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BTR Black & Silver seat pack £9.99
Basic seat pack that feels dated and poor value alongside its competition
Weight 78g Contact www.btrdirect.co.uk
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Given its comparatively bijou dimensions, the BTR large seat wedge pack bag is a distinctly no-frills gear carrier and something of a contradiction in terms, since despite its name it's actually quite small and just about carry the basics - spare tube, multi tool, patch kit, tyre levers etc. Its construction and materials also feel decidedly low-rent in comparison with some other packs at similar prices.
It attaches to the saddle rails and post via three thin black Velcro straps, which are reasonably secure on 27.2mm posts but a surprisingly sloppy fit on narrower posts, still common on older/cheaper bikes. The pouch is made from neutral grey/black soft shell nylon, sports reasonably uniform stitching and a generous webbed LED mount.
Internally it's a single compartment with webbed sub-section presumably for bank card/ID but that proved a more useful parking spot for spare patches. Access is via a black tag, which was fiddly even with nimble fingers and a non-starter in winter weight gloves. The concertina panels prevent tyre levers and patch kit from falling out.
So long as you can persuade the Velcro to cling the BTR bag is pretty unobtrusive with minimal sway on reasonably smooth roads. This song remained much the same off-road too. Scorching along deserted singletrack, there was a slight shimmy but thankfully the soft shell muffled multi-tool 'n' patch kit percussion and blinkies have also remained safely on board.
Light to moderate showery rain, road and trail spray haven't penetrated the outer fabric, thanks largely to its sheltered location. Close encounters with a watering can saw rapid saturation but it dries reasonably quickly at room temperature.
While overall performance has exceeded my expectations, brands such as B'Twin are offering vastly superior, wallet friendly fare that gives some established household names a seriously good run for our hard earned, which leaves this one feeling cheap and not particularly cheerful.
Basic seat pack that feels dated and poor value alongside its competition
road.cc test report
Make and model: BTR Black & Silver seat pack
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"Black and silver seat pack. Easy to put on and take off the bike with clip on straps so no tools needed! Handy strap for a rear light to be fixed to the bag"
True enough but feels decidedly low-rent alongside similarly priced competition.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
"180 x 120 x 80 mm
Reflective face
Water Resistant
Easy fitting and removal with clip on straps
Strap on face of bag for clipping on a rear light"
Functional enough.
Main pouch seems fairly rugged.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
My main problem with this wedge pack is that while functional enough, there's no shortage of better quality, similarly priced competition. The main compartment seems fairly hard wearing, manages the basics and the LED tab is reassuringly substantial. However, the retention straps are at best OK and accessing the main compartment in gloved hands is unnecessarily fiddly.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Fairly rugged bag material.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Feels cheap throughout.
Did you enjoy using the product? No.
Would you consider buying the product? No.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? No.
About the tester
Age: 40
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
A very detailed review, but what can you tell us about the BTR brand. It's slightly unfair comparing them to BTwin without a little background. BTwin are the cycling arm of Decathlon, so have massive resources to source their branded-kit at low cost from factories in Asia (I'm happy to be proven wrong!). That's not a problem in itself, but does BTR offer something that could sway people's buying decisions?
From what I can find online (they aren't that easy to find - try btrdirect.co.uk?) BTR are a Sussex based business that have been trading for ten years. It seems that they import their bags, a fairly traditional (old-fashioned) range.
In support of the bags, I have a couple of these 'simple' strap-on bags - they're ideal for use on a mountain bike (where I keep some tyre tools in a pack and carry other stuff in a rucksack) and also for the kids (where a cheap pack for carrying some 'emergency' tools is handy).
www.mombee.com - Muddy bikes, Road bikes and Family rides in the South West
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On MONDAY 6-6-11 my Uverse went out, and it includes all three services. it was approx: 2:00 pm, and I called immediately. I talked to a person in I'm sure some other country, and was advised that there was nothing available for today. I understood this, and set up an appointment for 6-7-11 between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm. approx an hour later I received a voice mail stating that my problem was due to an outage and should be resolved soon, and my appointment was placed on hold. the next day I called to verify the original appointment, and was advised that the appointment was all set no problems, and this was at 12:00 pm. knowing that things go wrong I called at 2:00 pm, and was advised for some unknown reason that my appointment was cancelled without explanation. I was advised by an unknown person they were very sorry, and they would try to fix the situation. well I was called back and advised there was nothing they could do, and I would have to set up another appointment. I set up an appointment between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm again, and the next day I again called at 12:00 pm and was told that everything was all set.
I waited and heard nothing by 2:00 pm so I called again, and was advised that my appointment had been cancelled again for an unknown reason. this time I was very upset, but I knew that the person on the other line had nothing to do with the situation so I remained calm, and she said she would do whatever she could to rectify the situation. a supervisor came on the line named KATHERINE, and she said she would do whatever she could to get me taken care of today. she then called back later, and stated that there was nothing she could do for today, but would personally handle my situation, and guarantee that I would be taken care of on Thursday between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm.
I was a police officer for a very large city for 30 years so I knew that KATHERINE had nothing to do with the whole situation, but I vented. I said if I was late with my payment every month would AT&T let me slide, and she said no, and the way the situation has been handled was highly unprofessional, and that I would be complaining to someone. she stated that she was taking the days off my bill. big deal I'm 60 years old and I don't need the drama, and that 4 days off the bill would not even come close to compensating for my time, and having me stay at home for 4 days straight. the next day I received numerous calls confirming my appointment, and at 3:20 pm my saviour PHILLIP showed up I almost kissed him. it took him 10 minutes to fix the problem, and all of the services were up and going. well I will get off my soap box for now, and thanks for the forum to vent my frustration JOHN
I have been a Cingular/ATT customer for over 8 years. Last July I needed a smart phone for my home business. I ended up with the Iphone because it was cheaper to sync with my mail street account.
A year later, my son knocks the phone out of my hands and the screen is broken. I go down to the AT&T store for a replacement, explain the situation to the "greeter," and signs me in. I wait 20 minutes for a sales representative only to be told that the entire city is sold out of Iphones. Any phones keep as back ups for existing customers? Nope. I am told that I have to wait 10 days to get a new phone. Nevermind that I need it to run my business.
I call customer service and they inform me that I can order a replacement online and get it in 1-2 business days. Great. I go online and it makes me register. No problem. I go through the process, which requires that a temporary password be emailed to me. Guess what? No email. Another call to customer service, and after 30 minutes on the phone- she makes me find an old phone and swap sim cards so that she can text the password to me. After all that- Iphones are sold out online (unless I wanted to shell out $300 more for a 4G).
I call customer service AGAIN, explain my situation with my phone and my business. All I get is "Iphones are so popular, we can't keep them in stock, blah blah blah." They also informed me that they are first come first served, and that they don't keep any back for replacement of faulty, damaged, or lost phones. I was basically told that I was SOL. Would they give me a 4g or 3GS 16gb for same price as the phone I wanted? Heck no. I was told that I either need to wait for my phone to arrive in stock or buy a more expensive phone.
I call customer service AGAIN to ask about my contract buyout. Of course ask why and I tell them. I need a wireless carrier that is reliable and will take care of me if I have phone issues. Of course this representative wants to make a phone call to see what they can do, and then I am the phone with the district inventory manager. She acts all concerned saying that I can give her my credit card number, and they will move me to the front of the line WHEN they come in(no specific date). I explained that I run a business and need a new phone immediately. She said she was going to check all the stores in Nashville and call me back in 15 minutes. Guess what? She never called.
Bottom line- all AT&T cares about is selling as many Iphones as possible. They play the exclusivity of the phone as their trump card and let customer service go down the toilet. They run all these huge promotions that deplete their stock and create hype, while failing to plan for the existing customers. On the phone, they act like they care, but refuse to "make it right" or come up with any sort of solution. I am done with ATT. I am switching to Verizon, who happens to have the best customer service rating in the wireless industry. I have had 2 friends break phones and they had replacements THAT day. Verizon even offered them the new customer price on the replacement phones with a 2 year contract extension, something AT&T refused to do for me. There are better alternatives to the IPhone. I highly recommend you stay away from ATT.
OGDEN, UTAH -- I have been working with AT&T as a customer service representative for over 6 months now, throughout this short period and the future to come I will meet a multitude of people and an infinite number of personalities but at the end of everyday we can only help to categorize these calls into two tiers. A good call or a bad call.
An example of a good call would be courteous conversation back and forth orderly dialogue and polite respectful words from both parties are exchanged, Getting the customers issue resolved and our customers ending the call happy. Because both parties starting the call with an open mind and were optimistic with the outcome upon entering the call. Everybody's satisfied with the service, issue resolved.
A bad call would be a customer calling out of anger and frustration most times very inconvenienced due to interruption of service, I my self as an agent face these callers with no prejudice and the utmost respect and compassion. These calls are generated randomly so are the agents who anwer them. The possibility of a mismatch flaring into conflict between these two sides are endless but, a job is a job.
It is hard being the spokesperson of a multi-billion dollar company with fixed standards and policies, the mediator for the people would sometimes have their bad days as well. Representatives leaving personal troubles at home but always all the time those 2 worlds collide, In turn there are customers out there missing imporant call's or even their first child's birth due to a dropped call! It is impossible to only have good days.
Last month I earned $265.30 working for AT&T under a 3rd party customer service provider outsourcing in this particular 3rd world country I live in
20 days a month
9 hours a shift
$1.80 an hour
At least 125 calls a week.
Deal with customers from all walks of life and varying experience.
$100.00 in rent and fare.
Working into the wee hours of the night.
$100.00 for food and partying
(and I should be putting $65 a month in savings but most times I save not one cent).
But even though after crunching down some pretty small numbers and living from check to check I am not bitter, but thankfull I am working. I have never gotten mad to the point that i've hated the person at the other end screaming at me. But I have reached the peak of being so happy and feeling love from a customer showing care and understanding. Long story short living with love is cheap so grab it at every opportunity. Appreciate life, Share what you have. Whatever it is you bring to the table as long as it is coming from good. To always be understanding and to never make assumptions. Live life, die happy :) PEACE
KALAMAZOO & PORTAGE, MICHIGAN -- I knew when AT&T announced they were buying Centennial it was going to go down hill. The store I used to pay my cellular bill at when it was Centennial was local, the service was excellent and I didn't feel like I was getting the run around.
Since they purchased Centennial the local store closed up and all of the services were moved almost 10 miles from me. The customer service is now horrible at the 2 stores my bills were accepted at as there are a couple more AT&T stores but they don't service the Centennial customers.
I've had more than one problem just paying the bill. Mind you I've never been behind and my billing history was perfect. I always pay early. I never go over my limit and I've had this account for 2 and a half years.
I've been denied change at both locations with them stating that their Centennial drawer doesn't have any change to give me but I'm welcome to apply the rest to my next months bill.
My bill usually sitting around $75 I pay in cash so recently (last week) I tried with a $100 bill and they told me they didn't have that much change and couldn't break it but they did have cash in their AT&T drawer because there was an AT&T customer paying cash at the next desk over. So then I traded my brother 5 $20 bills for my $100 and attempted to pay with $80 and he didn't have $5 to give me and told me I could pay part of it and come back or apply it to my account for the next billing cycle.
My contract is up August 11, and that was my last contract payment. I have been looking around for the past 3 months scanning my choices and have found plenty that will do me fine.
I was hoping that with that visit they'd show me a reason to stay. I didn't get that. I ended up leaving the store and going and breaking the money and going back to pay it all at once.
The payment before I tried a store which is south of town that I stood in line for over 10 minutes while 1 employee was with a customer and the remaining 4 stood over a desk giggling about something.
I ended up using their automated billing center in the corner of the room and leaving and I'm sure it was un-noticed or I was being ignored.
I came in Monday to try to renew my contract or at least to test out the waters and see what I had as options and turns out I have none.
My perfect record wasn't enough to get a new contract without paying a $500 fee but I was welcome to continue using my current service which is as much as some of the better services out there now in cost and I don't even get outgoing text messaging at all.
Which means my money was good enough but my flawless track record wasn't.
Also as a kicker, I've been told that Centennial is no longer renewing service contracts so I couldn't get a discount on a new phone and a new plan but they did have new Centennial phones that I could purchase at full price and I had the option to add service extras.
Then today which is Tuesday, 1 day after I visited and decided never again, I got this text:
Learn about special offers & benefits of migrating your Centennial service to AT&T, visit an AT&T store today!
Yeah what ever dude. It must be nice for them to buy up everything and then stomp out the customers that built the companies they buy.
They fail on all levels with me. Beware.
I have had an AT&T wireless account for more than 2 years. Since I switched from another carrier and chose a number that would be easy to remember, I have consistently received calls from people trying to access their voicemail. There are the occasional wrong numbers, but there have been far more calls from people just hitting the "voicemail" key, having the phone dial the number programmed by AT&T and getting me.
I have called AT&T customer service many times, at least 5. I have tried to be patient and allow them to work out the problem. Nothing has worked, I still get the calls for people trying to pick up their voice mail messages.
The last 2 calls I made to AT&T customer service, I became very angry, because 1) I've been trying to get them to fix this problem for more than 2 years and they haven't, 2) each new customer service representative I speak to insists that the only way to fix the problem is for me to change my number. WITH A HUGE ORGANIZATION, BRAIN POWER, MAN POWER, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, I THE LOWLY CONSUMER, PAYING TONS OF MY MONEY FOR SOMETHING THEY ARE SELLING, HAVE TO ADJUST FOR SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR FAULT. THEIR EMPLOYEE/S PROGRAM THE WRONG NUMBER INTO THE VOICEMAIL KEY AND THEY EXPECT ME TO CHANGE MY PHONE NUMBER. THAT DOES NOT FIX THEIR PROBLEM AND IT INCONVENIENCES ME.
So, the last 2 customer service representatives I spoke to, I really let them have it. I basically said, don't tell me that with the might have AT&T, this stupid little problem can't be solved. Don't make me change anything. Improve the quality of your service.
Hey, guess what. After every customer service call, whether I was patient and nice or finally got upset, it would get worse. I have gotten more calls over the past 4 months. That's why I am finally going to share this story all over the internet.
The last customer service representative even gave me a case number. What good is that if it hasn't fixed the problem. Do you think they would followup to check on it? No. They expect me to once again complain if the problem hasn't been fixed. AT&T HAS VERY VERY VERY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DARE I VENTURE A CHARACTERIZATION, SOME UNIMAGINATIVE AND INCOMPETENT, POSSIBLY, ONLY POSSIBLY VINDICTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS. I WOULD LOVE TO USE MORE COLORFUL LANGUAGE, BUT THAT MIGHT THAT AT&T ISN'T USING TO SOLVE MY LITTLE PROBLEM, IT MIGHT BE MORE EFFICIENT PROTECTING THE COMPANY'S "GOOD" NAME.
OK. I don't EVER do this but I have had such issues with AT&T recently that I thought I would be one of those people who stands on their soapbox for five minutes. Please Read
Originally I was with AT&T, as suggested by my father, and I recommended to my husband that he buy out of his Verizon contract so we could get a family plan through AT&T. We then went to one of their satellite stores in in my hometown where my husband switched over to their service, but unknown to us we were signed up for two individual plans (not a family plan), under my name. For the past year I have been paying between $160-$300 phone bills per month thinking that I was on a family plan and that these charges were just overages. In October we went to another satellite store where we thought our plan was being adjusted so that we could have free text messaging (and avoid these huge phone bills - because the representative there told us that the overages were in texting). However this adjustment was only made on my husband's plan (remember we're still on two separate plans and we are being told we're on a family plan) and the bill the following month was much higher than we were told it would be at the store. On December 30th, 2009, I called customer service to find out what was going on because my bill was about $200 (again). I was told we were on two separate plans and that an adjustment would be made to fix the problem. I didn't have time to go over everything with the first person I spoke with - who told me to call back when I did - when I did finally call back later that day the next person gave me a different explanation and told me that there was no plan similar to the one described in the earlier conversation. At which point I became so frustrated I asked how much it would be to buy out of my contracts. As it turns out, it would have been less expensive for me to buy out than to pay my bill! I spoke with my husband and we decided we would try one last time. I called customer service on New Years Eve and spoke with someone who attempted to right all of these wrongs. However because of the way this matter was handled we unknowingly lost our text messaging feature which is the major form of communication between my husband and I. A week later we went into a 'corporate run store' to see if it was something wrong with our phones; at which point the representative explained that the feature was shut off until Jan 21st when the new plan would take effect. The service we received at the store was excellent and the problem was fixed, or so we thought. However due to the previous issues encountered with AT&T's customer service and the cost in overages which should have never occurred we are still deciding whether or not to continue our service with AT&T. It is very frustrating to not get the same story twice from a customer service department, be signed up for a plan that you did not want or agree to in the first place, and to hear that to be taken care of properly we must go into a corporate run store (as told to us by one of the reps. in the corporate run store). Throughout this whole ordeal we have spent an exorbitant amount of money.
Our picture messaging feature was not restored the day we went into the corporate store. I called the representative (who gave me her business card) and she had no idea who I was or anything about the hour we spent in the store two weeks ago. I told her that we were still unable to picture message and she told me to call customer service (who hasn't helped since the beginning). Reluctantly I called and was told that there would be an additional fee to add picture messaging - which I had before this whole ordeal with the loss of service- which I was not about to pay for. Somehow the problem was fixed on my phone but my husband is still having problems with his phone. I made the mistake of calling to find out when our contract was up and low-and-behold I come to find that my husband's plan is up in August and MINE is up in October of '11 - when we tried to have our bill problem fixed in the store back in October the salesperson extended my contract without telling me! The service representative I spoke with was extremely rude (his name was Todd) and gave me a ton of unnecessary attitude. When I explained to him that I did not agree to an extension of my contract he said he did not believe I unknowingly extended my contract. When I asked who I could complain to about all of my issues he told me to write a letter to their complaint department. I have to WRITE A LETTER to a company who boasts how fantastic they are at networking and communication. I know exactly where my letter will go too (confetti-maker/circular-filing bin).
If you have read this far thank you and please pass this on. I know I am not the only one who has had issues with AT&T.
I first had an agreement from them to activate my internet during the third week of February. I realized a few days later that it wasn't on. I called their company and spent at least an hour on the phone with them. Then they said they would call me back.
Several days and no call. I call them back again and spend at least another hour on the phone with them. I am now 1 week without service. I finally get a scheduled appointment for a technician but they can't get here for a week. 2 weeks without service now.
The technician arrives but can't figure out what is wrong. Says he'll come back on Monday, tomorrow. Another week goes by. Nothing. I'm now 3 weeks without service. I spend another hour on the phone and finally get set up for another tech but of course I have to wait another week. Even though it was their tech that forgot about us and never reported the problem. He arrives after no service now for four weeks. In the meantime I have to call AT&T and have them adjust my bill because I have yet had NO service!!!
Finally 4 weeks later the tech said the last guy was in error and he quickly set up my internet. He apologized for AT&T's error.
Now this next part is where I feel that AT&T not only continued to violate there contract with us, but led to undo hardship and pain and suffering to a disabled person due to there neglect by not fulfilling their contract and service.
On March 28th, 2009, my spouse was in a motorcyle accident. She was sent by ambulance to emergency. She spent nine days in ER, ICU, and Trauma. She and suffered 4 pelvic fractures, 5 broken ribs, a punctured lung partially collapsed, and a broken scapula. Before she was released from the hospital, my spring vacation began and I was able to care for in the hospital and bring here home. She could not move even to turn her body or put pillows under her to relieve the pain. I had to be there 24/7. At the end of my break she could sit up and move to the porta potty by the bed but it took a long and painful time. She needed help to move and minimize the pain. The day I was to go back to work, I had a friend lined up to come care for her at the house during the day. My friend works for Oracle and is able to work from home with her lap top. Great plan then the night before I was to go back to work…….My internet goes out and I've lost my care giver.
I called AT&T back and explained the situation. I got the same exact printed lines on their paper. "I'm so sorry for your trouble but we will not be able to send a tech out for a week. I spent hours on the phone with them talking to sooooo many people begging and explaining the situation. They all repeated the same lines on their little papers in front of them.
I threatened to end service but they begged me to stay and finally I agreed.
So my wife sat end bed and didn't eat all day for a week because it was too painful to get up. Thanks AT&T.
A week later the tech comes to my house, fixes the problem, and says it was their error and they were terribly sorry. He also informed me that there was no excuse for the company making us wait. He said all they had to do was call him and he could have come right over. He said a week is their standard line but they could have fixed it the next day.
I believe AT&T would let someone die before they would lift a finger to provide real customer service. You would have to be human and they are NOT. Well, we got service again then it went out again after 3 weeks. In the meantime we are still negotiating the bill because of the lack of service and the bill was still not correct. In addition to the time spent on the phone trying to get a tech out here, we spent hours on the phone trying to get the bill fixed. We were not getting the bills we had agreed on. We would talk to AT&T and they said they would call us back and didn't. Finally the last time we spoke I was done and irate. The women said she would call back and never did. The last bill I received said if I didn't pay this amount by this date they would cut off service. The funny thing was the service was already down again. I thought that was funny. I told them I would send back their modem and consider our business over. She never called back.
The collection agency was the next thing heard. No return phone call AGAIN, no service, just drop dead and I'll let collections deal with you. I will NEVER use AT&T. I will never have an iPhone because they are linked with AT&T. I WILL send this letter to everyone that will listen. TV, radio, internet, friends and family.
The amount of $ I owe is lunch at Benihana's. I don't care about the money, I am beyond angry for the horrible treatment of my spouse and I. I also heard you don't even treat your employees any better. Shame on you.
I've sent back the modem and consider our business complete.
I do not believe I owe you but that you owe me an apology. Let me know when this bill is cleared up. This is NOT OK. This is not how you treat people and I will not agree to this.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS -- I wish that I could get the documentation of the trouble I've had with AT&T Wireless into a reporters hands. They claim to have the best coverage and the least amount of dropped calls, and pride themselves on Customer Service being Priority number ONE. As an outside salesperson, I live and die by my phone. I also live and die by the way I treat my customers. So I know bad service from good service.
Be prepared for the worst customer support in your life. When you call in the reps will lie, answer things incorrectly, and basically try and get you off the phone as fast as possible. I wish I could add up the time I've spent on the phone with Customer Service, Tech Support, and email chat. They would owe me a big stack of money!!!! I went through three phones of same make and model, sim cards, upgrades that were bogus, batteries, and timeless minutes trying to get my dropped calls issue resolved. Eventually and only after a extremely long conversation with a very knowledgeable tech rep, did I get a refurbished Blackberry. The excuses for dropped calls ranged from they were in my head to everything else you can imagine.
My 4 years ends in May and you'd think they would be doing everything in their power to keep a customer like myself who has paid on average, over $100+++ WITH THEM for 4 years!!!
This week was the week I determined that I've had it with this company, time is to valuable, and frustration ruins your quality of life. Get ready for terrible customer service, a lot of dropped calls and a bad experience somewhere down the line with them. I would love for 60 minutes to pull my personal file from them that would include their internal documentation of my calls, emails, etc. And then compare that to the CEO's Comittment to the customer comes first and how our cell phones have become a part of our everyday lives. He, meaning the CEO would be shocked, if 60 minutes investigated myself and others who have been long term customers, and saw first hand how we've been treated. Not as one customer crying fowl, but from the inside out. The last straw was when I asked for a supervisor and when transferred, he picked up the phone like the guy answering the phone for a cab company. I requested his name, he hesitated and told me his first name, then I asked for his last, I knew he lied so I asked for an employee number, and it didn't sound truthful either so I said thank you and GOO BYE. Please note that it's very common for them to give their first and last names. I have plenty of them, so that's not an issue with this company. But, it was with me.
Good luck with them, all my co workers and friends are on Verizon and have non of the type of problems I've had. So guess where I'm taking my business tomorrow????? Written on February, 22nd, 2009
After reading some of the reviews on AT&T's customer service I have a few comments and a few bits of advice. We've dealt with 3 different cell phone carriers, T-Mobile, AT&T, & Verizon. The bottom line with all three (and probably most any customer service department you call) is that their billing departments make mistakes and not all customer service reps know how to correct them to your satisfaction. So...when you call take notes and call again if you don't get a solution that you feel is fair. When I call back, I tell them I've already spoken with someone and what I was told didn't make sense to me so I wanted to check again.
Both AT&T and T-Mobile screwed up our billing on various occasions. And both have given incorrect or inconsistent information depending on who I talked to. I didn't have to deal with too many issues with Verizon because my husbands company started paying that bill not too long after we started with them.
One problem that I had with AT&T occurred when I was receiving spam text messages that I had to pay for. The first representative I talked to said the only way to solve the problem was to disable all texting ability on my phone or to pay $5/month for their text service. While I don't send or receive many text messages often there are occasionally times where I need to send or receive. I'm not paying $5/month for, at most, 4 text messages.
I called Customer Service again. After explaining the problem and what I was told the first time around, the second person said - "no problem. I can take care of that." She then removed the charges for the unwanted texts and did something (I don't know what) to make sure I didn't get another unwanted text. She did not, however, completely turn off the ability for me to send or receive texts from valid numbers. There was a pattern to the numbers the spam texts where coming from so maybe she had some way to block texts from something following the pattern. All I know is she fixed the problem and removed the charges for the 17 texts unwanted texts.
When I switched from a family plan to an individual plan AT&T made a $75 mistake in my favor. I called because I didn't feel comfortable not saying anything. The representative on that call said not to worry about it and didn't remove the credit...basically I got 2 months of free service as a result.
As I said before, the bottom line (even though it can be a big old pain in the back side) is take notes on what you are told, and call more than once if you don't get the response you want. If they've charged you for something you didn't subscribe to or have led you to believe something that isn't true, you can usually find someone who knows how to fix the problem to your satisfaction.
I am furious with AT&T Wireless. I signed on for cell phone service quite a few years ago with Cingular Wireless, then later changed my service to a family plan. Cingular bought AT&T Wireless, and then things really went downhill.
The first "problem" was that AT&T was underbilling me. I was honest about it and called the company to let them know. Some good that did, because now the company is overbilling in relation to a text message plan I signed up for on the AT&T Wireless Web site.
I signed up for what I thought was a text messaging plan for the entire family, because my daughter had significantly increased her usage of the text message feature. At least AT&T's Web site led me to BELIEVE I was purchasing the plan for the entire family -- the site was actually very confusing.
When I received my first bill after that (in November), I was still billed for ALL the text messages my daughter sent and received -- and she's the reason I got the text messaging plan in the first place. I figured maybe it was too soon for the plan to be applied, so I paid the bill and said nothing. But the next month (December), I also was billed for all of her text messages -- more than $80 worth.
I called AT&T in December and spent a half hour with an AT&T customer service rep, who explained I had signed up for MY number only on the text messaging plan I had ordered. I explained to him that I DO NOT SEND text messages, and the Web site did not make it clear that the text message plan fee was number-specific. He agreed to change the text message plan to my daughter's phone number within our family plan and to refund that month's text message charges. In fact, he instructed me to make a new payment that reflected the credit.
But when I got the next bill (in January), I not only was billed for a new month of my daughter's text message charges, but also showed a past due balance for the messages she sent and received in the previous month -- the amount I was told would be credited to my account.
The customer service person I called yesterday (1/9) said the text message credit for last month was "denied" by AT&T, but no one at the company had contacted me to tell me that or to give me an explanation. Even worse, the plan STILL had not been applied to my daughter's number, as was promised to me, and I am continuing to pay for a text message plan tied to my number. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SEND TEXT MESSAGES AND DO NOT WANT OR NEED THE PLAN TO BE TIED TO MY NUMBER. I NEED IT TO BE TIED TO MY DAUGHTER'S NUMBER!
At last check today on my Web site account, the problem still has not been addressed. I AM FURIOUS! THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO BUSINESS!
I would like AT&T to adjust this mess -- I've also wasted a good hour on the phone between today's phone call and last month's phone call. This is nuts.

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ATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum Equity Partners announced today that it funded the $5 million Series B growth equity round for Nashville, Tenn., based Medical Direct Club, LLC (MDC). Founded in 2009 by CEO Brad Gulmi, MDC is a direct-to-consumer provider of urological supplies, primarily single use, disposable catheters. Prior to starting MDC, Gulmi was the founder and CEO of Diabetes Care Club (DCC), which sold to Simplex in 2007.
MDC employs a similar consumer advertising model as DCC and plans to use the Series B equity to fuel customer acquisition.
"We are excited to partner with Fulcrum to accelerate the growth of the company as we aggressively pursue new clients," said Gulmi. "Fulcrum's health care and operating experience with rapidly growing businesses was a great fit for us. The partnership with Fulcrum provides our management team with the necessary capital and expertise to build MDC into the premier provider of urological supplies."
"Brad and his team have extensive experience in the direct-to-consumer medical products industry and represented a unique opportunity," said Fulcrum Partner Tom Greer. "The trend toward the use of disposable catheters is increasing at an accelerated pace and MDC has some very attractive growth plans. We're excited to partner with MDC to build it into the leading company in this space."
Nashville, Tenn., based Brentwood Capital Advisors (BCA) served as the exclusive advisor to MDC.
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Medical Direct Club (MDC) is a nationally approved Participating Medicare Provider that has been awarded Provider Accreditation by HQAA, a national accreditation organization authorized by the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. MDC has built a solid reputation with its patients and physicians as a reliable resource to help them meet their catheter and urological needs. It is committed to providing club membe
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Add this one to the roster of raw-food and juice shops proliferating around the city. According to this school of nutrition, none of the vegan fare should be heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit, or valuable enzymes are zapped. Instead of the stove, the chefs here turn to dehydrators, used to make chips out of kale, flax and other substances, which accompany some entrees, including the mezze plate (raw falafel, hummus, couscous) or can be snacked on alonespice fiends should try the bracing salt-and-pepper kale. Really, there's a raw food solution to any craving. Pasta? Check, in the form of a chewy and satisfying zucchini-noodle puttanesca, with tomato sauce and brazil-nut ricotta, plus a hit of salt from olives and caper. Ramen? Uh-huh, it's got a sesame-ginger sauce, daikon and kelp noodles, kimchi, and mushrooms. One of the tastiest entrees is the tacos, in corn-flax tortillas, with guac, pumpkin seeds, and other fixings. While entrees are creative and satisfying, some of the greens-heavy salads might leave you hungry. All the requisite potables can be purchased, too, including locally made kombucha, Thai coconut water, and fresh-pressed juice (the turmeric, ginger, and citrus version will zap a cold). And the $35 prix fixe an app, salad, and a main is not a bad deal.Recommended Dishes
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Taking the role of Henry Edwards, Hyde explores the mind of a business tycoon's son. Initially Henry is a man who appears to have it all, but as the lines between the past and the present begin to blur, his lifestyle and upbringing begin to be called into question. Hyde's game-play fits securely into the genre of Interactive Fiction, whilst following a gripping thriller narrative. You need not click on anything in Hyde, nor do you need to remember any complex controls; Just W,A,S & D to move, and move the Mouse to look around.
Hey guys, I just wanted to say cheers to the nearly two thousand people that have checked out our game, and a massive thank you to the further seven-hundred odd people who have downloaded our little uni project on both here, and back on our own website ( www.hyde-game.com ).
Posted by Hyde-Game on Jan 18th, 2013
Frankly, myself and the team have been completely blown away by the response from you guys! I think most of us thought that if we could get five-hundred or so people to see our game, we would be doing pretty well. Needless to say, now that the view-count has skyrocketed past that number, all of us are truly grateful.
Another phenomenon we really weren't expecting to hit our game was that of the 'Let's Play' video. Thus far we have had five, excellent LP/Review videos created by you guys! All of which have been not only really funny, heartwarming and surprising, but also really valuable from a development perspective. Needless to say, your compliments and criticisms have been heard, and whilst they may not affect Hyde, I do think that they will guide each of us on our future careers in Games Development.
As a way of thanking those early content creators whom have posted videos of our game, we created this page on our website ( Hyde-game.com ) hopefully to draw in a little more traffic for each of you budding YouTubers'! I hope you like it!
For the rest of you players', we really hope you enjoy/enjoyed Hyde, and please post up your thoughts on this page, or send me an email at ( email@example.com ) if you need to offload an essay of opinions.
Finally, thanks once more you guys; we really appreciate the love, and keep exploring!
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I built a box from 10x "GE 22 in. Black Plug-In Fluorescent Light" from the local DIY store. Built a box out of a plywood backing and 1x8 sides, wired the lights up to a couple of switches that turn on every other lamp (in case I want less light, which has never happened so far). Eventually I bought a piece of 27" square 1/4" thick glass to put over the top of the box (my vacuum frame fits over the box, and I just flip it upside-down while exposing, so this was just a nice addition after the fact).
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Journalism graduate Audra Streetman reflects on her time at the University of Colorado Boulder and her plans for the future.
Journalism graduate Audra Streetman reflects on her time at the University of Colorado Boulder and her plans for the future.
With the fiscal cliff looming and the apparent inability of Congress to agree on a budget the past several years, many see Congress as an institution consumed by partisan bickering and gridlock.
If you've ever thought about climbing the third Flatiron, or canoeing the Colorado River, then make it happen.
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The so called "fiscal cliff," a $600 billion tax increase scheduled to take effect along with mandatory spending cuts at the start of the new year, could be one of the most important economic events for any president in the last 70 years.
Jay Kaplan, an economist at CU-Boulder, analyzes tax plans proposed by Pres. Obama and Gov. Romney.
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cup chopped green onions
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teaspoon dried whole thyme
1 tablespoon margarine melted
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2 tablespoons skim milk
2 tablespoons dry white wine
pound fresh lump crabmeat drained/flaked
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
teaspoon lemon juice
teaspoon dry mustard
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1 pch red pepper 8 lite crepes vegetable cooking spray
Saute onions, mushroms and thyme in margarine in skillet until tender.
Gradually add milk and wine; cook over Medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in crabmeat, parsley, lemon juice, mustard, salt and red pepper. Spoon 1 1/2 Tbsp. crabmeat mixture down center of each Light Crepe; roll up crepes; arrange in baking pan coated with cooking spray. Cover; bake at 350 F. for 25 minutes. Broil crepes 4-6 inches from heat source, 1 minutes until golden.
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5:00ish Outdoor slot is what I'd guess
My 4th Annual Coachelectro (Coachella 2015) Mix
Featuring 80 Acts Playing The Fest This Year In Just An Hour + Free Download
If Grizzly Bear, M83, Gotye, and Major Lazor can play the Mojave, so can Lorde.
Actually, just remembered how batshit insane the overflow was for Major Lazor.
Aww, she can go later than that, but still pre-sunset.
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I wouldn't be at all surprised if she has a sub-headlining spot, and closes the outdoor on one of the days.
According to Wikipedia, Royals just finished its eighth straight week at the top of Billboard Hot 100. Gotye's song had 8 weeks at #1 as well, and everybody said that was a train wreck in the Mojave. She will be at least outdoor.
She will play a big set and it will be good
Only if you really want, dahling.
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I wouldn't underestimate anything when it comes to Lorde, especially Florence outdoor spot.
She is playing here in Portland! Oregon tomorrow. I missed the on-sale and currently scalpers want $100+ for their tickets. Crazy.
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Friedman received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in Ecological Systems Analysis concentrating in ecology, environmental engineering and systems analysis. He is Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D., New Director of Human Microbiology and Metagenomics, JCVI Human Genomic Medicine Group
Dr. Nelson has been a leader in the newly emerging field of human metagenomics having completed the first survey of the human gastrointestinal tract. In her new role, Dr. Nelson will lead a team of scientists to continue their groundbreaking work in cataloguing and understanding the microbes in the human body. She is currently a principal investigator on the large, multi-center grant from the National Institutes of Health's Human Microbiome Project. The goal of this project is to sequence and understand the microbes that live in the human body and their relationship to human health and disease. Dr. Nelson, who has been with the JCVI and its legacy organizations since 1996, has extensive experience in microbial ecology and genomics, as well as in microbial physiology. She led the whole genome sequencing of the Thermotoga maritima MSB8 genome, Pseudomonas putida KT2440 genome, the comparative analyses of Listeria monocytogenes strains, and Campylobacter species, Fibrobacter succinogenes, Ruminococcus albus, Salinibacter ruber and Arthrobacter aurescens. Dr. Nelson received her B.Sc. in Animal Science from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, her M.Sc. in Animal Science from the University of Florida, Gainesville and her Ph.D. in Microbiology from Cornell University.
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Semi rolls, slows traffic at I-15 Spanish Fork exit
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A semi-trailer rig overturned on a curve late Tuesday morning, reducing traffic exiting southbound Interstate 15 to Spanish Fork and U.S. 6 to a crawl.
Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Todd Johnson said the semi rolled at 9:18 a.m. as it took a curve on the exit where it splits, with one lane leading onto Spanish Fork's Main Street and the other to U.S. 6.
The male driver sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.
UHP said two lanes were blocked while the wreckage was cleared, but traffic was still flowing through the area.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
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Patrick Joseph O'Shaughnessy
2 of 3 portraits of Patrick Joseph O'Shaughnessy
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Patrick Joseph O'Shaughnessy
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
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8 in. x 6 1/8 in. (203 mm x 156 mm) image size
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Lady Supermarket with an apple in her basket
Knocks in the manager`s door;
Grooning to the muzak from a speaker in shoe rack
Lays out her goods on the floor;
Everything she`s chosen is conveniently frozen.
"Eat it and come back for more!"
Lady Window Shopper with a new one in the hopper
Whips up a chemical brew;
Croaking to a neighbour while she polishes a sabre
Knows how to flavour a stew.
Never need to worry with a tin of `Hurri Curri`:
"Poisoned especially for you!"
No use to complain
If you`re caught out in the rain;
Your mother`s quite insane.
Cat food cat food cat food again.
Lady Yellow Stamper with a fillet in a hamper
Dying to finish the course;
Goodies for the table with a fable on the label
Drowning in miracle sauce.
Don`t think I am that rude if I tell you that it`s cat food,
"Not even fit for a horse!"
King Crimson are a progressive rock band. Formed in London in 1968 (but featuring a transatlantic line-up since 1981), the band are widely recognised as a foundational progressive rock group (although the group members resist the label). The band have incorporated diverse influences and approaches during their five-decade history (including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, new wave, gamelan, electronica and drum and bass) as well as balancing highly structured compositions against abstract improvisational sections and an interest in pop songs. The band has a large following, despite garnering little radio or music video airplay.
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Chic and minimal, this heavy and soft double-weave wool coat is luxurious in every way. The classic silhouette pairs perfectly with slim trousers and offers a menswear inspired shawl- collared way to trend forward. The fabric is double-weave and all of the edges have been turned inside and finished by hand. Fits true to size. Leon Max Collection.
A diaphanous, chic and wonderful blouse to soften up every wardrobe. This mesh silk chiffon blouse has a billowy blouson silhouette that makes it an effortless piece to layer under and over everything from suits to sweaters. Look closer at the neckline pleating at the front which adds interesting texture and a slimming vertical line. Fits true to size. Leon Max Collection.
You don't come across trousers this flattering and endlessly comfortable often, which makes them such a great find. Cut from a double-weave wool crepe fabric, these pants have a sophisticated look and feel that makes them easy to dress up with anything from a ribbed turtleneck to a chiffon blouse. They are tailored with a flat front, belt loops and slim cut leg for a silhouette that's classic, minimal and complementary to the body. Pants fit true to size with a hint of stretch. Leon Max Collection.
The burnished leather adds a vintage and old worldly charm to this pair of high-heeled platforms. The covered platform, stacked heel and double ankle straps make this a must have! Use the zoom arrow to see the contrast toe-detail and the way that the leather sole extends past the textural stitching. The platform is 1 1/4 inches high and 5 inch heel, fits true to size. Leather sole with painted edges. Leon Max Collection.
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Amazon earnings: the experiment (and losses) continue
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Oct 23, 2014 The everything store with everything but profits.
What Amazon's earnings tell us about its competition
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Oct 23, 2014 Amazon is Google's chief rival in the search business.
Holiday hiring is a path to permanent jobs, for a few
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Oct 16, 2014 Retailers are adding a lot of temps, but what's the long-term employment benefit?
Google expands delivery service
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Oct 14, 2014 New front in the battle for online customers: same-day delivery.
The numbers for October 10, 2014
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Oct 10, 2014 There's a new, higher price tag for the fight against ISIS.
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Amazon Studios head on taking charge in a new TV age
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The numbers for September 9, 2014
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Sep 9, 2014 Yes, there's a new iPhone coming. Here are five more numbers to keep an eye on today.
Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million
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Reply+54#10 - thedarkassassin (08/19/2013) [-]
The first time I saw this my uncle got mad at me and said I wasn't allowed on this site anymore. Even though this is my computer.
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When your uncle doesn't let you use funnyjunk...
You kill him and find a new uncle
You kill him and find a new uncle
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I think I speak for everyone when I say your uncle is a cunt.
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Floola, iPod Without iTunes
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The iPod and iTunes go together like a horse and carriage and are referred to as an ecosystem for good reasons. Made for each other, the software complements the hardware while the hardware simply does not work normally without the software. This is all peachy as long as you like iTunes and have your library imported and set up properly in it. If you don't, you will probably find the entire system annoying. While iTunes is a great piece of software, there are people out there that simply don't like it, whatever the reasons. Should these people like the iPod, they quickly start having a small issue with the entire ecosystem thing. Fortunately, there are third party solutions out there that let you make the most of your iPod without actually having to use iTunes, like Floola.
What it does
Floola is an iPod management program that lets you use all the functionality of the iPod without having to actually use iTunes. While moot for the majority of users, programs such as this are invaluable for those that, for whatever reasons, don't wish to use iTunes as their main music management program.
Working with it
Ironically enough, before you can start using Floola in order to bypass using iTunes, you first have to make a little detour and use iTunes to set up your iPod. Fortunately, this is simply a matter of enabling disk usage on the device and making sure that there is at least one song on the iPod. Once this is set up, you won't have to go back to iTunes ever again.
Once the initial setup is done, you can start using Floola. Should the program not recognize your iPod automatically, you can manually select it from the list and you are ready to go.
Not surprisingly, Floola uses a decidedly iTunes-like interface with the main difference being that the Sources/Playlists column is on the right side of the window and it only covers the top half of it. Apart from this small difference the two programs are remarkably similar and easy to use.
Adding songs to the iPod is simply a matter of dropping them on the small 'Add' window that Floola shows. Tags and other information about the song can either be edited during the import procedure, with the program interpreting the file and path names in order to determine artist album and track names, or it can be done afterwards.
The entire process is quite simple and quick, and once you have enough songs you can start making playlists.
Much confusion?
While Floola is pretty good for what it does, there are things about it that are just so plain wrong, that they boggle the mind.
One of the first bad design choices is the way genres are implemented. The genre list is placed after the artist and album list, before the playlists one. This placement is simply counterintuitive since the logical selection is that of genre > artist > album. To make things even worse, selecting genres does not filter artists as one might expect, it simply dumps all the songs that belong to that genre in one big list. In fact, the genres come last and are filtered by both the artists list and the album list.
Another issue is that of compilations. While Floola can interpret tags properly and can recognize the compilation tag properly, it makes no effort whatsoever to actually order these songs as such. The result is one whooping long list of artists most of them with only one track.
Even with perfectly set up tags, the contents of my Shuffle look awfully muddled up and alien, even to me. I shudder to think what things might look like with messed up tags and about 40GB worth of music ouch.
More than music
While iPod is primarily about music, Floola does not stop there and also lets you manage video and podcasts as well as notes lyrics and album art.
These things are managed through a system of pop-up windows and menus that let you add manage and delete items. If your iPod model does not support a certain item, such as notes or videos, you will not be able to even see the options for working with them.
Some other interesting options are Amazon.com and Last.fm integration. You can choose any artist and select the Amazon menu item and a window will pop up looking up all those artist's albums on Amazon. Interesting but not nearly as useful as the iTunes Store integration.
The Last.fm integration is nice if you are part of that community since it lets you upload your listening history to the site in order to better update your profile, something that you can't do with iTunes currently.
The Good
A viable alternative to iTunes, for those who want the iPod without the ecosystem.
The Bad
Some very strange design choices that hinder the usability of the program as a whole.
The Truth
If you really hate iTunes, but want iPod, Floola can help you out. While it is by no means fantastic it does a decent job and once you get used to its quirks you should have no problems with it.
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KKR Said to Seek Up to $4.9 Billion for European Buyouts
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- KKR & Co. LP, the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, is seeking as much as 3.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) to invest mostly in Europe, according to two people familiar with the situation.
KKR's fourth European fund, which is trying to raise at least 3 billion euros, is expected to be smaller than the $6.1 billion gathered by the prior pool in 2008, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
The firm's Europe team, led by Johannes Huth, 53, joins some private-equity peers in raising smaller funds as clients concentrate commitments in a fewer number of managers. Carlyle Group LP is seeking 3 billion euros for its fourth Europe-focused fund, less than the 5.3 billion euros gathered by the prior fund. London-based Bridgepoint expects to target a smaller fund than the 4.8 billion euros gathered by the prior vehicle in 2008, two people briefed on the plans said this month.
Kristi Huller, a spokeswoman for New York-based KKR, said the firm couldn't comment on fundraising.
In marketing the fund, the firm can point to its recent exit of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. In January, KKR and London-based Permira Advisers LLP sold a 17 percent stake in the German broadcaster for about 1.26 billion euros.
KKR European Fund III LP had $1.7 billion of capital left to invest as of Dec. 31, according to the firm's latest annual report, and was producing a 7.8 percent net internal rate of return. The fund in August bought a 27 percent stake in Houston-based RigNet Inc., which makes communication products for oil and gas drilling operations. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
KKR last year planned to return half of the uninvested capital from a $535.8 million pool raised during the financial crisis to support its $5.75 billion second fund for European leveraged buyouts, two people familiar with the matter said at the time. The firm sought extra capital in 2009 to support at least six companies in the second fund after the crisis made it difficult for buyout firms to sell investments. That fund was producing a 5 percent net IRR as of Dec. 31, according to the filing.
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Labor-Market Woes in U.S. Prompt Reductions in Growth Forecasts
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy will slow more than previously estimated through next year as elevated unemployment tempers consumer spending and companies trim investment plans, economists surveyed by Bloomberg News said.
The world's largest economy will grow an average 2.5 percent in 2011, less than the 2.8 percent projected last month and slower than an estimated 2.7 percent this year, according to the median of 59 forecasts in the survey taken Sept. 1 through Sept. 9. Analysts also expect household purchases will cool and the jobless rate will hold above 9 percent.
Economists' dimmer outlook is at odds with that of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who said conditions are in place for a pickup in growth next year. Survey participants also pushed back the timing of the Fed's first rate increase to the fourth quarter of 2011 from the prior three months.
"The economy is stagnating," said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Inc., a consulting firm in Lexington, Massachusetts. "Consumer spending isn't going anywhere. Unemployment is going to be very slow to come down, so we'll be stuck in the mid-9 percent range for a while."
Such forecasts help explain why Democrats may lose control of the House of Representatives in the November elections. Yale University economist Ray Fair, who has developed a formula using economic data that would have correctly predicted all but three presidential elections since 1916, projects Republicans are ahead of Democrats by almost 2 percentage points.
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President Barack Obama's approval ratings have slipped as the economy started cooling this year and hiring stagnated. Obama's latest proposal would extend middle-income tax cuts while letting the top rates rise.
In a speech last month in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Bernanke said "the preconditions for a pickup in growth in 2011 appear to remain in place." While the recovery during the past year has been "too slow" and joblessness too high, a handoff from fiscal stimulus and inventory restocking to consumer spending and business investment "appears to be under way," he said.
Some economists surveyed by Bloomberg anticipate the economy will weaken further next year. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research are among those projecting growth will slow to an average of less than 2 percent in 2011.
At their June policy meeting, central bankers projected economic growth of between 3.5 percent and 4 percent in 2011.
Fed Rate Forecast
The Fed's benchmark interest rate on overnight loans between banks will rise to 0.75 percent in the final three months of 2011, according to the survey median. Last month, economists forecast the first increase would come in the third quarter. The rate has been in a range of zero to 0.25 percent since December 2008. Policy makers next meet on Sept. 21.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index has fallen 9.3 percent from its 2010 high in April. The measure rose yesterday for the sixth time in seven days, gaining 0.5 percent to 1,104.18 at the 4 p.m. close of trading in New York.
The Bloomberg survey showed household purchases, the biggest part of the economy, will climb at a 2 percent rate in the last six months of this year, compared with a 2.25 percent gain previously forecast. Consumer spending rose 3 percent on average over the past three decades, and fell 1.2 percent last year, the biggest decrease since 1942.
"There is a palpable change in consumer buying behavior that is unlike anything we have experienced certainly for a few decades," Doug Conant, chief executive officer of Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soup maker, said on a Sept. 3 conference call.
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One reason demand will be hard-pressed to accelerate is joblessness. Unemployment will average 9.6 percent in 2010 and 9.2 percent next year, according to the survey. A month ago, economists had projected a 9.1 percent average rate for 2011.
Some 723,000 workers have been added to payrolls so far in 2010, or 8.6 percent of the 8.4 million jobs lost during the recession that began in December 2007, the worst employment slump in the post-World War II era.
Businesses also are delaying purchases of equipment as they wait for sales to strengthen and look for more clarity on taxes, health care costs, and financial regulations.
"The reason for the darker mood is there's a slowing in more than one area of the economy at the same time," said Jonathan Basile, an economist at Credit Suisse in New York. "Demand is not accelerating, and firms see the uneven recovery and all this uncertainty, so they're hesitant to invest and hire."
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Colt Lyerla suffers leg injury; Raji (ankle) hopeful for Monday
Green Bay --- In ditching the intrasquad scrimmage for a practice, the Packers were obviously looking to avoid injuries.
It was a much, much more tame brand of football Saturday at Lambeau Field. Yet they still didn't manage to escape without injuries.
Green Bay had one minor injury (B.J. Raji, ankle) and one potentially serious one.
Tight end Colt Lyerla said he suffered a "leg injury" after catching a pass and hurdling cornerback Jumal Rolle in a team period. Lyerla had crutches in his locker but wasn't using them to walk across the locker room. The undrafted rookie isn't sure what the extent of the injury is yet.
"I was just trying to make the most of my opportunity and I got a shot, I got a pass, caught it," Lyerla said, "and had the adrenaline and tried to show a little bit of my athleticism."
Lyerla was fresh off catching two touchdowns in one recent practice, and believed he was starting to work the rust off of not playing since September 2013.
Asked whether he's optimistic with the leg, Lyerla said "it just happened, so we'll see." Through a rocky first week of camp that included multiple drops, Lyerla clearly wanted to get noticed by coaches.
Said Lyerla, "I don't regret trying to make a play."
The nose tackle Raji, meanwhile, injured his ankle toward the end of the practice.
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More rain came to most of Texas, improving drought-damaged pastures and rangeland, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.
Warm weather and March rains brought on lush growth of grass, small grains and weeds, which provided good grazing for San Angelo area sheep.
The rains greatly improved the agricultural situation, according to weekly reports, but many ranchers were still feeding hay, though the green-up allowed them to cut back. The warmer-than-normal weather and moisture also brought on weed growth in pastures, particularly those pastures damaged by last year's drought.
"Grass stands are thin from last year's drought, and weeds are making a comeback with a vengeance," said Randy Reeves, AgriLife Extension agent for Harrison County, north of Longview. "Winter forage is growing well."
"Recent rains and moisture have really greened things up in the county. Unfortunately right now a large percentage of that appears to be weeds and small forbs," said Tyler Bobinmyer, AgriLife Extension agent for Mason County, north of San Antonio. "Good grazing for sheep and goats."
"Calving, lambing and kidding season are in full swing, with winter wheat and weeds in pastures providing a lush feed source," said Steve Sturtz, AgriLife Extension agent for Tom Green County, San Angelo. "With moist weather producers are scouting fields for fungus and insects as we have a good chance of having a bumper wheat harvest."
"Cool-season annual weeds continue to grow, and burnt areas are still 'hairing over' with new grass," said Caleb Eaton, AgriLife Extension agent for Crane County, south of Midland. "Perennial grasses have yet to respond to spring conditions."
"No precipitation," reported Jesse Lea Schneider, AgriLife Extension agent for Presidio County in Far West Texas. "Cattle that remain are on supplemental feed and consuming large amounts of minerals, as are horses. Pastures are decimated, with only the appearance of poisonous green weeds."
More information on the current Texas drought and wildfire alerts can be found on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Drought Task Force website at http://agrilife.tamu.edu/drought/.
AgriLife Extension district summaries:
North: Soil-moisture levels ranged from good to surplus. Some counties reported 1 to 4 inches of rain. The rain halted planting and fieldwork, and more rain was forecast. Wheat was in good to excellent condition, while pastures and rangeland were in very poor to excellent condition. Ryegrass pastures were growing exceptionally well. Most wheat, oats and winter annual pastures continued to do well, as did livestock. Peach trees looked good. Feral hog reports were up.
Rolling Plains: Recent rains in the western part of the region greatly turned around the agricultural situation. Winter wheat came on vigorously, along with wild rye in pastures. All areas reported that pastures were in fair to good condition. Some producers were considering baling winter wheat to replenish hay supplies that were exhausted after last year's drought. Grazing on wheat, livestock were in fair to good condition. The spring calving season drew to a close. Cotton farmers were preparing fields, thankful for the recent moisture before planting started. Pecan trees were budding. Fruit trees were in full bloom.
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