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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Kevin,
thanks for stirring the pudding.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I
believe we are using “Cooking Stoves” as a term that covers all cooking
appliances like ovens, griddles, grills, roasters, vat cookers and other types
of cookers. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If
you said “cooking appliance” many people would not know what you were talking
about, but “stove” is well known word that translates
well.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The
word “cooker” would cover stoves, food cooking appliances, as well as
non food, industrial type cookers, so “cooker” may be a good word to toss
in when talking about “stoves”. </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Just
to confuse things, would you call a pig on a stick, over a fire a
stove?</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Lanny<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kchisholm@ca.inter.net href="mailto:kchisholm@ca.inter.net">Kevin</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass cooking
stoves</A> ; <A title=frank@compostlab.com
href="mailto:frank@compostlab.com">Frank Shields</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Jetter.Jim@epamail.epa.gov
href="mailto:Jetter.Jim@epamail.epa.gov">'Jim Jetter'</A> ; <A
title=wastemin1@verizon.net href="mailto:wastemin1@verizon.net">'Hugh
McLaughlin'</A> ; <A title=stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">'Discussion of biomass cooking
stoves'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Stoves] Stove Definition</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just what is a "stove?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I would suggest that it is important that we all know
what a "stove" is, when we attempt to determine the difference between a "good
stove" and a "poor stove.'</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>When we ask Mr. Google, we get more than 7 million hits.
However, the most common definitions seem to be typified by the one
at</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> <A
href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>" 1<SPAN class=ssens><EM class=sn>a</EM>
<STRONG>:</STRONG> a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses
electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating) </SPAN>"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>At <A
href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/</A> ,
the stated purpose of the site is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"<FONT face="Times New Roman">Our site is dedicated to
helping people develop better stoves for cooking with biomass fuels in
developing regions.</FONT> "</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>What about accepting the Merriam-Webster definition for
a "stove?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Would anyone have a better definition for a
"stove?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Kevin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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