Luckily it set off the alarm system and animal control was able to capture it, but it could have been dangerous because it likely would have attacked my mother if she had unknowingly gone downstairs during its rampage.

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If a sensor detects a problem, the RFID tag transmits this to the control unit which can emit an (audible) alarm or shut off the water supply.

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If that apparent conversion lasts (and it is notable that Congress's brief enthusiasm for gun-control laws evaporated overnight), it is likely to alarm Virginia's politically powerful gun lobby.

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Investigators say the weight, wind factors, an ineffective pilot maneuver in response to an onboard alarm and a subsequent surprise yaw caused the aircraft to spin out of control.

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By entering the control panel, you'll find a night mode that offers a super-dim clock and alarm display for bedside duty, though we wish this mode could be triggered automatically by light sensor (very early Classics had sensors, but for whatever reason, they were later removed).

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