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size=3>NICKELSVILLE – Part of the Permaculture?</FONT></P>
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size=3>Nickelsville's friend Rozz (aka PTery) has pointed out that an
environmentally sustainable community – that emphasizes recycling, reusing,
composting and sustainability – might not have so much trash needing to be
hauled away by enormous monopolistic corporations like Waste
Management.</FONT></P>
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size=3>After the last month's trash crisis this sounds better than ever to
us.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are hoping to have a
Charette in March to incorporate environmental structures, solar panels, gardens
and other sustainable things into the permanent Nickelsville site.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">NICKELSVILLE ECO-VILLAGE
FUNDRAISER</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>If you want to meet Roz, hear her ideas, and share your own, drop on by
the New Years Day Fundraiser at Mr. Spot Chaihouse in Ballard (the exact address
is 5463 Leary Ave NW.)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Open Mic
Festivities begin at 8:00 PM Thursday.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Thanks Roz for the fundraiser and great ideas!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Roz can be contacted at <A
href="mailto:yangshemen@gmail.com">yangshemen@gmail.com</A></FONT></P>
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align=center><SPAN class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5">NICKELSVILLE
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5">FUNDRAISE @ MR
SPOT<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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align=center><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5"><SPAN
class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CHAI
HOUSE</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title="The Parking Lot Village Nickelsville"
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39738455@N00/2896386949/in/set-72157607559162506/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0063dc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><SPAN
style="mso-ignore: vglayout"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5"><IMG
height=243 alt="The Parking Lot Village Nickelsville"
src="cid:747E21536F4540D1938135D56A917B79@JDHOME" width=324 border=0
v:shapes="primary_photo_img"></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5">Mr Spot
Chaihouse,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5"><SPAN class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">Thursday
open mic, </SPAN></SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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Hour="20"><SPAN class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">8PM</SPAN></SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:date Year="2009" Day="1" Month="1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">01-01-2009</SPAN></SPAN></B></st1:date><SPAN
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5">Come and listen in and contribute to the
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5"><SPAN class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">ECO-VILLAGE
development of </SPAN></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">Seattle</SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
class=photocontainerpcm1><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'SGTC Hei B5'">’s
famous Homeless Heros/Heroines.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5f5">MR SPOT CHAI
HOUSE<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5463 Leary Ave
NW</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seattle</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
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</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WA</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN
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</SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">98107</SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:address><SPAN
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