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The College Student and a Greener Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is associated to spending time with our family. Expressing our love and gratitude with the ones we love the most. Usually we do this over a good meal, prayers, and sharing our stories over a period of about eight hours jammed into one home. Some students can not travel back home for the holidays. This should not be considered something so terrible, and can be turned into something great with the right frame of mind. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in October, then Christmas two mon

Solar weather station monitors conditions in 4 zones

If you don’t mind placing this Oregon Scientific solar-powered weather station in the sun once every three months for eight hours, it will dutifully provide temperature and humidity data from four different locations. It’s also smart enough to figure out a forecast for the next 24 hours, and claims 75% accuracy Excerpt from: Solar weather station monitors conditions in 4 zones


Floating Solar Powered Accent Light Green

Floating Solar Powered Accent Light Green




Elegantly illuminate pools, fountains or koi ponds. Looking for an elegant way to add ambiance to pools, fountains or koi ponds, without the trouble of installing power cables? It’s easy with this Floating Solar Accent Light. Just float it in any body of water that has a clear view of the sun, and it will charge by day and glow throughout the night. During the day, the solar panels will convert sunlight into electricity and recharge the included rechargeable battery. In the evening, the Floating Solar Accent Light will turn on automatically. Super-bright LED bulbs provide up to eight hours of light when batteries are fully charged (the hours of light per charge depends on your geographical location, weather conditions and seasonal lighting availability). In addition, a waterproof and impact-resistant translucent polycarbonate light housing shines with an incredible prismatic light effect. Although the Ni-Cd rechargeable battery included with every unit is designed to provide years of reliable use, most rechargeable batteries do begin to deplete after several years. When this happens, the battery can be easily replaced. Replacement batteries are not included.

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