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From larcon at sni.net  Tue Aug  3 17:57:01 1999
      From: larcon at sni.net (Ronal W. Larson)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Ballard-Tremeer on "hedon"
      Message-ID: <v01540b00b3cd10e8ab04@[204.131.233.8]>
    
"Stovers" - The following just in. Ron
(The remainder all from Grant)
Dear All
A number of changes and updates have recently been made to improve the
      usefulness of the HEDON web page (the pages of the Household Energy
      Development Organisation's Network):
1. The HEDON pages (http://www.energy.demon.nl) have been simplified to
      reduce download times further. This is particularly important for people
      with (slow) telephone connections to the Internet. For those without graphic
      capabilities the entire website can be accessed in text mode at
      http://www.energy.demon.nl/hedon/text/.
      2. By selecting the relevant link on the homepage an Events Calendar can now
      be accessed (in addition to that distributed in the email newsletter).
      Please submit other important events that should be listed (for your
      organisation or for others) using the form at the bottom of the web page or
      by emailing the relevant information to hedon@energy.demon.nl. A growing
      number of visitors are now using the site making this an important place to
      publicise events.
      3. The questionnaire developed by Dr Nigel Bruce on "methods for assessing
      exposure of women and children to indoor smoke pollution in less developed
      countries" has been added and can be accessed via any of the HEDON pages by
      clicking on the relevant link. The form can be filled in online or
      downloaded in Rich Text Format so that you can fill it in and return it by
      email, fax or post.
      4. A "What's new on the HEDON website?" page has been added so that visitors
      can get a quick summary of the latest developments.
      5. The Internet links page will shortly be updated... do you perhaps have a
      URL to include in any of the the relevant fields... health, technical
      development, renewable energy, buildings and kitchens, cottage industry,
      forestry, or policy and planning? Let us know... email it to
      hedon@energy.demon.nl or fill in the form on the 'Links' page.
Sending attachments with emails through the email list (hedon@onelist.com)
      has been disabled. This will ensure that members with slow Internet
      connections are not burdened with long (unsolicited) downloads (although
      this hasn't happened up to now). In addition this is a precautionary measure
      as a result of the increasing risks of viruses being distributed unknowingly
      and automatically by email. From now on emails sent with attachments will be
      stripped and forwarded as text only. If you would like to distribute a file
      to everyone on the list please send it to me and I will make it available to
      download from the website. If files absolutely have to be emailed to the
      group please let me know and I will arrange it and verify that the
      attachment is safe.
I hope that these changes will further add to the usefulness of the HEDON
      resource. Let us know what you think and how HEDON can serve you better. Is
      there something extra you would value?
With best wishes
      Grant
      HEDON list moderator
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From btremeer at dds.nl  Wed Aug  4 14:46:42 1999
      From: btremeer at dds.nl (Grant Ballard Tremeer)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: correction RE: HEDON www and email developments
      Message-ID: <LMBBLPFKOFEHFDOEMIGHCENPCGAA.btremeer@dds.nl>
    
A quick correction... The Household Energy Development Organisation's
      Network (HEDON) page is http://www.energy.demon.nl/hedon. Missing the
      "/hedon" will lead you to my homepage from where there is a link to HEDON.
      Sorry for the mistake
      Regards
      Grant Ballard Tremeer
    
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From krksmith at uclink4.berkeley.edu  Fri Aug  6 00:34:50 1999
      From: krksmith at uclink4.berkeley.edu (Kirk R. Smith)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Stove job
      Message-ID: <4.1.19990805214206.0142c650@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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      from fuelwood scarcity, water-borne diseases, and environmental
      deterioration, by sharing knowledge about solar cooking with people in
      sun-rich, fuel-scarce areas.  40,000 refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia (and a
      settled population in Zimbabwe) now benefit from SCI field projects using
      simple solar cookers.  The ED works closely with NGOs, local/overseas
      staff, UN donor agencies, and. a diverse Board.  Her/his responsibilities
      include
      program and staff management, budgeting, helping to raise funds, and
      communicating with all constituencies.  Projects also include cooker
      research, newsletter publication, web-site management, organizing
      international conferences, and responding to worldwide inquiries.  The
      successful candidate will demonstrate field success in international
      development; sound fiscal management; strong people skills, including
      written/verbal communication skills; and strong problem-solving skills.
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com  Fri Aug  6 08:31:02 1999
      From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Stubbing on stove need
      Message-ID: <b08fe196.24dc2fe5@cs.com>
    
Dear Ron, Tom et al:
I wish I could work on stove full time, but I'm working full time on a 25 kW 
      "modular biomass" project.  Which does the world need more.
Specifically, in inverted downdraft (top down) burning I have successfully 
      operated up to 30% moisture (made by oven drying fuel, then adding water in a 
      bag and equilibrating). 
HOWEVER,  the production of charcoal goes from 20-30% at 0 moisture content 
      to nearly 0% charcoal at 30% moisture.   Why?
As the pyrolysis flame proceeds down looking for the rising air, it needs to 
      ignite each successive layer.  If the next layer is very dry, it ignites 
      easily and the flame passes on to the next layer.  If it is wet, some of the 
      charcoal must be burned to dry the next layer sufficiently to allow flame 
      propogation.  This explanation is sensible and seems to fit the experiments. 
I hope soon to have some more practical material to send Alex for web page on 
      Turbo stove. 
Regards to all, TOM REED BEF
(Too many Toms in this biomass world. Please append last names.)
In a message dated 7/27/99 9:24:43 PM Mountain Daylight Time, larcon@sni.net 
      writes:
<< 
      Stovers:  Tom Stubbing is asking for help on identifying a wood-burning
      stove design in the range of 1.2 million Btu/hr (350 kW) (replacing a
      propane burner).  Tom's work seems to be quite novel for producing charcoal
      efficiently from wet feed stock.
  
      Tom:  Since we haven't heard about your recent progress, could you give us
      more detail on your success - maybe especially in igniting the pyrolysis
      gases.  Are you able to do this only after reaching a certain level of
      dryness?  etc.
  
      Ron
  
  >To: stoves@crest.org
  >Subject: Need for a 1.2 million Btu/hour output wood, scrap charcoal and
  >pyrolysis gas burning stove
  >Dear Stovers,
  >
  >In a 2nd February message I posted under the heading "Clean Charcoaling"
  >I mentioned that, in an innovative propane gas heated 'airless', i.e.
  >superheated steam dryer/charcoal maker (see
  ><http://www.dryers-airless.mcmail.com>:
  >
  >     In a total of six hours we have (thus) dried logs and converted them 
      into
  >     barbecue charcoal while emitting around 80% of the wood's energy as
  >     smoke!  What we plan to do during the feasibility study is ignite the
  >     smoke and show that the combustion gases can not only operate the
  >     process but in addition dry around six times as much wood as is
  >     converted to charcoal so that both it and the extra dried wood
  >     can be sold.
  >
  >Since then we have shown that with smaller section wood pieces and
  >relatively thin walled bamboo, combined with more rapid anaerobic
  >cooling the total process time can be reduced to three or four hours.
  >
  >What we now need is a wood, charcoal scrap and/or pyrolysis gas burning
  >stove to replace the propane gas burner in the construction of a 1 ton
  >moist weight capacity machine.
  >
  >To enable drying to be achieved in 1.5 to 2 hours I calculate that the
  >stove will need to burn the equivalent of 2.5 lbs/minute dry weight of
  >wood and have a thermal output of around 1.2 million Btu/hour.
  >
  >Our aim is to be able to supply or licence others to manufacture and
  >supply machines independent of fossil fuels and able rapidly to produce
  >high net yields of both charcoal and various grades of better than kiln
  >dried firewood which, due to the rapidity of the process, will have a
  >low investment to output ratio.
  >
  >At the moment we are held up by our lack of either the design of a stove
  >we could build ourselves or the name of a manufacturer of compact and
  >suitable wood burning stoves with 1.2 million Btu/hour outputs.
  >
  >If you can help, please get in touch!
  >
  >Regards,
  >
  >Thomas J Stubbing
      heat-win@cwcom.net
  >>
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From heat-win at cwcom.net  Fri Aug  6 11:11:26 1999
      From: heat-win at cwcom.net (T J Stubbing)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Stubbing on stove need
      In-Reply-To: <b08fe196.24dc2fe5@cs.com>
      Message-ID: <37AB045D.29AA6C52@cwcom.net>
    
Dear Tom (Reed), Ron et al:
Reedtb2@cs.com wrote (inter alia):
> Specifically, in inverted downdraft (top down) burning I have successfully
> operated up to 30% moisture (made by oven drying fuel, then adding water in a
      > bag and equilibrating).
      >
      > HOWEVER,  the production of charcoal goes from 20-30% at 0 moisture content
      > to nearly 0% charcoal at 30% moisture.   Why?
      >
      > As the pyrolysis flame proceeds down looking for the rising air, it needs to
      > ignite each successive layer.  If the next layer is very dry, it ignites
      > easily and the flame passes on to the next layer.  If it is wet, some of the
      > charcoal must be burned to dry the next layer sufficiently to allow flame
      > propogation.  This explanation is sensible and seems to fit the experiments.
Just to add to your explanation:
I think that part of the explanation is that the steam being generated from
      moisture emerging into the flame from wet wood at the rate of 27 cubic feet/1 lb
      at 100 deg C tends to extinguish it, causing some of the inflammable pyrolysis
      gases to be lost with the steam emerging from the flue so that, as you say, some
      or even all of the charcoal is burnt so all you're left with for your efforts is
      a small heap of dry ash!
If I wanted to improve the efficiency of a traditional charcoal burning operation
      I would arrange for the hot outlet gases to pass through my next charge of wood
      to pre-dry it or increase its dryness before using it.
Good luck!
Thomas (Stubbing)
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From vanroekel at ecn.nl  Sat Aug  7 16:04:51 1999
      From: vanroekel at ecn.nl (Roekel,mw G.M. van)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: FW: [hedon] Stove job
      Message-ID: <50B56D407D2DD31191DE00902771E9F406DAF7@ecntex.ecn.nl>
    
Dear all,
I trained SCI volunteers and organized SCI participation at environmental
      fairs and exhibitions in southern California. SCI is made up a very unique
      and outstanding group of people. 
If anyone is interested in this job, it would be my pleasure to share my
      knowledge of the organization and its Board members; several of whom I know.
      I am also familiar with Sacramento. 
with kind regards,
Gwen van Roekel.
 > -----Original Message-----
  > From:	Kirk R. Smith [SMTP:krksmith@uclink4.berkeley.edu]
  > Sent:	vrijdag 6 augustus 1999 6:45
  > To:	hedon@onelist.com; stoves@crest.org
  > Subject:	[hedon] Stove job
  > 
  > From: "Kirk R. Smith" <krksmith@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
  > 
  > 
  > Solar Cookers International works to reduce widespread suffering resulting
  > from fuelwood scarcity, water-borne diseases, and environmental
  > deterioration, by sharing knowledge about solar cooking with people in
  > sun-rich, fuel-scarce areas.  40,000 refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia (and a
  > settled population in Zimbabwe) now benefit from SCI field projects using
  > simple solar cookers.  The ED works closely with NGOs, local/overseas
  > staff, UN donor agencies, and. a diverse Board.  Her/his responsibilities
  > include
  > program and staff management, budgeting, helping to raise funds, and
  > communicating with all constituencies.  Projects also include cooker
  > research, newsletter publication, web-site management, organizing
  > international conferences, and responding to worldwide inquiries.  The
  > successful candidate will demonstrate field success in international
  > development; sound fiscal management; strong people skills, including
  > written/verbal communication skills; and strong problem-solving skills.
  > Salary in the $50K range.  For more information, submit resume and names
  > of 3 references
  > by September 15, 1999 to Dr. Bob Metcalf, Boardmember, SCI, 1919 21st
  > Street, #101,
  > Sacramento, CA 95814; sci@igc.apc.org.
  > 
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com  Sun Aug  8 09:11:09 1999
      From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: OIL ARMAGEDDON
      Message-ID: <1ae0de20.24dedc6c@cs.com>
    
Dear CREST friends and Petroholics:
While there have been many false warnings about oil depletion in the world, 
      we all recognize that there is a finite quantity of oil in the ground and 
      that eventually the demand will overtake the supply.  M. King Hubbert 
      correctly predicted 10 years in advance when US oil production would peak 
      (1973) from his criterion of Bbl oil/ft drilled. 
The M. King Hubbert center at the Colorado School of Mines 
      (http:/hubbert.mines.edu) makes it their business to keep track of the most 
      responsible estimates of remaining oil .  In their latest newsletter, J. F. 
      (Buzz) Ivanhoe summarizes world oil supplies as follows:
FORESEEABLE PERMANENT GLOBAL CRUDE OIL SHORTAGE
A critical date for U.S. and global oil consumption will be when the world's 
      oil demand exceeds the global supply.  This watershed will occur when the 
      world's oil production reaches the "Hubbert Peak", i.e. when the world's oil 
      is HALF GONE - NOT when all the earth's oil has been consumed.  The question 
      is NOT WHETHER, but WHEN this foreseeable event will occur. 
Current estimates of when the Hubbert Peak will occur range from year 2005 by 
      the most bearish to 2020 for more bullish petroleum geologists.  The 
      potential for economic dislocations and societal upheaval is enormous and 
      frightening.  Serious planning by all governments for the foreseeable energy 
      crisis should be started immediately. 
 ~~~~~~
      I  Talked to Buzz Ivanhoe today.  He is Hubbert's heir apparent in oil 
      reserve prediction, having spent a lifetime exploring for oil.  He can be 
      reached at 805-646-8620 >805 646 5506FX.  Or mail to 1217 Gregory St., Ojai, 
      CA 93012-3038.  (No Email please). Visit the web page (above) and place your 
      bets. 
Some of us are seeking viable alternatives for our current oil based world. 
      Better get cracking....
Yours truly,                            TOM REED 
      BEF-CSM
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com  Sun Aug  8 09:12:12 1999
      From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Stubbing on stove need
      Message-ID: <cda6ffce.24dedc68@cs.com>
    
Dear Tom Stubbing et al:
Hmmm.  Maybe so, BUT the stove seemed to burn as well at 30% moisture as at 
      0% so no unburned gases that I could tell. 
Incidentally, I also tried coal and it burned better than any other fuel for 
      length of burn.  No smell of sulfur (Western coal is low). 
Purists will turn thumbs down on coal, but health and tree advocates will 
      recognize that in some instances coal will be the fuel of choice.  We just 
      have to see how it plays out.
Yours truly, TOM REED BEF
In a message dated 8/6/99 9:16:06 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
      heat-win@cwcom.net writes:
<< Dear Tom (Reed), Ron et al:
      
      Reedtb2@cs.com wrote (inter alia):
  
  > Specifically, in inverted downdraft (top down) burning I have successfully
      
  > operated up to 30% moisture (made by oven drying fuel, then adding water 
      in a
  > bag and equilibrating).
  >
  > HOWEVER,  the production of charcoal goes from 20-30% at 0 moisture content
  > to nearly 0% charcoal at 30% moisture.   Why?
  >
  > As the pyrolysis flame proceeds down looking for the rising air, it needs 
      to
  > ignite each successive layer.  If the next layer is very dry, it ignites
  > easily and the flame passes on to the next layer.  If it is wet, some of 
      the
  > charcoal must be burned to dry the next layer sufficiently to allow flame
  > propogation.  This explanation is sensible and seems to fit the 
      experiments.
      
      Just to add to your explanation:
  
      I think that part of the explanation is that the steam being generated from
      moisture emerging into the flame from wet wood at the rate of 27 cubic 
      feet/1 lb
      at 100 deg C tends to extinguish it, causing some of the inflammable 
      pyrolysis
      gases to be lost with the steam emerging from the flue so that, as you say, 
      some
      or even all of the charcoal is burnt so all you're left with for your 
      efforts is
      a small heap of dry ash!
  
      If I wanted to improve the efficiency of a traditional charcoal burning 
      operation
      I would arrange for the hot outlet gases to pass through my next charge of 
      wood
      to pre-dry it or increase its dryness before using it.
  
      Good luck!
  
      Thomas (Stubbing)
  >>
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From tmiles at teleport.com  Mon Aug  9 22:25:57 1999
      From: tmiles at teleport.com (Tom Miles)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Charcoal from Mexico
      Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990809192639.036f3a00@mail.teleport.com>
    
We had an inquiry to day from a company in Hermosillo, Mexico that is 
      looking for charcoal buyers.
Is there a convenient place to find charcoal buyers in the US or other 
      countries?
Tom
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From rboetcke at bitcorp.net  Tue Aug 10 00:40:16 1999
      From: rboetcke at bitcorp.net (Richard Boetcker)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: I need your opinions on my new stove
      Message-ID: <37AFADF8.A1589474@bitcorp.net>
    
I introduced myself to the group a while back and had hoped to get some
      feedback on my CHRBO stove.  Elsen Karstad and Alex English are testing
      the stove at this time and Elsens early conclusions were very favorable
      from the standpoint of efficiency and ease of use.  I was hoping to have
      the opinions of some of the rest of you involved in developing an
      efficient stove..  My stove is the product of almost 15 years of trial
      and error and all the bugs have been worked out at this time.  My
      original design did not collapse and was not easy to tote around because
      of that.  The key to the new stove is its versatility, efficiency and
      durability.  I really would love to hear some comments.  Visit my web
      site at  "http://www.chrbo.com".
Looking forward to your comments
      Sincerely. Richard C. Boetcker
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From elk at net2000ke.com  Fri Aug 13 11:28:20 1999
      From: elk at net2000ke.com (Elsen Karstad)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Back on line
      Message-ID: <199908131533.SAA18915@net2000ke.com>
Well- if you don't take the chances, what's life all about?Detoured via the hospital (for the past 12 days) after my last paragliding trip. Both lower legs broken & wheel-chair bound for a couple months now!Plenty of computor time available for me now- I'll collate some data I've been collecting (incl. some trials with Richard's CHRBO) and post it soon.regards to all;elk~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Elsen L. Karstad , P.O. Box 24371 Nairobi Kenyaelk@net2000ke.com     tel/fax (+ 254 2) 884437
    
From larcon at sni.net  Fri Aug 13 17:38:56 1999
      From: larcon at sni.net (Ronal W. Larson)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Back on line
      Message-ID: <v01540b00b3da02778bfa@[204.131.233.7]>
    
Elsen:  Very sorry to hear about the accident.  I leave tomorrow for a week
      trip to see my son and first addition to his family (our fourth
      grandchild).  Your story will be a topic of discussion as he is an
      instructor-level hang-glider (I know there is a difference from
      para-gliding - but from my vantage point they look equally daunting).
      Since you have time to answer such frivolous questions - tell us more about
      how and why this happened.  What lessons for the paragliding community?
      Was it difficult to get you out after the accident?  Need a helicopter?
      Good deal of pain - other injuries, etc?  Anyway - sorry to hear about
      this. Twelve days says this was darn serious.  Same Nairobi hospital you
      took me to?  Is there anything any of us can do to help?
Look forward to more data anyway. Good luck. Ron
>Well- if you don't take the chances, what's life all about?
      >
      >Detoured via the hospital (for the past 12 days) after my last paragliding
      >trip. Both lower legs broken & wheel-chair bound for a couple months now!
      >
      >Plenty of computor time available for me now- I'll collate some data I've
      >been collecting (incl. some trials with Richard's CHRBO) and post it soon.
      >
      >regards to all;
      >
      >
      >elk
      >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      >Elsen L. Karstad , P.O. Box 24371 Nairobi Kenya
      >elk@net2000ke.com     tel/fax (+ 254 2) 884437
Ronal W. Larson, PhD
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      Golden, CO 80401, USA
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From elk at net2000ke.com  Sat Aug 14 11:47:28 1999
      From: elk at net2000ke.com (Elsen Karstad)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: elk's fall
      Message-ID: <199908141552.SAA24142@net2000ke.com>
    
From elizabethb at itdg.org.uk  Mon Aug 16 08:13:51 1999
      From: elizabethb at itdg.org.uk (Liz Bates)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Boiling Point pubs&news
      Message-ID: <E12F8097E5C0D2118DA50080C8E8A819021621@ITDG-MAIL>
To all potential authors:
      The next edition of the journal Boiling Point is currently being
      compiled. I am now seeking short paragraphs on 'Publications' and
      'What's happening in household energy?' If anyone would like to send me
      material I would be very happy to disseminate it: 
      -      recent publications; including a brief  synopsis, target
      readership, publisher etc.
      *	forthcoming events; please bear in mind that this edition will
      not appear until mid/late October 
      *	ongoing projects; the intention is just to let interested
      parties know a particular project exists, so please let me have brief
      details of the project and a contact name and address.
      Many thanks
    
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From woodcoal at mailbox.alkor.ru  Wed Aug 18 06:48:29 1999
      From: woodcoal at mailbox.alkor.ru (Woodcoal)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: =?iso-8859-5?B?v9Xg1eHr29rQOiBWSVJVUyBXQVJOSU5HIA==?=
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Dear Stovers,
      This letter I have received from the correspondent in Germany and it can be
      interesting to all.
      Sincerely yours, Yury
WG: VIRUS WARNING
    
> -----Ursprќngliche Nachricht-----
      > Von: Winkler Joern [SMTP:Joern.Winkler@Mannesmann-Plastics.com]
      > Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 12. August 1999 10:17
      > Betreff: WG: VIRUS WARNING
      > "WARNING: If you receive an email with a file called "California", do not
      open the file. The file contains the WOBBLER virus.
      > This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states
      that this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa",  and  that
      there is NO remedy for it at this time. Some very sick individual has
      succeeded in using the reformat function from Norton Utilities causing it to
      completely erase all documents on the hard drive. It has been designed to
      work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It destroys
      Macintosh and IBM compatible computers. This is a new, very  malicious virus
      and  notmany people know about it. Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in
      your address book and please share it with all your online friends ASAP so
      that this threat may be stopped.
Bill Garrity
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From english at adan.kingston.net  Wed Aug 18 07:42:05 1999
      From: english at adan.kingston.net (*.English)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Fine particle respiratory fluid dynamics.
      Message-ID: <199908181145.HAA15604@adan.kingston.net>
Dear Stovers,
      I came across this news item which some of you may find interesting.
The following was copied from 
      http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9908/17/particles.enn/
    
Tiny particles of air pollutants can zoom through human lungs up to
      two times faster than previously thought and pose a risk to healthy
      adults, according to a university scientist. "Smog kills," said
      Anthony S. Wexler, a professor of mechanical engineering at the
      University of Delaware, "perhaps partly because pollutant particles
      are so deeply deposited in our airways." 
A study conducted by Wexler and colleague Ramesh Sarangapani shows how
      pollutant particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers - a size identified
      by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous - penetrate
      buildings and people's airways. 
Pollutant particles are found in car exhaust, power-plant emissions
      and the smoke from fireplaces and wood stoves. Clusters of the
      particles produce clouds of dust, haze and smog. "Tens of thousands of
      elderly people die prematurely each year from exposure to ambient
      levels of fine particles," according to EPA. 
In a paper to be published in the Journal of Aerosol Science, the
      scientists explain how particles penetrate human airways through
      dispersion and expansion resulting from contact with moisture. 
    
"As people breathe," said Wexler, "a clump of fine particles called a
      bolus will rapidly disperse throughout the lungs. At the terminal
      alveoli - little sacks at the end of each respiratory branch where
      oxygen and carbon dioxide trade places with blood - these particles
      take up water and expand, much like a sponge, because of hydroscopic
      effects." 
Mathematical models of these physical events suggest that "the
      smallest particles can sometimes penetrate almost two times farther
      into airways than we had suspected," said Wexler. 
That's because air in the center of a lung tube flows faster than the
      surrounding stream, he said. And, particle-laden air mixes with clean
      air at each intersection of the respiratory branches. All that
      secondary mixing "dramatically speeds the movement of these fine
      particles through the respiratory system," he said. 
The next step, Sarangapani said, is to further investigate why fine
      particles can be toxic in the lungs. "With the current amount of
      knowledge available to us," he said, "I think that the EPA's current
      standards are a reasonable response. But, additional research is
      needed to identify the precise mechanisms involved in particulate
      toxicity."
    
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From kseik at concentric.net  Wed Aug 18 19:31:45 1999
      From: kseik at concentric.net (kseik@concentric.net)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: No Subject
      Message-ID: <199908162035.QAA17484@newman.concentric.net>
    
could you please send more information on the lorena stove made out of
      adobe. My name is Fidel Ortiz, my address is 6210 Flor del Sol NW,
      Albuquerque, NM 87120
Any information would be greatly appreciated because I am very interested in
      building one. Thank You
    
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From tmiles at teleport.com  Wed Aug 18 20:09:24 1999
      From: tmiles at teleport.com (Tom Miles)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Bioenergy List Discussion at Oakland
      Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990818170843.00b1e170@mail.teleport.com>
    
Bioenergy List Members
I would like to meet with the Bioenergy List moderators and anyone else 
      interested in helping manage these lists in Oakland during the Biomass 
      Conference of the Americas. While the schedule may be quite full an 
      informal meeting would be quite useful.
Please send me private email if you expect to attend the conference and 
      would like to discuss the lists. Please also suggest a time. One of the 
      lunch periods might be appropriate.
While these lists are hosted at CREST they are supported by sponsors and 
      volunteer moderators. As always we need volunteer moderators to share the 
      load, especially for the bioenergy, bioconversion and digestion lists.
Thanks,
    
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      Bioenergy Lists Administrator
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From dstill at epud.org  Thu Aug 19 01:59:51 1999
      From: dstill at epud.org (Dean Still)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: La Lorena
      Message-ID: <000901beea0a$2eae4ce0$400e66d1@default>
    
Dear Mr. Ortiz,
Consultants from Aprovecho helped to design the original Lorena stove.
      Aprovecho published the book describing how to build the Lorena. Follow up
      studies, however, showed that the original Lorena had two major problems.
      The combustion chamber was uninsulated and badly shaped which cooled the
      fire, producing smoke. As well, the heavy stove body absorbed heat that
      could have helped to cook food. Heat transfer to the pot was not optimal.
We do not recommend building the original Lorena, it needed several
      modifications. Aprovecho sells a manual ( for $6) describing stoves built
      this year in Honduras that look like the Lorena but produce less smoke and
      are more fuel efficient. These stoves use wood ash as insulation and are
      designed to assist more complete heat transfer to the pots.
Lorena itself is a wonderful material. With a few simple modifications, the
      Lorena becomes a more fuel efficient and smoke free cookstove, just insulate
      around the combustion chamber and heat flow path and expose as much of the
      pot as possible to the high grade heat. These two design principles work in
      most stoves. We also add a short 10" insulated chimney above the combustion
      chamber to assist fierce hot burns and to achieve a good amount of secondary
      combustion in the chimney section.
Best Regards,
    
Dean Still
      Aprovecho Research Center
      apro@efn.org
      -----Original Message-----
    
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From manishsaini at hotmail.com  Thu Aug 26 05:55:56 1999
      From: manishsaini at hotmail.com (manish saini)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Introduction
      Message-ID: <19990826095841.26087.qmail@hotmail.com>
    
 We at IIT,Delhi are working on modelling the processes in an annular 
      sawdust stove.The processes identified for modelling are
      1) chemical kinetics
      2) heat transfer inside the sawdust bed
      3) pyrolysis
      4) flow of volatiles inside the sawdust bed
      5) combustion of volatiles
 Finally we plan to combine all the models together so as to obtain a 
      complete theoretical model for sawdust stoves.
Geometry chosen : Annular
Present state of work : Model for pyrolysis in an annular sawdust bed 
      assuming first order kinetics and conduction as heat transfer mode inside 
      the sawdust bed is in final stage of completion. The experimental data for 
      validating the model is being fine tuned. First set of resuls from 
      experiments as well as model are expected soon.
Feedback , questions , comments on the work summarized above are welcome.
    
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From manishsaini at hotmail.com  Thu Aug 26 06:02:47 1999
      From: manishsaini at hotmail.com (manish saini)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Information request : VOLATILE COMPOSITION
      Message-ID: <19990826100529.72288.qmail@hotmail.com>
    
Sir,
      We are in search for PROPERTIES(namely specific heat and thermal 
      conductivity values ) and COMPOSITION of volatiles coming from pyrolysis in 
      an annular sawdust** bed.
 ** sawdust is packed at density of 230 kg/cu.m.
    
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From manishsaini at hotmail.com  Thu Aug 26 06:34:09 1999
      From: manishsaini at hotmail.com (manish saini)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: I need your opinions on my new stove
      Message-ID: <19990826103655.27119.qmail@hotmail.com>
    
Sir,
      I visited your site. I saw for the first time a stove which is foldable. 
      I have few queries regarding your stove.
1) did you went about designing the stove purely experimentally or you did 
      some (or rigorous) theoretical analysis to come to final dimensions of the 
      stove ? could you please brief on this ?
2) how about changing the fuel in the stove ? say if you try with powdery 
      biomass like SAWDUST.
    
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From anildo at navier.ist.utl.pt  Thu Aug 26 11:25:03 1999
      From: anildo at navier.ist.utl.pt (Anildo Costa)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Energy models
      Message-ID: <199908261525.LAA18356@solstice.crest.org>
    
Dear Sir:
I am a student at technical University of Lisbon (Portugal), IST,
      Department of Mechanical Engineering. My area is Renewable Energy and we
are developing a methology to integrate renewable energy in islands,
      namely in the Arquiphelago of Cape Verde.
I would appreciate if you could send me any information, including
      prices (for two licences: one for a University and another for a State
      Institution), methodology and application cases, inputs and outputs, and
other required general data, software and hardware requirements about
      any commercial models for techno-economic assessment that can be
      interesting for our purpose.
Yours sincerely,
Susana Pires
      Rua Virgilio Correia, nº 13, 7º Dto
      1600-219 Lisbon
      Portugal
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From =?iso-8859-1?Q?Gloria_Blanco_L_&_N_Servicios_Mar=EDtimos?= at crest.org  Sat Aug 28 13:05:53 1999
      From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Gloria_Blanco_L_&_N_Servicios_Mar=EDtimos?= at crest.org (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Gloria_Blanco_L_&_N_Servicios_Mar=EDtimos?=@crest.org)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: No Subject
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<glblanco@cantv.net>
      To: "Stovers" <stoves@crest.org>
      Subject: Charcoal Price - Ex Venezuela
      Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:12:18 -0400
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I found your e-mail on Internet, and I would appreciate some helpful =
      input on charcoal prices.
I am Export Sales Representative of a Charcoal plant located in =
      Venezuela whose would like to explore the possibility of exporting =
      charcoal to USA.
The main market of our charcoal is for fuel  grade and I need know =
      following:
      1.. How big is the fuel grade charcoal market in USA.?
      2.. Is there a preferred packaging size and material ( e.x. 22 kgs =
      bags or big bags) or would be acceptable in bulk and packaging in USA =
      for buyer or distrubutor ?=20
      3.. What would be a FOB price in USD / MT at the port of entry in =
      USA?(Bulk or Packaged?)
      For your guidance this information is very important to our country =
      because if we can export our charcoal to USA or Europe we can increase =
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From jov_unknown at hotmail.com  Sat Aug 28 13:07:46 1999
      From: jov_unknown at hotmail.com (Jeffrey Valentino)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Charcoal Cycle (Production From Charcoal Dust)
      Message-ID: <199908281707.NAA04253@solstice.crest.org>
To Whom It May Concern,
May I request your good office to please send me some information or method
      how to recycle charcoal from Charcoal Dust and Mesh. We are charcoal dealer,
      and almost 1/8 of our charcoal resources are turn to nothing. It is an
      advantage to us if we learn the process of producing it again into its other
      form. We are so thankful for you kind help and consideration
Very Truly Yours,
Mr. Jeffrey O. Valentino
      Production Manager
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From elk at net2000ke.com  Sun Aug 29 04:24:31 1999
      From: elk at net2000ke.com (Elsen Karstad)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Charcoal Cycle (Production From Charcoal Dust)
      Message-ID: <199908290829.LAA14327@net2000ke.com>
    
From larcon at sni.net  Tue Aug 31 11:27:40 1999
      From: larcon at sni.net (Ronal W. Larson)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Kevin Loftus on CO monitors
      Message-ID: <v01540b00b3f19f33798f@[204.131.233.28]>
    
Stovers:  I know there are several users of CO monitors on the list.
      Perhaps  others have some ideas for Kevin - a non-list member.
Kevin:   Our list would not normally get into such topics, but I believe it
      would be helpful to re-raise this issue - which is important for stove
      optimization.
 There are many commercial low cost CO monitors and display units on
      the market here in the US.  Could you explain the term "GCSE"?  What is
      your purpose in tackling this problem?
 I am told that some computer-controlled auto ignition systems
      operate on CO content in the exhaust. The monitor itself is probably very
      cheap - and probably quite well developed.
 I hope you will keep us informed on what you learn.
    
Ron
    
>I would be most grateful for any information which would help me with my
      >GCSE Electronics project.  I would like to develop an electrical Carbon
      >Monoxide Detector.  Any information or circuit diagrams of such products
      >already available, products your company would use for this, or
      >alternatively guidance as to where I may find such information would be most
      >useful.  I thank you in anticipation of your help.
      >
      >Yours Sincerely
      >
      >Kevin Loftus
      >
      >64 Cross Street
      >Northam
      >Bideford
      >North Devon
      >EX39 1BX
      >ENGLAND
      >
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      >
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      >
    
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From larcon at sni.net  Tue Aug 31 11:27:46 1999
      From: larcon at sni.net (Ronal W. Larson)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Ozerman on ceramic glass
      Message-ID: <v01540b01b3f1a17b02c6@[204.131.233.28]>
Stovers:   The follwoing is a bulk ad - that I thought twice about sending
      on (please let me know where I should draw the line on such
      advertisements). I am in no way endorsing this product.
 However, "ceramic glass"  might already be or could become a useful
      component in lower cost stoves.  Some US stove experts have told me that
      this product has revolutionized US stove designs.  The produce is much
      stronger than regular glass and provides an optical tranmissivity much
      higher than that for ordinary ceramics.
to:  "M.V.OZERMAN"    Would you please supply us a little bit more on the
      circumstances when you believe ceramic glass would be appropriate for lower
      cost cook stoves.   Our list is well aware of the advantages of supplying
      some illumination from a stove - and that this need is usually not met with
      "improved" cook stoves.  My question relates to the need to keep costs very
      low, to have a good lifetime, and to have the units be amenable to local
      installation and replacement.
 What are the smallest "panes" available?  At what cost?  (for
      various levels of supply).
 Our list would benefit from having detailed technical and cost
      information.  To your knowledge, What is the success of these units in
      lower cost stoves designed for use by low-income families?
Thanks in advance. Ron
>
      >Ref : EXP 1411-99
      >
      >
      >Dear Sir/Madam,
      >
      >
      >RE : CERAMIC GLASS
      >
      >
      >We are an Istanbul based firm supplying =93ceramic glass=94 at =
      >cut-to-order sizes to natural gas, wood and coal burning stove and =
      >fire-place manufacturers.
      >
      >
      >We believe our prices are competitive. If you give us your ceramic glass =
      >size with estimated annual demand we can give our best offer right away.
      >
      >
      >Since we have constant stock of ceramic glass, your orders will be ready =
      >for shipment within one week.
      >
      >
      >Please note our web site: www.utt.com.tr in case you would like to visit =
      >it.
      >
      >
      >Best regards,
      >
      >
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      >
      >
      >Our Add:=20
      >
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      >
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      >
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      >
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      >Tel: 0090-212-2474615
      >
      >Fax:0090-212-2404642=20
      >
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From mheat at mha-net.org  Tue Aug 31 15:24:27 1999
      From: mheat at mha-net.org (Norbert Senf)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Kevin Loftus on CO monitors
      In-Reply-To: <v01540b00b3f19f33798f@[204.131.233.28]>
      Message-ID: <4.1.19990831140851.00ac0e10@mha-net.org>
    
I'm not positive, but believe that cars use O2 sensors for the exhaust,
      based on a zirconium chemical cell. Some of them have a heating element,
      others don't.
I'm aware of a couple of CO sensor technologies, and I'm sure there are others.
The older home CO sensors used a tin oxide based sensor that was
      periodically heated to take a reading. Not sure what the new ones use - the
      only reliable ones are  the "Nighthawk" brand. I got a battery powered one
      with an LCD readout down to 10 ppm for about $30 US - they are available at
      Home Depot, Walmart.
Our portable TESTO flue gas analyzer uses a very expensive chemical cell
      containing sulphuric acid. The sensor lasts for about 2 years. It reads
      from 1 to 4000 ppm and is +/- 20 ppm to 400 ppm and +/- 5% above that.
The 10 year old automotive 4 gas analyzer at our lab uses an infrared bench
      to measure CO, and is quite accurate and reliable. It uses the principle
      that CO (and CO2) selectively absorb certain wavelengths in the infrared
      spectrum. It would be great if there was a cheap IR laser, like the diodes
      used in CD players, or perhaps remote controls, that could be used in
      combination with a photocell to build a cheap CO meter.
Best............Norbert
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From mheat at mha-net.org  Tue Aug 31 15:30:04 1999
      From: mheat at mha-net.org (Norbert Senf)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Ozerman on ceramic glass
      In-Reply-To: <v01540b01b3f1a17b02c6@[204.131.233.28]>
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At 09:34 AM 31/08/99 -0600, Ronal wrote:
      >
      >Stovers:   The follwoing is a bulk ad - that I thought twice about sending
      >on (please let me know where I should draw the line on such
      >advertisements). I am in no way endorsing this product.
      >
      >        However, "ceramic glass"  might already be or could become a useful
      >component in lower cost stoves.  Some US stove experts have told me that
      >this product has revolutionized US stove designs.  The produce is much
      >stronger than regular glass and provides an optical tranmissivity much
      >higher than that for ordinary ceramics.
      >
      (snip)
Coincidentally, I'm just off to my supplier in Montreal to pick up a bulk
      order of "Robax" ceramic glass, manufactured by Schott Technical Glass
      products, in Germany. Minimum order for wholesale pricing is 5 sheets,
      which measure 34.75" x 60.675" each. Price just went up 20%, and is $320CDN
      per sheet, about $208 US. We generate a lot of offcuts, about 17" x 5", if
      they are of any use to anybody.
Best...........Norbert
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From larcon at sni.net  Tue Aug 31 17:17:47 1999
      From: larcon at sni.net (Ronal W. Larson)
      Date: Tue Aug 31 21:36:22 2004
      Subject: Forwarding Chisholm on ceramic glass
      Message-ID: <v01540b00b3f1f34473e8@[204.131.233.24]>
    
Stovers and Ozerman - This is being forwarded - as Kevin is not yet a list
      member (I think).
Kevin - Shall I sign you up for "stoves" - ?
Ron
>
      >Dear Ronal
      >
      >It would be very interesting to know some of the technical and cost aspects of
      >the Ceramic Glass:
      >
      >1: Is it a "clear glass" that enables passage of visible light," so that one
      >can see the fire?
      >
      >2: Would Ozerman have data on transmission of radiation through the material?
      >Specifically, the % transmissibility of radiation from the ultraviolet to
      >infrared ends of the spectrum?
      >
      >3: Would they be able to quote a "one off" or "List Price" for a typical glass
      >section, say 2" x 6"
      >
      >4: What thickness would they recommend for such a piece?
      >
      >5: What are the size limits to their production?
      >
      >6: As surface area increases, what would they recommend the thickness to be?
      >
      >7: Can the ceramic be cut to shape, OR must it be pre-ordered to shape, as is
      >tempered glass?
      >
      >Answers to these questions should give the Stovers a better appreciation for
      >where they could use the Ozeram product.
      >
      >Thanks very much
      >
      >Kevin Chisholm
      >
      >
      >
      >Ronal W. Larson wrote:
      >
      >> Stovers:   The follwoing is a bulk ad - that I thought twice about sending
      >> on (please let me know where I should draw the line on such
      >> advertisements). I am in no way endorsing this product.
      >>
      >>         However, "ceramic glass"  might already be or could become a useful
      >> component in lower cost stoves.  Some US stove experts have told me that
      >> this product has revolutionized US stove designs.  The produce is much
      >> stronger than regular glass and provides an optical tranmissivity much
      >> higher than that for ordinary ceramics.
      >>
      >> to:  "M.V.OZERMAN"    Would you please supply us a little bit more on the
      >> circumstances when you believe ceramic glass would be appropriate for lower
      >> cost cook stoves.   Our list is well aware of the advantages of supplying
      >> some illumination from a stove - and that this need is usually not met with
      >> "improved" cook stoves.  My question relates to the need to keep costs very
      >> low, to have a good lifetime, and to have the units be amenable to local
      >> installation and replacement.
      >>
      >>         What are the smallest "panes" available?  At what cost?  (for
      >> various levels of supply).
      >>
      >>         Our list would benefit from having detailed technical and cost
      >> information.  To your knowledge, What is the success of these units in
      >> lower cost stoves designed for use by low-income families?
      >>
      >>         Thanks in advance.  Ron
      >>
      >> >
      >> >Ref : EXP 1411-99
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >Dear Sir/Madam,
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >RE : CERAMIC GLASS
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >We are an Istanbul based firm supplying =93ceramic glass=94 at =
      >> >cut-to-order sizes to natural gas, wood and coal burning stove and =
      >> >fire-place manufacturers.
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >We believe our prices are competitive. If you give us your ceramic glass =
      >> >size with estimated annual demand we can give our best offer right away.
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >Since we have constant stock of ceramic glass, your orders will be ready =
      >> >for shipment within one week.
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >Please note our web site: www.utt.com.tr in case you would like to visit =
      >> >it.
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >Best regards,
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >M.V.OZERMAN=20
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >Our Add:=20
      >> >
      >> >UTT Uluslararasi Temsilcilik Ins.Tic.Ltd.Sti.
      >> >
      >> >Halaskargazi Cad. No:79/16
      >> >
      >> >Harbiye-80230 Istanbul/TURKEY
      >> >
      >> >
      >> >Tel: 0090-212-2474615
      >> >
      >> >Fax:0090-212-2404642=20
      >> >
      >>
      >> Ronal W. Larson, PhD
      >> 21547 Mountsfield Dr.
      >> Golden, CO 80401, USA
      >> 303/526-9629;  FAX same with warning
      >> larcon@sni.net
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