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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Crispin,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Well we've been pretty busy at Prakti lately, reshaping our business model, streamlining processes and trying to recentrate more our activities on manufacturing and designing stoves, which we think are our strong points, and finding local partners and distributors. We are refurbishing our website, here is the address: <a href="http://www.praktidesign.com">www.praktidesign.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am now in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where we are starting operations, and as I often say: there is as much challenge there as there is potential!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes private companies are the way forward, to push innovative R&D as well as innovative distribution and marketing. We have skin in the game, so no other choice but to work hard!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Xavier<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#666666'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#666666'>Xavier Brandao<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#666666'>Prakti</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#666666'><a href="http://www.praktidesign.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.PraktiDesign.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#666666'>=== Prakti Videos (3 min) ===</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-nuwbyUBU" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>Prakti Overview</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#666666'>============================</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>