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Apple vs Obama
A few people who read my letter to Apple assumed for some reason that I'm an Apple hater – or indeed that I had foresworn Apple products entirely.
They couldn't be more wrong. I love Apple – always have and probably always will (though the affair is distinctly less romantic these days). As I made perfectly clear in my letter, I have had Apple products for years – since before it was particularly fashionable and people looked at you like you were a weirdo when you asked whether there was a Mac OS version of their software.
But the past few years have been disappointing, to say the least, and for the first time its rivals are able to offer products that are just as compelling, so it felt appropriate to have a separation – which is why I've ditched the iPhone in favour of a Samsung. Other parts of my technological life – perhaps even the Macbook I'm writing this on – could well follow suit.
Some have written in to thank me, to tell me that my letter has convinced them to make the move as well – as if they were trapped in a loveless marriage.
Others have abused me for, variously, my ignorance, self-obsession, poor writing, poor spelling and downright lunacy at abandoning Apple. Which is fine, though it might be worth clarifying that this is my personal blog (which I started up mainly to house my music mixes, which in the interest of politeness you should really check out), I don't benefit from it monetarily at all, am not receiving any kind of kicks from any company, and am not in pursuit of web traffic (particularly since my ISP is threatening to charge me more because of the extra traffic recently).
On the basis of all the emails, tweets and comments, some people seem to have a tribal, almost binary approach to Apple – you're in or you're out. You love them or you hate them.
This is, to put it lightly, a bit odd.
It's an attitude you frequently encounter when it comes to football teams or religion, but rarely to brands. People don't curse, scream and abuse each other online because they like Pepsi rather than Coke. They might be a Mercedes or BMW fan but even when it comes to cars, all but a fringe element can take 'em or leave 'em.
This clearly isn't the case with Apple: I'm willing to bet there are more people in the UK who categorise themselves as an Apple or Android person than who declare a confirmed political allegiance, be it Conservative, Labour or LibDem.
So why does writing anything about Apple seem to provoke such a furore?
I suspect there's probably a whole combination of factors – although most of them probably come down to the fact that it is now one of the world's biggest companies. Moreover, while part of its dominance undoubtedly derives from the fact that it makes better products than the majority of the competition, it also owes a significant amount to its mastery of marketing.
Like politicians, Apple has been selling us a dream for many years: that it can help enhance our lives, and make us cooler, through its products. And with some reason: many of its products have indeed been revolutionary. This has reinforced the cycle, and Apple has encouraged us, subtly, to consider it as something more than a mere computer company – Think Different, the keynotes and so on.
Apple Exceptionalism worked when the company was a phenomenon, but it's far more difficult to pull off that kind of marketing when you're the establishment incumbent. Ask Barack Obama. He was once a phenomenon: he promised America so much, he came to office on a wave of approval and then…
Like Apple, Obama campaigned for years as the alternative option, the plucky underdog, the slick, inspiring option towards whom we should make a leap of faith.
In both cases, the dream soured somewhat thereafter. Even the most passionate fans of both will, if they are being truly honest with themselves, admit that things haven't gone all that swimmingly recently – whether you're referring to Obama and the economy or Apple and the iOS6 fiasco.
Like Obama, Apple's future depends to a large extent on how it reacts to this wave of disappointment. Does the company dust itself down, dive back onto the campaign trail and try to inspire us once again? Or does it continue to disappoint us?
Obama has shown it is possible to reignite that enthusiasm, even after past disappointments. I hope Apple follows the same path as I'd dearly love to stick with its products. But, for the time being at least, I'd rather be with someone else.
Incidentally, the Samsung is a pleasant change, but is far from perfect. I'll blog a little bit about the transition soon.
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Alex says:
Apple and Obama fan here. Agree about Apple/iOS 6, but zero sourness about Obama. What does economy problem have to do with him, again? He did a damn grand job helping to smooth the landing and overseeing the takeoff. Building takes a lot longer than destroying; people forget that. So yeah, no matter how hard I look, I can't see anything sour in my Obama relationship, so you're wrong that all fans would admit that.
AF says:
You are right, orchestrating and building a new bubble takes longer than contracting from an old one. It takes days or weeks for people to realize that the papers they are holding are trash. It takes years to build up the con.
Maybe the administration has been busy choosing malinvestments into which new commodity should be encouraged.
Perhaps it should be the tulips again. The government should declare that if you invest in tulips, but your investment flops, the government will bail you out. Then, when the over-blown tulip investments burst and crash the markets, the government should provide a 'soft landing' by bailing out the tulip farmers and prolonging the resulting contraction from a month to another four years.
Obama should learn from the Japanese. They have been in stagnation for three decades. Four years are like a butterfly's dream to them.
Bali Rakhra says:
Very well written, and your logic is sound. I say this even although I knew how to interpret your previous letter.
I am one of those (few) who feel exactly the same way as you. I think I'm more annoyed with Apple for not making their products more innovative year on year recently, than I am annoyed with their actual products, if you know what I mean. Their products are still perfectly adequate from a tech point of view, but their latter decisions and innovations are lacklustre, don't break much new ground – although sometimes 'break' old ground (did someone say "maps"?), and also carry a faint whiff of them shifting focus from tech innovation, to capitalising on the laurels they've earned over the last decade. On the contrary, other companies (eg Samsung, Google, even Microsoft) have managed to start late, grow much more quickly, and have now 'overtaken the master' introducing the innovations that could have so easily been part of the iPhone repertoire.
Doing away with the 17″ Macbook Pro was the last straw for me. That was a moronic decision. If it was purely a financial decision, they could have just charged a higher premium for it. The purists would have moaned, but it would be far better than it being withdrawn completely. I even thought they might bring in an 18.4 or 19″ version for the real pros one day. But no. Now Apple have decided that 15″ is large enough for me.
Are Apple running out of ideas of how to make profit out of new items, that they have to 'streamline' and costcut to improve their margins? If so, that doesn't sound like a very 'creative' company to me.
This decision confirmed to me that they are only concerned with their net profits, and have lost sight of their aim to provide pro level tech any more – which is how they originally built their name in the first place. So they've changed. lost themselves, or perhaps they've lost their VISION. The vision of Steve Jobs that is. And now they're just A.N.Other tech company that is nothing special, but think they are, as they are still surfing the wave built from Mr Job's own energy. But once that has completely dissipated. The only thing that will be left is the name. Not the philosophy or the legend. That was Steve Jobs. Apple without him seems to be a very different creature. Perhaps they should change their name, lest they confuse people by leading them to expect the same philosophy towards tech than from Jobs' era.
Anyway, thanks for a great couple of articles. And I applaud you. I know it's not a rant. It's just an observation. And although some of the comments and replies your first letter received actually made some worthwhile and fair responses, there was also, as you say, somewhat of a 'furore'. Perhaps you're just a little ahead of your time. The way things are going of late, it may not be too much longer before Android and Windows continue their onslaught and overtake Apple who's gotten a bit stuck in the mud, and then when the contrast is stark, perhaps your letter will be seen as prophetic.
All the best.
I shall now politely listen to some of your music mixes.
rick hardy says:
ok, here goes, my wife has an i phone, as well all the folks i spend time with. lots of peer pressure to have an iphone, ( for social use its great) i had one and upgraded to the iphone 5, my purpose business only. here is what i did not like,
email attachments at the bottom of the email having to scrool down to read them whereas i need them upfront, a storage device i can control the content on, not having to always go thru itunes for everything, file cabinets in the device where i can store documents received from an email – easy to store photos, videos, etc. but i found it difficult to just save a document, spread sheet, etc. i can go on and on, but i am a samsung GS3 user now, bottom line is i like control of the device and the ability to customize, iphone seems better for those who realy don't want to do that, i find the tech folks move towards some other device than apple, facebook, twitter and social media types apple -
Francisco Angelini says:
Nice words ED, my love affair with apple ends after buy one mac mini to using in my shows, HDMI poor quality give-me a lot of problems. I try contact apple support and they don't give any feedback per 50 days, and in 55 days i receive one call from apple thats said: We know about this problem, we dont will doing nothing, sorry.
Now i make contact with Brazilian Prosecutor of Consumers Right with bases in Consumer Coder, law 8.087 of September 11, 1990 where said my rights. IN oct 21,2012 i did this, in oct 23 of 2012 apple is notified by Prosecutor. Apple call me to said: YOU HAVE 2 CHOICES: give your money back or we give you other new mini mid2012. I told many times thats i need Video card ati or nvidia to my job with DDR5 memory no intel shared memory video card (don't work with resolume vj software).
They said we offer this, i said per art. 18 if your company change or not fix my product, i have right to choose other ok i want one brand new macbook pro retina with nvidia card. They said NO, or mini or money back.
I think that Apple believes are unattainable by the laws, it reminds me of many bad Brazilian politicians, i lost a lot of money (ops its reminds again some bads Brazilians Politicians thats stolen public money), apple said we offer this if you like get if don't, sorry (ops Brazilian bad politicians again!!!).
I said apple is dead with jobs, they need find again apple felling, they lost style and respect with the consumer.
sorry per my english, i'm a brazilian, my language is portuguese, Now apple will discovery like some bad brazilian politicians thats MP (PUBLIC PROSECUTORS) here makes law works and does not matter if you're a famous politician and dishonest or the largest company in the world. -
peggy says:
Like you, my husband and i are both long time Mac users because we are in the design industry. Against my husband's protest, i decided to try Lumia (a windows phone) instead of iPhone and really love the new WP os. now even my husband finds himself constantly want to use my phone instead of his iPhone.
(I want to try iPhone alternative but just can't get myself to like the Samsung aesthetic…)
fkerrigan says:
We've 3 mac books here in this hoose, we all used to have iphones (x4) and a few ipods here and there and an apple tv box (for streaming not for a buying movies more expensive than we can buy outright at the supermarket). But Apple is just product that does stuff and we have slowly moved to other products only two iphones left (kids) I'm on a win phone and Mrs has a 3G. When phone contracts come up do we really want to play 100% more (or 200% or more) for the same service that can get with another non apple phone.
My apple mac book is over 4 years old and works well, so well its runs Win8 under vmware (need a dev env) I would upgrade but the price of a decent mac book is now about £1,500 this sticks just a bit.
I like apple but if someone comes up some something better then…. I'll take in a nano second; same as I would with Fridges,TVs and anything else.


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California-based quarterback coach Steve Calhoun has tutored elite quarterbacks of all age groups and can spot that "it" factor in a young quarterback.
One of those quarterbacks was 2013 Nebraska commit Johnny Stanton, who Calhoun first saw as a middle schooler in Southern California and again in early July when Stanton worked out for Calhoun with Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez.
"The one thing he does is competes," Calhoun said of Stanton. "When the lights come on — and though he might not have the best footwork or the best motion — he gets it done. He's super accurate with the football when the lights are on."
The lights will be plenty bright this week as Stanton competes in the finals of the Elite 11 quarterback competition, which started Wednesday near Los Angeles. The prestigious event features 25 of the country's top senior quarterbacks locked in five days of competition. The finals will be televised Aug. 7 and 14 on ESPN.
Stanton, a dual-threat quarterback who committed to Nebraska on July 9, threw for 2,439 yards and 13 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,428 yards and 21 touchdowns as he led Santa Margarita Catholic High School to a state title in his first season as the starting quarterback.
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Four-star recruit Johnny Stanton will join Nebraska in 2013. But first, he'll make a stop this week at the Elite 11 quarterback competition finals in California. Here's a look at the numbers he put up last season:
Passing attempts, 269
Completions, 163
Completion percentage, 60.6
Passing yards, 2,439
Passing touchdowns, 13
Interceptions, 8
Rushing attempts, 260
Rushing yards, 1,428
Rushing touchdowns, 21
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Position: | QB |
Conference: | SEC |
School: | Texas A&M Aggies |
Year/Status: | Sophomore |
Jersey Number: | #2 |
Height & Weight: | 6'1 - 210 lbs. |
Draft Prediction: | Top 20 |
Ranked #2 on our Top 100 Prospects Board |
40-Yard Dash | 4.56 |
2014 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
Johnny Football took college football by storm last year as evidenced by his 2012 Davey O'Brien Award and Heisman Trophy wins, the first freshman to ever earn either award. His sophomore campaign did not go as smoothly with off-field issues during the offseason and a couple tough losses to close the year.
Manziel lacks ideal height and arm strength. Very thin for his size and needs to add bulk to handle all the hits he will take. Took a lot of shots in college. Elite mobility and top end speed for a quarterback. Footwork, release, accuracy and technique are all serious problems. Relies heavily on improvisation and will need an offense to cater their entire offense to his style. Throws a few too many balls up for grabs. Puts good velocity on throws even when on the move. Appears to be a great team leader. Noted for having a laid-back attitude on and off the field. Relies heavily on his ability to escape pressure and make plays out of the pocket or when scrambling.
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as much as I dislike manziel he will go first round
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One of the goals of any business is to make as much money as is legally possible. If you want to call it "screw", fine but whatever the term, the concept is the same.I don't think Karl is suggesting a conspiracy. He simply asked a question regarding competitive use of the destroyed infrastructure. If the new infrastructure causes competition to decrease, those that remain may have an opportunity to increase profits. It's also possible for profits to increase because the replaced infrastructure will be less costly to maintain. If some portion of those profits are regulated, that could translate into savings for consumers. If profits are not regulated and sufficient competition doesn't exist to cause an equalization, profits will go up and more "screwing" will occur.
One of the goals of any business is to make as much money as is legally possible. If you want to call it "screw", fine but whatever the term, the concept is the same.
Yeah. If I Monday morning quarterback my post, I might choose to to make it "the" goal and remove the world legally. It truly is the goal from which all other goals are spawned. Far too often we only have regard for the law after we get caught.I don't know why but a Seinfeld episode comes to mind:
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Summary: Lab 5 will discuss what interrupts are for and how to fire them.
Write a function, void seg_count(int num)
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The pin-outs for the blue MSP430F16x Lite Development Board are configurable through a programmable PLD. This allows the user to change the pin map in software. You can see the current arrangement of the pins here: LiteBoardPinout
Using the seg_count()
function you just wrote. Write a program that does the following:
Interrupts, as the name implies, will interrupt a program whenever it is, and when the interrupt is done being serviced it will jump back to wherever it was in the program. This allows the programmer to have more freedom in their code, automates certain functions, and reduces the number of checks handled by the processor.
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void main(void){
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void SOME_interrupt (void) __interrupt[SOME_vector]{
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Write an interrupt that will fire when the buttons are pushed. If you need additional help, there are examples in the ../Crossworks MSP430 1.x/samples/
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its part of our heritage a great place to visit for all family members plus it give the children a history leason as part of the visit
its part of our heritage a great place to visit for all family members plus it give the children a history leason as part of the visit
The museum was excellent, well laid out in chronological order with lots of display cases and detailed information on the life and travels of Captain Cook spread across many rooms. The museum is surrounded by a beautiful and vast park which is pleasant to walk around and the café onsite is great for a light lunch.
Bang smack in the middle of a beautiful park, this place shouldn't be missed and I guess it is the most famous place in Marton, a suburb of Middlesbrough.
This is an ideal attraction for bringing people to the North East, especially history buffs interested in Captain Cook & his discoveries. You now need to pay a small entrance fee but this gives you entry for the full year. The museum is aimed at children with dress up costumes & a storytelling area. They all host a variety of... More
Captain Cooks museum is located in Stewart Park, Middlesbrough, close to the spot where Captain Cook was born, (the site of his original cottage is marked by a stone urn). The museum charts the life and adventures of Captain cook, with activities for childrensome interesting exhibits. At Nearby Great Ayton (about 8 miles away) is his original school room, which... More
It's very interesting, and set in a lovely park, with a coffee shop and children's play park. Captain cook went to school in the village I live which is great Ayton, and we have a statue of captain cook on the village green so well worth the visit to great Ayton which is a short drive from Martin, also you... More
very good for kids with dressing up and things to touch,pity it doesn,t get the backing Mima gets having to close in the winter.
Went to see this with the children some parts of this scared them , I enjoyed it but the kids wont go again
Lovely to look back on local history, good to see the revamped museum as remember it from my youth, enjoyed taking my grandkids
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While Real Madrid's players were preparing for this week's huge Champions League and La Liga games against Juventus and Barcelona, 500 children aged between six and thirteen were attending training sessions at the Spanish football club's two new academies in East Timor.
These academies are not scouting outposts aiming to find the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale, but educational centres funded by the Realmadrid Foundation and its partners, and run in collaboration with the ministry of education in one of the world's newest countries.
In recent weeks the foundation has also organised a training course for 43 Colombian youth coaches, provided new sports kit to 100 'at-risk' children aged between six and nine at its academy in Mozambique, and hosted tournaments for over 1,000 children in Japan and Panama.
The Realmadrid Foundation seeks to promote our values through sports and education, teaching children human values such as commitment, responsibility and teamwork, which will be central to their success in their future work life
Emilio Butragueño, Real's director of institutional relations
Such activities all form part of Real Madrid's mission to spread its 'values' to children around the world, according to former Blancos centre-forward Emilio Butragueño, who is now the club's director of institutional relations.
"Real Madrid is a legendary football club with over a century of sporting and social history," said Butragueño.
"The Realmadrid Foundation seeks to promote our values through sports and education, teaching children human values such as commitment, responsibility and teamwork, which will be central to their success in their future work life.
"We feel the need to give back to society and to our fan base, by assisting the most vulnerable people, at-risk children and youngsters living in precarious conditions or exposed to violence, poverty, drugs and crime."
Most fans of Ronaldo or Bale are likely unaware, but Madrid's foundation was established in 1997 and now organises a range of activities both in Spain and overseas, which are about more than just football or basketball training.
The organisation runs regular 'sports camps' for children around Spain, while also working in prisons and hospitals, and with immigrants and individuals with physical or learning difficulties.
Its global activities are more development focused - with an extra focus on healthcare and the personal well-being of the children who attend. Academy staff are given specialist training, and activities at each academy are often run in conjunction with government bodies or private NGOs.
"At the foundation's social sports schools the children participate in training, games and events, while at the same time going to school or taking part in a professional training programme," Butragueño said.
"They also benefit from social services adjusted to their specific needs, such as classes and workshops on different themes, medical check-ups, psychological follow-up [and the provision of] snacks and school supplies."
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Madrid president Florentino Pérez told the club's AGM in September that it currently operates 317 projects in 68 countries, which help more than 60,000 people on five continents.
Facilities have been opened in Middle East countries including Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, while one is even planned for Iraq / Kurdistan.
Funding for these projects comes from the club - the richest in the world with an annual turnover of over $687 million – and includes the proceeds from 'legends' games featuring former Madrid stars such as Butragueño and current first team assistant coach Zinedine Zidane.
Corporate partnerships are also a major source of the foundation's resources however. For example Microsoft has provided computer software worth a reported $1.38 million to an initiative to reach 20,000 children in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico.
"We are two businesses who are in the DNA of young people, in technology and sport," María Garaña, president of Microsoft España, said as the partnership between football club and technology giant was launched last May.
It is striking how the club has expanded its development and charitable work in different countries around the world in recent years, just as Pérez has focused the club's commercial growth on emerging markets - evidenced by plans for a Real Madrid themed 'resort island' in the UAE or the current $41 million a year shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates Airline.
While skeptics might say that the club's budget for development-type activities is not too significant when put beside the multi-million euro salaries paid to its 'galáctico' footballers, Butragueño preferred to focus on the positive influence that the foundation can bring to the lives of those it helps.
The former Spanish international forward was in Bogota in May to help launch the Microsoft project, and he returned to Colombia last month to be guest of honour at a 'reconciliation' football tournament played between former FARC guerrillas and former adversaries from other paramilitary organisations.
"The club's figures all support the foundation's activities whenever they can," Butragueño said.
"This is Real Madrid Football Club's chosen vehicle for corporate social investment globally. Our partnership with Microsoft represents a major step in the advancement and improvement of their programmes but, above all, in the progress of Latin youth. The overall aim is to promote the inherent values of sport as an educational tool."
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Galaxy S4 - Ringtone is way too low even on max volume.
Anyone knows how to change this? I can barely listen to it even when it's not in my pocket. And yes the volume is maxed out.
Volume is working fine for every other app (music, vids, games and such) it's just on the phone that is so low. - 01-15-2014, 07:08 PM #2
Re: Galaxy S4 - Ringtone is way too low even on max volume.
There are five different volume settings on the phone, all of which effect different volume levels for different functions.
Try setting them all to maximum to see if it corrects your problem. You can adjust the volumes by using the device configuration screens (accessable by touching the notification configuration wheel).
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Lingerie Football League to Offer Fantasy Stats
From the makers of Lingerie Bowl comes the Lingerie Football League. Set to debut in 2009, the Lingerie Football League will have ten teams including the following initial franchises.
In the Eastern Conference:
- Atlanta Steam
- Chicago Bliss
- Miami Caliente
- New England Euphoria
- Tampa Breeze
The Western Conference consists of:
- Dallas Desire
- Los Angeles Temptation
- Phoenix Scorch
- San Diego Seduction
- Seattle Mist
The league was created following the dramatic success of the Lingerie Bowl which first aired during the Super Bowl halftime since 2004. In fact, many pundits have long claimed that the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" was actually the NFL's answer to the racy Lingerie Bowl which had taken away a lot of its halftime viewers.
Players will earn salaries in the region of $40,000 each and the schedule will mirror those of the mainstream National Football League. Plans for expansion into europe, including the UK, and Canada and Asia are anticipated for next season.
Lingerie League spokesman Kyle Bolin said that while the league is clearly "visually driven," this is no powder puff football league. Over 90 percent of the players recruited have college degrees and sports backgrounds. Bolin did state, however, that most of the players will be models too.
"Yes, they are beautiful, no question, but these girls are also extremely athletic," said Bolin.
Bolin added that there have been 16,000 inquiries so far from prospective fans seeking season tickets. Many fans have also generously offered their services as volunteer coaches. Some have even offered masseur service.
A league such as this is clearly about promotion and exposure (haha). The Lingerie Football League, already on the cutting edge of promotion, is planning an extensive mobile marketing campaign to reach young male fans and keep them "abreast" of the LFL action.
The Lingerie Football League will also have an extensive fantasy football option, according to its web site. "LFL fans around the world will be able to engage in true fantasy football in 2009 drafting players from 10 LFL teams consisting of over 350 players." No further details were given or how fantasy managers would be able to find out information to help them in the draft.
I guess we'll have to start another web site.
BallparkBob purchased the Lingerie Bowl in 2004, never imagining that there would be a wardrobe malfunction during halftime of the Super Bowl that would show more skin than appeared in the Lingerie Bowl.
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May 2nd, 2009 at 1:24 pmIsn't "fantasy lingerie football" a little redundant?
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Variance Entropy: A Method for Characterizing Perceptual Awareness of Visual Stimulus
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I rather be insane then outsane.
Is that like body Oder..........?
Body Odor? No as being in-my-sane rather then out-of-my-sane. **** what is in this drink...sorry bad play on words.
Latin:- "MENS SANA EN CORORE ENT SANO" , most definitely..!
Dango doesn't suffer from insanity, he revels in it!
Somebody has to speak for these people. Y'all got on this boat for different reasons, but y'all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything, I know thisthey will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, ten? They'll swing back to the belief that they can make people...better. And I do not hold to that. So no more runnin'. I aim to misbehave. Mal Reynolds Serenity/Firefly
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Looking for a good 94-98 2-door yukon or tahoe without huge off road mods.
Hi guys, if anyone knows of a decent 2-door yukon - pls let me know.
07-19-2011, 05:58 PM #2Welcome aboard! Good luck in your search. Southeastern States is a good place to hunt for older models as they have not been exposed to the salted roads of the North.
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07-19-2011, 06:39 PM #4Welcome to the club. Try the classified section here, & Steve (the administrator of GMTC) lists a lot of trucks for sale & if nothing there, try Cars/Trucks.com, Autotrader.com, Craigs list, & Ebay. Like Caddie sugessted, buy from the southern or western states where they DON'T use salt on the roads in the winter. You can fly out & drive it back, but it'll be worth it for the added years it will last before rusting out.
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The Warren County Farmers Association and the Warren County Future of Agriculture Task Force - Penn State Extension, teamed up for agriculture awareness to read to third graders in Warren County. The purpose was to help students understand where food comes from locally and globally and the importance of a balance diet for good health.
Commissioner Stephen Vanco, Debbie Haines and Phyllis Wright of the Future of Ag Task Force read to six third-grade class members at the Warren Area Elementary Center the book "How Did That Get in My Lunch Box? The Story of Food." The book was then donated to the school library via Dixie Gurdak, WAEC librarian, courtesy of the Warren County Farmers Association.
The morning was organized by teacher Katie Rodgers in cooperation with other teachers, Susan Nosel, Debbie Olson, Denise Miller, Megan Yeager and Rayme Scalise at WAEC. More than 160 students were reached with this educational program.
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How Did That Get in My Lunch Box?
Pictured left,third graders in Megan Yeager's class listen to Warren County Commissioner Stephen Vanco as he speaks about farming and locally foods grown in Warren County and reading the book "How Did That Get into My Lunchbox? - the Story of Food." Pictured with Vanco are students, from left, Sydney Rex, Landon Douvlos, Jaylene Swanson and Connor Cummings. Third graders in Rayme Scalise's class look over the fresh foods from the book on food from farm to table read by Debbie Haines. Pictured on the right are Zoe Light, Alijah Brown and Destiny Peck.


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List of tyrants of Syracuse
Syracuse (Gr. Συρακοῦσαι) was an ancient Greek city-state, located on the east coast of Sicily. The city was founded by settlers from Corinth in 734 or 733 BC, and was conquered by the Romans in 212 BC, after which it became the seat of Roman rule in Sicily. Throughout much of its history as an independent city, it was governed by a succession of tyrants, with only short periods of democracy and oligarchy. While Pindar in his odes had addressed the Sicilian tyrants (chariot-racing winners) in Olympic and Pythian games as kings, in 304 BC Agathocles himself adopted the absolute title of king (basileus).[1]
Tyrants of Syracuse[edit]
- Gelon I (491 BC-478 BC)
- Hiero I (478 BC-466 BC)
- Thrasybulus (466 BC-465 BC)
- Democracy (465 BC-405 BC)
- Dionysius I, the Elder (405 BC-367 BC)
- Dionysius II, the Younger (367 BC-357 BC)
- Dion (357 BC-354 BC)
- Calippus (354 BC-352 BC)
- Hipparinus (352 BC - 351 BC)
- Aretaeus (352 BC-350 BC)
- Nysaeos (350 BC-346 BC)
- Dionysius II, the Younger (restored, 346 BC-344 BC)
- Timoleon (345 BC-337 BC)
- Oligarchy (337 BC-317 BC)
- Agathocles (317 BC-289 BC)
- Hicetas (289 BC-280 BC)
- Toinon (280 BC)
- Sosistratus (280 BC-277 BC)
- Ruled by Epirus (277 BC-275 BC)
- Hiero II (275 BC-215 BC)
- Gelo II (240 BC-216 BC)
- Hieronymus (215 BC-214 BC)
- Adranodoros (214 BC-212 BC?)
- Hippocrates and Epicydes (213 BC-212 BC)
In the aftermath of the devastating Roman defeat at the Battle of Cannae, Hieronymus entered into an alliance with Hannibal, which would ultimately decide the city's fate politically. As a result of Syracuse's support for Carthage, the Romans under Marcus Claudius Marcellus began besieging the city in 214 BC. The city held out until 212 BC, when it finally fell to the Romans.
- ^ A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World by David Sacks, Oswyn Murray, Margaret Bunson Page 10 ISBN 0-19-511206-7


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Closely held Mars, whose brands include M&M's and Wrigley gum, is getting praise for this stance from groups such as the Center for Science and the Public Interest (CSPI) that are often critical of good companies. As ABC News.com noted, Mars pushed the U.S. Congress to pass the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010, which required food served in schools to meet certain nutritional standards -- which led to candy being excluded.
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MBV actually wasn't unbearably loud where I was, but I was way up in the front. People who I talked to after who were more toward the middle said they were in agony throughout the set.
MBV actually wasn't unbearably loud where I was, but I was way up in the front. People who I talked to after who were more toward the middle said they were in agony throughout the set.
3/19 - Kraftwerk - Disney
3/21 - St. Vincent - Wiltern (?)
3/25 - The National - Shrine (?)
3/29 - Daniel Rossen - Masonic Lodge
3/30 - Neil Young - Dolby
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it may be because it was an odd future show, but the security were being nazis about anyone smoking. I saw multiple times people getting their blunts put out and swiftly escorted to the exit. proceed with any marijuana smoking at Club Nokia with extreme caution, better yet just not at all. It really fuckin sucks cause smoking a blunt to Flying Lotus is prime.. But it won't be worth it getting left outside waiting for your group, or getting kicked out all together. I really am not looking forward to Flying Lotus there, it is the fuckin shittiest venue I hate that place.
You said it was unnecessary to wear earplugs. That's a bit vague, sure. If you meant it was unnecessary for it to sound like a reasonable volume, I wouldn't say that's impossible
Fair enough. I guess my ears are wired differently. Or I'm just trying to sound like an ultra bad ass.
Eh, more power to you. I've worn ear plugs to almost every concert I've ever been to and I still have tinnitus. Trust me, it sucks.
I didn't mean to suggest that. from what I understand there is variation in how susceptible people are to damage from exposure to loud noise.
that's not to say you shouldn't wear earplugs. I see it like wearing a bike helmet. you may never need it, but you're not going to know in advance, so it's stupid to take the chance.
3/19 - Kraftwerk - Disney
3/21 - St. Vincent - Wiltern (?)
3/25 - The National - Shrine (?)
3/29 - Daniel Rossen - Masonic Lodge
3/30 - Neil Young - Dolby
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Twitter, if you dare
Frequencies need to travel a certain distance so they can develop. Anyone who was close didnt feel the crazy shit, like the people you talked to.
Does it run in your family. And do people in your family have ear,nose and throat issues in general? That would explain alot.
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Them covering Floyd on the mainstage in 2012 was a highlight for me
This run should be nice:
10/6 Maria Minerva - Soda Bar
10/7 Jeff the Brotherhood - Casbah
10/8 Mono - Casbah
10/10 The Weeknd - Marquee (PHX)
10/11 The xx / John Talabot - Soma
Look at this dreadful real life conflict though:
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3/19 - Kraftwerk - Disney
3/21 - St. Vincent - Wiltern (?)
3/25 - The National - Shrine (?)
3/29 - Daniel Rossen - Masonic Lodge
3/30 - Neil Young - Dolby
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Twitter, if you dare
Looks like a quiet end of the year for me:
!!! at Alex's Bar (if you have never been, it is a tiny dive bar. It is going to be pretty great!)
Presets in Pomona
Com Truise at the Observatory
I had a bunch of shows I would have wanted to see in early December but I will be in Europe.
For your health
The Shins were fun tonight. Played all the songs I wanted to hear. Sleeping Lessons is the best song the group has written/recorded/played live tonight. Really responsive and adoring crowd. Sound was good up in the first row center of the balcony.
Kissing the Lipless
Caring Is Creepy
Simple Song
Know Your Onion!
Bait and Switch
The Rifle's Spiral
Pam Berry
Phantom Limb
Saint Simon
It's Only Life
So Says I
Girl Sailor
Port of Morrow
New Slang
Sleeping Lessons
No Way Down
Sphagnum Esplanade
One by One All Day
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Has anyone mentioned that the Eagle Rock Music Festival is this weekend? Should be a good time, Thundercat dropped out so now The Pharcyde are headlining instead. Hopefully I'll be able to hit this up and Trash Talk in the same day.
Probably bad ass haha. I've seen hundreds of shows without earplugs but for MBV's set at Kutcher's/Roseland Ballroomn (they were giving them out when you walked into the venue), it was a must have! I mean even Sonofhal said he wore it for the last song
Yep pretty much this. You're an amateur if you get caught inside a venue! Just go in the corner/middle of the crowd and you should be fine.
Did this song change your life?
Thundercat dropped out because he's opening/playing with FlyLo on Sunday! Teebs & Jeremiah Jae got added to the show as well. Anyone seen Jeremiah Jae live?
For anyone in NY this weekend...
John Lennon's drawings!
Where/WhenIn honor of what would have been his 72nd birthday, Yoko Ono is sharing a series of John Lennon's drawings with the public from Friday, October 5 until October 9. The curators say that this year's exhibit considers fans more than ever before. It includes some written pieces, but the emphasis is on limited-edition prints of drawings and sketches. Three of the pieces have never been available to the public, and will be making their debut at this showing. "We discover things constantly," Ono says.
The exhibit, called "The Art of John Lennon," will be available for viewing at 130 Prince St, between Wooster and West Broadway in SoHo, from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday October 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday October 6, and then from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day until the closing on Lennon's birthday, October 9. The exhibit is free, but there is a $2 suggested donation at the door. Proceeds will go to CityMeals on Wheels, a non-profit that cares for the elderly. The artwork is all for sale, and prices range from $200 to $22,000.
Good to see Action Bronson getting some love...
Cypress Hill/Action Bronson Tour Dates
10/10 Public Assembly Brooklyn, NY w/ Party Supplies, Jonwayne
10/30 Best Buy Theater New York, NY
11/2 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero Theatre
11/4 Chicago, IL Double Door
11/5 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot
11/14 Orlando, FL The Plaza LIVE
11/16 Tampa, FL The Cuban Club
11/17 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
11/18 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
11/19 Houston, TX Scout Bar
11/23 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
You can never go to too many shows!
Ha, its alright. Not even one of their best though movies/tv would try to convince you otherwise. I actually was talking to someone last night that its not even the best Shins song on the Garden State soundtrack and they were getting quite defensive of New Slang over Caring is Creepy.
OH, and Washed Out were SO great. Were playing to that big room in fantastic fashion; would go see them again.


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The world just seems like a happier place now that football's back:
• The NFL has cleared Pacman Jones to play for the Cowboys starting Week One. Boy, let's just hope they finish that Texas Stadium roof in time.
• Gold medalist Chinese gymnast He Kexin says she's not upset by the controversy over her age. Then again, she was all hopped up on Gummi bears, so who knows.
• American gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Bryan Clay will appear on Wheaties boxes. Meanwhile, Michael Phelps plans to eat a Wheaties box in one sitting -- cardboard and all.
• Turns out that the Chinese weren't the only ones to fake an Opening Ceremony. Now comes word that during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the world-renowned Sydney Symphony Orchestra "mimed" a performance, with the actual music prerecorded by the Melbourne orchestra.Apparently an overzealous Australian official thought the Melbourne group's violas were just really chubby violins, and yanked them at the last minute.
• Colts coach Tony Dungy expects QB Peyton Manning to play in the team's opener vs. Chicago despite missing the entire preseason after knee surgery. That could make things tough for the Bears, since the only recent Manning film they'll have to go on comes from his 37 commercials.
• Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall has had his suspension cut from three games to one. He celebrated by slipping over a McDonald's bag -- oops, I'm sorry, slipping over to McDonald's.
• The Yankees reportedly plan to charge as much as $1,923 a pair for the seats at old Yankee Stadium when they are sold after the stadium closes this season. But the price drops to $1,500 if you're willing to take Carl Pavano too.
• Coach K says the expectations at Duke are often unrealistic. Really, why do those spoiled Dookies gripe any time they don't reach the Final Four? They should just be happy they escaped New Jersey.
• The NCAA reports that last year's Final Four generated $47 million for city of San Antonio. That's great news. Maybe San Antonians can finally stop clinging to the memory of the Alamo. Time to move on, people.


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Salisbury will be jumping this weekend as the Ski Jumping Winter Carnival takes place at Satre Hill. Republican-American archive |
The annual Alpine Ski Jumping Winter Carnival at Satre Hill in Salisbury will again have skiers flying through the air with amazing ease.
The 87th year for the main event, the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships often has forecast future Olympic competitors. Ski jumpers will be showing off the coordination, skill and grace it takes to soar 64 meters — more than 200 feet — with a happy landing. Traditionally, the enthusiastic crowd cheers them on by jingling cowbells as the jumpers soar.
Activities have expanded into a Winter Carnival that fills two weekends. The first, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will feature extreme Alpine ski jumping, while the highlight of the second weekend, Jump Fest Feb. 8-10, the championship.
Both weekends include the human dogsled race, a crowd favorite where five people pull a sled and driver around a .3-mile course. Competing teams can get very creative with both their costumes and sleds.
Extreme downhill skiers from across the U.S. will be competing at Alpine ski jumping, a sport also known as Gelande. This is a daring hybrid form of jumping where jumpers use heavy downhill ski equipment, including poles, and the danger to the jump by ignoring the landing grooves cut into the run for traditional jumpers.
Informal practice will take place Friday night, with Alpine ski jumping under the lights scheduled for Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday afternoon will feature a junior meet from 1 to 3 p.m. The human dogsled race will mush into action on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Satre Ski Hill is on Indian Cave Road, off Route 44 in Salisbury. Signs in the center of Salisbury point the way to free parking.
For details, see www. jumpfest.org.
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The purpose of the Panda process is to have an accurate predictive model of "shallow" content as opposed to "high quality" content. To do that, Google first asked their quality raters to create two seed sets of web pages - those that are clearly top quality and those that are obviously not.
Now it comes time to find a predictive algorithm, and the process begins by ranging over all the data signals Google stores for those two seed sets (whether the data signals are currently used for ranking or not.)
The machine learning program needs to generate a combination of factors, mixed and matched in various ways, that generates those two seed sets automatically - essentially duplicating the ratings that the humans had already assigned. Once the combination of factors is found that predicts the good/bad quality with a high degree of accuracy, then that combination of factors is run over the signals data for other pages that were not previously scored by human raters. The accuracy of the data model can then be tested further by looking at these results.
After more and more tweaking of the predictive algorithm, the ideal is to arrive at a highly accurate model that can be used live.
The "decisions" are whether any given signal actually belongs in the predictive model, along with how it gets combined with other signals. Maybe signal A predicts quality content but only when signals B and C are also present. Or maybe the prediction is more accurate when signal C is absent but D is present. Maybe one set of signals can be grouped, and if they reach a certain threshold, then loop back to an earlier position in the tree and wipe out or modify some earlier score.
The number of signals or factors involved is massive and the possible ways of combining them is also immense. The machine learning program would automate all kinds of possible "trees" seeing which one does the best job of predicting. The final decision tree is the outline of how those factors all inter-relate in the final predictive model.
A friend of mine is involved in a contest building a similar model for predicting movie box office hits based on known pre-release factors. That's a lot smaller data set, and a lot less dynamic than Google's, too. But still, he tells me that it's immensely challenging.


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And by 'assigned' they actually meant 'demoted', something the official minor league of the NBA probably didn't have in mind when allowing players to be shuttled between NBA teams and their D-League affiliates.
"After discussing the situation with Avery over the last several days, I feel the best course of action for Terrence and the team at this time is for him to play in the D-League," Nets general manager Billy King said in a press release announcing the assignment. "He is currently on the inactive list and this move will allow him to play until he is once again placed on the active list.
"There is no timetable on his return to the active list, and Terrence's future status will be addressed at the appropriate time."
While King doesn't overtly come out and say that the assignment is in fact a demotion, the reason Williams came to being on the Nets' inactive list at all -- after playing well to end last season -- was due to what the team called "repeated violations of team rules."
This isn't the message to send to fans that already seemingly look a bit down on the D-League and, in fact, might not even have the desired affect the Nets are hoping for on Williams. With this 'demotion' to the D-League, nearly all of the positives that might come out of having three of this year's lottery picks in the D-League -- Patrick Patterson (Houston Rockets), Ed Davis (Toronto Raptors) and Cole Aldrich (Oklahoma City Thunder) -- are probably down the drain as the Williams' assignment will get more media coverage due to the circumstances surrounded by it.
In the assignments mentioned above, all three players have embraced the D-League as a chance to either receive playing time due to being stuck behind veterans in the rotation or, in Davis' case, a chance to get back into playing shape while recovering from a knee injury. None of those assignments could be considered a demotion, but a way of developing - exactly what the D-League is meant to do. With Williams however, it's being categorized as a demotion instead of a development stint. I wouldn't blame Williams if his focus isn't on developing due to the way the Nets have handled the situation -- and that might only hurt the D-League further.
With Williams on the Armor, he'll most likely be inserted immediately into the starting lineup, going through the motions while a D-League player working to make his way to the NBA will now be demoted to the bench for no reason other than that the Nets believe that the D-League should be considered a punishment. Springfield head coach might also alter his game plan to cater to Williams skills -- as Williams will almost certainly be the team's best player -- leaving the development of players like Scottie Reynolds in flux.
The Armor, who will be solely run by the Nets next season, might also see problems in the future which could negate the benefits of a direct affiliation. For example, this season the Houston Rockets signed three players to play for them in training camp to easily allow them to play for their D-League affiliate once the season began. The San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics also had similar successes, but I wouldn't be surprised if players might not want to go the same route with the Nets next season considering that they see the D-League more as a way of punishment than a bounce away from the NBA.
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So I finally know for sure that I'm moving to Connecticut - Stamford, to be precise - this summer. I lost patience after two Google searches and so I'm asking here: Will I be able to get NFL Network there.
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I go to school in Fairfield, and though I don't have it, I know it is available.
(After consulting map to see where Fairfield is) Thanks for the info :)
Forget about NFL Network, you are now in JETSland!! Between the mandatory showings of both the Jets and Giants, the only Pats games you will be able to get are the primetime ones! I used to live on Long Island and I was able to get the Patriots over the air from the Hartford stations (it's a long story but it includes me on the roof of my garage and a large antenna). But I'm almost positive that in Stamford you will be stuck with the New York stations. I highly sugguest DirectTV, I finally got it and the Sunday ticket is fantastic! You will get the NFL Network, and if you pony up the @$200, all of the games.
BTW, you do know that Stamford is the home of the WWE (Nee WWF), are you going to work for Vince? |
You looking at me? huh? you lookin' at me?Im the only one here you must be looking at me.So to answer your question(and hopefully get you to look the other way cause frankly you are ka...reeping me out)Heres what ya do...walk over to your cable box unhook all the lines going to it ..lightly toss it into the air..and go Jackie Chan on that sum*****...Pick up the phone(wait a minute Bruce dont get froggy we need that telephone for the next step)Dial 1-800-DIRECTV..Tell em you want the basic package and maybe playboy..Sit back and within minutes a local tech will be in your house and making all your pigskin dreams a reality...I never thought that I could see all of these games on my TV!Because everyone said it couldnt be done!...oh it can be done!Its mine Peyton!
Ooooookay, nice to get more input. I'm pretty sure the apartment building I'm moving into has both cable and satellite hookups, so I'll just have to see which is the better option. Obviously 'Sunday Ticket' is a must, but I'd reeeeally like to get NFL Network too if possible.
It would be ironic if I could get better NFL coverage here in Canada than when I move to the States, don't you think? |
One last suggestion - get TIVO with your Direct TV, I cannot live without it. All you need to do is program in Keyword "PATRIOTS" and all Patriot material is nicely recorded for you!! All I need now is to be able to stop working as I need these hours to watch all my football recorded material. |
Thanks for the clarification. |
If you are lucky, you will get both the CT and NYC stations. That means that you will get th Pats CBS games on WFSB from Hartford and the Jets games (or other national games) on the NY CBS affiliate. My in-laws live in the New Haven area and get both the Hartford and NY channels. Very handy!
As for Fox games, you are SOL unless the Giants are on in primetime or have a bye week. Fox 61 is Giants first and foremost. This was awful when i was at UConn and the Pats were fresh off of a super bowl (31) and the Giants were bumbling their way to 5-11 or something like that. |
I live in CT now and i was able to watch most of the pats games on the local CT stations via my Dish Network satellite. You will miss the pats game that airs on fox each year though (unless it's a bye week for the giants).
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An elderly St. Charles Township man will not be charged after choosing an unconventional method to knock icicles off his house — a handgun.
The man was caught shooting icicles hanging from his home Friday morning in St. Charles Township, Kane County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Pat Gengler said
The 80-year-old man was shooting icicles hanging from his second-floor roof in the 6N300 block of Essex Avenue with a .22 revolver, Gengler said.
A neighbor called police to report the gunfire, he said.
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Was sent a letter to say I had a Bank Card delivery due, and that I had to be in with my passport or Driving licence Monday to Friday 9-5 (I and most of the country WORK so this is impossible)
Sent them an email to the email address I found on this review site asking them to confirm that they would pay compensation for my loss of earnings, which surprise surprise I got no response to this.
I have had to contact Barclays Bank to escalate this they have now cancelled this card to prevent this company 'losing' it, and will be sending my card out via a proper service, and hopefully due to the number of complaints they have had will no longer use this joke of a company.
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