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1071 Celestial St, Cincinnati, OH | Directions 4520239.106786 -84.499830
Sun: 4:00 p.m.�9:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.�9:00 p.m. Mon thru Thurs: 5:00 p.m.�9:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.�9:30 p.m. Fri & Sat: 5:00 p.m.�10:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.�1:00 a.m.
Neighborhoods: Mount Adams
Overpriced and Undersatisfying – My husband and I who are new to the area were very excited to dine at the Celestial. Upon arrival, the maitre'd was clueless about our reservation. We ended up having to wait a half hour for our table, even though we had a reservation. And it wasn't even busy! We waited in the lounge and enjoyed the beautiful chandelier and view that the dining room has. The girl who got our drinks for us was condescending and rude, and seemed to know nothing about the menu; she even called my husband's first drink "Jim Bean". We saw her on her phone the whole night and her outfit left nothing to the imagination. When we were FINALLY taken to our table, we'd hoped for a different experience. Unfortunately, we were again met with a rude server. My husband's "steak" was overcooked, side dishes were bland, and I left my salmon because it smelled like it was 3 weeks old. To top it all off, we saw roaches crawling around in the service area and immediately asked for our bill. Management was unfriendly, unkept, and old. Save yourself $150.00 and go to a real Cincinnati steakhouse whose food reflects the high prices.
Wonderful Anniversary Restaurant – To start with The Celestial is known in Cincinnati to be the most romantic restaurant, so I was hoping the food and service would match the reputation; and it did. I am not a big steak lover but my husband is, so I was going out on a limb making reservations at a steakhouse. To my surprise there are just as many alternative entree options as there are steak options. I started off with the some sampling of the raw bar and my husband had the lobster bisque, WONDERFUL!!!!!!. The crab stuffed salmon I had for entree course was outstanding and my husbands Cowboy (bone-in rib-eye) was eaten to the bone, so i would say he enjoyed it. We shared a chocolate torte that had happy anniversary written in chocolate on the plate much to our surprise. The service was a refreshing non rushed pace you don't get much anymore. We dined for two and a half hours and our server David made us feel like he was enjoying our company as much as we were enjoying dining looking over the best view in Cincinnati. I only came for our anniversary but will be back for any reason i can come up with now, Love this place!!!
Overall Great Steakhouse – I fly to Cincinnati about twice a month with a stay of about 3 days each time. I have tried many different steakhouses in and around downtown and have found myself returning to the celestial more and more each time i arrive in Cincinnati. The view is spectacular and I have never had bad meal; even though i stick to the nice cuts of beef. I have always had impeccable service and the wine list is quite amazing. Keep up the good work!
Horrible service – Went to Celestial to celebrate 50th birthday with friends from out of state. Our waiter from the beginning was un welcoming and once he brought us a glass of wine dissapeared for 50 minutes!! We waved down a waitress to help find our waiter, she took our order,yet we still did not see any food or any other drinks for 30 minutes. We complained TWICE to the manager, yet it did NOT get us food any quicker. If it ha d not been 10 pm at night we would have walked out and found another restaurant. Once we got our food, the soups were cold and the entrees were incorrect. Then to top it off the rude waiter tossed the menu to the birthday guest and said pick something and we will put a candle in it. Needless to say we tossed the menu back, paid the ridiculosly high bill ( even with a small percentage taken off for our wait) and left never to return again. We had superior service earlier in the weekend at Mitchells seafood. Don't waste your money here
Went for the view but returned for the food & service – I have been to the Celestial several times for dinner dates, special occassions and business dinners. We have never had a bad experience. The food is always wonderful, the wine list is great and and the service have always been polite, knowledgable and attentive. Please keep up the great work!!
NOT BEEN BACK – mANAGEMENT SAW RUDE BEHAVIOR OF EMPLOYEES AND NOT DO ANYTHING. eMPLOYEES BRUSH OFF CRUMBS OF TABLE,ONTO FLOOR. NOT CLEAN IT UP. EMPLOYEES RUDE TO FEMALE TABLES.INTERRUPT,RUSH TO GET RID OF,RUDE LOOK,AND EXPECT A TIP. nOT VOLUNTEER TO WAIT ON,GIVE MENU,GIVE FOOD,DRINK,DRINKING GLASSES,SILVERWARE,NAPKINS,BILL,WALK AWAY WHILE FEMALE GUESTS ARE TALKING TO EMPLOYEE.FEMALE GUESTS HAD TO GET OUT OF CHAIR AND ASK WAITER TO COME BACK TO TABLE.AND CONTINUE JOB. GAVE ORDER KNEW IT WAS WRONG AND NOT VOLUNTEER TO CORRECT IT.GAVE FOOD AND DRINK RAN AWAY. NOT COME BACK,VOLUNTEER TO GIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE.GAVE BILL ,RAN AWAY AND NOT COME BACK. GAVE RUDE LOOK TO FEMALES,NOT LEAVE A TIP. NOT WANT TO WRITE DOWN FOOD ORDER,DID ANYWAY.
Horrible Service!!! – The service was terrible! I've gotten better service at Applebee's!!! The food wasn't so great either! I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone! Try Morton's instead, they have incredible service and exceptional food!
The view is amazing, food wonderful, but service iffy. – I have eaten at the Celestial just a handful of times due to it's very high prices. It is definately a restaurant for splurging or special occasions. The food has always been wonderful, and the view of the Cincinnati skyline might be the very best in the city. The only draw back is the service. You never know if you will get a good waiter or not. Sometimes the service amazing, and other times you're mostly ignored. When my husband I went to dinner for my birthday, my husband had to actually get up from our table and go looking for waiter. My husband had speciffied that he wanted a special birthday dessert brought out as surprise when he made our dinner reservations. After we had eaten our dinners he kept waiting for a desert to be served, but nothing ever came, and the waiter never came by to check on us. After waiting a long time, my husband made and excuse and went looking for the waiter. My recomendation is if your service starts off badly, just leave before ording food. Chances are you gotten one of the bad waiters.
Great food and service – The food and service was wonderful. The view of cincinnati was breath takeing and very plesant. For anyone that decides to go there, they should try the rackof lamb and or the New york strip mmmm yummy. The lighting was so romantic and a great place to go for your anniversary.
Horrible Service – My girlfriend and I were treated so poorly that I couldn't stay on principle alone, even though we were both starving. It was that bad.
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Several new dance opportunities will debut this semester, including more workout classes for adults (hip hop, jazz workout, modern workout, partner dance, and adult tap workout), a pointe class, Celtic dance, and company classes.
Company classes will provide more performance opportunities for dancers. Each week, students will learn different choreography and will then use that choreography to perform at local functions in the area. Company dancers will also perform in their own showcase in February 2009.
Celtic dance, also known as Irish step dance, is Weehawken's newest class genre offered. Made popular by Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, Celtic dancers stand very straight with arms tightly held at their sides while performing intricate foot movements.
Instructors this semester include Artistic Director Natasha Payeatte and her sister, Stormy Payeatte.
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The AFT Innovation Fund is supporting local affiliates to ensure that teachers have a voice in the implementation of the Common Core. Too often, efforts to set higher standards for students have fallen short of reaching the classroom. We've created a network of enthusiastic and knowledgeable teachers who are creating model materials that can be used nationwide. Their work will be posted on sharemylesson.com, the AFT's new online community of resources for teachers.
Albuquerque Teachers Federation (NM), 2011
Summary: ATF's partnership with the public television station WETA and its Colorín Colorado website is a teacher-led, multimedia professional development initiative to help K-12 teachers implement the Common Core State Standards with English language learners. The focus is on developing research-based lessons in English language arts for students in grades 1, 4 and 8 and videotaping segments of classroom teaching to post as exemplars on the website.
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- To ensure that teachers have a voice in implementing the CCSS for this key population and are prepared to meet the increased demands of the standards.
- To design practical, research-based classroom materials that can help serve as national exemplars on the popular website.
Boston Teachers Union (MA), 2010
Summary: Master classroom teachers at a noted middle school in Boston are working together to create PowerPoint-based lessons in key subject areas and post them on the BetterLesson website and sharemylesson.com. This platform is a go-to site for teachers, especially in charter networks, and is well known among school reformers. The BTU's first batch of lessons, in middle grades mathematics, earned rave reviews from users on the site and were downloaded across the nation. The teachers will next tackle social studies and English language arts.
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- To create superior lessons based on best practices in unionized public schools.
- To post the lessons on BetterLesson and other sites where teachers gather.
- To evaluate the lessons and ensure they are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
Chicago Teachers Union (IL), 2011
Summary: CTU created a process for writing instructional units aligned with the Common Core State Standards and put together teams of top-notch teachers to produce them (with about 120 lessons). This fall, the CTU will train principals and then field test the units in select schools. The teacher teams will revise the units, based on the field test results, and the ongoing feedback received from the project's diverse advisory board of experts.
Intended Outcomes:
- To design prototype units aligned with the CCSS using a nine-step backward-mapping development process.
- To test, evaluate and improve the units so they can be disseminated broadly and so that Chicago teachers can adapt and develop their own lessons.
- To ensure that teacher expertise is harnessed to implement the CCSS.
Cleveland Teachers Union (OH), 2012
Summary: The Cleveland Metropolitan School District, in partnership with the CTU, has been a leader in implementing the Common Core State Standards, which are in place for teachers in grades K-2 and on track for grades 3-5 in 2012-13. This project will build on the district's teacher-driven work by creating a process for identifying and refining the best lessons that Cleveland teachers have developed and taught in their classrooms. These will then be posted on the district's data warehouse so that other Cleveland teachers can use them, and shared on national platforms like sharemylesson.com.
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- Spreading excellent lessons aligned to the Common Core standards across the Cleveland district.
- Posting these lessons on national platforms such as sharemylesson.com.
- Ensuring that this process includes evidence that the lessons were effective.
Jefferson County AFT (AL), 2012
Summary: This innovation brings together pre-service teachers and faculty members from the University of Alabama-Birmingham and practitioners in the Jefferson County School District to write Common Core-aligned lessons in English language arts and teach them together. It is designed to ensure that both new and experienced teachers are prepared to teach to the standards, and will evolve over time to include science and social studies. The goal is to redesign teacher education coursework so that future teachers are ready to teach the Common Core.
Intended Outcomes:
- Two schools will become pilot sites for teacher education students to learn about and teach the Common Core.
- A team of expert teachers from across the district will write lessons aligned to the Common Core that will be tested in the pilot schools.
- Redesigned university coursework geared toward the Common Core.
Quincy Federation of Teachers (IL), 2012
Summary: The union will work with a broad sector of the local community, including parents, businesses, and daycare providers, to conduct a communications campaign that will explain the Common Core State Standards and build support for them. This creative campaign will be done through public service announcements, polls in the local newspaper, published materials and educator-led forums that will demonstrate the deeper learning called for by the standards.
Intended Outcomes:
- A comprehensive message and set of materials to help AFT locals communicate about the Common Core and enlist support among community members.
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This is about those poor little innocent kids in Connecticut. I don't think anyone except people who have lost kids can really understand, but we can have an idea. It's just awful. It's time for us to have at least three security guards in every school.
People can pay a little more taxes and they can hire them and everyone of them should have a gun on them. No money is worth losing any kid. It is time to do it and I mean now. Who in this world would want to lose their kids or grandkids. Get it done and get it done now because you don't know when or where it could happen. The security guards can look out for kids and each other over radio, etc.


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705 Camp St, New Orleans, LA | Directions 7013029.946941 -90.070185
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Neighborhoods: French Quarter - CBD, Central Business District
Biggest & Best Selection in New Orleans! – This store has more costumes, accessories and make-up than anywhere in the city. I went to every store in New Orleans and Metairie and found that New Orleans Party & Costume had the best in selection, prices and helpful staff. They have something to fit every budget this Halloween and all year round. I found some great buys in the clearance section. $60 wig for $10!!!!! Regular priced costumes were priced much lower than the competition. It is well lit and spacious and even when the place is full of people you don't feel overwhelmed as in some other shops I was in this last weekend. If you have not been there give it a visit and tell your friends.
Great Selection & Service – I recently needed a costume for a themed party. I went to New Orleans Party & Costume in the CBD on Camp Street. The shop is great. The first floor is all party supplies. The second floor is a full costume shop. They have a large and varied selection to fit anyones budget. They have a lot of kids costumes too! I was able to get a full costume, great props and accessories for a complete look. It is well arranged and well lit. And the staff is fantastic. They know their stuff and if they don't have it they will happily tell you other resources to find what you need. I plan on going there for all my costume and party needs. Also they said they are expanding their makeup and costume lines this summer. I cant wait to see what they have!
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Guantnamo Bay, Cuba The detainee, by all appearances, is resigned to his fate. Throughout his hearing, he remains stoic, not once even shifting in his chair, let alone jostling the restraints that bind his wrists and ankles. His tan jumpsuit indicates his compliance with the camp guards. (The infamous orange jumpsuits are reserved for "problem" detainees.) When the panel of American military officers asks if he wants to submit additional statements on his behalf, he declines.


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Looking to get from one place to another without hurting the environment and spending half your paycheck on fuel? Hybrid cars offer a way to reduce your emissions as well as your expenses. Federal tax credits for hybrid car buyers are now available only for plug-in hybrids and electric cars. But as hybrid technology has become more mainstream, the cost of a typical gas-electric vehicle has decreased.
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- Toyota Camry HybridThe Toyota Camry Hybrid (starting at $25,990) is a family sedan that offers an appealing and roomy interior and some of the strongest acceleration in its class. In fact, reviewers say, it has enough power that you may forget you're driving a hybrid -- that is until you see that the electric motor is helping you get 43 mpg in the city and 41 on the highway. This car also received top safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
- Toyota Prius CToyota has released a few new models in its famous Prius line this year, including the subcompact Toyota Prius C (starting at $18,950). Although the Prius C can take some time to accelerate, according to expert reviews, you trade horsepower for an unmatched 53 mpg in the city, as well as 43 mpg on the highway. Drivers won't mistake the interior or ride quality for those of a more expensive model, but this five-passenger car delivers a lively drive and earns top marks in safety tests. It also costs thousands less than the larger sedans on this list and has one of the lowest price tags of any hybrid.
- Kia Optima HybridThe Kia Optima Hybrid (starting at $25,700) is a powerful, feature-packed, and extremely stylish family sedan. It is not, however, as fuel-efficient as the Toyota models. The official numbers are 35 mpg in the city and 40 on the highway; the car fell short of those thresholds in one test. Beyond its good looks, the Optima Hybrid features a comfortable interior and a top safety rating. Reviewers say the overall pleasant driving experience is dampened only somewhat by jitters when switching between gas and electric power.
- Hyundai Sonata HybridThe Hyundai Sonata Hybrid (starting at $25,850) is a midsize sedan in the same league as the Kia Optima Hybrid. Like the Optima, it's packed with extra features such as heated mirrors and claims a respectable but not exceptional 35 mpg city/40 mpg highway. Hyundai has given the hybrid almost the same interior as the regular Sonata, leaving plenty of legroom for front and back passengers. This is another hybrid without a lot of pickup, but it's also another top scorer when it comes to safety and reviewers say it provides a comfortable ride.
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Victoria Beckham greeted each guest attending the intimate showings of her new collection personally, discussing the fabric, concept, color, fit and construction of each piece. Inspired by Dick Tracy and the film noir femme fatale, Beckham's pieces mixed structure with draping, achieving a series of elegant silhouettes for both day and evening. The models sported round sunglasses from the recently-relaunched Victoria Beckham eyewear collection. Red, black, and white platforms produced in collaboration with Brian Atwood were striking as well, mostly for their skyscraper height.
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Behnaz Sarafpour's creations are unrelentingly pretty, and this season, she delivered the same suppressed sense of energy with an intriguing new approach--sportswear. Black twill wide-leg trousers and tweed wrap jackets revealed Sarafpour's desire to move into a more casual, relaxed realm--at least for now. "I was always a tomboy at heart," she explained. "I love menswear-inspired clothes that have an ease to them." Refreshing and effortless, Sarafpour's cohesive collection proved that she can conquer this new genre with her signature grace.


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Troy >Food & Dining > Mccormick & Schmicks
2850 Coolidge Hwy, Troy, MI | Directions 4808442.558487 -83.185720
Sun 12pm-9pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-11:30pm, Sat 12pm-11:30pm
Condescending Atmosphere. The restaurant and food are nice, but...there is a real air of superficiality here. I suggest trying to get seated at a secluded booth when the restaurant is not very full. Also, My flank steak was not impressive at all. Go to Applebee's or Chilli's instead!
Clubby corporate restaurant draws seafood lovers with fresh daily catches and posh atmosphere. – In Short
Upscale and sophisticated, this chain features art deco-inspired trappings such as dark wood, shiny brass and beveled glass. Servers clad in black and white weave through cocktailing couples and businessmen at the bar. The classic American, seasonally inspired seafood menu changes daily; specialties include starters of Dungeness crab cakes and oysters on the half shell, plus entrees like cedar plank-roasted salmon, sauteed lobster with scallops and rock shrimp, and seared yellowfin tuna with wasabi, soy and ginger.
User review by sandynlevine – by far the best happy hour in detroit- $1.95 for several appetizers and sandwiches including a 1/2 lb cheeseburger...
Go to Happy Hour! – You can't beat the happy hour specials! They've got tons of great food for $1.95, but get there early...it fills up fast. Also, the wait staff is somewhere between horrible and awful ( I haven't decided yet ). However, the food is fantastic ( although overpriced ).
Excellent Seafood Experience – It is not easy to find excellent seafood in the Detroit Metro area, but we have never been disappointed by the quality of the food here. Sometimes the service feels rushed and pressured, but the overall ambience is very nice.
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Name: High-Impact Education
Owner: Kendal Shipley and Chris Green
Founded: May 2012, held first ACT session Feb. 23
Service: High-Impact Education offers two-hour ACT and SAT training sessions for high school students. The sessions, typically held on Saturdays, are fast-paced and intentionally shorter than most test preparation courses.
Price: $60 per session, per student
Staff: Two
How it got started: Shipley and Green are longtime educators in the Chattanooga area -- together they have about 25 years of classroom experience. Shipley is a math teacher at Heritage High School, and Green is an assistant principal at Walker Valley High School. The pair recognized that good students were slipping through the cracks because of poor test scores and they wanted to offer a shorter, more affordable training course.
"We work with kids all the time, and we're convinced that if you sit a 16-year-old down for longer than two hours, you start loosing effectiveness," Shipley said. "Most kids don't want to give up eight hours on a Saturday and parents don't want to pay $500."
Initial investment: $4,000
Five-year goal: To spread out from the Chattanooga area and teach students across Tennessee.
Why Chattanooga: Hamilton County's ACT test scores are about two points below the national average, Shipley said. And two points can make the difference between a student getting into his first-choice college or having to go to a second-tier school.
Web site: www.highimpacteducation.com
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In this fascinating work of historical fiction, award-winning author Lawrence Wright captures all the gripping drama and black humor of Panama during the final, nerve-racking days of its legendary dictator, Manuel Antonio Noriega.It is Christmas 1989, and Tony Noriega's demons are finally beginning to catch up with him. A former friend of President Bush, Fidel Castro, and Oliver North, this universally reviled strongman is on the run from the U.S. Congress, the Justice Department, the Colombian mob, and a host of political rivals. In his desperation, Tony Noriega seeks salvation from any and all quarters -- God, Satan, a voodoo priest, even the spirits of his murdered enemies. But with a million-dollar price on his head and 20,000 American soldiers on his trail, Noriega is fast running out of options.Drawn from a historical record more dramatic than even the most artful spy novel. God's Favorite is a riveting and darkly comic fictional account of the events that occurred in Panama from 1985 to the dictator's capture in 1989. With a journalist's eye for detail, Lawrence Wright leads the reader toward a dramatic face-off in the Vatican embassy, where Noriega confronts his psychological match in the Papal Nuncio.
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A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda's 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.At the book's center, two men whom Wright brings vividly to life, showing how they have made Scientology what it is today: The darkly brilliant science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, whose restless, expansive mind invented a new religion. And his successor, David Miscavige--tough and driven, with the unenviable task of preserving the church after the death of Hubbard.We learn about Scientology's complicated cosmology and special language. We see the ways in which the church pursues celebrities, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and how such stars are used to advance the church's goals. And we meet the young idealists who have joined the Sea Org, the church's clergy, signing up with a billion-year contract.In Going Clear, Wright examines what fundamentally makes a religion a religion, and whether Scientology is, in fact, deserving of this constitutional protection. Employing all his exceptional journalistic skills of observation, understanding, and shaping a story into a compelling narrative, Lawrence Wright has given us an evenhanded yet keenly incisive book that reveals the very essence of what makes Scientology the institution it is.From the Hardcover edition.
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960-1984by Lawrence Wright
We first meet Larry Wright in 1960. He is thirteen and moving with his family to Dallas, the essential city of the New World just beginning to rise across the southern rim of the United States. As we follow him through the next two decades--the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the devastating assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr., the sexual revolution, the crisis of Watergate, and the emergence of Ronald Reagan--we relive the pivotal and shocking events of those crowded years. Lawrence Wright has written the autobiography of a generation, giving back to us with stunning force the feelings of those turbulent times when the euphoria of Kennedy's America would come to its shocking end. Filled with compassion and insight, In the New World is both the intimate tale of one man's coming-of-age, and a universal story of the American experience of two crucial decades.
The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11by Lawrence Wright
'Wright's brilliantly constructed narrative is head and shoulders above the rest. He knows important parts of the Muslim world (including Saudi Arabia) at first hand, he understands the motors of Islamist militancy. Moreover, he is a fine writer with an eye for the telling detail. Even those who think they know the story intimately will feel they are reading it anew.' - New Statesman.
Remembering Satan: Recovered Memory and the Shattering of a Familyby Lawrence Wright
In 1988 Ericka and Julie Ingram began making a series of accusations of sexual abuse against their father, Paul Ingram, who was a respected deputy sheriff in Olympia, Washington. At first the accusations were confined to molestations in their childhood, but they grew to include torture and rape as recently as the month before. At a time when reported incidents of "recovered memories" had become widespread, these accusations were not unusual. What captured national attention in this case is that, under questioning, Ingram appeared to remember participating in bizarre satanic rites involving his whole family and other members of the sheriff's department.Remembering Satan is a lucid, measured, yet absolutely riveting inquest into a case that destroyed a family, engulfed a small town, and captivated an America obsessed by rumors of a satanic underground. As it follows the increasingly bizarre accusations and confessions, the claims and counterclaims of police, FBI investigators, and mental health professionals. Remembering Satan gives us what is at once a psychological detective story and a domestic tragedy about what happens when modern science is subsumed by our most archaic fears.
Saints and Sinners: Walker Railey, Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'hair, Anton Lavey, Will Campbell, Matthew Foxby Lawrence Wright
In this fascinating book about religion in America, one of this country's most probing yet sympathetic journalists puts forth stories not only of real grace but of despair, sexual scandal, and attempted murder. Lawrence Wright's Saints and Sinners are Jimmy Swaggart, who preached a hellfire gospel with rock 'n' roll abandon before he was caught with a, prostitute in a seedy motel; Anton LaVey, the kitsch-loving, gleefully fraudulent founder of the First Church of Satan; Madalyn Murray O'Hair, whose litigious atheism sometimes resembled a brand of faith; Matthew Fox, the Dominican priest who has aroused the fury of the Vatican for dismissing the doctrine of original sin and denouncing the church as a dysfunctional family; Walker Railey, the rising star of Dallas's Methodist church, who, at the pinnacle of his success, was suspected of attempting to murder his wife; and Will Campbell, the eccentric liberal Southern Baptist preacher whose challenges to established ways of thinking have made him a legend in his own time. By letting us listen to their voices and see the individuals in all their complexities, Lawrence Wright has written a richly fascinating book about the passions, triumphs, and failures of the life of faith.
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GE Defective Refrigerators
Posted by Big mama on 11/28/2005
Excessive frost build up inside the freezer and the ice dispensing chute; water dripping down the exterior front of the freezer door on to the floor; ice maker nightmares: too much ice production, too little or none at all. Ice or water dispensing on it's own on to the floor. Flooding of homes; mold and mildew around and in the dispensing area and on the rubber gaskets; excessive condensation inside the freezer or fridge; temperature control fluctuation resulting in itmes freezing inside the fridge side or too warm; small shards of plastic dispensed along with ice; black specs of iron oxide deposits inside ice cubes; and eventually total failure of the unit...
These are some of the symptoms of the massive quantity of defective refrigerators discovered in the state of Florida and several other states as well. Years of manufacture begin with 2001. If you have a GE refrigerator with a model number beginning with GSS, GSH, HSS, ESS, GST, or HST then check out the class action lawsuit filed in Florida that seeks national status. Other model prefixes that exhibit similar problems begin with PSS, PCS, PSI. The TFX, TBX and TPX models have their own unique set of problems, including the biggest complaint which is the auger inside the ice bucket rusting thereby producing rust covered ice cubes.
GE used a low grade of steel to make these augers for years just to cut costs and didn't care how much rust we all had to live with.
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Posted by poesy on 2010-06-06:
Video GE profile refrigerator on fire.
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Potential Danger of GE Microwave
Posted by Joejta on 12/29/2004
HUNTSVILLE, ARIZONA -- We own a GE Model JVM1631 Spacesaver microwave which was installed by the builder in our new home in early 2000. In October of 2004 the magnetron tube failed and we paid a GE repair person $75.00 to replace the tube. The part itself was under a 9 year warranty, but we paid for labor. It seemed to work fine until December 2004 when burnt odor began coming from the area above the control panel. We also noticed black smut in that same area. We researched the web and found numerous fires involving GE Microwaves. I called GE "consumer no service", but got little help. We have unplugged the unit and are shopping for another. Further research on the web reveals that similar microwaves have started running on their own and caused the fires. In addition, as a side note, two neighbors have had GE microwaves either replaced by GE or extensive repair performed. Don't believe this? Do a web search with the words "GE microwave fires". I'm looking for another microwave by another manufacturer.
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Posted by Slimjim on 2004-12-30:
Make sure you ask who made it. US manufactures, like GE, don't build microwaves. They are Asian sourced and most American brands are made by one company. You could end up with the same components, jsut a different name on the front.
Posted by big mama on 2005-11-28:
The GE spacemaker microwaves that catch on fire were made by Samsung and sold under GE's label. The membrane behind the control panel can fail resulting in the microwave turning itself on and running empty until it catches on fire. Homes have burned down because of this. When Samsung discovered the defects of the membranes they recalled 180,000 units in 2003 and another 115,000 in 2004. Because the bulk of their microwaves were installed in RV's the recall was done through the NHTSA. GE should have recalled these microwaves but didn't. The spacemaker series in question are the JVM 1300, 1400, 1600, 1800, and 1900. It isn't just the membranes that can cause a fire in these microwaves. The heat sensor is a safety mechanism and is supposed to turn the unit off if the contents get to an extreme temperature. Heat sensors are failing resulting in fires within the cavity. Also, the wires to the motor that operates the turntable are known to arc and result in fires within the floor and sides of the unit, eventually spreading if not caught and disabled. Lastly, a common problem with magnetron failures is something GE has admitted to but they still charge consumers to replace them. I wouldn't trust GE or their products ever again. For more information go to the website www.BringGoodThingsToLife.org
Posted by Noneill on 2006-07-06:
Yikes! I going home and checking my model number. I know it is a GE Spacemaker. It was installed by the builder of our home in 2001. Recently the turntable stopped working. Guess I will be buying another brand if this is one of the problem models.
Posted by TOMSOLVER on 2006-07-08:
About 3 years ago, I bought a GE spacesaver microwave oven model #JVM1430wd002. It runs but does not heat. I guess I'm not alone with this problem. The answer was simple for GE - offer free replacement of defective parts. Instead they have lost my confidence and my business. So long GE !!!
Posted by TOMSOLVER on 2006-07-08:
P.S. Your junk is in the dump.
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GE double oven complaint
Posted by Sloaim on 01/09/2006
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA -- I have a 3 year old GE Profile Double oven with a convection on top model JTP56WOD1WW. I have had two repairs and the third one is pending. In the past two years the oven has exploded upon turning the broiler on and caught on fire, turned itself on and off until the entire thing shuts down and F7 flashes and now is turning on and off again just one month after the last major repair. This time the oven turned itself on self clean when we were out to dinner and or neighbor broke into our house because all of our fire alarms were going off and they thought our house was on fire. We didn't use the oven at all that day. GE tells me I need another three hundred dollar repair. I have found similar reviews on line. GE tells me I am alone in my complaint.
This oven was over two thousand dollars and I can't get any reasonable solution to my problem. I have spent $500 dollars in repairs.
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Posted by Slimjim on 2006-01-11:
Your situation is unique to other complaints I've seen in regards to the oven actually turning itself on. Even though with electronics, one would think that could happen often, it rarely does. Not that the symptoms matter, your board is bad, and that is common.
Posted by Anonymous on 2006-01-11:
Yeah, it appears something is definately wrong.
Posted by GambrillsGuy on 2006-09-27:
I have the F7 problem with our Double Oven, GE Model Number JTP56WOA2WW. The oven will put itself into "SET" mode then start beeping at all hours of the day or night. Turning off the power for 24 hours to reset it does not work (suggested by the repair man).
The first electronic board lasted 5 years. The second board lasted 10 months. $800 in repairs in the last year. The repairman told me that these boards are heat sensitive. Go figure - a heat sensitive part for an oven.
All kitchen appliances in my 5-year old home were GE Profile series, installed by the builder. All have been a problem with either repair history or performance. I will never buy GE Appliances - EVER!
Posted by dwiser on 2007-01-05:
My oven (model #JTP56WOA2WW) was installed by the builder around 7 years ago, and just started with the F7 problem. The repair man is due here before the end of the day. It sounds like I'm in for a $300 repair.
Posted by arnieg on 2008-08-31:
A permanent fix was developed by Charlie Popeck, a professional engineer. It involves inserting a piece of paper between two ribbon cables to eliminate the possibility of short circuit between the two cables. The 30 minute procedure is described (including photos) at the web site
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GE Capital Consumer Card Co Fraud Conspiracy
Posted by Omegareport on 12/08/2004
MASON, OHIO -- To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this letter is to file a formal notification of complaint alleging numerous violations of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601) on the part of CareCredit, in that CareCredit, aka GE Capital Cons Cardco aka GE Capital Consumer Card Company.
GE Capital Consumer Card Co. is a "creditor" by definition of 15 U.S.C. 1601-§103-f (Consumer Credit Protection Act) and therefore falls under the federal jurisdiction of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
GE Capital Consumer Card Co. has knowingly and illegally:
- made a promotional offer of "interest-free" or "deferred interest" which, by its actions as enumerated below, it had or has no intentions of fulfilling, said offer falling within the definition of Section 226.2 of CCPA.
- levied late fees and finance charges when payments were actually received - and deducted from my bank account - PRIOR to the due date,
- charged illegal and exorbitant "account security" fees without any form of legal disclosure or explanation as to what those charges may be, constituting a "surcharge" under sections 103 and section 167 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601), hereinafter referred to as CCPA.
- has instituted retroactive "terms and conditions" without proper notification, in violation of § 226.7 of the CCPA.
- has provided such "terms and conditions" in a format that appears to be a third- or fourth-generation unreadable photocopy consisting of print so small and faded as to be illegible, in violation of § 226.5.
- has made it virtually impossible for customers (clients) to contact them in a timely manner by failing and/or refusing to answer telephone calls for periods of up to 7.5 hours (by placing the customer on hold for such lengths of time) and by failing and/or refusing to provide any means on its web site of contacting CareCredit by email or any other means than an unanswered telephone line.
- has acted to quash any meaningful payment inquiries by refusing to provide requested information to the bank upon which payments were drawn, in addition to failing to provide telephone-answering staff as alleged above.
Application for the above-referenced account was made under a "promotional offer" (Exhibit A - promotional offer), which provided for no interest if the account was paid in full within 48 months. This agreement was for the issuance of a "medical credit card" issued by GE Capital Consumer Card Co, 5300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, OH 45050, to cover dental (oral surgery) expenses in excess of that which were to be paid by the payee's dental insurance. The debt agreed upon was to be $1,500.00.
The first payment was due September 4, 2004 (Exhibit B - statement of payment due). Payment was received via electronic funds transfer on September 2, 3004 and was deducted from the payee's bank account prior to 2 pm the following business day, September 3, 2004 (Exhibit C - email from USBank, formerly and aka Firstar Bank). The minimum payment on the above account is $45 per month.
The defendant states that "payment is due by 5 pm on the due date" to "avoid additional finance charges." Payment was received and cleared well before that time.
Electronic funds transfer payments through USBank is guaranteed to arrive on the date specificied. This form of payment was chosen specifically to ensure timely receipt of payment, since US Postal Service delivery to and from payee's address is often very unreliable. In four years, I have had no problem with electronic funds transfers reaching their destination late.
The payee then received on Sept. 13, 2004 a "late notice" (which bore no postmark and was, in fact, bulk mailed - Exhibits D-1 and D-2 - envelope and late payment notice) claiming that no payment had been received, when in fact, it had. In addition, the payee was informed that a late fee of $35.00 and an "account security fee" of $23.25 had been charged additionally.
In a document received Sept. 13, 2004, after the contract was entered into, labelled "Account Security Debt Cancellation Agreement" (Exhibit E), there is no mention whatsoever of any "account security fee". Payee contends that this "account security fee" constitutes a hidden and therefore unlawful interest or finance charge, in violation of federal law.
On that date, Sept. 13, 2004, payee attempted to call the phone number provided (1-800-333-1071) and was informed by a voice recording that "due to a high volume of calls" there would be "a lengthy wait time". Payee kept the line open and was on hold for 3 hours 47 minutes before finally giving up, unable to speak to single human being during that time.
Additionally, the payee contacted the bank (Exhibit F - email) to notify them of the allegation by GE Capital Cons Cardo that no payment had been received, even though existing bank records clearly documented otherwise.
USBank aka Firstar Bank responded to the payee on Sept. 14. 2004 (Exhibit G - email) that it was investigating the matter, then followed up with another communication - also Sept. 14, 2004 (Exhibit H - email) that "GE Capital Cons Cardco will not discuss customer accounts with third parties" and suggested that the payee call 1-800-333-1071 - the same phone number which GE Capital Cons Cardo will not answer.
An additional payment of $55.00 was made by the payee and received September 17, 2004 and deducted from the payee's bank account on Sept. 18, 2004 for the payment of $45.00 due October 4, 2004.
No statement was received for a November payment, due Nov. 4, 2004; however electronic payment was made and received Sept. 29, 2004 in the amount of $100.00 (Exhibit I - details of USBank transaction printout), even though the payment due was $45.00.
For the December payment, due Dec. 4, 2004, an electronic funds transfer in the amount of $100.00 was scheduled to be received Nov. 18, 2004, though the amount due was $45.00.
On November 12, 2004, payee received a statement from GE Capital Cons Cardco (Exhibit G - statement) claiming no payment was received for October and that a late fee of $35.00 had been assessed, as well as a "finance charge" of $106.64 and an "account security fee" of $22.38. The payee was also informed that the "promotional offer" had expired on an unstated expiration date, in violation of the agreement made and the promotional offer (Exhibit A).
Also on November 12, 2004, the payee again attempted to call both toll-free numbers provided and was informed by a recorded message that "due to a large volume of calls" there would be aa "long wait time." After 2 hours and 17 minutes, the payee again gave up, and on November 13, 2004, sent this document with a certified letter to the defendant.
In summary, payee has so far paid $400 on a $1,500.00 debt and is informed the balance is $1,563.13. All payments have been made and received before the due date.
The payee asks for full restitution of the unlawful and exorbitant fees in the amount of $463.13 charged by GE Capital Cons Cardco, as well as all attorney fees and costs pursuant to this matter, and for full reinstatement of the "promotional offer" terms which were, and are, part and parcel of the agreement between the payee and GE Capital Cons Cardco.
The payee hereby notifies you, under the requirements of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. [15 U.S.C. 1601], that the aforesaid charges of $463.13 are contested for the reasons outlined above and that no such charges will be paid in the future. Payments will be made to repay the original amount of $1500, as contracted, in the time length necessary to avoid interest fees, per your "promotional offer."
It is my intent to file legal action - as a class action suit if possible - and to seek full restitution and double damages as provided for in the Consumer Credit Protection Act. [15 U.S.C. 1601].
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Posted by Slimjim on 2004-12-08:
Wow, now that's detail. I would seriously discuss with your council filing suit independently. I do not believe in class-actions. Why try to prove your wrong was the same as others. Lodge an FTC compalint so as they can have a record. They will take care of any legal action as far as business practices as a whole if they have enough consistant complaints. Then file for yourself for your damages and costs.
Posted by Melis on 2005-05-23:
GE Capital is doing almost every single of the before mentioned to me now, I literally found this review because I was trying to find the company's website online so I can make a payment, ONE IN WHICH I DO NOT THINK I OWE!!! What can I do in order to have GE Capital confronted for what they're doing and have my charges lifted?
Posted by dhbruns on 2005-08-04:
Thanks for the info. I have just opened a similar account for some minor dental work. Based on this I will definitely set up my bill-pay for at least 2 weeks before the due date. And look for some alternate financing to pay off this debt ASAP.
Thanks again for the heads-up!
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Washer fails to perform
Posted by Anathema on 01/28/2010
I bought the G. E. toploader infusor model washer in Sept 09. It was marketed as an energy saver. After four months of watching my clothes go through cycles of wash, rinse, spin and come out twisted, wrinkled, covered with lint and detergent residue and looking worse after washing than before, my energy is depleted. After acquiring skin rashes from detergent and probably soil retention, I'm out of patience.
I was skeptical from the start when I saw the amount of water versus the size of the load that supposedly could be accommodated by this machine, but I continued to try all the manufactures "remedies" for "problems". I tried different combinations of water level, soil level, etc. Nothing made any difference. On January 24, 2010, I called GE to ask for a refund or different machine. I had explained that there was nothing malfunctioning in the controls, but the machine was not accomplishing what it purported to do, i. e., CLEAN CLOTHES. I was told a repairman would have to determine manufacturer's defect and then issue an authorization.
The repairman who came the following day, wasn't interested in the fact that the machine doesn't do what it's supposed to do. He disinterestedly explained that as the repairman, as far as he could see, everything was working properly. He took the load of clothes I saved to illustrate my problems with the machine and "arranged" them around the drum, ,explaining as he went, the process, as if I hadn't been doing exactly that for four months. . He was just running a demo, ignoring the crux of the matter. He opened the lid now and then pointing to an item of clothing that was floating around the surface of the water., to illustrate that the machine was indeed "cleaning" . I disagreed and said so. The water barely covered the clothes. Again, he wasn't interested in the fact that no matter that the mechanics responded to commands, there were no good results coming from the actions. He did not wait for the load to finish. It took too much time. He simply advanced the program and declared his work finished.. He told me my complaints needed to go to customer service, not him. He wasn't interested in seeing the results of his "experiment". The clothes were still wrinkled and covered with residue and lint, when I took them out.
The repairman also said the "large" and "super" water level designations gave about the same amount of water, so it didn't matter which you used. What??? Same thing for the fabric softener, either choice gives the same amt. So in other words, the "extras" on the dial are deceptive, giving the impression that there is an added advantage to this machine. Their true function, it seems, is to provide the repairman with something to point to as a remedy when you give him any particular complaint. One should not have to override or duplicate functions on a new machine, or extra rinse to get the basic results which the machine claims to get…. clean clothes. When I told the repairman there were many complaints similar to mine on line, some even worse with destroyed flooring from overfilling machines, he insisted shaking his head no, that he hasn't heard of these things, indicating that I was wrong or lying. It was like talking to a robot. He was totally scripted from which he did not depart and his attitude was galling. Finally when I insisted that he must, as a company representative, show at least some concern that there are inherent problems with the performance of this machine, he told me this machine does not have a deep rinse, but just a spray rinse. That was his defense. He had no concern for the very real situation, that I was stuck with a farce of a machine that does not produce. His standard response was to refer me to customer service, which did nothing but use his evaluation (no malfunction) as their rationale for refusing a refund or replacement. . So much for results. But it wasn't lost on me that in spite of his dismissive attitude, he was well aware of every problem I presented.. He had heard it before. . For every problem I had, he pointed out an option. Residue? Use HE liquid. I never used anything but HE liquid. So that was no cure.. Skin rash from residue? use second rinse. . No, I shouldn't have to use a second rinse to offset a brand new, inefficient product. In the end, he claimed that he was being abused. If not so egregiously insulting, it would have been hilarious. Surely, a customer stuck with a 'lemon" of a machine because the manufacturer refuses to acknowledge it's defects, has a far more legitimate claim to abuse. I regret that I bought into the "energy saver" farce. I guess it all depends on what "energy" is. This washer uses more energy with all the extra steps, rinses, washes, etc. necessary just to get it to do what the agitator with a couple of dials did routinely. Then there is the "energy" used in the "aftercare" of the finished wash to remove lint, residue, etc from the clothes, and try to reduce the twisting and wrinkling. This interaction with G. E. has been infuriating. I would never again do business with or buy a product of any kind from G. E. A company that feels no ethical responsibility towards its customers, reflected in the dismissive attitude on the part of the G. E. repairman deserves to fail.
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Posted by GE Appliances on 2010-01-29:
This is Megan from GE. I'm sorry to hear you've had such a frustrating experience. Please email me the details (model #, phone #, case #, etc.) at email@example.com and I will look into it.
Posted by mom26 on 2010-02-08:
I could have easily written this review. I have had all of the same problems. This is an inferior product. It is not broken because it never worked. GE should exchange these washers for ones that will get your clothes clean and not twist the ones on the bottom into rags.
Posted by mom26 on 2010-02-12:
I was told today to put the dirty clothes on the bottom and go from there. Just another way to say the clothes on the top don't get clean.
Posted by bunnygirl on 2010-03-03:
oh no, i finally picked a GE washer out of three. The first a Kenmore front loader, a beauty, but expensive, so i sent it back, then i went to Lowe's and got a Maytag, 24 hours later it did not spin out the water, back it went, i begin to think now, i will never find a decent operating washer after much research and comparison shopping online, so i decided to choose the GE listed above and boy am i sorry, same complaint, my clothes are ruined, all my sweatshirts and black clothes have so much lint i cry every-time i remove them, residue on black looks bad, i can't afford new clothes,please if anybody out there can advise me, i would appreciate it, i am not rich i cant afford to buy another washer, this pile of junk is not paid for yet.
Posted by Venice09 on 2010-03-04:
I too could have written this review. The washer was a different brand and had a different problem, but the service guy had the same attitude. I've been washing clothes for decades, and in an attempt to convince me there was nothing wrong with the machine, he gave me a lesson on the proper way to do laundry and insinuated that I didn't know what I was doing. I had a feeling he never did a load of wash in his life and was just reciting from script. It was a good thing my husband was home because I was so furious I had to walk away.
My point is that it's not just GE. It can happen with any brand. Buying appliances is a crap shoot. That's why you should research the particular model instead of avoiding an entire brand/company. And even that's not a guarantee. I will say though that if you're not satisfied with the company's customer service, then you should move on to another company.
Posted by 2cent-er on 2010-07-24:
What a shame. they rush this stuff out there and then act like you're crazy.. that tech should have used common sense and told you "look Ms.,obviously you have a problem but until they come up with a 'fix' for this-all i can do is make sure everything's working the way they designed it".. he could have stated on invoice that there is a washabilty problem that is not repairable at this time and customer is completely dis-satisfied..he knows there's a problem, the factory knows there's a problem. you just have to wait it out-until they have a 'fix'. Ge is really good about coming up with the corrections, it just takes time. this doesn't solve your problem right now but stay proactive on this..
Posted by Venice09 on 2010-07-24:
I don't think there was going to be a fix for my washing machine, and I think all the techs that worked on it knew that, too. They were just following orders to string me along so they wouldn't have to replace it under the terms of the warranty. It took a year of my time and energy and lots of inconvenience and aggravation to finally get a new one. Looking back, it wasn't worth it. I would have been better off not buying the extended warranty and replacing the washer myself.
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Posted by musician on 2013-02-27:
I too, bought a GE top loader from Ra Lin in Syracuse NY it has all the problems stated in above and previous complaints. The store refused to give me a refund. I fianlly went to small claims court and was dismissed by a cronyism arbritrator who admitted to never reading my documents of proof, laughed at my exhibit of slimed clothes, and left his provided for document folder on the table for the janitor or whomever..to find at some later date. Im left with the option of contacting the national media maybe Anderson Cooper about this fraud. Anyone with me?? This pile of junk cost $540.00 and is worthless!! I want my money back!!
Posted by agitated on 2013-04-25:
I have had all the same problems including slimy spots. We have had GE out six times and each time for the same reason
Posted by Paul Parkhurst on 2013-05-09:
Our experience with the infusor is the same as all I've read so far..my conclusion is that this product is a fraud...worse washer we've had in fifty years of marriage !!
Posted by Fed up on 2013-07-16:
My experience with the infusor is the same as everyone else . GE should offer refunds for these washers.
Posted by Steve on 2013-09-24:
Not so high efficency when it comes to clothes cleaning.
I can deal with the wrinkles, but failure to remove dirt seems to be a big failure, sure its fine with my office clothes, air conditioned office, no sweating, clean area, so its not a big deal as long as I dont spill my coffee, but any of my yard clothes, work on a car clothes or work out clothes, forget it. Less soap, no joy, more soap, no joy, different HE soap, its all the same, dirty clothes that need to be scrubbed by hand.
The lint is another problem, there is so little water used that there is no way for the lint to float away from the clothes. Here is the kicker, so you got this washer to save energy, no more drying your clothes on the line unless you are majority owner in a lint roller company, so into the dryer they have to go.
Just a sad washer. Reciently looked at new washers at Lo*es, none of the GE top loaders have infusers, they are all old fashion adjitators, you know and I know there is a reason for this, it works, the infusor does not.
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GE Money Bank and SAMS Clubs a Ripoff
Posted by Hurricaneroom on 02/19/2009
2004 I took out a Sams membership and it's credit card. I used it for a major purchase and then paid it off. Never used it again. A year later, after relocating to another state, the Sams membership auto renewed, and charged that renewal to my card ( unknown to me) ...Some months later, I discovered that hey had reported me to the credit bureaus as delinquent and a charge off -- I did get the charges removed, and discontinued membership, but 4 and 5 years later, it is still haunting my credit record. they are unscrupulous crooks and liars.
I will never do business with GE Money Bank, or Sams clubs again as a result of this.
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Posted by Ponie on 2009-02-19:
I'm pretty sure when you applied for the card, there was the statement that unless you said 'No,' your Sam's membership would auto renew on that card. However, I don't understand why you didn't receive a statement with your membership on it. Don't know if AAA still offers a credit card. A few years a back I joined their auto club. Also got the credit card. The dues were charged to the credit card unless the member requested otherwise.
Posted by Soaring Consumer on 2009-02-19:
I suggest that you dispute the false information on the credit report.
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Posted by Uncommon_Sense on 2009-03-06:
Are you telling me that you moved and never even called to inform your credit card company? And then got mad because they didn't have your new address?
Posted by BokiBean on 2009-03-06:
Your credit card company should have sent you a statement after you informed them of your new address. If they didn't, call them. If you didn't...guess who's fault this is.
Posted by Ms.Retail on 2009-05-16:
"Some months later"? Accounts do not get to be charged off in "months". It is, and always has been, in the terms and conditions with the credit application you sign and agree to that your membership will automatically be charged to your credit card. Who did you think was paying for your membership all this time? You said you got the "charges" removed. When you move and put in a forwarding address with the post office that forward is good for a year. If you couldn't let Sam's Club or the credit card company know within a year, I would say that would fall within your fault. You only have two or three more years before it falls off your credit!
Posted by tater12 on 2009-07-12:
ya it takes 8 months to charge off so a couple or a few no!! this is ur fault not gemb or sams if u dont inform someone u changd ur address how r they suppose to kno u moved common sense! and on top of tht if u was reportd thn u would of recieved collecton calls so they tried to contact u
Posted by Don on 2013-01-22:
In Nov. 2010 I purchase a Sams card. When the year was up I did not renew because of several reasons but I receive a bill for $100 dollar in 2011. I call the Meridian Ms. Sams and they assured me I own them nothing that my card has expired. Then in 2012 a collection agency wanted $100.36 but no one knew why? I found out my credit is ruined and that GE/Sams auto renewed my account without my premision or knowledge. I use my debit card on all purchases at Sams and never used Sams club card. I am now trying to get this removed from my credit. No luck so far. I'm 69 year old and will never have my 850 rating again. Beware of GE/SAMS.
Posted by Scott on 2013-02-23:
This is a common fraud, GE MoneyBank and the membership are two different things. When I signed up in 2006 I never signed for a membership they auto signed me up for a card, they did this without my permission and no card was received or ever used because I didn't know it existed. Called SAMS Club and cancelled my membership after a year, while applying for an auto loan I discovered that they auto renewed a membership fee on a card I didn't know existed and was never sent a bill. This is fraud without my approval or signature. Perfect credit for twenty five years except for this Sams Club fraud. This item shouldn't be on a credit report, but can't talk to anyone who even speaks legible English. Credit rating know longer reliable to find responsible individuals, businesses are so fraudulent today with charging without your approval or scamming individuals with auto charges you can't cancel it's ridiculous. Don your rating should be 850 I'm sure, I got scammed to by GE so I know how you feel.
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GE Washer Nightmare
Posted by Aynik3 on 11/15/2007
CALIFORNIA -- My wife and I had our washing machine of many years breakdown and went to Sears outlet looking for a new one. We purchased a GE Front loader and had it delivered. We loaded it and found it would not spin. We called for service and after the repair person showed up the following Monday he told us it was not worth messing with and to return it. We went back to Sears and after arguing with them that we do not want more service calls and need a washer we were sold another washing machine that was a top loader and more expensive. We had it delivered and the other picked up. Immediately when my wife tried to wash her first load the machine went into error mode and stopped. Again we called and were told we would need to go through the service calls. I went back to the store and finally got the supervisor to agree to pick up the washer and refund my money in full. Almost a month had gone by for the service call, deliveries, pick ups and phone calls.
After many frustrating days and time spent staying home for deliveries, pick ups and service calls my wife and I headed out to Home Depot which were having a sale on washers. Here begins my GE nightmare.
My wife and I were directed to a front loader GE WHDVH626FWW by the sales person. She stated the machine was new but had been on display. After it was all said and done we would save a little over $200. Yes, again I was drawn to the discounted washer.
This time I called my brother to save about $60 in delivery charges and we took the heavy washer home. We at this point though there was no way possible we could get another broken washer. We were wrong. The washer would not fill with water. I tried to stay calm and immediately called for a GE service repair thinking it may be something minor. We were told by GE to be available on Monday between 9 and 5pm so I stayed home thinking it will just be this one time and probably a quick fix. The service person came out and stated that he wasn't sure what was wrong but he was going to order a control board and inverter which should fix the problem. He also decided to replace the pressure switch while he was there just in case. He told me that it would take another week to get the part in or he would have fixed it sooner. Two days later the part arrives at the house.
I contacted the Service operator and was told she would update my information showing the part is on site and put me in for first available service. I told her of my past issues and that I had been waiting over a month to do my wash with a wife and three kids. She assured me they would see the call and respond sooner. I waited a day and called to check on my automated call status which still showed the original time. I waited another day and called the service operator but she stated I would have to wait for the first available call.
Monday came which was the date for the service call. I called in to verify my appointment again just in case. I began waiting and waiting but no repair person. I called the service operator and she advised me she would call the service department while I waited. She came back on the line and stated that they were not answering their phone and she could see that they had not responded to other service calls besides mine. She then casually advised me that I would have to make another service call. I immediately advised her of all the time I had taken from work already for service calls and that they had cost me money and I wasn't free to stay at home everyday waiting for their service people. She again stated in an emotionless voice that I had to make another service call. I did.
The next day a service person called my phone while I was at work and told me he could come over and repair my washer. I told him the part had been delivered last Wednesday and he stated they weren't busy and why didn't someone tell them the part was in. I decided to forget he said that and immediately went home to meet him thinking this has got to be it. He replaced the control board and inverter. Again, nothing worked. He worked on the washer for over 2 hrs but again could not get it to work. He advised me that I should take it back and ask customer relations for a replacement. He gave me the number after printing a service ticket. He told me that he ordered a new motor on the ticket just in case but that I could just give it to the service person when he came to deliver the washer if I didn't need it.
At this point I'm thinking, OK just call customer relations now and they can order a new washer and what else could go wrong. The next day I call customer relations and they tell me the service person is the one who has to call them and order a replacement. She also states he has ordered a new motor and a new repair date and I will have to wait until he comes out. The repair date is 9 days away. She assures me that once he comes out he can call them and they will replace the washer for me. I argue until I turn blue and ask for different people I can call to make a complaint. I was told to go online and make a complaint but I have to wait.
While Im waiting I go online and write out this long story. I submit and later that day receive a response. Its automated and states that I should call customer relations, who happen to be the ones who told me to call them. The email also states this is an automated reply please do not respond back.
Again the service date comes and I'm home from work. The service person comes in and tells me he must first install the motor before he does anything else. He puts the motor in and nothing works. He calls his service department and they tell him he must replace the door lock and it will be fixed. He does it and nothing. He calls them back for further instruction and they do not answer. He advised me that he must make another service call because he cant do anything unless they tell him what to do next. I again advise him customer relations told me he would be able to call them for a replacement if this didn't work. He advises me after we begin having a more casual conversation that GE never wants to give a replacement and they will try and replace part after part until I give up calling. He told me that he once spent over $2000 in service calls for a $49 microwave they wouldn't replace. He then told me what do you want me to do because he was supposed to start re-ordering the same parts again which was normal practice. I had him thoroughly document after some prodding all that was done and his suggestion that it should be replaced. He said he would then call me tomorrow with what their response is.
So this is where I stand. Although I still know I can call my brother back over load up the washer and hope Home Depot doesn't start screwing me around that isn't what is bothering me. Whats bothering me is the fact a company like GE who puts decals on their service trucks stating call 1800 GE we care. We care about what!!!! They are a company who appears not to concern themselves with building reliable products or providing at the very least an honest service which leads to a quick resolution for their customers. I will never again purchase a GE product.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-11-15:
aynik3, I here what you are saying and I agree GE is getting worst to. But what can one exspect from a big company that have been doing bad things for a long time?
GE has employed at least 11 in-house lobbyists or outside lobbyists who are former EPA employees. The lobbyists held high-level positions at the EPA, such as deputy general counsel and regional counsel.
Jane Gardner, lead counsel for GE's corporate environmental programs, was an attorney for EPA's Region 8, which includes six Midwest states, and worked on Superfund issues from 1985 to 1990. She is a Bush administration appointee to the Joint Public Advisory Committee, a trade group that deals with international environmental issues.
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-11-15:
In October 2005, more than 20 years after the EPA designated the Hudson River among the worst Superfund sites, GE agreed in a settlement to begin dredging the river. The EPA estimated that dredging the toxic sediment would cost $700 million by the time the project was complete.
But the agreement obligates GE for costs only in the first year, which could allow the company to avoid $600 million in cleanup costs, according to Leo Rosales, who was an EPA spokesman at the time.
Check it out at: http://www.publicintegrity.org/superfund/report.aspx?aid=852
Posted by Slimjim on 2007-11-15:
In all fairness, GE washers have a decent track record, although I think the front load is relatively new territory for them. Even though I think most of this can be attributed to a horrific string of bad luck, I can understand wanting a change of scenery on the next try. I would go with Whirlpool and keep the model simple enough to avoid electronic controls.
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Problems with GE Wall Oven
Posted by SueH on 12/10/2009
I just wanted to share my experience with the GE JKP30WMWW wall oven. The control pad on my oven has bubbled up and cracked. I called GE and since my warranty was up in May they agreed to replace the part, but not pay for the service. When the repair man came out, he said this will be the fourth panel he's had to replace and they're a very small appliance store. I must say I am VERY disappointed with GE and will warn other people to not purchase this product. The customer service department is a whole other story as anyone who has contacted them knows. GE could take a lesson in customer relations from Disney.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-12-10:
At least they covered the cost of the part,which was probably around 200 bones...
Posted by ginnyshummel on 2010-09-11:
I had the exact same experience with the exact same oven. But take heart, all, I got GE to pay for a replacement control panel: parts and labor. The oven was out of warranty (18 months old). I was prepared with all I could find on the internet about this model, told the GE rep that I knew that they knew they had a problem with this model and they "did the right thing". Hope this is helpful.
Posted by Houston, TX. on 2011-06-06:
6-6-11 Called Customer service and was refered to Customer Relations. Was told that the adhesive on my four year old JKP30 oven control pannel did not hold up as expected. The plastic becomes brittle and the adhesive fails. Am being sent a replacement panel at no charge, but was offered a service technician for $199 plus tax. As the instructions come with the part, We will switch it out ourselves. Replacement part is only guaranteed for 1 year. Sad that even though I registered my new oven, there was no recall or attempt to contact me to take care of the issue before I had a real problem!
Posted by Donna on 2011-06-11:
I had the same issue on my wall oven. I had the black control panel replaced 4 time in 18 months, and the #9 bubbled every time-directly above the latch. They couldn't figure our why it was happening---da. I'm out of warranty now, not sure what I'll do.
Posted by Clare, MI. on 2012-11-17:
Ha, they would not replace ANYTHING, said it was cosmetic and not covered under warranty!!! It was less then a year old...
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Posted by SupaFly10579 on 01/27/2010
EL PASO, TEXAS -- CareCredit was really pushed on me by my dentist for dental work to be done. I did not really want to initially open the card but he was really adamant about it. I opened the card and the work was done and $7,500 charged to the card. It was supposed to be interest free for 24 months. I was paying the minumum payments electronically and on time. In November my bill was down to $4,827.99 when I saw a "finance charge" of $2,315.46 tacked on. I am completely appalled. I have gotten no where speaking to customer service reps on the phone since they do not even have a basic command of the English language. I have looked up my account online to check my previous statements and the ONLY statements available to me are (conveniently!) the ones since November.
I want to pay my bill in full immediately WITHOUT the ridiculous interest that has been tacked on. How they are still in business is beyond me. I have read nothing but bad things all over the internet about similar practices done by them to honest, hard-working citizens, like myself. I also am appalled that my dentist, whom I trusted, would lure me into such a deceptive contract with GE Money/CareCredit.
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Posted by CrystalSword on 2010-01-27:
Happened to us with our vet....$4,000 later we told them to just amputate the dog's leg and let him heal. Last summer we took out a loan at the credit union to pay off Care Credit and get a lower interest rate...the manager of the bank called them, got the pay off, sent them the balance in full and they still got us for $60.00.....hubby said not to pay it, it was a mistake, so I didn't pay it and it jumped to $90 and change...well, I went ahead and paid it....haven't heard anything since, so hopefully we are out from under those crooks!!
Posted by Anonymous on 2010-01-27:
Wow. 2500 dollars in interest? How can that be right? There's got to be some sort of error. I used care credit once. I needed dental work done, approximately 750 dollars. I used my friend's care credit card since it offered no interest for 3 months. I made sure to pay him back within the 3 months so I wouldn't get the extra interest.
Posted by FlShopper on 2010-01-28:
We had care credit for something my husband had done. It wasn't so much interest free as interest deferred. We had 1 year of no interest payments and then the accumulated interest would be added to our balance. The statements did show the accumulating interest and showed the date on which it would be added to the account. I paid for 11 months and then paid the rest off with a balance transfer.
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New 2012 washing machine
Posted by JGerlachFam on 05/21/2012
NAPLES, FLORIDA -- I purchased a brand new washing machine by General Electric, however my understanding is that all brands are doing the same thing so the spotlight is not entirely on GE. Top loading washer - nice large tub, however the tall agitator had dwarfed. To that, I figured a revision was warranted after some testing had concluded that a tall agitator did not help to get the clothes clean. Wrong!!! You can't test these machines out in the store - once it's home and it's hooked up - you are saying to yourself, "where is the water?" I put 3 bath towels in the machine - had intentions of doing a large load. The agitator barely moved, but that's not the worst. When I opened the top lid - - there was only about 2 inches of water in this large tub. That's it - that's all you get. The tub is huge - so it allows you to believe that it's designed to accommodate a large load - but there is no water. The items were literally sticking up in the air - out of the water - as the lid says, "this is normal." How can anything get clean, if it can't get into the soapy water ??? How can the load be submerged into the soapy water - if there isn't any ????? What's more - there is nothing you can do to override this machine's decision NOT to give you anymore water. I spoke with GE about this, they said that the EPA is in control of this. Something has to be done, I've now brought my old washer back into the house which I had sent to the garage - I'm now treating it with kid gloves - will not give it away - I'll get it repaired until I can no longer do so. It fills up to the brim - washes clothing with the tall agitator - it's "golden" to me now. I had no idea that the new washing machines (top loading) had been so severely redesigned and not for the better in terms of washing and getting items clean. It doesn't even truly save water - because people will end up doing more loads of laundry(several small loads)which can be immersed into the water - which causes more electricity for certain and eventually more water - who wants to have to wash one king fitted sheet in one load, then wash the king flat sheet in yet another load - this could take all day, ridiculous. We're going back in time to where I'll be forced to wash the sheets in the bath-tub by hand.
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Posted by unhappy999 on 2012-05-21:
I bought a new washer a few months ago. There are now 2 types of washing machines, the HE (high efficiency) and the regular washing machine. You must have gotten the HE type which uses very little water. You have to make sure to use detergent labeled on the front as HE. I bought mine at Lowe's and they explained both models. I didn't really understand how the HE machines would get clothes clean so I bought the Whirlpool regular top loading washing machine where I can control the water level just like on my old machine. I don't really care for the lid locking but that is pretty standard now for safety. I also don't care for the fact that the lid has be closed for the water to go in. But there are still washing machines that use a full tub of water. When buying new appliances, you really have to do your research and ask a lot of questions.
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-05-21:
Water conservation appears to be a top priority, which means we must be anticipated to run out of it.
There are tighter limits in faucet flow coming within a few years - I believe the date was pushed back from 2013 to 2014.
What you observed is how the machines are designed. The clothes are not supposed to be submerged. I did not see in your complaint how well the machine gets the clothes clean.
The whole process is different - different detergent, less water.
Posted by ok4now on 2012-05-21:
The top loaders are less efficient. They use about 40 gallons of water for the complete wash cycle and do not spin dry your clothes as fast. Now when you put them in the dryer the clothes are more wet so the dryer takes longer.
The front loaders use about 14 gallons of water are are more efficient. They spin dry your clothes much faster so they come out semi-dry. The dryer has them done in half the time. The only negative is the wash cycle takes about an hour.
Posted by madconsumer on 2012-05-22:
top loaders maybe less effcient, but they do not have the same issues as front loaders.
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-05-22:
The OP has a HIGH EFFICIENCY top loader. Like a front loader, it uses much less water. By design it has features the OP is unhappy about - no/small agitator, does not "fill to the brim" with water.
It sounds like the OP was not aware that they were buying a high tech top loader - the traditional agitator models are still available AFAIK.
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-05-22:
I don't know anything about the GE HE top loader, but I'm wondering if this model is similar to the Samsung model I purchased, where the machine automatically adjusts the water level for the size load?
It is odd at first, not being able to manually adjust the load size, but what mine does is balance and sense the load size, and the water level is adjusted accordingly. Yes, they use far less water than traditional top loaders... but I have not had any issues with clothes not getting clean or having to rewash anything.
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-05-22:
What issues do front loader's have?
My front loader is at least 8 years old and we've never had a problem with it. It's not fancy, just a basic machine but is much more efficient than my in-laws fancy new LG front loader! I used their machine to wash diapers a few weeks ago when we had a plumbing problem and after a sanitary rinse and a wash, my diapers were still stained! My machine gets the stains out every time!
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