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<div>Happy Birthday!  From your response, I'm guessing you're closer to my age than I might have guessed.</div>


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<div>Mark<br>
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From: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker@Sidley.com><br>
To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
Sent: Mon, Jan 30, 2012 10:43 am<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Happy Birthday to the Commissioner!<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Thanks. Neither 50 nor 49, and well, let’s just leave it at that.  If curious, I am celebrating in my usual fashion:  by working.  Will use any birthday money to buy The Winick Mag.</SPAN></div>


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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Question for Brad:  were the Bombers the USML team most damaged by real-world offseason moves (loss of Melky Cabrera and Trevor Cahill to NL)?</SPAN></div>


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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "> <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</A> [<A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeffrey Winick<br>
<B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 30, 2012 9:46 AM<br>
<B>To:</B> USML Announcements<br>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: [USML Announce] Happy Birthday to the Commissioner!</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Regardless of his chronological age, our fearless mountain climbing commissioner is no doubt the fittest of us all.  Happy Birthday, Mr. B!  If, in fact, this is F-1, I say celebrate with abandon.  Next year is sure to feel a little different.</SPAN></div>


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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">In answer to your question, Professor, I am informed that the magazine, pixilated image and all, will be on the stands by early next week.</SPAN></div>


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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">That is all.</SPAN></div>


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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "> <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</A> <A href="mailto:[mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]">[mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]</A> <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andy Klein<br>
<B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 30, 2012 8:01 AM<br>
<B>To:</B> USML Announcements<br>
<B>Subject:</B> [USML Announce] Happy Birthday to the Commissioner!</SPAN></div>


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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Birthday greetings to our erstwhile Commissioner.  Am I correct that we're just shy of the big 5-0?<br>
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Now, back to business.<br>
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1.  Where is the Winick Magazine?  I need to begin my prep, and gazing at Jeff's pixilated image is key part of getting started.<br>
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2.  Brad -- why the hell haven't you circulated retention rosters yet?  It's almost February.  Please get to work.<br>
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That is all.<br>
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-Andy</div>
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