Hi Doreen, and a happy new year to everyone on the list:

>Yikes! Eman first out of the gate in Group A. Good?? Bad??

Six of one, half a dozen of the other :-), in other words I agree with
Hazel :-D
>
>PS: Here go my nerves again!

Well, it should be exciting as always ... I think Eman will recapture his
title this year though. Its never a given or a shoo-in, of course, but
Emanuel is looking pretty well trained and well focused, and Jeff is
struggling somewhat at the moment.

Vashty