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Being based on opposite sides of the Atlantic clearly hasn't put a dampener on Lily Cole's romance with Without a Trace actor Enrique Murciano.
The couple looked besotted with each other as they shared a smooch in Paris at a jewellery store opening this week.
Lily and her 36-year-old boyfriend, who have been dating since last year, make a habit of meeting up on the continent for glam dates. In April they attended Salma Hayek's lavish nuptials in Venice.
The twenty-one-year-old model, about to resume her studies at Cambridge, admits she and Enrique are: "very happy together - incredibly so."
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The 2030 Group, an advocacy organization funded by some of Virginia's longtime proponents of sprawl-inducing highway development, came out with a thoroughly unsurprising "survey" today that recommends the very same projects the organizers have pushed for years.
The campaign engaged two of the region's biggest advocates for the unpopular Outer Beltway, Bob Chase and Rich Parsons, to conduct what they call a "groundbreaking" survey. Chase and Parsons then selected and interviewed 45 unnamed "transportation experts."
It should come as no surprise that these anonymous experts generally shared the exact transportation priority agenda that Chase and Parsons have less anonymously been promoting: a new circumferential freeway that will do nothing to solve the real mobility problems in the area.
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Sourcebits Studios are discrete practice groups with focus in specific areas from Mobile Enterprise Applications to Web Gaming. Each is headed by a highly qualified Studio Director who is responsible for driving their Studio's projects from initial client engagement to final delivery.
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Sourcebits On The Move: Gartner IT Expo & Mobility Summit
Two of our executive team, Elliotte Bowerman, our VP of Marketing and Piotr Gajos, our Chief Innovation Officer, are packing up and heading out to spread the word about Sourcebits. Where? To beautiful Barcelona, Spain and sunny Miami, Florida.
On Monday, Elliotte speaks at an international gathering of CIOs and Senior IT Executives, as part of the Gartner Symposium IT Expo 2014. If you are in town, catch her session at 6:30 pm November 10 entitled "Native or Cross-platform – Not a dilemma any more." Her presentation will cover enterprise mobility benefits for businesses and how mobile apps have changed the way we work.
Meanwhile, Piotr will be heading to Miami for the Mobility Summit. Piotr will be presenting on "The New Equation for Successful Mobile Projects" Wednesday the 12th at 9:30 a.m. ET. Piotr's presentation will emphasize setting the right budget and parameters for determining a mobile solution's success. Instead of focusing on basic functionality and the bottom line for version 1, Piotr explores the cost calculations and KPIs IT departments should consider for the correct "mobile math".
If you're at either of these exciting events, be sure to catch them! If not, check back here soon for full coverage on their presentations.
An App on 100 Million+ Devices: The Beep'nGo Case Study
Mobeam created a breakthrough technology that digitizes barcodes for mobile devices so they could be read by any retail scanner in the world. It had the potential to completely transform mobile-supported shopping on a global scale. Plans were made, and deals were in the works - but in November 2012 they hit a major roadblock. Mobeam needed to create a market-ready app with their patented technology packaged inside a sleek, stunning, easy-to-use interface. And they had just one month to get it made in time for a major business deal. That's when they turned to Sourcebits.
Today, we're proud to share our newest case study (read it here) and show you how the Sourcebits team turned Mobeam's idea into a breakout mobile success. We've worked with the company for almost a year, creating two apps and managing dozens of product updates.
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- Received more than 2 million downloads in the first two weeks after launch
- On Oct. 15, Mobeam here announced the app has 5 million downloads
- Is the #1 ranking shopping app in Google Play (after implementing our ASO recommendations)
- Embedded in more than 100 million devices (including Samsung Galaxy S5)
- Has been covered by Tech Crunch, Engadget, Venture Beat, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and more
How did we do it? Sourcebits provided the following services:
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- Development - We built a convenient interface that integrates Mobeam's patented technology, available on Google Play and embedded in Samsung Galaxy S4, S5 and the Note 3 devices (with more deals in the works).
- ASO - Sourcebits provided recommendations to revise their app title, description and keywords to improve Google Play rankings, which helped bring the app to the top of search results. (To learn more about ASO, download our free eBook.)
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Musings on Swift
Apple's introduction of new programming language - Swift, commonly referred to as "Objective C without the C," caused quite a stir amongst the developer community. Swift is hailed as being simpler, more modern, and interactive compared to its counterparts. Some special features of Swift include:
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- Same runtime as Objective C
At Sourcebits, we always strive to help our team learn new skills and explore new possibilities. And that includes switching teams to learn a new language. Our resident Android expert, Chris Dietz, tells us how he got a bit more than he expected when he was assigned his latest project… start using Swift. Here's his account of his first week developing with Swift.
A little while ago, I was studying up on iBeacons, defined by Apple as:
"iBeacon is an exciting technology enabling new location awareness possibilities for apps. Leveraging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), a device with iBeacon technology can be used to establish a region around an object. This allows an iOS device to determine when it has entered or left the region, along with an estimation of proximity to a beacon."
My task was to create a proof of concept linking iBeacons to hospitals, in which a doctor or nurse can automatically get all patients on a floor, room, or bed based on the location and proximity of iBeacons. "Cool!" I thought. "I could whip up something like that in a couple of days."
"No," they said. "You will be using iOS and Swift."
Say what?
I started my career as a C/C++ and assembly programmer focusing mainly on microcontrollers. Before long I moved to the Android mobile development 2.2 era and beyond. I should also mention I don't adhere to the iOS vs. Android wars that have sprung up over the past few years. I ignore iOS fans who say, "Glad you finally saw the light," as well as Android lovers who ask, "How could you join those plebes?" To me, both iOS and Android have their benefits and downsides.
"OK," I said to myself. "This may take longer than I originally thought, but I'm willing to expand my horizons and learn. It may actually be fun using a layout editor and simulator that actually works. It'd be nice to see how the other side lives."
So Swift.
What is there to say about Swift? It's new. It's different. It's sexy. I get the sense it tries to be a little bit of everything in one package: both object-oriented and procedural; compiled and interpreted; salt and pepper; peanut butter and jelly; Rocky and Bullwinkle. It's being touted by Apple and Apple kin alike as a perfect "everybody" language, which may sound familiar if you've ever heard someone describe Ruby, Python, C, C++, C#, Object-C, Java, or Haskell. Since I've only been using it for a week, I'm going to reserve my judgement pending more experience.
One of the first challenges anyone faces when learning a new language (any language) is syntax. The number one thing that caused the most syntax errors for me in Swift was declarations. I'll give you an example. In Java, a variable would be declared as so:
String name = "The Good King Snugglewumps";
That's it. It's simple and to the point. I want a String variable called "name" and equal to "The Good King Snugglewumps". It's like a complete sentence with adjective, noun, verb, and predicate noun. Here's what Swift wants:
var name: String = "The Good King Snugglewumps"
What is this? Trying to adjust to this is like an English speaker learning Spanish for the first time. They'll suddenly change the ordering of the adjectives and the verbs, spending the first few days saying "azul luna" (blue moon) instead of the correct "luna azul" (moon blue) while everyone laughs.
Similarly, be prepared to argue with xCode. Your brain will fight it, saying, "This is right!" but the compiler will just laugh and throw red all over your screen. Inferred types help, but it's inescapable when dealing with writing methods.
Exploring Swift's Quirks
In all seriousness, there are aspects I genuinely like about Swift. For one, Swift heavily encourages immutability. Simply declaring "let" on an object will ensure that not only does the reference never change, but the state of the object itself will never change. Structs are also always copied by value which will help maintain overall integrity. However, classes are not, and I could see this easily being confusing as projects expand using both structs and classes.
Another useful little keyword goes like this: lazy var myObject = MyClass();
What's that?! A keyword specifically designed for lazy loading.
It may not seem like much, but what lazy loading basically means is don't load an object until you actually need it. In (Android) Java, this can mean littering your code with a bunch of ugly "if `myObject` is null then `set`" statements, making a helper method, or simply not doing it. Now you can reference the object at any time and use it normally just like you would any other object. It's also possible to combine an object with a closure to defer more computationally heavy initialization until you're actually ready for it:lazy var bigStringArray = [String] { var tempArray = [String]() tempArray.append("String1") tempArray.append("String2") // many more return tempArray }
Of course, that's not the best example because you would never do it. It'll be useful if you don't know values at compile time, or the structure is pretty big. You can defer part of the initialization when allocating a class to only allocating objects if and when they're actually used. I'll admit, the idea initially made me giddy.
A final weird quirk about Swift is the ability to use Unicode characters. When my team first learned about this we joked about using emoticons and if anybody would be stupid enough to make an entire class in them. I decided to do exactly that.
This is working code, and it's a little hard for me to believe Swift let me do this. Now, unfortunately there aren't enough emoji to represent everything, so this may take some explanation. This is part of my Patient class.
- Patient class is denoted as a woman in a wedding dress because it looks the most like a patient in a gown.
- String is a box with letters.
- UInt32 is four boxes with numbers. Each box represents a byte so likewise UInt8 is one box, and UInt16 is two boxes.
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was replace by a book, box of letters, and a "NEW" box.
- The default values are scary faces because it generally means some error in this case.
- The word "ID" is a keycard.
- The word "name" is a person of some sort.
- The word "type" is a German flag because it's a type of flag.
- The word "blood" is a water drop because there was no blood drop emoji.
- The word "iBeacon" is a pair of eyes and a bright light.
- The word "final" is replaced with a back arrow over "end".
- The word "major" is replaced with the finger pointing up and "minor" is the finger pointing down.
- The word "val" short for "value" is replaced by a dog. I like dogs.
To whoever has to maintain this in the future, good luck. I'm rooting for you.
Chris is a Senior Android Developer here at Sourcebits, and his interest in engineering goes all the way back to his childhood, and is largely attributed to growing up in an engineering-focused family. Chris is experienced with all aspects of the Android development framework, especially front-end UI work, and is proud to have worked for such high-profile clients as the FDA, the U.S. Army, and now Sourcebits.


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After a disappointing 5-1 loss against the Milwaukee Admirals yesterday afternoon, the Toronto Marlies had to come into today with clear minds and an eagerness to rebound from their prior mistakes. Their opponents today were the Abbotsford Heat, hot off the heels of a 5-1 game themselves, in their case a win against Hamilton. Would it be the home team's wakeup call or the visitor's momentum that ruled the day? Somehow, it was both. The Marlies stormed out to start, the Heat took over for most of the game, and a major penalty gave Toronto the last push they needed to pull out a 3-2 win.
REMINDER: It's a Game and These are People
Jeff Veillette (Jeffler)
March 22 2014 11:53PM
Hey there, it's me, Jeffler. I'm that guy that the internet tells to Shut Up a lot. Please look at the above picture, of just some of April Reimer (James' wife)'s interactions box on twitter. Read every single message, and come back to me.
Are we done? Okay. Let's have a moment.
LEAFS POSTGAME - The Spiral Continues
Jeff Veillette (Jeffler)
March 22 2014 07:49PM
This was a weird game, to say the least. I'm not even sure if I'm comfortable with saying that a team won this game; rather, one where one lost less than the other. The two teams took turns waking up, falling asleep, and going back to step one. In this case, the Leafs were a little bit better at messing up, and the Habs took home two regulation points.
Marlies Blown Out By Milwaukee
Jeff Veillette (Jeffler)
March 22 2014 03:45PM
If the AHL regular season ended last night, the 3rd place in the Western Conference Toronto Marlies would be put against the 6th place Milwaukee Admirals in the first round of the playoffs. There's still lots of time to go, but in the event that the standings remain the same, today's game will be a good example of how it might play out. Barring that, it's an opportunity to see Filip Forsberg, who I have an immense prospect crush on. Either way, the game lived up to the bill, though some goaltending mistakes by both Rookies and a stellar effort by Admirals netminder Scott Darling lead to a 5-1 loss.
Battle of the Grinders: Clarkson vs. Komarov
Jeff Veillette (Jeffler)
March 21 2014 08:33PM
This summer, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed David Clarkson to a deal that was bad (7 years @ 5.25 per) when it was signed, but now feels extremely ugly. "Why did they sign this guy over keeping Clarke MacArthur?" many yelled, thinking he was the cheapest player they could compare him to. But as it turns out, we can dig even deeper. I give you: David Clarkson (2014 Model) vs. Leo Komarov (2013 Model).


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Credit agency Fitch predicts that ratings volatility in the global collateralised debt obligation market is likely to continue this year, according to its latest report, 'Global CDO Quarterly'.The report also noted the different characteristics of the European and US markets last year. Around 94% of US CDO downgrades in 2002 were based on investment-grade corporate and high-yield bond CDOs. A deterioration in credit quality also resulted in a significant number of downgrades in the European market, though largely in the below-investment-grade sector.
While Fitch believes US high-yield collateral default rates have peaked, even with a decline they are likely to remain higher than historical average levels in the near future. It expects CDO performance in the US to vary according to collateral type this year, with difficulties remaining in investment-grade corporate and high-yield bond CDOs.
In Europe, Fitch noted a shift towards greater use of leveraged loans as collateral, which it attributed to higher recoveries and the deeper supply of the asset than in the US. This represents a move away from the traditional high-yield bond markets, where recovery is low and defaults have historically been problematic, leading to negative rating actions on some cashflow arbitrage deals in 2002, with more expected in 2003.
Fitch also predicts further credit deterioration for European leveraged loan CLOs and investment-grade corporate CDOs.
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AdventuresinOdysseyLover4 Stars Out Of 5Great Book!September 3, 2014AdventuresinOdysseyLoverQuality: 5Value: 4Meets Expectations: 5This book was really interesting, I liked how it switched back and forth from Bryce to Ashley's account and back again. The climax is the best part - I don't want to ruin it but this series, especially the first and last books, has some really interesting parts. :) All in all, it was great!
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Blackhawks Make More Roster Cuts
On Monday morning, the Blackhawks assigned forwards Joakim Nordstrom, Dennis Rasmussen and Garret Ross, defensemen Adam Clendening and Klas Dahlbeck and goaltender Scott Darling to Rockford. Update: Cody Bass and Pierre-Cedric Labrie are on waivers, en route to Rockford. Brandon … Continue reading
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Scott Darling, Blackhawks Shutout Oilers
The Blackhawks blew out the Oilers in a late afternoon affair in Saskatoon on Sunday. Tweet
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Blackhawks Announce Training Camp Rosters
On Thursday morning, the Blackhawks announced the players who will be on the ice when the NHL training camp begins. Tweet
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NHL.com: Teuvo Teravainen Top-5 Prospect
On Tuesday, NHL.com released their rankings of the top-60 prospects heading into the 2014-15 season. Chicago's Teuvo Teravainen made the top five. Tweet
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Blackhawks Prospects Make ESPN Top 100
On Tuesday, ESPN released Corey Pronman's top 100 NHL prospects heading into the 2014-15 season. Three Hawks made the list, with a fourth coming up just short. Tweet
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41. How to Recondition RapidFire Plus Shifters
Shows how to troubleshoot, clean and lubricate RapidFire-style index shift levers.
Shows how to troubleshoot, clean and lubricate RapidFire-style index shift levers.
In today's tutorial, we'll learn how to troubleshoot and repair a RapidFire Plus style index shifter. For this job you'll need a phillips(+) screwdriver, a 4 or 5mm allen key, some light oil, spray grease, and some penetrating fluid like liquid wrench or WD-40.
Sometimes nothing happens if you try to shift up to an easier gear, or down to a harder gear. If your cables are functioning smoothly, this likely means that there is either a build up of gunk on the inside of your shifter, or that some of the internal parts are worn or broken.
If it's just gummed up, sometimes you can get it working again by squirting some light oil inside, and then running through the gears several times to make sure the oil fully penetrates the internal parts.
If not, you'll have to remove the outer casing and take a look inside. Keep in mind that there are many different styles of these shifters but the concept is generally the same. You don't want to remove all of the screws on the shifter as there are many small springs and moving parts that are difficult to put back together. Try and see which screw looks like it removes only the dust cover.
With the cover removed, you should see a ratcheting mechanism that includes a gear and a spring loaded pawl. If you run through the gears while looking inside, you'll see that every time you shift up to an easier gear the pawl pushes against the gear until it clicks it into the next position. This builds tension on the spring and pulls the cable a set amount, which moves your derailleur up one sprocket.
When you use the index lever to shift the derailleur down into a harder gear, the spring releases and causes the gear to slip back one position. This releases the cable a set amount, which pulls your derailleur down one sprocket.
If either of these functions is not happening, inspect the gears and pawls to make sure nothing is broken or looks worn. If they are, you'll usually just have to replace the shifter. If everything looks fine but the shifter still doesn't work, you can give it a bit of an overhaul to clean and re-lubricate the inner mechanism.
You'll have to remove the shift cable first. It'll usually slide out the of the shifter when it's in the highest gear (7,8,9). Then remove the shifter body from your handlebar using the top allen bolt. Unscrew and remove the barrel adjuster and then remove any remaining screws until you can pull apart the dust covers and slide the inner mechanism out. Make sure you pay attention to how everything came apart so you can get it back together again.
Soak the unit with some penetrating fluid and then wipe it down and let it air dry. Once dry, spray some grease in between all of the moving parts and then re-assemble the shifter parts the same way they came apart. Mount it back on the handlebar and click through all of the gears so the spray grease penetrates. Then replace the shift cable and adjust your derailleur as needed.
If you've tried all of these steps and the shifter still doesn't work, unfortunately it'll likely need replacing.
I'm re-bearing, lubing, and overhauling my wife's 1969-70 Gitane Grand Sport Mixte, and I'm showing here the 'status' of the re-build... Expenses so far: ! $40.00 if I split the cost of tools in half!
Overall she's happy with the improvements in bearings and lube, and she's 'buying' the improvements in the braking system that hasn't arrived yet... but..
As only a wife can do... She says: "You know, I like the location: (Stem Shifters) of what you have on 'YOUR BIKE', and wish I had the same on: "My Bike"...... I have to reach too far to change gears..... Read more >>
Looking the bike over for needed parts, this one is the most obvious...right (rear) shifter pod's indicator lens is gone. It's an older 18 speed Gary Fisher Tassajara with Shimano Deore shift components...dual lever (rapid fire?).
Left pod is numbered 3 2 1 from left to right. Any suggestions on what to look for as a replacement? Plan on replacing both cables, etc. while I'm at it.
Thanks in advance!... Read more >>
Hi I have a Orbea Onix T105 Road Bike which is 10 speed but would like 11 speed, is it a nightmare to do or do i just buy 11 speed cassette and switch it over ?... Read more >>
Hi, I just buy New Shimano XTR m980 shifters, I took it off from the box and tried to shift up and down. I realized that it's so hard to downshift the right shifter. Other things work amazing.
Would anybody tell me how fix that?... Read more >>
I've just gotten my 1980s road bike running again. I'm loving it, except that after over a decade of integrated gear levers, I'm finding the old-school stem-mounted friction levers quite awkward. I've just become too used to being able to change gears while braking, which feels essential for manoeuvring in real-life city traffic.
I'm wondering how realistic a task it would be to upgrade them to use combo style levers. I know I'd probably have to replace the entire gear system, but I think it'd be worth it. But do indexed gear systems take up more space on the a... Read more >>
I bought a set of Aluminum with Ball Bearing Pulleys for my early 80's Peugeot. But before I could receive them, my Wife's 1970 Gitane pulleys broke/crumbled on a ride.. Both Gitane & Peugeot use similar Simplex systems.
They were the ONLY 10 Tooth 6MM pulleys I could find.
When I got them this past weekend, I put them on the Gitane, but found the shim type pulleys were 10.5MM thick, and the aluminum BB pulleys were 6.5MM wide. Chain rubs against side mounts. I found M6 Stainless Steel washers, and put one on each side of new pulleys.. Chain clears the s... Read more >>
Currently going through a DIY upgrade of my road bike. Already made the mistake of trying to turn a 9 speed into a 10 speed but am too stubborn to go back and it's kind of fun to learn how it all works. I now have an Ultegra 6700 10 speed cassette and need to pair it with a new 10 speed shifter. I have been reading about actuation ratios and want to make sure the shifter is compatible. Would a Shimano 105 5700 STI lever fit with this 6700 series Ultegra cassette? Also would I need to upgrade my rear derailleur which is a 105 9 speed or could it do in a pinch?
Thanks... Read more >>
Hi, all-
I recently purchased a new 2013 BMC Race Machine with a full Red grupo. Despite everything I had read about the Red Yaw FD and its ability to handle the entire gear range without trimming, I experienced chain rub. So, I decided I would simply take the time to learn how to adjust the FD myself.
I made several mistakes, and I would love any and all assistance:
1. I neglected to tighten the inner limit screw so that the FD was over the big ring, prior to releasing the cable. My understanding is that, having done this, it will be very difficult fo... Read more >>
OK, so a while ago I noticed to get into the lowest gear (largest sprocket) on the rear I had to apply extra pressure onto the shift-lever.
Now my bike does not even get past fourth gear, this is whilst it is on supposed 1st gear (on the shifter). At the moment it only has a range of 3 available sprockets to use. Also, on the gear shifter, it only goes from 1, to 2, then only just onto 3 (it feels extremely weak, rather than 'clicking' like the front gear shifter does), the rear shifter is not able to go into 4.
I decided to open up the rear shifter and see if there was anything w... Read more >>
Hi, whenever I've got a 6 speed mountain bike, but whenever I switch into the lowest gear, the chain slips off of the freewheel into the frame and is a paint to pull out again. When I put the bike up into the stand, it switches to lowest gear fine without coming off at all. It seems the pressure of my feet on the pedals makes it slip off. Just wondered if you had any suggestions? thanks.... Read more >>
I am trying to upgrade my 50/34T 105 chainset to an Ultegra 6800 46/36T system with all the appropriate 6800 components
Unfortunately there is not enough adjustment on the braze on front derailleur to enable me to achieve the recommended 1 - 3mm gap between the top of the big ring teeth and the bottom of the derailleur. The closest I can get is 4.5mm due to the smaller diameter of the 46t chainring.
I am not sure how critical this is but if it is critical to the smooth working of the system then the only solution I can see is to buy a new 50/34T Ultegra chainset which I don't reall... Read more >>
My son Supercycle 1800 has Falcon FIS 6 speed thumb shifter, which is stuck in 2nd gear and its lever is also broken.
I would like to replace it but could not find anything which worth cost, especially which is with in my rice range ( as the bike itself is not expensive)... Most of the time cost goes up because of shipping cost to Ontario, Canada.
I was wondering if someone could tell me what is compatible with Falcon Derailleurs? As that will help me pick alternates for thumb shifter..
Thanks in advance... Read more >>
my brand new mountain bike's shifting is very bad. the chain keeps moving between gears by its own and it doesnt shift right when i want it to. i must keep holding on the shift down hand a bit so that the chain stay in place.
i thought messing a bit with the limit screws would solve it but i think i have over done it and made it worse.
what should i do?... Read more >>
I've read quite a few posts in other forums about these derailleurs breaking apart while riding. I have one on my 83' le tour luxe in great condition and was interested in finding out more about it. I haven't seen any reference in posts to exactly where the derailleur was breaking apart at. Has anyone had any experience with these and what is breaking apart on them?
Thanks!... Read more >>
New to the forum and it looks like a lot of helpful info here.
Now that that's out of the way,
I have a problem locating a part for my down tube shifter. It's a flat washer that has a small hook or tab on it that sits inside the shifter. The hook part has a crack and is starting to break off. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement part for it?
Thanks... Read more >>


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Excellent Fraud Protection on my Credit Card
I have had a Citibank credit card for many years. If I make a transaction out of my "normal routine" my card will be declined and I will be immediately notified. Although it is inconvenient to have my card declined, I feel good that they are looking out for me. I have learned to use the travel notifications so I can go away and not have my transactions interrupted. Also, I can now authorize a transaction via text message. I hate to say it, but I'm actually happy when my card is declined. Thanks Citibank!
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Nov 22nd 2014
1 out of 5 marks
angry customer
I received a letter recently from Synchrony Bank stating that they were closing my Care Credit account due to my credit history. I had a zero balance on the card as I had paid off the balance a year ago. I called and they said I had the option to open up another Care Credit account. Why should I have to do that if I had a zero balance on the account and owed them nothing! I filed an official complaint with the Better Business Bureau and they notified Synchrony Bank and I was informed by BBB that they have not responded to the complaint. I am so done with Synchrony that when my current account is paid off, I plan to never do business with them again. When talking to their customer service, they tell me that the same people are there when it was GE Capital. Well something has changed, because I have never experienced this treatment when it was GE Capital. I advise people to read these reviews and make their own decision, but as for me, I AM DONE WITH THEM!
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Nov 21st 2014
5 out of 5 marks
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This is a quote from my 18 yr old grandson who doesn't know much about banking as yet. He went in to cash a check that i had written to him. He was nervous because he had never done that before. I just got a text from him saying "those people at pnc are so nice! " he is working with another bank to open an account. I think because they are not as "nice" he will be changing it over to pnc. Thanks for being so kind to a young person who may turn out to be a great customer in the future. Karen b.
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Nov 21st 2014
1 out of 5 marks
TCF Dose Not Care About Their Customers At All.
Tcf bank has horrible customer service and absolutely could not care any less about its customers. They have very poor online services. They canceled my debit card due to a security breach at a store that i shopped at. They gave me no warning that the card would be deactivated and then said that they would charge me $25. 00 to send me a new card quickly, otherwise i would have to wait 10 business days for a debit card. I told them that i would be closing all of my accounts and their response was "ok". My advice is bank anywhere else.
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Nov 21st 2014
1 out of 5 marks
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Attempted to close out accounts over 2 years ago. Even after getting what was supposedly my exact balances on that date, they left $1. 13 in an account. On 11/17/2014 i received a notice stating that in december 2014 they would begin charging me a $10. 00 monthly service fee. I called immediately and was told they had to reactivate my account to be able to close it. Told that it would take 2 business days, i called back on wednesday 11/19/14.
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They only provide you with the "Legendary Service" when everything is nice and rosy, the minute things go wrong, don't even bother calling for support. My card had 6 fraudulent transactions posted, i immediately closed the card and opened a dispute. No temporary credit had been issued, I mind you( even BOA and Chase give you a temporary credit, for christ's sake), I was told that "they will notify me within 10 days via mail". 10 days later- no mail, no call, no communication.
After I called them yet again, I was told that the dispute had not been approved because I hadn't signed some form that was never sent to me in the first place. Had to go to a branch to sign the form. Still waiting for my money back. Regret opening an account with TD Bank. The "Legendary service" is a joke! Pray that your card never gets lost or stolen- you cannot rely on these guys to help you at all!
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Every one is extremely friendly and helpful, the manager comes over to say hello, asks about your kids, no charge for cashing in coin, has special little gifts for kids and in ma they even have treats for dogs. It is truly old school, where even my college sons will not change banks, because since they were little and depositing change from bottles or cash gifts, they treated them like they would treat an adult customer.
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Nov 20th 2014
4 out of 5 marks
Excellent Bank For Usual Ordinary Purposes Checks, Deposits
If you have a big enough balance to not worry about fees, if you are old enough to get a free checking account, if you like to go to the restroom, if you want a bank deposit box, if you need a good location, good parking, go shop groceries and buy gas nearby, have multiple accounts, this bank is as good as any in beaumont and better than a lot of them. Don't know about other type customers. I don't recommend for iras.
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Nov 20th 2014
4 out of 5 marks
Online Banking Is Great
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As he prepares to leave town, Steve Friess ticks down his Vegas bucket list
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Nevada's Capitol ignores sin and our city, but we can change that
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Meet your Thanksgiving side dishes, from Echo & Rig
Borrow these eclectic dishes to add something different to your turkey-day table.