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Part 23: Episode XXIII: LogJamEpisode XXIII: LogJam
Welcome back, it's probably going to take two updates to get us to the Sky Key, one update in Greatlog and an update doing stuff elsewhere. We'll get our crap together in GreatLog today.
You'll notice that the island has actually started to show the signs of sinking. Trees that were above ground before are now in the water.
The people of the island are starting to notice as well.
Back on the farm, Dad has finally finished building the Stable. Talking to that mushroom over there allows us to put monsters to sleep, which allows us to open a spot for a new monster without being forced to release our old monsters. Very useful.
This guy is also in the stable. He'll tell us how much our monsters can grow. As you breed monsters, your monsters get a higher 'max level'. Right now all our guys max out around level 55.
We can give our Mom that potion she wanted. She didn't actually give us anything this time, but she wants us to run another errand.
Fortunately, I have a Rib with me already... she still gave me 600 gold though!
And she has another request. Ask Tara to do something, dammit!
Mom: ...dreamed about is finally completed. I want to have a nice dinner to celebrate, so I'd like some Sirloin. Please go buy some for me.
Nice. Fortunately (again) I already have a Sirloin on me as well. Sure, it's probably covered in sand (and mildew) from BlackSea but she'll never know the difference.
Well don't we feel loved? That's all we can do with Mom, so let's go check out the Tinymedal place that opened mysteriously after we finished the last world.
The Medal
Medal Master: I am a collector of TinyMedals. I only recently moved to GreatLog. TinyMedals are all over the world. If you find any, can you bring them to me? I'll trade you gifts for them.
As you can see, we have 10 TinyMedals from our adventures. Along with the ones we found in the plot worlds and GreatLog in vases, drawers et al. you can also pick up TinyMedals in the random Key worlds inside boulders you can smash with the HarMirror and just lying on the ground sometimes.
The prizes you can get from him are mostly eggs for rare monsters.
MadCat - 3 medals
HornBeet - 4 medals
SkyDragon - 4 medals
Octogon - 5 medals
Servent - 5 medals
If you save your medals there is another prize later in the game you can get. He'll also sell you a Meteorb for 3 medals, but it's just a taming item - it's kind of the Master Ball of the DWM world - and not worth wasting the medals. Medals are so hard to come by at this point in the game after you've gotten all the free ones that it's worth it to just buy a bunch of sirloins rather than spend 3 medals.
This has been open for a while now, but I figured I'd check out the Library.
Going to the Library allows you to see what monsters you have caught or bred before. So far our Bestiary looks like this;
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83 monsters total. Not bad! We really should get some more Birds and Devils though, it's pretty sad how few we have. I'm amazed I've only got 5 plants as well. Somebody get me a Bird/Plant magical key!
This guy is the Christener. He can rename your monsters... and that's it. Pretty useless since you rarely have monsters for more than a full world anyway in this game.
This guy collects Magic Keys. He's got a really nice one there behind him, but we can't get to it. Looking on the shelf there gets us a free Key though.
Finishing up our 'Tour of New Places we can go in GreatLog" is the Tavern. Every so often you'll find people here willing to breed their monsters with yours. Poor guy looks like he has almost no business, but that's the price you pay when you set up a bar in a city with like 30 residents.
This guy is the first 'breed with your monsters' guy. He wants to breed something with his SpikyBoy. He mentioned he wanted to breed with another SpikyBoy if possible, so let's breed it with Spike.
Type: Material
Learns: Sacrifice Farewell RockThrow
I already said this, but I love me some BombCrag, if not only for their badass overworld sprite. I'm raising this sonuvabitch Soap myself and breeding him with one of our party guys later in the update!
Go to the Arena and you'll find this guy.
Since we're so low on Bird types in our library, I'll breed Crog the CragDevil with his WildApe.
Type: Bird
Learns: Shears ChargeUp Ramming
Fun childhood story on this guy. Back in the salad days of my youth before DWMII was even out, I played way too much DWMI. At one point in my best playthrough of the game ever - I think the only time I ever got the full beastary and everything - I had a Level 99 MistyWing with almost perfect stats named Myst. My friend Kyle had a KingLeo about the same magnitude of awesome and we both loved our Creatures so much that we decided to link-cable breed them to get the most powerful monsters we'd ever seen. Still not quite understanding how the type system worked, we stupidly did so and he got a CatFly, I got an ugly as shit BullBird. We were so pissed at the breeding fucking us over like that, we both deleted our game files in disgust. I'll name this guy Myst in honor of my fallen old comrade.
After a short trip in BlackSea to level up Soap and get him to learn some skills and raise his stats up, it's time to breed another new starting 3!
Starting of course with D00d V and Soap.
Type: Zombie
Learns: FrigidAir K.O.Dance ThickFog
And with QikMn, the presigious Dood name has gone to pasture... for now anyway.
Next, MskHz will get to try its hardest to mate with DEKI, a Grizzly bear. I have no idea how this one's going to work.
Type: Material
Learns: SquallHit BiAttack RainSlash
Ereku here is pretty much awesome. It's a god damn ROBOT WITH A SWORD AND GUN.
Our final new party member will come from my favorite, Vegi the DanceVegi and Vekie our CloudKing.
Type: Plant
Learns: TwinHits Barrier MagicWall
I gotta get my plant type in there. Amberweed sounds like a type of candy to me, so we'll go with the 'something delicious' name of Taco.
That's all for today! Next time we'll get some other stuff done on some other Key worlds.
We'll explore another Random Key World as well, and with the new ones we've picked up recently we have a selection of them again. Take your pick from the following;
PlainMagma - Slimes/Materials
GreenShore - Water/Beast
BlueJungl - Beast/Bird (No plants in the Jungle )
(All three will have not-all-that-rare monsters judging by the first parts of their names)
Take your pick and see you next time!


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by lois
ok so i thought i would give you a story of God's intervention. this is not your typical christianise story mind you but it is mine to celebrate nonetheless. it goes like this.
it was my husband's birthday last month and he decided we do something different with the family. why not go bowling. bowling? we all met at a very trendy Mexican restaurant and although i had stopped drinking, my weakness happens to be sangria. three glasses later- i know, i know, my kids kept pouring their mom a drink! the message was clear. sometimes you just have to live a little!
after many laughs we headed to the bowling alley. fit for shoes, and all settled in our available lane, i was told they got me bumpers-
In bowling usually for beginners or young children in which the gutters of the bowling lane are covered so that wayward bowling balls thrown by the participant will stay on the lane.
bumpers? i asked. isn't' that what i put in your cribs when you were little? you mean like bowling training wheels? i got patted and hugged but i was getting mad. bumpers? really?
and so went my one request to God who was by now thoroughly enjoying the banter. i asked, 'God, let me look good!' i cannot even begin to explain the hilarity of the night because God decided to get involved in all matters of bowling. not only did he make me look good but everyone else played exceptionally bad especially the undeniable way they all got gutter balls! i felt invincible (the sangria definitely helped). at one point i stood ready to roll and i said, 'a strike would be great right now.' and would you believe that at that moment i got the first strike! and everyone in the family was perplexed as i held my own like this was normal everyday mom can bowl thank you very much.
to cut to the chase, i won the game. i came in first. i knew and so did everyone else that mom had a little help from a friend.
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Pocket Door Wall Detail - Just a couple months back I went over to fix a pocket door that was shutting in a strange angle. This was the very first time I had ran into this type of situation and was undoubtedly lost. I got a torch and began looking inside the pocket door frame. I had a hard time discovering the problem but when I did it was clear.
The issue turned out to function as the path was missing a screw in the very rear and as the door slid back into the frame the tracking would hang down at an angle in the weight of the doorway. There was no solution to achieve the screw as it absolutely was at that very back of the pocket door frame close to the framing itself.
This was the sole thing I could think of and would require a straightforward wall patch and a few paint to help make the repair complete. This job took me to cut the hole and replaced the screw that had fallen from the pocket door path. Then I use some fiberglass drywall tape and some fast setting drywall plaster to mend the wall. This took another hour to finish the drywall properly.
Some pocket door issues are a little easier to fix than this one. Most pocket doors seemed to have issues falling and eventually are left shut, never to be utilized again. Painting the doors over and over again can in fact increase the thickness of the door or the doorway to swell preventing it from opening properly can be also caused by excessive moisture in the home over long periods of time.


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Promoting passion in book collecting
Next week we'll be heading to Boston for the 36th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair and the Boston Books, Print, and Ephemera Show. The historic city has long been nicknamed "Bean Town," which makes sense given that Boston baked beans is a famous dish. But this got us thinking: how did Boston come to be associated with baked beans in the first place?
When the Pilgrims arrived in the New World, they found it was necessary to adapt their diets to accommodate the foods available here. They had spent time in Holland prior to coming to the New World, and had gotten used to eating dark breads made with grains like rye. But these grains weren't readily available in the New World. Native Americans introduced the Pilgrims to maizum, cornbread baked in clay pots. The Pilgrims took this cornmeal recipe and added barley to make brown bread.
Meanwhile the Narraganset, Penobscot, and Iroquois tribes had long been making baked beans. It was the Iroquois who discovered the key ingredient: maple syrup. Again, early settlers adapted the recipe, using molasses and salt pork instead of maple syrup and bear fat. The dish was ideal for the Sabbath, when people were not allowed to do work (such as cooking), because it could be prepared a day in advance and left on hot bricks to stay warm for the Sunday meal. Baked beans and brown bread became a traditional Sabbath meal, a practice that lasted until the early 1900's.
Molasses, a byproduct of processing cane sugar, came to be plentiful in Boston thanks to the Triangle Trade. It arrived along with slaves from the British West Indies. Molasses was used in the distillation of rum, and Boston became a major manufacturer and exporter of rum in the 1700's. Rum and raw materials would then be exported from Boston to Europe, where raw materials would be turned into finished products for export to the West Indies and Boston.
Molasses came to be used as an inexpensive sweetener, not only in baked beans, but in myriad other dishes. The prevalence of the ingredient certainly helped baked beans to stay on the menu in many a Boston household. But Boston's role as a center for rum production is often overlooked, likely because local and national history has traditionally downplayed the impact of the Triangle Trade.
During the same time period, the nearby town of Beverly was earning its own reputation for beans. Legend says that a schooner arrived in town, laden with enough beans to supply everyone. For a while, Beverly was called Bean Town, and its residents were called Beverly Beaners! Beverly would later become the home of Beverly Pottery Company, which manufactured the iconic pots so often used to prepare baked beans.
The 24th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic (a reunion of Civil War veterans) took place in Boston on August 11-16, 1890. The Beverly Pottery Company handed out thousands of ornamental bean pots as souvenirs for the veterans. Six years later, in 1896, an ornamental bean pot was placed on top of the clock in the gallery of the old Common Council Chamber in Boston's Old City Hall. This was the first time a bean pot was essentially endorsed by the local government as a symbol of the city.
Then the city celebrated Old Home Week on July 28-August 3, 1907. Stickers were a relatively new technology at the time, and millions were printed up for the event. They featured what were described in an April 25, 1907 Boston Globe article as "a typical Boston bean pot surrounded by two clasped hands." Historic societies were unhappy with the choice of a bean pot as the symbol of Boston; they argued that other local symbols of patriotism would have been more appropriate. After all, the bean pot was simply a humble cooking implement, often used by poor immigrants to make an inexpensive meal.
But the Old Home Week seal was there to stay. Later that summer, it was emblazoned on postcards of famous Boston landmarks. Other bean-related imagery and tag lines began popping up on postcards as well. The slogan "You don't know beans until you bean' to Boston" was a popular postcard message. The slogan "Bigger, Better, Busier Boston" was illustrated with a bean sprout. And one postcard featured an image of a bean pot with the words "Souvenir of Boston and Vicinity, Won't You Have Some?"
Thus baked beans became a symbol of Boston, and the city earned the moniker "Bean Town." These days, it's tough to find baked beans on the menu in Boston, and not a single company in the city produces them. Although a more appropriate nickname during the World Series may have been "Beard Town," it seems that the "Bean Town" nickname is here to stay.
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Great Comp Garden Autumn Extravaganza
13th October 2018 at 11:00 am to 14th October 2018 at 5:00 pm£8.00
Great Comp Garden Autumn Extravaganza will take place when the garden is at it's height of Autumn splendour and will introduce a wide spectrum of exhibitors from across the region. There will be a strong emphasis on gardens and garden ornamentation with local artisan food producers and craft people also featured.
Admission: Adults £8.00 (20% day entry discount to RHS members), Concessions (Over 60's, disabled) £7.00, Children (aged 6-17) £3.00, Children (aged 0-5) FREE,
Groups 15+ £7.00 per person (leader and driver free of charge).


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Ryan has been coaching people through fitness and lifestyle change since 2011 and has worked with all walks of life. He primarily coaches individuals seeking rehabilitation/restorative training, and powerlifting athletes of all experience and skill levels. Ryan believes that mindset and movement work hand in hand and that through movement, we improve so much more than just "fitness". If you are interested in improving your big three lifts, or simply getting stronger, Ryan will take good care of you! Ryan also co-owned a powerlifting gym in Calgary called XLR8 Fitness (2016 – 2018) in Calgary alongside his wife Ericka.


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Holden has announced their 2012 range which will go on sale September 13th.
Holden's Commodore family is receiving some changes to their interior and exterior's in 2012. The Australian motor company is adding some nice touches to the entire lineup, with the exception of their Calais model. The models, including the Omega, Berlina, Calais V-Series, Commodore SV6 and SS, Commodore SS V-Series and SS V Redline ring in the changes. Most of the models will also feature some exclusive paintjobs.
Some of the new changes include chrome pieces and highlights, interior choices such as leather trim and interior stitching, and new sets of wheels. The exterior features changes for the grilles, a few spoilers and some new wheels are the main upgrades. Holden also boasted at length about their new paint colors. They include the metallic 'chromatic' teal Chlorophyll and Perfect Blue. The Perfect Blue shade was designed in tribute to Holden racing champ Peter Brock and the color was present on his 1985 HDT Group A VK SS Commodore.


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No one has mentioned his name. Yet Sviatoslav Shevchuk is papal material. He is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (UGC) Primate and Archbishop-Major of Kyiv-Halych and All Rus-Ukraine. Although the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) has been steadfast in its loyalty since swearing allegiance to Rome centuries ago during the Polish occupation of Western Ukraine, Easter Rite Catholics are an oddity causing curiosity among Roman Catholics and friction between the Papacy and the Russian Orthodox Church.
UGCs, who number about 6 million worldwide, comfortably embrace spiritual mysticism. UGC priests marry and often have children. They celebrate a slightly modified Eastern Orthodox liturgy and wear ceremonial robes with a distinctly Orthodox feel, though are readily distinguishable from Orthodox clergy. Many UGC faithful still adhere to the belief Jesus and the Holy Spirit proceed from the Creator. Subtle Romanization, however, has seen an increased use of a creed professing the Holy Spirit proceeds from both God and Jesus.
There are calls for Rome to permit Shevchuk to officially use the title "patriarch." It's not likely to happen since the title is comparable to "pope" in status and would no doubt cause further friction between Rome and Moscow. In the case of Shevchuk, officially according him status as patriarch while he was subordinate to the pope would be insulting to Orthodox leadership. As Machiavelli aptly noted, "It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles."
Shevchuk, who earned a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, will never be considered for pope, nor will his successors. It may raise questions about the status of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic faithful and their leaders within the Roman church. Perhaps the limited autonomy they enjoy, like married priests and a separate hierarchy, justifies the institutional hesitation to even consider making a UGC prelate the next pope.
It is unfortunate Shevchuk won't be a contender since he and other Eastern Rite Catholic leaders would bring a unique perspective, a much needed breath of fresh air to Rome. He was elected to his post for administrative skills and, equally important his deft, intuitive political abilities to maneuver around internal and external religious politics. The UGC has been harassed, persecuted, and for periods of time forced underground due to attacks by the Tsars and Communists. Today, the UGC thrives in Ukraine, but is condescendingly looked upon as the spiritual step-child by the regime of Viktor Yanukovych and some in the Orthodox religious establishment.Shevchuk's doctoral thesis on Pavel Evdokimov is very telling and distinguishes him from Roman cardinals now being considered. Evdokimov, an Orthodox theologian and Dostoevskian scholar, was a student of Berdiaev and Bulgakov, both Sophiologists. Evdokimov developed a strong following among Western theologians and monastics that included Thomas Merton.
In Ages of the Spiritual Life, Evdokimov writes of the "world of black-clad clerics, sinister traditionalists, or fast-paced progressives, whether sincere or ridiculous. There is moreover, the pious style of rules and restraints with their oppressive seriousness."
He adds, "There is the mediocrity of 'the faithful,' who take themselves far too seriously and impose on others their own mentality, formed by edifying discourse and sermons characterized by empty formulas and verbal excess … the outdated religious person and the modern sophisticate irreligious individual meet back to back in an immanence imprisoned within itself."
The Catholic Church faces challenges someone of Shevchuk's insights could help address. Some of these problems were identified by Evdokimov over 40 years ago. Yet despite the obstacles to a thriving Christian witness, Evdokimov had a gift to show the relevance and timelessness of Christianity no matter the social, cultural, or political environment. In many ways, Christian leaders of different denominations have failed in this area, thus seeing the faithful depart into spiritual wilderness.
Shevchuk's Christian witness as an Eastern Rite priest coupled with his understanding of relevant Orthodox theologians like Evdokimov make him an unconventional choice worthy of consideration.
Paul Peter Jesep, JD, MPS, MA, is a bishop in the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. He is the appointed U.S. spokesperson of Metropolitan Myfodii of the UAOC. He is also a New York attorney and author of Lost Sense of Self & the Ethics Crisis. The views expressed here are personal.


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Like other animal species, male dolphins strut their stuff in front of females to display their fitness for mating. Sometimes, they sing for females, making a kind of trumpeting "toot" with their blowholes. Or they leap high into the air. And now, after completing a decade-long study of Australian humpback dolphins, marine biologists have come to believe that male dolphins may also try to impress females by giving them sea sponges as "gifts." Dolphins are known to use the sponges to protect their delicate noses while foraging for food.
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There is no denying that anti-Semitism has been making a comeback in the past few years. But it's not the old fashioned anti-Semitism of the Ku Klux Klan or the "dirty Jew" or Christ-killer epithet that I had thrown at me in the 1950s. The new anti-Semitism is subtle. It is masked as criticism of Israel, its army, and its politicians. Its proponents claim to be anti-Zionist. They purport to be concerned about Jews, but they stress that Israel is a brutal, belligerent country that dispossessed native inhabitants, keeps others living as second-class people, and has a total disregard for the rule of law.
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Craft Project: Book Journal
A few days ago I discussed keeping a book journal of books I have read. I planned to review the books and think about what I gained or learned. Recently, I made a book journal to write how I felt after reading the book. If you haven't tried mod podge you are missing out.
You can't read them clearly, but I highlighted each quote in the past. Now that I have my book journal I need to actually use it. Have you ever kept track of the books you've read? How do you move from one book to the next?
A few favorite 'reading' quotes:
In the case of good books the point is not to see how many of them you can get through; but rather how many can get through to you.
– Mortimer J. Adler
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
– Paul Sweeney
You can travel the world and never leave your chair when you read a book.
– Sherry K. Plummer
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
– Louisa May Alcott
If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book.
– J. K. Rowling
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- How to Create a Summer Reading Journal – WikiHow (thehiltonburnellfiles.wordpress.com)
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love doing the handmade thing…I decorated my "Idea Box" for my blog idfeas…but, sometimes forget to put the ideas in it…Oh, well…You've made me remember…so I'm going to try and use it more…Thanks…~mkg


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Dry Ice," the trademark name for solid carbon dioxide, reaches its solid state when cooled liquid carbon dioxide is put under pressure.
Dry ice is solidified carbon dioxide (CO2). Distinct from regular ice, which exists at temperatures of 32°F (0°C) and below, dry ice is extremely cold, -109°F (-79°C).
Dry ice advantages include lower temperature than that of water ice and not leaving any residue (other than incidental frost from moisture in the atmosphere). It is useful for preserving frozen foods, ice cream, etc.,
One of the largest mechanical uses of dry ice is blast cleaning. Dry ice pellets are shot out of a nozzle with compressed air. This can remove residues from industrial equipment.


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Chapter Officers
Stepping into a leadership position in a SigEp chapter can be a life-changing experience. For undergraduates, serving a leadership role in SigEp offers you an opportunity to develop skills and habits that will make you better prepared for the professional world.
Executive board members are the elected leaders of the chapter. Their ability to set the tone and direction of the chapter will determine its success.
Chapter Officers for 2019:
- President(firstname.lastname@example.com): Louis Conroy
- The chapter president is responsible for leading his brothers and managing the operations of the chapter. He is the face of the Fraternity to the chapter, the Greek community and the university.
- Chaplain(firstname.lastname@example.com): Ronald Young
- The chaplain is bestowed with the care and guard of the Fraternity's Ritual. He also leads the judicial branch of the chapter. Additionally, the chaplain plays a key role in recognizing and reinforcing the positive behaviors and actions of his brothers.
- VP Programming(firstname.lastname@example.com): Jack Dodd
- The vice president of programming is responsible for the planning and execution of the chapter's events and functions. He is the head of the programming committee and works to ensure his brothers have a balanced, values-based experience.
- VP Finance(email@example.com): Alden Caldwell
- The vice president of finance is the chapter's chief financial officer. He is entrusted with managing the chapter's budget and properly allocating financial resources.
- VP Member Development(email@example.com): Blake Grindstaff
- The vice president of member development oversees the development experience of each brother providing support and structure during a crucial part of their lives. Managing the chapter's membership experience by implementing the Balanced Man Program is the keystone of the role, providing a positive fraternal experience and ensuring strong chapter leadership and operations.
- VP Recruitment(email@example.com): Dawson Byard
- The vice president of recruitment drives the quantity and quality of a chapter's membership. By successfully recruiting the best men on campus, he ensures a great fraternity experience for his brothers and the long-term success of his chapter
- VP Communications(email@example.com): Brett Welch
- The Vice President of Communications is the chapter's chief information officer, chief storyteller, and the primary protector of the local chapter's brand as well as the Grand Chapter's brand. By wielding tools like social media, video, mass emails and press releases, this position helps shape perception of the chapter and put its brand in a position to thrive on campus.
- VP Academics(firstname.lastname@example.com): Will Dyer
- The vice president of Academics provides opportunities for members to expand and challenge their minds both inside and outside of the classroom. This coordinator has the opportunity to help all brothers grow intellectually and develop habits that keep their minds healthy.
- House and Grounds(email@example.com): BrycePetty
- The House and Grounds Manager is responsible for room and meal contracts, cleanliness, furniture and equipment inventory, and repairs. He is appointed by, and works closely with, the Alumni and Volunteer Corporation and its housing committee.
Chapter Officers
Louis Conroy
Chapter President
Ronald Young
Jack Dodd
VP Programming
Alden Cardwell
VP Finance
Blake Grindstaff
VP Member Development
Dawson Byard
Vice President Of Recruitment
Brett Welch
VP Communications
Bryce Petty
House and Grounds Manager
Will Dyer
VP Academics


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Spoilers for Westworld Season 2, Episode 2 "Reunion".
Westworld has finally revealed details about the park's origins, and its hidden, true purpose bears an unsettling resemblance to Facebook. Just as how the ubiquitous social network has come under fire for its practice of data mining its millions of users and selling private information for profit, this week's flashback-heavy episode "Reunion" reveals that the park's investors, the Delos Corporation, had similar designs for Westworld and its guests.
The series has famously toyed with time, depicting events in the "present" of 2052 and the early days of the park 30 years prior. After revealing last week that Westworld was built on an island, "Reunion" shockingly delves even further backward and takes fans outside of the park for the first time. We start with a younger Robert Ford, his partner Arnold Weber (who would be later resurrected as the host Bernard Lowe), and Dolores in desperate need of investors, and that's where Delos come in.
Related: Westworld's 'Weapon' Explained
It turns out Logan Delos was keenly interested in Westworld. He's easily seduced by the promise of being able to have relations with the Hosts (especially Angela) and jumps at the chance to invest his company's resources into Ford's park so he can personally sample its wares. We know from the events of season 1 how Logan's misadventures in the park ultimately resulted in his brother-in-law William "finding his true self" and forcing Logan to ride off naked into the sunset.
"Reunion" then reveals the aftermath of the events of season 1 for Logan and William, who both made it out of the park and met the wrath of Logan's father James Delos, the company's founder. James despises Westworld, Delos' involvement in it, and how his son's sojourn in the artificial Wild West turned him into a junkie. The elder Delos wanted to pull support of Westworld, but it was William who convinced him of the "virtues" of the park: Westworld, which costs $40,000 a day to vacation in, only attracts the wealthiest clientele. Remaining Westworld's prime investors allows the Delos Corporation access to intimate data on the park's guests. Delos can now monitor the rich visitors to the park, learn their likes and habits, and apply this data to other sectors for marketing purposes. Of course, William, who will become the Man in Black, has his own personal designs on the park.
The season 2 premiere showed Charlotte Hale has a secret bunker in Westworld where guest information was taken from hosts, but "Reunion" firms up that data mining was key to Delos' investment in the park all along. Through Westworld, Delos is doing what Facebook does to its millions of users: keep track of what people post, share, like, comment on, purchase, etc. and then sell that data so that advertisements are directly targeted to their tastes. However, the difference seems to be Delos' scope is far more limited than Facebook's; they are only focused on the upper 1% who have the means to visit Westworld and seemingly intend to horde the collected info for its own use. In comparison, Facebook's data mining targets everyone who uses their network, which has had disturbing and far-reaching implications. However, with William comparing what he did to God, it seems like he may have gone a lot more extreme than Mark Zuckerberg.
Related: This Week's Episode of Westworld Had a Surprise Cameo
Westworld's science fiction allegories have thus far been concerned with using the life cycles of the Hosts to explore multiple timelines and themes like memory, the meaning of humanity, and finding one's true self and purpose. But this revelation about Delos adds a new and insidious real-world implication to the park and the multinational corporation that owns it. It's also a clever way to weave in a hot-button real-world issue into the series' DNA. Ultimately, the true intentions of Delos make Westworld creepier - and more real - than we had originally thought it to be.
Next: Westworld Season 2: What Is 'The Door'?
Westworld airs Sundays @ 9 pm on HBO.


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Fried Ravioli
A healthy portion of our homemade Beef Ravioli, fried to a golden brown, topped with grated parmesan, and served with House Marinara - 9.50
Shrimp Compote
Jumbo Tiger Shrimp perfectly steamed. Served with homemade cocktail sauce and a lemon wedge - 11.00
Tender fried strips of Calamari. Lemon'd, dusted in seasoned flour, and served with drawn butter and ranch dressing - 10.50
Fried Green Beans
A heaping portion of breaded Green Beans, fried and served with homemade cocktail sauce and ranch dressing - 10.00
Garlic Lime Shrimp Skewers
Two skewers each with four Shrimp marinated in a garlic lime glaze, then grilled to perfection - 12.00
Blue Cheese Wedge
The perfect compliment to red wine. Served with brick oven wheat crackers - 10.00
Halibut Fish - No chips
Lightly battered and fried. Served with homemade tartar sauce or malt vinegar and lemon.
Halibut - 19.00 · Cod - 10.00
Two 4 oz. aged Tenderloin Medallions served with sauteed mushrooms and green onions - 22.00
Steak Tenders
A generous portion of tender strips of Sirloin, dusted in seasoned bread crumbs, fried, and served with homemade sweet and tangy sauce - 12.00
chicken milan strips
Chicken Strips breaded in our signature breading. Consists of crackers, garlic, and lemon zest. Served with a side of white wine Hollandaise sauce for dipping - 10.00
Children's Menu
12 years and under only
Mom and Dad: Children Entrees include all of the extras that you receive with your dinner, including dessert.
Pasta Combo
A large platter of fresh homemade Ravioli and long Spaghetti with red or white sauce - 10.75
chicken dinner
A full quarter of our famous Fried Chicken - 10.75
(Allow 30 minutes cooking time)
sirloin steak
A full 6 oz. Sirloin, prepared just the way you like it - 11.75
chicken tenders
Real Breast Fillets breaded and fried. Served with ranch dressing - 10.75
Three Jumbo Shrimp breaded and fried to a golden brown or steamed, and served with homemade cocktail sauce - 10.75
senior menu
65 years and up
halibut steak
Served with homemade tartar sauce - 21.25
sirloin steak
6 oz. prepared to perfection - 22.25
Chicken marsalla
Sauteed in wine - 20.25
YOUR dinner includes the following:
choice of Thousand Island, Ranch, French, or Lydia's House Dressing.
Wine Cured Salami
Green Peppers
Pickled Beets
Bread Sticks
Anchovies (by request)
Swiss American Cheese
Homemade Sweet Potato Salad
Fresh Green Onions
Garden Fresh Lettuce
Homemade Ravioli
French Fried Potatoes
Spaghetti & Homemade Sauce
1/2 Plate Refills - 2.50
Full Plate - 5.00
Baked Potato - add 2.00
Garlic Spaghetti - add 5.00
Coffee & Iced Tea - 2.00
Ice Cream & Sundaes:
Chocolate / Caramel Sundae, Huckleberry, Spumoni, and our Rotating flavor.
Split Plate Fee - 13.50 – Includes All 1st Course, French Fries, Spaghetti, Ravioli, & Ice Cream
Split Plate Fee - 13.50 – Includes All 1st Course, French Fries, Spaghetti, Ravioli, & Ice Cream
Entrée Accompaniments
2 Battered or steamed Tiger Shrimp served with homemade cocktail sauce or drawn butter - 4.00
Buttermilk Blue Cheese
Aged creamy melted Buttermilk Blue Cheese - 4.00
Lobster Tail
10-12 oz. steamed Austailian Cold Water Tail served with drawn butter - Market Price
Alaskan King Crab
½ lb. of steamed Crab Legs served with drawn butter - 16.50
Garlic Lime Shrimp Skewer
4 Shrimp marinated in a garlic lime glaze, then skewered and grilled to perfection - 6.00
Mushrooms and Onions
Generous portion of sliced Mushrooms and Green Onions sauteed in butter - 4.50
Steaks & Chops
At Lydia's Supper Club your last bite is as good as your first. Our signature grilling method and seasoning techniques ensure each cut of USDA beef we serve arrives to you cooked to perfection and sizzling on a 400 degree sizzler exactly how Lydia liked it!
Steak Attilia
6oz. Top Sirloin, tenderized and lightly seasoned, breaded with our signature Attilia breading consisting of fresh lemon zest, garlic, parsley, and cracker breading. Grilled and served on top of our homemade white wine Hollandaise sauce - 27.50
New York Strip
Our classic aged 10 oz. Strip Loin seasoned with our signature seasoning and grilled to your specification - 32.25
Extra Thick New York Strip
16 oz. Strip Loin seasoned with our signature seasoning and grilled to your specification - 38.50
Dinner Steak
Our best seller and House Specialty. The most tender 7oz. Filet crusted with Lydia's signature seasoning and cooked to perfection - 32.25
Extra Thick Tenderloin
The big brother to our signature Dinner Steak. 11 oz. of our most lean and tender Filet crusted with our signature seasoning - 38.50
Rib Steak
14 oz. cut of Bone-In USDA beef perfectly marbled and full of flavor - 33.50
21 oz. of perfectly combined tender Fillet and hearty New York Strip - 40.75
Grilled Lamb Chop
Two 6 oz. extra thick Lamb Chops seasoned and grilled to perfection. Served with mint jelly - 37.50
Surf and Turf
Grilled and seasoned 6 oz. Sirloin accompanied by two steamed jumbo Tiger Shrimp and drawn butter - 27.75
Steak aND cRAB
Our infamous 7oz. center cut Tenderloin paired with ½ pound of Alaskan King Crab Legs - 46.00
sTEAK AND lOBSTER
Our 7oz. center cut Tenderloin paired with a 10-12 oz. steamed Australian Cold Water Lobster Tail - Market Price
Salmon Steak
Wild caught Salmon Fillet grilled, topped with a parmesan crust, baked, and served with homemade tartar sauce. - 28.00
Halibut Steak
Wild Alaskan Halibut Steak coated with a seasoned breading, oven baked, and served with homemade tartar sauce. - 31.50
Fish and Chips
Your choice of Halibut or Cod Fillet coated in our homemade batter, fried to a golden brown, and accompanied with homemade tartar sauce or malt vinegar. Halibut - 31.50 · Cod - 24.00
Jumbo Prawns
Tiger Shrimp offered either hand battered and fried or steamed. Accompanied with homemade cocktail sauce or drawn butter - 28.00
Cold Water AUSTRALIAN Lobster Tail
Sweet and succulent cold water Australian Lobster Tail steamed and served with drawn butter. Sizes vary from 10-24 oz. Ask
your server about current availability. - Market Price
your server about current availability. - Market Price
Alaskan King Crab
1 lb. of Alaskan King Crab Legs steamed and served with drawn butter - 41.50
Tiger Shrimp
Buttery, firm, sweet monster sized Shrimp steamed to perfection and served with drawn butter - 51.50
chicken and veal
Spring Fried Chicken
Lydia's famous Fried Chicken Dinner includes a half of a chicken seasoned and breaded, then fried until crispy. (approximately 35 min. cook time) - 22.00
Pan Fried Chicken
Half a Chicken lightly dusted and seasoned then slowly pan fried in butter until golden brown, juicy, and tender. (approximately 45 min. cook time) - 24.00
Chicken Cacciatore
Lydia's version of Hunter's Style Chicken. This signature dish consists of a half chicken pan fried in butter, Lydia's Cacciatore Seasoning, and finished with a sherry wine reduction. (approximately 45-50 min. cook time) - 26.00
Chicken Marsala
Two boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts lightly seasoned and dusted, then slowly sauteed in a sweet mushroom marsala wine reduction. - 26.00
Chicken Milan
A boneless, skinless Chicken Breast tenderized, then hand breaded in our signature Milan Breading (cracker crumb, lemon zest, and garlic). Then fried and served over a bed of creamy white wine Hollandaise sauce - 26.00
Veal Scallopini
Tender Veal Medallions seasoned and lightly dusted, pan fried in butter, and finished in a sweet mushroom marsala reduction - 32.00
Breaded Veal
Two tender Veal Cutlets seasoned and breaded, then grilled to a golden brown and served over a bed of creamy white wine Hollandaise sauce - 32.00
Pasta Primavera
Steamed Garden Vegetables tossed in a tomato garlic sauce and served over our house pasta - 22.25
Deep Fried Oreos
Four Oreo Cookies dipped in a sweet batter and fried. Drizzled with chocolate sauce, then topped with whipped cream. Finished with a side of vanilla ice cream - 5.50
Individually sized pies & cakes that are a perfect compliment to any meal. Ask your server for our four flavors - 5.50
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness.


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RYAN Thomas shares has shared an adorable picture of his girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh and daughter Scarlett as he spends the weekend with his "girls".
The Celebrity Big Brother winner is enjoying some quiet time with his family after all the drama in the house.
It's been nearly a week since Ryan, 34, was crowned winner of CBB and he's now getting the chance to catch up with his loved ones.
In the picture, he's seen cuddling up to his daughter from a previous relationship and he captioned the snap: "Weekend with my girls."
He also added a video which showed the three of them lying in bed together watching vampire movie Twilight.
Ryan also showed off his cooking skills by whipping up a fry-up for the three of them.
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After getting back to Manchester this week, Lucy threw her man a massive welcome home party.
The former Coronation Street actor looked delighted as his nearest and dearest gathered at Rosso Restaurant to congratulate him on his win.
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From the individualized care our canine-loving staff provides to playtime with other four-legged friends, your dog has never had this much fun! Our team understands the key elements to a happy pup and we find great joy in incorporating them into our daily activities. We believe every single one of our Campers deserves premier treatment, which is why you'll receive all of the great benefits of Camp at one upfront cost.
Linda Owner Years Open: 8 See Full BioLinda Years Open: 8 Owner
Skills and Experience
Background: Her mission is to provide the highest levels of fun, safety, and service for our Campers while giving total peace of mind to their parents. She brought the first Camp Bow Wow location to the Chicago-land area 8 years ago and we are still growing!
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Background: Monica is a Back Lead at Camp and has been with us for three years. She is amazing at teaching new staff the ropes around Camp. Monica loves dogs, but not just dogs, but all animals! She hopes to become a Vet and is currently going to school for Biology. She is attending school at Roosevelt University right now. Monica's favorite part of her job is getting to know all the dogs on a personal level! "They each have their own personality and I love getting to know them!"
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Background: Mark relieves the Camp Counselors for their brakes or fills in when people call in sick so his job is a very important one! Mark also brings the dogs to the yards, takes them for walks outside of Camp and gives baths. Mark always wanted to work with dogs and thinks this is his dream job. He always knew he was meant to do this job!
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A North-east man is one of the first graduates of a new milking machinery technician's course.
David Blackburn has praised the programme established by the Milking Equipment Association (MEA) when it recently teamed up with Reaseheath College in Cheshire and Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.
David is a support engineer for milking machinery company Lely, and works on keeping the company's robotic parlours working across the UK and Ireland.
Based in Alford, he travels the length and breadth of the country, and can be in the North of Scotland, Cork in Southern Ireland, and Cornwall in the same week.
He said: "The objective of the Parlour Safe scheme is to provide a common means of benchmarking and monitoring for assessing the competence of technicians and others employed within the milking equipment sector.
"It's an excellent way of ensuring that farmers know who is ensuring their dairy equipment is working efficiently and is correctly maintained by someone with a recognised technical qualification."
David added: "We have around 600 farms with 1000 machines between them, with a single machine milking 60 cows to eight machines milking 500 cows.
"The equipment has got more and more sophisticated over the years, and it's vital that properly qualified individuals do any maintenance.
"You can always learn more, and meeting other technicians as I completed the course showed me that we are all facing the same challenges. It was great to be able to share experiences."
MEA chief executive Ruth Bailey said: "We're delighted the industry is taking this issue so seriously, and that we have so many potential students wanting to take future courses.
"With milking equipment getting more and more sophisticated, it's crucial that we set standards for our technicians, and that farmers have the reassurance that they're working with properly qualified individuals."


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Cerberus Capital Management's decision to inject $7.4 billion into Chrysler in return for an 80.1% stake in the Detroit automaker is a good deal for owner DaimlerChrysler DCX, +0.00% de:71000, as it will relieve it from heavy pension obligations, Equinet analyst Tim Schuldt said Monday. "They're not really getting anything for it in terms of cash, but relief from pension obligations, which is quite important," he said. "Quite a few people had feared that they [DaimlerChrysler] would have to inject cash before getting rid of Chrysler," he added. Schuldt also said he found it "astonishing" that the deal gained the support of the United Autoworkers, which he said has in the past been opposed to a deal in general. "It's especially surprising as it's a deal to sell to private equity," he said.
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Cholesterol is a molecule of fat which your body uses to make hormones and cell membranes. Despite its bad reputation, cholesterol is essential to the function of your body, and unnecessarily lowering cholesterol below optimal levels can cause detrimental effects on your body.
When deposits of cholesterol form unwanted build-ups inside your artery walls, however, they can become inflamed attracting the attention of other cells, including cells from your immune system. These microscopic clumps may break off, triggering clots that block blood flow, causing heart attacks and strokes.
To explain more about why the "bad" cholesterol", or low density lipoprotein (LDL) was singled out, we need to look at the Framingham study; this was a government study conducted in Framingham, Massachusetts USA involving over 5,000 people who consented to be tracked throughout their whole lives in order to solve the riddle of what causes heart attacks. And in 1961, the Framingham study indicated that cholesterol may be a factor. The Framingham study singled out LDL or "low-density lipoprotein" as the villain and, in 1977, concluded that LDL (which quickly came to be known as "bad cholesterol") was a risk factor. But – it was never proved that LDL was the actual cause of heart disease, but that it was implicated in some sense.
When I did a post graduate course in Seattle in 2003, Dr. Alan Gaby, one of America's leading doctors said that "cholesterol is no more indicated as a leading cause of heart disease anymore than a fire truck is the cause of a fire". Whilst it is true that you generally see fire trucks around fires, you can't really say that they actually caused the fire; you can only see that there is a correlation between them both". The same goes for high cholesterol, you may see an elevation of LDL with heart disease in some (approx. 50%) but not all people with heart disease. Nobody can categorically state that "LDL (the bad cholesterol) causes heart disease". Despite popular notions to the contrary, there is absolutely no rock-solid scientific evidence that lowering cholesterol has any benefit towards preventing atherosclerosis (your arteries clogging up). In fact, with so many studies, too numerous to mention – almost the opposite appears to be true.
Is a high fat diet primarily the cause of your arteries to clog up leading to heart disease? – not really. It is the type of fats we eat, and the fact that we eat the wrong carbs too. Is cholesterol the bad guy that needs lowering at all costs? Not really, according to many leading experts in this field.
Should you take a drug to lower your cholesterol, because you were told that it would prevent heart disease? This may come as a surprise to you – the answer is again no, not really. The question of cholesterol lowering drugs (Statin drugs) yes or no is an important one because of the sheer numbers of people in NZ who take these drugs is in the many hundreds of thousands.
You have a right to be very skeptical, particularly when it concerns your health. I do believe that there is a (tiny) place for these powerful drugs, but I also believe they are over-prescribed at the drop of a hat, just like antibiotics used to be, and still are by some.
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The Canberra construction industry has been rocked by a workplace fatality on Thursday. According to recent data released in Safe Work Australia's Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities, Australia 2014, the construction industry is the third most dangerous vocation in Australia by fatalities, behind Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Transport, Warehousing, Storage. The industry also accounts for the third highest number of workers compensation claims. As property and construction is one of Canberra's key industries, this arguably makes construction work the most hazardous job in the ACT.
Many safety incidents are avoidable and risk of injury and death on a worksite can be managed with appropriate safety policies. Here are the top 4 ways to manage risk on your construction site as a principal contractor.
1. Commit to safety
Talk to your site team about safety. Do it today. Discuss Thursday's events. Commit to safety as the number one priority on your site and commit to sending everyone home to their spouses, children and friends tonight, and every night. Ask for the site team's commitment to safety in return, and act on that commitment.
Be sure you understand whether your organisation or another party has legal control of the site and the site safety policy. Discuss site risks with your WHSO. Consider engaging a safety consultant or contacting your industry body to ensure you have the most up-to-date safety procedures in place on your site.
2. Make safety everyone's business
Ensure your building contract and subcontracts articulate the site safety policy and clearly state each contractor's safety obligations. Hold contractors to those obligations.
Find a lawyer who is a construction specialist, who understands your business and your site and can help you protect people and property through the drafting of building contracts that match your particular policies and arrangements.
Discuss with your insurer what your insurance policies cover you for and when you should call them. Check with your lawyer whether there are any gaps between the liability that your building contract asks you to assume, and the insurance policies you maintain.
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Implement and enforce reporting of injuries, lost time incidents, near misses and safety policy breaches. Minimise the risk of any major injuries recurring eliminating the cause, if possible. From time to time, review the data for recurring minor problems, which could be a cue to implement or improve safe work method statements for a particular activity and avoid future injuries. These records will also assist you should there be an incident which requires investigation.
4. Walk the talk
If there is an incident on your worksite, act immediately. Even if there is no injury or fatality resulting from the incident, consider clearing that section of the site or stopping work to fix the issue. Contact your safety consultant, WorkSafe ACT, CFMEU and your lawyer for assistance or just to check in.
Each of these steps is an investment in the safety of your team and those of the contractors on your site. If ever you can help it, you want to send them home safe.
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Insurance companies across America place a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction today compared 10 or 20 years ago. It makes sense. Today's members are also consumers. High out-of-pocket costs are opening their eyes to the cost of care. New benefit designs require more engagement. And millions of Americans have shopped for coverage on the health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
That's why most carriers have added a Chief Experience Officer (CXO) to their staff. This relatively new position is one part executive, one part process engineer and one part diplomat. In a nutshell, they have:
- Executive authority. The CXO is responsible for the end-to-end member experience, and their office in the C-suite grants them the authority to influence plan designs, change policies and tackle gnarly administrative issues throughout the company.
- Re-engineering responsibilities. The typical CXO spends a significant amount of time mapping and analyzing complex processes from member enrollment to claims processing. This in-depth look at the consumer "journey" helps the CXO make improvements in consumer touchpoints. You'll find them working behind the scenes on improved find-a-doctor tools, easier-to-read explanations of benefits, redesigned welcome kits, and more.
- Diplomatic duties. The CXO role is both proactive and reactive. This executive works proactively with Human Resources to develop a consumer-centric corporate culture, and many convene a circle of external influencers, often called a member advisory council, to provide input and feedback. Their true diplomatic responsibilities kick in, however, when something goes haywire: They'll be the first on-the-scene when ID cards are incorrect, the phone system breaks down or Twitter complaints threaten to draw media attention.
Adding a CXO is a classic win-win move that's paying off for beneficiaries, for employers, and for carriers. McKinsey & Company research indicates that improving the customer experience leads to five key benefits:
- Lower churn rates. Satisfied health insurance customers are five times more likely to renew their plan than those who are dissatisfied.
- Innovative, trend-bending benefit designs. Member satisfaction makes it easier for carriers to convince employers to adopt innovative benefit approaches, which have the potential to decrease medical cost trends.
- Reduced administrative costs. Research shows that satisfied customers have a better understanding of their plan and are more likely to follow the requirements. The impact? Fewer calls to customer service and fewer complaints.
- Lower medical costs, better outcomes. Satisfied customers are more likely to be engaged in their care. For example, they're more willing to enter a care management program and more likely to use medications properly.
- Payers are facing new challenges via technology disruptors and providers who want to work directly with consumers. Strong member engagement helps to diffuse those influences.
What's ahead? Forbes says CXOs will continue to focus on delivering their company's brand promises, reorienting the business strategy to the customers' point-of-view and testing new products from the customer-experience perspective.
The bottom line for employers? A health plan with a CXO is likely to be "friendlier" to members, which takes pressure off from employer's benefit departments. And it could become more cost-effective, which is good news for future premiums.


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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Queen of the Herd
Introducing the only horse that has a guaranteed "forever" life contract with me - Diala Dandy Dolly -aka-"Woofer".
Woofer @ 24 years of age
Woofer was born on our ranch 24 years ago. I lost the coin toss the summer she turned 2 and ended up being the one that was stuck with breaking her. The mare scared the beggezus out of me. I was 15. She could snort and rattle her nostrils like an experienced bronc and the way she watched you - it was spooky. She could look you right in the eye and you swore she was telling you to "bring it on". My dad climbed up on the fence and said, "she sure is woofy." The name stuck. Thank God it was all bluff. She bucked the first couple times we saddled her, but I cannot ever remember her bucking with a person. That summer I decided I wanted to buy her because my dad was a horse trader and I knew she wouldn't stay at the ranch for long. I sold all kinds of stuff, wrestled calves and rode another colt to come up with the $500 she was priced at. Funny how that has become my magic number for horses. The next spring she was mine.
I could fill pages with all of the stories about this great old mare. As anyone with a "special" horse can relate to that. She tolerated so much crap, logged tens of thousands of miles being hauled around the country with me, took the very best care of my daughter when she was little, learned everything from western pleasure to barrels and poles and then to do working cowhorse and cutting, sparkled in showmanship, taught me how to do flying lead changes and how to ride bridless and produced a few beautiful babies too. She is the mother to my current barrel horse, Moon. We are anxiously awaiting her foal in May.
Last year she was bred. She got huge. We aren't sure what happened but think that because she was so big that when she got up that day, she tore her placenta and by the time we got the colt pulled he was dead. A beautiful grulla stud colt. It was devastating. We thought we were going to loose Woofer too, but she pulled through really well for her age and when the vet checked her again, he gave her a clean bill of health and said to breed her back if we wanted to. Amazing! This year, she has been on a strict diet and kept by herself because she still does the darnest things.
As good a care as Woofer has taken of me in my youth and the special care she showed with Megan when she was little, there is nothing she will ever have to want for again. She is the queen and so will be treated like royalty. I hope for many years to come.
Woofer @ 20 years old
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- Carroll Farm said...
Gorgeous horse. I love the name. I am hoping that soon we will have our own 'special' horse that will be as good to our girls. Most of the horses that we have now are to advanced for beginning riders.
- February 28, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- Holly said...
awwwww, she's wonderful. I think that when you spend so many years together....you kind of "blend".
- February 29, 2008 at 8:14 AM
- Holly said...
is the only riding problem with the mare in yesterdays post that she is too light and sensitive? My suggestion would be to learn to use a marker word and desensitize her to legs/hands a bit. When I proof stays for dogs one of the things I do is evoke an oppositional reflex by gradually pulling on the lead, working up to a fair amount of pressure and asking the dog to resist moving. I'd use the same principle with the mare and her sensitivity.
if you want to explore that further but don't want to work on that here.....email me.
- February 29, 2008 at 9:24 AM
- BrownEyedCowgirls said...
Thanks Holly. I appreciate the tips for Okie. But she is too crippled to show anymore and even light riding causes her to be lame for days. So she is living the life of luxury in the pasture.
As far as her sensativity when Megan tried to show her, well, Megan was only 10 and Okie was too advanced for her. With Okie you really only had to think about what you wanted her to do-ie-pick up the left lead, stop and so on. I swear that mare was telepathic. She really made you focus. I never had any problems with her but Meg just worried about it too much and Okie worried too. For some reason they did really well in english but western got a little off. Megan moved to another horse and has never had the same problem. Just not a good click with the mare.
- February 29, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- Kris said...
Glad to meet Woofer! She is beautiful and very pregnant! Poor girl! Looks great for 24! We have my daughter's first horse (hubby's retired roping horse) here and he will 26 in April. He earned his spot here and now just lives the life of luxury! Me and mare have a special bond like that-I agree you blend (or have that extra speical bond!) with certain horses! She is just awesome and I have done tons of things on her and my daughter started riding her this year. My current goal is to ride her bridleless and bareback! About Okie-Pesky (our retired horse) when I first started roping I would use him and it just got to be too much for him. He would be stoved up for days after. Boy it is a same, because he is awesome at heading! But I have started heading off my mare and she rocks as well, but still not him! He is starting to show his age and I dreed the day he goes on. Thanks for sharing your beauties with us and look forward to seeing the foal.
- February 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Rising Rainbow said...
geez, finally someone blogging with more horses than me!!!
- February 29, 2008 at 6:59 PM
- threecollie said...
Just stumbled on your blog from One Cow Girl, but I really enjoyed this story of your special mare. What a shame that you lost last year's baby. Hope things go better this year.
- March 1, 2008 at 6:26 AM
- Twinville said...
I loved reading about your 'Woofer'. It has inspired me to work toward having such a special relationship with my new horse, who we'll be bringing home this week. She's a 15 year old paint mare and has done everything. So I hope she teaches me 'the ropes' like your Woofer did for you.
Your Blog is a fun read. Thanks!
- March 1, 2008 at 1:10 PM


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Kookaburras Thrash Belgium as Gohdes Scores Hat-trick
THE Kookaburras kick started the continental leg of their European tour with an 8-2 victory in the first of two test matches against Belgium overnight.
With the Belgians in the middle of their club play-offs, national coach Colin Batch, the Australian who was assistant to Barry Dancer through the gold and bronze medal campaigns in Athens and Beijing was denied several of his star men.
However, the contest gave Batch the chance to look to the future and gave the Kookaburras an opportunity to rediscover the goal scoring form which temporarily deserted them in England.
The Olympic test event behind them, the Kookaburras reassembled at the Royal Herakles Hockey Centre, just outside Antwerp, refreshing the squad with six new faces and enjoying a comfortable win in much more balmy conditions than they had suffered in freezing London.
Into the squad came Jamie Dwyer, Des Abbott, Glenn Turner, Jonathon Charlesworth, goalkeeper Andrew Charters and Kiel Brown, who has replaced the injured Graeme Begbie.
And it was Dwyer who made an instant impression by setting the Australians on their way when he tucked in a rebound from a penalty corner.
The Belgians, a rising force who have both their men's and women's teams qualified for London, battled back and showed their prowess from corners, bagging two in quick succession before Australia got their grip back on the game.
By the final whistle, Matt Gohdes had grabbed a hat-trick, Dwyer had added a second and there were strikes too for Kieran Govers, Matthew Butturini and Turner.
Assistant coach Paul Gaudoin said the major positive from the game was that they were able to score eight goals in one outing and the finishing was much more clinical.
"But we still let in two goals and our defending needs to tighten up. We need to be much stronger in that area," he said.
The teams meet again on Friday before Australia move on to Germany for two tests. They will hope to gain revenge there for the two losses they suffered at the Visa International Invitational Tournament last week.
Kookaburras goal keeper George Bazeley has also replaced Nathan Burgers for the second leg of the tour and Rob Hammond will return to Australia after fracturing his wrist.
An x-ray showed a crack and irrespective of whether surgery is needed, Hammond is ruled out of the remainder of the European tour as a precaution.
He will be assessed by a specialist to ascertain the severity of the injury.
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The house was a warm so I set the thermostat a couple of degrees lower. A short while later I noticed that no air was coming from the air vents and the outside compressor unit wasn't running. The problem was caused by a broken condensation pump which triggered the overflow safety switch to shutoff the AC and prevent flooding.
Purpose of an Air Conditioner Condensation Pump
An air conditioner condensate pump is used when a drain line to the outdoors or a floor drain isn't feasible, for example when the air handler is located in the basement. My home has two air handlers: one in the attic with gravity condensate drain line to the outdoors and another in the basement with a condensate pump.
The pump reservoir collects the condensate water from the air conditioner evaporator coil drain line in the summer and excess water from the whole house humidifier mounted to the air handler in the winter. A float switch activates the condensate pump when the reservoir is full to pump out the water to drain or overhead sewer line. If the water level rises to the high water mark, the float switch activates a safety cutoff switch to turn off the air conditioner to prevent flooding.
The condensate pump drain line is connected a brass tee fitting on top of the overhead sewer line:
How to Replace a Broken Air Conditioner Condensate Pump
I performed a couple of quick diagnostic checks on the central AC system:
- The thermostat relay was making an audible "click" when the temperature setting is lowered and the electronic display said the system was ON. This is good.
- The main circuit breakers for the inside air handler and outdoor condenser were not tripped, so the power wasn't the problem.
- Taking a look at the condensate removal pump on the basement floor next to the air handler, I noticed it was full of water. The safety cutoff float switch had tripped due to the high water level to turn off the A/C system to prevent flooding.
"Oh great!" I thought to myself. It's Sunday night and the hardware stores are all closed. There's no chance of getting a replacement condensate pump tonight. I could call an A/C repairman for an after-hours visit – but there was another less expensive solution…
Temporary Fix for Broken Condensate Pump
As a temporary fix for the broken pump so I wouldn't be sweating all night:
- I unplugged the condensate pump.
- Removed the four corner screws to the cover of the pump.
- Removed the cover with the pump motor and mechanism off the water reservoir.
- Carried the water reservoir outside and dumped the water.
- Reassembled the pump.
- Plugged in the pump power cord.
The float switch reset itself now that the pump reservoir was empty allowing the A/C system to operate. The air conditioner will run for several hours until the reservoir was full again. With the cooler outside temperature that night, the A/C reservoir was only 1/2 full the next morning.
Replacement Condensate Pump
My pump is a Little Giant Pump Company model VCL-24ULS with a 1/18 HP motor, 1 gallon water tank and will lift 150 gallons of water per hour to 16 feet high. The big box home improvement stores don't carry this model, so I bought a replacement unit from Amazon.com:
The new condensation pump, installation instructions and sticker with a notice to clean the pump when changing the AC/Heater filters.
Install the New Condensate Pump
The new pump was simple to install and the job took no more than 10 minutes. The wiring diagram is in Operating and Maintenance manual.
The new and old pumps are shown in the following photo. The old pump died after almost 9 years, probably due to lack of maintenance and cleaning:
Remove the Old Condensate Pump
My pump has two input lines:
- Rigid white 3/4 inch PVC drain pipe from the A/C unit
- 3/8 inch inside diameter (I.D.) clear polyethylene tube from the humidifier (used in the winter with heating)
and one discharge line:
- a clear 3/8 in I.D. flexible polyethylene discharge tube that connects to a brass Tee fitting the overhead sewer line
Steps to remove the old pump:
- Turn off the AC at the thermostat.
- Disconnect the power cord to the pump.
- Remove the wire nuts that connect the AC/heater safety shutoff wires to the float switch. This is a low voltage circuit – typically between 12 and 24 volts.
- Remove the flexible 3/8 inch discharge tube from the barbed nipple.
- Remove the four cover screws at the corners of the pump.
- Lift up the pump cover and slide the water reservoir away from the the PVC drain pipe.
I needed to remove the cover because the rigid 3/4 inch PVC drain pipe extended an inch or two below the cover and I needed to tilt the reservoir to clear the pipe.
- Clean the drain pipe and lines with bleach and water.
- Set the new pump in place.
- Reconnect the drain and discharge lines.
- Reconnect the safety shutoff switch wires.
- Reconnect the power to the pump.
- Turn on the AC at the thermostat.
- Fill the pump basin with water and test.
Remove the cover screws and lift off the pump:
Yuck! Everything is covered in crud. It's remarkable the pump lasted almost 9 years. I see why the new pump includes a sticker reminding you to clean the pump and basin when changing the air filters:
I removed the cover of the new pump because the instructions indicated there might be packing material inside. I found none.
The pump has two float switches:
- Pump motor On/Off switch.
This float rises and falls with the water level in the basin. When the high water mark is reached, it triggers the pump On switch to pump out the condensate water.
- High-water safety cutoff switch.
The Normally Closed switch is connected to one side of the thermostat low voltage circuit that calls for cooling. When the switch is triggered, it opens breaking the circuit (shuts off the low voltage signal) causing the air conditioning unit to turn Off.
The new pump was simple to install:
- Reattach the two wires from the air handler to the two pump wires with wire nuts.
The order of the wires doesn't matter because it's simple switch inside the pump.
- Insert the drain lines and reattach the discharge line to the barbed nipple.
I filled the reservoir with water through the hole at the front-right corner to check the pump operation. It worked fine.
Diversitech CP-22 Condensate Pump
Later I had my 18 year old central AC replaced with a Bryant Evolution system. The HVAC contractor installed a Diversitech CP-22 pump:
The CP-22 pump with a new 3/4 inch PVC condensate drain pipe and 1/2 in O.D. x 3/8 in. I.D. polyethylene discharge tubing:
The Diversitech CP-22 pump is wired the same as the Little Giant VCL-24ULS so it's a drop-in replacement:
Little Giant vs Diversitech Pumps
Which pump is better – Diversitech or Little Giant? Both pumps are rated for about 22 feet of head (vertical lift). At zero head the performance and warranty are:
- Diversitech CP-22 @ 96 gal/hr.
- 24 month warranty
- Little Giant VCL-24ULS @ 270 gal/hr.
- 12 month warranty
The Little Giant pump is more expensive but also more powerful with about 2.8 times more flow capacity compared to the Diversitech pump. I have about 15 feet of head to reach the overhead sewer line and my 3 ton AC system may produce up to 1 gal/hr of condensate water if the air is very humid. Either pump will do because because the head and flow rate is well within the capacity of both pumps. Aside: The whole house humidifier was removed with the new central AC because it didn't work well, so the new pump only needs handle the evaporator coil condensate.
Pump LED Status Indicators
The Little Giant pump doesn't have status lights which can leave you wondering if there's a malfunction. An advantage of the Diversitech pump are the LED status indicators:
- Run – Amber LED illuminates when the pump is running.
- Alarm – Red LED means there's a malfunction and the AC is shutoff.
- Power – Green LED indicates the unit has 120 volts AC power via the power cord plugged into the wall outlet.
The CP-22 pump is available on Amazon.com. I cleaned up the Little Giant pump kept it as a spare in case the Diversitech fails some years down the road.
Bob Jackson
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Tokyo DisneySea! This is the park that I have most looked forward to visiting! People love the large pathways, the open feel, and technology of the rides. It gets great reviews all around, and rightfully so!
I'd also heard that it isn't as crowded as other parks. So, if this isn't crowded for Tokyo, then I'm in for a very surrounded day tomorrow! Actually, I think there might have been some school thing going on, because I saw a ton of kids there in uniforms. With so many people I had to be particular about which lines I got into, since I can't stand for too long. I found I had to skip some of the more popular rides.
The centerpiece of Disney Sea is a volcano called Mount Prometheus. It is the first thing you see when you walk into the park, and I swear, it is everywhere! It seems to be in about 75% of my pictures from today. I really think it is a cool centerpiece!
At DisneySea they have Ports instead of Lands. And my first stop was Discovery Port and the Aquatopia Ride. This is a trackless water ride, that takes you around spewing water, and whirlpools, and just general water frivolity. It was surprisingly fun to be spun and pulled through the water!
I headed over to the Lost River Delta in a beeline for Indiana Jones Adventure. I've heard amazing things about this ride! When I got over there, I found out that it is closed, and will be closed for the whole time I'm here. Not gonna lie, that made me sad. But then again, it can always be an excuse to come back!
Right next to that is Raging Spirits. Turns out, that this is exactly like the roller coaster at Paris Disneyland that is called Indiana Jones. A fun, fast roller coaster with a loop in it. In Paris you don't really know there's a loop until you're almost ready to board the ride. Here they advertise it everywhere before you get on. I wonder if it allures most people or scares them away? I know that I enjoy a good loopty-loop!
The next Port on my list was the Arabian Coast. This is the land of Aladdin! They have a Magic Carpet Ride, a theater that features a magic show by Genie, and a two-story carousel!
On an un-Aladdin ride, I took a voyage with Sinbad. From what I could tell, the story goes that Sinbad, and his trusty tiger Chandu, are sent off from his home port for a sailing adventure. First, he gets into a big storm and is saved by, or perhaps saves, some mermaids. Then he stops pirates from stealing the eggs of a magical, giant bird. He rescues a genie, or ogre, or giant (I'm really not sure which) from a cage, and they perform a duet about the "courage of your heart". Sinbad learns to play the drums, just in time to join a crazy monkey drumming circle. He then loads his bounty onto his ship, and a whale returns him and Chandu to their home port. Once home, they are celebrated with belly dancers and fireworks. I thoroughly enjoyed this ride!
It was so cute, and I think Chandu might be the best tiger since Raja. I also learned that I don't need to take flash photography, because my courage lights the way. That's deep, man.
From there I headed to the Mermaid Lagoon. This is a mostly indoor area that is kind of little kid focused. They have a playground, and kiddy rides galore.
They also have this statue of King Triton, that wins my award for Least Creepy Triton at a Disney Park.
Speaking of Triton, I went to see a show at this theater. This show was a delight! I was delighted! The show is supposed to be underwater; Ariel is suspended from the ceiling and "swims" all around the room. It's pretty magical! Also, hearing Sabastian speak in Japanese with his Caribbean accent is an adorable highlight! I wish we were allowed to take pictures while the show was going on, but I was only able to snap one of the stage before it started.
All that being said, there is also a King Triton that appears in this show. His body is complete immobile, but his face is a fully animated projection. This means that Tokyo DisneySea also wins the award for Most Creepy Triton at a Disney Park.
I headed to Mysterious Island next, unfortunately one of the rides in this area was down, so the other one had a line that was much too long for me to wait in. I think I'll have to try and hit it on Wednesday when I can park hop.
I decided to take the Transit Steamer Ride for a quick sale around the park. It was a wonderful way to get to see the park from a different vantage, like riding the train around Disneyland. I ended up on a boat that only takes you from Mediterranean Harbor to the Lost River Delta, but if you get on at the American Waterfront, you can do a full loop.
The American Waterfront was my next destination so that I could ride Tower of Terror! I know I've mentioned it before, but Tower of Terror is my favorite ride! This one is a bit different, because it has a totally different back story! For the backstory on the other Towers, I highly suggest watching the 1997 Steve Gutenberg/Kristin Dunst, made for TV classic movie: Tower of Terror. (Seriously, you can find the whole thing on YouTube.)
In this one, the back story is that Harrison Hightower III built Hightower Hotel in the late 1800's. Hightower was an explorer and collector of artifacts, as well as a hotelier. Unfortunately, he was a mean collector and when he saw something he wanted he would find a way to get, by any means necessary. In 1899 while on an expedition in the Congo a tribe showed him particular kindness, and Hightower took a liking to the village's protective idol Shiriki Utunda. After attempts to buy the idol failed, Hightower out and out stole it and ran away.
On New Year's Eve, Hightower threw a grand party to showcase his new accusation. The party was a success, and Hightower took the idol to his penthouse apartment to find a place for it. Although warned to be respectful to the idol, Hightower ignored the advice and put his cigar out on Shiriki Utunda's head! At the stroke of midnight while Hightower was on the elevator all power went out in the building and there was a green explosion. Later they would find that the elevator cables had been cut, the only thing left on the elevator was Shiriki Utunda. Harrison Hightower III was never seen again.
The ride itself is mostly the same. Although, I think it has slower drops than the others I've been on. Also, they have you wear a seatbelt that goes over your shoulder. (The other rides don't have this, which makes them a bit more exciting, because you lift off the seat a little as the elevator falls.) Really, my favorite part about this was the amount of joy people had! As soon as the doors closed to start the ride everyone started cheering, which is exactly how I felt! So fun to be on the ride with so many people that were really into it!
My final stop of the day was Mediterranean Harbor. My main goal in this area was to find the Little Green Men Dumplings! I have been waiting to try these little guys, and they were so good! The outside is mochi, and the inside is filled with custard. You get one each of Strawberry, Chocolate, and Vanilla. They were as delicious as they are cute! I'm gonna have to have them again.
At this point, it was really raining hard! I was soaked through, and pretty tired from the walking, so I decided to head back to the hotel. But before I left I stopped by Guest Services and found out about the Guest Assistance Card. This is for people that are hurt and can't stand in line, just like me! When you want to go on a ride, a cast member will give you a return time based on what the standby wait time is. Then you can go and sit down until it's time to come back and get on the ride. I will definitely be utilizing this over my next couple of days!
All in all, a great first day and Tokyo Disney! I can't wait to visit Disneyland tomorrow!


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"Kuwaiti-Palestinian relations are historical and excellent. It is a great honor for us that the Fatah movement was launched in Kuwait."Does he have amnesia? Where was he when Kuwait expelled thousands upon thousands of Palestinian Arabs from the country following the Gulf War. (That was the war when missile attacks by Iraq against Israel were greeted by parties in the streets of Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank.)
Author Hassan A El-Najjar writes
Following the 1991 Gulf War, Palestinians in Kuwait were reduced from a thriving immigrant community of more than 400,000 to less than 30,000 in 1998. Kuwaitis forced them out of the country using a systematic and violent campaign of ethnic cleansing. The Palestinian official support for Iraq during the crisis was used as an excuse for that campaign.
So, with friends like the Kuwaitis who needs enemies. Rather than tour the Middle East gathering support for his policy of delaying negotiations, he should be sitting down with the people who can resolve his problems for once and all time--the Israelis.
Well, that's what I think.


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