She signalled for him to wait, and when she entered the bedroom the air-conditioned atmosphere made her shiver as though she had just stepped into a pool of cold water.

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It was colder than ever now, but the sky had cleared, and a bright moon had emerged from the clouds, cold and white in a pool of indigo sky right above the garden.

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There simply isn't enough evidence to justify the benefits of swimming in freezing cold water over some laps in a warmer swimming pool.

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To address these questions, scientists from China and elsewhere are rushing around the oceans from ice-cold polar regions to the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool, the warmest marine waters in the world.

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The lower house was built to be the play zone, with a swimming pool, massage room, steam room, sauna, cold plunge and Jacuzzi.

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More fun, though, is exploring the grounds, coming across garden follies, a pink playhouse, mosaic-tiled pavilions stocked with cushions, a freestanding cold shower to cool off mid-exploration, and a Japanese-inspired reflexology wading pool.

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Also, the unseasonably cold and rainy weather in the Phoenix area forced all but one of the six first round Pool D games to be played under the retractable roof at Chase Field.

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