Benchmark: timing 100000 iterations of jeffa, zaxo, original, particle, prakash...
     jeffa:  7 wallclock secs ( 6.36 usr +  0.00 sys =  6.36 CPU) @ 15725.74/s (n=100000)
     zaxo:  6 wallclock secs ( 5.15 usr +  0.00 sys =  5.15 CPU) @ 19428.79/s (n=100000)
  original:  4 wallclock secs ( 3.98 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.98 CPU) @ 25150.91/s (n=100000)
  particle:  4 wallclock secs ( 3.83 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.83 CPU) @ 26136.96/s (n=100000)
   prakash:  4 wallclock secs ( 3.62 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.62 CPU) @ 27654.87/s (n=100000)