<div dir="ltr">Thank you for your leadership Kate!<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Max Macias<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#ffffff">-</font></div><span style="color:rgb(120,63,4)">Max Macias, MLS</span><a href="https://www.name-coach.com/max-macias" style="font-family:"open sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.538em;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0px;color:rgb(136,91,192);outline:0px!important" target="_blank"><img alt="A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature" src="https://www.name-coach.com/images/emailsig/email-sig.jpeg" style="border-radius:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:15px"></a></div><div><b style="font-size:12.8px">#PCCVaccineMandateNow</b></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-size:12.8px">Pronouns: | He, Him, His |</b></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"><b>Strengths:</b> Input, Ideation, Context, Connectedness, Intellection</span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">IT Training</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">971-722-8151</span><span></span><span></span><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=14qNNkcU97ZoQj4QgbKaAfJwOBBKkcy8j&revid=0B708RRH9oaMINGVLTEJEWURxUTVQdmN3WmhnSjlUclZLTDl3PQ"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 8:46 AM OLA Past President via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Hi Penny,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">You bring up many points that I’d like to
address, none less important than the value we all share for equity in our
profession. As the immediate past president of OLA and a current member of the
executive board, I see this moment as an opportunity to build solidarity and
reflect on our performance as librarians.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">At the February meeting, the <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/executive-board" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">OLA board</a> voted to endorse
the petition to the State Library of Oregon to <a href="https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/break-the-library-institutional-reliance-on-unpaid" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Break
the Library Institutional Reliance on Unpaid BIPOC Labor</a>. I voted “yes” to
the endorsement and witnessed not only unanimous support from the board, but echoed
enthusiasm for the cause. Board members were not coerced or intimidated into voting
yes. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">OLA updated its strategic plan in December
2020 to include a focus area to actively commit to being an equitable, diverse,
inclusive, and anti-racist organization. This recent update was pivotal for the
association and reflects the organization’s initiative to improve diversity
within OLA through recruitment, retention, and support. This means that we agreed
to take action in support of librarians of color in our association and in the
field of librarianship. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The OLA EDI Antiracism Committee is made up
of primarily black and brown librarians who helped draft the petition and present
it to the OLA board. The OLA board did not edit the voice of the petition. I
read the petition thoroughly and voted to support the whole statement,
including the name of OLA’s president-elect, the first person of color to serve
as Oregon Library Association president. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The OLA board benefits from an excellent
relationship with the State Library of Oregon. We consulted with State Library
leaders about the petition. We agreed to hold this public dialogue to raise awareness
together. The OLA board and the State Library understand that any new or
temporary position in state government must be open and competitive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The petition and the dialogue it created is
a demonstration of the social justice necessary to raise awareness about how to
recruit, retain, and support librarians of color. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">I’m not sure there can be anything such as
an “appropriate” petition that addresses the need for social justice. Social
justice is not a bureaucratic process. New pathways must be forged. The petition
represents a new way to support librarians of color and the leaders they choose.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The petition illustrates the need for change.
The request is authentic. It doesn’t fit into the status quo because the status
quo is the problem. This is our opportunity to support our colleagues who are
suffering and demonstrate our solidarity as a community. I stand in support of
my colleagues of color. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Please take a closer look at this cause. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Kate Lasky</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">2022 Immediate Past President </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Oregon Library Association</span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 8:37 AM Penelope Hummel via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Marci. I’m sure you are right when you say that no one at OLA raised any concerns to you about the content of the petition. I believe that the petition moved forward under two possible scenarios: <br><br><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">--If no one on the OLA Executive Board had any concerns about the content of the petition, then I question the current board’s understanding of conflict of interest and general appropriateness (since I don’t think a petition promoting the job candidacy of anyone—even someone NOT on the OLA board—is appropriate coming from the OLA Executive Board)<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:71.9pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:71.9pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">--If there were members of the OLA Executive Board that DID have concerns about the content of the petition, but apparently did not feel they could share them, then I would ask the board collectively why that was the case. And I would ask what needs to happen within the discourse of the OLA Executive Board so that there is inclusion of diverse and differing points of view, and to create an environment where people feel safe disagreeing with each other. Groupthink does not result in productive outcomes. <br><br><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I leave this feedback to you and your colleagues on the OLA Executive Board to explore as you choose. Thanks-- <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif;color:black">Penny Hummel </span><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,120,216)">PENNY HUMMEL CONSULTING</span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:penny@pennyhummel.com" target="_blank">penny@pennyhummel.com</a> | 503.890.0494 | <a href="http://www.pennyhummel.com" target="_blank">www.pennyhummel.com</a><i> </i></span><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Ensuring that libraries survive and thrive in challenging times</span></i><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Marci Jenkins <<a href="mailto:marci.r.jenkins@outlook.com" target="_blank">marci.r.jenkins@outlook.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 8:00 AM<br><b>To: </b>libs-or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>>, reforma_or <<a href="mailto:reforma_or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">reforma_or@omls.oregon.gov</a>>, Penelope Hummel <<a href="mailto:penny@pennyhummel.com" target="_blank">penny@pennyhummel.com</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Libs-Or] About the Petition to the State Library of Oregon<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div id="gmail-m_-4661590195631566660gmail-m_-2859187754295113032gmail-m_-1956761819769768715edo-message"><div><div><p>Thank you Penelope for expressing your concerns. I cannot speak on behalf of the State Library of Oregon and I am certainly not speaking on behalf of every single member of the OLA Executive Board, however, as I mentioned before, this petition was previously discussed with both organizations and no similar concerns were brought to my attention. I would not pursue an idea or initiative if any of those were flagged as offensive, demanding or illegal by the State Library of Oregon or "harmful" by the Oregon Library Association. <br><br>On the topic of optical and performative allyship. I would like to take the opportunity to share with you and all a great article that speaks to this exact scenario.<u></u><u></u></p><p><a href="https://www.wocandlib.org/features/2021/9/3/statement-against-white-appropriation-of-black-indigenous-and-people-of-colors-labor" target="_blank">https://www.wocandlib.org/features/2021/9/3/statement-against-white-appropriation-of-black-indigenous-and-people-of-colors-labor</a><u></u><u></u></p><p>Have a great day<br>Marci<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><div id="gmail-m_-4661590195631566660gmail-m_-2859187754295113032gmail-m_-1956761819769768715edo-original"><div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 2pt;margin-left:0in;margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0in"><div id="gmail-m_-4661590195631566660gmail-m_-2859187754295113032gmail-m_-1956761819769768715edo-meta"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">On Feb 14, 2022 at 4:49 PM, Penelope Hummel <<a href="mailto:penny@pennyhummel.com" target="_blank">penny@pennyhummel.com</a>> wrote: <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Marci, you have made substantial contributions to the Oregon library community and have rightfully earned the respect that has resulted from that effort. My response to your e-mail here is to provide a perspective that might be helpful in understanding why some people (including myself) have concerns about the petition. As a library professional and a past president of the Oregon Library Association, the following issues came up for me when I read it: <br><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li style="margin-left:0in">The appropriateness of a petition that requests the State Library of Oregon create a new staff position while also making the case for who the perfect candidate for that position would be. This issue is heightened when the person named (as you have shared) is also the author of the petition. <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0in">The optics of the OLA Executive Board endorsing such a petition when the president of OLA is an employee of the State Library of Oregon and when the president-elect of OLA is the person named in the petition as the perfect candidate for the position. Both of these situations constitute a conflict of interest. Collectively, they give the impression (whether true or not) of cronyism. Since I believe that this aspect of the petition’s content is harmful to OLA’s reputation, I am disappointed that this petition was endorsed by the OLA Executive Committee. The rightfulness of the larger cause the petition is advocating for does not cancel out this harm. OLA’s future success in its statewide advocacy work for Oregon libraries is contingent upon its reputation as a fair and ethical organization. <br><br><br><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">Below, you have stated <i>“<span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">So called "allies" must refrain from professing allyship to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Antiracism, especially if they are not interested in public solidarity and only in performative or optical allyship.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">”</span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">This implies that the only action that can be considered true allyship is expressing public solidarity and agreement with everything you have put forth. To me, that’s a rather high and unfortunate bar. I have to wonder whether some of those within OLA who endorsed this petition had mixed feelings about the part that recommends a particular person for the SOL position, but did not feel they could speak up because they feared being condemned as non-allies. If I’m right about that, what might have resulted had they felt comfortable sharing this input could have been a stronger document—a petition clearly focused on advocating for increased EDIA support for Oregon libraries, vs. one that has unfortunately gotten sidetracked by another issue. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)"><br>Our collective work as library professionals is strengthened by the open exchange of ideas, the ability to disagree and still respect each other, and the willingness to learn from each other. It is in this spirit that I share my thoughts today. <br><br></span>Thank you and best wishes, <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif;color:black">Penny Hummel </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,120,216)">PENNY HUMMEL CONSULTING</span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:penny@pennyhummel.com" target="_blank">penny@pennyhummel.com</a> | 503.890.0494 | <a href="http://www.pennyhummel.com" target="_blank">www.pennyhummel.com</a><i> </i></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:Baskerville,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Ensuring that libraries survive and thrive in challenging times</span></i><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>> on behalf of Marci Ramiro-Jenkins via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Marci Ramiro-Jenkins <<a href="mailto:marci.r.jenkins@outlook.com" target="_blank">marci.r.jenkins@outlook.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, February 14, 2022 at 1:33 PM<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>" <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>>, "<a href="mailto:reforma_or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">reforma_or@omls.oregon.gov</a>" <<a href="mailto:reforma_or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">reforma_or@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[Libs-Or] About the Petition to the State Library of Oregon</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Dear Colleagues,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">About a week ago the Oregon Library Association (OLA) distributed the petition below to its membership as part of an advocacy effort for Equity, Diversity Inclusion and Antiracism (EDIA) in libraries. This petition was written by me, edited, and proofread by a group of EDIA supports and BIPOC library workers. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">This petition is endorsed by the Oregon Library Association Executive Board and by the OLA Equity Diversity Inclusion and Antiracism Committee. Meetings were conducted to discuss the idea of this petition and a review period to receive feedback from both groups was open for several weeks until the petition passed by vote on February 4th, 2022. This petition was also discussed with a representative from the State Library of Oregon in December 2021. Again, <u>this is an advocacy effort</u>, there are no promises, deals, offers, and/or set outcomes to favor me or anyone else involved with this petition. This is not a petition to "demand" anything, this is a petition to gauge the library community interest and an attempt to bring awareness to the invisible labor imposed on BIPOC. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> There is nothing new or wrong about leaders advocating for themselves and seeking the support of people who are familiar with a cause and with the hard work involved in it, especially when it is done in a non-partisan, spontaneous, unpretentious and respectful way. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">So called "allies" must refrain from professing allyship to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Antiracism, especially if they are not interested in public solidarity and only in performative or optical allyship. Solidarity cannot be reduced to thoughts and good wishes. Real solidarity in EDIA means power given by you to those who have been underserved, underrepresented, misled, mistreated, unseen and unheard. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">You can access the petition here -> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/break-the-library-institutional-reliance-on-unpaid" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/break-the-library-institutional-reliance-on-unpaid</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> . </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">*Please note, petition websites often ask for donations to maintain their platform live, no donations are being asked from my part of from the part of the groups involved with this petition. </span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Thank you so much, </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Marci Ramiro-Jenkins</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div>
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