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>Please DON'T apologise for keeping non-US members of MUSEUM-L informed
>about what goes on in the US Congress!!
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>The 90% of us who can't understand are nevertheless absolutely fascinated
>- rather like gazing in wonder at a screen of Mandelbrot fractals for
>hours on end or being totally hypnotised by a dangerous snake, while the
>other 10%, those who DO understand your reports, nevertheless find it
>almost impossible to BELIEVE the things your legislators get up to!
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>Keep up the good work.
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>Patrick Boylan
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Okay, Patrick. Can't resist. What are Mandelbrot fractals?
(I know what mandelbrot is. It's the Yiddish name of an almond cookie.
Cultural bias, and all that.)
amalyah keshet
head of visual resources, the israel museum, jerusalem
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fax: +972-2-670-8064
visit our web page: www.imj.org.il
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