The 22, 000 heat protection tiles shield the shuttle from the 3, 000-degree Fahrenheit temperatures encountered during reentry into Earth's atmosphere for landing.

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Since ancient Egypt, if not long before, hats have served the practical (protection against heat and cold) and the symbolic (religious function, military rank, social status).

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They include items ranging from the factory's intern policy to protection from excessive heat and building more fire escapes and toilets.

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They include items such as the factory's intern policy, protection from excessive heat and the construction of more fire escapes and toilets.

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The club is figuring on a boost from 19, 000 to 35, 000 a game in its state-of-the-art home (yet to fetch a corporate naming rights deal), one that will bring protection from the heat and rain in addition to the standard upscale amenities.

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The Technical Solutions segment designs, manufactures, markets and services products that guard and protect some of the world's most sensitive electronics and electronic equipment, as well as heat management solutions designed to provide thermal protection to temperature sensitive fluid applications.

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They rarely have official press passes - though, in the heat of confrontation, these sometimes offer little protection against over-zealous security forces.

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Cutting sugar cane, swinging a machete all day and loading lorries is a tough job, made worse in the suffocating heat by having to wear thick clothing to provide protection from the sharp leaves.

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Its patent protection likely won't outlast the summer heat.

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