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Pulling a pump that is a mere 40 feet deep to remove the bleeder is not a daunting task. You should remove the checkvalve at the tank.
I am considering moving from my existing hydro pneumatic to a CSV setup and have some questions.
My existing setup is a submersed pump at approx 40 (forty) feet deep, and a retention tank. Its just my home, 2 bathrooms, washer, my wife and 2 kids. No irrigation, nothing else in the system. The retention tank is inside the house next to the HWT with the pressure switch and a shut off.
I am in the process of getting all the detailed information about the well, the pump and the tank from the well company who has been servicing the well for the last 35 years prior to my purchasing the property. If you need any of these particulars hopefully ill have them in a few days.
The reason I am considering the switch is this. Since I have owned the house I have been unsatisfied with the water system. The poor pressure, the fluctuations in pressure and especially the damn noise from air volume control. And finally, the retention tank has two leaks in the side where the wall of the tank seems to have simply rotted away.
At this point, before I move forward, if I pull the tank and replace it with a CSV setup. Will I have to modify the existing well head setup? Specifically the bleeder orifice and the schrader on the check valve?
Thanks in advance, let me know if there are any other details I can add to help.
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Pulling a pump that is a mere 40 feet deep to remove the bleeder is not a daunting task. You should remove the checkvalve at the tank.
Im not so much concerned with pulling the pump, I feel I can get it figured out. Ive never done it, however I am pretty handy. I just want to make sure that if I install a PSIde-kick / CSV setup in the house I install or replace all the appropriate fittings outside as well.
Still trying to find out what exact pump I have in the ground...
If you plug the bleeder orifice that is about 5' down in the well, there is no problem replacing that big tank with a Pside-Kick kit and the 4.5 gallon tank. Just make sure you don't have an air over water type tank for a reason. That kind of system is usually only used when you have iron or sulfur in the water. Mixing air with the water helps eliminate the iron and the sulfur smell if you have those things in your water. If you have iron and sulfur and you change out to a bladder style tank, you may start having smelly water.
We also see bleeders and air releases here Ct where trenches aren't deep enough to prevent freezing
Not so much a problem with freezing where I live.
News from the well company.
Tank was replaced in 2002, with a new AVC
Service call in Feb 2007, stating "tank in house, water logged. pump on 6x 1 1/4 well seal outside in meter box on poly? snifter valve leaking water, pump is showing wear." AVC replaced
Pump was replaced in May 2007, the hand writing on the invoice states, "3/4HP 10GPM Red Jacket". Some google-ing brought me to some "Red Jacket" brand pumps, however I havent gotten very far with info regarding them. Any thoughts on this pump?
March 2009 AVC replaced ($160!!! OMFG)
Jan 2011 - Im the new home owner and I call due to air in the lines. $71 gets me a service call, the tech "cycles the tank to bleed air from system". A month later im back with air blasting out of all the faucets scaring my kids when its time to brush their teeth. ANOTHER service call and $190 later and a new AVC.
its at this point I took to the internet trying to learn more about wells. I felt every time the pump turned on it was burping entirely too much air into the system. We would essentially hear the hiss from the AVC continuously, all day long. The AVC would let the air out fast enough that the water never got down to the outlet. However so much air would come in at every cycle that the 80 gal tank never contained more than 1/4 full water.
In the summer of 2012 I replaced the service line from the well head to the tank with new 1.25" poly, along with the manifold to the tank in the picture. I suspected water leaking somewhere in the line between the well and the house, partially at the advice of the well company, although I did the work myself this time.
Labor and materials to change the AVC $190.00? Sounds more than than fair to me as long as the job was done right the first time.
I have seen plumbers install these tanks so that the inlet is lower than the outlet which then causes the problem of air in the faucets.
The Pside-Kick kit with the 4.5 gallon tank will work great with that pump. The little tank will clear up a lot of space in the utility room, and the CSV1A will deliver great constant pressure to everyone in the house. But you will have to get the bleeder plugged or the check valve fixed so the air can no longer get into the system. You can try to just remove the above ground check valve with the schrader valve, but if the water still leaks back, the air problem will have to be fixed. Of course the air problem needs to be fixed anyway, and this is a good way to do it.
The checkvalve in the pump seals better if it has full line pressure pushing against it. There is a chance it will seal once the bleeder and snifter are removed.
So I ordered a Pside-kick kit with the CSV1A, the 4.4gal tank and all the other goodies. Should be here monday afternoon. Only 5 more days of this leaking tank!
here are a few pics of my well head,
is there anything I need to know, or any pointers before I start in on this thing? Should I remove that check valve all together? What will I expect as far as the bleeder down line and how to cap it? The head appears to be bolted to the top of the sleeve, is this a flange or a compression type setup?
Thanks to all for the input and advice, im glad I decided to give the CSV a try and cant wait to install it next weekend.
I would try removing the checkvalve/snifter up top and see if the checkvalve in the pump holds. If the bleeder is of good quality it might hold up to the pressure and simply stay closed. If not, then you will have to uncap the well and pull it.
That well seal has a rubber compression seal. DO NOT completely remove the bolts otherwise the bottom plate could fall down the well and prevent you from ever pulling the pump.
what might that 3/8" hose be on the top left portion, heading out into the ground?
That is a vent line. Because the well seal is below grade, it needs to be sealed and thus needs a vent to be raised up above grade.


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March 25, 2013 · By
The Institute for Policy Studies invites you to IPS's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion highlighting bold and progressive social movements over the last 5 decades. From October 11th-13th, 2013, we will host a weekend of events in Washington, D.C. honoring progressive activists and activism and envisioning a plan for the future.
We will begin with an opening "reunion" reception to celebrate IPSers from the past, present and future on Friday, October 11, 2013. This will be a great opportunity for old friends to reconnect and for the extended IPS family to come together. On Saturday and Sunday, we will hold an "Ideas into Action" Festival featuring workshops, forums, and artistic expressions as well as a bazaar for our progressive partners and allies to feature their work. The celebration will culminate with a VIP dinner at Busboys and Poets and an interactive gala at the historic Union Station on Sunday evening with over 600 people, including notable progressives from major social movements in the past 50 years and rising young public scholars and activists of today.
The Theme of the 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion is "The Next 50 Years" and all events will be intergenerational with an emphasis on the next generation of public scholars and a bold, progressive future.
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January 1, 2013 · By Lacy MacAuley
The Institute for Policy Studies is celebrating its 50th year in 2013. For 50 years, we've been turning ideas into action to support peace, justice, and the environment. From the antiwar and civil rights movements in the 1960s to the peace and global justice movements of the last decade. Some of the greatest progressive minds of the 20th and 21st centuries have found a home at IPS, starting with the organization's founders, Richard Barnet and Marcus Raskin. IPS scholars have included such luminaries as Arthur Waskow, Gar Alperovitz, Saul Landau, Bob Moses, Rita Mae Brown, Barbara Ehrenreich, Roger Wilkins and Orlando Letelier.
This timeline represents a small sampling of the bright spots throughout the years.
Highlights Over the Past 50 Years
1961 – At the height of the Cold War, a high-powered State Department meeting full of generals and defense industry executives. When one official declared, "If this group cannot bring about disarmament, then no one can," two young men in the audience couldn't help but snicker. The culprits, White House staffer Marcus Raskin and State Department lawyer Richard Barnet, looked across the room and decided to get to know each other. Raskin and Barnet would go on to become the co-founders of the Institute for Policy Studies. (Note that we realize that this happened over 50 years ago, but it seems notable nonetheless.)
1963 – The Institute for Policy Studies was founded with offices in Washington DC.
1964 – Freedom Summer, a central campaign to the civil rights movement, was directed by IPS Fellow Bob Moses. The campaign helped scores of black Americans register to vote and set up dozens of Freedom Schools, Freedom Houses, and community centers in small towns throughout Mississippi. The project became nationally known when three Freedom Summer volunteers, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman, went missing and then were found dead, having been killed by Ku Klux Klan members.
1965 – Co-founder Marcus Raskin and IPS Associate Fellow Bernard Fall edited The Vietnam Reader, which became a textbook for teach-ins across the country.
mid-1960s – IPS Fellow Bob Moses organized efforts for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), challenging racial segregation and the disenfranchisement of people of color throughout the country.
1966 – Fellow Charlotte Bunch organized a groundbreaking women's liberation conference. She later launched two influential feminist periodicals, Quest and Off Our Backs.
1967 – Co-founder Marcus Raskin and IPS Fellow Arthur Waskow penned "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority," a document signed by dozens of well-known scholars and religious leaders that helped launch the draft resistance movement.
1973 – Rita May Brown publishes her path-breaking lesbian novel Rubyfruit Jungle, widely considered the first of the emerging genre of lesbian coming-of-age novels, while on staff at IPS.
1974 – Co-founder Richard Barnet publishes Global Reach, an examination of the power of multinational corporations which is still required reading in many college courses today.
1974 – IPS founded the Transnational Institute, a worldwide fellowship of scholar activists, as its international program. The international organization now operates as a sister organization to IPS. For more than 30 years, TNI's history has been entwined with the history of global social movements and their struggle for economic, social and environmental justice.
mid-1970s – IPS Fellow Jim Ridgeway, now a renowned investigative reporter, published The Elements, a monthly IPS newsletter on ownership and control of the world's natural resources.
1976 – Agents of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet murdered two IPS colleagues on Washington's Embassy Row. The target of the car bomb attack was Orlando Letelier, one of Pinochet's most outspoken critics and the head of IPS's sister organization, the Transnational Institute. Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a 25-year-old IPS development associate, was also killed. For more than three decades, IPS's annual Letelier-Moffitt awards program has recognized new human rights heroes. IPS has also worked with lawyers, Congressional allies, researchers, and activists and through the media to achieve measures of justice: the convictions of two generals and several assassins responsible for the Letelier-Moffitt murders, the declassification of U.S. documents on Chile, Pinochet's 1998 arrest in connection with a Spanish case brought by former IPS Visiting Fellow Joan Garces, and the indictment of Pinochet by Chilean Judge Juan Guzman, a Letelier-Moffitt human rights awardee.
1977 – The institute launched a South Africa project that went on to produce a series of books and studies on South African apartheid.
1979 – IPS Senior Fellow Saul Landau won an Emmy for his documentary, "Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang." The documentary tells the story of the cover-up by the U.S. nuclear program and of the hazards of radiation to American citizens.
Early 1980s – Barbara Ehrenreich, the now-renowned author of Nickel and Dimed, led the institute's Women and the Economy project.
1985 – IPS Fellow Roger Wilkins helped found the Free South Africa Movement, which organized a year-long series of demonstrations that led to the imposition of U.S. sanctions.
1985 – Fellow William Arkin published Nuclear Battlefields: Global Links in the Arms Race, which helped galvanize anti-nuclear activism through its revelations of the impact of nuclear infrastructure on communities across America.
1989 – Amnesty International adopted women's issues as human rights issues following a speech by former IPS Fellow Charlotte Bunch.
1991 – The pamphlet Crisis in the Gulf was produced by the institute, a text that was widely used by the peace movement during the first military foray into Iraq.
1991 – IPS Fellow Daphne Wysham helped bring to light a private memo by Larry Summers, Chief Economist at the World Bank, in which Summers declared, "the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that… I've always thought that under-populated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted."
1993 – The leadership of former IPS Fellow Charlotte Bunch was crucial to the adoption by the 1993 United Nations Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, of strong support for women.
1993 – Sarah Anderson, now director of the Global Economy project at IPS, conceives of and publishes a report on CEO pay that would compare the pay of corporate executives to everyday employees on the shop room floor. This became her first of a series of annual reports on executive pay that has informed and transformed the debate on inequality.
1994 – The institute publishes Global Dreams by current IPS Director John Cavanagh and co-founder Richard Barnet. The book was a follow-up to the groundbreaking work Global Reach. Both books are still required reading in many college classes today.
1998 – Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in connection with a Spanish case brought by former IPS Visiting Fellow Joan Garces, and the indictment of Pinochet by Chilean Judge Juan Guzman, a Letelier-Moffitt human rights awardee.
2003 – The institute convened the meeting that led to the formation of the country's largest coalition against the war in Iraq, United for Peace and Justice.
2005 – IPS publishes its Field Guide to the Global Economy, revised edition, by IPS Director John Cavanagh, IPS Global Economy Project Director Sarah Anderson, and others. It helps to make sense of the rapidly changing international economy, explaining how global institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and North American Free Trade Agreement affect communities, workers, the poor, and the environment. The book dispels the widely disseminated propaganda about current globalization policies and provides an update on the burgeoning movement that is challenging them. The guide has become required reading in many college classes.
2011 – The institute releases its 18th annual Executive Excess report, showing that 25 CEOs of major corporations received more in compensation than their companies paid in federal income taxes, offering an important contribution to efforts to ensure that wealthy Americans pay their fair share to Uncle Sam. The report was coordinated by Sarah Anderson, director of IPS's Global Economy project, who has pulled together IPS reports on executive pay since 1993.
2011 and 2012 – In a personal capacity, IPS staff and scholars participated enthusiastically in the Occupy movement, including: sleeping at encampments; helping new occupiers navigate the consensus process; providing meeting spaces for Occupy DC participants; and marching in the streets. In a professional capacity, IPS scholars drafted hard-hitting analysis on inequality and corporate power that gave the movement fuel — before, during, and after Occupy's moment in history.
2013 – We'll never stop working to turn ideas into action!
February 10, 2012 · By E. Ethelbert Miller
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, the George Washington University Library held an event to honor IPS co-founder Marcus Raskin, whose collected papers will be archived at the library's Special Collection Research Center. The collection, titled "THE MARCUS RASKIN PAPERS: Social and Scholarly Activism" will include much of Raskin's work here at our Institute. The following remarks were delivered by IPS Boarc Chair E. Ethelbert Miller at the reception:
There is something special about Marcus Raskin. One becomes immediately aware of this when you hear him playing the piano. If I was a Hollywood writer, Raskin would be one of those individuals in that television series Heroes. He would have a unique gift, not the ability to walk through walls or hear other people's thoughts but the gift and the ability to see the larger pattern in life; to understand the true purpose of being and doing.
For many of us, Marcus Raskin is a hero. He is a visionary. A man who looks at the world and realizes one can change it. For me, he has been a father, teacher and friend. I like how this man thinks. I like how he peels a question, how he bites into it. I like how this man chews a thought; a creative taste lingering on his tongue. When Raskin speaks he often sheds light on the levels and degrees of life.
Last year at IPS we started doing "The Raskin Readings." This consisted of IPS fellows reviewing the work written by Raskin and selecting a few pages in order to lead an afternon discussion. It's amazing how much Raskin has written over the years. I imagine his paper will reveal how certain ideas were formed, matured and took flight. There will probably be items in his papers that show how some of his ideas were too young to go steady.
I think it will be important in the future to admire Raskin as a builder and architect. It will be important to study the man as well as the Institute for Policy Studies.
Why do we save things? Why donate papers?
The past always seems sexier after it undresses. We have a tendency to leave papers and documents behind like discarded clothes. Yet didn't we strut in the old wares once? I wonder what Marcus Raskin's papers will tell us about the 1960s, about nuclear disarmament, National Security, Civil Rights, poverty and social inequality. What will his papers tell us about a year like 1968?
I think we save things in order to determine what should be the blueprint for the future.
I think we save things because life is filled with victories and defeats, and sometimes we confuse the two.
I think we save things because it measures the length - the shadow one person can cast.
We donate papers because we understand the importance of sharing and the hope that what one man might have owned can now be shared with others.
Maybe all of Marcus Raskin's work should be filed under the heading - For The Common Good.
I know he once said:
Winter is always coming, the children are always sick, loved ones are always dying before their time.
Yet, somehow we survive and that is why we donate papers. It is a way of reaching the future.
It is the preservation of memory. With memory comes meaning. This is what the blues singer struggles to achieve. A sense of meaning carved out of the tree of life.
In his book BEING AND DOING published in 1973 by Beacon Press, Raskin spoke of the need to develop a philosophy of reconstruction in politics and public policy. The task of such a philosophy was to break the bounds of absurdity and develop new moods of thought.
Hopefully the material given by Raskin to the Gelman Library will help some future student or scholar develop an analysis that will help create new and better structures not only for institutions but for individuals, for lovers and the sons and daughters of lovers.
What Raskin has done today is plant more seeds. Somewhere ahead of us is the new harvest. Because he has been an excellent teacher and mentor, we know the harvest will be good and the people will be fed.
Let not the present American hunger only find us serving and consuming tea. The life of Marcus Raskin is a song of celebration. Just as Raskin's fingers mastered the genius of many composers, so too might future patrons of this library benefit from his generosity and provide us with a new music and a chorus for change.
There is much Raskin to be read.
Let me conclude my brief remarks by simply saying that the staff here at the Gelman Library is exceptional. There is much good news coming out of this place. It's beginning to feel sacred.
Not far from here, Mahalia Jackson listening to Martin Luther King, Jr at the March on Washington, reminded him to tell the people about the dream. "Tell them about the dream Martin. Tell them about the dream" she said.
This evening as we honor Marcus Raskin, I feel the need to say -
Tell us about your dream Marcus. Tell us about your dream.
For more from E. Ethelbert Miller, visit his blog at http://eethelbertmiller1.blogspot.com/
September 9, 2011 · By John Cavanagh
It is wonderful to be back full-time at IPS – 15 months is a long time to be away. I'm deeply indebted to the Institutes' staff, board, and supporters like you for keeping IPS vibrant.
I want to thank Joy Zarembka in particular for guiding IPS during my sabbatical. Joy brought wisdom beyond her years to the helm, and we're stronger because of it. We're also greatly pleased that Joy will stay at the Institute, moving into the position of Associate Director. You'll see both of us writing for Unconventional Wisdom and sharing leadership as IPS confronts the greatest social and political challenges of the day.
Tonight, President Obama will address one of those challenges in a critical speech on his plan to create jobs. IPS has argued that any plan must build a new economy by shifting resources from speculative Wall Street firms to green Main Street firms. Central to this are revenue-raising measures aimed at reducing our country's immense inequality. Last week, we deepened our analysis with the release of our report, Executive Excess 2011: The Massive CEO Rewards for Tax Dodging. It was perhaps our best media day ever, garnering coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Hill, Politico, CNN, the Chicago Tribune, and hundreds of other outlets.
The report found that corporate tax dodging has gotten so out of control that 25 major U.S. corporations last year paid their chief executive more than they paid Uncle Sam in federal income taxes. And these people – the nation's CEOs – are reaping awesomely lavish rewards for the tax dodging they have their corporations do. Obama would do well to urge Congress in his address to pass the Stop Tax Havens Abuse Act as one small step to curb corporate tax dodgers. Tune in to our blog and twitter stream tonight to get our breaking reactions to the speech.
As our country reflects upon the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many commentators are focusing on the role of the United States. But the past decade of fighting apparently endless wars confirms that Washington lacks the power and responsibility to serve as the global cop. As IPS expert John Feffer explains, "The problem isn't out there. It's right here, in the minds of those who believe that the United States is essential to managing these conflicts."
Finally, I invite you to join IPS as we remember two of our colleagues killed in the first act of foreign terrorism on U.S. soil – the assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt at Sheridan Circle on September 18 and at the Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Awards on October 12.
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June 30, 2011 · By Joy Zarembka
Over the last decade, military spending has nearly doubled — it now exceeds Cold War levels. Coupled with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, these massive expenditures have contributed to the crippling of our economy.
Despite lip service from Washington officials, including outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, there's been little appetite for reining in this rampant spending. Yet, in the increasingly partisan budget debate, military spending is the one area where there may be some bipartisan agreement.
Questioned about Republicans' unwillingness to cut military spending, Freshman Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said in an interview this week, "Look, I know there are sacred cows, but we cannot afford them anymore."
But any cuts must be done in a smart way that ensures our safety and security here at home. Since 2004, the Institute for Policy Studies has promoted a bold vision about ending waste in the vast military budget, and providing a road map on how to shift security resources more effectively.
Guided by a task force of military, diplomacy, and homeland security experts and led by IPS expert Miriam Pemberton and Lawrence Korb at the Center for American Progress, the Institute released today a new report titled "Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2012."
For those on Capitol Hill looking for effective cuts, Korb notes, "There is plenty that can be trimmed from the $700 billion-plus spent annually on the military. In the report we detail $77 billion of lowest hanging fruit."
And Pemberton explains the security framework that makes cuts — and additions — to the budget possible. "We need a budget process that looks at our security challenges as a whole, and allocates resources in a way that matches the lip service everyone in government pays to the co-equal importance of military and non-military tools," she says.
Overhauling U.S. security spending should be just one way the nation moves toward more rational fiscal approach. Just last week, IPS rallied with nurses on Wall Street, calling on the financial industry to pay their fair share of the costs of the economic crisis. And the Institute's Chuck Collins is an integral part of a campaign to target tax cheats, including Apple.
This mixture of smart spending cuts and increases in revenue puts real military and economic security within our grasp.
P.S.: As Glenn Beck leaves the Fox News Network today, IPS is sending him a goodbye card along with a copy of our annual report that he paraded on his show last year. Add your name to the card by making a tax-deductible donation to IPS as we celebrate the end of an error!


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Nine year old Fabian Teson was hit while riding is bike near Cahokia last Thursday. Teson died at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital on Saturday. His funeral is set for Thursday, one week after he was struck.
Visitation Wednesday afternoon for boy shot and killed in car last week
The visitation for the nine-year-old boy shot and killed while riding in a car with his father last week.
Family and friends will say goodbye to Tyrese Short this afternoon. The visitation runs from 3PM to 7PM at the Friendly Temple Church in North St. Louis. Tyrese lived with his mother in Texas, but was spending the summer with his father in St. Louis. He was in a car with his father at 3:30 in the morning last Wednesday when someone opened fire on the car, hitting only Tyrese. He died the next day at the hospital.
His funeral will be held Thursday morning.
The family has set up a donation fund to help with funeral expenses. You can donate to that fund at any PNC Bank.
Dog dies after being set on fire
The dog, found with burns across his body yesterday, died this morning.
The dog named Brownie was found behind a home in the 4300 block of Cote Brilliante. Neighbors told authorities they saw the dog covered in flames. Despite receiving treatment at the Veterinary Specialty Services, Brownie died today. The St. Louis Animal Cruelty Task Force was activated today and Stray Rescue and CrimeStoppers are working together to come up with a reward for information that leads to a conviction.
Fairview Heights mourns volunteer killed in bicycle accident
The flags are at half-staff in Fairview Heights after a man known for his community service was struck and killed while riding his bicycle Wednesday morning.
Sixty-two year old Phil Lubeck was named citizen of the year in 2011 by the Fairview Heights Chamber of Commerce. He was a fixture on the town's Homecoming Committee and volunteered at Grace Church.
Police say Lubeck was struck along Route 159 when he turned into the path of an oncoming car. He was rushed to a hospital where he died.
Seventeen die on Missouri roads over holiday weekend
The long holiday weekend was deadly on Missouri's roadways.
From July 3 through Sunday, July 8, 17 people were killed in traffic accidents across Missouri--that includes a crash in St. Louis city that left three people dead. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers worked over 350 accidents and performed nearly 200 arrests fro driving while intoxicated.
Both of those numbers represent large jumps over last year, but there is no fair comparison.Last year's holiday weekend counting period spanned just 30 hours, while this year's included parts of five days.
Three people drowned on Missouri's waterways, but none died as the result of a boating accident.
2 dead after plane crash at San Francisco airport
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — South Korea says two veteran pilots were flying the Asiana Airlines jetliner when it crashed while landing at San Francisco's airport, killing two people.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport says four pilots were aboard and rotated in two-person shifts during the flight from Asia.
Officials say more than 300 passengers and crew members were aboard when it slammed into the runway and caught fire. The two dead were found outside the wreckage. Another 182 people were taken to hospitals, many with minor injuries.
San Francisco's fire chief says authorities have accounted for all passengers and crew members who were aboard the jetliner.
The flight originated in Shanghai, China with a stopover in Seoul.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are on the scene.
Two charged with murder connected to hit-and-run
Two O'Fallon, Missouri men face murder charges for their role in a fatal hit-and-run.
Prosecutors say Kevin Labraido Jr and Robert Bathe were involved in a busted drug deal that led to the accident in St. Charles County yesterday. The Police report says the two were trying to buy drugs from someone at the home to Tyler Pinner.
When Bathe and Labraido refused to pay for the drugs, Pinner tried to stop their vehicle. Pinner was dragged a short distance and then run over. Both men are charged with second-degree murder.
Man shot and killed while answering door
A senseless murder in a neighborhood near downtown St. Louis.
Police say a man was shot several times when he went to answer a knock on the back door of his apartment. 35-year-old Mark Wells lived in the apartment at Samual Shepard and Leffingwell--several blocks northeast of Harris-Stowe University--with some of his kids. When he went to answer the door, police believe several suspects shot through the door and killed him.
Two of his boys were asleep upstairs when the shooting occurred. Evidence points towards multiple guns being used.
Police have no suspects and ask anyone with information to call Crimestoppers 1-866-371-TIPS.
Columbia man accused of stabbing ex-girlfriend to death
COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) — Murder charges have been filed against a southwestern Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend on the same day both were expected in court regarding a protection order against him.
Jordan Kuykendall was charged with first-degree murder Saturday in the death of 17-year-old Erin Schneider. Her body was found Thursday in Kuykendall's home in Columbia, southeast of St. Louis.
Kuykendall is being held on a $1 million bond. Police say he isn't cooperating and has an attorney.
Schneider's body was found after her parents asked police to check Kuykendall's residence. Her mother had obtained a protective order against Kuykendall on her daughter's behalf two weeks earlier.
Kuykendall is under police guard at a St. Louis hospital where he's being treated for injuries he sustained in a car accident Thursday.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say a 35-year-old man with a history of domestic violence killed his wife and son before fatally shooting himself.
The Post-Dispatch reports that the man cut lawns for his landlord. When the man didn't show up for work Saturday, the landlord went to the south St. Louis home that the family recently moved into and found the bodies.
The man's 26-year-old wife and 3-year-old child had been shot multiple times. Police didn't immediately release their names.
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Posted by Taheri.bt on 01/17/2014
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I bought everything from them and they said it will be delivered in about two weeks. I said OK. Then few days before delivery I got a phone call for delivery confirmation. They did not deliver them on the date (Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014) and time they confirmed with me and said we deliver everything about 3 hours before the confirmed delivery time. Then I called them and told them about their mistake, they said they will deliver them on Friday Jan 17.
Guess what happened on Friday, I get call from them and they say they do not have some of my items ready for delivery!!! I told them if you do not have them how the hell you claimed delivered them to my house two days ago??? are you kidding me??? And their system is so messed up. No body takes the responsibility! the only answer you hear is: "I do not know" So if you care about your time, just avoid ASHLEY FURNITURE!!!
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Posted by Jsbyin on 08/28/2013
WATCHUNG, NEW JERSEY -- You would need to be out of your mind to order out of area from Raymour & Flanigan. Not only was it NOT delivered when promised, it wasn't delivered "evening or Saturday without extra charge due to the inconvenience" and was delivered DAMAGED.
We have ordered several items from R&F in the NJ area without issue.
Our daughter graduated and started a new job in NC so we ordered bedroom and living furniture to be delivered there while we were there helping her set up the apt. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!
Not only wasn't it delivered in a timely manner, after a few weeks, it hadn't even been registered as needing to be delivered in the "out of area deliver center". The offered solution? Would you like to cancel? Sure, we always run around and give zero interest loans to furniture stores. It's great fun. And don't waste your time trying to call those people - it just circles around in an endless loop of automated responses...we've wasted a lot of time trying. If you try another option and tell them the problem, they very helpfully put you on hold and then come back and say they are not answering . Well, we could try later. Want to guess how many times we had to "try later"?????
Ah, but then we were on our way. But Mom & Dad had to return home and daughter started her job. No worries, we were promised, they would accommodate her work schedule and no extra fee for delivery on Saturday or evening. Well, that would be nice except the local delivery group would ONLY DELIVER TO HER TOWN ON A TUESDAY. And it couldn't be the Tuesday before she started her job as they "needed time to inspect the furniture"
OK, it arrived at the apt. with the RE broker letting them in. AND IT ARRIVED WITH VERY VISIBLE DAMAGE in the center of the dresser!!!! So glad they took the extra week to inspect the furniture.
Oh, this was not a small order, this was multiple thousands of dollars worth of furniture.
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Posted by Joelene on 09/12/2012
I have had a couch for a week and it was sent in for repairs, it went in 4 times already and it come back not repaired. Furniture city Springfield only know to take peoples money and don't give after service. They are full of empty promises.
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Furniture Row Oak Express Incompetence
Posted by Larry-harris1969 on 02/20/2012
WICHITA, KANSAS -- I brought over two thousand dollars worth of furniture on a Saturday to be delivered the next Friday. It finally got there around 7pm. A wall unit was not delivered. I was told by delivery they would call the office and have someone call me immediately. It did not happen. When I called they said it was left. They would ready for this "fit me in Saturday" so now my Saturday is ruined waiting on another delivery. I called and wanted my delivery charge refunded. I am contacting the BBB and filing a small claims case as they broke a contract to deliver all my merchandise on a specific date and they did not. Go elsewhere too many other places to go.
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If you get a chance, let us know how the small claims case goes and if you get any response from the company.
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Posted by Funeral potatoes on 05/01/2010
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO -- I recently received a credit card notice that mentioned that I owed $3600+. I immediately called to see what furniture I had bought and was not enjoying. The last time I had entered their store was in 2000 and bought a sofa that lasted 3 months. Ratty, poor quality.
The 3600 dollars, of course, was not mine but someone else's. It has been over a week and no one from the store has taken this charge off my account.
I thought I had cancelled my account. When I called in 2000 to cancel, I cut up the card. NOw I cannot cancel because I don't have my account number and no one from the company can give it to me.
So, they can have my number to put other people's furniture on my card, but cannot give me the number or clear my name.
Surely, this is a dishonest company who delights in fraudulent behavior with an attitude of impossible to help you ma'am.
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Posted by WeAreNotAmused on 03/15/2010
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS -- I purchased a new sofa from Furniture Row on February 10th 2010. I wasn't sure I wanted to buy from them right away, but they had exactly what I wanted, and the sales representative said that if we bought the sofa that day that he would put it into the computer so that it would be on the next truck that was coming in about two weeks. So, I jumped on it thinking that I would have my new sofa delivered to me very soon. Well, it's been well over a month, and no one can tell me when my sofa will be getting to me. The sales representative that answered the phone also copped an attitude with me because I was upset about the wait even though he read off to me that my couch was quoted to be delivered in two to three weeks. I'll never buy anything from that company again!!!
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What A Joke
Posted by CustomerServiceTech on 02/01/2009
As an employee of Furniture Row, I can tell you that shopping there would be a mistake. The corporate goons only care about making their wallets bigger and are willing to do anything they can to do it. They make the stores sell used furniture at new prices, they raise the prices on furniture before starting a sale to trick the customers in to thinking that they are getting a deal because, as their motto says, "A Sucker Is Born Every Minute." Pretty messed up that they train you to think that at managers training schools. They even cut back half of their employees and put the warehouse workers on a commission rate, just to save a few hundred bucks a year. Can you believe that? Hourly workers on a commission rate. Now they have no control over the money they make and they have to rely on other people to sell to make their money. I'm not even sure that it's legal, is it? But hey, what do they care? They have their own "in-house" lawyers that make up their own laws and, as far as they are concerned, no one can touch them, not even State or Federal Laws matter to them. One of these days some ones going to take this company down and I'm going to laugh the whole time it's happening. Also, don't by into that line that it's "all wood furniture." Hah!
I can't count how many times I've had to try and make cardboard look like wood just to try and dupe some customer into taking it at full price. I feel bad about it but hey I've got a family to feed so what am I suppose to do about it, get fired? They expect 100% loyalty from me but give 0% in return.
That's a bad way to run a company no matter how you look at it, Barney Visser!
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I visited the Furniture Row in Tyler, Tx. and was not impressed. First of all, nobody greeted me and I walked around for almost 15 minutes, a young lady finally walked pass me and said Hello with a smile - that was it. Secondly, I stood in the mattress area for quite sometime while two young men stood at a center counter and seemed to be complaining about their pay and hours. They never offered to help me! I will never go there again.
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In a written ruling, District Judge James Gleason dismissed the union's arguments that Mayor Jean Stothert's proposed budget could amount to a breach of the city's labor contract with firefighters.
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Gleason wrote, "In this instance, this court declines to enter the political sphere (which it is not permitted to do in any event) by issuing an advisory opinion" concerning the mayor's proposed budget.
Stothert's budget would increase Fire Department funding by $8.2 million over this year, but it would fall short of Fire Chief Mike McDonnell's spending requests. Stothert is proposing a $90.6 million budget, while McDonnell says he needs about $94 million.
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"Not only do we agree with Judge Gleason that the fire union's action was premature, we did not think that there was any merit to the allegations in the lawsuit," she said. "We will continue to manage the city to best serve the citizens of Omaha in a fiscally responsible manner."
McDonnell declined to comment.
The Omaha firefighters union said in a statement that if the council adopts the Stothert-proposed budget, "the parties will be back in court.''
"We are prepared to oppose the imposition of a budget which violates the promises the city made to our members at the table less than one year ago,'' the union statement said.
Union members are willing to work with Stothert to apply for federal grants that could avoid the cuts proposed by the mayor, the statement said.
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At their core, families are a collection of stories with memories. As we lose loved ones, or long to see relatives who spend more time apart then together, we relay on our families shared history of stories to keep the connections intact, our memories alive.
So many of my own family stories conger up around Thanksgiving. I can remember as a little girl watching my dad lay out crustless slices of soft white bread along our kitchen countertops well past my bedtime. Waking to the smells of tyme and garlic mixed with the typical morning coffee. I can remember putting on a pink jog suit with painted cookies which puffed above the fabric. I joined my parents in the kitchen, they were still together...so I must have been around four or five. I sat on the countertops and watched the celery being chopped, wiping tears from my eyes as my mom diced the onions. I helped stuff the turkey, surprised at how cold and empty it felt inside.
Years later, as a freshmen in college, I can remember packing my bags for Thanksgiving. Different from the person who left, reuniting with a home which had changed while I was gone. Transitioning to the idea that "returning" was now a weekend visit versus an extended stay. Home felt embracing, stable, warm. I was happy to rejoin a world where parents made decisions, and yet after being independent for the past three months, the idea of being "parented" felt foreign.
I can remember the year where we ventured from our head-of-the-household prayer and opted instead to go around the table each reciting what they were thankful for. When we came to my Grandpa we all bowed our heads. He was well into his nineties and we knew our days with him were limited. He gave thanks for his family looking each one of us in the eye as he spoke then took my Grandma's hand and with the upmost sincerity in his voice thanked the Lord for the love of his life. This was our last Thanksgiving with him.
There was the year that I waited too long to purchase my Chicago-Jackson train ticket. Shocked at the price of the few remaining seats, I decided to catch an "in-city" commuter going as far east as allowed, ending up about two hours shy of home. I called my dad to come pick me up, and as we drove home I told him all about my adventures in Chicago, the start of my career, my co-workders, friends, the best place for beers in Lincoln Park, and the new love of my life...Brian. I had purchased an outfit for my first homecoming since living in Chicago. I felt confident in my designer jeans and heels.
My first Thanksgiving to be celebrated in October as an American in Canada came three years ago. Brian and I were engaged and I was in charge of the soup. Butternut squash soup. I had grown up with this traditional prelude to turkey and looked forward to introducing it, an offering if you will, to my newly added family. I spent two days on this damn thing...baking countless squash, pureeing pulp, brining everything together. About half an hour before we were to leave for dinner I added what I thought was the last remaining ingredient, sherry wine. Just a quarter cup. Enough to bring out the sweetness of the flavours. But, this wasn't sherry wine...sadly no....this was sherry vinegar. And just like that the soup was ruined. I called my Dad, master of the butternut, to see if something could be done, and his response was a long, "ooohhhhhhh". We ended up dumping the entire pot in the garbage. I can remember trying to conceal my smeared mascara as we drove to my future sister in law's home, empty handed, for Thanksgiving dinner.
I will be making the salad this year. Leaving behind the now joked about high maintenance soup. We will be celebrating with our newly expanded family with Dashen joining the mix. We'll laugh as the kids try turnips and the adults drink wine. Celebrating with those close and thinking of loved ones away. Paving the way for generations of stories yet to be told.
A happy wonderful Thanksgiving from our family to yours.
Until Next Time- ABCD
Monday, October 11, 2010
Giving Thanks
Posted by Circus Daily at 9:13 PM
4 comments:
- Philippe said...
Thank you for sharing Alissa. And happy Thanksgiving to you all.
More important than the soup, is family.
- 10/11/2010
- Kimberly said...
You know I always thought it was a tad suicidal for the US to celebrate thanksgiving so close to Christmas.
This was a beautifully written post.
- 10/12/2010
- Liz said...
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of year, always one of my favorites. What a special memory of you and your dad in the car getting to spend some quality time together. And the butternut squash, oh no! It sounds like something I would do! : )
- 10/14/2010
- bdogmama said...
I love Thanksgiving. Over the years it's become my favorite holiday (totally agree with Kimberly!).
Beautiful post. I can almost smell the pumpkin pie from here...
- 10/14/2010
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2700 Southdale Ctr, Minneapolis, MN | Directions 5543544.881791 -93.324000
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Need a salt lick? Then you're in luck! – We went there in the middle of the afternoon. There were only two other tables occupied. Blaring over the speakers was a Top 40 radio station; so much for ambiance. The service was incredibly slow, especially considering the lack of patrons. The server, when she finally bothered to come out to us, didn't smile and seemed rather put out by having to deal with us. She actually rolled her eyes when I had a question about a dish because I have a food allergy. When our dishes were served, about half an hour after placing the order, they were tepid and salty enough to make Lot's wife seem like a low-sodium option. I sent my dish back, as I found it inedible. They brought me out another serving, which was just as salty. So I sent that back, too. At this point, a manager came out and offered a different dish, which, she claimed, wasn't as salty. When that dish came out, it tasted like someone had dumped blackstrap molasses all over some stir-fried beef and vegetables. By this time, my companion had long finished (luckily for him, he has a much higher tolerance for bad food, having been at sea in the military), as it took twenty minutes for each dish to be served.
We weren't charged for any of the dishes brought to me, which is just as well, since I didn't eat them. The manager spoke very kindly to me.
If you have a palate for good-tasting Asian cuisine, this may not be the restaurant for you. Personally, the only good thing about the food I had was that I didn't get violently ill after eating four bites. I felt the prices were high, although I suppose they need to pay for the salt mines they're depleting somehow.
Less than worth it – 1/15/2011
We ate at the bar, the staff was very busy so not a lot of attention, but the atmosphere was nice.
The food is 'really' salty so if this is your taste you will appreciate it. We at the Kung Pou Shrimp (no shrimp flavor, only salt flavor is all that came through) & beef Broc. which was also very salty. Asked the bartender regarding the salt and he said, yes they are tasing as they are meant to be. The lettuce wraps were great, the mini desert less than soft. (I had the choc mouse)
The drinks were great, but I won't return, really not worth it.
never disappoints – Great food and reasonable priced. And alway great service. Even when busy the service has always been exceptional. Great for large groups or if going to a movie.
Great value and many veggie selections – I don't eat at the restaurant. It's just too loud in there for me. It's over crowded most of the time too. I love take out though. I can get my faves: Veggie Fried Rice, Chicken w/Black Bean Sauce, Coconut Curry w/ tofu, Chang's Ribs or Tofu Lettuce Wraps (depending on how much meat I want to consume) and the deep fried Green Beans. So, I get 5 different foods in good sized portions, and the food will last 3 days Lunch and Dinner....just me. All for about $45.00. I consider that a good deal for restaurant food that I can eat for that many days in such variety. Of course, I don't do this every week, but I do once a month or so. Love it.
I must be "snakebit", as I've tried this place 3 times and had 3 bad meals! – I've eaten at the Southdale PF Chang's a couple of times and while the ambience is very nice and the service is top notch, I had mediocre food both evenings. I even tried the PF Chang's in Las Vegas and had the worst Kung Pao I've ever had. It's only one of 3, or 4 times in my life that I've sent food back as absolutely inedible! Everyone I know that I have talked to about this chain loves the food, the setting and the service - I just must be unlucky at PF Chang's!
Best Chinese Food!!! – All I have to say is, I have never had a bad experience going to this place, which has been many times. The food is always right, service always friendly, and it's not too pricey. I am a vegetarian and it is finally nice to be able to go to a place that can cater to vegetarians. Thanks PF chang!
The atmosphere is great! – I have been this restaruant for several times. Generally speaking, it's good restaurant if you compare with all other Chinese restaurants in twin Cities. And you still can not say that the food is too bad if you have been China and had those really delious Chinese food. The only unpleasant experience was that they took too long time to serve you -- asking order, sending food and taking bill... oh and returning your card.
TREAT YOUR TASTE BUDS!!!!! – When I walked into PF Chang's my first thought was "I wish I'd made a reservation" and my second thought was "this place is SWAMPED!" I was greeted by 3 well-dressed individuals, a brunette taking names of those with reservations, a blonde young woman running a wait list for tables, and a very chic looking young man who was seating tables as they became available. In the mix of waiters in black-on-black another two of the well-dressed host staff (I'm assuming that it's required to appear in a particular manner) were scrambling to clear dirty tables in the overly packed dining room. When I finally got to sit down I had a wonderful meal with several friends and our server was not only excellent but quirky with glittery lipstick and rhinestones on the frame of her glasses. She provided a genuinely fun and entertaining meal which went perfectly with the fabulous food and fruity blue "Pool Sides" that we gratefully gulped down with the spicy Dhali Chicken, a new and extremely spicy addition to the menu. In all I would say that knowing what kind of a restaurant it is will help in my future decisions to dine there, and despite a few mishaps in the beginning (an hour and a half is a bit of a lengthy wait for a table) it seems like a very efficient, fast-paced "uber-trendy" establishment. Although I wouldn't recommend it for larger group events, I will most definitely be returning as well as telling everyone I know how fabulous it was, and next time I'll be sure to make reservations well in advance. I would HIGHLY recommend that everyone try this place out!!!!
TERRIBLE! – I will NEVER GO BACK! I saw my server scratch his head, wipe his nose, then proceed to touch my food! I also have heard many negative comments about the management and how the restaurant is run. (Obviously, considering I make reservations for 7 and I dont get in until 8!!!!) I will never go back, nor will the people I work with, my family, or my friends.
The corner booths are romantic – We went for a date night & ended up in a big corner booth. It was fun! The meal was very spicy & the waiter refilled our glasses at least 4 times without us saying anything. They do make a great Mojito too..
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Head volleyball coach Dana Bryant said of her team, "I was proud of the way the team progressed through the season. They played a tough schedule but good competition only made them stronger.
"With two starters from last year getting hurt before the season even started, we had to pull up some younger players. They did a good job stepping up to the challenge. I believe a good foundation was laid for next year."
In the area tournament, after beating Victory Christian 25-13, 25-4 and 25-8, it took the Lady Raiders five games to outlast Ohatchee, 25-14, 18-25, 25-19, 19-25 and 15-12.
In the deciding game Pleasant Valley jumped out to a 13-5 lead only to see Ohatchee come back to within two at 14-12. After a time-out called by Pleasant Valley, the Lady Raiders were able to put the game away and win the match.