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		<title>Go Green with WWB and Veridian!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may already have heard that we have recently affiliated with this company as a fundraising venture. In a nutshell, this offers everyone the opportunity to (1) reduce their electricity cost, (2) use energy which is greener, and (3) raise money for WWB in the process. If you currently pay one or more electricity bills, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may already have heard that we have recently affiliated with this company as a fundraising venture. In a nutshell, this offers everyone the opportunity to (1) reduce their electricity cost, (2) use energy which is greener, and (3) raise money for WWB in the process. If you currently pay one or more electricity bills, your utility company actually encourages you to choose an alternate energy supplier. This is because the law prohibits the utility from making a profit on the actual energy it delivers. Instead, it makes its profit on its delivery and service, NOT on the energy itself. By enrolling with Viridian Energy, your current utility will continue sending you the same single bill, service your account, and provide emergency repair; you’ll likely save approximately 8-10% on the supply portion of your electricity bill; and Water Without Borders will receive approximately $2.00 per month for your Viridian patronage.</p>
<p>In short, nothing changes except you can save money and support both renewable energy and Water Without Borders at the same time.  You can enroll your home or business online in less than 3 minutes by following these easy steps:</p>
<p>1.	Go to www.Viridian.com/WaterWithoutBorders and click on  the &#8216;Become a Customer&#8217; logo located at the top right.<br />
2.	Input your zip code, account type, your Electric Utility and Gas Utility (or enter Not Interested in one of the boxes).<br />
3.	Select the % of Green Content you prefer.<br />
4.	Input your utility account # or PoD #  (you may not need to enter the entire account # &#8211; directions will appear)<br />
5.	Input your name, billing and account addresses, and phone.<br />
6.	Read and check the box at the bottom of the &#8220;Terms Agreement&#8221; scroll box.<br />
7.	Sign your E-Signature with the first and last name that you entered earlier during the enrollment process. </p>
<p>Switching is totally free, and you can switch back or to a different energy supplier at any time. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have. Please tell your family and friends about Viridian Energy, and don’t forget to send them our web link – www.Viridian.com/WaterWithoutBorders, or just forward this email to them. They will thank you for years to come, and so will we!</p>
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		<title>Easy Way To Help Water Without Borders Win $1000. Cash from Good Search</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=285</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please help support Water Without Borders to win $1000 from Good Search.   No one should die from contaminated water in this day and age when solutions are simple.  You can help us earn money for our cause.  Every time you use goodsearch.com to search or shop on line, Water Without Borders will earn money.  In the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please help support Water Without Borders to win $1000 from Good Search.   No one should die from contaminated water in this day and age when solutions are simple.  You can help us earn money for our cause.  Every time you use <a href="http://goodsearch.com/" target="_blank">goodsearch.com</a> to search or shop on line, Water Without Borders will earn money.  In the month of April we can win $1000 if we have the most apps downloaded.  You can download our Good App by going to<a href="http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/water-without-borders-corp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/water-without-borders-corp</a>.</p>
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		<title>Request Letter for Water Purification System in Honduras &#8211; Amigos de Jesus</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=282</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[800 E. Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 (610) 519-4500 19 February 2010 Dear Mr. Franklin Evert &#38; Water Without Borders, I am a Junior Civil Engineering major at Villanova University and am currently involved in a service project with the Villanova University College of Engineering where 16 students will be designing and implementing a water [...]]]></description>
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<p>800 E. Lancaster Avenue<br />
Villanova, PA 19085<br />
(610) 519-4500</p>
<p>19 February 2010</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Franklin Evert &amp; Water Without Borders,</p>
<p>I am a Junior Civil Engineering major at Villanova University and am currently<br />
involved in a service project with the Villanova University College of<br />
Engineering where 16 students will be designing and implementing a water<br />
purification system for an orphanage community in Honduras called the Amigos de<br />
Jesus.  The Villanova Community has had a<br />
long-standing relationship with the Amigos and has completed a number of<br />
different projects in the 11 years that we have been volunteering there.  This year’s goal is to implement our water<br />
purification system design for their existing distribution system over our<br />
spring break at the end of February.<br />
Currently, the Amigos water supply includes a 100’ deep well from which<br />
groundwater is pumped into four storage tanks.<br />
The cumulative capacity of the four tanks is 2400 gallons fulfilling a<br />
current service demand of approximately 1200 gal/day (services on the average<br />
50 boys, 20 adults, and 10 volunteers).<br />
No means of disinfection or filtration are being used and it is not<br />
uncommon for some of the boys to get sick.<br />
All non-native individuals living or working there are unable to drink<br />
the water.  Our design efforts are<br />
complicated by the fact that we have very little information relative to the<br />
existing water quality; physical and financial resources at the orphanage are<br />
limited; and we have only now one week to secure our materials and one week to<br />
accomplish the installation.  It sounds a<br />
bit daunting, but the potential benefits to the orphanage keep us<br />
motivated.  With the challenges outlined<br />
above in mind, we are planning to keep our initial design as simple as possible<br />
with potential for implementing certain aspects in phases if necessary.</p>
<p>We recently decided that our best hope for constructing an<br />
effective system would be to utilize cartridge filtration and possibly<br />
incorporate disinfection via chlorination.<br />
Our current plan is to install a 5 micron roughing filter and a 1 micron<br />
absolute finishing filter in series.<br />
This arrangement should reduce potential contamination from Giardia,<br />
Cryptosporidium, and other surface water influence that may be present.  Right now we are looking into purchasing “Big<br />
Bubba” cartridge housings and disposable filters for our system.  These units will accommodate flows in the range<br />
of approximately 30 gpm.</p>
<p>So, why<br />
am I writing you to tell you all of this?<br />
As I mentioned earlier, the Amigos have an extremely limited budget,<br />
which inherently restricts what we can do for them.   For instance, the filters that we looked<br />
into are somewhat expensive (approximately $150 each), so the Amigos may not be<br />
able to afford to replace them on a regular basis.  So we are also looking into re-usable<br />
filters.  And these issues go on.  I am sure that your organization has dealt<br />
with these exact types of situations over and over again, and you are most<br />
likely all too familiar with what I am talking about.  So, I am asking you for your help in whatever<br />
shape or form that you can provide.<br />
Whether it is a donation of supplies, ideas, or advice, any assistance<br />
that you may be able to provide to our project would be greatly appreciated.  Also, any help you are able to give will be<br />
recognized by the University and posted on our web page.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any<br />
questions concerning the trip or if you would like to contact either of the<br />
Professors overseeing this project.  I<br />
have included their contact information below.<br />
Also, feel free to take a look at our website <a href="http://www3.villanova.edu/honduras/index.html">Amigos de Jesus</a>, which<br />
is still under construction but available to view.  Thank you for taking the time to learn a<br />
little about what we are trying to do, and I look forward to hearing back from<br />
you soon.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Warmest Regards,</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Christian Ryan Paggi</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><br clear="all" /><br />
Andrea L. Welker, PhD, PE</p>
<p>Associate Professor</p>
<p>Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</p>
<p>Villanova University</p>
<p>andrea.welker@villanova.edu</p>
<p>610-519-4959 (phone)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Bridget Wadzuk, PhD</p>
<p>Assistant Professor</p>
<p>Civil and Environmental Engineering</p>
<p>Villanova University</p>
<p>bridget.wadzuk@villanova.edu</p>
<p>610-519-5365 (phone)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Request Letter English for Batome School in Togo, Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=280</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a letter from the students of the Batome School in Togo Africa. We translated it from French and tried to keep it as original as possible. &#160; Association of Students Lome November 6, 2011 EPP Batome Lome-Togo Object: Financial help for the construction of water and sanitary latrines for EPP Batome &#160; We, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Below is a letter from<br />
the students of the Batome School in Togo Africa. We translated it from French<br />
and tried to keep it as original as possible.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Association of<br />
Students</p>
<p>Lome</p>
<p>November 6, 2011</p>
<p>EPP Batome</p>
<p>Lome-Togo</p>
<p>Object:</p>
<p>Financial help for the<br />
construction of water and sanitary latrines for EPP Batome</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>We, students of Batome<br />
Primary school by this, are requesting from you</p>
<p>financial support for the construction of a<br />
drinking water well and</p>
<p>sanitation at our school.</p>
<p>In effect, the Batome Primary School was founded<br />
in 1984.</p>
<p>To now we are a total number of 583 students<br />
including 321 girls and 262</p>
<p>boys. Our school does not have hygiene facilities<br />
and clean water.</p>
<p>We come to school with cans of water to<br />
drink. We go the the nearby houses to</p>
<p>satisfy our sanitary needs.</p>
<p>Many of our comrades<br />
leave school because of lack of clean water and</p>
<p>sanitation.  All this is not conducive<br />
to our success in school, why we make this</p>
<p>request.</p>
<p>We ask you to please accept the assurances of our<br />
highest consideration.</p>
<p>God bless you</p>
<p>The Students of EPP BatomeHO</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Request Letter in French</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=277</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lomé le 06 Novembre2012 Association des élèves EPP Batomé Lomé- Togo A Messieurs les partenaires financiers, S/Cde ONG AED-Togo Objet : Demande de soutien financier pour la construction d’un puits d’eau et de sanitaire à EPP Batomé &#160; Messieurs les partenaires, Nous élèves de EPP Batomé venons par la présente solliciter auprès de vous un appui [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lomé<br />
le 06 Novembre2012</p>
<p>Association des élèves</p>
<p>EPP Batomé</p>
<p>Lomé- Togo<br />
<strong>A</strong></p>
<p><strong><br />
Messieurs les partenaires<br />
financiers,</strong></p>
<p><strong><br />
S/Cde ONG AED-Togo</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Objet </span></strong>: Demande de soutien<br />
financier pour</p>
<p>la construction d’un puits d’eau et de sanitaire</p>
<p>à EPP Batomé</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Messieurs les partenaires,</p>
<p>Nous élèves de EPP Batomé venons par<br />
la présente solliciter auprès de vous un appui financier pour la construction<br />
d’un point d’eau potable e de sanitaire dans notre école.</p>
<p>En effet, l’EPP Batomé est créée en<br />
1984 et compte en ce jour un effectif de 583 élèves  dont 321 filles et 262 garçons. Elle n’a pas<br />
de sanitaire ni un puits ou un point d’eau. Nous venons à l’école avec des<br />
bidons d’eau pour boire. Nous courons<br />
dans des maisons voisines pour satisfaire nos besoins  sanitaires.<br />
Plusieurs de nos camarades abandonnent l’école à cause du manque d’eau<br />
potable et du sanitaire. Pour cela ne favorise notre réussite à l’école, raison<br />
pour laquelle nous faisons cette demande.<br />
Nous vous prions de bien vouloir accepter l’assurance de notre considération<br />
distinguée.<br />
Que Dieu vous bénisse.<br />
Les élèves EPP Batomé</p>
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		<title>Invitation for &#8220;Drop in the Bucket&#8221; Event</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=270</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Please join us for our Third Annual Fundraising Auction “A Drop in the Bucket” event to be held March 30, 2012 at 6:30 pm at The Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Road in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. The cost per ticket is $50. This event will feature silent and live auction items, cocktail hour, hearty appetizers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello,</p>
<p><strong>Please join us for our Third Annual Fundraising Auction </strong><em>“A Drop in<br />
the Bucket”</em> event to be held March 30, 2012 at 6:30 pm at The Villa<br />
Borghese, 70 Widmer Road in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. The cost per ticket is $50.</p>
<p>This event will feature silent and live auction items, cocktail hour, hearty<br />
appetizers and other surprises.  Here is just a sample of some of the<br />
great items up for auction this year :  7 night stay at Cima del Mundo in<br />
Vieques,  PR.(blackout days apply) ,<br />
humidor  with cigars, a ton of gift<br />
certificates from local Restaurants,<br />
golf from Copake Golf Course, 4-pak of tickets and one person in the<br />
group can toss out a first pitch from the Renegades, signed football memorabilia.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>By attending our Third Annual <em>Drop<br />
in the Bucket </em>Fundraising Auction, you will help Water Without Borders<br />
provide sustainable sources of clean drinking water to people in<br />
need—domestically and internationally—in two primary ways:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Mission Awareness.</em> Our mission begins<br />
with informing those interested in making a meaningful difference of the<br />
importance and need for clean and uncontaminated drinking water. Water in<br />
not only a life sustaining necessity, but crucial to preventing many of the<br />
world&#8217;s problems such as famine and disease&#8230;</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Mission Accomplishment. </em>The proceeds from<br />
this event will be utilized in the following ways:</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>digging<br />
wells,</li>
<li>installing<br />
water purification systems</li>
<li>providing<br />
disaster relief trailers</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Without your support we would not be able to help as many as<br />
we have.  Thank you!!</p>
<p>Your friend,</p>
<p>Frank</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Using a Trademark Actively</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=263</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business that claims to own a trademark cannot stop others from using the same or a similar trademark unless it is actively using the trademark. In trademark law, &#8220;using&#8221; a trademark means putting it to work in the marketplace to identify goods or services. This doesn&#8217;t mean that the product or service actually has [...]]]></description>
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<p>A business that claims to own a trademark cannot stop others from using the same<br />
or a similar trademark unless it is actively using the trademark.</p>
<p>In trademark law, &#8220;using&#8221; a trademark means putting it to work in the<br />
marketplace to identify goods or services. This doesn&#8217;t mean that the product<br />
or service actually has to be sold, as long as it is legitimately offered to<br />
the public under the trademark in question.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Dilution Statutes</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=258</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[under federal (and some state) laws known as dilution statutes, you may go to court to prevent your trademark from being used by someone else if your mark is famous and the other company&#8217;s use would dilute the mark&#8217;s strength &#8212; that is, weaken its reputation for quality (called tarnishment) or render it common through [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>under federal (and some state) laws known as<br />
dilution statutes, you may go to court to prevent your trademark from being<br />
used by someone else if your mark is famous and the other company&#8217;s use would<br />
dilute the mark&#8217;s strength &#8212; that is, weaken its reputation for quality<br />
(called tarnishment) or render it common through overuse in different contexts<br />
(called weakening). The key element is that your mark is famous &#8212; that is,<br />
distinctive and recognizable.</p>
<p>Dilution statutes apply even if there is no way customers would<br />
be likely to confuse the source of the goods or services with those sold by the<br />
owner of the famous mark.</p>
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		<title>Prevent trademark infringement of your business</title>
		<link>http://www.waterwithoutborders.net/news/?p=256</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the owner of a trademark, when you can stop others from using your trademark, or a confusingly similar one, depends on such factors as: whether the trademark is being used on competing goods or services (goods or services compete if the sale of one is likely to affect the sale of the other) whether [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[
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// ]]&gt;</script></strong>As the owner of a trademark, when you can stop others from using your trademark,<br />
or a confusingly similar one, depends on such factors as:</p>
<ul>
<li>whether the trademark is being used on competing goods<br />
or services (goods or services compete if the sale of one is likely to<br />
affect the sale of the other)</li>
<li>whether consumers would likely be confused by the dual<br />
use of the trademark, and</li>
<li>whether the trademark is being used in the same part of<br />
the country or is being used on related goods (goods that will likely be noticed<br />
by the same customers, even if they don&#8217;t compete with each other).</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Trademark Notices: ® or TM?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;R&#8221; in a circle (®) notice should accompany a trademark after it has been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Failure to put the notice on a registered trademark can greatly reduce the possibility of recovering significant damages if it later becomes necessary to file a lawsuit against an infringer. The [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center">The &#8220;R&#8221; in a circle (®) notice should accompany a trademark after it has<br />
been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Failure to<br />
put the notice on a registered trademark can greatly reduce the possibility of<br />
recovering significant damages if it later becomes necessary to file a lawsuit<br />
against an infringer. The ® symbol may not be put on a mark unless it has been<br />
registered with the USPTO.</p>
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<p>Many<br />
people like to put a &#8220;TM&#8221; (or &#8220;SM&#8221; for service mark) next<br />
to their trademark or service mark to let the world know that they are claiming<br />
ownership of it. However, it is not legally necessary to provide this type of<br />
notice; the use of the trademark or service mark itself is the act that confers<br />
ownership.</p>
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