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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Paul <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank you so much for your info and leads, which I will definitely
follow up on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Indeed I would really appreciate any of the codes and the paper
you spoke of that is at your disposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The meeting I had yesterday proved to be very fruitful and it seems
that the powers that be would much rather we develop a whole set of new more
all encompassing standards than try and import Rowland Keables rammed earth standard,
because apparently it would always sit outside of our standards as the process
of the Southern African Developing Countries harmonization of Standards –
SADCSTAN – does not apparently conform with the ISO standard procedures, of
which the South African Bureau of Standards is a member. So and the standard does
not fit into our SABS format and would not be circulated or made available as
one of our actual SABS standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As such I would be interested in staying abreast with what the PIRATE
project develops as well as what the other developing countries like India are
busy developing would be of particular value. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I must say that the amount of new work being done across the
planet on natural building standards is particularly encouraging and should help
further in our motivations to get similar standards going locally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Andy Horn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com
[mailto:GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Jaquin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 May 2014 10:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Global Straw Building Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] Data base of approved natural building codes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi Bruce, Andy,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Bruce - I would love a copy of the paper you mention. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Andy - I know that Tara Sharma (<a
href="mailto:tarasharma69@gmail.com">tarasharma69@gmail.com</a>) of the ICOMOS
ISCEAH committee is doing a similar thing in India, and is looking to get hold
of all the earth building codes she can. I know that she has got the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Morocco,Spain, Germany, India, New Mexico and New Zealand.
In addition there is 'Peter Walker's Rammed earth:design and construction
guidelines' which is pretty much the standard in the UK. There might be
more who have emailed Tara direct.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I know the Southern African standard which Rowland Keable is
trying to get adopted is more of a how to build standard, and I know that a
similar, but probably more advanced set of training standards are being
developed across Europe by the PIRATE project (<a
href="http://pirate.greenbuildingtraining.eu/public/">http://pirate.greenbuildingtraining.eu/public/</a>)
This project and the resulting materials should be published late this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>In terms of design, I'm working on a paper for the
Structural engineer journal, which puts rammed earth design into Eurocode
framework, so that should allow design through that method.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I hope that helps, let me know if you want any of the code
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 12 May 2014 00:49, Bruce EBNet <<a
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<p class=MsoNormal>Today I found & sent to Andy Horn the paper I did six
years ago reviewing all the earthen codes and standards -- a preparatory phase
for then rewriting the ASTM standard.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I anyone else wants a copy, just give me a holler.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On May 11, 2014, at 3:12 PM, Graeme North <<a
href="mailto:graeme@ecodesign.co.nz" target="_blank">graeme@ecodesign.co.nz</a>>
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<p class=MsoNormal>would you mind sending me the light straw clay codes
-guidelines too please?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 12/05/2014, at 2:22 AM, martin hammer <<a
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Andy,<br>
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In a separate e-mail I will send you the following:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strawbale
Construction appendix, as approved for the 2015 International Residential
Code </span><o:p></o:p></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Light
Straw-Clay appendix, as approved for the 2015 International Residential
Code </span><o:p></o:p></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Adobe
section of the 2012 International Building Code (Section 2109.3) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Appendix
Chapter 71- Earthen Material Structures – Tucson / Pima County, Arizona </span><o:p></o:p></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Clay
Straw Guidelines – State of New Mexico </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Light
Straw Clay Code – State of Oregon </span><o:p></o:p></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Light
Straw Clay Code – City of Porland, Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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I think you have ASTM E2392 / E2392M – Standard Guide for Design of Earthen
Wall Building Systems (that David Eisenberg initiated around 2001, and Bruce
King lead the revision of in 2010)<br>
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I also have 12 US Straw Bale codes (State, County or City), the Belarus SB
Code, the New Zealand SB BRANZ Bulletin, the Denmark Halmhuse document (mostly
in Danish) which I understand is a de facto code<br>
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I also have a few codes or code related documents on bamboo.<br>
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As far as I know, most if not all of the above codes or official guidelines are
in effect (or in the case of the first three are, or will soon be, in the
“International” model codes)<br>
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So I will e-mail you the bullet point items, and if requested I can do the same
for any other item I mentioned (except possibly the ASTM Standard which
strictly speaking is not transferable).<br>
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If anyone else is interested in any of the above, please let me know.<br>
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Note that today is Mother’s Day (at least in the US) (Happy Mother’s Day
everyone!) and Bruce may have a full day planned with his lovely wife Sarah,
which could affect his ability to respond before your meeting tomorrow. I
have a full day planned for my lovely wife, . . . but she’s not awake yet (!).<br>
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Best of luck with your meeting.<br>
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Martin (is it Code in here, or is it me?) Hammer<br>
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On 5/11/14 6:07 AM, "Andy Horn"
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Bruce<br>
Sorry to push you, but please will you send that survey of earthen building
standards and codes that you said you did about 6 years ago.<br>
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I am busy agitating the powers that be – and meet with a group of stakeholders
tomorrow including our Standards Bureau - and so really need as much info as I
can get my hands on.<br>
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Thanks Graeme for your update about the New Zealand codes and their technical
committee. <br>
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Any other inputs are most welcome.<br>
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color:#1F497D'>Kind regards,<br>
Andy Horn<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce EBNet<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 March 2014 11:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Global Straw Building Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] Data base of approved natural building codes<br>
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I did a complete survey and review, about 6 years ago, of earthen
building standards and codes around the world. Be glad to share it, but
am super-swamped for the next week and It will take a bit of digging to find.
Since then, I know of several efforts to develop cob standards, not to
mention Martin Hammer et al recently bringing straw bale into the International
Building Code.<br>
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<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi
all<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>While this is not specifically about straw bale building, my
question ultimately will relate back to getting a straw bale code along with
other natural building codes established for the Southern part of Africa.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
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</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am trying to motivate our South African standards body to look
at standards for earthen buildings at the moment, of which incredibly despite
numerous earthen buildings (mostly informal or traditional), we don’t have any.
As one might guess amongst other reasons the cement, steel and brick industries
are still very much in control in this country.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>South Africa is part of a process amongst SADC - The Southern
Africa Development Countries - to harmonize its various standards between its
trading partners.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Zimbabwe have a rammed earth building code and this standard,
after much effort, last April has been adopted though this “SADCSTAN” process
for all member states. This was after 8 out of the 10 voting countries voted in
favour of adopting the standard. So we now have an official standard
(SADCSTAN/TC1 SC5-001 SAZ724 Standard Code of Practice for Rammed Earth
Structures ) for the SADC region that is meant to be published in each member
state by each of its various standards bodies. <br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Unfortunately despite heavy lobbying by interested people, our
standards board – SABS – representing South Africa did not vote in favour of
the code and are now refusing to publish the standard locally. As such I have
started a process to try and get them to rethink their position.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As part of the detailed motivation form that I have to fill out
as the official route to get them to look at adopting a standard, I am being
asked:<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>QUESTION 1: What other (earth) building codes, regional or
national or international – that include rammed earth – besides our Zimbabwe
rammed earth building code are there?<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>So far I know of:<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>- the New Zealand Earth building codes <i>(NZS4297-1998,
NZS4298-1998, & NZS4299-1998, )<br>
</i></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>- the USA Tucson Pima County earth building code <i>(1997
Uniform Administrative Code Amendment for Earthen Material and Straw Bale
Structures)<br>
</i></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> Tucson/Pima County, Arizona "APPENDIX CHAPTER 71 -
EARTHEN MATERIAL STRUCTURES”)<br>
</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>- the German earth building codes: <i>National Material Code for
Prefabricated Earth Products DIN 18945 till -47 (blocks, masonry mortar,
plaster)<br>
</i></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>(I still need to investigate and contact Craterre-EAG in this
regard and perhaps UNESCO)<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>QUESTION 2: What international or foreign national technical
committee’s working in this field are there?<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><br>
Earth Building Standards <br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span>Standards New Zealand Committee BD/083 is currently revising the three
earth buildings standards. (Engineering, Materials and Workmanship, and Deemed
to Comply)<br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span>Currently they cover mud brick, pressed earth brick, and rammed earth
with a nod to poured earth, cob, earth plasters and earth floors. <br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span>They will now fully cover mud brick/adobe, cob, rammed earth, pressed
earth brick, poured earth, internal earth brick veneers, earth floors and earth
plasters.<br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span>The range of densities of earthen materials they will now include will
be between 800 and 2000 kg/cub.m, with walls between 280 and 500mm thick<br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><br>
<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><br>
<br>
<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Getting our SABS to adopt the rammed earth code would be a major
foot in the door for us to get our corporate minded authorities to re-consider
earth and other natural materials as a viable and sustainable way to build.
<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>However, this would I believe just be the start of a drive to
push for codes for all natural building and appropriate technology type
codes... including the ICC’s straw bale and light straw clay standard of course
as well as others like cob, adobe, wattle and daub, earth bag, sandbag,
urbanite, stone, bamboo, bottle walls, cordwood, earthen plasters etc. So....<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>QUESTION 3: In addition to codes on rammed earth, I would be
interested in knowing about any other natural building codes that may
exist.....so please send any links or info you know of that you think will be
of help.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Perhaps to stream line things in your responses you can add a
prefix:<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>1 - Earth building codes<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>2 - Natural building Technical code committees <br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>3 - Other natural building code<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am looking forward to your many - I hope - inputs and once I
have compiled as complete a list as possible, I will email it back for
everyone.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
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</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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