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Depending on the type of object being identified, the YOLO model was able to accurately identify individual CAPTCHA images anywhere from 69 percent of the time (for motorcycles) to 100 percent of the time (for fire hydrants).
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Washington said the fire hydrant will be made available in any emergency situation.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Signs may be located in landscaped public parkways, but not within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, driveway or intersection.
—Jim Drummond, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 85 fire hydrants have been reported stolen this year in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as 14 hydrants in the city of Lynwood.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Washington said the fire hydrant will be made available in any emergency situation.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Signs may be located in landscaped public parkways, but not within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, driveway or intersection.
—Jim Drummond, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 85 fire hydrants have been reported stolen this year in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as 14 hydrants in the city of Lynwood.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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The agency has long described the dribbling hydrant as a safety hazard.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
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The first two fire engines reported difficulty securing a water source because some of the hydrants were not operating.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
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In back, a pipe is leaking, damaged when the wall supporting a heater was torn out.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Now, a team of engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia have invented a protective coating for concrete pipes that could help reduce the number of fatbergs that form in sewers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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This may include administering supplemental oxygen through a mask or tubes in the nose to help increase blood oxygen levels.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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With these investments have also come 3 new trails, with options to night ski and tube.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the 1988 tear duct obliterator Beaches, Barbara Hershey’s Hillary sits in an Adirondack chair in the salty air.Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Other changes such as the swapping of a cigarette ashtray for an air duct help improve comfort in the vehicle are standard.Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
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In closed-door meetings, House Speaker Mike Johnson was nominated for the role for his first full term, and Republican senators selected Sen. John Thune to be their next leader.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Disney’s search for the next House of Mouse leader is heating up, as a deadline to name a successor to outgoing Disney CEO Bob Iger has been set and potential candidates are emerging. —Rocio Fabbro and Bruce Gil contributed to this article.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Now, Trump’s election means Orbán will be far less isolated and may even become the political bloc’s conduit to Trump.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In Springfield, Ohio, X played a similar role as a conduit for white supremacists and far-right extremists to fuel real-world harm.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gudea looks a bit like a fireplug.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
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When the bacteria attacked, his body turned as red as a fireplug as his temperature climbed to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.Andrew Lawler, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2010
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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