U.S.-based NGO Water for People is helping lead the charge in this area with the development of a new system called FLOW (Field Level Operations Watch).

CNN: Going with the 'FLOW' towards better sanitation

But watch what happens in their districts if the issue becomes reduced support for troops in the field.

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And for sports for which multiple events are happening at the same time, such as gymnastics or track and field, the app also will provide concurrent streams to let you watch multiple events at the same time.

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With each changing minute, an electrical pulse generates an electromagnetic field that changes the position of the crystals on the face of the watch, to elegantly display the passing time, while producing a distinctive sound unique to the Phosphor Reveal digital watch line.

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Football was a whole lot less exciting to watch in 2012 with Tim Tebow warming a bench then it was in 2011 with Tim Tebow out on the field where he belongs.

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