated on commercialization. News was good and the stock price reacted accordingly. It has almost doubled since.
My bottom line is that Dr. Gold - who did well overall at Dendreon in my opinion - became more a liability than a resource.
Wall Street wants credibility if a Company's share price is to appreciate. Dr. Gold, I'm sorry, lost it.
Enter John H. Johnson, elected by Dendreon's Board of Directors to the position of president and chief executive officer.
Mr. Johnson has been a member of Dendreon's Board of Directors since August 2011 and brings to Dendreon nearly 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, including serving as president, CEO, and director at Savient Pharmaceuticals, president of Eli Lilly's (NYSE:LLY) Oncology Business Unit, CEO of ImClone System, and company group chairman of Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE:JNJ) Worldwide Biopharmaceuticals.
One important tidbit, in my opinion, is this:
While at ImClone, Mr. Johnson managed the market expansion of colorectal cancer treatment Erbitux, overseeing the global growth of the billion dollar brand and eventual sale of the company to Eli Lilly for $6.5 billion.
So you have this four-letter word: sale.
I believe Mr. Johnson will do his best to increase shareholders' value; to make Dendreon a bigger company through better Provenge sales and pipeline development. I believe that Mr. Johnson, if faced with an offer from Big Pharma, will be able to extract the maximum dollar amount possible for the benefit of Dendreon shareholders.
As a positive, I don't think (rumors were that Dendreons missed January sales forecast) that the replacement comes because Provenge sales are disappointing. You just don't change CEO in a couple of weeks. These things take time to develop.
Additional disclosure: I did not trade DNDN over the last 72 hours and will not trade DNDN over the next 72 hours.


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Do you like whipped cream on your fruit pie?
- ipsedixit Jun 21, 2013 08:45 PM
Put me down as a NO.
Just no.
No. Unless it's a whipped cream pie. I think whipped cream on a fruit pie quickly turns to a milky puddle and ruins the great fruit, adds too much richness to an already rich fruit (if done right). On the other hand a whipped cream pie with pudding underneath or a lemon or lime curd with super whipped fresh cream can be light and refreshing on a hot summer day.
so no on traditional. top and/or bottom crusted fruit pies
and yes to the refrigerated cream pies
re: Chowrin
you jest? whipped cream in a separate dish for a slice of pie?
heavens NO.
re: Chowrin
a monkey dish of whipped cream, or nearly everything else you can think of, is very typical of every diner in these parts. nearly everything is served "on the side" and/or in a monkey dish and any request for "on the side" is never met with resistance.
Yes. I like it on all types of pies. I also prefer it on cakes (rather than frosting). I love it on fresh fruit too...or on my finger.
re: sunshine842
I second this list.
re: sunshine842
I'm with sunshine
Yes to real slightly sweetened whipped cream, vanilla whipped cream, or a chantilly cream. But it depends upon the sweetness/tartness of the pie and the spice level. No to the faux stuff, or even real whipped cream from a can. Hot pie with a high quality vanilla ice cream is ok. Hot or cold apple pie, easy on the pie spices, must have a hunk of cold, extra sharp cheddar. And to pie in general, it must be a fresh made pie from scratch. No frozen or made from canned ingredients. (Well, I have had some very well made pumpkins pies using canned pumpkin, but that is an exception, and rare.)
re: JMF
You only have sour cherry pies once a year? Poor you. They freeze just fine in foodsaver bags. (okay, there is a quality decrease. but it sure isn't canned!).
Berrypies don't seem to suffer much from using the costco frozen berries. Actually, you couldn't make the pie (blueberry/huckleberry/raspberry) without using frozen or non-local berries.
re: Chowrin
Commercially frozen berries and fruit can actually be of much higher quality than fresh fruit since it is usually picked at peak freshness and frozen immediately.
I actually don't care much for most berries unless they are wild that I hand pick. Well, blueberries are an exception. I like all blueberry pie. but each summer I go to Maine and get a huge amount of wild Maine blueberries and freeze some and the rest I make into preserves, sauce, syrup, and pie filling that I freeze.
re: Chowrin
Do you have a tried and true recipe for a sour cherry pie filling? Fresh sour cherries are available in the shuk here these days but are quite expensive, so I'd like to use them for something really great.
re: almond tree
My notes say to add 3/4 cup white sugar and 3Tbsp(or a bit more) Minute Tapioca to the fresh cherries (and juice). I think you want about 4-5 cups of cherries (we have them premeasured, as we foodsaver-freeze our cherries).
Do let the sugar/tapioca mix "marinate" with the cherries for about 15 minutes before putting into the pie crust. For me, it's enough to start the filling first, and then roll out the crust.
re: Chowrin
Thank you. I want to try this at least once this summer. Do you have any idea what 4-5 cups of cherries would work out to in kilos (or pounds)? Google is not being very helpful :).
Do you bake it with a full top crust, lattice crust or ...?
re: almond tree
Lattice crust! only lattice crust! A full top crust will create a cooking disaster. The lattice helps remove water from the filling -- you should cook until it's bubby.
My google says 2lbs of unpitted cherries (I remember getting about 5 pies per 10lb bucket of pitted cherries with juice).
Unpitted cherries is signing yourself up for a redsplashed kitchen, just warning you now...
re: Chowrin
Do you mean you can buy them pitted?
re: almond tree
Yup. They have a machine in Ohio that pits the ones from Michigan that we buy in a slurry here in PA. (we pay a farmer to drive out and get the cherries -- he does it for the area).
re: Chowrin
Well, I did it. Got what look to be the last of the fresh sour cherries, splattered my kitchen as you predicted pitting them all and baked myself a cherry pie.
I could not find tapioca. I did have potato starch but read mixed reviews about that as thickener, so in the end I used a few T white flour. Probably too much as the pie was not as juicy as I would have liked. Still very good, and better the day after baking.
Maybe by next summer I can get my hands on a package of tapioca & experiment some more.
And I did not have -- or want -- whipped cream on top.
re: Chowrin
I use 6 cups of pitted cherries (a generous 2 lbs) for a regular sized Pyrex pie plate, with a cup of sugar, a T. of lemon juice and 4 T. of tapioca flour (or a little more if the cherries are juicy). I generally get just enough overflow of juice this way to get the sticky goodness all over the outer crust. And Chowrin, I am VERY jealous of your access to MI sour cherries. I'm from MI and never realized how much better the cherries there are until I moved to NY. We can pick our own at some farms upstate, but they are just NOT as good as the MI ones.
re: JMF
pumpkin pie needs whipped cream from a can. I'm pretty sure it's a law somewhere. :)
re: sunshine842
Does fresh whipped cream from an Isi canister count?
No, but sometimes arriving with a fruit pie at a lady friend's house can be a Trojan horse than enables me to innocently smuggle in a can of Redi-Whip for use later.
re: foodieX2
Absolutely. Shudder(sp) the windows, lock the gates, and close the barn doors before the fun begins.
re: foodieX2
yer doin it wrong.
re: sunshine842
And not using the whole can.
Yes. But I would much rather have vanilla ice cream.
In fact, I only eat fruit pie if I have whipped cream or ice cream, and I only eat fruit pie with whipped cream if there's no ice cream around!
re: KaimukiMan
No peach cobblers? What kind of life is that?
YES on raw/fresh fruit pies (I like fresh strawberry and fresh peach pie especially). Creme fraiche is nice too. NO on cooked fruit pies. Those need ice cream, or in the case of apple, cheddar cheese. I don't eat pumpkin pie so I can't comment there.
Generally no, as a good fruit pie should be a nice combo of sweet and tart, and the whipped cream clashes with the tart...but I'm not against it in principle. I've had a fresh strawberry pie that needed the whipped cream to cut the sweetness, and an apple pie that didn't suffer from it...
re: thursday
I think that sweet and tart needs a cream to balance everything out. I would always choose ice cream but whipped cream is good on creamier pies, ie pumpkin.
No thanks. Actually, I don't "get" whipped cream. I cook with cream, but straight whipped cream, sweetened or not, just doesn't light me up as creme fraiche does.
If it's apple pie, I prefer a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If it's a piece of berry pie of some sort, then real whipped cream. Cool Whip is never an answer to anything.
I liked whipped cream on everything (dessert-related). I could eat it straight with a spoon by the bowl if I let myself, which I do not. If whipped cream showed up on my fruit pie, I would be ecstatic. I would scrape it off and eat it first all by itself. Then I would delve into my fruit pie.
re: charmedgirl
Me too! Tho, whenever I get whipped cream on a fruit pie (and we're talking fresh whipped), rarely do I actually eat a bite of pie and cream together. Why ruin the whipped cream :-)
Plus, if eating pie, I'll likely have a coffee on the side, and a big dolop of whipped cream in good hot coffee is dessert in itself.
No whipped cream on any pie. Not because it tastes bad, but because it dilutes the flavor of whatever pie it's added to.
No, not on fruit pie. Not ice cream either. It melts and makes everything soggy and ruins the integrity of the crust. I do like whipped cream or ice cream on fruit crisps however, totally different ball game.
And for the record, I refuse to have ice cream with my cake. Cake is sacred, ice cream turns it into a soggy mess. I hate going to birthday parties where they serve a blob of ice cream on a perfectly lovely cake!
re: Jpan99
guess you're not one of those who indulges in the childish treat "breakfast" of a slice of chocolate cake in a bowl with cold milk poured over the top.
re: sunshine842
Yeah, that sounds disgusting!


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