In addition, the cell phone housing or casing cannot be cracked or broken, and neither the display nor the housing can exhibit any signs of liquid damage.
"Two weeks ago, I lost my cell phone, my house keys, my laundry that I got cleaned..
"What's the emergency?" Heather told him that Roark, who a few days earlier had been discharged from the Army for repeated misconduct, had mistakenly left his cell phone at her house; on it, she found text messages saying that he was planning to return to his home town, near Seattle.
Think of watches, cell phones, cars, houses, wine.
Bursts of cackling over something on someone's cell phone brought the house-party vibe into sharp relief, as did the couples: so many couples, gazing lovingly at each other, kissing like they were reuniting after a long period apart, resting heads and languid arms on each other's shoulders, leaning up against walls and one another.
The only reason we keep the land line is that our cell phone reception in our house is so spotty and on occasion, we need to make a call from the house.
According to some recent estimates by Informa Telecoms & Media, the installed base of these devices, which are basically small, low-powered cell phone towers for your house, could grow from 2.5 million this year to 59 million by 2016.
If you use credit cards, have a cell phone contract, bought a house from a builder or put your mother or father in a nursing home, you have very likely signed away your right to be heard in court if there's a problem.
This wouldn't be the hugest deal except for two embarrassing facts: 1) That I am the cell phone Nazi in my house, always lecturing my husband and kids not to text and drive, not to email and drive and to only talk and drive if they use their headset; 2) That they all have headsets, to start with, and I don't.
The household wealth index was evaluated using three variables: household assets (e.g. cell phone, television, bicycle, etc)., house materials for the walls, floor and roof, and monthly salary.
