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unusual facts about insulated


Eagle Pass, Texas

In 2000, as part of the power exchange between Texas and Mexico, a HVDC facility equipped with IGBTs was built.


Al Swearengen

Swearengen's talent for canny alliances and financial payoffs kept him insulated from the general drive to clean up the town, including the otherwise successful work of Seth Bullock, until the Gem burned down once again in 1899.

Andrew Gowers

In December 2008, The Times published his account of this period, in which he describes Lehman CEO Richard Fuld as "almost unbearably intense" and "insulated from the day-to-day realities of the firm".

Campus by the Sea

A "winterized" facility (that is, insulated), the addition of "The Lighthouse" and some enclosed cabins enabled the camp to extend its booking dates late into the fall, and to start much earlier in the spring.

George T. Heery

In 1986, George Heery and the other shareholders at Heery International sold the company to British Insulated Callender's Cables (BICC), a publicly traded British Company, later known as Balfour Beatty.

Paracas Bay

The unique ecosystem, insulated from thrashing ocean waves and current by Paracas Peninsula, and its shallow warmer waters, stimulates a remarkable growth of seaweed for which much of the wildlife, particularly the birds of Paracas, thrive upon directly or indirectly.

Schonchin Butte

Many original items remain: the Osborne Fire Finder and its stand, the sink, and the insulated stool which lookouts use during thunderstorms.

Ski wax

Hotboxes can be home made—an insulated box with a heater is the basic setup—although commercial made hotboxes are available from manufacturers such as Swix and Toko.

Tempest 23

Tempest 23 came standard with eight foot (8') Self-bailing cockpit, self-draining seats with storage, molded insulated ice box,Philippine mahogany trim, deck stepped mast, main roller reefing, full width mainsheet traveler, wirehalyards, two jib winches, separate galley and head enclosures, two (2) 6'6" berths with storage, and a 2 year warranty.


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