It automatically turns the heat down to a simmer temperature once the pan begins to boil.

CNN: Sensor keeps cooking on the boil

They point out that one cause of the new competition is that bookmakers were allowed to set up in Tattersalls, the big-money ring on courses, without serving an apprenticeship in the quids-and-dollars Silver Ring: when these neophytes come to a sticky end, competition will simmer down.

ECONOMIST: Racecourse betting

Mr. Huang said the local markets were likely to rise further, citing expectations that the European debt crisis will simmer down and China will ease its monetary policy in the near future.

WSJ: Hong Kong Rallies, Tokyo Retreats