<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink="#000000"> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Exactly, just like the Big Three have factories overseas. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:City> and Honda likely have more American content than the Big Three. And they didn’t take the bailout. (did I already mention that?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=5 color=navy face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:navy;font-weight: bold'>Dean</span></font></b><b><font size=5 color=navy face="CAC Leslie"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"CAC Leslie";color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond;color:navy'>Dean W May                        (812) 235-5272 voice and text</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond;color:navy'>PianoRebuilders.com           (888) DEAN-MAY         </span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoAutoSig><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u2:st="on"><font size=2 face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond'><U2:CITY u1:st="on"><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Dean May" w:insDate="2012-03-02T10:25:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean May" w:endInsDate="2012-03-02T10:25:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Terre Haute</span></font></st1:City></st1:place></ns0:City></U2:CITY><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><ns0:State w:insAuthor="Dean May" w:insDate="2012-03-02T10:25:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean May" w:endInsDate="2012-03-02T10:25:00Z"><U2:STATE u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>IN</U2:STATE></span></font></st1:State></ns0:State><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><ns0:PostalCode w:insAuthor="Dean May" w:insDate="2012-03-02T10:25:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean May" w:endInsDate="2012-03-02T10:25:00Z"><U2:POSTALCODE u1:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>47802</span></font></st1:PostalCode><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>           Give us a LIKE on Facebook! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/PianoRebuilderscom/137780082943148"><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Go to PianoRebuilders.com</span></font></a></U2:POSTALCODE></span></font></ns0:PostalCode></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dale Erwin<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 02, 2012 9:55 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">pianotech@ptg.org</st1:PersonName><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] just about the time</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:navy'>Aren't many Honda and <st1:City w:st="on">Toyota</st1:City> made here in the....<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.A.</st1:place></st1:country-region> by American craftsman?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=1 color=mediumblue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue;font-weight:bold'>Dale Erwin RPT-</span></font></b><b><font size=1 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia; 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color:navy'><br> <tt><font face="Courier New">  </font></tt></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br> From: Dean May <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com><br> To: pianotech <<st1:PersonName w:st="on">pianotech@ptg.org</st1:PersonName>><br> Sent: Fri, Mar 2, 2012 6:43 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] just about the time<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_0780702c-fd05-4df9-8c28-2e4d4ae9d954"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Honda and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:City> are more American now than the Big Three. And they DIDN’T take the bailout. That definitely makes them more American.</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color=navy face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:navy;font-weight: bold'>Dean</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond;color:navy'>Dean W May                        (812) 235-5272 voice and text</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond;color:navy'>PianoRebuilders.com           (888) DEAN-MAY         </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond; color:navy'>Terre Haute</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:AGaramond;color:navy'> <st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy face=AGaramond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: AGaramond;color:navy'>           Give us a LIKE on Facebook! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/PianoRebuilderscom/137780082943148" target="_blank"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>Go to PianoRebuilders.com</span></font></u></a></span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></font></div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma; color:black'> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></font></u></a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></font></u></a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 02, 2012 8:58 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>pianotech@ptg.org</span></font></u></a><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] just about the time</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>WOW. I don't want to preach here, but what happened to "Buy American". It won't have much effect on a man my age, but you young people. Think about your future and the future of your children. Lets get this country back on its feet and support American industry. Buy American!</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Sorry about that........End of rant.</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div><span style='orphans: 2;text-align:auto;widows: 2;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing: 0px'> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Al -</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black'>High Point</span></font></st1:City><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>, <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </span> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>On Mar 2, 2012, at 7:01 AM, Tom Servinsky wrote:</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <span style='orphans: 2;text-align:-webkit-auto;widows: 2;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing: 0px'> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Wim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Gee...I just hit 205,000 on my 2004 Honda Pilot and it looks very likely that I'll get another 100,000. Engine purrs like a kitten and literally, no problems whatsoever other than normal maintenance. And<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>I bought this used with 9,000 miles.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> This has been fully paid for 4 yrs with the hope I'll drive this for 3 more years.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To date, I've yet to go the new car route and have never regretted the move. But then again, I've  been sticking to  either <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:City> or Hondas products for the past 30 yrs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tom Servinsky<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>----- Original Message -----<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div style='background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat: initial initial'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black; font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com" title="tnrwim@aol.com"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>tnrwim@aol.com</span></font></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>pianotech@ptg.org</span></font></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:50 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>[pianotech] just about the time<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Just about the time you've found a car that really suite your needs, big industry comes along and pulls the rug out from under you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>As some of you know, I have been raving about my Chevy HHR. It's a wonderful little station wagon, where the rear seats fold down, giving me a totally hard flat surface on which I can shove in a grand action, and leave enough room for all my tools and supplies. It's been a great little car, which I've driven with absolutely no problems for over 100,000 miles.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But I am weary of the number of miles I've driven. I don't want to push my luck. So I'm starting to think about getting a new car. My first visit was to the Chevy dealer. I proudly told the salesman that I'm ready to buy another HHR. Just show me one, and I'll sign on the dotted line.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Well, would you believe that GM, in it's infinite wisdom, has decided that the HHR was not what enough consumers wanted, so they pulled the plug on production with last year's model.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>No more new 2012 HHR's, and there are no new 2011 models left anywhere on <st1:place w:st="on">Oahu</st1:place>.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br> <br> So what's a guy to do?  What other small station wagon has a flat fold down back seat? I only want a new car. None of this use car crap. You wind up buying someone else's problems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Sign me, disgruntled, but wishing for a better world. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Wim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </span> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>