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did all the work. All I did was hang on to them. Now I feel a lot better about
their eventual trip to the refuse incinerator. The potential longevity of
E-info far exceeds printed paper.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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to the NSRCA and all involved for preserving this portion of out history.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joe Lachowski<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 31, 2012
11:19 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NSRCA Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Fwd: Another discussion topic relating to new FAIrules</span></font></p>

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can log on&nbsp;at the NSRCA website and then proceed to the judges section and
click on archived documents. Thanks to Jim Hiller who provided me a lot of
these, I was able to scan them in and put them into the PDF Format. Anyone who
has anything older than whats up there, send a hard copy to me to scan and I'll
have Derek put them up.<br>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Date:
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:45:38 -0800<br>
From: derekkoopowitz@gmail.com<br>
To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Another discussion topic relating to new
FAIrules<br>
<br>
We have a pretty good collection of AMA and FAI rule books on the website if
anyone wants to see what rules were like, or how much they have changed over
the years... </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>On
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Jon Lowe &lt;<a href="mailto:jonlowe@aol.com">jonlowe@aol.com</a>&gt;
wrote:</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>It
would appear that the FAI is going down the same road as IMAC, with IMAC's subjective
&quot;airspace control&quot; factor.&nbsp; The smoothness and gracefulness 25%
gives a judge a non-objective way to give a downgrade of 2 to 3 points.&nbsp;
Since there is no scoring criteria for it that I could find, other than Michael
Ramel's instructions to the judges at the WC, I'm not sure what we do with
it.&nbsp; I would think that his instructions would have been protestable, if
anyone had wanted to go down that path, since I'm unaware of any official FAI
rule interpretation saying, for example,&nbsp;that constant speed is a part of
smoothness and gracefulness.&nbsp; I'm sure he was just trying to give meaning
to a poorly writen criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Very
sorry to see the FAI going this way.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jon</span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: Mark Atwood &lt;<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: General pattern discussion &lt;<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 9:49 am<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Another discussion topic relating to new
FAIrules<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dave,
the answer, by your own math, is that a geometrically perfect maneuver can't be
beaten purely by other criteria. &nbsp; With geometry making up 50% of the
score, no amount of smoothness can be valued MORE than precision. &nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I could
also argue that a geometrically &quot;perfect&quot; maneuver would always have
at least some level of gracefulness based on that perfect geometry.
&nbsp;They're not completely independent. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Unfortunately
S&amp;G is completely subjective, and as analytical people, we're not too keen
on subjectivity. &nbsp;But that's the nature of the sport. &nbsp;It's perceived
precision, not measured. &nbsp; &nbsp;Vertical lines at the end of the box
don't need to BE vertical, they need to LOOK vertical, etc. &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If we
want purely objective scoring... look to racing. &nbsp;Go fast, bank left,
pull. &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>On Jan
31, 2012, at 10:37 AM, <a href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net">DaveL322@comcast.net</a>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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There has never been guidance for s+g downgrades in AMA or FAI.....which is why
I have always advocated s+g should be eliminated from the judging criteria.
&nbsp;Of course if I am mistaken about the goal of pattern being precision
aerobatics, then maybe s+g should be the only criteria.<br>
<br>
I've never gotten an answer to this question. &nbsp;How can a geometrically
perfect maneuver be outscored by a geometrically flawed maneuver? &nbsp;Of
course with the new FAI scoring.....it would seem that geometrically perfect
maneuver might only be scored a 5.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
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Dave<br>
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Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Reply message -----<br>
From: &quot;Ronald Van Putte&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</a>&gt;<br>
Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 09:49<br>
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Another discussion topic relating to new
FAIrules<br>
To: &quot;General pattern discussion&quot; &lt;<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>After
thinking about this further, I wonder how the change in &nbsp;ranking affects
anything. &nbsp;Positioning has specific downgrades (2 point downgrade for each
1/4 of the maneuver off center). &nbsp;However, I am unaware of any specific
downgrades for smoothness and gracefulness. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ron Van
Putte<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>From: </span></font></b><font size=4 color=black
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black'>Ronald Van Putte &lt;<a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</a>&gt;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Date: </span></font></b><font size=4 color=black
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black'>January 31, 2012 8:24:56 AM CST</span></font><font size=2
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color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black'>General pattern discussion &lt;<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>&gt;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Another discussion topic relating to new FAIrules</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>General pattern discussion &lt;<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>&gt;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>That's interesting. &nbsp;I know #2. and #3. were in reverse order
before. &nbsp;I don't remember a rules change vote on this. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>On Jan 31, 2012, at 8:19 AM, Bob Kane wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>FWIW, this is identical to to the ranking in the AMA Competition
regulations:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>From the current AMA document (RCA-12):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>1.</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Precision of the maneuver.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>2.</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Smoothness and gracefulness of the
maneuver. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>3.</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Positioning or display of the maneuver.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>4. </span></font></b><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Size or dimensions of the maneuver
relative to the maneuvering area, distance from the judges, and other maneuvers
in the flight. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>The&nbsp;above criteria are listed in order of importance;
however, all of them must be met for a maneuver to be rated perfect. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Bob Kane <a href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">getterflash@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div style='MIN-HEIGHT: 0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> J N Hiller &lt;<a
href="mailto:jnhiller@earthlink.net">jnhiller@earthlink.net</a>&gt;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion
&lt;<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>&gt;
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 31, 2012
3:51 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Another discussion topic relating to new FAIrules</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I would have thought positioning rated a higher precision
aerobatics. Smoothness and gracefulness is polish.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Jim</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org?">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><a
href="mailto:tocdon@netscape.net">tocdon@netscape.net</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 30, 2012
6:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NSRCA-discussion]
Another discussion topic relating to new FAIrules</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>This will keep the list going (and the discussions too).&nbsp; I
recall Michael Ramel clearly discussing the future of the rules during the
judges training at the World Championships at Muncie.&nbsp; This
was&nbsp;relating to smoothness and gracefulness being directly related to
constant speed.&nbsp; The following reflects what he discussed, as cited on
page 35, and effect the way a score is awarded:</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Geometry:&nbsp; 50%</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Smoothness and Gracefulness: 25%</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Position of maneuver: 12.5%</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Size of maneuver: 12.5%</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Proportion of the maneuver outside the (box) in addition to above.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>The specific, objective criteria used to judge smoothness and
gracefulness includes, &quot;maintaining constant speed throughout various
maneuver components, like climbing and decending sections...&quot;</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Also the sentence about radii being very loose or&nbsp;very tight,
even if&nbsp;equal size&nbsp;within a maneuver,&nbsp;are grounds for downgrade
of smoothness and gracefulness.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Cheers,</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color:black'>Don</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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