Word: thermostat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Maybe Yale was still suffering from the indignity of falling to Dartmouth, 2-1, the previous night. Maybe the rink operator forgot to turn the thermostat up to its usual 150 degrees. Whatever the reason, the Elis plodded and the Crimson soared to a 7-2 victory, its first at The Whale in 10 years...
...popular water bed is still the original water-filled vinyl bag set within a plastic or wooden frame. Fast gaining in appeal, however, is the soft-sided bed made of vinyl with foam baffles, cells or cylinders inside that reduce wave motion. Water temperature can be varied by a thermostat-controlled heater mat that plugs into a wall socket...
...surged in the wake of the Arab embargo against the U.S., Americans relied on foreign producers for 35% of their oil. As in the halcyon days of the 1960s, Americans believe they ought to be able to buy big cars if they feel like it or turn up the thermostat at every chill...
...tend to resort to symbolic gestures. As he wondered how to pay for the Great Society and the Viet Nam War all at once, Lyndon Johnson roamed the White House halls turning off lights to save electricity. In the depths of the energy crisis, Jimmy Carter turned down the thermostat in the Oval Office and put on a sweater. So, as the national furor over the drug crisis continues to grow, it was not altogether startling to hear Ronald Reagan offer to take a urine test to determine if he has consumed any narcotics lately -- and to ask his entire...
...steep decline in world oil prices is good news for U.S. consumers, who can celebrate by turning up their thermostat a touch or taking a trip in their Winnebago. Falling energy costs are also invigorating the stock market, where the Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.06 points last week to close at a record 1570.99. But for the once flush U.S. petroleum industry, no gushers of champagne have flowed since 1981, when the value of oil peaked. And last month's 25% drop in crude prices is bringing even more failures and layoffs to the Energy Belt. Last week...