It's quieter and you'll have more control over the amount of light surrounding you, particularly with your own window shade.

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The hits are a pair of neat slideout menus, which are accessed in much the same way as Android's window-shade.

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Just above the dial center is a small rectangular window, about the same shade as the background, which turns gradually red as evening falls.

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In the light from the overhead bulb with its old glass shade, mixed with sunlight from the window on the nearby landing, I saw myself reflected clearly.

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Typical townhouses in Havana were fitted with grand colonnaded portales (porches) to provide shade and shelter from the tropical weather, and rejas, metal bars, were secured over open window panes to protect against burglaries and allow for a freer circulation of air.

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