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"Demurrage" / d ɪ ˈ m ʌ r ɪ dʒ / [1] in vessel chartering is the amount of liquidated damages owed by a charterer to a shipowner when the charterer remained in possession of the vessel for the purpose of loading and unloading beyond the time allowed by contract. [2]
Nutraloaf, also known as meal loaf, prison loaf, disciplinary loaf, food loaf, lockup loaf, confinement loaf, seg loaf, grue or special management meal, [1] is food served in prisons in the United States, and formerly in Canada, [2] to inmates who have misbehaved, abused food, or have inflicted harm upon themselves or others. [3]
In some cases, particularly in juvenile institutions, allowances can be as high as £3.45 per day. The total catering expenditure by the HM Prison Service in 2004–2005 was £94 million, £43 million of which was spent on food, and £32 million was spent on catering staff. Some prisoners work in the kitchens, supervised by catering staff, and ...
A food storage calculator can be used to help determine how much of these staple foods a person would need to store in order to sustain life for one full year. In addition to storing the basic food items many people choose to supplement their food storage with frozen or preserved garden-grown fruits and vegetables and freeze-dried or canned ...
A 13-year-old California boy was given detention for sharing his lunch with a fellow student who wasn't too thrilled with his school-provided lunch on Sept. 16. The boy told KRCR, "I just wanted ...
Wherever food is harvested, manufactured or distributed there is a need for containers to enable the food to travel securely and in good condition to the shop, warehouse or distribution depot. For many foods, especially those in their own individual containers such as canned vegetables, the common container is the corrugated fiberboard box ...
If no demurrage is provided for by the charter-party, and the vessel is not loading or discharging beyond the lay days, the shipowner can claim damages for the loss suffered by the detention of the ship. [4] In other cases, if the vessel is detained beyond the fixed number of demurrage days, the ship owner can recover damages for detention.
A food ration bar (also known as emergency food bar or compressed food bar) [1] is a type of biscuit generally included in emergency rations and compact field rations. A cross between a hardtack and an energy bar , these shelf-stable products provide a high caloric density and are generally made of grain flour, sugar, and vegetable oil.