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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>Al Gore unfortunately declined,
speaking at the Commonwealth Club.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Dear Sally:</span></font></b></span><b><font size=2
color=black face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black'>Thank you very much
for inviting Former Vice President Al Gore to meet with you regarding the
OLPC-SF Program. Mr. Gore appreciates you extending this invitation to
him.<br>
<br>
I regret that he will be unable to meet with you for the foreseeable
future due to the current demands on his time, and in addition, <span
class=apple-style-span>Mr. Gore has chosen to maintain a neutral stance on all
green projects, plans, and products. It's very difficult to decline
invitations such as yours, but it's an unfortunate inevitability of the growing
influence of the climate crisis message and the demand on Mr. Gore's time.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black'><br>
On behalf of the Former Vice President, thank you again for your kind
invitation.<br>
<br>
Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Optima><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:black'>Patrick Hamilton<br>
Director of Scheduling</span></font><font color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 color=black
face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:black'>--------</span></font></span><font
color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>THE OFFICE OF AL GORE</span></font></b></span><font
color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Optima><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:black'>3810 Bedford Avenue, Suite 250, Nashville,
TN 37215<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>More ink! </span></font></b><font
size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Sally
Swope Nov 1, 2011<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>Craig Newmark</span></font></b><font
size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> sent
info on how to tap the Charitable Fund and new friend-matching interests club. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>Dave Iverson</span></font></b><font
size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>, producer/host/
SF things, ear of Forum editor and the news editor. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Suggested story Room to Read, Asia Foundation’s
Books to Asia and OLPC-SF, call-in. He liked it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>Coverage by Jill Tucker, SF Gate,
facts on Summit.</span></font></b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>The story that got away</span></font></b><font
size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>: striking
woman who lives in Taipei who co-created the XO at MIT with Nicholas. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>Patrick Hamilton
could help get our vid story on Al’s SF station.</span></font></b><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'> <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Maybe get it on KQED TV</span></b>, Star TV Asia. Who else wants to work
on this? June? Madagascar would be hot! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Need a video of Yoshiki's
presentation -- Thank you! (Cherry Withers)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'>Wish I’d had more face-time
at the Summit</span></font></b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>, so imaginative! Never saw
anything like it before! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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