<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dearest EBNet-ers:<div><br></div><div>The Board of the California Straw Building Association (CASBA) recognizes both the great value of—as well as the amount of time it takes to build and maintain—the 'greatest collection of (natural building) knowledge ever', upon which our members and so many others rely. </div><div><br></div><div>CASBA will be forwarding a donation of $1,000USD to the Ecological Building Network to help fund the rebuilding of the BuildWell Source Library. </div><div><br></div><div>May it frolic in the autumn mist in a land called Onna-Line again soon, </div><div><br></div><div>CASBA / David Arkin, Director</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Jul 7, 2016, at 2:54 PM, Bruce EBNet <<a href="mailto:bruce@ecobuildnetwork.org">bruce@ecobuildnetwork.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div>Dear GSBNers —<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Some of you know that the ancient library of Alexandria — the greatest collection of knowledge ever, at that time — was burned, with a loss of everything in it.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In today’s world it can happen even faster, as when a hacker commandeers your website and then you find that your host wasn’t actually backing up and then . . . poof! Gone.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So it has gone with the BuildWell Source, the library we have been slowly raising online so that y’all could have easy access to technical and other information when you need it. About 150 people, like many of you, have used it and contributed useful stuff for everyone’s benefit, and we thank you. And we’re very sorry, it has gone Poof.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are rebuilding that site as fast as we can, but it will take a while. (Ditto Ecological Building Network, <a href="http://bruce-king.com/" class="">bruce-king.com</a> and Green Building Press.) I’ll let you know when it’s back up, and hopefully we can together build an even better resource to serve the growth and effective practice of natural building.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A major bummer, for sure, but in the end a “first world problem” — no one is getting shot or starved or abused.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I feel very grateful to be able to work with y’all. </div><div class=""><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<div class=""><div class="">Bruce “Poof the magic dragon” King</div><div class="">Ecological Building Network</div><div class="">(415) 987-7271</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:bruce@bruce-king.com" class="">bruce@bruce-king.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br>* * * * *<br>Arkin Tilt Architects<br>Ecological Planning & Design</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Please Support my 2016 Climate Ride (bicycling 350+ miles in the Pacific Northwest, August 4-10, with a fundraising goal of $5,000 to support Straw-Bale outreach) <br><a href="http://support.climateride.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=4244">http://support.climateride.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=4244</a><br>Thank you!<br><br>David Arkin, AIA, Architect<br>LEED Accredited Professional<br>CA #C22459/NV #5030<br><br>1101 8th St. #180, Berkeley, CA 94710<br>510/528-9830 ext. 2#<br>www.arkintilt.com<br><br>"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way."<br>— A. J. Muste <br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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