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  2. Hostile architecture - Wikipedia

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    Bolts installed on the front steps of a building to discourage sitting and sleeping. Hostile architecture, also known as defensive architecture, hostile design, unpleasant design, exclusionary design, anti-homeless architecture, or defensive urban design, is an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide behavior.

  3. Waterbed - Wikipedia

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    The water itself can pose challenges when water mattresses occasionally leak. Plastic liners will reduce damage, but emptying, patching, refilling, and reheating the bed (and sleeping elsewhere until all this is completed) can be an inconvenience. Another factor is the weight of a waterbed.

  4. Water safety - Wikipedia

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    A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and CPR/AED first aid , certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their ...

  5. Flowerpot technique - Wikipedia

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    During sleep deprivation studies, a laboratory rat is housed in a water filled enclosure with a single small, dry platform (traditionally, an upside down flowerpot in a bucket of water, from which the technique is named) just above the water line (>1 cm). While in NREM sleep, the rat retains muscle tone and can sleep on top of the platform ...

  6. Is sleeping on your back or side healthier? Experts reveal ...

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    Pros of side-sleeping. Better for breathing. May help acid reflux. Safer during pregnancy. Cons of side-sleeping. Spinal misalignment. Neck or shoulder pain. Sleep lines. Back-sleeping benefits ...

  7. Glossary of nautical terms - Wikipedia

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  8. Why more homeless people are sleeping outside: Here are ... - AOL

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    Today's Top Stories Body camera released by the Fairfax Police Department shows a conversation between officers and a teen accused of making a hit list and planning to attack his high school.

  9. Sleeping on one specific side could give you nightmares - AOL

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    The study looked at 63 people. Forty-one were told to sleep on their right side, and 22 were told to sleep on their left. Then the people were interviewed about their dreams. Right-side sleepers ...