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I am feeling the school year creep nearer. All school teachers feel it right now: our thoughts are turning toward lesson plans, while our spirits still want to be hitting the beach. I deal with this dichotomy by reading books, of course!
(I know this is a few hours early, but I'm going the beach tomorrow and have already declared that I will not be reading any education-related books at the beach, which may in fact be a lie.)
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution that's Transforming Education – Sir Ken Robinson
We've all seen the wonderful TEDtalk by Sir Ken Robinson, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" (Wait, you haven't seen that? Watch it right now!)
Good, now that you're caught up, I just started reading Creative Schools yesterday. I think, so far, that it's exactly the kind of book teachers *should* read when getting ready to start a new school year. Robinson questions the standards-based education system, claiming that the climate of high stakes testing and standards based learning damages more students than it helps, and that it actually does little for real learning. He posits that the current educational model that we follow is archaic, a holdover from the Industrial Revolution and the principles of mass production.
"In the last forty years, the population of the world has doubled from less than three billion to more than seven billion. We are the largest population of human beings ever to be on Earth at the same time, and the numbers are rising precipitously. At the same time, digital technologies are transforming how we all work, play, thin, feel, and relate to each other. That revolution has barely begun. The old systems of education were not designed with this world in mind. Improving them by raising conventional standards will not meet the challenges we now face."
I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment. In the spirit of my mantra, "Don't Panic," I firmly believe that the best way to deal with challenges like digital technologies and outdated modes of education is to work from within that system and do what I can.
I look forward to reading more of this book and having a battle plan in mind when I attend the first School Management Team meeting of the year.
Write Like This – Kelly Gallagher
Do you teach writing? No, you teach students. Still, you teach your students how to write, and that should be true regardless of the particular content/discipline you teach in. I first started implementing mentor texts in my class after an amazing session with Penny Kittle at a National Writing Project conference last year. I was inspired that I lobbied hard for my Teachers as Readers group to read Gallagher's book. Unfortunately, the month we were supposed to read it was rife with snow days, and so we never did get around to discussing it and, I'll be honest, I was probably playing a lot more Skyrim than I was reading anything.
But now, there's more urgency. Most of my students are reluctant readers and writers, but since I started using mentor texts in my class, I've seen a blossoming of curiosity, risk-taking, and confidence. I think that as we teach writing, many educators can forget how hard writing can be, especially if we had the good fortune to be "naturals." By the way, I don't actually believe anyone is a natural: I just think that some of us more implicitly dissect mentor texts before we find our voices.
Anyway, if you want an excellent model for how to model good writing techniques to your students, I recommend Gallagher's book and also Penny Kittle's Write Beside Them, which is still on my "to-read" list. These books can make explicit an authentic writing pedagogy that actually works. Trust me: I've got the anecdotal evidence and the numbers to prove it!
We All Looked Up – Tommy Wallach
I just finished this yesterday, and I adored it. This book…wow. Tommy Wallach's debut novel about a group of teenagers facing rhe end of the world as an asteroid hurtles toward earth is heartwrenching and honest. The teens don't suddenly stop caring about their own lives or become wise existentialists. They grapple with life, death, and the meaning of it all, but their day to day concerns (friendship, love, sex, family, even school) don't disappear in the face of likely annihilation. Adults aren't cast as all-knowing saviors, and society is damaged in many ways you might predict. The story has great heart and bravery. I look forward to book – talking this to my students this year.
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NewPhone Wireless Terms and Conditions of Service
NewPhone Wireless is a service brought to you by NewPhone Wireless, LLC. NewPhone Wireless provides both Non-Lifeline and Lifeline Assisted wireless services. The Lifeline Assistance program is supported by the federal Universal Service Fund program and is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company. These Terms and Conditions of Service apply to NewPhone Wireless services for wireless phones activated on NewPhone Wireless services. Please read these terms carefully as these Terms and Conditions of Service become effective by activating or using an NewPhone Wireless phone and is a legally binding agreement between you and NewPhone Wireless. These Terms and Conditions of Service contain important information about your consumer rights. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to change or modify the Terms and Conditions of Service at any time and at its sole discretion. Changes made to the Terms and Conditions of Service will become effective at the time the change is posted on the NewPhone Wireless website at www.txmobilenow.com. Please check this website often for updates to the Terms and Conditions of Service.
Lifeline Support is a monthly support that reduces the cost of monthly wireless telephone service or residential home telephone service. An eligible NewPhone Wireless customer may receive a Lifeline discount on wireless service, but the Lifeline discount is available for only one telephone connection per household. Lifeline support may vary between states but will at least equal the $ amount NewPhone Wireless receives in Federal Universal Service Support.
Eligibility for the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline service program varies by state. Subscribers may qualify for an NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program if they participate in one of the government programs listed below or qualify based on household income eligibility standards as defined below. When completing the NewPhone Wireless application, subscriber acknowledges and consents to the use of customer's name, telephone number, address date of birth, last four digits of the subscriber's Social Security number, amount of support being sought, means of qualification for support and dates of service initiation and termination to be given to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) (the administrator of the program) and/or its agents for the purpose of verifying that subscriber does not receive more than one Lifeline benefit. Refusal to grant this permission will mean consumer is not eligible for Lifeline service. Subscriber grants authorization to NewPhone Wireless to access any records required to verify subscriber's statements herein and to confirm continued eligibility for Lifeline assistance. This consent survives any termination of this agreement. If a subscriber or any member a subscriber's family participates in a Lifeline program from another provider, the subscriber is responsible for notifying the other provider that they have been approved for the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program and request their service with the other provider be disconnected. Notice to terminate service from any other provider's Lifeline program must be given if activating new service in the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program.
NewPhone Wireless subscribers may qualify for a Lifeline service offering if the subscriber meets certain state and federal eligibility requirements. These requirements are determined by the particular state where the subscriber resides. These state and federal eligibility requirements are also based on either program based eligibility or income based eligibility.
Program Based Eligibility
Program based eligibility varies by state. NewPhone Wireless subscribers are eligible to receive Lifeline discounts, under the program based eligibility, if they participate in one or more of the following programs and the state participates in that program:
- Food Stamps (program may be named differently by state)
- Medicaid
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- National School Lunch programs (free lunch programs)
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF)
Income Based Eligibility
Income based eligibility varies by state. Some states do not offer income based eligibility for Lifeline. NewPhone Wireless subscribers are eligible to receive Lifeline, under the income based eligibility, if subscriber's household income meets or is less than 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of the subscriber's size. Proof of income documentation (such as a current tax return) must be provided to NewPhone Wireless to demonstrate income based eligibility.
NewPhone Wireless Lifeline Programs Restrictions
Subscribers applying for service in NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program agree to, and declare under penalty and perjury, that all of the following conditions below (including but not limited to) apply:
- NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program is limited to one connection per household.
- Subscribers must meet the income-based or program-based eligibility criteria for receiving Lifeline service and have provided documentation of eligibility if required.
- Subscriber applying for service certifies that subscriber does not participate in any other Lifeline program.
- If subscriber participates in another Lifeline program at the time applying for NewPhone Wireless Lifeline service, the subscriber agrees to cancel Lifeline service with any other provider.
- Subscriber agrees to immediately, and no later than within 30 days, notify NewPhone Wireless of any address change.
- Subscriber affirms they meet the head of household requirement and they are not claimed as a dependent on another person's tax returns (unless over the age of 60).
- Subscriber affirms they will immediately, and no later than within 30 days, notify NewPhone Wireless if they no longer participate in at least one of the state or federal programs required to receive Lifeline discounts or no longer satisfy the criteria for receiving the Lifeline discount.
- If subscriber provides NewPhone Wireless with a temporary residential addresses, the subscriber will verify the remportary address every 90 days.
- Subscriber acknowledges that providing false or fraudulent information to receive Lifeline benefits is punishable by law.
- Subscriber acknowledges that it may be required to re-certify continued eligibility for Lifeline at any time, and failure to re-certify as to subscriber's continued eligibility within 30 days will result in de-enrollment and the termination of the subscriber's Lifeline benefits.
- Subscriber applying for NewPhone Wireless Lifeline service affirms, under penalty and perjury, that all foregoing representations made when applying for service are true and correct to the best of the subscriber's knowledge.
Other NewPhone Wireless Requirements
Subscriber applying for service may be required to provide a Social Security Number in order to certify or verify eliglibility for Lifeline service. (Social Security information is strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to others without a subscriber's written consent).
Subscriber affirms they are at least 18 years old.
Subscriber authorizes representatives of any state or federal assistance program to discuss or provide documentation needed to verify participation requested by NewPhone Wireless. Subscriber also authorizes any state or federal assistance program representative to verify subscriber's aligibility for Lifeline program.
Subscribers applying for Lifeline program authorize NewPhone Wireless, LLC or its duly appointed representatives to have access to records relating to the applicant to verify eligibility for the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline service.
Annual Recertification, Verification, or Termination of Lifeline Programs
Subscribers participating in the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program will be required to recertify, on an annual basis, their qualification to continue to participate in Lifeline programs based on the appropriate state or federal recertification or verification requirements. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to determine, at its sole discretion, if a subscriber meets the annual recertification or verification requirements and if the subscriber fails to re-qualify for Lifeline service. If NewPhone Wireless is unable to recertify or verify the required Lifeline qualifications the subscriber will be deemed ineligible to further participate in NewPhone Wireless Lifeline programs. The subscriber's free minute plan will be discontinued in favor of a new plan to be chosen by the subscriber. The subscriber will be eligible to choose from any then available plan under the applicable terms and conditions for that plan.
NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to cancel or suspend, without notice, a subscriber's account for any fraudulent related reasons or upon the request of any state or federal authority's request. NewPhone Wireless subscribers have the ability to terminate from the Lifeline program for any reason. Subscribers who choose to terminate from the Lifeline program may send notice of termination to the address or fax listed below with their request. Customers also can call the Customer Service number below to de-enroll from Lifeline service and will not be required to provide any documentation. Upon termination from the program, subscribers will no longer receive discounted minutes each month and will be required to re-qualify for Lifeline if they choose to enroll in another NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program.
Please send all termination requests (include name, wireless number, and identity related information) to:
NewPhone Wireless, LLC
Attn: Disconnect Department
9918 Brooklet Drive
Houston, TX 77099
Fax to: 1-281-741-5540
Customer Service: 1-877-208-7957
Maintaining Non-Lifeline Accounts
NewPhone Wireless subscribers using a Non-Lifeline service must purchase and load airtime at least once during any consecutive 60 day period. Airtime expires 30 days from date of loading. If no additional airtime is loaded within 30 days after the service expiration of your airtime, then your service on the NewPhone Wireless Non-Lifeline service will be deactivated. All minute plans offered by NewPhone Wireless include a limit (CAP) on the amount of minutes a subscriber can use in the 30-day period that begins on the day the plan is loaded. For example, the $40 plan includes a maximum of 1300 minutes of use in a 30-day period. If you have any questions regarding the limits of use with airtime provided by NewPhone Wireless contact the NewPhone Wireless Customer Service at 1-877-208-795.
If you do not accept any of these Terms and Conditions of Service, do not activate or use service provided by NewPhone Wireless contact NewPhone Wireless Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957. By accepting these Terms and Conditions of Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age, you meet the eligibility requirements for NewPhone Wireless service, and you agree that you may not assign your rights or delegate any of your duties under these terms without the prior written consent of NewPhone Wireless. Any attempted assignment or delegation without proper consent from NewPhone Wireless shall be void.
Supported Services
Lifeline supported services are available to NewPhone Wireless subscribers who participate in Lifeline. Questions regarding supported services can be made in writing or by contacting an NewPhone Wireless representative at: 1-877-208-7957.
Lifeline-supported service includes voice telephony service which provides voice grade access to the public switched telephone network or its functional equivalent. The supported service also includes minutes of use for local service which is provided at no additional charge to NewPhone Wireless's end users. Lifeline supported service provides access to the emergency services provided by local government or other public safety organizations such as 911 or enhanced 911, to the extent the local government in NewPhone Wireless's service are has implemented 911 or E911 service.
NewPhone Wireless Services
NewPhone Wireless service is provided at the company's discretion. NewPhone Wireless. LLC may change pricing or the company's Terms and Conditions of Service, from time to time, without notice. Unless expressly prohibited by law, NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to modify or cancel a subscriber's service, an account, or take corrective action at any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, violation of any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Service. Check the NewPhone Wireless website, www.txmobilenow.com, for the most recent pricing and changes to the Terms and Conditions of Service. A subscriber's right to use NewPhone Wireless service is subject to NewPhone Wireless business practices, policies, procedures, rates and Terms and Conditions of Service. NewPhone Wireless may change the Terms and Conditions of Service at any time. NewPhone Wireless will notify subscribers of change to the Terms and Conditions of Service that are determined to be materially adverse to a subscriber's service 30 days in advance of the change. If subscriber does not terminate service within 30 days of receiving this notice of a change in the Terms and Conditions of Service, subscriber agrees to accept any such changes.
NewPhone Wireless, LLC provides mobile telecommunications services using the geographic areas covered by the Nationwide Sprint and Verizon Network footprint. NewPhone Wireless may provide Lifeline supported services in these areas based on state authorized licensing areas. NewPhone Wireless does not guarantee coverage availability in all areas. Local phone numbers may not be available in all areas. Subscribers do not have the ability to use NewPhone Wireless service with any other wireless phone, device, or on another network. Subscribers may not use an NewPhone Wireless handset with any other service or network. Airtime may be used for domestic calling from the United States and for other services as provided in these Terms and Conditions of Service. NewPhone Wireless service is for personal use only and may not be used in a manner that interferes with another NewPhone Wireless customer's use of service. NewPhone Wireless has determined that ability to provide good service to subscribers may be impaired when customers place abnormally high number of calls, sends or receive unusually high number of messages, or repeatedly place calls of unusually long duration, relative to typical usage by other NewPhone Wireless customers on similar service plans. Such non-typical usage suggests that a wireless phone is being used for other than personal use and is in violation of these Terms and Conditions of Service. NewPhone Wireless services are provided solely for live dialogue between two individuals. NewPhone Wireless services may not be used for any type of monitoring services, any data transmissions, or other non-personal related connections that do not consist of uninterrupted live dialogue between two individuals. An NewPhone Wireless subscriber account may be terminated, without notice, if a subscriber's usage is determined to be used in violation of the Terms and Conditions of Service for non-personal use, pager service, voicemail retrieval service, or other uses deemed inappropriate.
NewPhone Wireless services use radio transmissions and are therefore affected by limitations. Coverage is not available everywhere. Quality of service may be affected by conditions beyond NewPhone Wireless control, including atmospheric, geographical, or topographical conditions. Service may also be affected by damage to wireless handsets. NewPhone Wireless does not guarantee, or warrant, that service will be available at any specific time or geographical location, or that service will be provided without possible interruption. You should therefore never solely rely on your wireless phone for emergency calls, such as to 911. NewPhone Wireless customers have access to dial 911 in an emergency. However, occasionally a subscriber may attempt to call 911 in an area where there is no wireless coverage. If there is no wireless coverage, a subscriber's call to 911 may not go through and the subscriber should dial 911 from the nearest landline phone.
By applying or activating service with NewPhone Wireless, a subscriber agrees not to use NewPhone Wireless services in any way that is illegal, abusive, or fraudulent. This will be determined by NewPhone Wireless in its sole discretion. You may also not alter any of the software or hardware on your NewPhone Wireless handset for any purpose. NewPhone Wireless phones may not be sold to third parties.
In order to verify if you reside within a service area please visit www.txmobilenow.com. You may enter your ZIP code or locate coverage maps on the website to verify coverage. The map is only an approximation of actual coverage and may differ substantially from the areas of coverage shown on the website. Coverage can be affected by many factors such as weather, terrain, buildings, equipment, signal strength or many other factors that may affect network coverage. NewPhone Wireless does not guarantee coverage or network availability.
NewPhone Wireless ETC Services
NewPhone Wireless's Lifeline plans are only available for activation by customers who reside in the areas in which NewPhone Wireless, LLC has been designated as a Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC"). To receive subsidized wireless service, a subscriber's principal residence address must be within an NewPhone Wireless ETC service area. Visit www.txmobilenow.com to check whether you reside in an NewPhone Wireless ETC service area. To be eligible for NewPhone Wireless service, a subscriber must meet the applicable eligibility standards described throughout these Terms and Conditions of Service, which may be amended by NewPhone Wireless. Where applicable, NewPhone Wireless Lifeline plans are provided to you by NewPhone Wireless, LLC and are governed by tariffs. Tariffs are on file with the appropriate public utility commissions in each state when required and supersede any term related to the Lifeline Assistance program. NewPhone Wireless may provide access to tariffs through its website. Please be aware that tariffs posted online may not be official documents and you assume full responsibility for any tariff information you access on the NewPhone Wireless website. NewPhone Wireless bears no liability for the accuracy of any documents available on this website.
NewPhone Wireless Service Rates (Airtime), Features, Coverage, and Activation Fees
- Airtime is valued at $0.20 per minute of use. Airtime charges apply to standard voice usage calls for both local and domestic long distance calls. NewPhone Wireless voice usage is deducted in full-minute increments and all partial minutes are rounded up to the next minute. Airtime usage is rounded up to the nearest whole minute. Airtime applies to all message retrieval and voice calls. Unanswered outbound calls will be billed if the ring time exceeds 30 seconds. Ring time is defined as the amount of time between the point when a call is initiated (pressing the TALK button) and when it is answered (or terminated before being answered). Credits will not be given for dropped calls. Any unused airtime that expires is forfeited upon expiration or termination of eligibility in the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline Assistance program. Roaming charges, if they apply, will be billed at a rate of $0.59 per minute of use and will be deducted from the available minutes. Roaming charges occur when a subscriber makes a call using the facilities of another wireless service provider due to the location the call was placed. Roaming occurs when you make or receive calls outside the home network calling area. NewPhone Wireless does not provide any guarantees as to the availability or quality of service while roaming. An NewPhone Wireless customer must have airtime minutes available to make or receive a call. NewPhone Wireless handsets will only operate when you have airtime minutes available on your wireless account. If you run out of your allotment of airtime, you may purchase and add additional airtime to your account.
- INTERNATIONAL DIALING: International calling is not allowed on any NewPhone Wireless plan available. International dialing is blocked, but, there are no guarantees that all international calling can be blocked from your handset. If you attempt an international call and are successful your account will be blocked from making any additional calls for the remainder of the billing cycle except for emergency calls where available. Subscribers may buy additional airtime during this period while their account has been suspended for placing international calls. NewPhone Wireless strictly prohibits all international calling.
- Lifeline Free Plan 150: Each month you will receive 150 free voice minutes. Text messaging will be assessed at a rate of 1 minute per text message for sending and 1 minute per text message for receiving text messages. Unused minutes will roll over from month to month and are available for a maximum of sixty (60) days.
- Lifeline Free Plan 250: Each month you will receive 250 free voice minutes. Text messaging will be assessed at a rate of 1 minute per text message for sending and 1 minute per text message for receiving text messages. There are no roll over minutes with this plan. Unused minutes will expire each month on the service expiration date.
- NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Plans: NewPhone Wireless may offer Additional Minutes Plans for purchase. Please visit www.txmobile.com for the current rates of adding additional minutes rate plans. Unused minutes and messages do not expire at the end of your monthly period and may be used in subsequent months. If you use all of your monthly voice minutes and messages before a new monthly cycle starts and you add an Additional Minutes Offering Plan to your account, you will be charged based off the Additional Minutes Offering Plan you choose for voice and messages. If you use all of your monthly voice minutes before a new monthly cycle starts, and you do not have a sufficient balance in your account, you may not use your wireless phone to make or receive voice calls, other than 911 emergency calls, until the start of the next monthly cycle. If you have an Additional Minutes Offering Plan and use all your minutes included in the plan you will not have the ability to make calls or receive messages, except to place 911 calls where available, until you purchase another Additional Minutes Offering Plan or a new monthly cycle starts. If you are a Lifeline customer and also have an Additional Minutes Offering Plan and you do not have sufficient funds in your account to pay your monthly charge on your payment due date, you will automatically be switched to the free minutes offer only included each month with your service from the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline program. Subscribers may add an Additional Minutes Offering Plan to their NewPhone Wireless account by using one of following methods. You can add an Additional Minutes Offering Plan to your account by paying by credit/debit card, or by buying a Additional Minutes Offering Plan at any NewPhone Wireless authorized agent location. NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Offering Plans come in increments of $5, $10, $15, $20, $25, $30, $50 and $60. Sales taxes may apply and maybe added to the minute plan purchased. All minute plans offered by NewPhone Wireless include a limit (CAP) on the amount of minutes a subscriber can use. Purchased Additional Minutes Plans cannot be transferred or applied to any other wireless service or account..
- NewPhone Wireless Calling Features include Caller ID, Call Waiting, Three-Way Calling, Call Forwarding, and Voicemail. Caller ID may display both your billing name and your wireless number when placing outbound calls. NewPhone Wireless does not have the ability to block your name and number when making outbound calls.
- The NewPhone Wireless activation fee may vary by state. In most states the activation fee will range from $60 to $80. If applicable a company activation credit will be applied and the remainder of activation fee may be deferred over 12 – 24 months based on state offering. NewPhone Wireless subscribers are responsible to pay any remaining activation fee not covered by any applicable disconnects available or applied. Subscribers are solely responsible to pay for the entire activation fee if activation fee is not eligible for a deferred program offering. In some states the activation fees may be waived. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right at any time and without notice to change the activation fees charged to new subscribers. Subscribers who successfully submit an NewPhone Wireless application for the Lifeline program will receive a wireless phone provided by NewPhone Wireless including an allotment of airtime minutes each month for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months from the date service is started. The actual amount of airtime minutes eligible Lifeline subscribers will receive each month varies by state. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to change, or modify the actual amount of airtime minutes and eligible subscribers will receive on a monthly basis without notice. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to determine, at its sole discretion, whether or not an applicant meets the eligibility requirements to participate or continue to participate in the NewPhone Wireless Lifeline.
NewPhone Wireless Taxes and Surcharges
NewPhone Wireless charges state and local sales taxes. Pricing listed on the NewPhone Wireless website or listed in advertising methods for wireless service may not include certain taxes or surcharges. Subscribers are responsible for all charges applicable to the use of NewPhone Wireless service regardless if the subscriber was the actual user of the service. The amount of these taxes and surcharges are subject to change and may vary by geographic area. NewPhone Wireless may charge and collect sales taxes and regulatory fees on all Additional Minutes Offering Plans in each state. Third party authorized retailers who sells NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Offering Plans may become responsible for the collecting and paying of sales taxes and required regulatory fees for transactions that occur through such third party authorized retailers. Changes to a tax or surcharge will become effective as provided by the appropriate taxing authority and changes to applicable contribution amounts for Federal Universal Service Fund ("FUSFâ€) will apply. Taxes and fees are subject to change without notice.
NewPhone Wireless Text Messaging Rates
An NewPhone Wireless subscriber can send and receive text messages of up to 160 characters. This text message includes the address and subject line. The type of messages a device can receive will depend on the wireless handset capabilities. Standard plan message rates apply when sending or receiving text messages, regardless if the message is viewed. Any unused messages that expire from one monthly billing cycle will not carry over to the next monthly billing cycle, unless the monthly plan specifically allows carry over messages. You may use your monthly allotment of minutes to send and/or receive text messages if available with your plan. Text messages sent to you by NewPhone Wireless are free of charge. The charge to send or receive a text message will vary depending upon your plan. Adding additional airtime or plans to your account may include incremental minute rates per text messages sent or received as described in product description. Please reference plan and Additional Minutes Offering Plan descriptions for text messaging rates and offerings. If you have used all of your monthly allotment of minutes, you will need to purchase and redeem additional airtime minutes in order to continue to send and receive text messages and to place and receive voice calls.
Domestic Text Messaging Rates:
Each domestic text will be deducted from the available messages in your monthly minute plan or in your purchased NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Offering Plan. Any unused messages will expire at the end of your monthly subscription period and will not be applied to subsequently purchased minutes, unless your plan includes roll over minutes. Subscriber messaging plans do not include international text, picture messaging, or voicemail messages.
International Text Messaging Rates:
NewPhone Wireless does not allow international text messages. Attempting to send international messages could result in deactivation of service and de-enrollment from NewPhone Wireless Lifeline Assistance Program.
Premium SMS:
Premium SMS is a text message to a designated "short code.†Buying or attempting to buy SMS services from anyone other than NewPhone Wireless is strictly prohibited. Premium SMS campaigns may include activities such as sending a vote, playing a game, expressing opinions, subscribing to some type of service, or some type of interaction with a television program. NewPhone Wireless does not participate in Premium SMS services or campaigns. You are solely responsible for any charges incurred for Premium SMS services or campaigns. Any text messages sent to a "short code†using NewPhone Wireless service will not likely be successfully sent or received. Any charges you may incur as a result of any attempts to participate in Premium SMS campaigns or services are not refundable, regardless whether you incur charges as deductions from your NewPhone Wireless minutes.
Preventing or Sending Spam:
NewPhone Wireless subscribers receiving unwanted text messages ("spam") should contact the source and request to unsubscribe or remove the subscriber's wireless phone number from the service. If an NewPhone Wireless subscriber intentionally sends spam from an NewPhone Wireless handset, the subscriber may be terminated without notice. Contact NewPhone Wireless Customer Service at toll free 1-877-208-7957 if additional help or information is required.
NewPhone Wireless may send messages to your NewPhone Wireless handset via SMS.
NewPhone Wireless Directory Assistance, Additional Charges and Services
Directory assistance calls are not charged at a rate per call. Directory assistance calls are deducted from subscriber's available minutes at a 1:1 ratio. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to access a rate per call in the future. Notice of such will be added to these Terms of Service and will be posted to our website.
Calls to 900 / 976 or other pay-per-call service numbers are not available to NewPhone Wireless subscribers. NewPhone Wireless will block any calls to 1-900, 1-976, some international calling, or other pay-per-call services. However, if any charges are received by NewPhone Wireless from the underlining carrier for these types of calls, these charges will be pasted thru to the end user for payment. Nonpayment of these charges when billed to the subscriber will constitute automatic disconnection of service.
Calls placed to 800/866/877 or other toll-free numbers will incur standard minute usage of a 1:1 ratio. NewPhone Wireless allows subscribers to make or receive domestic long distance calls inside the domestic USA as long as coverage is available. NewPhone Wireless does not allow free calls to other subscribers using NewPhone Wireless service. NewPhone Wireless subscriber handsets do not provide rate information for services used to make or receive voice calls or messages.
If a subscriber's account is deactivated for any reason, NewPhone Wireless may assess subscribers a standard reactivation fee which is not refundable.
Please contact NewPhone Wireless Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957, or visit our website at www.txmobilenow.com, for additional pricing information or answers to any questions about NewPhone Wireless services. Calls to NewPhone Wireless may be monitored and recorded for quality assurance.
NewPhone Wireless Subscriber Account History:
Subscriber account history is available online for the previous 60 days of service. You may request a printed copy of your account history by sending a written request to the below address. You may also contact NewPhone Wireless Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957. Please visit www.txmobilenow.com to access your account history at no cost. NewPhone Wireless subscribers have the ability to request a copy of their paper bill. Requests for a copy of the paper bill must be submitted in writing via mail or fax.
Send requests to:
NewPhone Wireless
9918 Brooklet Drive
Houston, TX 77099
Or fax to: 1-281-741-5540
Or email your request to: email@example.com
NewPhone Wireless Refunds, Returns, or Lost Equipment Policy
NewPhone Wireless is not responsible for, nor will we refund any lost, stolen, misused, or damaged NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Offering Plans. NewPhone Wireless does not accepts returns or provide refunds of any NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Offering Plans unless it is determined NewPhone Wireless did not perform the duty of service. All purchases of NewPhone Wireless Additional Minutes Offering Plans are final and non-refundable regardless of who uses or possesses the subscriber's wireless phone after airtime is purchased, and regardless of whether the wireless phone is used with the subscriber's consent or knowledge. Monthly charges are non-refundable.
Wireless handsets purchased directly from or received from NewPhone Wireless may be returned for a full refund within 30 days of receipt. A subscriber must return the complete handset as received at the time of activation. For instructions, please contact NewPhone Wireless at: Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957. NewPhone Wireless provides new and recycled handsets to subscribers. All handset models provided to Lifeline subscribers are selected at the sole discretion of NewPhone Wireless. Handset models may vary. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to replace handsets with various models at its sole discretion. All wireless handsets purchased directly from NewPhone Wireless include a 90-day warranty from NewPhone Wireless. If you experience a handset malfunction call NewPhone Wireless at Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957.
Lost or Stolen Equipment:
If an NewPhone Wireless Subscriber loses or has their handset stolen, the subscriber is responsible for all charges incurred until NewPhone Wireless is notified of the lost or stolen wireless phone. To report a lost or stolen wireless phone, please contact NewPhone Wireless at: Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957. Upon receiving notice of the lost or stolen phone, NewPhone Wireless will suspend the account immediately. If a subscriber does not either activate a new NewPhone Wireless phone or notify us that they have found their wireless phone within 30 days of the suspension of the account, the account will be deactivated and the subscriber will lose the NewPhone Wireless phone number.
NewPhone Wireless Phone Number
NewPhone Wireless subscribers must accept the number that is assigned to them at the time of activation. The wireless phone number NewPhone Wireless provides for subscribers to use is and will remain the property of NewPhone Wireless. NewPhone Wireless may release a subscriber's wireless phone number to another subscriber, without giving notice, if the subscriber cancels service with NewPhone Wireless, or if the account expires and is deactivated. Subscribers may transfer a wireless number prior to the wireless number being reissued to another subscriber. NewPhone Wireless reserves the right to change a wireless number at any time. NewPhone Wireless will attempt to notify the subscriber prior to any change.
In some situations, a subscriber may transfer an existing carrier telephone number to your NewPhone Wireless service for use as an NewPhone Wireless phone number. To switch an existing phone number to NewPhone Wireless, please contact NewPhone Wireless Customer Service at 1-877-208-7957. Before calling, please have a bill available from the existing carrier. When a subscriber transfers from another wireless carrier to NewPhone Wireless, they may have to pay a termination fee to the former carrier to early terminate the contract. NewPhone Wireless will not reimburse a subscriber for any termination fees imposed by other carriers.
Use of NewPhone Wireless Customer Information
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I never meant to become a poet. I am a writer, yes, but I usually write humorous things, and stories to make people smile. I write sunshine and rainbows and vanilla sugar cookies. But poetry–poetry is passion unleashed. Poetry is thunderstorms and beating hearts and the life that dwells in the deepest ocean. Poetry is life and death and love and hate, crafted together into a sculpture of words that ignite the heart. It is music without sound. It is dance without motion. It is art for the soul.
See what I did there? Not again! Here I am, trying to explain why I did not mean to become a poet, and instead I am writing…poetry. It is fate. An inescapable destiny. The muses of poetry are determined to have their way with me. So I hope that you do not mind if, scattered in between these sunshine-and-rainbows posts about life, there is an occasional burst of poetry. I do not promise greatness. Really, I have never taken a poetry class. I know very little about iambic tetrameter. What I do have is a love for words (both English and Spanish), and an imagination which is often fueled by great writers and poets of the past. Compared to these poets, my own poetry is so weak…barely a petal versus a bouquet of roses. But I can dream to aspire, hope to climb higher, and try to inspire…with poetry.
- The 12 Poems I Love Most:
1. Nothing Gold Can Stay — Robert Frost
2. Pasatiempo — Mario Benedetti
3. My Friend — Kahlil Gibran
4. Soneto VI — Pablo Neruda
5. Still I Rise — Maya Angelou
6. A Dream Deferred — Langston Hughes
7. Soneto LXIX — Pablo Neruda
8. Fire and Ice — Robert Frost
9. All the World's a Stage — William Shakespeare
10. Corazón Coraza — Mario Benedetti
11. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings — Maya Angelou
12. i carry your heart with me — E.E. Cummings


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The cupcake contest is in 2 days, and right now I have 4 coffee flavored cupcakes to choose from. Yesterday I made Pumpkin Latte cupcakes and also Hazelnut coffee cupcakes (people at work told me their fave was the hazelnut as it was filled and the pumpkin cupcake wasn't big enough to taste the pumpkin part). Tonight I made some Tiramisu cupcakes as well as Breakfast Cupcakes.
Pumpkin Latte Cupcake: Chocolate coffee cupcake on the bottom with pumpkin cupcake on top. Topped with a coffee buttercream frosting.
Hazelnut Coffee: Coffee Hazelnut Cupcake with hazelnut filling. Topped with coffee buttercream frosting.
Tiramisu Cupcakes: Airy vanilla cupcake with a coffee liqueur glaze. Topped with a mascarpone frosting.
Breakfast 'Cakes: Chocolate Coffee cupcake with coffee filling. Topped with maple cream cheese frosting.
I wish I had more time… I wanted to try to make a coffee red velvet and a coffee cream cheese cupcake. I'll save those for another time!


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Life Story / Obituary
Mr. Samuel George, age 92, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on October 25, 1924 to Wilburn & Alice (Martin) George and graduated from Bearden High School. Sam entered the US Navy during World War II. After he was discharged he graduated from Oklahoma University with his Bachelor Degree in Science. He would serve his country one more time during the Korean Conflict. Mr. George married the former Sammi Becher on August 5, 1979 and had been a Consulting Engineer for years until retiring. Sam was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Wife of 38 years, Sammi; sons, Bruce W. George of WY, Charles (Michelle) George of NV; 5 grandchildren; stepson, Aaron Becher; step daughter, Judy (Bob) Porath. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Ray George, and brother, Thomas.
Per his request, no services will be held. MEMORIAL: In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to Alzheimer's Association or any hospice of your choice.


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p53 Action in Suppressing Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Zhao, Zhen
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the major form of adult acute leukemia. It is characterized by colonial expansion of malignant myeloid progenitors in bone marrow, resulting in insufficient generation of normal blood components to cause sever infection, fatigue, and hemorrhage in patients. p53 is a tumor suppressor that commonly mutates in human cancers. p53 mutations have profound effects on AML biology and are associated with the clinical aggressiveness and drug resistance. However, how p53 loss influences AML development remains to be determined. Mouse models recapitulating molecular alterations of human cancer are useful tools to dissect the in vivo roles of tumor suppressor genes and understand pathophysiology process of tumorogenesis. In my Ph.D. dissertation study, I established a mouse model of AML with p53 deficiency and oncogenic Kras activation (Kras-shp53). By exploiting well-established assays to assess self-renewal capabilities of normal and leukemic cells, I found that p53 deficiency provides one mechanism whereby committed myeloid progenitor cells acquire the capacity for indefinite self-renewal, which contributes to leukemogenesis. I also established that Kras-shp53 leukemic cells exhibit constitutive activation of Ras signaling and found that suppression of Spry4 gene (one of the negative regulators of Ras signaling) cooperates with Kras activation to induce leukemia/lymphoma. Finally, I established that p53 status determines the level of Ras signaling flux and predisposes the leukemias to differential responsiveness to MEK inhibition. All in all, my work has provided new insights into p53 tumor suppressive actions and AML biology, and has lead to design of better therapeutic strategies.


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LANCASTER, S.C. - Logan Cox, a 3-year-old who was trapped last Wednesday in a hot car in Lancaster, South Carolina, died Sunday, according to an official at Carolinas Medical Center.
His parents, Amber Bender and Trevor Cox, are still in shock.
They said they had hope this weekend because 3-year-old Logan was showing good signs at the hospital.
Logan suffered severe heat stroke when he walked outside while they dozed off on the couch last Wednesday and climbed into a car with his dog. He couldn't get back out of the car.
After about 30 minutes his mother woke up, yelling for him.
"I jumped up, I screamed, I screamed his name. I was like, 'Logan! Logan,' looking everywhere," Bender said.
She saw the blinkers on her car flashing, and found the boy inside, passed out. His dog was with him and already dead.
She got him inside, and he was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center.
Bender said people who are lashing out at her, don't know her.
"I just want people to stop judging me. I am a very good mother," Bender said.
Both parents said it was a terrible accident. Sheriff's deputies and the Department of Social Services are still investigating.
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:P Gw, just 3 exams left until freedom from memory? Chem, Phys, Eco
How was maths ?
Good luck to you good Sir.
Check your email in like an hour- I'll send the answer structure stuff (sooooo sorry for being so late)
talk smack break ur back
And equations
u r d cheekiest kunt m8
Sorry- just realised I forgot to respond to the wall post about workbooks. Umm, I had dotpoint for phys and chem and legit never opened them. Surfing is good imo. What is good for the sciences is Success One (get an older edition like 2009 or 2010 for say around $10). Or if you don't want that, I've got HSC questions by topic for most of them so I'll send you those- they're better than dotpoint imo. For eco, Riley is good because it has very detailed answers but idk how much it costs (I borrowed it from school) so might be worth it, might not. I'll send you questions by topic for eco too
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What could be nicer than a glass of wine,some chocolate and a good book?
Monday, 4 August 2014
The Poppy Factory by Liz Trenow
A captivating story of two young women, bound together by the tragedy of two very different wars. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee. With the end of the First World War, Rose is looking forward to welcoming home her beloved husband, Alfie, from the battlefields. But his return is not what Rose had expected. Traumatised by what he has seen, the Alfie who comes home is a different man to the one Rose married. As he struggles to cope with life in peacetime,Rose wrestles with temptation as the man she fell in love with seems lost forever. Many years later, Jess returns from her final tour of Afghanistan. Haunted by nightmares from her time at the front, her longed-for homecoming is a disaster and she wonders if her life will ever be the same again. Can comfort come through her great-grandmother Rose's diaries? For Jess and Rose, the realities of war have terrible consequences. Can the Poppy Factory, set up to help injured soldiers, rescue them both from the heartache of war?
Liz Trenow has become one of my favourite authors. I love stories set during the war or stories of old letters found and read. This book has both.
Jess joined the army as a paramedic dedicated to saving lives in an attempt to make up for the loss of a friend. Unable to cope with life back home Jess turns to drink to take away the nightmares and finds she can't do the job she was trained for.
Reaching out to help Jess her mum gives her the diaries written by her great grandmother who's husband Alfie lost his leg in the first world war.
We then hear the story of Rose and Alfie and his struggle to live his life on civvy street. Rose is pushed to her limits as Alfie will accept no help from her and like Jess he finds his solace in a bottle.
Will reading the diaries make Jess realise she needs to take help from those who want to give it?
I enjoyed reading this book every bit as much as I expected to. Jess was a great character and I always wanted a happy outcome for her.
Rose's husband Alfie I found harder to like. Rose was so looking forward to him coming home and did everything within her power to help him but he threw it all back at her. This must have been the case for many women after the two great wars. Jess had been working but expected to leave if she became pregnant then when the men came back from war women were forced back into their stay at home domestic lives again, many living with men who had changed so dramatically they didn't know them anymore.
Rose was my favourite character, she was so determined to make her marriage work because she had loved Alfie before he went to war and was sure the real Alfie was inside him somewhere.
Doctors were only just discovering about shell shock,some still didn't believe it was possible and thought that all the soldiers needed was a good home cooked meal and to be back home which meant many soldiers suffering from it had no help at all and their nightmares continued.
Today it's called Post Traumatic Stress but it's still the same debilitating condition as we can see from Jess's story.
I didn't know anything about the poppy factory or why it was set up before I read this book but it became the saviour of both Alfie and Jess and many many more to this day.
The Poppy Factory will be published on 28th August but you can pre-order a copy here
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Matthew Trevelyar leaves his job in London to return to his Cornish roots in the village of St Agnes. After losing his wife to leukae...
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Septic arthritis, acute inflammation of one or more joints caused by infection. In septic arthritis the joints are swollen, hot, sore, and pus-filled; the condition may occur following infection by such bacteria as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, Gonococcus, or Meningococcus. Pus produced in response to infection erodes articular cartilages; since articular cartilages have almost no regenerative capacity, permanent damage may result if treatment is delayed. Treatment includes antimicrobial drug therapy and drainage and rest of the joint.
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arthritis: Infectious arthritisSeptic arthritis usually affects a single large joint, such as the knee. Although a multitude of organisms may cause arthritis,
Staphylococcus aureusis the most common pathogen. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, is a common pathogen affecting sexually active young adults.…
Joint, in anatomy, a structure that separates two or more adjacent elements of the skeletal system. Depending on the type of joint, such separated elements may or may not move on one another. This article discusses the joints of the human body—particularly their structure but also their ligaments, nerve and…
Streptococcus, (genus Streptococcus), group of spheroidal bacteria belonging to the family Streptococcaceae. The term streptococcus("twisted berry") refers to the bacteria's characteristic grouping in chains that resemble a string of beads. Streptococci are microbiologically characterized as gram-positive and nonmotile. Streptococcuscontains a variety of species, some of which cause disease in…
Staphylococcus, (genus Staphylococcus), group of spherical bacteria, the best-known species of which are universally present in great numbers on the mucous membranes and skin of humans and other warm-blooded animals. The term staphylococcus, generally used for all the species, refers to the cells' habit of aggregating in grapelike clusters. Staphylococci…
Pneumococcus, ( Streptococcus pneumoniae), spheroidal bacterium in the family Streptococcaceae that causes human diseases such as pneumonia, sinusitis, otitis media, and meningitis. It is microbiologically characterized as a gram-positive coccus, 0.5 to 1.25 μm (micrometre; 1 μm = 10-6 metre) in diameter, often found in a chain configuration and surrounded by…
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Apple recently posted the first beta release of an update to OS X Yosemite. If you're a registered developer or part of the AppleSeed public beta program, you're eligible to download it. But what if you don't want to? Read on to find out how to avoid downloading it.
First of all, why would you want to avoid the beta?
Many of us want beta updates, and that's fine. But beta software is, by nature, not ready for general release. While Apple may be improving overall reliability and usability, sometimes beta software can introduce new problems you weren't expecting. And many of us may be experiencing beta fatigue right now after months of looking at Yosemite pre-release.
Apple itself advises that the beta software should only be installed "on a system or partition you are prepared to erase as necessary," and says that the beta shouldn't be installed on a production Mac or one that you depend on for your business. Apple also recommends backing up your Mac before installing it.
That's all really good advice. Advice I'd strongly recommend that you follow.
If you're seeing messages to download that update from the Mac App Store and you're not ready to — it's your only Mac, or you haven't backed it up recently, or you just don't feel like it — it's trivial to make those alerts stop. Here's how.
To stop showing Yosemite beta releases
- Click on the menu.
- Select System Preferences...
- Click on App Store.
- Click on the Change... button next to "Your computer is set to receive pre-release Software Update seeds."
- Click the button marked Do Not Show Pre-release Updates.
The change will take effect immediately.
If you don't see the "Your computer is set..." message, your Mac isn't configured to receive beta updates. If you're a registered Mac developer, or if you're enrolled in the AppleSeed public beta program, you can download a configuration utility to do so.
If you decide later that you want to re-enroll in Apple's beta seeding program, you'll need to download that configuration utility from Apple's developer site or from the AppleSeed site. Once you do, you'll once again see the Change button appear where it says "Your computer is set to receive pre-release Software Update seeds."


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New Behavioral Health Facility Taking ShapeOswego Health is still in the planning stages for construction and a building timetable has not been established
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Behavioral health services are in the midst of a major transformation, not only in Oswego County, but across the nation. This trend is occurring as the stigma diminishes and the benefits of BHS are recognized. ... [Subscriber-only content]
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text: My granddaughter, Allison is just that ... a TOM BOY that loves to wear pink!!! I often tell her that she must look for girly things to do ... and not just sports like her brothers. She always, always gives me this look of .... WHAT IS NANA TALKING ABOUT!!! As I was looking for the perfect photo to do this scrapbook page around, I discovered that this little girl LOVES to wear pink. So, at least when it comes to her favorite color .... she is girly through and through.


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Artem Is At The VM And Display Show 2017‹ Back to News
Artem is attending the VM and Display Show 2017, running at the Business Design Centre (Islington) on the 5th and 6th of April. Two Artem staff, Designer Ritchie Beacham-Patterson and Director Richard Hince, will be on hand to answer your questions and tell you all about the great things we do here at Artem. Why not come along and have a chat with us on stand E9? We'd love to see you there!


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Another project for one of my classes. I'm really enjoying myself now that I don't have instructors telling me that I won't succeed without item synthesis, or the ability to be conceptual rather than narrative, or that characters will not get me business. It also makes me feel less like crap, so work I like happens more.
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How is Java Lock better than Synchronization
Here are few benefits of using Java's Lock API over Synchronization
1.Java Lock API provides more visibility and options for locking, unlike synchronized where a thread might end up waiting indefinitely for the lock, we can use tryLock() to make sure thread waits for specific time only.
2. Synchronization code is much cleaner and easy to maintain whereas with Lock we are forced to have try-finally block to make sure Lock is released even if some exception is thrown between lock() and unlock() method calls.
3. Synchronization blocks or methods can cover only one method whereas we can acquire the lock in one method and release it in another method with Lock API.
4.Synchronized keyword doesn't provide fairness whereas we can set fairness to true while creating ReentrantLock object so that longest waiting thread gets the lock first.
5. We can create different conditions for Lock and different thread can await() for different conditions.


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|Sour x Nev Haze : Indoor/Outdoor
|$70 10 seeds
|F A classic Indica/sativa ''winners'' cross (NLxHaze) in an upgraded edition. One parent is an upgraded Northern Light. With an according to connesuirs ''Sour'' smell and taste. She was never crossed with 'Sour'strains, she just has that smell and taste. Like any Northern Light she is very strong and crossed with an indoor adapted Nevilles Haze. They need 10-12 weeks of 12/12 and 3-4 feet in height after 2-3 weeks of veg. Expect overgrown with resin buds here, with a very special smell and taste. They maybe need a bit longer than average, but will perform far out better than average too.
|Zamal X Skunk : Indoor/Outdoor
|$79 10 seeds
|Female seeds X line , This is a very limited edition; a cross with the mighty Zamal. The Zamal (mango/carrot) comes from La Reunion Island (near Madagascar).The mother-plant grows big long arms like an octopus, full with resinous little buds. This Zamal, with it's unique 'electric/intelligent' far out high, is crossed with the Nevilles Haze to reduce it's flower period from 20 to 15 weeks without losing to much of it's psychedelic qualities or polluting it with Indica's. Clones of this cross are easier manageable indoors. Last 4 weeks of 10/14 will help them to finish flowering. Regular seeds from the pure Zamal are 25% male, 25% female and 50% hermies. Crossing it with Nev.haze and feminizing it has had a very positive result on the female/hermie ratio, however we can't promise 99% females here. Just keep a good eye on them. A very nice one if you have the patience and are ready for something totally different, something far out.
|Cinnamon female : Indoor
|$90 10 seeds
|Flowering periode : 9 weeks (70%) Yield : Medium , maximum possible Harvest outdoors : Mid october. (Mediterranean) Stability : 60% 95% tamed sativa Spicy and very high in quality ! For sativa lovers, we chose one with a cinnamon smell and exceptional buzz. Based on a rare Jack H. pheno-type. Can be put under 12/12 hrs after one week. Maximum yields indoors are possible, by putting the best flowering individuals together (6-7 out of 10). Please note they do reach height! (approx. 1,5m) Perfect performance outdoors amongst orange or olive trees. :-)
|Nevilles Haze hybrid female : Indoor
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|Nevilles Haze hybrid female seeds indoor Flowering periode : min. 10 weeks Yield : Medium - maximum Harvest outdoors : End october. (Mediterranean) Stability : 50% 95% sativa If the trippiest quality is not enough ! It is our policy to do pure strains only and not multiple-hybrids, but for this one we made an exception to the rule. We used an indoors adapted Neville's Haze mother (well-known for its psychodelic trippiness!) and a delicious Jack H. "father". Maximum yields are possible by selecting the best flowering individuals (6-7 out of 10), after a few weeks. Outdoors would be perfect, amongst the olive trees. :-)
|Easy Sativa female seeds : Indoor/Outdoor
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|Easy sativa female seeds outdoor Flowering periode : 8 weeks Yield : Medium - maximum Harvest outdoors : Half/End September (Holland) Stability : 50% 95% new style sativa, NOT recommended for indoor growing. So easy outdoors ! Its all in the name, an easy new-style sativa variety for in the greenhouse and outdoors. Most of them flower under 18 hrs light and start flowering half July in Holland. There is some variation in bud shape and taste (between spicy and sweet), but all a clear sativa high.
|Maroc female seeds : Indoor/Outdoor
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|Maroc female seeds outdoor Flowering periode : 8 weeks Yield : Medium Harvest outdoors : Half September (Holland) Stability : 80% 90 % African sativa, NOT recommended for indoor growing. Early outdoor resin producer ! This pure strain has its ancestors in the Ketama-region and was subject to an intense breeding-program, witch resulted in a very resinous outdoor-strain. Flowering starts mid-July in Holland. Buds smell like Ketama, are long and slender with an open structure. Unfortunately it needs the Marrocan climate and soil-type too, to get the pure Ketama taste. But no worries, it's still worth the effort.


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ITV's Chasing Shadows is far behind in the viewer ratings game compared with Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC One. WDYTYA? captured 4.6 million viewers and a 23% share while Chasing Shadows only attracted 1.4 million viewers and a 7% share. The third ever episode saw Reece Shearsmith's clichéd DS Stone – misunderstood and a renegade, obviously – come face to face with a psychotic serial killer.
After reducing Mary Berry to a crumbling mess and forcing Brian Blessed to pull anguished expressions that even he struggled with, last night saw Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One, 9pm) approach Inspector George Gently with a typically tragic dossier of genealogical sob stories.
Scenes of actor Martin Shaw tracking down the fate of his mysteriously Royal Marine grandfather who disappeared from his family at a young age helped BBC One easily secure the prime time slot.
The 11th series of the BBC show has proved another great success for the channel, with Brendan O'Carroll's walk through Dublin's troubled past netting a series high of 5.3 million viewers three weeks ago.
Last night's rummage through historical family trauma didn't do quite as well, but still managed an average audience of 4.6 million viewers and a 23% share.
At the same time on ITV, the latest programme to jump into the overcrowded market of home-grown procedural police dramas continued with Chasing Shadows (9pm) still attempting to discover its own unique selling point.
The third ever episode saw Reece Shearsmith's clichéd DS Stone – misunderstood and a renegade, obviously – come face to face with a psychotic serial killer. Last night's first of a two-part story brought in the exact same audience as the series début three weeks ago, with 2.7 million viewers tuning in, resulting in a 13% share.
9pm also saw Educating the East End endure over on Channel 4, with executives no doubt praying for one of those buzzworthy moments that helped Educating Yorkshirestep above the crowd of opportunistic observational documentaries.
Last night's latest sixty minute slice of gobby children with added confidence took in 1.4 million viewers and a 7% share.
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Premique (both strengths) was out of production for up to a year, and then Pfizer (the manufacturer) announced they were no longer producing the higher strength. The Low Dose (LD) came back into production in February 2017 but in another forum here it has become very apparent that both GPs and pharmacies widely believe, incorrectly, that even the LD is no longer available.
It would appear that different pharmacies (including different locations of the same chain) use different distributors, and not all of the distributors are sourcing Premique. This means that one branch of Boots may be able to obtain it for you, and another may not. I've started this thread so that anyone who has had successes or failures in getting Premique LD can post the details here, in order to benefit others. So I'll start the ball rolling:
YES - Boots in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
NO - Boots in Brandon, Suffolk
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Fighting Caravans, an alternative-rock quintet from Leeds, will kick off their summer with the release of latest single, Blue Heart Motel, on Friday 1st July 2016.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO HERE: http://bit.ly/1Xe3ld9
The single, produced by Alex Greaves (Forever Cult, Trash, NARCS, Colour Of Spring) and mastered by Brian Lucey (Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, The Last Shadow Puppets, Marilyn Manson, Ray LaMontagne) will be released on a 7" blue vinyl, also containing B-side, In Sicily, and Digital Download.
2016 has already seen the band announce two UK tours and on the bill for a number of high profile festivals, including Live At Leeds and Liverpool Sound City.
The recent set at Live At Leeds was recently reviewed by CLASH Magazine: "Deep dulcet crooning tones and tracks filled with blood curdling rants, singer Daniel Clark seems possessed…definitely ones to watch!"
In 2015, Fighting Caravans released their debut EP, Beasts Of England, which was supported by a UK & EU tour and earned local and international plaudits. The success afforded by singles 'Tyrannosaur' and 'Exec. Style' have provided opportunity for the band to complete their first ever UK headline tour (March) and will see the outfit feature at a number of festivals in 2016, including; Live At Leeds, Liverpool Sound City and Long Division, in addition to further tours in the UK and Germany.
Blue Heart Motel was recorded at Peak Studios in Bradford and represents a further progression from the 5-piece's earlier 'swamp-rock' sound; the title track – accompanied by an official music video (link below) – is metaphoric of a love lost, whilst In Sicily continues the theme of jiving at typical relationship conventions with lyrics inspired by such works as Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel and classic film trilogy, The Godfather.
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It all started with The Stress Fracture. Well, actually it started with two nurses I worked with asking me to walk a half marathon. Despite (or perhaps because of) being in nursing school, I was at my heaviest at 210 pounds. That's a lot on a 5' 2" frame. I was coming off a Christmas that included crying to my future husband that I was tired of being short of breath just putting on my shoes. In 2009, I walked 13 miles and ran the last tenth of a mile to the finish line at Lewis & Clark Half Marathon. A spark was ignited.
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After months of running through increasing pain, I confronted my fear and saw my sports medicine doctor. I had given myself an anterior cortex stress fracture in my right tibia. The doctor called it the worst kind of stress fracture. He shut down my 2014 season before it ever began. "Fine, what can I do?" I asked him. Thus began my self-training for a century. After nine months of biking and achieving my century goal, I saw the doctor for my monthly stress fracture assessment. When he informed me the fracture was still not healed, I said, "Fine, what can I do now?" His answer: Swimming. Now that I had confronted my fear of road riding, The Universe wanted me to work on my swim anxiety. "If I have to swim, I might as well do a triathlon," I told him.
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Beyond my running experience and my decade long nursing career, I have participated in sprint, Olympic and half-iron triathlons. My current goal is Ironman Louisville in October 2018. Triathlon has challenged me mentally, physically, emotionally and personally … and the rewards have been amazing athletic and personal growth. This sport has truly become both my passion and my career. I am in love with the triathlon lifestyle and love to train, race and better myself each and every day. People often say to me, "I don't know how you do it. You're a mom, a wife and you train for triathlons?!?" My answer is simple: You too can do this. And yet it's not that simple at the same time. My husband is supportive of my goals both as an athlete and as a coach … and that has made this adventure possible. It's not easy, but then everything worth having in life is not easy.
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