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  2. Electricity on Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    Of the 39 categories of creative activities prohibited on Shabbat, rabbinic authorities have associated at least three with incandescent lights. The overwhelming majority of Orthodox halakhic authorities maintain that turning on an incandescent light on Shabbat violates a Biblical prohibition on "igniting" a fire (Hebrew: הבערה, hav'arah), because the filament becomes glowing hot like a ...

  3. Light switch - Wikipedia

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    Two light switches in one box. The switch on the right is a dimmer switch. The switch box is covered by a decorative plate. The first light switch employing "quick-break technology" was invented by John Henry Holmes in 1884 in the Shieldfield district of Newcastle upon Tyne. [1]

  4. KosherSwitch - Wikipedia

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    The KosherSwitch seeks to improve upon existing innovations by allowing light fixtures to be triggered on or off as needed by a person acting on Shabbat. According to the manufacturer, the switch is based upon "un-grama" [3] [4] (non grama). The basic idea is that the switch activates only sometimes, and only after a delay, making the action ...

  5. 7 of the most famous American investors - AOL

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    By avoiding surefire failures, investors are left with more opportunities to be successful. 3. Peter Lynch. Net worth: Estimated at $450 million. Investment approach: Value investing. One of Lynch ...

  6. Country Singer Eric Paslay Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Wife ...

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    Eric Paslay is a dad again!. The "Friday Night" singer, 41, has welcomed his second baby with wife Natalie, a rep for Paslay confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. Their daughter Nova Vonne joins big ...

  7. Push switch - Wikipedia

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    A push switch (button) is a momentary or non-latching switch which causes a temporary change in the state of an electrical circuit only while the switch is physically actuated. An automatic mechanism (i.e. a spring ) returns the switch to its default position immediately afterwards, restoring the initial circuit condition.

  8. Investigators say jealousy was a motive in murder of Texas teen

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    In the early morning hours of Halloween 2020 — a day when the boundaries between the living and the dead become blurred — Livye Lewis was discovered draped over the steering wheel of her car ...

  9. Multiway switching - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to a simple light switch, which is a single pole, single throw (SPST) switch, multiway switching uses switches with one or more additional contacts and two or more wires are run between the switches. When the load is controlled from only two points, single pole, double throw (SPDT) switches are used.