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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Déjà vu.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Some years ago I was approached to work on the logistics for a Survivor competition-style TV show where contestants would build a “eco house” out of recycled materials (we used to be big on that before Myhrman, Knox, Steen and Bingham put us right with Straw Bales) on a Greek island and whomever is the sole survivor at the end wins the house and big cash. I said that for me a show about Surviving is when Everyone in the competition makes it to the end, happy, and they share the wealth. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>There’s no future in developing TV show concepts for me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Alex Cicelsky <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/#!center-for-creative-ecology/c62o"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Center for Creative Ecology</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kibbutz Lotan</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> 88855 Israel <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>+972-54-979-9009 | </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:alex@klotan.co.il" title="mailto:alex@klotan.co.il"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>alex@klotan.co.il</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="www.facebook.com/alex.cicelsky"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.facebook.com/alex.cicelsky</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>|</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcicelsky">www.linkedin.com/in/alexcicelsky</a></span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.KibbutzLotan.com">www.KibbutzLotan.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/kibbutz">Facebook - Kibbutz Lotan and Center for Creative Ecology</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/kibbutzlotan">Our Youtube Channel</a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130915011233/http:/kibbutzlotan.com/ecoguide/">The Lotan EcoGuide App</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Theis<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 20, 2015 23:14<br><b>To:</b> Global Straw Building Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] You (or some Natural Builder you know) Could be a TV Star!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>….Okay, so here's the pilot: the architect shows up on the job site of his straw bale high rise in Hong Kong, which is being built on a barge. A typhoon sweeps in, the barge breaks loose, and after a week at sea, it runs aground on the shores of Borneo. So the architect has to survive by his wits AND complete the high rise using vines and bark and animal skins….<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Okay, sure, it's got a few rough edges. But there's nothing like it out there, am I right? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 19, 2015, at 4:57 PM, David Arkin, AIA wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Global Baler Friends:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This just in … an interesting opportunity for 'a Les Stroud type' (I had to look it up too: <a href="http://lesstroud.ca/">http://lesstroud.ca</a>).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps one of you, or someone you know? Point them to reply directly to Sam Brown at Matador.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Happy New Year, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>David 'more of a Howard Roark type' Arkin<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b>Sam Brown <<a href="mailto:sam@matadorcontent.com">sam@matadorcontent.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Date: </b>January 13, 2015 5:32:39 PM PST<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>To: </b>Sam Brown <<a href="mailto:sam@matadorcontent.com">sam@matadorcontent.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Subject: TV Inquiry </b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>Greetings! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>My name is Sam Brown. I work at Matador, a production company in Los Angeles whose founders have produced series such as NBC’s The Biggest Loser, History Channel’s Swamp People and Discovery’s Dual Survival. I had come across your website and wanted to reach out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>We're currently trying to develop a series with a network around a charismatic and skilled contractor/architect who is also a wilderness expert-someone well versed in the outdoors and the wild. The dream is a male talent in their 30's, 40's or early 50's. A Les Stroud architect of sorts... Being an expert in this world, I was wondering if you might be able to point me in the right direction on this. Is there anyone who comes to mind for this, or that you could recommend? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>Thank you! Any information on this front is greatly appreciated. </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>Sam Brown | Director, Development| Matador<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>—————————————————————————————</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>3425 Cahuenga Blvd.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'>Los Angeles, CA | 90068 | 323-795-8010<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><a href="mailto:sam@matadorcontent.com" target="_blank">sam@matadorcontent.com</a> | <a href="http://www.matadorcontent.com/" target="_blank">www.matadorcontent.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'><F1BDC0C0-803A-49AC-A8F6-2109191F1262.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#160D0F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Important:<br><br>This email transmission, including any previous messages or attachments to it, contains information that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. 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