In nations where merely qualifying for the World Cup is tantamount to winning the Super Bowl, the game is often played on cruddy fields under tropical heat in front of crowds nasty enough to get inside the U.S. team's collective head.

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It also uses an accelerometer and light sensors to snap an image when a person enters a new environment, and an infrared sensor to take one when it detects the body heat of a person in front of the wearer.

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Cooler winds from the south should alleviate the heat in coming days, but officials warned that the southern front was moving slowly.

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Twin hot plates heat the bread as the motorized unit pulls it through, and a handy button on the front increases or decreases the speed in which it passes -- you know, to satisfy those who like it warm, and those who like it black.

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The jury heard that most of the UPVC front door, which had been locked during the fire, had been burnt away by the intense heat.

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