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17th December 2007, 04:18 PM #1
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Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
Not long ago I made a post about a hair in my screen.
Anyone else get a hair in their screen?
Took 4 emails before they finally responded to help me.
I wish I didn't send it in and just took the screen apart to clean and reseal it myself.
I like things to be perfect... I used my laptop daily since Feburary 2007 and have only made one small scratch to the keyboard bezel. The top of my laptop was shiny and flawless and I never let to much dust accumulate between the keys.
So when I got my laptop back from Fedex today I was so freakishly happy that I am wondering how I can get a new one from them.
So problem 1 they didn't fix my screen problem.
Problem 2 "Problem Description: Dim Screen==> Replace suspend Switch"
I never mentioned a dim screen, only dust in my screen. As a matter of fact I drew diagrams of where to look for their convenience for diagnostics.Problem 3 I don't know what type of cheap labor they use but its bad.
Unfortunately they didn't even fix that right and now my screen switch doesnt work. Don't they test things before they send it out?
Lets start with the photo montage
Three brand new scratches actually they feel like chemical burns to the surface so its no longer shiny. Does not clean off.
Its really hard to see but this is right in front of the headphone jacks. If you notice light, thats because my LCD is still on.
This one is just beautiful. Think they used a crow bar to pry my laptop apart?
Ah the lovely hair and now I have more dust! Im so happy I could just kill myself!
Not sure how clear this comes out but my screen is scratched as well.
EDIT: I just noticed im missing 2 screws on the bottom of my laptop as well! Speed repairs!! Im amazed they would miss screws..
added picture to make it more interesting... also notice the lower right screw in battery bay and how its scratched up around the screw area, power screwdrivers?
Good job HP keep up the good work.
12/11 Send laptop in for first time
12/17 Laptop returns from HP with more problems, original problem not fixed.
12/20 Receive empty box from HP > Send in
12/26 Laptop returns with lid and keyboard bezel replaced, lid sensor and original problem not fixed.
12/26 Call to complain
12/27 Call to request replacement -> "will get a call from case manager in 24-48 hours"
12/28 11pm I wasted the last Friday of my winter break waiting for a phantom phone call. WHY MUST I WAIT!!!
FYI "quality" case managers do not work weekends.
On hold until Monday > Perhaps designed to make me wait until school starts.
All in all, my winter break has been great emailed HP support 4 times, got one reply, emailed chat few more times before it was "solved" to send it in. Called HP 5 times, average of 30minute phone calls, waited for these phantom "case managers" twice so far. The Fedex guy knows me by name now, I have a small collection of HP boxes in my room, school starts on January 2 and my laptop has more problems than it started with. I wrote many emails to different places trying to get help and criticizing HP, I finally found something that makes me more annoyed and angry than when I think about school so thats pretty good!
Sounds like ill be getting a replacement! And I must add when I get a confirmation on it, it will be a very nice upgrade from my current setup. Hopefully I wont run into any more speed bumps along the way!
Yeah, I had to call them this morning, spent an hour on the phone and asked to be transfered to a case manager. The guy was really nice and reasonable.Last edited by awdark; 31st December 2007 at 06:47 PM. Reason: Updates =]
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17th December 2007, 04:26 PM #2
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Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
Wow, that is horrible, I would definitely talk to customer service and demand a supervisor and explain and/or show pictures of the before afters of the warranty work. Let us know what happens.
17th December 2007, 04:44 PM #3
Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
My buddy got screwed by them. Sent his lappy in twice b/c the battery would never charge, both times it came back in the same condition...he complained and talk to reps for 2 weeks and still they wouldn't help him out even though he has the premier warranty package.
Fortunately for him, he had the accidental warranty protection, so he stuck it in the bathtub and claimed that his baby spilled water on it and fried it...
...so they are going to replace...after they try to fix it. (hahahaha)Happy wife...happy life 8^P
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17th December 2007, 04:45 PM #4
Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
That's just unacceptable. Call them up and demand a supervisor. And if they need proof, you have it right there.
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17th December 2007, 04:48 PM #5
Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
I would definitely call HP and talk directly to a supervisor. As soon as a rep starts talking to you tell them you would like to speak to a supervisor, and don't let them try and persuade you to talk and deal with them. You want them to know that you mean business and this isn't acceptable. Don't be a about it, but let them know you are angry and very disappointed, but don't make them feel like you are screaming at them, because they are more likely to not help you.
If the supervisor seems like he isn't going to do anything to help you in your situation, ask to speak to his superior, and what you need to do to escalate this since they aren't helping you.
17th December 2007, 06:28 PM #6
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Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
Man that is really awful, your poor baby! I'd be waaaay beyond irked if I were you but the guys are right, try to remain calm when talking to HP. Sugar gets you a lot further than vinegar. I know if it were me there would have been lots of censored words when I opened the package and saw that damage.
Who does their repairs??? Trained Chimps?!? Any bozo at the local 7/11 could have done a better job than what I see in the pictures. I saw your first post/pictures about the hair in the screen but did you take pictures of the rest of the laptop before you sent it in? From now on it may be good advice for anybody sending in a laptop for repair to take a few interior/exterior shots.
I'm just shocked at that damage!
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Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
I'm not surprised actually as I've known cases where these 3rd party agents simply pry open the laptop. What I usually do is take photos before sending it in and tell HP that I'm marking areas with existing scratches and ensuring that they do not produce ANY additional scratches upon returning my device.
If it is an onsite repair, I'd be sitting there making sure they don't scratch the device while repairing it.
Either case, I'd be screaming (not literally, but some serious talking) at both the HP repair agent and the case manager if that happens. They simply deserve it in this case as this is gross negligence.
I've had my screen replaced once and it returned with glue residue and scrarches on the bezel which cannot be removed. After a stern call to the case manager and the tech who repaired it, I made them replace all the parts which they damaged.Last edited by chrixx; 17th December 2007 at 07:26 PM.
17th December 2007, 08:58 PM #8
Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
wow that is scary
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Re: Anyone get screwed over by HP warranty repair? (no 56k)
Ill dig up pictures to show its previous state. I didn't think the could be that cruel to plastic. I guess I was too idealistic to hope they would know how to properly take apart a computer and reassemble. lets hope everyone remembers to take pictures in the future!
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do you know if I should call them as well? Currently I'm emailing them and they told me to wait for a "quality case manager" to call in one to three days but the letter in the box states to make a claim in defects within 24 hours to the phone number included in the packing although I think they are refering to shipping defects like if fedex broke something so should I be calling them as well or just wait? Thank you
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Since September 11, there have been at least three bias-related murders and reports from around the country of assaults and harassment targeting Arab- and Muslim-Americans. Homes, businesses, mosques and Muslim schools have been vandalized, children tormented, and students harassed on college campuses.
Media have reported many of these assaults (e.g., USA Today, 9/20/01; San Francisco Chronicle, 10/4/01) and denounced them as what Tom Brokaw (NBC Nightly News, 9/20/01) called "one of the ugliest legacies of this crisis." "It's insanity to burden an entire people with the label terrorist," the New York Times pointed out (9/23/01), while a Long Island Newsday (9/18/01) op-ed counseled, "Don't Form a Lynch Mob to Fight Terrorism."
Mainstream media appeared unusually--and laudably--open to Muslim and Arab voices. Several outlets interviewed Arab- and Muslim-American advocates and clergy, giving them time to say, for example, that "Islam is a religion of peace" (ABC News, 9/25/01; Baltimore Sun, 9/17/01), and that Arab-Americans "love the flag" too (Buffalo News, 9/17/01). CBS News (9/13/01), straining to make a similar point, said that "Arab-Americans love their flag as much as we love ours."
As suggested by the reference to an Arab-American flag that is different from "ours," even as media called for sensitivity to anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination, it was clear that sensitivity was not all journalists' long suit. Reporting on the murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi, an Indian-American of the Sikh faith, the New York Times noted (9/19/01) that Sikhs, who wear turbans, "have attracted a disproportionate share of the anger following Tuesday's attacks." Readers might wonder just how much anger the Times would consider "proportionate."
Despite the article's headline--"Victims of Mistaken Identity, Sikhs Pay a Price for Turbans"--it's safe to assume the Times didn't mean to imply that Sodhi's murder would be any less senseless if he had actually been Muslim, as his alleged murderer (who described himself as a "a patriot... a damn American all the way") presumably believed. So why not explicitly name racism or anti-Muslim bias, rather than "mistaken identity," as the cause of his death?
For some the attacks on the Arab and Muslim community were a non-issue. When ABC's Peter Jennings followed Bush's with-us-or-against-us speech to Congress with a Muslim imam's reaction (9/20/01), Washington Post TV writer Tom Shales called it a "bizarre choice journalistically" (9/21/01), questioning why the anchor would give "this much prominence and emphasis" to the issue of anti-Islamic bigotry. Days earlier (9/17/01), Shales called Jennings' broadcast "nauseating" because the host had the audacity to interview Palestinian parliament member Hanan Ashrawi about her views on U.S. foreign policy.
Beware the "Arab-looking"
Quibbles about emphasis aside, most media denounced attacks on Arab and Muslim Americans. But there was nevertheless a strong current of support for a different sort of targeting: racial profiling.
Michael Kinsley argued in a Washington Post column (9/30/01) that racial profiling was "racial discrimination with a non-racist rationale":
Given the broad range of features found in the Middle East, the term "Arab-looking" is virtually meaningless, encompassing not only Latinos and South Asians but also many whites and African-Americans. Like most post-September 11 advocates of profiling, Kinsley never explains how he knows that there is any correlation whatsoever between people who fit into this enormous category and any kind of security threat. One could as logically be wary of people from Milwaukee because Jeffrey Dahmer was a cannibal.
In "Survival Instincts Vs. Political Correctness" (Washington Times, 10/18/01), syndicated columnist Mona Charen made a sweeping demand for racial profiling: "Every Middle Eastern-looking truck driver should be pulled over and questioned wherever he may be in the United States." She also called for mass expulsions based on ethnicity: "There are thousands of Arabs in the United States at this moment on student and travel visas. They should all be asked, politely and without prejudice, to go home."
In "Profiles Encouraged"--subheaded, "Under the Circumstances, We Must Be Wary of Young Arab Men" ( Opinion Journal, 10/19/01)--former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan applauded acts of discrimination based on public anxiety: "I was relieved at the story of the plane passengers a few weeks ago who refused to board if some Mideastern-looking guys were allowed to board," she wrote.
Noonan also presented this as a positive story:
But perhaps law enforcement telling people where to sit based on ethnicity--a la Selma, circa 1955--shouldn't bother us: "If people are of Middle Eastern extract," Fred Barnes said on Fox's Beltway Boys (9/22/01), they "should be treated a little differently, just for the security of the United States." His colleague Mort Kondracke helpfully suggested that Arab-Americans themselves should "spread the word that this is not discrimination, you know, this is necessary."
Also on Fox (9/23/01), anchor Brit Hume said he wouldn't make a fuss "if I were an Arab-American and I had to spend a little extra time explaining myself to security guards getting on an airplane," since racial profiling is "reasonable" and "effective."
CNBC's Chris Matthews also saw the matter as simple enough. "When you know that all the trouble comes from one little part of the world, why don't you keep an eye on these people?" he asked (9/13/01). "This civil liberties answer is not going to work with a couple more of these disasters," he added. "I mean, 5,000 people are dead because we're big liberals, OK?"
"We want to be smart"
Leave it to Ann Coulter--whose racism was too much even for the Arab-bashing National Review--to reduce the pro-profiling argument to its fallacious core: "Not all Muslims may be terrorists," she allowed, "but all terrorists are Muslims" (Yahoo! News, 9/28/01).
That's just wrong, of course, as Timothy McVeigh, the Unabomber and decades of clinic-bombing, doctor-shooting Christian extremists can attest. The fact is that ethnicity has never been a reliable indicator of who might be involved in terrorism, making racial profiling not only discriminatory but ultimately ineffective.
One exception was a Today show interview with law professor David Harris, who told Katie Couric (9/25/01): "Racial profiling doesn't work in general because when we get fixed on somebody's appearance, their racial appearance, their ethnic appearance, we miss important things about their behavior. And behavior is what good police work is all about."
Or as an unidentified pilot told NPR (Morning Edition, 9/25/01): "Our enemies come in all shapes, sizes, colors and descriptions, and as long as we just keep looking at people that look like that...they're not going to do that again. They'll do it a new way with a name like Smith or Jones. We want to be smart." That's a note that was too often missing from post-September 11 coverage.


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Ed, Thanks again for the class last night. I learned a lot and had fun in the process. Check out my basement bar:http://www.homebrewtalk.com/members/...ment-home-bar/ I only have one faucet but I'm sure it will quickly grow to 6 or 8 with many more trips to Brewmasters Warehouse. I know you like the Coors Light sign. A friend gave it to me pre-Home Brewing and I didn't know any better. Guess my taste buds were still frozen from serving "ice cold."
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Ha, the sign is fine. You'll readily find that in a great many bars anyhow and the neon is cool. Once you get a few more taps in place you should invite some locals for a beer meet!
Definitely. That would be great. I only have my first batch approaching completion and a second batch will be underway tonight. I guess I could invite guests to bring a few kegs to fill the taps?


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Shorebirds of the Yellow Sea
Importance, threats and conservation status
Mark Barter
Wetlands International, 2002
6. Threats to shorebirds
6.1 Introduction
Approximately 600 million people (about 10% of the world's population) live in the river catchments draining into the Yellow Sea (UNDP 2000a). The Yellow Sea coastal provinces support 20% of the 1 400 million Chinese population and 53% of the 46 million South Korean population. Large coastal cities with more than two million inhabitants include Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Rizhao, Shanghai, Seoul-Incheon and Pyongyang-Nampo (Yuan et al. 2001; UNDP 2000a).
The rapid growth of the populations and economies of China and South Korea is causing serious environmental problems for the Yellow Sea through loss and degradation of coastal habitats. The major causes of shorebird habitat loss are reclamation for industrial development, agricultural land, salt works, housing, mariculture and fresh water reservoirs. Degradation occurs due to pollution from industrial, agricultural and domestic sources, and unsustainable fishing (UNDP 2000a; Anon 1998b).
The major environmental issues in the Yellow Sea have been identified as (UNDP 2000a):
- degradation of biodiversity, and loss of coastal habitats, including fish spawning and nursery grounds and migratory bird habitat;
- water quality deterioration;
- human health problems, caused by airborne pollution and water-borne dispersion of contaminants and pathogens;
- decline of commercial fisheries;
- unsustainable mariculture;
- harmful algal blooms.
6.2 Nature of threats
A summary of the size and scope of threats to the Yellow Sea is presented below.
6.2.1 Habitat loss and alteration
Approximately 37% of the intertidal areas existing in the Chinese portion of the Yellow Sea in 1950 and 43% of those in the South Korean part in 1917 have been reclaimed to date (Yuan et al. 2001; Moores et al. 2001; MOMAF 1998). In North Korea, reclamation of intertidal areas for food production has been a national priority for many years and, during the last decade, more than 700 km2 has been reclaimed in one province alone. Massive reclamation projects have also been undertaken in other coastal areas, indicating that loss of intertidal areas in North Korea is occurring at a high rate (UNDP 2000c).
Extensive reclamation is ongoing (pers. obs.) and China has plans to reclaim a further 45% of its existing Yellow Sea mudflats (Yuan et al. 2001) and South Korea, 34% (Moores et al. 2001). Although there has been serious questioning in South Korea of the environmental consequences resulting from reclamation (Anon 1998b), the Saemangeum Reclamation Project, which at 401 km2 is probably the largest reclamation activity in the world, was restarted in 2001 after a moratorium period. This project will destroy the two most important shorebird areas in South Korea (the Mangyeung and Dongjin estuaries).
In North Korea, it is believed that the substantial investments that have already been made in seawalls and irrigation channels will ensure that wetland habitat will continue to be lost (UNDP 2000c).
6.2.2 Reduced river flows
The two longest rivers in China, the Huang He and Chang Jiang, are undergoing significant changes that will greatly reduce the amount of sediment being transported into the Yellow Sea. This will seriously affect their ability to nourish intertidal flats through supply of fresh silt and nutrients.
Until 1990, the 5 000 km2 Huang He Delta increased in area annually by about 32 km2 and grew outwards by 2 km (Yuan et al. 2001). However, in recent years the situation has changed dramatically due to increased water extraction from the river for agricultural, industrial and domestic purposes. The average duration of non-flow in the lower reaches of the river has increased from 14 days in the 1970s to 102 days in the 1990s. In 1997, the Huang He ceased flowing at the mouth for 226 days. During the period 2010-2019, water and sediment flows are predicted to decline by 34% and 49%, respectively, from the levels in the 1980s (YRCC 2000). The large reductions in water and sediment flows to date have already seriously affected the ecosystems of the Yellow River mouth, through reduced nutrient inflows, increased concentration on pollutants, salt water ingress and erosion, leading to reduced biological productivity (ADB 2000b). Modifications to sedimentation processes can also cause detrimental changes in the benthic fauna community (Paton 2000).
The commissioning of the Three Gorges Dam in the middle reaches of the Chang Jiang (partly by late 2003, completely by 2009) is predicted to reduce sediment discharge to the sea by 11% (Zhu 1987 in Yang 1999b). Yang (1999b) predicts that about 200 km2, or about 22%, of the Chang Jiang's intertidal flats will be lost due to erosion within the next 100 years. This loss will be exacerbated by the plan to overcome increasing water shortages in northern China by transferring 48 x 109 m3 of water annually from the Chang Jiang northward, via three channels, to the Huai He and Huang He.
Numerous smaller rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea are also being affected in similar ways leading to reduced sediment input to coastal areas, which often results in erosion of estuaries and intertidal areas (Yuan et al. 2001).
The rate at which new intertidal areas will be created in the future is likely to decline significantly as a consequence of the greatly reduced sediment input to the Yellow Sea. Therefore, whereas in the past ongoing accretion was able to partly replace reclaimed intertidal areas its ability to do so in the future will be greatly diminished. Thus, it can be predicted that the rate of decrease in intertidal area will accelerate.
6.2.3 Pollution
The major pollutants in the Yellow Sea are oil, inorganic phosphorous, inorganic nitrogen and heavy metals (Yuan et al. 2001; Moores et al. 2001). Long-term monitoring in China shows that seawater quality is steadily deteriorating (Yuan et al. 2001).
In the Bo Hai, 2 990 million tonnes of industrial effluent and domestic sewage are discharged annually, representing 34% of the total national marine discharge (ADB 2000b) despite the Bo Hai being only 1.6% of the total Chinese sea area. Additionally, more than 100 million tonnes of domestic sewage and about 530 million tonnes of industrial waste water are discharged annually into near shore areas of the central western Yellow Sea (UNDP 2000a) and approximately 600 million tonnes per year of waste water into the west and south coastal areas of South Korea (Moores et al. 2001).
It is considered that Jinzhou Bay, an internationally important area for shorebirds in northern Liaodong Wan, has the highest heavy metal pollution levels in the world (ADB 2000b). In 1999, 25% of the sampling stations in the Bo Hai had average oil pollution levels above the Chinese national standard of 0.05 mg L-1 maximum (ADB 2000b). Monitoring at more than 80 sites on the Chinese coast showed that 50% of shellfish had unacceptably high levels of harmful pollutants, with the main ones being oil, chromium, arsenic and DDT (Yuan et al. 2001). The incidence of algal red tides is increasing with 14 having been recorded in 1998 along the west coast of the Yellow Sea (Yuan et al. 2001) and 19 on the eastern side (Moores et al. 2001).
It is estimated that 100% of fish spawning and nursery sites (i.e. intertidal areas) in the Bo Hai and 70% in the central west Yellow Sea are suffering from serious pollution and lack of river runoff and this is resulting in a sharp decrease in finfish and shellfish biomass (Yuan et al. 2001). The reduction in intertidal shellfish numbers is also well documented for South Korea (Koh 1997).
6.2.4 Human disturbance and competition
The traditional dependence of coastal communities around the Yellow Sea on wetland food resources has meant that people have always been using the intertidal areas, either directly for food or to gain access to fishing boats moored at the water's edge. In recent years greatly increased human population numbers have led to unsustainable harvesting of shellfish and potentially serious human disturbance of shorebirds (pers. obs.), even in Protected Areas. The move to mechanical shellfishing (pers. obs.) can be expected to exacerbate the problem by increasing shellfish removal rates and reducing shellfish productivity over the long term through severe disturbance of sediments (Piersma et al. 2001).
Human disturbance not only occurs on the feeding areas but also in the shrimp and fish ponds, and saltpans, which are often the only available roosting areas for shorebirds at high tide when the natural roosting areas on the intertidal flats have been destroyed by reclamation.
Disturbance from oil exploration, drilling and extraction activities can be serious. There are four large oil fields in the Bo Hai, which accounted for 24% of national production in 1996 (ADB 2000b). Internationally important shorebird areas that contain oil fields are Huang He NNR, Tianjin Municipality, Linghekou and Shuangtaizihekou NNR.
6.2.5 Hunting
There have been a number of investigations into hunting activity in the Chang Jiang Estuary (Tang & Wang 1991, 1992, 1995; Barter et al. 1997c; Ma et al. 1998). Tang and Wang (1992) estimated that approximately 30 000 and 9 000 shorebirds were captured with clap nets in the 1991 and 1992 northward migrations, respectively. They suggested that the decrease between the two years could be due to declining hunter numbers, increasing incomes from alternative activities and/or reduction in shorebird habitat due to reclamation. However, a study during the 1996 northward migration showed that hunter numbers had not declined since 1991 and that the number of shorebirds caught was similar (Barter et al. 1997c). More recent studies (during the 2000-2001 period) indicate that hunting activity has now declined at Chongming Dao (Ma et al. 2002; T.H. Wang in litt.).
Wang et al. (1991, 1992) reported hunting activity in the Huang He Delta in the 1991 southward and 1992 northward migrations and it was estimated that 18 000-20 000 shorebirds were caught with clap nets during northward migration and probably a higher number during southward migration. However, no hunting was observed in the Delta during surveys in the 1997, 1998 and 1999 northward migrations.
With the exception of the Chang Jiang Estuary, no hunting activity has been detected in China during recent shorebird surveys that covered about one-third of the Chinese intertidal areas between 1996 and 2001 (pers. obs.).
The situation appears to be similar in South Korea (N. Moores in litt.), with the only reported instance being minor hunting activity in Mangyeung Gang Hagu (J.H. Kim pers. comm.).
Thus, hunting appears to be a minor threat to shorebirds using the Yellow Sea, with the exception of in the Chang Jiang Estuary where the activity is reportedly declining.
6.3 Adverse effects of threats on shorebirds
In order to survive and migrate successfully, shorebirds must have access to suitable feeding areas and roosting sites.
Healthy intertidal flats are essential for the spawning, growth and survival of the benthic fauna on which shorebirds feed, e.g. shellfish, crustaceans, crabs and worms. The amount and quality of these areas are being very seriously threatened by reclamation, reduced river flows, pollution, human disturbance and unsustainable harvesting of benthic fauna.
The significant amount of reclamation that has occurred to date in the Yellow Sea has directly affected shorebirds by greatly reducing their feeding habitat and, in many cases, the availability of roosting areas. It is predicted that the situation will get worse in the future as intertidal areas are lost at an increasing rate due to the combined effects of reclamation and reduced accretion. These effects will be exacerbated by the predicted rise in sea level.
Declining river flows are leading to decreased benthic productivity and, probably, changes in the benthic fauna community, which is also being affected by massive pollution from many sources. Changes in sedimentation processes may detrimentally affect the nature of the benthic community. Reduced availability of food will adversely affect the ability of the Yellow Sea intertidal areas to support the very large numbers of shorebirds that are dependent on them to successfully complete their annual migrations.
Human disturbance can also affect feeding and roosting birds by reducing feeding time and causing them to fly and use energy resources unnecessarily.
Serious depletion of benthic fauna due to unsustainable harvesting can be expected to negatively affect shorebirds through removal of an important shorebird food source. Mechanical harvesting will make the situation worse through serious disturbance of sediments, which adversely affects long term benthic productivity.
Shorebirds have to meet a very tight schedule on the breeding grounds, needing to complete the breeding process during the short summer so that they and the young birds can leave before the weather deteriorates. The schedule requires that birds arrive on time and in good breeding condition. Therefore, the adverse effects of the various threats being encountered in the Yellow Sea are most significant during northward migration when shorebirds are not only putting on fuel stores (mostly fat) for their long flight into the breeding grounds, but also additional reserves to sustain them during the period immediately after arrival when feeding conditions may be poor.


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The Wastewater Division is funded by sewer service charges and connection fees. The primary goal of the division is to treat, reclaim, and utilize wastewater in accordance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements in order to protect the environment for the City and the surrounding area.
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The division operates and maintains the wastewater treatment facility for the purpose of treating all wastewater received. Once the water has been treated, it is discharged into the Sager Creek for recreational use. The wastewater treatment is designed to treat 4.4 million gallons per day (MGD).
Another Wastewater Division function is monitoring and regulating industrial wastewater discharges, and determining sewer service charges and connection fees for properties receiving City sewer service.
Wastewater discharge to the City sewer system is regulated by Ordinance 749 of the Siloam Springs Municipal Code.
Industrial users (IUs) who propose to discharge industrial wastewater into the sewer system must complete an application for a wastewater discharge permit.
More specific information regarding applications, charges, and fees can be obtained by contacting the Wastewater Division at (479) 524-5623, P.O. Box 80, 400 N. Broadway, Siloam Springs, AR, 72761.
Q: What is wastewater? A: Wastewater is "used" water, generated by homes, industry, schools and businesses. On the average, each person in the United States contributes 50 to 100 gallons of wastewater everyday. If you turn on your faucet and wash your hands, run the garbage disposal, take a shower, or flush the toilet, once it's in the drainpipe, it becomes wastewater, which is also called "sewage".
Q: How does water get polluted? A: The water you use doesn't go away. Whatever goes down the drain ends up at the treatment plant. While the plant effectively removes settled and organic materials, it is not designed to remove certain chemicals and metals. So, when toxic chemicals are dumped or rinsed down household drains, they pass through the system largely untreated and end up in the creek where they may threaten sensitive aquatic life. In addition, anything that goes down a storm drain goes directly to creeks and streams, eventually passing untreated into the Illinois River.
Q: What is wastewater treatment? A: Wastewater treatment is the process of cleaning used water so that it can be returned safely to the environment. Wastewater treatment is the last line of defense against water pollution, protecting public health and the aquatic organisms in the receiving water. Before modern treatment methods were instituted, wastewater went directly to streams and rivers, often to the places where people bathed, washed their clothes, and gathered drinking water. Because of this, many people suffered from diseases, such as cholera, typhoid and diphtheria, caused by contaminated water.
Q: Are toxic chemicals a problem? A: Yes. Toxic chemicals present a couple of different problems. First, most treatment plants were not designed to remove toxins, and therefore these chemicals may pass untreated into the receiving water, or cause the resulting bio-solids to be classified as "hazardous waste," which significantly raises disposal costs. In addition, as the heart of the treatment process is the body of living microorganisms, these can be poisoned and rendered ineffective, adding to the harmful impact of untreated wastewater on the environment. The Environmental Compliance Division enforces prohibitions against discharge of toxins by businesses, however, it is individual citizens who monitor what goes down their household drains.
Q: How much wastewater does the Siloam Springs plant treat? A: On the average, about 2.6 million gallons per day (that's more than 1,800 gallons per minute!) are treated at the plant. During storm events, plant flow can peak at a rate of over 4.4 million gallons per day (almost 3,000 gallons per minute!).
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A New Albany man is facing preliminary felony charges after his 7-month-old daughter was admitted into Louisville Kosair Children's Hospital with a closed-head injury Monday.
The child is now in stable condition at the hospital, according to the New Albany Police Department.
Police arrested the child's father, Benjamin P. Smith, 33, of 1103 West St., Tuesday evening.
Smith was preliminarily charged with battery and neglect of a dependent, both class B felonies.
The child was taken to the hospital, "when her mother found her in physical distress at the family home," according to a press release provided by NAPD. "It was at Kosair that the closed-head injury was diagnosed and detectives were called to the scene to investigate."
The investigation into the alleged battery and neglect is ongoing.
During a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Floyd County Superior Court No. 1, presiding Judge Susan Orth set Smith's bond at $150,000 court cash.
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I have a 3 inch branch line that T into the main 3 inch line.
(note: all lines are horizontal). Currently the toilet is on the end of the 3 inch line. I want to swap the shower and toilet such that the toilet will dump into the 3 inch line (T into) ahead of the shower and lavatory which will be further upstream from the toilet and also dump (T) into the 3 inch line using 2 inch ABS. Example: : Branch (3 inch)
Somewhere I read toilet needs to be at end of any line but
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- Posted by lazypup (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, May 10, 12 at 10:02
You are correct, a watercloset MUST BE connected by means of a long sweep closet bend on the end of a drain line. You would need to check with your local AHJ. In some jurisdictions they will permit using a "low heel inlet closet bend" which is a closet bend that has a 2" input on the bottom outside curve to allow connecting the shower or lav. Here is a link to a PDF catalog of DWV fittings, At the top of the 2nd page you will see a low heel inlet closet bend. http://www.lascofittings.com/Products/PriceLists/11.5.05/DWVPrice.pdf |
lazypup: Thanks for input. Got any rational "as to reason why code requires" toilet must be at end? My rational better to have lav or shower as will aid in flushing line. |
- Posted by lazypup (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, May 10, 12 at 15:48
Actually connecting another drain line to the base of the closet bend will reduce the efficiency of the flush which is a watercloset is required to be on the end of a fixture arm and why low heel closet bends are not permitted under many codes. The watercloset is also the singular exception that proves the rule prohibiting S-traps and limiting the length of a fixture arm. When a liquid is discharged through an S-trap as soon as the top of the trapway is filled with liquid the velocity of flow and the surface tension of the liquid create a syphon action which continues until all the liquid in the trap is sucked up to the top of the S. When air finally reaches the top of the S and breaks the syphon the little bit of water remaining in the upstream part of the trapway will backflow back into the trap, but it is not enough to fill the trapway sufficient to create a seal. The end result is that the trap is left open allowing sewer gasses to enter the structure. A watercloset relies upon that suction action to lift the liquids and solids from the bowl up, over and through the trapway. It further relies upon that liquid remaining in a large slow moving slug that pushes the air in the pipe ahead and creating a partial vacuum in the line behind the flow to continue the syphon action. Under the UPC the maximum allowable length of a 3" line from trap weir to vent opening is 6' whereas under the IRC a 3" line may run 12' from trap weir to vent opening, except, if the only fixture served by that 3" line is a watercloset it may run an indefinite length from trap weir to vent opening. (in my house I have an American Standard toilet that was $99 for the tank, lid, bowl, seat, wax ring and mount bolts set on a 19' run of 3" from closet bend to vent opening and I can assure you, if you happen to be seated when you flush this toilet you better hang on or your might go out with the waste.) Now I know there are some ppl here who will argue the point, but the fact remains, if a vent is placed too close to the closet bend it will reduce the effect of the syphon action and the flush will not be nearly as powerful. Connecting a vented lav and shower drain to a low heel inlet will have the same effect as putting the vent close to the closet bend. This also explains why a watercloset is required to have the trap primer line connected to the fill valve and discharging into the standpipe. After the flush, as the tank is refilling the trap primer discharges a small amount of water into the bowl to insure the trap is refilled to assure a proper seal. |
lasypup: Very Very Interesting. Regarding: In my case I'm not planning on using a low heel connector. 1) Run the 3 inch branch line the entire distance then: Any recommendations to do otherwise? |
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I recommend you carefully print out that design then wad the paper up real tight and toss it in the trash can. Not one single point of that design would pass code. First of all, there is absolutely NO guesswork in Plumbing. The code defines everything. Now let us look at your design: "1) Run the 3 inch branch line the entire distance then:" A table in the code defines the drain & tailpiece diameter for each fixture. The associated trap is then to be the same size. (Code will allow increasing the trap and drain line by one nominal trade size) Code mandates the lavatory to have an 1-1/4 drain & trap. Since the lav is the only drain in a residential structure that is permitted an 1-1/4" drain & trap, most plumbers now opt to increase it one nominal trade size to 1-1/2" to preclude the necessity of carrying an inventory of 1-1/4" pipe & fittings. "a) connect the toilet fixture arm (run from toilet to 3 inch branch is about 18 inches) using a long sweep Y (3 inch) and then upsize line to 4 inch for the toilet flange" You may use a wye & 1/8 bend or combo to make a horizontal fixture arm to the watercloset location, then install a closet bend on the end of the fixture arm to turn up to the closet flange. You MAY NOT increase to 4". First off, for WC that are 1.6gpf or less the code requires a 3" flange and fixture arm. Second, if you were to install a 4" flange that would then be reducing the line size in the direction of flow, which is again prohibited by code. "b) connect the shower fixture arm using a long sweep Y (3 to 2 inch)-- (again the run from shower to 3 inch branch is about 18 inches) with an S trap between the shower and the branch line -- OR -- use a T and after the S trap come straight down from the S trap to the 3 inch branch " The correct size for a shower drain is 2" and S-traps are expressly prohibited by code. Code also prohibits using a TEE on a horizontal line. "c) Use a reducer coupling to Downsize the 3 inch branch to a 2 inch at its end and run the lav 2 inch line (wet vent) into the end of the branch." The correct size for a lav drain is 1-1/4" and code will allow increasing one nominal trade size, which would then be 1-1/2". In this case we also need to use 1-1/2" because the line from the lav is the vent for the shower and WC. Code says a vent line my be reduced to 1/2 the diameter of the drain it is serving and given that the WC requires a 3" line, we then need an 1-1/2" vent. Once this vent is established no other vents are required, but since you already have another 1-1/2" vent on the downstream side of the WC I would leave it there. See attached illustration: |
Appreciate your time and especially your feedback. Not in a position to debate at this point (still learning and will review the IPC again to see what I missed) -- but -- I thought all IPC values were minimums -- as long as the minimum flow rate in the line is meet. My idea to use 3 inch the entire length was to make clean out easier. Using smaller pipe would defintiely increase the flow rate (which is better IMHO) especially with the requirement of these new 1.6 low flow toilets. Personally don't understand why the "Low Heel Inlet Closet Bend" gains anything other than the ability to save ($$$) by not needing the "2 to 3" reducer bushing |
After review: If you go to Table 709.1 and do a look up you get the fixture unit and trap size "minimums": Lavatory.... 1......1 1/4 Then if you go to Table 710.2(2) it determines the maximum number of fixture units you can have on a particular line size. For example a 2 inch line can have a max of 6 FU while a 3 inch line can have a max 20 FU. The way I read these tables is they set minimums. So you What Have I missed?? |
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Posted by Huw,Better late than never: This movie is now available in UK shops and the good news is that the Blu-Ray version comes with the exclusive Clark Kent minifigure. It's believed that it's a Tesco exclusive, and certainly I can't see it at Amazon and Play, or for that matter Tesco Direct, so you might need to traipse down to your local store to get hold of it.
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Delighted to hear it. I ordered one from the US through Amazon, but a spare (especially with a movie that I can actually watch on my TV) is always welcome.
what are you talking about the movie was great! ps im 26
I really liked the movie too, I actually much prefer it to the Star Wars ones.
Is the movie cut-scenes from the game with extra bits to bridge the gaps thrown in?
You can also get the LEGO Batman DVD & Blu-Ray at LEGOLAND Windsor. Blu-Ray for £14.99 & DVD for £8.99 - I saw them this week.
I also purchased a copy from the states just be safe back in June IIRC.
I actually quite enjoyed watching the movie with my six year old daughter who is now a SH fan also.
Anyone know if the DVD comes with the Clark Kent minifigure? I only really want it for that, so don't want to pay Blu-Ray prices.
^ No.
My wife bought it yesterday, it was only £8 for the Blu-Ray with the minifigure.
The kids loved it.
My Tesco had a big display stand for the DVD, about 30 copies of the DVD for £5, compared to only 2 copies of the Blu-ray which was £8. went for the Blu-ray - No Clark on the DVD - Has kept the kids happy for several hours - there are some great extras on the Bluray including a whole bunch of Batman related cartoons and short animations. Well worth £8 for the Bluray if you want Clark too.
10 minutes after completing a US eBay order for the DVD I notice this news.... My luck is rubbish. Why couldn't LEGO just release across the globe at the same time? Nuts
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Managed to get one at Tesco in Corby last night. They only had a few copies of the Blu-ray that I saw. Clark is a lovely minifig.
They only have the DVD at London/ Colney Hatch Lane Tesco - anyone in North London Herts found the Blu Ray/ Mini fig one?
My sister is a Team Leader at a Tesco in Nottingham and this is her department.
She got me 2 as apparently the DVD is here to stay but the Blu-Ray is a 'when its gone, its gone'.... Gotta be quick it seems...
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- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon brewed coffee
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 scant cup matzoh cake meal
- 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts (optional)
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In a bowl, mix the sugar into the melted butter, then the eggs, coffee, cocoa, salt, cake meal, and toasted walnuts, if using.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Do not overbake. The brownies should be set and seem dry to the touch, but there should not be a crust around the sides. Cool in the pan. Cut into squares or (if baked in a round pan) into wedges.
Reprinted with permission from Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking by Marcy Goldman. © 2009 Whitecap Books, Ltd.
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- Calories129
- Carbohydrates17 g (6%)
- Fat7 g (11%)
- Protein1 g (3%)
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