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If the ilounge consensus is that the iSongbook finished below the IM7 in terms of overall sonic quality, then I'm no longer feeling all that warm and fuzzy over the iSongbook, because as it stands now I actually DETEST the SQ of the iM7. I'll still have to give the iSongbook a shot anyways if only to form my own impressions when they arrive in local dealers' hands, just as I did with the SoundDock, IM7, On Stage and other powered speaker solutions.
But I admit my expectations are a bit further south than before.
Posted by flatline response on November 3, 2005 at 9:51 PM (PST)
Jon Schwartz from Tivoli Audio here. Thanks to Jeremy for his comprehensive review of the iSongBook! As he noted iSongBook is truly a portable music system that doubles as a fine home system offering true stereo separation and better imaging than systems limited with left and right channel speakers confined in a single chassis.
SongBook was developed to offer musical accuracy across all genres of music and performs particularly well on acoustic and classical music, yet can rock out with the best of them. While music is subjective, system size generally equals the ability to play louder with deeper base. These attributes don't always equate to a better or more natural reproduction of the original source or program.
The most bass will be heard when the system's speakers are left attached like all the other systems out there because of a phenomenon called "acoustic coupling�?. Listeners who demand more bass reinforcement can leave them in this position. However, we feel the three dimensional quality of the sound stage is worth the trade off and suggest removing the speaker and placing it 4 to 6 feet away from the main unit.
The iSongBook's size and design offers the ability to pack it in a briefcase powered by 6-AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH or NiCad) versus an oversized unit weighted down by 8-D size alkaline batteries. We made a decision to allow the customer to get batteries anywhere in the world they travel (even if there is no AC) as well as to include a built in battery charger for automatic recharging. Its superb tuner also steps in .1 MHz increments for FM use world-wide and includes selectable 9k or 10k steps for AM use worldwide.
We believe the best place to audition and enjoy any of these devices is to listen at your home with your music. Tivoli Audio (and most of our retail partners) has a liberal return policy if complete satisfaction isn't delivered. Thank you for your interest in the iSongBook. Best wishes for your continued musical enjoyment!
Posted by JonSchwartz on November 7, 2005 at 4:28 AM (PST)
I am looking at this system as my portable ipod speaker system but have a couple of concerns. I own the IPAL which is in the top 3 of my all time favorite ipod accessories. One great thing about IPAL is that you can take it anywhere and set it down anywhere without worrying about it falling or tipping over. I am a little concerned about the depth of the isongbook. It looks like it can be easily knocked down. I spend a lot of time at parks with my kids and the IPAL and this is never an issue due to the wonderful design.
Also, my only complaint about IPAL is the spotty AM reception without an add on antennae. We listen to a lot of sports talk and Disney radio and in my town they are both on AM. Has the Isongbook AM reception been improved at all (or can it be improved?).
The IPAL is a wonderful radio/ipod speaker system. I still don't know how you can get this kind of sound quality out of one speaker.
Posted by Don Livingston in Tulsa, OK on November 7, 2005 at 11:03 AM (PST)
I'm more or less in love with this device, but as I live in Europe (or, more precisely, in Denmark/Germany), I haven't got even a glimpse of it yet, neither in Denmark nor in Germany. I would be thankful if you could perhaps drop some info about when we will see the iSongbook in Europe. I don't think it has shipped to Europe at all yet, as I haven't been able to find it in any European online-store.
Besides, I'd just like to remark that I'm almost blown away each time I turn on any Tivoli Audio-device. Last week-end I went to a shopping mall, where they were displaying some Tivoli-systems of those with two speakers. Every time someone would turn one of 'em on for testing, you were actually able to hear it nicely throughout most of the mall... Impressing!
One last thing: I've been wondering that you seem to have a quite narrow sortiment of products in your own online-store, especially in terms of flavours/colours. I think I've seen some more different versions the Model Two over here. Strangely, there seems to be a difference in which editions the importers in Denmark and Germany chooses for distribution. As an example, the Classic/Walnut Model Two is definetely available in stores around here, but not on your website. Is there any particular reason for this?
And is it possible somewhere to see all available colours?
Please be patient with my bad english and with the load of questions...
Posted by MartinHavn on November 7, 2005 at 12:31 PM (PST)
I appreciate your response to ilounge's review and my post above. I've been looking for an all-n-one iPod-friendly solution with radio for stationary use for some time for my workshop, and your iSongbook solution seems to offer the most complete solution to date. While in the past I've often been at odds with ilounge's conclusions when it comes to good-sounding speakers and cans, I've generally found their opinions concerning what sounds...er..."less-than-optimal"...is reasonably trustworthy, at least in a general sense.
Imaging and soundstage tend to be quite important sonic characteristics to me, but tonal neutrality and 'naturalness' is just as keen an issue if not more so. As for long-wave: at this point in my life, bass thumpin' is not high on my 'must have' short list, but I also don't desire a pronounced roll-off of the low-end, either. A symphony still has to sound convincingly like a symphony, even through the littliest of speakers. I realize when dealing with a small form factor there are going to be trade-offs and asking for a small speaker (or pair of speakers) sometimes is asking too much, but I hear all sorts of little miracles in the mobile audio (car stereo) market and I wonder why the same is so hard to come by in the iPod accessory marketplace.
I sometimes use my iPods docked with a set of Paradigm Mini Monitors (on stands) hooked to an old NAD pre-amp/amp setup elsewhere in the house, which originally I had intended on using in the shop. Sonically, that setup is great to listen to but it's not the most appropriate for a dusty workshop setting. While I don't doubt any electronics will suffer some in a dirty environment, correctly or not I keep looking at all these psuedo-portable/all-encompassing iPod solutions as being perhaps more durable for such a setting.
As I mentioned above, I'll more that likely pick up an iSongbook when Magnolia Audio Video gets their shipments in to form my own conclusions. Who knows, maybe yet again I'll agree to disagree with ilounge's own conclusions...it's certainly happened enough times before. Thanks again for your comments.
Posted by flatline response on November 7, 2005 at 3:13 PM (PST)
yes.... i am a classical music buff and i resist buying any iPod speakers so far is due to my demand for a full range frequency responses and integration. IM7 is actually pretty good and i think i like it better for pop and rock music... BUT for my operas and classical music... iSongBook really gives good imaging and integration... It has a very 'natural sound to it and has no distortion in any volume.
I am very happy with it... and i think my collection of music deserves it
Posted by floridante2k on November 8, 2005 at 4:35 AM (PST)
Again, the photographic representation of the other well-known products for scale is wonderful and appreciated. The SongBook has what the Sound Dock and iM7 do not: "true" portability. I have but one issue and that is I wish the knobs, and buttons on the front fascia were either recessed through an extruded front bezel of sorts so that it can be laid flat on its front without damage to the control buttons and knobs. Other than that I will give a listen, push and pull on it, take it apart, and most likely purchase it.
Posted by FahrenheiPod 451 on November 8, 2005 at 1:35 PM (PST)
I just received my isongbook and while I am pleased with it, I feel like I am missing something. All the reviews rave about the remote but unless I am missing something (likely) I am way underwhelmed. I am not a playlist person. What I do is scroll through the artists or albums and go with whatever hits me. With this remote I can't do that. I am using a 60 GB 4g Photo and it seems like I can't really navigate with the remote. Seems like a nitpicky thing but if I feel like listening to Cake I still have to manually scroll the Ipod to the right spot and go. Maybe I am missing something. I hope I am missing something.
Posted by poppaearl on November 8, 2005 at 7:19 PM (PST)
It's hard to believe that Tivoli would ship a product with two obvious flaws: (1) a Soviet-style sleep timer (any length of time you want as long as it's 20 minutes), and (2) a Soviet-style alarm (plays for as long as you want as long as it's only one hour. To add Sisyphean insult to injury, you must reset the alarm every day (though it seems like one button push does the trick).
I think the engineers at Tivoli need to step out of their ivory tower and spend some time in the real world. For example, most people wake up at the same time every weekday. Thus, it would be nice to be able to set an alarm once and not have to reset it every day (perhaps disabling it or changing the time on weekends). My 1990 Panasonic box, which I'd love to replace (iJam perhaps or will that be a letdown also?), has an adjustable-length sleep timer, and an adjustable-length alarm that you can keep permanenly set. Come on Tivoli. It's 2005.
Rant over. Now, a question: Instead of using Tivoli's alarm, can you instead use the iPod's internal alarm with the iSongBook?
Posted by Rockr on November 9, 2005 at 9:41 PM (PST)
I live on a sailboat. Maybe I missed it but can this unit be wall mounted?
Posted by slogan on November 11, 2005 at 3:39 PM (PST)
They use as a selling point that it's a global product, yet it requires a different cable to be used overseas. Wouldn't it be easier to provide a single cord worldwide that is multivoltage? If Jon Schwartz from Tivoli is listening, I'd like to hear from him on this as it is the only thing keeping me from buying immediately (I live overseas and travel back home to the US often).
Posted by Rodney Farva on November 15, 2005 at 5:28 AM (PST)
I've gotta get my 2 cents worth in. I object to the classification of the PAL and the Songbook as "speaker systems for the iPod" or "iPod accessories". I bought my first PAL in 2002 - as the best portable radio value available. The fact that it accepted a line level input from my portable MP-3 disc player was icing on the cake. I travel 200+ days a year and the PAL allowed me to leave home the Bose WaveRadio I had been toting around in a backpack and not sacrifice anything but stereo sound reproduction (very little separation with the WaveRadio anyway). I bought my first iPod in early 2003 to replace the MP-3 disc player. Again - the PAL accepted an input and produced excellent sound. Two iPods later I bought a Songbook, principally because its size and shape fit into my briefcase, allowing me to jettison the backpack. Again, the Songbook accepted a line level input from the iPod so I could enjoy music at the motel at night. I'm now toting a 60G iPod photo (my 4th iPod), an iSongbook and a pair of Etymotic ER4 earspeakers. Because of the iSongbook dock, I have been able to shed the iPod wall wart, several cables and a mini-dock (to pull out a line level signal instead of an amplified headphone signal). See, I view the iPod as an accessory to the iSongbook. The value of the iSongbook is in its overall portability, utility and quality. While the iSongbook does not provide the same sound quality as my Yamaha RX-Z9, neither does the iPod match the reproduction quality of my Denon DVD-5900. Taken together, however, they do allow me to take a close semblance of that sonic quality on the road with me.
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Posted by walt_nixon on November 19, 2005 at 10:28 AM (PST)
Picked up the isongbook a few days ago being a big Tivoli fan and have not been disappointed. I used to own the JBL On Tour speakers for Ipod listening and this a juge upgrade all the way around. Sound Quality is outstanding for a portable syste (and way better than the Ihome clock radio), radio tuner is a step up over the PAL (especially with AM), detachable right speaker gives you some separation, and the flip down universal dock is genius. The real genius of this device though is its portability. It easily fits into my briefcase for my long commute and the batteries are charged internally. My first use with the batteries netted me about 14 hours of use. Hard to believe a portable system this small has such great sound quality but it does. My only gripe is that at $330.00 Tivoli should really include a rechargeable battery pack. fortunately I had enough AA's sitting around the house that I didn't have to buy any.
Posted by Don Livingston in Tulsa, OK on November 20, 2005 at 8:06 AM (PST)
Does it have holes on the back allowing it to be wall-mounted?
Posted by slogan on November 23, 2005 at 7:24 PM (PST)
Slogan, I just got mine today. There are no holes in the back for wall mounting. Probably because the AC power and AUX plug-ins are located on the back. Incidently, this thing sounds so awesome it's worth the effort to build a wall cabinet for it (IMHO). I'll have a more detailed review after I play with it some.
Posted by Scotman on November 24, 2005 at 8:06 AM (PST)
Thanks. That was plan B, build a cabinet.
Posted by slogan on November 25, 2005 at 4:08 PM (PST)
How long is the cable connecting the detachable speaker?
Is it long enough to put on the other side of a Queen-sized bed on the other night stand?
Posted by wco81 in West Coast on December 1, 2005 at 9:10 AM (PST)
The cable is 6 feet long.
Posted by Don Livingston in Tulsa, OK on December 1, 2005 at 7:57 PM (PST)
For what B+?? I've bought this I-Songbook after your recommending. I'm very disappointed about this commendation! I think the tester was sitting on his ears! From my side: A big warning for purchasing this rubbish. I can't believe that this ghetto-blaster get a B+. For what?? The sound is dull and without brilliance. Inside of this plastic box are working 2 cheap standard speaker with 8cm diameter and a micro magnet! All is assembled in CHINA. Why TIVOLI asked for this money? The price / performance ratio is very, very bad! Only design and quality of material and assembling have to get a + the rest is more than bad!
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A lot of people want to but very few people actually achieve this. But I still don't think you understand what i'm saying, i'm only talking about museum pieces. If you're going to mention anything other than that then we are not talking about the same thing.

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Imagine the water level in the Dungeness River as the needle on your car's gas gauge.
What Washington's Department of Ecology planners want the public to consider is that needle falling to empty.
It would have dire consequences to human, animal and plant life.
With an ever-growing population on the North Olympic Peninsula, Ecology planners must not let the river run dry - they must make sure there is enough water for human demand and river needs.
So instead of stopping the car when the gas gauge hits empty, Ecology is setting a low-flow mark on the river so that it "closes" to new users when water drops below that point. The low-flow mark is scientifically identified as the amount of water short of what's necessary to support the river's aquatic life.
Early indications show the river, surrounding creeks and the aquifer will be "closed" from July 1 through Nov. 15, when the river is at a critical level.
"The rule speaks of quote, unquote 'closures,' but what you will see is a different process of obtaining water," said Ecology's Cynthia Nelson, indicating the rule only will have jurisdiction on water rights obtained after its adoption.
"It won't be like water will stop flowing from your tap. Instead, people looking for a new water right will have to go through a new process to make sure they are not impacting those low-flow water levels."
Nelson released a draft summary of the upcoming in-stream flow rule during the December meeting of the Dungeness River Management Team. The team is made up of individuals representing river stakeholders such as irrigators, farmers, conservation agencies, tribes and government.
The draft rule describes the new process as a way for newcomers to get water without impacting senior water right holders and river levels.
Nelson gave the example of a family moving to the Sequim area from Seattle who bought land with no water right. They will be able to get water even during times of river closure but will need to use a new water right acquisition process.
"They would likely have to go through the county who would check if they are in proximity to an existing water system, like the Clallam PUD, or possibly another class A provider," Nelson said.
"If not, they may opt to drill a well, in which case they would need to mitigate for the water they use during low-flow, or closure, periods."
Nelson referred to the Dungeness Watershed Plan, which provides recommendations for water management.
The plan states aquifers, wells and the river are interconnected. While the family would not be pulling water directly from the river, they would need to mitigate for their impact on its flows.
"We would not require a single family home to create a mitigation plan; it's quite onerous," Nelson said. "Which is why we are looking into a water exchange system to coordinate mitigation efforts in a transparent way."
Ecology hired the Washington Water Trust, a water law consulting firm, to research what type of exchange system would work in the Dungeness River basin.
"What you may see is a single-family home paying a mitigation fee to obtain water during closure periods but you may see larger agencies like the Clallam PUD putting together larger mitigation plans," said Amanda Cronin, water trust project manager.
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Cronin said she wasn't sure if the replacement ratio would be an equal one-to-one.
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The single-family homeowner's fee would go into a mitigation project budget. Nelson indicated a one-time fee is likely.
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HTML5 and CSS expert Vasily Zubach has put together a quite amazing render of an iPhone 4 created solely using CSS3. Because it was created in this manner, it does not include any images at all, it is all done with code.
This rendering of iPhone 4 and its icons was made in pure CSS3. No images, no base64, no SVG, no canvas, just 3395 lines of CSS code and 335 lines of Javascript code (with jQuery, of course).Viewed best with the latest versions of Safari and Chrome in Mac OS X.
You can see what we mean by amazing, when you visit the full render here. It is not just a render but it also offers a certain amount of functionality too. You can slide to unlock, click the home button and even turn it on and off using the power button. Very clever work!
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The thing that I like about objects created with CSS, you can zoom into them like any vector. And, this is no different. Awesome!!
I try to respect the hard work from the developer community and designers out there but I'm really failing to see the point in this. Couldn't his time and talent be used somewhere else?
Seriously, if you fail to see why this is cool, then don't even bother commenting on it because you just make yourself look foolish.
You just made yourself look like a D Bag. Is this guy doing this to find a more economical way of doing certain things on an iPhone or is it something he wanted to try "just to see if it works?" if he's trying to improve a process then, hey, good job and more power to him. But it looks like he took a simple process and took the long way around. If I'm wrong, fine but don't be a D-Bag.
Oh my god, you really have no clue what you're talking about.
Do you even know what CSS or HTML5 are... or why they are important? Obviously not.
Please, crawl back to your little world if ignorance with all of the other people who don't know how the WWW functions.
Waste of time. I could care less what he does but this "app" has no purpose whatsoever.
Can someone PLEASE explain why this is interesting or important ?
I'm not trolling, I genuinely have no idea what this is about.
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The Festival includes four concerts, Handel Mattins and Evensong services at Great St Mary's Church, a guided walk of Baroque Cambridge, pre-concert talks by eminent Handelians, and a Festival lunch and reception.
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Recently, issues have arisen where her decisions seem to benefit her more than others in the building. Is there ever a conflict of interest when the property manager of a building lives in the building they manage? If there is a conflict, what action can be taken to fix the situation?
A: The new manager is an independent contractor and not an employee of the association. Her service as the manager of the building where she owns and resides does not create a conflict of interest under the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Section 18(a)(16) of the Act describes conflicts that arise when the board of directors considers a contract between the association and a director or a business affiliated with the director or his or her family.
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The board of directors may also obtain alternatives to vendor recommendations made by the manager, because they will directly affect her assessments. It is common practice for condominium boards to obtain multiple proposals for association services.
The question for your association is whether this self-managed arrangement provides the same level of service and access to competing vendors as a professional property manager company. The board may conclude that the economics of this arrangement is the most important benefit to the association.
Q: I am in a dispute with my association concerning a large fee they have charged me to replace a toilet in my unit. Management has decided not to perform this plumbing repair. Since I refuse to pay the repair bill, the maintenance staff has also been instructed not to provide any additional maintenance assistance to me. The board has also threatened to evict me for not paying these plumbing charges.
Since this is the main reason people purchase condominiums instead of single-family residences, is this decision appropriate? Should my monthly assessment be reduced since these services are no longer provided? Is it legal for a condominium association to evict a unit owner?
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Based upon Section 9.1(a) of the Condominium Act, unit owners are responsible for damage caused by or resulting from the operation of a unit. If the plumbing in your unit caused damage to another unit or the common elements, the cost of the damage and your responsibility to repair this component is dictated by law.
While many associations do provide in-house maintenance services as an accommodation, these services are neither the primary function of the association nor mandated by law.
Under Section 9.2 of the Condominium Act, the association may evict an owner who does not pay assessments and other related charges, including services fees for unit repairs.
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ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA -- I opened an Etrade account and everything was fine until I requested funds from another account I own outside of Etrade. The funds ended up not being authorized and ever since my account has been restricted ...
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Recently in order to meet margin requirement with Etrade, we sold one security from our portfolio. After selling one security, we tried to sell another security from our portfolio to create cash in the account. But Etrade system did not allow and every time message was " We cannot accept the order because there are insufficient funds in your account".
We were selling our stocks. When we call them by telephone, we were told Etrade is working to correct the system. However they can enter the trade manually. I do not understand if its ONLINE system, why do we have to go thru a middle man.
All orders are reviewed by their back office serving wealthy clients. This could be to fill orders in house to make additional money. All the time there was a difference between the real time quote and orders filled.
This practice is going on at least from the last two and a half years and have the same explanation that E Trade is working to solve the system problem.
Did any one else encounter the same problem?
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Etrade Doesn't Know What Is Unusual About Nothing
Posted by Williamlorca
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- So, I have some stocks and stuff and I thought, maybe I will consolidate it all to ETrade. I mean, they are cheap, good products, etc. Why not? HA! So, I opened my account. Easy. I go online to ...
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- A few months ago, my husband and I decided that it was time to open a brokerage account. We both have 401K plans with our companies, but since we are rather busy, neither of us had ever done anything ...
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Don't open an account; you won't be able to close it
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Summary: - Incoherent, buggy web-interface - Lots of service charges - Very poor customer service (be prepared to wait for 2 hours or more) Here's what I went through: - I opened an account a month ...
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For no apparent reasons my account at E-trade was locked. I called the company and despite the fact I provided the E-trade representatives with my SS number, date of birth and current address they did not unlock my account. Not to mention I spent couple of hours on the phone answering ridicules questions. I will be withdrawing my money from Etrade ASAP.
After reading reviews on the Internet I realized a lot of people are having the same problem. This may be an indication Etrade is having a financial difficulties so it has to froze accounts to stay afloat. I think Etrade soon will be going out of business. My advise - stay away from Etrade.
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Watch Out for Extremely High Fees - Avoid
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Let me preface by saying I have had E-Trade Accounts for more than 10 Years.... E-Trade is inexpensive for trades and has some great tools BUT - they have some huge fees that can blind-side you. I( ...
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E trade makes it sound like it is easy to sign up and start trading. I signed up I used their Quick Transfer function to fund my account so I could be quickly trading and take advantage fo the market ...
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For the past seven months I have been trying to close my recently deceased father's E*TRADE® investment account. As a co-executor of his estate, I needed to close this account and retrieve the remaining ...
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After the death of a family member, we have been waiting over 5 months to get the distribution from her accounts to her heirs. E-trade keeps making excuses, apologizing, but doing nothing. They promise to take care of it promptly but months continue to go by. They refuse to provide names and phone numbers of superiors or reasons for the delays. It is either incompetence or fraud. They are quick to take your money when you are investing, but it is impossible to get money out of their accounts when you request it. A poor company, poorly managed, and no quality control over what they do.
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OK I thought I'd vent my frustration here because it seems it's the only thing you can do when dealing with Customer No-Help Service.
I opened an E-Trade A/C a couple of weeks ago and was firstly impressed by the website set up. It took a while for my initial deposit to go through but gave it the benefit since it was a new account and not linked.
A week later I transferred a large sum using the Quick Transfer system on E-Trade set up to my linked account. No problem got an email and notification the next day my funds were transferred and accruing interest. The funds were also deducted from my linked account. The market was majorly moving so I was ready to trade on some researched stock I'd been waiting for the right time. But alas! Although my funds were in my E-Trade account, accruing interest, and cleared from my linked account...THE FUNDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO TRADE!!! What the f#*k... Customer No-Help Service assured me the funds were there accruing interest but would not be available to trade for 5 days!!! In a moving market it was quiet frustrating to see my chosen stock rise dramatically and not be able to trade! Thanks E-Trade for holding MY MONEY in nowhere land.
Note to E-Traders, make sure you set up a link from your external account and transfer from there. It apparently will be available on same day of posting in E-Trade...NOT 5 F&%KING DAYS LATER!!!
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I tried to open an account with E-Trade to get their 5.05% interest rate. Their website would not allow me to use my P.O. Box in my address where our mail comes. I had to call twice to get this entered in my profile so that I could receive information they wanted to send. When nothing happened after 2 days, I accessed the account but it would not allow me to use their online message center. When I called their telephone system , it was a joke. The automated system repeated the numbers I gave them but could not 'understand' my response. Then it started giving squirrelly responses. I had to call three different times to finally get through the system.
When I eventually spoke to someone in 'customer service', they wanted me to fax my drivers license 'twice' and another statement to verify my physical address. I told them my drivers license had the same information I had given them - in fact, they had said it was the information on my driver's license that caused the concern to begin with so they already knew what was on my driver's license!
I have opened any number of accounts including bank accounts online. This was the most laughable, frustrating, and useless experience I've ever had.
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Left Hand Doesn't Know What the Right Hand Is Doing
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA -- I want to transfer my ETrade i401K account to my Vanguard traditional IRA account. ETrade's left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. They misinformed me that the securities can transfer ...
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I had several accounts with E*Trade. Nothing was on margin and no checks every bounced. They closed out all my accounts on me. Customer service said you will get something in mail explaining why. ...
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Wrongful Account Balances
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I have a Brokerage Account with E-Trade and every time I have to call and ask for a balance update. Why. Ex: I will get my jobs direct deposit. Lets say &700.00 I will withdraw 100.00 from the ATM. ...
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA -- E*Trade's Auction Rate Security Fraud \ I am over 60 years old, and in the fall of 2007 I was lured by E*trade's ad for a JP Morgan money market fund for an IRA. In Short} I called to purchase this ...
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If you are a small investor or just starting out, beware of the quarterly $40 fee that ETrade will charge you for not having any activity on your account (you pay them for letting your money sit in their coffers!) When I learned of this fee, I spoke to a representative who said that all I had to do to avoid getting charged was to make a trade once per quarter. Fair enough. So I made a trade on 6/23/09. When my statement came in, I saw that there was that $40 charge for the 2nd quarter. So I called to inquire, and guess what... the cutoff date was 6/22. So the trade didn't count towards eliminating the fee, AND I paid the $12.99 trading fee as well. The representative was quite condescending when I complained, and wouldn't put me through to her supervisor. Shame on them for taking advantage of their customers with hidden, small print fee policies!
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Etrade Has A Policy Of Freezing Accounts Without Warning
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I was a happy Etrade customer for 4 years. My account balance is about 150k and I place about 300 trades a year. I logged in from another location and they froze my account. Checking, savings, brokerage, ...
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I just deposited a 5$,000 into my e-trade account, on the night of Nov 17. While on the website it said that it would take 4 days to deposit the money into my account where it can be invested. When two days later I went to check up on it, my account said that the $5,000 won't be ready till Nov 29 to be traded.
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A solar-powered airplane that developers hope eventually to pilot around the world landed safely in Phoenix on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States using only the sun's energy, project organizers said.
The plane, dubbed the Solar Impulse, took 18 hours and 18 minutes to reach Phoenix on the slow-speed flight, completing the first of five legs with planned stops in Dallas, St. Louis and Washington on the way to a final stop in New York.
The spindly-looking plane barely hummed as it took off Friday morning from Moffett Field, a joint civil-military airport near San Francisco.
It landed in predawn darkness at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, according to a statement on the Solar Impulse's website.
The flight crew plans pauses at each stop to wait for favorable weather. It hopes to reach John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in about two months.
Swiss pilots and co-founders of the project, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, will take turns flying the plane, built with a single-seat cockpit. Piccard was at the controls for the first flight to Arizona.
The lightweight carbon fiber Solar Impulse has a wingspan of a jumbo jet and the weight of a small car and from a distance resembles a giant floating insect.
The plane was designed for flights of up to 24 hours at a time and is a test model for a more advanced aircraft the team plans to build to circumnavigate the globe in 2015. It made its first intercontinental flight, from Spain to Morocco, last June.
The aircraft is propelled by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells built into the wings that simultaneously recharge four large batteries with a storage capacity equivalent to a Tesla electric car that allow it to fly after dark.
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Michael Johnson is listed on partner search. He should still be jr eligible this year
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Lianna Thomas is listed on IPS she skated with David Botero in Novice pairs they came in 10th at US Nationals and were with Jenni Meno and Todd Sand WOW so many pairs splitting up so crazy
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Eh, not really so crazy. It'd be crazy if US Pairs weren't splitting up between now and April.
Seems like lately the going rate is at least 33% of the teams will split/retire/injure-out-a-season... more like 50% lately.
In the Novice through Senior levels… only 18 pairs out of the 36 in 2012 returned to the 2013 U.S. National Championships.
It'll be crazy when 75% or more of the teams return the next season. (Hey, we can dream, right?).
I've been meaning to ask everyone for their opinion on this -
Do you think that C/S and even S/K will eventually pass D/C? If so, could it be by next season?
I personally think that unless D/C take a completely different approach towards their packaging and PCS, they are a pair that won't go much beyond 180 pt. totals. I don't think Dalilah will do that for them. Whereas C/S and S/K have (will have) bigger score potential. C/S are faster and more musical. They are also getting biggish marks for relatively simpler jumping passes and throw jumps. S/K are not necessarily musical right now, but the way they move across the ice show that they have big potential (oops, just jinxed them!)
We were talking about that at Nationals, while sitting in the stands that we thought that Denney & Coughlin would have trouble staying ahead of a couple of teams in the coming seasons, most likely their training mates Scimeca & Knierim. I don't know if C&S and S&K will pass them next season but its not out of the question.
I think that Denney/Coughlin are not given enough credit for competing well and consistently under pressure so far in their 1.5 seasons together. I'm glad Castelli/Shnapir, Scimeca/Knierim, and Zhang/Bartholomay are all getting Four Continents experience this week - only C/S has been to 4CC before and that was back in 2010 when they placed 10th.
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isnt every four years, its every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
I think S/K will eventually pass C/S and D/C (if those two teams stick around after Sochi). S/K have so much potential for being only in their first season together. C/S are quite good but they still kind of look awkward together, plus making silly errors like Simon's error on the side-by-side spins in the FS at Nats.
U.S. usually only makes it up to a top 5 finish, and feels good to get that. I feel better about the potential of teams coming up now.
Did someone withdraw from Challenge Cup? I just saw that Leng/LeDuc will be going, and I'm wondering if the person who passed it on got that right.
The Challenge Cup roster was updated today (Feb. 5) and Leng/LeDuc are listed as "Accepted" now (L/L and the POL pair both were listed as substitutes yesterday and their status was changed today). However, the Team USA entries are not considered official until they are listed on USFS' International Assignments page, and Challenge Cup has not been added there yet.
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isnt every four years, its every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels that way. The massive height gap seems awkward to me (and it's distracting).
This is coming from someone who generally loves pairs teams with a fairly big height gap.
They're a good pairs team, but I just can't seem to get into their skating.
IMO D/C are the most consistent team in the world. Sadly, that means we know where their ceiling is (No way they can get higher than 6th at Worlds). Unless they somehow completely restyle their PCS or add some new tricks, they're stuck where they are.
Yeah, they are the most consistent team in the world. Maybe if they keep going after Sochi, they'll move up higher in the world due to others' retirements. I still think S/K will eventually pass them in their own country though, I'm just not sure exactly when. That is of course contingent on S/K staying together, and it's US Pairs so that's not a guarantee..
Yeah but ice is slippery and stuff like that can happen. The key is in being able to get back on track and stick the rest of your program, which C/S did. Plus C/S currently have the most longevity together as a U.S. team which is important. (Anyways, Simon has a great sense of humor about what happened and he and Marissa are probably learning from it and moving forward). I think C/S have a great mindset and I like them a lot. All of these teams are young and the sky is the limit.
All of the U.S. teams still have a lot to work on. In fact, even veterans must never stop improving. I think Savchenko/ Szolkowy and also Davis/ White in ice dance are examples of how great established teams continue to raise the bar and challenge themselves to get better.
ITA that S/K have a lovely look together on the ice. It probably doesn't hurt that they are a couple off-ice, re how quickly they have melded.* They too had mistakes (not in fp but in their sp) and still received strong scores from the judges, so it was nice to see them do a better job in the fp.
Kudos to U.S. pairs!
* As I post this, I see others are speculating that because they're dating that S/K might have problems long-term. Why stress the negative? So far, they seem to have a great relationship on and off the ice. I wish them well.
I think this is interesting because D/C were dating and now they are not but still together? hmm...and there are many many examples of successful teams that have dated, broken up. married, divorced and some in relationships where they had children...especially championship levels and athletes this age... why? I think that is how Meno and Sand got together...they were dating and wanted to skate pairs together and that seemed to turn out ok...although you can choose your skating partner sometimes you can't choose who you fall in love with...why again? I think it is because the team is successful and it is their profession...personal and professional. Is it easy? I am guessing not. If I skated pairs with my husband we may be divorced...or certainly I would not want to have a sharp blade nearby at certain times...but these are elite athletes...who have dedicated everything they have for this..I doubt that if a relationship did not work it would affect anything if the team is successful if it was a team that never made nationals or was always last or did not work hard or had a rich family that did not sacrifice anything I believe that you may be right...but after seeing Americans', Chinese, Russians, and Canadian's go through break ups and still skate together respectful of each other you are incorrect on this one...there are NO givens for anyone.
Anyone can break-up for any reason...but hey...a success in this crazy business of Figure skating at Championship level and doing it successfully? with so much potential...well they have just as good a shot as D/C who have dated and broken up as many other successful teams have stayed together gotten married and have kids.....so hey? who knows...what will happen...do we even know if teams that are NOT dating stay together anymore than teams that are dating?? I don't think so ..I believe teams that are so invested in each other and are successful and don't end up together actually have a better chance of longterm hope..because they albeit not together??? do care deeply about a person..and are still committed professionally to their dreams.....wishing all the teams the best whether dating or not? just focus on your professional goal and enjoy your personal life...these athletes sacrifice everything...they deserve all the happiness they find! or that finds them...whichever ....so I feel good about getting behind them because I feel like there is a longterm potential...I feel that with the top three pairs from Nats...and with D/C too given they broke up and are still together...I have not felt this positive about pairs in a very long time..it feels great! and it's not even an Olympic year yet?
I seem to remember a dance team that was married I think they won the Olympics at one point..or were successful Internationally...and then the lady had an affair with another dancer and they divorced she married the other one and they still stayed together??? I just think the dreams and focus on success and the bigger picture and respect come into play but man that was crazy!! Then of course stories like Meno and Sand (their kids are so precious) and G& G as well as others...this is an interesting section to pairs though..given they are older in Championship pairs....I just hope with the teams at Nationals that have such potential..stay together through good and bad times and care enough about each other and respect each other enough to do that it's time for US Pairs to come surging through!! and after Omaha...it may happen for the US yet.
lI think that the US has several enjoyable pair teams, each with different strengths and weaknesses, including Denney/Coughlin. Denney is still only 19 and can certainly continue to develop in artistry and presentation.