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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joyce,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you please let me know how to subscribe to
the magazine. If you could send me a form or something that would be good. My
new postal address is PO Box 126 Axedale Victoria Australia 3551.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A couple of years back we started a new method of
applying the second coat of render which negated the need to hatch the second
cote. We now trowel the second cote with a notched trowel which leaves a
terrific surface for the final cote to adhere to. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have also been trying some natural coatings. The
one we are currently using on the inside of the house is made up of powdered
pure clay, and cooked rice flower with water added to paint consistency. This is
applied over the third coat of render with a sponge. It gives us a beautiful
silky smooth absolutely dust free surface which fills any small cracks etc. I
would be veery interested to hear your personal feedback on this coating, but
respectfully ask that the details of the coating not be publicised at this
point.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I look forward to hearing from you
again.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kindest regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian Hodge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anvill Straw</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Building Consultants.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jc10508@alltel.net href="mailto:jc10508@alltel.net">Joyce
Coppinger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GSBN@greenbuilder.com
href="mailto:GSBN@greenbuilder.com">GSBN</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [GSBN] An update on TLS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>An update for you about TLS. <BR><BR>After a difficult period
from November 2006 through February 2008 when my health problems slowed me
down and delayed progress in publishing issues of TLS, I'm glad to report that
a great medical team has re-energized me (I'm now a bionic woman) and set me
up on a regimen of diet, exercise and medication to treat the diabetes and
heart problems they discovered. I am now back working full time and trying
very hard to get caught up with publishing TLS issues, and the other projects
that I was working on. <BR><BR>TLS#59/Sustainable Living will be posted to the
TLS web site online order system within the next two weeks or so. Print copies
will follow as soon as possible. I'm now working on TLS#60/Details, #61/Women
in Strawbale and Natural Building, #62/Putting a Project Together.
Contributions of text and images for these issues are welcome! TLS is a
reader-written journal, and its content and quality can only be maintained
through your help and that of other readers and those throughout the
<U>international</U> straw-bale and natural building community.<BR><BR><B>Of
course, we need to continuously keep our readership numbers at the highest
level possible. We rely on those on the GSBN list, our readers, and the
straw-bale community to help spread the word about TLS and encourage people to
subscribe and purchase back issues and the CD (now available in downloadable
PDF format). If you are not a current subscriber, please go to the TLS web
site <U>www.thelaststraw.org</U> and sign up now! We need your support. If you
are a current subscriber, you will be receiving issues to fulfill your current
subscription as soon as they can be published - and thanks for your
support!<BR></B><BR>In the past few years there was been an explosion of
information on the Internet, from new publications and media content available
on the market, and through the growing number of people involved in strawbale
and natural building. That's great news and good for the future of strawbale
and natural building - but at the same time it does present a challenge to
TLS. The other challenge faced by all publications (and nonprofit
organizations such as The Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability under
which TLS operates) is the rising costs for production and postal services -
and the decline in money available to support our efforts. <BR><BR>We have
tried to adapt to changing times and conditions. For example, we have added
the online ordering system so people around the world can more easily access
issues of TLS (#41 through the current issue are available in PDF format at $6
per issue without any costs for shipping/handling - and the PDF of TLS' CD-Rom
of issues #1 through #40 is also available for downloading through the online
ordering system at $40). We will continue to publish TLS in print format at $8
per issue for subscriptions; shipping/handling costs will be added for back
issue orders. <BR><BR>We are constantly exploring ways to improve TLS'
content, delivery systems, and find cost savings. Hope we can count on you to
continue your support, share information and contribute content, and tell
others about the journal!<BR><BR>Joyce<BR>-------<BR>Joyce Coppinger, Managing
Editor<BR>The Last Straw journal<BR>GPFS/TLS, PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE
68542-2706 USA<BR>402.483.5135, fax
402.483.5161<BR><thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org><BR>www.thelaststraw.org<BR>
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