Tennessee is known as a place to hear great music. There's a history of folk and country music in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, Nashville is the home of the country music industry, and Memphis is the place for blues. But if you get off of the interstate and wander the back roads southwest of Nashville, you may hear something special. If you're lucky and the wind is just right, the sound of trumpeting may come your way. Is it jazz or a marching band? No, it's music made by some very happy elephants!
Elephants? In Tennessee? Yes, they are the lucky residents of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. A haven for old, sick or needy elephants, it is the home to both Asian and African elephants who have been retired from zoos and circuses. The nineteen residents, all female, have free range on 2700 acres of old growth forests, pastures and spring fed ponds. There are heated barns where they can come and go as they please. It's like a great resort for them. No matter where the elephants wander on the grounds, the caregivers bring food and medical treatments to them several times a day.
Getting back to cellphones, the staff uses them to stay in contact everywhere in the sanctuary. Hauling food out to each elephant three times a day, providing fresh drinking water and administering foot soaks and other necessary treatments are just some of the duties in the field. Back at the barns, the stalls need to be cleaned and pressure washed every day, and there are always new construction projects and maintenance to be done on the fences, equipment, buildings and grounds. The daily activities take a toll on their cell phones. They can get banged around, dropped and dunked into foot baths, mud puddles or worse.
This is where you come in. The Elephant Sanctuary is a non-profit organization, licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. They receive no state or federal funds, and they rely entirely on public contributions, member support and in-kind contributions. If you have a spare Verizon compatible cellphone from 2005 or newer, please donate it to the staff. Phones need to be in good working condition, and matching chargers are also appreciated. Come to the Wish List for more information and the address to send your phone.
How much does it cost the sanctuary to take care of their elephants? It takes about $1,000 for food, dietary supplements and regular veterinary care for each elephant, each month. With nineteen elephants in residence, that's more than a quarter of a million dollars per year, not counting staff salaries and operating costs for the facilities. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Looking for a Deal on VoIP Service?
Are you in the market for new VoIP service? Are you trying to replace the broadband phone service you've been using, such as SunRocket, because it is no longer available? Or maybe you've heard a bit about getting your telephone calls on the Internet and are wondering if this is something for you. Well, here's an offer you may find intriguing.
VoIP.com specializes in residential broadband phone service, also called VoIP. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. That means sending voice, or telephone conversations, over the Internet rather than on a private line to the phone company. So, why use the Internet when there is a perfectly good phone line available? Ah, that's the key question.
The phone line is owned by the phone company. It's been that way for over 100 years and not about to change. The technology hasn't much changed either. You can plug a 50 year old telephone into your line and it will work just fine. The incumbent phone company is nothing, if not consistent. Consistent, but not very progressive. That's where VoIP companies step in.
Since the traditional phone wires are owned by the phone company, innovative new companies needed another way to offer their services. They found that home broadband service has enough bandwidth to transport telephone calls as well as computer data. The trick is to convert the conversations into packets of bits that look just like computer data to the Internet. VoIP.com does this by providing an interface box that contain the electronics to allow a regular telephone set to connect to your broadband Internet router.
So why bother? Well, how much are you paying for your phone service? I'll bet it's not the $9.95 a month that VoIP.com charges for their most basic service. For that price you get 200 minutes a month to call anywhere in the USA, Canada or Puerto Rico. That's perfect for people who need a home phone but aren't heavy users. Oh, you ARE a heavy user? Then you'll want the unlimited package that goes for $19.95 a month or $16.95 a month on the annual payment plan. Talk all you want. Unlimited means you can chat to your heart's content. You'll also get International rates that are under 2 cents a minute extra to call the U.K, Germany, France, Italy, China or Australia. Rates are really reasonable to other countries, too.
You may be used to paying extra for calling features such as Caller ID, call-waiting or call forwarding. Not with these plans. These features are a basic part of the service. Plus you get other useful services such as voicemail, three-way calling, call blocking, call forwarding, do not disturb and find me. Find me lets you set up your service to call you from a list of alternative numbers, such as your cell phone, until it finds the phone you answer. Pretty handy when you're on the go and don't want to miss any calls.
Does this sound like the kind of phone service you'd like to have and the price you want to pay? If so, learn more and order your VoIP Internet Phone Service quickly and easily online.
VoIP.com specializes in residential broadband phone service, also called VoIP. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. That means sending voice, or telephone conversations, over the Internet rather than on a private line to the phone company. So, why use the Internet when there is a perfectly good phone line available? Ah, that's the key question.
The phone line is owned by the phone company. It's been that way for over 100 years and not about to change. The technology hasn't much changed either. You can plug a 50 year old telephone into your line and it will work just fine. The incumbent phone company is nothing, if not consistent. Consistent, but not very progressive. That's where VoIP companies step in.
Since the traditional phone wires are owned by the phone company, innovative new companies needed another way to offer their services. They found that home broadband service has enough bandwidth to transport telephone calls as well as computer data. The trick is to convert the conversations into packets of bits that look just like computer data to the Internet. VoIP.com does this by providing an interface box that contain the electronics to allow a regular telephone set to connect to your broadband Internet router.
So why bother? Well, how much are you paying for your phone service? I'll bet it's not the $9.95 a month that VoIP.com charges for their most basic service. For that price you get 200 minutes a month to call anywhere in the USA, Canada or Puerto Rico. That's perfect for people who need a home phone but aren't heavy users. Oh, you ARE a heavy user? Then you'll want the unlimited package that goes for $19.95 a month or $16.95 a month on the annual payment plan. Talk all you want. Unlimited means you can chat to your heart's content. You'll also get International rates that are under 2 cents a minute extra to call the U.K, Germany, France, Italy, China or Australia. Rates are really reasonable to other countries, too.
You may be used to paying extra for calling features such as Caller ID, call-waiting or call forwarding. Not with these plans. These features are a basic part of the service. Plus you get other useful services such as voicemail, three-way calling, call blocking, call forwarding, do not disturb and find me. Find me lets you set up your service to call you from a list of alternative numbers, such as your cell phone, until it finds the phone you answer. Pretty handy when you're on the go and don't want to miss any calls.
Does this sound like the kind of phone service you'd like to have and the price you want to pay? If so, learn more and order your VoIP Internet Phone Service quickly and easily online.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Sanyo Katana II is a Pink Fascination
When was the last time you found a cell phone fascinating? Take a closer look at the new Sanyo Katana II and you may find it indeed fascinating. Here's something to pique your interest. Right now, this phone will pay you to take it. Fascinated? I thought so!
The Sanyo Katana II Pink Fascination camera phone is an upgrade to the highly popular Katana model for Sprint PCS wireless service. The original Katana took the cell phone market by storm with its gorgeous soft pink coloring and slim profile that rivals the svelte Motorola RAZR line. The Katana II ups the ante with technology you can use at a deal too good to pass up.
Look at all you get. First is the super-thin, sculpted plastic flip-phone shell in a very pretty pink with silver trim. Next comes Bluetooth wireless technology so you can converse hands-free by clipping one of those little Bluetooth headsets over your ear and putting the Pink Fascination in your bag or pocket. You also have a speakerphone available, to include friends on your side of the conversation. With voice activated dialing, you just speak to dial your phone.
The color display measures an impressive 2.2 inches. You'll love having it to view the snapshots you take with the built-in digital camera. Keep them to yourself or share them with others with an add-on messaging plan from Sprint.
Another add-on plan you'll like is GPS services. That's a navigation system on your phone that can give you audible turn by turn driving directions, map location or other location services.
More? You want more? Of course you do. You get it, too, with the Katana II. You'll find a nice clear color external display in addition to the main display, ability to record up to 300 voice memos of 3 minutes each in length, custom ringtones with a DJ Editor pre-loaded, picture Caller ID and ability to download games and graphics.
All this and an unbeatable offer to boot. Your new Sanyo Katana II Pink Fascination is FREE when you order it with a Sprint PCS service plan, for a limited time only. Not only is it free, but it comes with a $50 cash back mail-in rebate. Yes, you get paid to take the phone for free. Even shipping via FedEx is free. Oh, my gosh. You can do even better when you order TWO free Pink Fascinations on a Sprint Family Plan. But don't wait. This offer is good as of this writing, but might disappear at any time.
Of course, if pink isn't your color or you really have your heart set on something else, check out the huge selection and current specials at Cell Phone Plans Finder right now.
The Sanyo Katana II Pink Fascination camera phone is an upgrade to the highly popular Katana model for Sprint PCS wireless service. The original Katana took the cell phone market by storm with its gorgeous soft pink coloring and slim profile that rivals the svelte Motorola RAZR line. The Katana II ups the ante with technology you can use at a deal too good to pass up.
Look at all you get. First is the super-thin, sculpted plastic flip-phone shell in a very pretty pink with silver trim. Next comes Bluetooth wireless technology so you can converse hands-free by clipping one of those little Bluetooth headsets over your ear and putting the Pink Fascination in your bag or pocket. You also have a speakerphone available, to include friends on your side of the conversation. With voice activated dialing, you just speak to dial your phone.
The color display measures an impressive 2.2 inches. You'll love having it to view the snapshots you take with the built-in digital camera. Keep them to yourself or share them with others with an add-on messaging plan from Sprint.
Another add-on plan you'll like is GPS services. That's a navigation system on your phone that can give you audible turn by turn driving directions, map location or other location services.
More? You want more? Of course you do. You get it, too, with the Katana II. You'll find a nice clear color external display in addition to the main display, ability to record up to 300 voice memos of 3 minutes each in length, custom ringtones with a DJ Editor pre-loaded, picture Caller ID and ability to download games and graphics.
All this and an unbeatable offer to boot. Your new Sanyo Katana II Pink Fascination is FREE when you order it with a Sprint PCS service plan, for a limited time only. Not only is it free, but it comes with a $50 cash back mail-in rebate. Yes, you get paid to take the phone for free. Even shipping via FedEx is free. Oh, my gosh. You can do even better when you order TWO free Pink Fascinations on a Sprint Family Plan. But don't wait. This offer is good as of this writing, but might disappear at any time.
Of course, if pink isn't your color or you really have your heart set on something else, check out the huge selection and current specials at Cell Phone Plans Finder right now.
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