<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm having to make some difficult = choices as to how to allocate my time right now.  Someone very close to me needs my statistical and mathematical modeling expertise in order to make a very = positive development in her life even better.  (I know that's pretty vague, = but it's too long a story for this list.  She's writing a book about it, = which should eventually be pretty entertaining reading!)  Anyway, my = devotion to her and her needs trumps all, and so I need to find more time to assist her.  Participation on this list is one of the things that will = have to go.  I'll definitely be back by early 2008, if not a lot = sooner.  I'll probably remain on the list for a few more days, just to catch any = lingering emails.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For now, I want to thank everyone so = much for all that I've learned and for the friendships that I've made.  I'll = still be available privately at the same address:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    <A href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">sarah@graphic-fusion.com</A></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please do write (!!), = but understand that I might not be as quick with my replies.  (I'll definitely respond, though!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>