Sadat's decision to switch Cold War camps was a product of his own assessment of Egypt's national interests.

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We are wasting millions, contributing more to global warming than industry, letting pensioners get cold despite free central heating systems they can't afford to switch on, and letting kids get asthma in damp cold bedrooms and overheated classrooms.

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Hard to believe, but it was 10 years ago today, October 25, 2001, that Microsoft introduced Windows XP, an operating system so successful that users today promise to switch away from it only when you pry their cold, dead fingers off their mouse.

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Several times I had to switch the hand I was holding the soda in because the waxy cup was so cold.

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