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Parents Who Invest in Their Children…Literally

Lately it has come to my attention that many parents see their children as a means of retirement. I am not talking about those near (or at) retirement age who have lost their retirement funds due to the bad economy. Rather, I am referring to those who "invest" in their children from the beginning so that the children can support them in their old age. From talking to my friends — especially those of Asian descent — I have found that this phenomenon is more common than I thought. The parents make many sacrifices while pressuring their kids to go to good schools and get good jobs in hopes that one day, the children will realize just how much their parents have...

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Model Kit Business Cards

I wish I knew someone who works at Tamiya, the Japanese model-kit company, so they'd give me one of their business cards! At first glance the "cards" look like fancy stencilwork. However, once you break the letters from the frame and snap them together, you can either end up with a Formula One car, a warship, or a fighter-plane. The downside? Once the recipient has disassembled your card to make the model, he/she will no longer have your contact details. Oops. These cards sure bring me down memory lane, as I loved toy model kits as a child. I never even bothered with the expensive kits, because to me, the joy was in the assembly. Once the robot/aircraft/ship/car was assembled, I usually just ended up...

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Blink [Android App of the Day]

Ever since I got my first Android phone I had been wondering if there is a way (outside of hacking the phone) for me to customize the color of the blinking LED notification light depending on the type of notification. Well, as they say, there's an app for that. Blink, released last week, allows you to customize the LED — from a choice of twelve colors — for SMS/MMS, Incoming Call/Missed Call, and Low Battery/Memory. What's more, you can also customize the frequency of the flashing light. The only thing missing is that you can't customize the LED settings for email. However, the team behind this awesome app assures us that the option will be available in a future update. Blink is a...

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