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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>To Global Ecovillage Network – <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>And Global Strawbale Network <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Dear Friends, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I can stay in Germany for a few days before or after the GEN General
Assembly to be held at EcoVillage Sieben Linden (near </span></font>Poppau)
7-12 July and I am very interested in viewing first hand Strawbale and Earthen Construction
projects. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I would appreciate hearing from you what you suggest I see in the
locale. I would also appreciate assistance in contacting the people behind the
projects. In particular it appears that <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kassel</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> is enroute between Sieben
Linden and the <st1:place w:st="on">Frankfurt</st1:place> airport (through
which is most convenient for me to travel through) - it would be a great honor
and opportunity to meet Prof. Gernot Minke and see his buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Please let me know what you suggest,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Alex<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Here are a few photos of the Geodesic Frames, Strawbale and
Earthplastered Dome Dormitories (GeoDorms?) we're building with ourGreen
Apprenticeship Permaculture and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">EDE</st1:place></st1:City>
students:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ciclotan">http://picasaweb.google.com/ciclotan</a>
Green Apprenticeship Bustan Neighborhood, new public composting toilets (I
opened this because I can’t access the other picacasaweb account, sorry
for the confusion)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>earlier photos:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/kibbutzlotan/">http://picasaweb.google.com/kibbutzlotan/</a>
bustan neighborhood dome construction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff285/ciclotan/">http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff285/ciclotan/</a>
domes, green apprenticeship, bird reserve hide construction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName ProductID="Alex Cicelsky" w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Alex Cicelsky</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Center for Creative Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>a not-for-profit
education institute supported by<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=PT-BR style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>Amuta
<st1:PersonName ProductID="Tzel Hatamar" w:st="on">Tzel Hatamar</st1:PersonName>,
Israel tax exempt no. </span></font><span dir=RTL></span><font size=1
color=black face=Arial><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'><span dir=RTL></span>580347029</span></font><span
dir=LTR></span><font size=1 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=AR-SA
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'><span dir=LTR></span>
</span></font><font size=1 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=PT-BR
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>Friends of
Lotan, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
501(c)(3), no. 17053031035036<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName ProductID="Kibbutz Lotan" w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Kibbutz Lotan</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=DE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>D.N. Eilot 88855 Israel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tel: +972-(0)54-979-9009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Websites: <a
href="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/" title="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/"><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>www.kibbutzlotan.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="http://www.birdingisrael.com/"
title="http://www.birdingisrael.com/"><font color=black><span style='color:
black'>www.birdingisrael.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/creativeEcology/ga/index.htm"
title="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/creativeEcology/ga/index.htm"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><span
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width=200 height=200 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C8C0D6.DEB7C920"
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text-decoration:none'></span></span></font></a></span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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