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- 1.0 overall
By buzz-saw, posted: May 1DO YOUR HOMEWORK PEOPLE. THIS CRICKET PHONE SERVICE AND PROVIDER IS TOTAL CRAP !! THEY SAY YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. SO WITH LITTLE MONEY OUT OF POCKET...EXPECT LITTLE SERVICE FROM THIS COMPANY. I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH THIS CRAP. SERVICE IS HORRIBLE AND CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LIKE TALKING TO A 2 YR OLD. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A 2 YEAR OLD SAYS ??? WELL TALKING TO THESE PEOPLE IS ABOUT AS FRUSTRATING AS THE PHONE SERVICE ITSELF. CALLS LOST, PHONE BREAKS UP CONSTANTLY, MESSAGES LOST AS THEY COME IN CONSTANTLY. RECEIVING PICTURES ON THIS PHONE...WHAT A JOKE !!! STAY AWAY FROM CRICKET SERVICE AT ALL COSTS. IF YOU THINK YOUR GONNA SAVE MONEY...WRONG...YOU WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PROVIDER WITHIN THE MONTH...OR NEXT...GUARENTEED !!! BEWARE AND TAKE THE ADVICE FROM US THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIBLE PHONE SERVICE. CRICKET SUCKS !!! - 1.0 overall
Terrible phone service. The worst ever
By Samaria George, posted: Apr 17The service included mobile data in the $50 plan however I could not get mobile data. After days of calling customer tech support. I went to AT&T and got and iPhone 4S . I'm so happy with AT&T . Cricket service had me in tears of frustation - 1.0 overall
By Bryanna Cheung, posted: Mar 28I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK,YOU GET WAY LESS THAN WHAT YOU PAY FOR.PLEASE TAKE HEED AND STAY CLEAR OF THIS OUTFIT.WISH THERE WAS A NEGATIVE RATING CHOICE. - 1.3 overall
By Susan Wilkerson, posted: Mar 26I activated a muse zte 500 cricket phone. The phone is horrible with drop calls, texts and it shuts it self off and come on by it self. I am so dissatisfied with this service afrter 2months. I will be getting another phone with boost mobile. I am going to do cricket a favor and bust it up after taking the battery out and send it back to them. THEIR SERVICE SUCKS WITH A CAPITAL S. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE PAID TO LIE ABOUT THIS SCRAPPY SERVICE. - 1.0 overall
By Nancy Shearer, posted: Feb 19I ordered a phone, paid and per contract it was supposed to be over night shipped. One week later I have had nothing but problems/run arounds and no phone. The person who took the order sent my phone to a college shipping department and they will not release it to anyone. I have tried to resolve this with the Philippines customer service department and they give me the run around and refuse to remedy this. I have called 10x, refusing to refund or reship. I have been told everything from I will send a return UPS ticket to we do not send return tickets. I have had to have my 22 year old son speak to the customer service department because I put the order in his name due to it being purchased for him. He has got the same run around, put on hold and asked for his birthdate which has nothing to do with this phone order. - 4.0 overall
Reason why i have go with them
By Brenda Gallay, posted: Feb 15The reason i have go with cricket is b/c my credit ant that good to go with companys like at&t,sprint,verizon,t-moblie i try these company the all want big deposit down but so far i haven't had any problems with cricket services or phones i been with then sences 2009 at lest i don't have a contact to sign with cricket the other companys you do at lest 1 or 2 yrs contract with the other company and they do charge you high price for mins that u use at lest you don't have pay high price for unlimited calls that u make and price are good to me what i can afford in my budget if i went with any different company i would be paying high price for the services and for the phone and to rent the phone as well so to me i think cricket is good special people who can't afford lot to spend out on phones and services - 1.3 overall
Activated when asked not to lost 1 month service prior to xmas
By CE Chamouka, posted: Jan 2Gets worse, they called me wanting to set up auto pay. I DO NOT give personal info to anyone who CALLS ME. Then tried to log in, couldn't. Had reset info sent to my phone, didn't work. Later had it sent to my email, didn't work. Called and spoke to a very nice person however, the company isn't worth the trouble and extra cost. Switching carriers. - 1.0 overall
total disaster
By Randy Mike Generator, posted: Dec 12if i was you, i wouldn't even try this company. its a total nightmare. the phone are slow, they collapse every time and shutdown often. - 1.0 overall
no customer service
By chriso, posted: Nov 12I have been a Cricket customer for a number of years, dating back to the Hargray days. The real problem with this company is a total lack of after-sales customer service: whether it be commercial or technical. It is extremely difficult (almost impossible) to obtain a knowledgeable agent to solve any problem. Generally the personnel are badly trained and badly informed. The real test of a company is not when everything is going well (as it should do!) but how they deal with a problem. Cricket scores very, very low. In summary the service is ok as long as it works, but as soon as you have a problem you can not count on them for help. There are many other better phone companies to choose from! - 1.0 overall
By somdaysn, posted: Oct 12I would have given this company 0 stars if that were possible. Avoid this place as if your life depends on it. The staff are very unprofessional. The manager Carol seems to have no idea how to do her job. After having an issue with the huawei mercury I purchased in june which did not work from the moment I left the store I purchased it at(Hickory grove) I returned it to that store the following morning and was told by Marabel who sold me the phone that I would have to take it to the corporate location to have it replaced. I sat at this location for 4 hours without speaking to a single employee other than to be told very rudely to sign in on a kiosk which I did. I stood against the wall for 4 hours waiting to be served because there is only one bench and the place is always packed(wonder why). There is a police officer stationed in the waiting room which should tell you something about this location. A woman was actually hitting her very young child in the waiting area with a shoe and no one even seemed to notice. After 4 hours I had to return home with no resolution. I spent hours on the phone with Crickets useless customer service with no resolution and was directed back to the store where I waited several more hours with no help. Everyone within cricket, apart from Marabel herself tells me that she should have replaced the phone and they cant help me. Fast forward to October. THATS 4 MONTHS! I am at my wits end and am still paying for a phone that will not work. I finally get in touch with a regional manager for the charlotte area that covers the store I purchased the phone from because the manager of that store (hickory grove) named Muhamed refuses to help me as well. The regional manager named Kelly tells me that if I will pay a 125 insurance claim fee that he will give me a better phone and a discount monthly on my service as well as a credit to offset the cost of the insurance fee. Although I did and still do believe that they should have immediatly replaced the defective merchandise that they sold me, I felt that this was an acceptable compromise and agreed. He told me to go see Carol at the Mallard pointe store and gave me a packet of info to give her to have this resolved. She did get me the new phone and I paid my 125 and she told me that she would text me within an hour to let me know that the credit and discount had been applied and what my monthly bill would be going forward. Needless to say, I never received that text. Just found out that none of that had been done after I left. This has been the worst customer service I have ever received. Avoid cricket at all costs!!!! The convenience of not having a contract does not offset the total lack of professionality and customer service. Every single person I have dealt with within this company made it very clear that they will only do the minimum required and could care less about thier customers.


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A discussion about significant changes in the financial services regulatory landscape brought about by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Banks of all sizes already are devoting significant time and resources to understanding the new rules of the road for regulatory capital. This session will provide an overview of the most important regulatory developments related to capital, as well as an update on market impact. The panel also will focus on the open issues related to capital and the expected timeline for additional guidance.
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Many times the only part of the deck that is damaged or worn is the surface. That�s because the surface takes the toughest beating from the sun and rain as well as wear and tear from furniture being dragged across it, and grease stains from backyard barbecues.
If you find that is the case with your deck, use a cat claw nail puller to remove the nails keeping the board in place board.
Lift the board out, turn it over and if it looks good on the other side simply flip it over and nail it back. You may have to do a little sanding to bring back some life to your wood but you will certainly get twice the wear from your wood by using both sides.
Here are some more quick tips we found for you.
If only part of a board is damaged cut out the damaged section rather than replace the entire board. You will want to use a jigsaw to crosscut the board adjacent to a joist. Cut a 2 x 4 block; bore clearance holes for two 3-in. no. 8 exterior screws; and secure it to the joist at the repair location. Cut a newer board to fit in the area you just cut; and secure it to the nailer and any joists with screws.
To secure the boards you are replacing you will want to use 3-in. no. 8 exterior wood screws and a drill-driver. Drill clearance holes (equal to screw diameter) through the decking only when attempting to draw down warped or cupped boards, and at the ends of boards to prevent splitting. If you can you will definitely want to use the drill's torque setting to prevent snapping off screws due to too much force.
A power washer does a great job getting rid of mildew and restoring the original color of your deck and you don�t have to spend hours scrubbing away on your hands and knees. You can rent a power washer for a few hours and your deck will be clean in no time.
Once your deck is clean you will want to inspect it with a close eye. It�s likely you will find loose or wobbly nails that need to be replaced. Be sure to replace them with galvanized, all-purpose deck screws. Drive the new nails close to the old nails and then use wood filler to take care of the old holes.
You will also want to apply a water sealer or stain with a paint roller. To save your aching back you may want to consider buying an inexpensive extension handle for the roller so you can work standing up. Start by applying the sealer on the decking nearest the house and work your way out away from the house. You will have to get down on your knees and use a paintbrush to apply the sealer in the corners and between tight spaces like the railings or steps. In that case, you will want to have knee pads handy as well as a piece of carpet on which to kneel.
Wood doesn�t last forever, but with the right care and maintenance you can keep your wood deck looking beautiful for a long time.


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Ray Sullivan has won Emmys for his work as a documentary cinematographer, but his greatest project has taken more than 10 years to complete.
It's still not done. It's hard when the subject matter is family, much less your own father, harder still when he's the hero of the story.
Interviews for the proposed documentary about the Linebacker II mission in Vietnam are beginning to be posted on YouTube after Sullivan and his partner, Barry Dycus, have spent hundreds of hours interviewing veterans and others familiar with the mission.
"I just became overwhelmed by the project," admits Sullivan, who lives in Liberty Hill north of LaGrange.
Sullivan and Dycus, his Peachtree Films partner, have set out to tell the complete story of what happened on the mission in the last days of the Vietnam War. President Richard Nixon, while Congress was on a break, sent B-52 bombers to Hanoi to bomb it, end the war and return the prisoners of war.
The mission lasted 11 days in December 1972 and it didn't go well. The North Vietnamese shot down at least nine of the planes in the first three days. Men were dying.
"The tactics were all wrong," Sullivan said. "My dad was the one to stand up and say 'We're not doing this anymore unless you change the tactics.'"
The decision would cost Brig. Gen. Glenn R. Sullivan his job.
Ray Sullivan always knew his dad had been involved in the mission, but never truly knew the details. The senior Sullivan was of the generation that never talked about their military service. He never even truly explained to his son the circumstances of his departure from the Air Force. Ray Sullivan would ask his dad, with whom he was close, why he was never promoted further in the military. Glenn Sullivan would make up a reason – he'd never gotten a college degree was one.
After Glenn Sullivan stood up to his superiors at Strategic Air Command, he was sent to the air rescue unit for a year before his eventual retirement.
"He really lost his job that day," Dycus said. "He ruined himself."
During the war years, Ray Sullivan was an admitted hippie and Glenn Sullivan was a career Air Force man. They debated a lot about the war, but his dad still didn't offer much detail about his work.
"My hippie friends would always gang up on him. He defended himself well," Ray Sullivan said.
Glenn Sullivan died in 1998 at the age of 74.
But Ray Sullivan didn't want to make his dad the focus of the film. That was Dycus's doing.
"Barry always thought dad was the key element. I knew my dad wouldn't want the attention," Sullivan said. "The film is really about the decision my dad made (to break the chain of command with his superiors) and my own catharsis about my dad."
Ray Sullivan was inspired to make the film after reading several accounts of the mission that spoke highly of his father's actions.
"I always thought he was a great man," he said. "He was a genuinely good person."
The elder Sullivan went to vocational school in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., where Sullivan's mother still lives, to learn how to fix air conditioners after the family's unit conked out. He later took a cabinet-making class and was an unpaid assistant teacher at the school. He also worked for the local United Way.
Dycus and Sullivan now are working to get Glenn Sullivan's story out.
"I was right at draft age at the end of the Vietnam War and I never understood the reality of what went on until recently," Dycus said. "A lot of those guys never got their just due. I want to do this for Ray and his dad."
Sullivan has created a website about the project and has reunited many of the veterans involved via the site. He's also picked up more stories of his dad that way, and hopes one day to be able to share those stories with his own son, Charlie.
The interviews are now available on the Peachtree Films YouTube site. Once the last two are done, Dycus will work to intersperse the interviews with footage and photos of the mission he's collected. The completed documentary should be available via DVD and the pair hopes to show it at film festivals. Eventually, they'd love to see it on the History Channel or Military Channel.
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The White House would likely have known about the FBI investigation into the tip before it received Petraeus' letter, Townsend said.
Whenever the FBI opens a criminal investigation of a senior Cabinet official or administration official, "they've got to make notifications of that," she said.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper would probably have notified the White House chief of staff or the national security adviser, she said.
CNN Contributor and former CIA officer Robert Baer said the public announcement of the affair was uncharacteristic and implies more may have happened than has been revealed.
"Something like this doesn't come out and blow his career up unless something else is going on," Baer said. "Normally, when a CIA director resigns under this sort of pressure, he'd do it quietly. He'd say he was doing it for family reasons. He'd go off, we'd never hear any more about it. Somebody would write a book 10 years later, but to use it in his resignation letter is extraordinary."
But CNN's Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, said the simplest explanation may be the most likely one. "David Petraeus, for decades, likes to control the circumstances around him," she said. "Clearly, this was a character lapse in which he slipped out of control of his circumstances. This (going public) is a way he could bring it back. He could limit the damage, not have the Washignton drip drip of stories every day, try and do everything he could to not humiliate his wife any further, cause any further embarrassment to his grown children, one who is an Afghanistan veteran. This, I think, is classic Petraeus trying to control what is going on around him."
If so, the letter would dovetail with number five on a list of Petraeus' 12 rules for living, which Broadwell published on November 5 on the Daily Beast: "We all will make mistakes. The key is to recognize and admit them, to learn from them, and to take off the rear-view mirrors -- drive on and avoid making them again."
Petraeus had little choice but to resign, said Austin Long, assistant professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
"It is a counterintelligence issue," he said, referring to the potential that a man with security clearance could wind up being coerced. "It's not that nobody at the agency has affairs, but if you get caught on them, that's an avenue to be coerced."
In addition, "the Army takes a very dim view of extramarital affairs -- if you are busted," said Long, whose research interests include intelligence.


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Commandment 5: Thou Shalt Find All Of The Hidden Bathrooms In Order To Poop In Peace
I have no problem with discussing poop. If you have any issue with doing so, get the fuck out of here and don't read this post, please. Also, do yourself a favor and grow up. This is a very human thing to do. Anyways, I preface this post with the notion that finding the most secluded location to go in order to go to the bathroom is pretty important. I certainly don't want an audience and neither do you! Well, if you do, that's fine too, but you have other issues that need to be addressed between you and your physician. But, the general public probably would prefer to go to the bathroom in peace.
This is one of the most important things to learn during your first semester of law school. I cannot even begin to express how this will come in handy one day when you are planning to spend the entire day in the library. Do you like Chinese food/pizza/any meat or dairy product/lettuce? Do you like those things? Well, then shortly after you eat them, you're going to have to poop. Bottom Line. You simply must think outside of the box. Look for the weird bathrooms. You know the faculty bathroom upstairs where nobody goes? Well, BOOM. That is where you're going to have to check when that rumble begins in your stomach. Because going to the bathroom is a personal thing, certain places that you will find only have one toilet and a bathroom with a lock; well, now you've just found fucking gold. Treasure this and hold onto it. Unfortunately, in law school, there are mostly public bathrooms so you have to find the perfect bathroom and tell nobody else the gem that you have just stumbled on. Trust me, finding the hidden bathrooms will save you lots of trouble. Make sure these toilets flush properly before extended use.
Student 1: I'm going to the bathroom
Student 2: Oh I have to go also; I'll come with you.
Student 1: No fucking way, bro.
This conversation is likely to happen a lot if you have found the perfect bathroom. Keep that shit under lock and key; other people need to find these for themselves, and if they can't, that is why your special bathroom is still special.
Bottom line, a lot of people don't like talking about this subject because their own bodies gross them out. Well, fuck you and get over it. This shit happens, no pun intended. The important thing to know is that you have to find a bathroom in your law school that is quiet, hidden, and contains a functioning toilet. It is preferable that people will not be cognizant of when you enter and exit this phantom bathroom. If all else fails, go to Starbucks; they have bathrooms for one. And you can blame anything on whoever went to the bathroom before you did to the next person waiting to enter. Trust me.
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I liked it. I wished I could have lived in that Valley. I didn't like it that Ash's Charizard was weaker than the others, though. I also didn't like that he left.
I liked it. I wished I could have lived in that Valley. I didn't like it that Ash's Charizard was weaker than the others, though. I also didn't like that he left.
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Good episode, although Charizard was humilated so badly even Team Rocket felt sorry for it. Also, the part of Ash leaving Charizard was bitter.
sad..but a really good episode..i felt like crying
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One of the best Johto episodes, I feel so sad for Charizard and Ash, they were so great together, at least Charizard comes back alot
n o e l - v e r m i l l i o n
The ending for this episode was really sad.. specially the way the narrator spoke.
And I came for fun..
I remember crying when i first saw this, i wanted charizard to stay bless him.
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I agree with the others, this is definitely one of the best Johto episodes I've ever seen. I remember the first time I saw this episode. I actually cried a little bit about Charizard leaving, but I was relieved to see him returning every once in a while. And did you guys see the part where TR had to cry? Meowth yelled: 'LOSERS, UNITE!' That part was pretty funny.
A very good episode, I'm glad to see Charizard leave so now Ash has to come up with new strategies for the Pokemon on his team and the ones he'll get instead of always relying on Charizard, but Charizard will be Stronger the next time Ash calls on him. As for TR a big surprise from them actually helping out instead of getting in the way like they usually do.
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I loved that episode
The spelling is supposed to be 'Charizific', not 'Charific', as in Charizard. Well, back to the episode, this is the saddest kind of episode, ever. Ash will surely release his Charizard that was his Charmander when he got it. Anyway, Charizard goes out from the valley to see Ash, during battles in Johto and sometimes, .........it does Flamethrowers at him, the good way! Oh, this episode makes me sad the whole time. *sniffs*
I still remeember this episode. I was so sad when Ash left Charizard there so that it could become stronger.
I almost cried at this one. I'm serious.
Charizard has been with group practically since the beginning of time, and it was hard to see him go. (Yes, I call it a him. Charla is obviously female... plus there was no shadow of a doubt for me that it was male to start with.)
Favorite part? Pikachu and Charizard waving goodbye to each other. They had a good friendship. ;.;
I hope Charizard keeps working to be the very best lizard he can be! ^_^
To be honest, I really didn't care that Charizard was released. Considering how long it took for him to finally obey Ash, it just never felt like Charizard did much.
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I like this episode.Now Charizard could bat the other Charizard!
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It was great that Ash did what was best for his pokemon, no matter how hard it was on him, which he normally does. It was awesome that Team Rocket helped out. Maybe one day we'll see baby Charmanders.
I hated seeing him leave but it was still one of the best episodes of the series in my eyes. My favorite part was pikachu and charizard giving each other the thumbs up at the end. Definitely a tear jerker.


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