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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>On Behalf of Dr. Mark Beilstein:</span><o:p></o:p></u></i></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As many of you know, two of my students and I will be traveling through Turkey, Armenia and Georgia on a collecting trip over the next month. During our travels we will be blogging about our progress and experiences in the field. I invite all of you to check our blog regularly and keep up-to-date on the latest happenings. You will find our blog on the lab website: <a href="http://www.telomereevolution.org/field-blog.html">http://www.telomereevolution.org/field-blog.html</a>. We've already made an inaugural post!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We will be taking lots of photos since the work is funded through the National Geographic Society and the best photos will be submitted to NGS for possible inclusion in their media. We welcome comments and opinions while we are away.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mark<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>___________________<br><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Mark Beilstein, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>School of Plant Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>P.O. Box 210036<br>Forbes Building, Room 303<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Ph: 520-626-1562</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://www.TelomereEvolution.org" target="_blank">http://www.TelomereEvolution.org</a><br></span>____________________<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>