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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'>Ron,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>You can look forward to a great workshop. Christa will be presenting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Kind regards to Rebecca. We’re lucky to have her dedicated to clean cooking. She was a top Philippine scholar in her college days and she is still enthusiastically making waves! : - ) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We are hoping that Neil Lumanlan from University Santo Tomas in Manila will also be able to make it. He has been working with TLUDS and biochar. Neil recently represented IBI at an Asian Development Bank sponsored green business conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><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'> Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronal W. Larson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2017 4:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b>Subject:</b> SPAM: Re: [Stoves] Rebecca Vermeer sent you a video: "Cooking Performance of Eco-Kalan Tincan TLUD Stove"<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca and list:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>A few hours ago, I said: “ <i>I will next see if I can afford the airfare. (4 days off)</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>The answer was affirmative - at least getting me in and out of Manila. I am counting on being able to get also to Panay in time for the Monday opening.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>If anyone reading this has an interest in sharing a room, I’d appreciate hearing about it - before I leave in about 18 hours.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>I got a very good airline price - so this is to encourage others (especially in Asia) to give it a thought. If those persons haven’t visited the meeting site given below - I hope it can convince them to give it a try as well.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>No need for Rebecca to answer questions now - hope to see you in about 4 days. And, Rebecca, thanks for the heads-up on the meeting; I must have been asleep.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ron<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 16, 2017, at 3:23 PM, Ronal W. Larson <<a href="mailto:rongretlarson@comcast.net">rongretlarson@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca cc stoves<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>1. Yours is maybe the best video on a TLUD that I have seen. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>2. Can you say a bit more on the response of the cook or cooks shown in the video, to using a TLUD vs traditional approaches?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>3. I have plenty more questions. Any restrictions on what you are able to say?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>4. The Geres site is <a href="http://www.stoveplus.org/en/news-project/project/stoveplus-academy-2017-4th-edition-in-the-philippines">http://www.stoveplus.org/en/news-project/project/stoveplus-academy-2017-4th-edition-in-the-philippines</a>. Looks wonderful! I will next see if I can afford the airfare. (4 days off)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ron<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ps I met Rebecca at Aprovecho a few years back - and never heard any inkling of this marvelous new approach - which probably has an incremental (not total) cost of less than $2.00 - maybe $1.00<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 16, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Rebecca A. Vermeer <<a href="mailto:ravermeer@telus.net">ravermeer@telus.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Paul and All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am very pleased with this stove and happy to share. I am presenting this stove at Geres' Stoveplus Academy 2017 on Feb 20-25 in Iloilo, Panay Island, Philippines. The venue is at Central Philippines University. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Rebecca<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>"Rebecca Vermeer via YouTube" <<a href="mailto:noreply@youtube.com">noreply@youtube.com</a>><br><b>To: </b>"REBECCA VERMEER" <<a href="mailto:ravermeer@telus.net">ravermeer@telus.net</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, February 16, 2017 8:49:05 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Rebecca Vermeer sent you a video: "Cooking Performance of Eco-Kalan Tincan TLUD Stove"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Rebecca Vermeer sent you a video: "Cooking Performance of Eco-Kalan Tincan TLUD Stove"<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=620 style='width:465.0pt'><tr><td style='background:#F0F0F0;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=578 style='width:433.5pt'><tr style='height:9.6pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:9.6pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=578 height=47 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