Word: thermostatted
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Without warning, the fickle thermostat that governs Middle East diplomacy seemed to click from freeze to thaw last week. Conciliatory messages about the prospects for peace floated back and forth between the leaders of Israel and Jordan. Top-ranking officials of Syria, Jordan and Egypt met in various locales to focus their efforts on uncharacteristic unity rather than on their sometimes murderous differences. Even members of Yasser Arafat's Tunis-based Palestine Liberation Organization seemed to be caught up in the wave of regional fence mending as they tried to woo the support of members of rival P.L.O. factions...
...clear the balance between supply and demand has become much tighter. Prices are higher, so there's an added incentive to be energy efficient. Make sure your automobile is properly serviced, and don't overaccelerate or overbrake. That can save 5% to 10%. At home, become more aware of thermostat and light settings...
...months after their attack, he was, by his own description, "plenty hot." In the past few weeks, the FBI has suffered even more spectacular embarrassments--missed signals that pointed to the coming attack, accusations of a cover-up, the public airing of infighting--yet the needle on Bush's thermostat has barely fluttered. Instead, he mildly conceded that "the FBI was an organization full of fine people that loved America" but "it needed to change." Even in private, advisers say, Bush has kept his cool amid revelations that have led some to call for Director Robert Mueller's head...
...kids now consider putting on a sweater a viable alternative to goosing the thermostat. They understand when we pass up pricey treats at the grocery store that it is not because their parents are determined never to have "anything good to eat," as the kids have charged, but because we need to feed the whole family for an entire month...
What’s an honest Californian to do? For now, I’m keeping the thermostat on 80 and making sure not to use expensive scientific equipment when the grid goes down. I’m also doing some reading on Andres Pico, the Mexican leader at the Battle of San Pasqual. That is, if the lights stay...