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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Stovers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pig on a Stick or roasting sate: There is still the Fuel IN / task OUT ratio. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We are interested in fuel saving to do a task so it seems all applies and should be able to use whatever method of measure we come up with. Any apparatus used to support something or direct air around something is a ‘stove type’. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Frank<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Frank Shields<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>BioChar Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Control Laboratories, Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>42 Hangar Way<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Watsonville, CE 95076<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(831) 724-5422 tel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(81) 724-3188 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:frank@biocharlab.com"><span style='color:blue'>frank@biocharlab.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.controllabs.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Crispin Pemberton-Pigott<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 05, 2013 6:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] Stove Definition<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alright people<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>How am I to classify a stove that is custom made for roasting <i>sate</i>? This is not <i>pig on a stick</i> but it certainly is <i>goat-on-a-stick</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><img border=0 width=479 height=422 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CE4A3D.9B2A8A80"></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It has a drawer for tools, it has the right height for serving appetizing sticks to customers and it is widely used. You can even see the twin fans on the end which are powered by renewable energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A fish roasting, goat roasting, bullock roasting open fire is a cooking appliance – one of the first invented. They often are fan-assisted too with exquisite power control.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Crispin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Stoves [<a href="mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org">mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 05, 2013 8:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves; Erin Rasmussen; Lanny Henson<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] Stove Definition<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:rongretlarson@comcast.net" title="rongretlarson@comcast.net">rongretlarson@comcast.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" title="stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass cooking stoves</a> ; <a href="mailto:erin@trmiles.com" title="erin@trmiles.com">Erin Rasmussen</a> ; <a href="mailto:lannych@bellsouth.net" title="lannych@bellsouth.net">Lanny Henson</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, May 02, 2013 7:16 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Stoves] Stove Definition<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>...del...</span></strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> But I am only responding because you were following up with Lanny. Taking his last line from below </span><i><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> "Just to confuse things, would you call a pig on a stick, over a fire a stove?"</span></i><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br> I would answer emphatically "no" (as I think we all would),<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'># The people who use a "Three Stone Fire" as a standard for comparing stoves might not be as quick to dismiss the above pig roaster. :-)</span></strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> but it should be listed among the better (and rarely used) ways to make charcoal, whch obviously all stoves should do..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'># If a Roasting on a Spit" or a "Three Stone Fire" are rarely used for making charcoal, there is probably a very good reason for it. One good reason is that theyn would want to cook food and not not make char. If these primitive techonologies are "... among the better ways to make charcoal..." how come there aren't many charcoal producers making charcoal with this technology?</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Going further, there probably is lot to be gained (for biochar) also by promoting more "fire walking" as practiced in the South Pacific. But I digress.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'># I see no merit in promoting firewalking on the stoves list.</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Other "cooker" approaches to advancing biochar?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'># This is the "Stoves List", not the "Biochar Promotion List." The Biochar-Policy List was formed for those and other issues not relatihng directly to cooking stoves.</span></strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kevin</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Ron </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Erin Rasmussen" <<a href="mailto:erin@trmiles.com">erin@trmiles.com</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <<a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:06:48 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Stoves] Stove Definition<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>We also use "cooker" when we're talking about retained heat cooking. There's no fire there, so not a 'stove' but the food still does a fine job of cooking away in the insulated basket. </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Erin </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Stoves [<a href="mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org">mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lanny Henson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] Stove Definition</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt'>Kevin, thanks for stirring the pudding.</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt'>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. </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt'>If you said “cooking appliance” many people would not know what you were talking about, but “stove” is well known word that translates well.</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt'>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><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt'>Just to confuse things, would you call a pig on a stick, over a fire a stove?</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt'>Lanny</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:kchisholm@ca.inter.net" target="_blank" title="kchisholm@ca.inter.net">Kevin</a> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank" title="stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass cooking stoves</a> ; <a href="mailto:frank@compostlab.com" target="_blank" title="frank@compostlab.com">Frank Shields</a> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cc:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:Jetter.Jim@epamail.epa.gov" target="_blank" title="Jetter.Jim@epamail.epa.gov">'Jim Jetter'</a> ; <a href="mailto:wastemin1@verizon.net" target="_blank" title="wastemin1@verizon.net">'Hugh McLaughlin'</a> ; <a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank" title="stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'</a> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:50 PM</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [Stoves] Stove Definition</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear List</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just what is a "stove?"</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.'</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove" target="_blank">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove</a></span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>" 1<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a</span></em><span class=ssens> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span></strong><span class=ssens> a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating) </span>"</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At <a href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/" target="_blank">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/</a> , the stated purpose of the site is:</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"</span><span lang=EN-CA>Our site is dedicated to helping people develop better stoves for cooking with biomass fuels in developing regions.</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> "</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What about accepting the Merriam-Webster definition for a "stove?"</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Would anyone have a better definition for a "stove?"</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best wishes,</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kevin</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-CA><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to 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