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0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0' id="madmimi_body"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=566 valign=top style='width:424.5pt;padding:6.0pt 13.5pt 6.0pt 13.5pt' id="madmimi_body_content"> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0'> <div> <h1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.6pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#9BA581'>For Starters<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Wow, August has been such a phenomenally busy month! To top things off, we have had our first real earthquake experience followed by what was supposed to be the hurricane of the century - but for those of us west of DC both turned out to be non-events. Unfortunately, our neighbors to the north and east have not been spared the torrential rain we would have welcomed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>In this newsletter I want to bring you up to date on what is new or taking place in showrooms at the Washington Design Center. While it would be impossible to cover everything, here are some of the stellar highlights. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:14.4pt'><em><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#E1A633;font-weight:normal'>With that in mind...</span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#E1A633'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Made: In America</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <br> One of the trends we are seeing in the interiors field is a move back to producing furnishings in the United States rather than overseas due to issues of economy, sustainability, lead times and quality control. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=285 style='width:213.75pt;border-collapse:collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt; mso-table-tspace:5.0pt;margin-top:2.75pt;mso-table-bspace:5.0pt; margin-bottom:2.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column;mso-table-left:left'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt; float:left'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=285 height=214 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8167/original/CIMG2577.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Century Furniture's tight back Evanne's Chair<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>The Made: </span></strong><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>In America Showcase</span></em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>, a project of <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>MADE: In America</span></strong>, was presented in July by the Washington Design Center, celebrating the best of American made furnishings. As presented by the WDC, the showcase featured the All American room as realized by <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>2011</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>BEST: Made in America</span></strong> award winner, <strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>CENTURY FURNITURE.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>MADE: In America</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> is a non-profit, Washington, DC, based educational organization dedicated to promoting US business in a global economy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=289 style='width:216.75pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=289 height=386 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/2963/original/11_121RS_FK08.jpg" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Love these chairs! Another image in blue with down cushions, photo courtesy of Century Furniture <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=264 style='width:2.75in;border-collapse:collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt; mso-table-tspace:5.0pt;margin-top:2.75pt;mso-table-bspace:5.0pt; margin-bottom:2.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column;mso-table-left:right;mso-table-top:middle'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt; float:right'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=264 height=198 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8156/original/CIMG2592.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Keith Fritz Loos Table and Ball &amp; Faceted Pike and Allen Mirrors<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>The showcase also featured vignettes by the 2011 winner of the <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>William Thornton Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship: Keith Fritz (woodworker).</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Five other lines which are represented at the WDC were recognized as <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>2011 Build It in</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>America</span></strong> award winners : <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Brighton Pavilion</span></strong> and <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>**MacKenzie Dow</span></strong>, both through AmericanEye, <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Duralee Fine Furniture, Kindel</span></strong> through Robert Allen/Beacon Hill, and <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>McNeilly Furniture</span></strong> through Charles Ray &amp; Associates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=495 style='width:371.25pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=304 height=229 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8157/original/CIMG2589.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>A variety of traditional Kindel pieces with a contemporary lacquered screen as a backdrop<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=171 height=229 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8159/original/CIMG2588.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Brighton Pavillion, inspired by British and early American style<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=193 height=256 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8165/original/CIMG2586.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Factory poster of whte and blue sofa<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=341 height=256 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8161/original/CIMG2587.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>The real deal in red, white and blue!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>MADE  seeks to restore faith in American enterprise and ingenuity, highlight the expertise of American-made products, while expanding job opportunities and market access across industries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Let's give a big cheer for MADE: In America! <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Style on a Budget</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <br> At the Washington Design Center there is a direction to create  High Style on a moderate budget to counteract the perception that one has to be a  gazillionaire to purchase items there with a number of showrooms adding lines that can appeal to moderate price points. And the wonderful thing is that if you shop at the WDC you are not going to see your purchases out there in the retail environment. What s not to like about that? <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=180 style='width:135.0pt;border-collapse:collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt; mso-table-tspace:5.0pt;margin-top:2.75pt;mso-table-bspace:5.0pt; margin-bottom:2.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column;mso-table-left:left;border-spacing: 0;float:left' height=240> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt; float:left'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=180 height=240 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1654/original/CIMG2646.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Marc Huppert, manager of the Patterson, Flynn &amp; Martin Showroom with Sales Representative, Madeleine Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Patterson, Flynn &amp; Martin</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <br> During a conversation I had with <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Marc Huppert</span></strong> and <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Madeleine Mitchell</span></strong> at <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Patterson, Flynn &amp; Martin</span></strong> they concurred that while <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PF&amp;M</span></strong> is renowned for its high-end, custom wool and silk rugs, in a move towards more moderate pricing, it has also just introduced two lines of affordable wool collections called <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&quot;Gladstone&quot;</span></strong> and <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&quot;Volcy&quot;</span></strong> which are available in six colors and two textures.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Madeleine and Marc were gracious hosts during my tour, which was a great review of Carpets and Rugs 101, and I so appreciate their warm hospitality. Touring the showroom with them satiated my &quot;touchy-feely&quot; fix for the day - you just have to see and touch these rugs &quot;in person&quot; to appreciate their incredible artistry and beauty!<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Among his comments, Marc indicated that consistent with historical trends of economic stress,  color trends are now to bold, uplifting colors which equate with the economy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Currently, two gifted designers are creating collections for <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PF&amp;M:</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>David Kleinberg,</span></strong> whose apartment is featured in the September issue of <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Architectural Digest</span></em>, and <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Mathew Patrick</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Smythe</span></strong> whose recent book, <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Living Traditions</span></em><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>,</span></strong> has been a huge hit among designers!<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=193 height=256 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1657/original/CIMG2643.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>A custom design in cool, muted tones<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=341 height=256 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1655/original/CIMG2644.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Detail shows one of the custom color Pom Poms for this strike-off<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>PF&amp;M s</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> main process of production is that of hand-knotting with most of the work being done in Nepal, Tibet; China; Guatemala and Germany depending on the design. This process can take up to six months and literally produces &quot;works of art&quot; for the floor. Without machinery, artisans have been weaving and knotting rugs for thousands of years with family members passing their skills on from one generation to the next. Marc stressed that the labor is child free, commenting that <strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PF&amp;M's</span></strong> weavers in Tibet now build schools and nurseries attached to the factories where parents who are weavers work. And, as families grow up they often remain  in the trade. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=249 style='width:186.75pt;border-collapse:collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt; mso-table-tspace:5.0pt;margin-top:2.75pt;mso-table-bspace:5.0pt; margin-bottom:2.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column;mso-table-left:right;mso-table-top:middle;border-spacing: 0; float:right' height=187> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt; float:right'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=249 height=187 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1664/original/CIMG2641.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Marc with a new line of hand-knotted wool and silk rugs<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Among the other processes of <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PF&amp;M s</span></strong> extensive range of custom rugs are those which are hand woven; hand tufted; machine made for broadloom carpet; hand loomed; and narrow loomed (which produces great pattern definition with crisp colors). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>In addition to its wool rugs, <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PF&amp;M</span></strong> also carries a fabulous line of sophisticated designs in cotton and natural fiber rugs such as sisals, abaca and jute as shown below.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-collapse:collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt; mso-table-tspace:5.0pt;margin-top:2.75pt;mso-table-bspace:5.0pt; margin-bottom:2.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column;mso-table-left:left'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt; float:left'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=209 height=157 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/4452/original/CIMG2659.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Haslett Link and Haslett Gate<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Here is a photo from my sample box of <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PF&amp;M's</span></strong> introduction this season of <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Haslett,</span></strong> two wool broadlooms with a sisal-look. Named <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Haslett</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Link</span></strong> and <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Haslett Gate,</span></strong> the soft colors are <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Glacial Grey, Soft Shale</span></strong> and <strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Sand Dune.</span></strong> Inspired by antique grillwork, the collection is at once sophisticated and understated. <br> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>This information courtesy of WDC Onsite, Vol. 17, Issue 4</span></em>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=532 style='width:399.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=256 height=342 id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1670/original/CIMG2640.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Cotton plaids, checks and stripes for casual interiors<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=256 height=342 id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1674/original/CIMG2636.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>A variety of designs in natural fibers of jute, abaca and sisal <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>PF&amp;M</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> uses British and New Zealand wools for most of its broadloom rugs. However, New Zealand wool is deemed to be a luxury fiber and is more refined than British wools, due to its supreme softness and wear characteristics which are achieved by breeding, feeds and climate. <br> Having traveled through New Zealand, I can attest to never having seen so many perfectly clean sheep on so many green hills. When I think of New Zealand, I think of its wools, its prestigious wines, and Olympic caliber horses - all firmly rooted in agriculture and of which the common denominator is the soil. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Marc told me that New Zealand s educational programs, with its consortium of sheep ranchers, have been extremely successful in producing a luxury, high-end market due to wool s properties of resilience (doesn t wear out so much as wears off), stain-resistance (its scale-like fiber construction holds dirt on the outside), and humidity control. Additionally, its cost is now closer to nylon due to skyrocketing petroleum costs. For a primer on New Zealand wool you may wish to check the NZ wool industry educational website, <a href="http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/354d79e54542400eff627bb6d405b035?pa=5059519359" target="_blank"><span style='color:#90A5A0'>www.woolsnz.com.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=227 style='width:170.25pt;border-collapse:collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt; mso-table-tspace:5.0pt;margin-top:2.75pt;mso-table-bspace:5.0pt; margin-bottom:2.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column;mso-table-left:left;border-spacing: 0;float:left' height=303> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt; float:left'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=227 height=303 id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0176/8139/original/CIMG2595.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Lilly Pulitzer redefined for interiors. Here I am in the Kravet/Lee Jofa showroom!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Lee Jofa</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <br> At Lee Jofa A new partnership has sprung up between Lee Jofa and Lilly Pulitzer, famous for its resort wear, to fashion its beachy prints in larger, bolder scales for interiors. The blast of color, which reflect the brighter values we are seeing elsewhere, should pitch everyone out of the doldrums. Now you can coordinate your pedal pushers with your draperies!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Not shown in the photograph are additional prints and colorways with intense corals, oranges and turquoise hues that, when paired with the original pinks and greens, create a very smart look and keep the effect from being too preppy. What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Kravet and Brunschwig &amp; Fils</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <br> As many of you know, Kravet has recently rescued <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>B&amp;F</span></strong> from bankruptcy and thankfully, is intent on honoring this iconic company by moving forward with its best lines. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Robert Allen</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <br> Need a little drama in your life? Here, (below right) with a WOW, is a stunningly bold stripe from <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Larry Lazlo,</span></strong> who has never been one to shy away from color - this again reflects the trend to a more joyful and playful use of color.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Below left, <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Christine Lemieux's</span></strong> collection from <strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dwell</span></strong>, partnering with <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Robert Allen</span></strong>, is a quieter mix of subtle tones and patterns that would pair well with the <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Haslett</span></strong> designs from <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Patterson, Flynn &amp; Martin!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=476 style='width:357.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=228 height=305 id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/4508/original/CIMG2655.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>The Dwell Collection for Robert Allen<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div style='margin-bottom:13.2pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=228 height=305 id="_x0000_i1043" src="http://images.madmimi.com/promotion_images/0177/1643/original/CIMG2652.JPG" style='border-bottom-width:0in;border-left-width:0in;border-right-width: 0in;border-top-width:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Larry Lazlo for Robert Allen<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <h1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; 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