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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> February 2013</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK5"><tr><td width="33%" valign=top style='width:33.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Arboriculture + YOU</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=125 height=117 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs184/1101966363009/img/408.jpg" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.408> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Student Membership</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Other students have joined the WCISA in order to meet future employers, prepare for certification, keep up on what's new in the industry, and to receive discounts on study materials. At $25 per year, the subscription to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8mwetxAJ-KqQPIVNb0zRWgJ1mWcCe7M5pQPmiL-Z7H3Kmz8-tmpF78V4NRzP6M8n7COStR6_y4ad6EEPinlMv0YL77Yw6HvdVCJO4m7wkUoDC7JJvXlt1ukhBirQynkU2B3n2NVb0dR1g==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3E7F15'>Western Arborist magazine </span></a>alone is worth the cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Certification</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>ISA credentials are valued and trusted because they let consumers know that you possess a high degree of knowledge about caring for and maintaining trees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Curious about certification? Download the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8maPQuPi2AtbbaQOosZVhQsQ9gcNq-xgEoVVKakkVPj9OmEF81HjyUPu9l9QZoMZGWb0ukURCQIg6-DDKiM5nuTXuUSkx5PG8evXGkEsky76AtSqDHiAPtD7YCF_nNEfytiANyZ9qdly1MV9srEcjQFrk9_ni3wjckjF2QckuH109_--0t6szX_2bTaeb73d50=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3E7F15'>Application Handbook.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Degrees in the </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Arboricultural Field</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4C4C4C'>The ISA has a great database of degrees in the arboricultural field. Find your perfect match</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8kX_mNFcVjr93kZLtUm7Z5SrZ55QyIpCHYdt20I5IJFd0YA2CL3cmPyhj4IiOARhAppujJxxshVFjr6GRxVNVU-UfeDkwrZKD-TGo6NGytBJm2eRwhzmBHirzOQs6G5XCeHE19oAtQWUQFlOeNY-wdpG1PMLH6ijlCD0uZ6kAlJjaYbg1DDyJ9L" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3E7F15'>here.</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Career Paths in </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Arboriculture</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8n9_3MtpMsMOMu_174k6vSvWtqUfo-Gq2kXCfnw_9eS6BfoTqDlV1CgAoUk2utCTEd9lZNAfhHwV1cAPZURrkKBgO-IFU30BqkRQyaqd3K0uF7UOk33-95cAtBC6Vm9cXtvoXCHh33Z0b1TBjIL5YKSkDOasASINfiTn4YDBNWzjbpn6t4wGtpM" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3E7F15'>This flowchart </span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4C4C4C'>allows you to pinpoint your dream job and shows you how to get there. It's complete with job descriptions, typical backgrounds and eligibility requirements.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Start your own Students in Arboriculture Group</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4C4C4C'>So you want to start a student group for arboriculture or urban forestry at your school and you have no idea where to begin. The information contained on <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8lOsTAhp24fSqahxK9rLbIFdV-OwNgO0OJO-YACBWSKB-U-UwI1svtQd0tW43yBsafQew5ViX4KVr751Yj2updRhYOaFzmxXfx__3nBOhrkB4VzEce82G79HEmg55aEn0FaFiGIlXA_nrq6HtjtgOKMl1VTreKacck=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3E7F15'>this website</span></a> can help!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width="33%" valign=top style='width:33.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Scholarships</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=125 height=64 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs184/1101966363009/img/407.jpg" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.407> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>ISA Student Fellowship:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> ISA is currently seeking candidates for its 2013 student fellowship at ISA Headquarters. Application deadline is March 15. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8ltyRestPRdjEvI-ZOnEFBs1qck1WX0upAJCHHBC53TduTuVixiQ_swW5VfjnBLvFJEtreq08HI4exemR_aLFbVuEloYDMDpDEgHFJdJxIkG6wfZZVIUZiUrNczBmYlS-Lmin-9-Okj_tgPPXsMLrC0GF-R1QRDbmqp0yXgkfJU01YHM3QXnW1CnrxOPUFBeqxBuDK_EXXnQUiQbJlGMlnMNuDNpqBozYlnTtjdp-K2lM0KA-YJGk0hYm6Mu8OFwNSsbsED8mxHLUscD9xos1JgxS8gfaNMSwg=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333333'>Learn more</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>TREE Fund Scholarships: </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The TREE Fund offers two scholarships for undergraduate students who aspire to careers in arboriculture, urban forestry and related fields. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8nrK_0h35coLHXxM1BxJqpaFDxXILu7pkeAGQ2gW9-1-l_Hc88Swu-RXW6uVujj3wE-UgVULBG1JORX9i3V-ZHeqIzH_BDYzYjI3rEiZf-9bwZfuQhAvdXQrH7hK3hKwrin5-J2zfyn97QnxZDIsGy7" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333333'>Learn more</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>AREA Student Travel Grants for ISA Annual Conference</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> Applications are being accepted through February 1 for five travel grants awarded to student arborists for the 2013 ISA Annual International Conference and Trade Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8mMxRjAek0b3A0yn3y7e-6AIZiyb2CvAF1ascScmwxPdG9aZxmHkLylIFJe3B9O3W-m8w6vRyqFJcDmgVp-Kc8kyLUUzg6eeFecfjz9eUJUJcyv5G9htY1XgB3-zNtHWGGRa0v5_cdh6w0RRS3VDXor6TlDvZlB7Z7O0EXtFOXK0puhMO_e48OjuwmONOIIse7iAbi_TsKwh4Ux-9uyHEr8uHkyhHRdJjMDuLfuLWm4m6WsKTgPmyepTqfvwufhfNaTextqdqujftLA10RFCd-fO-bhQkWWAlc=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333333'>Learn more</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>SMA Intern Program: </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Society of Municipal Arborists, in conjunction with the US Forest Service is launching the third year of a Municipal Forestry Intern Program. Applicants nationwide are welcome to apply through February 19, 2013. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8nPZNaX4la-aVkIR33T1ibZKatP7Rm8vOsLE12b-Hgb1VQ6sI69BH471kMQJyXXpjQ94MOWSZcuoVYQXRAjrm4ccDQMNGfNOwiWJkxpi7haagDwzBhrCqES" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333333'>Learn more</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Baker University Climbing Internship:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> We are recruiting students with ambulatory disabilities. Designed for 8 students, 4 with ambulatory disabilities and 4 without, this project is based on the idea that wheelchair dependency is not a limit to good field biology or canopy access. To explore the canopy we climb ropes not trees, and in the lab we use microscopes, computers, and minds that have no boundaries. Application due March 1, 2013. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8lgELwEfN-3ITexITyJXiY96JQtaj3hA-zeSaCjwtumEsQAIfg2AoH1_kHEHh-gXVqJfUU2Vs6vlINgA_qv4RWs1vQhbgRtEyxWONzkW9bqhA==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333333'>Learn more</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td><td width="33%" valign=top style='width:33.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WCISA Internship Connections Program</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><img border=0 width=100 height=70 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs184/1101966363009/img/470.jpg" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.470><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF6600'>Committees Match students with companies by region</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF6600'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>The WCISA Municipal & Student Committees have united to create an internship connection program. If you or your students are interested in finding internships within our region, contact <a href="mailto:mary@wcisa.net">mary@wcisa.net</a>. If your organization or company has tasks that could be performed by students, such as data entry, GIS, inventory, mapping, management plans, and other projects, please send details to Gordon Mann at <a href="mailto:Gordon@mannandtrees.com">Gordon@mannandtrees.com</a>. We will do our best to match requests up by location and report back to the membership in future issues of Western Arborist.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Arborist Profile</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=125 height=207 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs184/1101966363009/img/477.jpg" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.477> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Judy Thomas, </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>Consulting Arborist</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'>How has certification enhanced your career?</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF3F00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>I believe that certification "legitimizes" your opinions. It signifies that you've learned something! This is why I took the exam in the first place. I felt that, if I was going to teach arboriculture, or share my opinions in consulting, I had to back up my opinions with the certification. (It's the same as knowing that my college degrees were instrumental in my being hired as a community college instructor in the first place.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E7F15'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uMi4Fs9UO8kkXFbyekOEJtmqY49U8BxS45LNCsDDjkmbmDYPSOqMqxpa8URI-QkMSbA1Hgktxt9109zQqFeLv6r64It4lnsjO1Pnw8MYv92SG0NzergBDnl3mT0dWHBg7s0riMDvaerHMPCADFwiwUJPfPQu6ABdQs1_3NRWPbzpexe7AKPTEOBY822UPTOGb_Lva-uq5Co=" target="_blank" title=undefined><span style='color:#3E7F15'>Read Judy's full profile here.</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E7F15'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:15.0pt 3.75pt 15.0pt 3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Upcoming Events Around the Chapter</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div style='margin-left:22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>CLCA Landscape Industry Show</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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