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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Thanks for the bio info Tim. Here is the call info for tonight:</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b><a href="mailto:homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org</a> writes:</b></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Hi Gang,</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">My standard bio is below. Been a member of the RO for a little over two years. I am not new to the <i>Odyssey</i> but I am really, really looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts and expanding my understanding of a book that is very important to me. Andre: can you forward me the dial in info? I don’t seem to have it.</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Cheers,</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Tim</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Tim Albright is a nine year veteran of Cisco Systems with expertise in product and partner development, and Web 2.0 technologies. He currently owns the strategy and growth of Cisco’s largest online support community, the Network Professionals Connection. His business focus is listening to customers and driving their feedback into the corporate model.</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Tim’s business career began in the food and wine industry and he maintains a passion for both. His academic path began in the Classics and English Literature. His graduate work, led by the late Linda Schele, focused on the art, linguistics, and culture of Mesoamerica, including the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics and Mixtec painted manuscripts. He spent several years as a working ethnographer in southern Mexico and Guatemala. </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">To this day, Tim’s ethnographic experience propels his interest in listening and learning, while studying art, literature, and history make work worth the effort. He currently lives in Austin, Texas with his talented and lovely wife, Julie, and two odd but infinitely fascinating cats named Boo and Sweet Pea (among other names). The Albright clan is currently planning a move to an island that really matters: Manhattan.</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#A6A6A6" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#A6A6A6;">..................................................................................................</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org</a> [<a href="mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org" target="_blank">mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Josh Kirschner</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 05, 2009 8:42 AM</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org</a></font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Homer2009-1] Brief Intros</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Hi,</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">I’m Josh Kirschner and have been a member of the reading groups for the last couple of years. Went through Herodotus and Thucydides, and very much looking forward to Homer. This is my first time reading the Odyssey, so I know I’m in for a treat.</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">I live in New York City and have three kids, aged 8, 5, and 14 months. In my free time, I run Techlicious.com, a consumer electronics site targeted to non-techies that provides information and advice on buying and using technology. </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Best,</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Josh</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org</a> [<a href="mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org" target="_blank">mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andre Stipanovic</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:50 PM</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org</a></font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Subject:</b> [Homer2009-1] Brief Intros</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">One more thing,</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">We may not be using our time well if we introduce ourselves individually at the beginning of our next conference call. In exchange, I wouldn't mind opening our discussion by saying a few words about each participant just to keep things moving.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">If you would like me to quickly say a few words about you during our opening remarks, would you please send me a few sentences concerning your interests as they may relate to this reading group? Why are you drawn to read Homer in your spare time? That way we can get to know each other a bit better as we interact on the conference call.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Example: Andre Stipanovic</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">I am a Latin teacher who teaches Greek on the side. I moderate groups like this for Reading Odyssey, especially the Greek and Roman classics which I love. I also lead adult discussion groups that focus on topics from the New Testament. After studying copious amounts of European literature, I have found my preferred area of reading in the ancients.</font></span></div>
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