Re: 2019 Meeples Choice Awards - Final Round
"Chris Brandt cbrandt300-/[email protected] [spielfrieks]" <[email protected]> Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:33:47 +0000 (UTC)
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------=_Part_6903_360418121.1593138827669 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was just kidding Larry.=C2=A0 I know he goes to a LOT of effort to make t= his a really great group evaluation, but I game with him regularly, so it p= ains me to tell him that.=C2=A0 Honestly, while I consider myself a gamer t= here were many games on that list I have never played and not an insignific= ant number that I have never heard of.=C2=A0 But I did feel strongly about = my top 10 and top 3 and was happy to see them and vote for them, thanks to = those efforts of Larry. So, Larry, yes, I think you're awesome.=C2=A0 There I said it. :) Chris Chris Brandt cbrandt300-/[email protected] 703 565 7028=20 On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 09:58:02 PM EDT, Jonathan Franklin jonathan= [email protected] [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:=20=20 =20 =C2=A0=20=20=20 Chris,I'm curious, if it had still been open, what game would you have nomi= nated?Jonathan On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 6:49 PM Chris Brandt cbrandt300-/[email protected] [spielfri= eks] <[email protected]> wrote: =C2=A0=20=20=20 Thank you for the considerate and informative answer, Larry!=C2=A0 :)Next o= nline game... Teotihuacan!Chris Chris Brandt cbrandt300-/[email protected] 703 565 7028=20 On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 09:47:13 PM EDT, Larry Levy huzonfirst@gmai= l..com [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:=20=20 =20 =C2=A0=20=20=20 Oh, yeah, definitely too late.=C2=A0 You can do a write-in during the openi= ng round, but the only games you can vote for during the final round are th= e nominated ones.=C2=A0 Sorry, Chris. On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:31 PM Chris Brandt cbrandt300-/[email protected] [spielfri= eks] <[email protected]> wrote: =C2=A0=20=20=20 Is it to late to add a game for consideration? Chris Brandt cbrandt300-/[email protected] 703 565 7028=20 On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 09:10:52 PM EDT, Larry Levy huzonfirst@gmai= l..com [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:=20=20 =20 =C2=A0=20=20=20 Just want to let you all know that I'll be shutting things down tomorrow.= =C2=A0 So if you haven't voted yet, now's the time to do it! Larry On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 7:23 PM Larry Levy <[email protected]> wrote: > Snoop:=C2=A0 "You made half of those up!" Hmm, maybe someone needed to get out more often.=C2=A0 Too late now! On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 5:07 PM Stephen Glenn [email protected] [spie= lfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote: =C2=A0=20=20=20 You made half of those up! On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfriek= s] <[email protected]> wrote: =C2=A0=20=20=20 Time=E2=80=99s up, everyone!=C2=A0 The first round of voting is history!=C2= =A0 Despite my concerns about how COVID would affect this year=E2=80=99s el= ection, we had a fantastic turnout, with 85 voters, our largest total in qu= ite a while.=C2=A0 Collectively, we have selected 29 terrific games to be o= ur 2019 Meeples Choice nominees.=C2=A0 There were a total of 776 votes and = 168(!) games got at least one vote. I=E2=80=99m also delighted to report that for the first time in MCA history= (at least, as far as I can recall), we=E2=80=99ve had a write-in nominee!= =C2=A0 Despite being on the ballot for less than 2 days, Little Town got en= ough votes to make the final round.=C2=A0 How cool is that?=C2=A0 Many than= ks to Mark Johnson, who suggested the game and to Wei-Hwa for coaxing the v= oting app=E2=80=99s code to make the game available (this is the first time= we=E2=80=99ve tried to introduce a game in the middle of an election).=C2= =A0 Little Town is also a perfect example of a game that deserves considera= tion this year, despite being originally introduced (only in Japan) two yea= rs ago.=C2=A0 For many years, Clay Blankenship tried to convince me to rela= x the eligibility requirements to include designs like this and I was final= ly able to see the wisdom of his suggestion recently.=C2=A0 Thank you, Clay= , for your persistence. I have just activated the final round...=C2=A0 Once again, we=E2=80=99ll be= voting at http://meepleschoice.win.=C2=A0 This time, choose no more than 3= games.=C2=A0 And just as before, you can change your votes as long as the = polls remain open. If anyone is having trouble with the voting application, please feel free t= o send me your choices at [email protected] and I=E2=80=99ll be happy to= include them in the final tally. Here are the nominated games.=C2=A0 Pick your three favorites and make your= vote count! Azul: Summer Pavilion Barrage Cartographers Cooper Island Crystal Palace Expedition to Newdale Glen More II: Chronicles Hadara It's a Wonderful World L.L.A.M...A. Letter Jam Little Town Maracaibo Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan Marvel Champions: The Card Game Masters of Renaissance (Lorenzo Card Game) Paladins of the West Kingdom PARKS Pax Pamir (Second Edition) Point Salad Q.E. Res Arcana Tapestry The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples The Taverns of Tiefenthal Tiny Towns Watergate Wingspan Four game missed the cut by just one vote.=C2=A0 They are Alubari: A Nice C= up of Tea; Babylonia; Pipeline; and The Isle of Cats.=C2=A0 The following g= ames also came close: =C2=A0Bruxelles 1897; Egizia: Shifting Sands; Era: Me= dieval Age; Mandala; Silver & Gold; and Twice As Clever. I=E2=80=99ll keep the polls open until sometime next Friday (that is, June = 26).=C2=A0 At that point, I=E2=80=99ll shut things down, calculate the resu= lts, and announce the three games which will be our Meeples Choice Award wi= nners for the year!=C2=A0 Thanks again to all who participate! 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<!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id=3D"ygrp-mlmsg" style=3D"position:relative;"> <div id=3D"ygrp-msg" style=3D"z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id=3D"ygrp-text" > =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p><div class=3D"ydpc604b219yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:He= lvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div dir= =3D"ltr" data=3D"false">I was just kidding Larry. I know he goes to a= LOT of effort to make this a really great group evaluation, but I game wit= h him regularly, so it pains me to tell him that. Honestly, while I c= onsider myself a gamer there were many games on that list I have never play= ed and not an insignificant number that I have never heard of. But I = did feel strongly about my top 10 and top 3 and was happy to see them and v= ote for them, thanks to those efforts of Larry.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data= =3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data=3D"false">So, Larry, yes, I thin= k you're awesome. There I said it.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data=3D"fals= e"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data=3D"false">:)</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data= =3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data=3D"false">Chris</div><div><br></= div><div class=3D"ydpc604b219signature">Chris Brandt<br>cbrandt300-/[email protected]= m<br>703 565 7028</div></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 </div><div id=3D"yahoo_quoted_3187188970" class=3D"yahoo_quoted"> <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, s= ans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 <div> On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 09:58:02 PM EDT, Jonathan F= ranklin [email protected] [spielfrieks] <spielfrieks@yahoogrou= ps.com> wrote: </div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><div id=3D"yiv1144657011"><div> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011ygrp-msg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011ygrp-text"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Chris,<div>I'm curious, if it had still been = open, what game would you have nominated?</div><div>Jonathan</div></div><br= clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv1144657011gmail_quote"><div class=3D"yiv11= 44657011gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 6:49 PM Chris Brand= t <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:cbrandt300-/[email protected]= " target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:cbrandt300-/[email protected]">[email protected]= om</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mail= to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:spielfriek= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"n= one"></div><blockquote class=3D"yiv1144657011gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0= px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);"> <u></u> =20 <div style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437ygrp-msg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437ygrp-text"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-si= ze:13px;"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you for the considerate and informati= ve answer, Larry! :)</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Next online game... Teotih= uacan!</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Chris</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>= Chris Brandt<br clear=3D"none"><a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto= =3D"mailto:cbrandt300-/[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:cbrandt30= [email protected]">cbrandt300-/[email protected]</a><br clear=3D"none">703 565 7028</div><= /div> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 </div><div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yahoo_quo= ted_3285389812"> <div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-siz= e:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42);"> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 <div> On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 09:47:13 PM EDT, Larry Levy= <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]"= target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= om</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mail= to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:spielfriek= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote: </div> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div> <div><div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yi= v2740177803"><div> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803ygrp-mlmsg= "> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803ygrp-msg= "> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803ygrp-t= ext"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Oh, yeah, definitely too late. You can = do a write-in during the opening round, but the only games you can vote for= during the final round are the nominated ones. Sorry, Chris.</div><b= r clear=3D"none"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:31 PM Chri= s Brandt <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:cbrandt300@ya= hoo..com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">cbrandt30= [email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailt= o=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:s= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br c= lear=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le= ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);"> <u></u> =20 <div style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_-2= 90760702732373224ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_= -290760702732373224ygrp-msg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-= m_-290760702732373224ygrp-text"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-si= ze:13px;"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Is it to late to add a game for considerati= on?</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Chris Brandt<br clear=3D"none">= <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:cbrandt300-/[email protected]" = target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:cbrandt300-/[email protected]">cbrandt300-/[email protected]= </a><br clear=3D"none">703 565 7028</div></div> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 </div><div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv274017= 7803gmail-m_-290760702732373224yahoo_quoted_3475344997"> <div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-siz= e:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42);"> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 <div> On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 09:10:52 PM EDT, Larry Levy= <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]"= target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= om</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mail= to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:spielfriek= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote: </div> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div> <div><div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yi= v2740177803gmail-m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383"><div> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_-2= 90760702732373224yiv2638835383ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_= -290760702732373224yiv2638835383ygrp-msg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-= m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383ygrp-text"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Just want to let you all know that I'll be sh= utting things down tomorrow. So if you haven't voted yet, now's the t= ime to do it!<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Larry</div></div><br clear= =3D"none"><div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803= gmail-m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383yqt53764"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">On = Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 7:23 PM Larry Levy <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"re= ct" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailt= o:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"non= e"></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli= d rgb(204,204,204);"><div dir=3D"ltr">> Snoop: "You made half of t= hose up!"<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Hmm, maybe someone needed to ge= t out more often. Too late now!</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div><d= iv dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 5:07 PM Stephen Glenn <a rel=3D"nofo= llow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"= _blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a= > [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:sp= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:spielfrieks@yah= oogroups.com">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">= </div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r= gb(204,204,204);"> <u></u> =20 <div style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_-2= 90760702732373224yiv2638835383gmail-m_-3457455813939125039gmail-m_423729438= 423468612ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_= -290760702732373224yiv2638835383gmail-m_-3457455813939125039gmail-m_4237294= 38423468612ygrp-msg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-= m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383gmail-m_-3457455813939125039gmail-m_42372= 9438423468612ygrp-text"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">You made half of those up!</div><br clear=3D"= none"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM Larry Levy <a r= el=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targ= et=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>= [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:spi= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:spielfrieks@yaho= ogroups.com">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><= /div><blockquote> <u></u> =20 <div style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span> </span> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_-2= 90760702732373224yiv2638835383gmail-m_-3457455813939125039gmail-m_423729438= 423468612gmail-m_1443005984621374610ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-m_= -290760702732373224yiv2638835383gmail-m_-3457455813939125039gmail-m_4237294= 38423468612gmail-m_1443005984621374610ygrp-msg"> <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-= m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383gmail-m_-3457455813939125039gmail-m_42372= 9438423468612gmail-m_1443005984621374610ygrp-text"> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Time=E2=80=99s up, everyone! The first = round of voting is history! Despite my concerns about how COVID would= affect this year=E2=80=99s election, we had a fantastic turnout, with 85 v= oters, our largest total in quite a while. Collectively, we have sele= cted 29 terrific games to be our 2019 Meeples Choice nominees. There = were a total of 776 votes and 168(!) games got at least one vote.<div><br c= lear=3D"none">I=E2=80=99m also delighted to report that for the first time = in MCA history (at least, as far as I can recall), we=E2=80=99ve had a writ= e-in nominee! Despite being on the ballot for less than 2 days, Littl= e Town got enough votes to make the final round. How cool is that?&nb= sp; Many thanks to Mark Johnson, who suggested the game and to Wei-Hwa for = coaxing the voting app=E2=80=99s code to make the game available (this is t= he first time we=E2=80=99ve tried to introduce a game in the middle of an e= lection). Little Town is also a perfect example of a game that deserv= es consideration this year, despite being originally introduced (only in Ja= pan) two years ago. For many years, Clay Blankenship tried to convinc= e me to relax the eligibility requirements to include designs like this and= I was finally able to see the wisdom of his suggestion recently. Tha= nk you, Clay, for your persistence.</div><div><br clear=3D"none">I have jus= t activated the final round... Once again, we=E2=80=99ll be voting at= <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://meeple= schoice.win">http://meepleschoice.win</a>. This time, choose no more = than 3 games. And just as before, you can change your votes as long a= s the polls remain open.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">If anyone is = having trouble with the voting application, please feel free to send me you= r choices at <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:huzonfirs= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">huzonfi= [email protected]</a> and I=E2=80=99ll be happy to include them in the final ta= lly.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Here are the nominated games.&nbs= p; Pick your three favorites and make your vote count!<br clear=3D"none"><b= r clear=3D"none">Azul: Summer Pavilion<br clear=3D"none">Barrage<br clear= =3D"none">Cartographers<br clear=3D"none">Cooper Island<br clear=3D"none">C= rystal Palace<br clear=3D"none">Expedition to Newdale<br clear=3D"none">Gle= n More II: Chronicles<br clear=3D"none">Hadara<br clear=3D"none">It's a Won= derful World<br clear=3D"none">L.L.A.M...A.<br clear=3D"none">Letter Jam<br= clear=3D"none">Little Town<br clear=3D"none">Maracaibo<br clear=3D"none">M= arco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan<br clear=3D"none">Marvel Champions= : The Card Game<br clear=3D"none">Masters of Renaissance (Lorenzo Card Game= )<br clear=3D"none">Paladins of the West Kingdom<br clear=3D"none">PARKS<br= clear=3D"none">Pax Pamir (Second Edition)<br clear=3D"none">Point Salad<br= clear=3D"none">Q.E.<br clear=3D"none">Res Arcana<br clear=3D"none">Tapestr= y<br clear=3D"none">The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine<br clear=3D"none">T= he Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples<br clear=3D"none">The Taverns of= Tiefenthal<br clear=3D"none">Tiny Towns<br clear=3D"none">Watergate<br cle= ar=3D"none">Wingspan<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Four game missed = the cut by just one vote. They are Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea; Babylo= nia; Pipeline; and The Isle of Cats. The following games also came cl= ose: Bruxelles 1897; Egizia: Shifting Sands; Era: Medieval Age; Manda= la; Silver & Gold; and Twice As Clever.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"= none">I=E2=80=99ll keep the polls open until sometime next Friday (that is,= June 26). At that point, I=E2=80=99ll shut things down, calculate th= e results, and announce the three games which will be our Meeples Choice Aw= ard winners for the year! Thanks again to all who participate!<br cle= ar=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Larry</div></div> <p></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:0px;"></div> </div> =20=20 </div></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br clear=3D"none"></= div>-- <br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">SWG</div></div> <p></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:0px;"></div> </div> =20=20 </div></div></blockquote></div> </blockquote></div></div> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmail-= m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383yqt94999"><div style=3D"color:rgb(255,255= ,255);min-height:0px;"></div></div> </div><div id=3D"yiv1144657011gmail-m_-7559542443033521437yiv2740177803gmai= l-m_-290760702732373224yiv2638835383yqt09535"></div></div></div> </div> </div></div></div><p></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:0px;"></div> </div> =20=20 </div></div></blockquote></div> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:0px;"></div></div> </div></div></div> </div> </div></div><p></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:0px;"></div> </div> =20=20 </div></div></blockquote></div> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:#fff;min-height:0;"></div></div> </div></div></div> </div> </div></div></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <div style=3D"color: #fff; 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