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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>December 27, 2021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>From: Jennifer Bazer, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Positive Note 1846<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>803-960-9977 <a href="mailto:Jennifer.H.Bazer@gmail.com">Jennifer.H.Bazer@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Greetings Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On December 31, we will close the door to 2021 and at 12:00 AM. On January 1, 2022, we will open a new book with 365 blank pages. What will your book be titled? What will be written on your first page? Many of us will spend the first part of January focusing on what we should have done, what we need to do better, maybe, instead, we could focus on the potential , rather than the flaws! Martin Luther King tells us to focus on each stair, rather than, the entire staircase. Time continues to fly but you are the pilot. How will you fly your plane? What direction will you go in? Whatever you do, just begin; begin where you are and create a beautiful book you will enjoy reading!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Below are some interesting and fascinating facts about New Year’s. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>The first New Year’s celebration dates back 4,000 years.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome, was the first to declare Jan. 1 a national holiday. He named the month after Janus, the Roman god of doors and gates. Janus had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. Caesar felt that a month named after this god would be fitting.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Forty-five percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> The top resolutions are: to lose weight, get organized, to spend less and save more, to stay fit and healthy, and to quit smoking. While nearly half of all Americans make resolutions, 25 percent of them give up on their resolutions by the second week of January.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Be sure to eat leafy greens on New Year’s.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> Tradition says that the more leafy greens a person eats, the more prosperity he or she will experience (what an incentive for staying healthy!). Tradition also says that legumes bring prosperity because beans and peas look like coins. No wonder why so many people eat black eyed peas on Jan. 1.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Many people ring in New Year’s by popping open a bottle of champagne.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> Americans drink close to 360 million glasses of sparkling wine during this time. The bubbly stuff dates back to the 17th century, when the cork was invented.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>About 1 million people gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the ball drop.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> The Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop came about because of a ban on fireworks. The first ball in 1907 was 700 pounds and was lit with 100 25-watt lights. The current ball puts the old one to shame (thanks to technology). Today, it is covered in 2,688 crystals, is lit by 32,000 LED lights, weighs 11,875 pounds and is 12 feet in diameter.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Remember the last scene in When Harry Met Sally, when Harry references a song after he and Sally kiss?</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> It wasAuld Lang Syne, a song traditionally sung at the end of New Year’s parties. Poet Robert Burns wrote it in 1788. Though most people do not know the words to Auld Lang Syne, the overall message is that people have to remember their loved ones, dead or alive, and keep them close in their hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>At the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia, 10,000 participants step through City Hall and perform in unique costumes.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> The parade dates back to mid-17th-century, incorporating elements from Irish, German, English, Swedish and other European heritages. The parade itself is divided into five divisions: a comic division, wench brigades, fancy division, string bands, and fancy bridges. If you are in the area for New Year’s, be sure to check out this event.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We are just two weeks away from statewide seminar which will be held in-person, January 8, 2022. We will stream the event so individuals can listen, but there will be no participation through the stream due to the logistics of the live auction. We hope you will join us at the center from 10 A.M. until 4 PM, Saturday, January 8. Please contact David Houck if you plan to participate in-person. At the seminar, chapters and divisions will selling items to raise money including, but not limited to: seniors, sports and rec, Lee County chapter, merchants, and more. We will also have our auction to benefit Rocky Bottom. Please bring new items for the auction. I look forward to seeing you all there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Also, our 2022 state dues are due by December 31. Please remember if you send in your name, please include an email if you have one and a working phone number so that we can assist in completing the online membership form. Thank you to those who are assisting members who are not as tech savvy. Together we are stronger.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Palmetto Connects, Thursday, January 6, 2022<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Palmetto Connects will be held Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM Eastern on the Federation zoom platform. I look forward to seeing all of you for happenings in the NFB of SC!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Statewide Seminar, January 8, 2022<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The 2022 statewide seminar will be held January 8 at the Federation Center in Columbia from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM Eastern. The statewide seminar is like a mini one day convention where we will hear from chapters, divisions, committees and more about their events in the Palmetto affiliate. It is a time to come together, meet new friends, reunite with old friends. We will be streaming this event not through zoom. As a result, participation and discussion will not be able to happen during streaming. You will be able to listen but not speak like on zoom. We hope to see you there! Both Rocky Bottom Board and NFB of SC will have their board meetings between 12:15 and 1:45. If you plan to attend in person, please call David Houck at 803-254-3777 so we know how many to plan for our free lunch. I want to thank Ike Nelson for his willingness to assist in preparing our meal for this event. I am hopeful that all leaders including chapter and division presidents along with board members will attend in person. If you plan to sell items during the statewide seminar as fundraisers, please let me know so I can add to the next Positive Note.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>NFB of SC Bags and Shirts<o:p></o:p></h1><h1> <o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The NFB of SC is selling bags with the NFB of SC logo and Live the Life you Want on the front. The bag is black, bottom is red and the straps are white. The top is open. There is a zipper that expands the bag. There is a zippered pocket on the front where the NFB of SC logo is located. The bags are great for a gift or for sporting the NFB of SC logo and tag line. The bags sell for $25 each. You can pay pal the money on our website<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>or send cash or check made to NFB of SC to the Center at 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We are also selling short sleeve t-shirts. They are gray with the logo and tag line on the right side if looking at the shirt. On the back, you will find the state of SC. These shirts are $25. You can purchase two bags for $40 or two shirts for $40, or, one bag and one shirt for $40. If you just want one or the other, the price is $25 each. We are hoping to get in some sweatshirts and hoodies and will let you know the cost of these once they are secured. All funds will go to the NFB of SC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Shoes for a Cause<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We will be collecting new and gently used shoes during this holiday season. Please drop off or send to the Federation Center. Children’s shoes will be given to Sole Stepping, an organization that provides shoes to children in need in schools. The lady that drives this nonprofit is and orientation and mobility instructor based in Lexington, SC. Adult shoes will be given to adults reentering the workforce. Shoes can be new or gently used; if you plan to donate socks, please insure the are new. There is a box at the Federation Center for these items. We will plan to take photos of the donations. You may also bring to the Rocky Bottom Christmas board retreat if you plan to attend. We will plan to present to Kara Jefferson during the week of December 20. This will be an ongoing give back project as children in schools always need shoes and please remember, children can wear adult shoes. My 11 year old son already wears a size nine in men’s! We hope that you will remember shoes for a cause when you no longer need a pair of gently used shoes or when you see sales of socks or shoes! Thank you for helping give back to those in need!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>2022 NFB of SC Membership Dues<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The National Federation of the Blind of SC now has our 2022 Membership Form on our website at <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>. When you fill out this form, you will receive a copy of the information you entered if you provided your personal Email address. If you are assisting someone with the form that does not have an Email address, feel free to use <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a> in the Email field. Once you click on the submit button, you are taken to the Donations page in which you can choose to pay your $10 state dues using the NFB of South Carolina State Affiliate secure Pay Pal button. Remember you must fill out the new form and the $10 state dues in order to complete the process for your 2022 dues!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nfbofsc.org/2022-membership-form/">https://nfbofsc.org/2022-membership-form/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If you have any questions or need assistance with the above process, please call Steve Cook at 803 260 1292. If I am unable to take your call, I will call you back when I am available.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Also, just a reminder that dues are due by December 31, 2021. Also, if you sign up on the NFB national site, that is awesome, you will receive your welcome coin and packet, but please remember, you must also sign up on<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>as a member of our Palmetto affiliate. I want to thank you all for being willing to assist those who are not familiar with online registration or payment so that their membership can be completed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>At Large Chapter<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>The At-Large Chapter is selling Gift cards as an ongoing fundraiser. You may purchase physical cards or eCards to keep on your phone. There is no cost to the purchaser, but our chapter does get a percentage of each card sold. The Gift cards available are Walmart, Target, Visa, Bath and Body Works, Domino’s, Amazon and hundreds more, too numerous to list items here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please Contact Melanie Torrance ( 803-908-6656), Mike Seats (803) 237-1464),<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or Mary Sonksen (864) 590-3637) to purchase one or more of your favorite cards. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Calling All Talent!<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></h1><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>PRESENTS </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>THE 2</span><span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>ND</span></sup></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> TALENT SHOW HOSTED BY THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>This event will take place on March 19, 2022 at 4PM</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=s3><b><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>INTERESTED??? If so, here’s how to enter:</span></u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>To register pay a 15-dollar registration fee to the Fundraiser Committee cash app at $NFBSCFundraiser or go to </span><span class=s4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#0563C1'><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> click donations and choose NFB OF SC PayPal(make sure to put Talent Show Registration in memo field). Then submit your information including name, phone and/or email address to <span class=s4><a href="mailto:nfbofscfundraiser@gmail.com">nfbofscfundraiser@gmail.com</a></span>. Once you have submitted your registration you must create and submit a 90 second video or audio of your talent to <span class=s4><a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a></span>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>RULES</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>• All video or audio submissions must be no longer than 90seconds.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>• All submissions need to be in by the deadline of February 28, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>• All voting should be placed by 2PM March19, 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>*No exceptions all rules enforced*</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=s3><b><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Here’s how to win and what you win:</span></u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Each dollar raised is 1 vote. The contestants that raise the most money in votes from friends, family, etc. take home the CASH. To cast your vote, send your donations to the Fundraiser Committee cash app at $NFBSCFundraiser or go to </span><span class=s4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#0563C1'><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> click donations and choose NFB OF SC PayPal (make sure to put the contestant’s number in the memo field)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1<span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>st</span></sup></span> place 10%, 2<span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>nd</span></sup></span> place 5%, and 3<span class=s2><sup><span style='font-size:5.5pt;color:black'>rd</span></sup></span> place 3% of all proceeds<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Blind Merchants Fundraiser<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>From Demetrius Williford<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Federation family The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina Blind Merchants Division is having a fundraiser for a 55 inch or above Smart TV. The tickets are 1 for $5.and 3 for $10. This fundraiser will continue throughout our state wide seminar. In which the drawing will take place The day of the seminar. So, don’t worry you will have an opportunity to purchase the lucky ticket or tickets that day. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance you can contact President Belinda banks at 8649095587 or email her at <a href="mailto:banksbelinda21@gmail.com">banksbelinda21@gmail.com</a> or Second vice president Demetrius Williford at 8643288177 or email him at <a href="mailto:Santez1981@gmail.com">Santez1981@gmail.com</a> or any of the blind merchants members for any additional information. Here are the different payment methods that can be used to purchase the tickets. Cash app which is $BlindMerchantsofSC, The next method is PayPal if you choose to used this method there is a a transaction fee of 2.2%. Our PayPal information is <a href="mailto:Blindmerchantssc@gmail.com">Blindmerchantssc@gmail.com</a>. With that being said in order for us to receive your full payment through PayPal that 2.2% will need to be added to The amount of tickets you purchase. We truly appreciate you all for participating in our fundraiser. At time of purchase please put in memo field your name and how many tickets you’re purchasing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>December Christmas Movies and Trivia Hosted by NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></h1><h1> <o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Below is a list of the movie/Trivia schedule for December. Be sure to keep this message to refer back to for dates and times. All movies will be audio described!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A Christmas Story<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 7:30 PM Eastern<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>National lampoons - Christmas vacation (1989)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>What additional movies and activities would you like to see the NFB of SC host? Please contact Steve Cook at 803-254-0222 with ideas. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Fusion, JAWS or Zoom Text<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The Computer Science & Technology Division would like to thank Freedom Scientific for donating an annual license for a division fundraiser!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The winner will receive a copy of an annual license for their choice of Fusion, Zoom Text or JAWS! Please help support the CSTD by purchasing one or more tickets. Prices are one for $3 or two tickets for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn on January 8, 2022 at the NFB of SC Statewide Seminar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>To purchase, go to the Computer Science & Technology Division’s PayPal at the below link. Be sure to include the following information when purchasing your tickets: Name, phone number and number of tickets purchased.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nfbofsc.org/donations/">https://nfbofsc.org/donations/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Remember, we are entering the season of giving and gifting. You won’t have to wait on a shipment to arrive to give this chance to win.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The Computer Science & Technology Division greatly appreciates your support!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Sports and Rec Fun<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sports and Rec will be hosting a trivia night Friday January 21st at 8 p.m. on the NFB zoom line<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sports and Rec will be doing a fundraiser during state wide seminar. Anyone in person or on zoom can contribute and enjoy this fun ever.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Our fundraiser will be giving away one maybe two honken big fun boxes. Both will have all kinds of games, crafts, kitchen items, gardening items home improvement items exercise items etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The fundraiser is $5 per person and what it’ll be is each person randomly picks a sealed envelope that has 5 random brailed playing cards in them. Each person who contributes $5 will pick their own envelope and towards end of seminar we the Sports Rec will collect the envelopes open them and take out the five playing cards.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>How to win well the envelops have 5 cards and it’s poker so the best five card hand wins. There’s no switching of cards or envelopes between people. Each envelope that a person picks will have their name placed on envelope braille and written. NO ONE knows what cards are in what envelopes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>There’s no work on your part just contribute $5 and watch us the Sports and Rec go through and determine the winners.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>It’ll be so much fun come one come all. If your attending in person then I’ll be there if your attending via zoom you can still be part of fundraiser. Let’s us know that you want an envelope and we will have a random person pick a random envelope and put your name on it. We can take cash, check, PayPal. we’ll just any type of payment. Hahaha lol.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>David Rebocho<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sports/Rec Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Braille Readers are Leaders Contest<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>From the Braille Literacy Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>"Do YOU read Braille (even if it isn't very fast, mind you) and do YOU like prizes? Do YOU want to help your NFB district read its way to absolute victory and state-wide bragging rights? If so, then YOU need to register for the National affiliate Braille Readers are Leaders contest! Registration is now open and reading may begin on December 1st! There will also be state affiliate incentives for everyone that registers for the national contest, so you will be getting DOUBLE the reward and DOUBLE the fun! Please reach out to Jamie at 864-838-0338 with a text, call, or message or at <a href="mailto:nfbsccherokeejamie@gmail.com">nfbsccherokeejamie@gmail.com</a> if you plan to read so that she can add you to the list and track your progress. Also reach out to Jamie to get help with registering for the national contest. Let's get those fingers moving!"</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Zoom Events for the upcoming week!<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Below are the events scheduled this week for the NFB of SC. Chairs and co-chairs, please make sure your agenda for the committee is on the list serv before your meeting. Thank you! Committee chairs and co-chairs, please also send me a list of committee members for the committee you are chairing or co-chairing. Beginning in January, chairs and co-chairs will be responsible for sending out reminders of their meetings along with their agenda to the list serv. Please remember, I need a list of all committee members so we can add to the website by Wednesday, December 29.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h2>Wednesday, December 29, 2021<span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Sports & Rec special meeting: 7:00 PM Rocky Bottom Zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Movie Night 8:00 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National lampoons - Christmas vacation (1989) audio described Federation Center Zoom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Plot<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chicago-area resident Clark Griswold plans to have a great Christmas with his entire family. He drives his wife Ellen, daughter Audrey, and son Rusty out to the country to find a tree. After walking through the snow for hours, Clark picks out the largest tree he can find. Realizing too late that they did not bring any tools to cut the tree down, they are forced to uproot it instead, before driving home with the tree strapped to the roof of their car.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Soon after, both Clark's and Ellen's parents arrive for Christmas, but their bickering quickly begins to annoy the family. Clark, however, maintains a positive attitude, determined to have a "fun old-fashioned family Christmas". He covers the house's entire exterior with 25,000 twinkle lights, which fail to work at first, as he has accidentally wired them through his garage's light switch. When they finally come on, they temporarily cause a citywide power shortage and create chaos for Clark's yuppie neighbors, Todd and Margo. While standing on the front lawn admiring the lights, Clark is shocked to see Ellen's country-based cousin Cathrine and her husband Eddie, as they arrive unannounced with their children, Rocky and Ruby Sue, and their Rottweiler Snots. Eddie later admits that they are living in the RV they arrived in as he is broke and has been forced to sell his home and acreage. In addition, the older half of his children are too busy to join Eddie in the visit. Clark offers to buy gifts for Eddie's kids so they can still enjoy Christmas. Soon afterward, Clark's senile Aunt Bethany and grumpy Uncle Lewis arrive as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clark begins to wonder why his boss, Frank Shirley, has not given him his yearly bonus, which he desperately needs to replace an advance payment he has made to install a swimming pool for the coming summer. After a disastrous Christmas Eve dinner, along with Bethany's cat getting electrocuted and Uncle Lewis accidentally burning down the Christmas tree while lighting his cigar, he finally receives an envelope from a company messenger, who had failed to deliver it the day before. Instead of the presumed bonus, the envelope contains a free year's membership for the "Jelly of the Month Club". This prompts Clark to snap and go into a tirade about Frank and, out of anger, request that he be delivered to the house, wrapped in a bow, so Clark can insult him to his face.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Taking Clark's request literally, Eddie drives to Frank's mansion, and kidnaps him. Frank admits to having canceled the Christmas bonuses, and Clark chastises him for doing so. Meanwhile, Frank's wife, Helen, calls the police, and a SWAT team storms the Griswold house and holds everyone at gunpoint. Frank decides not to press charges and explains the situation to his wife and the SWAT leader, both of whom scold him for his decision to scrap the bonuses. Frank ultimately decides to reinstate the bonuses (with Clark getting a bonus equal to last year's amount, plus 20% as compensation).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The family heads outside when Rocky and Ruby Sue believe they see Santa Claus in the distance. Clark tells them it is actually the Christmas Star and that he finally realizes what the holiday means to him. Uncle Lewis says the light is coming from the sewage treatment plant, reminding Clark that Eddie had been dumping his RV sewage into the nearby storm drain. Before Clark can stop him, Uncle Lewis tosses a match used to light his cigar into the drain, triggering an explosion. The explosion sends a Santa's sleigh decoration flying into the sky. Aunt Bethany starts singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and everyone joins in as the flaming decoration flies into the distance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The entire family, Frank and Helen, and the SWAT team members then celebrate inside the house, while Clark and Ellen happily share a Christmas kiss, and Clark stands outside satisfied that he provided a great Christmas for his family. As the credits roll, he manages to give Snots the petting he wanted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cast<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chevy Chase as Clark W. "Sparky" Griswold Jr., the patriarch of the Griswold family. Perpetually optimistic, and sometimes in denial, he is nonetheless passionate about and dedicated to putting on the perfect family holiday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold, Clark's wife. She does not share her husband's outlook but still supports him in his Christmas endeavor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Juliette Lewis as Audrey Griswold, Clark and Ellen's daughter. Audrey hates the entire idea of the big family Christmas, especially when it affects her social life. She was previously portrayed by Dana Barron and Dana Hill in the last two films.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Johnny Galecki as Russ Griswold, Clark and Ellen's son. Russ supports his father but is greatly annoyed by his relatives. He was previously portrayed by Anthony Michael Hall and Jason Lively in the last two films.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Randolph as Clark Griswold Sr., Clark's father.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Diane Ladd as Nora Griswold, Clark's mother.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E. G. Marshall as Art Smith, Ellen's father.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doris Roberts as Frances Smith, Ellen's mother.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Miriam Flynn as Cathrine Johnson, Ellen's cousin.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Randy Quaid as Eddie Johnson, Cathrine's husband who brings his family to Chicago unannounced and uninvited.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cody Burger as Rocky Johnson, Eddie and Cathrine's son who has a lip fungus that hasn't been identified yet and is mostly silent.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ellen Hamilton Latzen as Ruby Sue Johnson, Eddie and Cathrine's daughter who was formerly cross-eyed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>William Hickey as Lewis, Clark's grouchy uncle and the husband of Bethany who wears a toupee and smokes cigars.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mae Questel as Bethany, Clark's 80-year-old senile aunt and the wife of Lewis.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sam McMurray as Bill, Clark's co-worker and best friend at work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Margo Chester, the Griswolds' yuppie neighbor who despises Clark and takes the brunt of the Griswolds' antics.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicholas Guest as Todd Chester, Margo's husband who also despises Clark.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian Doyle-Murray as Frank Shirley, Clark's boss. He does not remember Clark's first name and calls him different names until the final scene of the movie.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Natalia Nogulich as Helen Shirley, Frank's wife.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicolette Scorsese as Mary, a lingerie counter clerk.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alexander Folk as Lead SWAT Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doug Llewelyn as the voice of the Parade Announcer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Production<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Development and writing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation originated from a short story by writer John Hughes called "Christmas '59," which was published in the December 1980 issue of National Lampoon magazine.[4] "The studio came to me and begged for another one, and I only agreed because I had a good story to base it on," said Hughes. "But those movies have become little more than Chevy Chase vehicles."[5] Director Chris Columbus initially was to direct the film, but due to a personality clash between him and Chase, Columbus left the film and was replaced by Chechik. Hughes eventually gave Columbus the script to Home Alone.[6][7]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Filming<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Principal photography began on March 27, 1989, in Summit County, Colorado,[8] with footage shot in Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Frisco.[9] From there the production moved to Warner Bros. Ranch Facilities in Burbank, California, where the set of the Griswold family's house and street is located.[10]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Music<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The musical score for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was composed by Angelo Badalamenti. It is the only installment of the Vacation film series not to include Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road". In its place is a song entitled "Christmas Vacation" that was written for the movie by the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and performed by Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers fame.[11] The song was covered in 2007 by High School Musical star Monique Coleman for the 2007 Christmas album Disney Channel Holiday.[12] Popular Christmas songs featured in the film include Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Hawaiian-themed "Mele Kalikimaka",[13] and, during the climax of the film, Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus".[14][15] For the latter song, Autry's re-recorded 1957 Challenge Records version is used.[16]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Despite several popular songs being present in the film, no official soundtrack album was released. In 1999, a bootleg copy containing music featured in the film along with select cuts of dialogue dubbed as the "10th Anniversary Limited Edition" began to appear on Internet auction sites with the claim that Warner Bros. and RedDotNet had pressed 20,000 CDs for Six Flags Magic Mountain employees to sell to customers entering the park.[17] However, while the discs were individually numbered out of 20,000, only 7,000 were sold as a part of an on demand production printed at gift shop kiosks within the park.[18] Forums on movie music sites such as SoundtrackCollector later declared the disc to be a bootleg due to its inaccuracies.[19] For instance, the cut "Christmas Vacation Medley" (claiming to be the work of composer Angelo Badalamenti) is really a track called "Christmas at Carnegie Hall" from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by composer John Williams and does not actually contain any of Badalamenti's Christmas Vacation score.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Federation Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777 Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>One tap mobile +19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rocky Bottom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Meeting ID: 864 878 9090 Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>One tap mobile +19292056099,,8648789090# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Joke of the Week <o:p></o:p></h1><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>Where can you go to practice math on New Year’s Eve?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Times Square<o:p></o:p></p><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><h1>Fascinating Fact of the Week<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>How many total gifts are in the 12 days of Christmas? It is almost enough to get a present each day of the year. The answer is 364!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Now, for this week? What percentage of Americans make resolutions and what percentage break them within the second week of January?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>Final Thought<o:p></o:p></h1><h1><o:p> </o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>Packaged inside of every mistake there lays a great lesson. And, while I don’t want to take the mistake into the new year, I most certainly want to take the lesson that’s packaged inside of it.: Craig D. Lounsbrough<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>NFB Pledge<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>NFB One Minute Message<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>“The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If this message was forwarded to you and you would like to receive it directly in your inbox, as well as, receive messages regarding the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, please email Steve Cook at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>