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It's tough to be a machine in the desert. Particles of dirty sands walk their way in to moving parts where they break turbine's motors pipes on other equipment.To avoid the costly warranty, researches are taking lessons from a desert native, the yell

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The few surfaces not covered by signs are often clad in a distinctive, dark green-gray, striated aluminum siding. 这仅存的没有被商标遮盖的建筑，一般都被包裹在有特色的阴暗铝灰条纹的铝制外壁板之中。 Take-out san

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D: Hey, Yael, check out my new white linen suit. It's going to keep me cool on my vacation to the Mojave desert. Y: That is one snazzy suit, Don. D: Oh, I'm stylin'. Plus, everyone knows that white reflects heat and black absorbs it. Yes, if you're o

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