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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.30

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

         THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT ("Agreement") executed as of this 19th day of
May, 2002, is made by and between Stephen Songsheng Chen, also known as Stephen
S. Chen ("Consultant") and Vital Living, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Company").

                                 R E C I T A L S

         Company desires to utilize Consultant's experience, knowledge and
abilities in the various aspects of its business. Consultant desires to render
such consulting services subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

         In consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein, Consultant and Company agree as follows:

1.       CONSULTING SERVICES.

         (a)      The Company retains Consultant to provide the following
consulting services (the "Consulting Services") to the Company:

                           (1) Assist Vital Living in establishing an office and
presence in China.

                           (2) Assist Vital Living with meeting the legal
requirements of being able to do business in China.

                           (3) Facilitate the introduction and negotiation of
Strategic alliances in China.

                           (4) Board of Director/Advisor Placement for the
Chinese Company to be established for Vital Living.

                           (5) Finance: Assist the Company in identifying and
assessing opportunities for capital formation for execution of the Chinese sales
and distribution strategy.

                           (6) Corporate Legal Services

                           (7) Competitive Research and analysis of the Chinese
Marketplace.

                           (8) Assist in the establishing of a marketing and
sales force within China.

                           (9) Executive Search for positions for our Chinese
operations.

                           (10) Facilitate introductions to leading physicians
and other prominent healthcare industry professionals, including the recruiting
of highly qualified individuals to serve as members of the Scientific Advisory
Board within China. Additionally, to facilitate the introduction of additional
medical institutes and clinics who would wish to participate in the distribution
of Vital Living nutraceuticals to their patients in China.

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                           (11) Perform such additional services as the Company
and Consultant may agree upon.

         (b) In performing the duties required under this Agreement, Consultant,
at all times shall exercise his professional independent judgment, based on his
training, experience and expertise. Consultant shall at all times comply with
the ethical rules and opinions of the professional organizations of which he is
a member. If any conflict arises between Consultant's duties hereunder and
Consultant's ethical or other contractual obligations, Consultant shall
immediately bring the matter to the attention of the chief executive officer,
president or chairman of the board of directors of the Company.

         (c) Consultant shall devote such time as is reasonably required to
perform the Consulting Services.

         (d) Consultant shall provide the Consulting Services at such locations
as may be necessary or desirable to perform such Consulting Services
effectively.

2.       TERM AND TERMINATION.

         (a) This Agreement shall commence on the execution date hereof (the
"Effective Date") and shall automatically terminate (the period commencing upon
the Effective Date and ending upon termination of this Agreement, the "Term")
upon the termination of the two year period following the Effective Date, or
earlier as follows:

                  (i)      by the Company at any time, with or without Cause (as
defined below), provided that a termination of this Agreement for Cause shall be
effective immediately upon written notice from the Company to the Consultant.

                  (ii)     upon the death or disability of the Consultant.

                  (iii)    by mutual agreement of the Company and Consultant.

                  (iv)     by Consultant for any reason, provided that a
                           termination of this Agreement by the Consultant shall
                           be effective only upon 30 days written notice from
                           the Consultant to the Company.

         (b) For purposes of this Agreement, Company shall have "Cause" to
terminate this Agreement upon Consultant's:

                  (i)      Commission of a felony involving moral turpitude; or

                  (ii)     death; provided that the Consultant's beneficiaries
shall be entitled to exercise the Consultant's due stock options through the
last day of the month in which his death occurs; or

                  (iii)    Commission of any act of fraud, theft, or
embezzlement involving assets of the Company; or

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                  (iv)     Becoming physically or mentally disabled so that he
is unable to perform his services for (I) a period of 60 consecutive days, or
(II) for shorter periods aggregating 60 days during any twelve-month period. The
Consultant shall become physically or mentally disabled so that he is unable
substantially to perform his services for (i) a period of 30 consecutive days,
or (ii) for shorter periods aggregating 30 days during any twelve-month period.
Notwithstanding such disability the Company shall continue to pay the Consultant
his compensation through the date of such termination.

         (c) Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any
reason, (a) each party will be released from all obligations to the other
arising after the date of expiration or termination, except that expiration or
termination of this Agreement will not relieve either party of its obligations
under Sections 3(b), 3(c), 6, 7, 8, or 9, nor will expiration or termination
relieve Consultant or Company from any liability arising from any breach of this
Agreement; and (b) Consultant will promptly notify Company of all Confidential
Information and Subject Inventions, in Consultant's possession and promptly
deliver to Company, or destroy at Company's request, all such materials.

3.       OPTION.

         Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and
Consultant shall enter into the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A.

4.       INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP.

         (a) The relationship of Consultant to Company is that of an independent
contractor and advisor only. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed to create the relationship of employer and employee or principal and
agent between Consultant and Company. Accordingly, Consultant shall not be
entitled to any employee benefits, such as medical or other health insurance,
available to employees of Company. In addition, Consultant is not a member,
partner or joint venturer with Company, and nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed so as to make such parties partners or joint venturers or to
impose any liability as such on either of them. Consultant shall have no
authority to bind Company to any agreement, obligation or commitment.

         (b) It is understood and agreed that Consultant's duties and
obligations to Company are fully expressed by the terms hereof. As long as
Consultant's other business activities or services do not cause substantial
interference with Consultant's performance of his duties under this Agreement or
otherwise violate any other agreement between the Consultant and the Company,
Consultant shall be entitled to engage in any other business activities he deems
fit, as an owner, officer, director, partner, investor, employee, consultant or
otherwise.

         (c) Consultant shall be responsible for payment of any and all
applicable federal, state and local income and other taxes, business license
fees and workers' compensation and disability benefits which he may incur as a
consequence of rendering the Consulting Services provided for herein. In the
event that the Company is required to pay, or it is contended that the Company
is required to pay any such employee taxes, penalties, interest, fines or
assessments, Consultant agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Company in
full from and against any such taxes,

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penalties, fines or assessments, and attorneys' fees and other expenses which
result from, or are incident to, any proceeding to establish or collect such
taxes.

5.       CONFIDENTIALITY.

         (a) "Confidential Information" shall mean all confidential or
proprietary information of the Company whether developed by the Company, by
Consultant within the scope of Consultant's engagement by the Company, or by
third parties for the Company, including without limitation knowledge about
business, marketing plans, pricing practices, products, formulation,
ingredients, formulations, dosages, sources, methods of manufacturing and
delivery, inventions, prototypes, formula, processes, programming techniques,
experimental work, as well as information relating to the customers, clients and
suppliers of Company. Confidential Information will not include, however, any
information which is or becomes part of the public domain through no fault of
Consultant or that Company regularly gives to third parties without restriction
on use or disclosure.

         (b) Consultant agrees to hold all such Confidential Information in
strict confidence, not to disclose it to others or use it in any way, except in
performing the Services, and not to allow any unauthorized person access to it,
either before or after expiration or termination of this Agreement. Consultant
further agrees to take all action reasonably necessary and satisfactory to
protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information.

6.       ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS.

         (a) "Inventions" shall mean all designs, discoveries, inventions,
computer programs, procedures, improvements (whether or not patentable or
whether or not copyrightable), modifications, enhancements, products,
developments, drawings, notes, documents, information and materials, including
any such items relating to the ingredients, formulations, dosages, sources,
methods of manufacturing and delivery of Nutraceuticals, whether or not
patentable and whether or not reduced to practice, together with each literary
work of such owner, whether or not copyrightable.

         (b) "Subject Inventions" shall mean all Inventions made by Consultant
during the Term that result from any work performed by Consultant for the
Company or were developed using the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities,
or trade secret information.

         (c) Consultant hereby assigns to the Company, without additional
consideration to the Consultant, the entire right, title, and interest in and to
the Subject Inventions and all confidential information, writings, apparatus,
and other matter related to the Subject Inventions and in and to all proprietary
rights therein or based thereon. Consultant understands and agrees that all
materials included in any Subject Invention which is eligible for protection
under the Copyright Laws shall be deemed specially commissioned by the Company
and treated as "Works for Hire" under the Copyright Laws of the United States to
the extent such materials fall within a category eligible for such treatment. In
the event that such materials are not eligible to be treated as a Work for Hire,
Consultant nonetheless shall, and hereby does, assign all of Consultant's
interest in such work to the Company as the same is created by Consultant.

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         (d) During and after the Term, Consultant shall execute and deliver all
written assignments, oaths, declarations, applications, and other documents as
may be prepared by the Company to evidence and/or effect the assignments
required by this Agreement.

         (e) During and after the Term, Consultant shall provide the Company
with all information, documentation, and assistance the Company may request to
perfect, enforce, or defend any Subject Inventions or Proprietary Information
under this Agreement. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine the
extent of the proprietary rights, if any, to be protected in or based on the
Subject Inventions and Proprietary Information. All such information,
documentation, and assistance shall be provided at no additional expense to the
Company, except out-of-pocket expenses which the Consultant incurred at the
Company's request.

         (f) Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any way the ownership of,
or rights to, any Inventions other than the Subject Inventions.

7.       CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

         (a) During the Term and for two (2) years thereafter, Consultant shall
not:

                  (i)      perform any services for any person or entity
competing directly with the Company; or

                  (ii)     directly or indirectly (other than for Company), sell
or attempt to sell any Nutraceuticals to any person or entity which has been a
customer of the Company during the Term, purchase or attempt to purchase (other
than for Consultant's personal use) any Nutraceuticals from any person or entity
which has been a vendor or supplier of Company during the Term, or use
Consultant's personal knowledge or influence in relation to any person or entity
which has at any time during such period been a customer, vendor, or supplier of
Company in order to compete with Company.

         (b) During the Term and for two (2) years thereafter, Consultant shall
not:

                  (i)      directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to induce
any employee, consultant, independent contractor, advisor, or other service
provider of the Company to terminate such person's or entity's relationship with
the Company;

                  (ii)     directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce
any vendor, customer, or supplier, or any other person having a business
relationship with Company, to terminate or adversely modify such person's or
entity's relationship with the Company.

8.       MISCELLANEOUS

         (a) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
shall be binding upon the parties hereto and Company's successors or assigns and
the Consultant's heirs, executors and legal representatives, provided that this
Agreement is a personal services contract and may not be assigned by Consultant
without the prior written consent of Company.

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         (b) Publicity. Consultant shall not publicize or advertise in any
manner that Consultant is performing the Consulting Services hereunder, without
the prior written consent of Company. Consultant hereby grants to Company the
right to use Consultant's name, likeness, and relationship with Company in and
in connection with technical materials, various reports, brochures or other
documents produced by or on behalf of Company.

         (c) Assignment. Consultant may not assign this Agreement or any of
Consultant's rights or delegate Consultant's duties under this Agreement either
in whole or in part, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior
written consent of Company. Any attempted assignment or delegation without such
consent will be void and of no force and effect.

         (d) Equitable Remedies. Because the Services are personal and unique
and because Consultant will have access to Confidential Information of Company,
Company will have the right to enforce this Agreement and any of its provisions
by injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief without prejudice
to any other rights and remedies that Company may have for a breach of this
Agreement.

         (e) Attorneys' Fees. If any action is necessary to enforce the terms of
this Agreement, the substantially prevailing party will be entitled to
reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses in addition to any other relief
to which such prevailing party may be entitled.

         (f) Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada excluding that body
of law pertaining to conflict of laws. If any provision of this Agreement is for
any reason found to be unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will
continue in full force and effect.

         (g) Notices. All notices and demands between the parties hereto shall
be in writing and shall be served either by registered or certified mail, and
such notices or demands shall be deemed given and made forty-eight (48) hours
after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed
to the party to whom such notice or demand is to be given or made, and the
issuance of the registered receipt therefor. All notices and demands to
Consultant or the Company may be given to them at the following addresses:

         If to Consultant:          Stephen Songsheng Chen, also known as
                                    Stephen S. Chen
                                    2099 Strathshire Hall Lane
                                    Powell, OH 43065

         If to Company:             Vital Living, Inc.
                                    2800 S. Rural Rd.
                                    Tempe, AZ 85282

         (h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document.

         (i) Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
thereof.

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         (j) Modification. Any waiver, modification or amendment of any
provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by
the parties hereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date and year first written.

VITAL LIVING, INC., a Nevada corporation

______________________________________
Bradley D. Edson, C.E.O.

CONSULTANT

______________________________________
Stephen Songsheng Chen, also known as Stephen S. Chen

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.34

                               VITAL LIVING, INC.

                       SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD AGREEMENT

            This Scientific Advisory Board Agreement ("Agreement") dated May 7,
      2002, (the "Effective Date") is made by and between Vital Living, Inc., a
      Nevada corporation, whose address is ________________________________
      ("Company" or "Vital Living"), and (ii) David Maron, MD, ("Consultant"),
      an individual whose address is 2500 Hemingway Dr., Nashville, TN 37215.

1.    INTRODUCTION

      Vital Living is establishing a Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB") to
provide Vital Living the following services and advice in connection with its
strategy and plans for the development and commercialization of its products and
services ("Services"), including, but not limited to:

            Developing, manufacturing and testing of nutraceutical formulations
            that are based on the best available scientific research, shown to
            be safe and effective in appropriately designed and controlled
            clinical trials, and proprietary to the Company ;

            Assisting the Company in the design and development of compliance
            and lifestyle programs intended to enhance patient compliance with
            the Company's nutraceuticals;

            Advising the Company on the needs of potential clients, partners,
            and other users, including practicing physicians, academic
            researchers, other health professional, and patients, and the design
            of products, services and offerings to address those needs, but not
            helping to directly market to these individuals;

            Working with other thought leaders and health
            professionals to facilitate projects of mutual benefit to
            the Company and said individuals: and,

            Participating in scientific exchange with thought leaders and other
            health professionals and academic researchers regarding potential
            clinical benefits of Vital Living products.

Consultant desires to be a member of the SAB and perform such Services, and
Company desires to have Consultant become a member of the SAB and perform such
Services.

2.    SERVICES COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

      2.1   2.1 2.1 SERVICES. Consultant agrees to serve as a member of the SAB
            and to endeavor to attend and participate in all SAB meetings. Vital
            Living currently intends to convene one (1) in-person meeting and
            three (3) teleconference meetings of the SAB per year.

      2.2   2.2 2.2 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. As sole compensation
            for the performance of the Services, Company will compensate
            Consultant as set forth in Exhibit A. The Company will reimburse
            Consultant for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the
            performance of the Services, including Business Class travel to SAB
            Meetings; provided, however,
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            that (a) all such out-of pocket expenses over an aggregate of $500
            during any calendar month shall have been previously approved in
            writing by an officer of the Company; and (b) all such out-of-pocket
            expenses are supported by reasonable documentation;

3.    RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES

      3.1 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Consultant is an independent contractor and is
not an agent or employee of, and has no authority to bind, Company. Consultant
will perform the Services under the general direction of Company, but Consultant
will determine the manner and means by which the Services are accomplished.
Consultant acknowledges that Vital Living shall not have any obligation to
follow the advice of Consultant or the SAB. Consultant will not be entitled to
receive benefits from or to participate in any plans designed to provide
benefits for Company's employees.

4.    PROPERTY OF COMPANY

      4.1 DEFINITION. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Designs and
Materials" shall mean all designs, discoveries, inventions, products, computer
programs, procedures, improvements (whether or not patentable or whether or not
copyrightable), developments, drawings, notes, documents, information and
materials made, conceived, reduced to practice, written, designed, discovered or
developed by Consultant alone or with others whether during normal business
hours or otherwise which result from, relate to or are derived from any work
performed by Consultant for the Company.

      4.2 ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP. Consultant hereby irrevocably transfers and
assigns any and all of its right, title, and interest in and to Designs and
Materials, including but not limited to all copyrights, patent rights, trade
secrets and trademarks, to Company. Designs and Materials will be the sole
property of Company, and Company will have the sole right to determine the
treatment of any Designs and Materials, including the right to keep them as
trade secrets, to file and execute patent applications on them, to use and
disclose them without prior patent application, to file registrations for
copyright or trademark on them in its own name, or to follow any other procedure
that Company deems appropriate. Consultant agrees: (a) to disclose promptly in
writing to Company all Designs and Materials; (b) to cooperate with and assist
Company to apply for, and to execute any applications and/or assignments
reasonably necessary to obtain, any patent, copyright, trademark or other
statutory protection for Designs and Materials in Company's name as Company
deems appropriate; and (c) to otherwise treat all Designs and Materials as
"Confidential Information," as defined below. These obligations to disclose,
assist, execute and keep confidential will survive any expiration or termination
of this Agreement. Consultant agrees that if the Company is unable, after
reasonable effort, to secure my signature on any such papers, any executive
officer of the Company shall be entitled to execute any such papers as my agent
and attorney-in-fact, and Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints
each executive officer of the Company as Consultant's agent and attorney-in-fact
to execute any such papers on Consultant's behalf, and to take any and all
actions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its
rights and interests in any Designs and Materials, under the conditions
described in this sentence. Consultant hereby waives and quit claims to the
Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which Consultant now or
may hereafter have for infringement of any proprietary rights assigned
hereunder.
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5.    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

      Consultant acknowledges that Consultant will acquire information and
materials from Company and knowledge about Company including, without
limitation, knowledge about business, marketing plans, pricing practices,
products, formulation, ingredients, dosages, services, inventions, prototypes,
cell lines, formula, processes, programming techniques, experimental work,
customers, clients and suppliers of Company and that all such knowledge,
information and materials acquired, the existence, terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and the Designs and Materials, are and will be the trade secrets and
confidential and proprietary information of Company (collectively "Confidential
Information"). Confidential Information will not include, however, any
information which is or becomes part of the public domain through no fault of
Consultant or that Company regularly gives to third parties without restriction
on use or disclosure. Consultant agrees to hold all such Confidential
Information in strict confidence, not to disclose it to others or use it in any
way, commercially or otherwise, except in performing the Services, and not to
allow any unauthorized person access to it, either before or after expiration or
termination of this Agreement. Consultant further agrees to take all action
reasonably necessary and satisfactory to protect the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information.

6.    TERM AND TERMINATION

    This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and terminate three years
thereafter. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any
reason or for no reason, upon thirty (30) days written notice.

7.    EFFECT OF EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION Upon the expiration or termination of
this Agreement for any reason, (a) each party will be released from all
obligations to the other arising after the date of expiration or termination,
except that expiration or termination of this Agreement will not relieve either
party of its obligations under Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, nor will expiration
or termination relieve Consultant or Company from any liability arising from any
breach of this Agreement; and (b) Consultant will promptly notify Company of all
Confidential Information, including but not limited to the Designs and
Materials, in Consultant's possession and promptly deliver to Company, or
destroy at Company's request, all such Confidential Information.

8.    WARRANTIES

      Consultant represents and warrants to the Company that (a) Consultant's
service on the SAB does not conflict with, result in the breach of any
provisions of, or constitute a default under any agreement or other obligation
to which Consultant is a party, and (b) Consultant's principal place of
employment has received full disclosure as to the Consultant's service on the
SAB and that such employer consents to the Consultant's participation.

9.    GENERAL

      9.1 PUBLICITY. Consultant shall not publicize or advertise in any manner
that Consultant is performing the Services hereunder, without the prior written
consent of Company. Consultant hereby grants to Company the right to use
Consultant's name, likeness, and relationship with Company in and in
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connection with technical materials, various reports, brochures or other
documents produced by or on behalf of Company.

      9.2 ASSIGNMENT. Consultant may not assign this Agreement or any of
Consultant's rights or delegate Consultant's duties under this Agreement either
in whole or in part, whether by operation of law or otherwise. Any attempted
assignment will be void and of no force and effect.

      9.3 EQUITABLE REMEDIES. Because the Services are personal and unique and
because Consultant will have access to Confidential Information of Company,
Company will have the right to enforce this Agreement and any of its provisions
by injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief without prejudice
to any other rights and remedies that Company may have for a breach of this
Agreement.

      9.4 ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any action is necessary to enforce the terms of
this Agreement, the substantially prevailing party will be entitled to
reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses in addition to any other relief
to which such prevailing party may be entitled.

      9.5 GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILITY. This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California excluding that
body of law pertaining to conflict of laws. If any provision of this Agreement
is for any reason found to be unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement
will continue in full force and effect.

      9.6 NOTICES. Any notices under this Agreement will be sent by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, or a nationally recognized overnight
courier to the address set forth above or such other address as the party
specifies in writing. Such notice will be effective upon its mailing.

      9.7 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document.

      9.8 COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING; MODIFICATION. This Agreement constitutes the
complete and exclusive understanding and agreement of the parties and supersedes
all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect
to the subject matter hereof. Any waiver, modification or amendment of any
provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by
the parties hereto.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

VITAL LIVING, INC.                                      CONSULTANT

By:                                       By:
   ---------------------------------         ---------------------------------

Title:                                    Title:
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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  COMPENSATION

FEES: CONSULTANT WILL RECEIVE $1250 PER S.A.B MEETING THAT HE OR SHE
ATTENDS. CURRENTLY THE COMPANY ESTIMATES THAT THERE WILL BE 4
MEETINGS ANNUALLY.

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