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`Smart house' takes good care of owner
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This is what it might be like to live in the "smart house" of
the future, where a computer controls appliances, TV, stereo,
utilities and security: Before you wake, the water heater turns on to
heat just enough water for your shower. The coffee maker turns on
while you're in the shower. Electronic controllers supply only as
much electricity as an appliance needs, and cut the supply in case of
a short circuit. At night, recorded phone messages play over the
stereo speakers, and a flashing li...
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CASE STUDY: Postpartum Maternal Behavior Score in Six Breed Groups of Beef Cattle over Twenty-Five Years
Professional Animal Scientist
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last night at harbor park Tides 6, Richmond 4.(Sports)
The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: RICH RADFORD 6 Number of consecutive singles by the Tides in the fourth , matching their season high for hits in an inning. Play(s) of the game When the Tides most needed it, first baseman Jose Offerman flashed the leather. In the sixth inning with a runner at first, Offerman snagged a line
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STRONG EARTH TIDES CAN TRIGGER EARTHQUAKES
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
; For more than 100 years, scientists have wondered about the effects of the tides-the sloshing of waters caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun. Now University of California, Los Angeles, scientists show that earthquakes can be triggered by the Earth's tides. Tides raise and lower
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TIDES TUMBLE IN TWIN BILL; TAILSPIN REACHES 8 GAMES.(SPORTS)
The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: RICH RADFORD, STAFF WRITER NORFOLK -- As the Norfolk Tides were swept in a doubleheader Sunday, the blame was shared by a player who really has no business being in Triple-A and a Tides squad that has all but collapsed offensively. Randall Simon has rightfully spent the majority of the year
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INSIDE THE TIDES.(SPORTS)
The Virginian Pilot
; NEWS FROM THE FIELD DOUBLE UP: When the Norfolk Tides' schedule offers up a doubleheader in the first homestand of the season, it's ...
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