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Word: ans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Shower reducers. A shower is a more energy-efficient way to wash than a bath: the cheapest shower is the one that uses the least hot water. At an average residential water pressure of 60 lbs. per sq. in., a conventional shower nozzle sprays out 35 gal. of water every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Gizmos To Save Energy | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

Electricity monitors. Even if a homeowner has reduced electricity consumption to a minimum, there is always an other watt or two that can be saved. That is the theory behind electricity monitors, which use microchip technology and digital display to calculate the dollars-and-cents value of the electricity being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Gizmos To Save Energy | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

The principle behind keeping a body warm is the same as that for a house: insulation. Several layers of clothing that trap pockets of air next to the body work most effectively. With that in mind, Americans are reviving traditional cold-weather wisdom. Natural fabrics are in demand again; wool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Look Is Layered and Down Is Up | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

The young Iranian's name (Behzadnia) was difficult to pronounce, so American journalists called him Yellow Jack et, after the color of his windbreaker. He approached the representatives of ABC, CBS and NBC in Tehran with a tantalizing prospect: an interview with one of the hostages at the U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: The Price of Exclusivity | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

All three networks found the conditions unacceptable. They continued bargaining, but only NBC was able to work out a deal: a taped interview in prime time using an Iranian camera crew and resident NBC Correspondents Fred Francis and George Lewis. A student spokesman who called herself Mary would make unedited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: The Price of Exclusivity | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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