Corbett said it may be difficult to get out a dead-bolt door, or some doors might be blocked by equipment or boxes.

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Relief equipment in the aid boxes includes a 10-person tent, sleeping bags and cooking equipment.

BBC: ShelterBox, Helston

But does anything like this apply to shifting physical boxes of equipment?

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At their first practice in 1967, after the league awarded a franchise to Los Angeles, the team's pucks were "stored under boxes and equipment, and they had no puck, " Miller said.

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For outdoor equipment, including playgrounds and sand boxes, try Chattanooga, Tenn.

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The CEC recently gave itself permission to pursue new regulations for a wide range of high-tech consumer products and IT equipment, including computers, displays, game consoles, imaging equipment, servers and set-top boxes.

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"A few days later, it sort of hit me, " said Nordby, who has designed boxes for bike accessories, exercise equipment and other real products.

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Computer monitors and speakers, printers, fax machines, hi-fi equipment as well as televisions and set-top boxes are among the biggest electricity suckers.

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Closets, basement and garage These out-of-the-way spaces are typically crammed with hidden treasures: abandoned crafts projects, boxes of vinyl records and worn-out sports equipment.

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The charity said additional boxes, which include a 10-person tent, sleeping bags and cooking equipment, should be sent to the country within the next few days.

BBC: ShelterBox, Helston