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Having a dog can be tiring some days. They seem to have endless amounts of energy, and have a knack for bringing back the ball to you more times than you can feasibly throw it while playing fetch. You don’t want to cut short their play time, because you know they’ll just come home with all of that pent up energy. If only you had a way to pick up and launch the ball without putting too much strain on…
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The stories circulating recently about working conditions in some Far Eastern factories have made a fair number of people start to question their role as consumers. For one thing it doesn’t feel right that we can buy something cheap only because someone else far away suffers. The Fairtrade movement, which started to help African farmers improve their living standards while still supplying Western supermarkets with produce, has now found an equivalent in the consumer electronics space.
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Have you ever reached a spot where your cellphone service wasn’t very strong? It’s not really a big deal, seeing as you don’t necessarily have to send that text message for another 10 minutes, but what would you do if you were in need of serious help? There are a variety of situations a phone that could always send out an SOS message could be useful, but especially so if you are out in the wilderness with no one with…
During the day, sitting in the shade can help you cool off as it gives you a little protection from the sun. The darker it gets though, sitting there gets to be a bit chilly, which leads you to moving to a new spot, or needing a jacket. Wouldn’t it be nice if sitting under an umbrella was pleasant at all hours of the day?
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