text: Things You Can Buy at Goodwill 10 Useful Things You Can Always Find at Goodwill by Sarah Lipoff 1/18/13 5 Reactions 57 Shares Print 17 17 19 4 0 Your local Goodwill is always a great place to find discount clothing and gently used furniture, but you might be surprised at the other items you can always pick up. Along with being budget-friendly, shopping at Goodwill provides a selection of unique items that you can't find at big-box stores. With a bit of patience (and savvy sense), you can find just about everything you're shopping for. Click through for a collection items we found at our local Goodwill. Source: Flickr user Bob Jagendorf Books What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not just for enjoyable reading, books add instant ambience and fill empty bookshelves when you first move into someplace new. From educational reads to thrilling mystery novels, search the shelves, and even read a couple pages, before taking home cut-rate books. 1 / 10 Lamps What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Instead of buying boring lamps, head to your local Goodwill for really unique lights that will brighten any room. Ask a store representative to plug in and test a light before taking it home, though. 2 / 10 Picture Frames and Art What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cover empty walls with preframed artwork or purchase frames for your favorite pictures at discount prices. Love the price but not the dated gold accents? Spray paint quickly updates frames, transforming them into perfect wall hangings. 3 / 10 Small Appliances What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Instead of running to your local big-box store, head to Goodwill and scope out small appliances. From coffee makers to microwave ovens, you can find lots of different small devices that will make your life easier, without paying top dollar. Along with kitchenware, dig around for vacuum cleaners, irons, and clothing steamers, which are often tucked next to linens at Goodwill stores. 4 / 10 Dishes What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whether looking for a full set or just a couple of accent plates, Goodwill always has a large selection of dishes to select from at wonderfully budget prices. And you can always use white plates, bowls, and mugs for fun sharpie DIYs. 6 / 10 Fancy Stemware What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Along with basic glasses, reduced-price stemware can be purchased at your local Goodwill. You'll dazzle your guests at your next party or fill your empty china cabinet with colorful bling for only dollars. 6 / 10 Handbags What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not only will you find a large selection of bags perfect for holding all your essentials, but also, you can pick up large discount handbags to use as chic grocery or gym bags. 7 / 10 Throw Pillows What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 For only a few dollars, you can pick up throw pillows that will transform any room. Pop pillows in the dryer on low heat with a dryer sheet or freshen with homemade air freshener before tossing on your couch. 8 / 10 Electronics What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 From cameras to laptops to televisions, you can always find discount electronics at Goodwill. Just make sure to thoroughly check out the item before purchasing. Most stores allow you to plug in and test out, and may even have tips and input. And most small devices now have instruction manuals online. 9 / 10 Knickknacks What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Along with totally functional and necessary items, pick up cheap knickknacks that are perfect room accents. From funky ceramics to retro phones (that might even work!), pick up the perfect kitsch to fill an empty corner of your home. 11 / 10 17 17 19 4 0 Back to Homepage Comments Read More Budget TipsEditor's PickHome budget tips 18 Ways to Save (at Least) $1 a Day 3 hours ago 11 Psychological Tricks Restaurants Use to Make You Spend More Money 3 days ago 10 Simple and Smart Ways to Cut Your Electricity Bill 4 days ago 38 Ways to Save Money Without Trying (Much) 6 days ago 28 of the Biggest Money Wasters, According to Real People 1 week ago Budget Bride: 131 Savvy Ways to Cut Wedding Costs 1 week ago Get a Personalized Living Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Love & Sex Food Home Vegetarian What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love The best things you must purchase next month — Lifehacker Surprising ways to save money on hotels — Wise Bread The message one investment adviser has for millenials — LearnVest Why FOMO and YOLO are keeping you from getting rich — DailyWorth What couponing lingo do you need to know? — All You The hidden fees you shouldn't be paying — PureWow How do you deal with your nightmare co-workers? — The Billfold Totally transformative under-the-sink organizers — Real Simple Has job searching changed? — HuffPost Women


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Feb. 20, 2013 —
Hager Easterling knew he had something special way before the season started.
While evaluating his team last summer, he determined that the 2012-13 season could be one he remembers for quite some time.
"They are one of the best groups of kids I've ever coached in 33 years," Easterling said. "From the sixth graders to the seniors, I don't know if I've ever had a better group from top to bottom."
The Lady Raiders have played remarkably throughout the season and getting better day-by-day. They are making plays on the defensive end whether it is a rebound or diving for a loose ball. East Carter looks to be one of the favorites heading into the 62nd District Tournament and quite possibly the 16th Region.
"There is not one person on this team that doesn't want to go all the way," senior Kerie Steele said. "We have to put in the hours and play as a team and have to be focused every single day and not be looking ahead."
With a solid point guard in eighth grader Kristen Mayo, a strong presence inside with Kelsey Stumbo, and strong guard play with Bryana Greenhill, the Lady Raiders have all of the confidence in the world to make a run in the postseason.
"We've been practicing for every game, when the tournament comes, we have to be prepared for any team because we won't know who we're playing," Steele said.
"We think every shot is going in," Easterling said. "A few weeks ago, we could tell in their body language they weren't that confident.…they're disappointed when shots don't fall but they don't let it affect them."
East Carter has won more games than any team in the 16th Region this season and like many others, they are close to accomplishing their goal from the start of the season: to represent the 16th Region at the Girl's Sweet 16 at Western Kentucky University.
"We're really starting to pick it up," Easterling said. "We know when we get to the postseason we have to play really good defense. Now we've taken it up to the next level a little bit and look more confident in our shooting."
East is only one of three teams in the 16th Region to go into the postseason with 20-plus victories.
"I think if we play the best we can, we're going to go far," Steele said.
The Lady Raiders feel like this is their time to shine. And they all agree, 2004 was a long time ago and they are due to cut the nets down in the 16th Region Championship.
But the road to a championship starts Wednesday night as they take on Elliott County at 6 p.m. in the 62nd District Tournament.
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If you are a user of Bash Boss or TES5Edit understand you are part of a system that is known to cause random problems with mods. Understand nobody can fix user stupidy so you might as well not bother asking for help because you are just wasting everybodies time when you do that and I value my time greatly and do not like it wasted by fools.
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When 2 mods conflict, remove 1 and keep the other.
Do not use tools to spot the conflicts, play the game and use your eyes in game..... they are far more reliable and will spot REAL issues instead of possible issues. Plus some conflicts are delibrate and if you fix them because some stupid tool told you to, you will break the mods that relied on those conflicts.
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There are a couple of new arrivals on steam today.
WARMACHINE: Tactics (RTSG Early Access)
This basically sounds like the old Warcraft RTSGs but is made by an indie developer called WhiteMoon Dreams. These types of games tend to have no Skirmish game and are entirely story driven..... normally.... There are a lot of fans of this type of game out there. I like them too but I do prefer Skirmish over single player campaigns.
Risen 3: Titan Lords (RPG)
Whilst not a big fan of the Gothic series the Risen Devs also made, I do like the Risen series, I like its crafting options, i like its story telling and I like its human. They are not as highly polished as Skyrim is but the I find them just as much fun. Some folk do not like them, they tend to be stuck on the Treble A games i find which is a mistake and limits your options. I favour gameplay and find the Risen series has the combination of gameplay and depth.
Alien: Isolation (survival horror)
This one is a survival horror based on the Alien films and looks quite good, but at £40 it has to be THE most expensive survival horror game on the market.
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YOUNG AMERICA — Galveston Fire Department volunteers and local farmers worked Wednesday to round up pigs that were running free following a morning accident in which a semi tractor and trailer overturned on Ind. 18 near Young America Wednesday.
A call came in around 10:40 a.m. alerting the Cass County Sheriff's Department that a 2003 Peterbilt semi, driven by Chad Folkens, Iowa, was overturned. While going around a curve on Ind. 18, a mechanical malfunction plus weight shifting rolled the semi, which ended up on the north side of the road.
Folkens was not injured. Of the 300 pigs on the semi, 100 were loaded up with the help of local farmers with trailers, and hauled to Burlington. About 200 pigs died in the accident.
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Judge Richard George Kopf of Nebraska has his own personal blog. However, after gaining notoriety, he's wondering whether this blogging thing should be for him.
With Graph Search announced and rolling out, now's the time to clean up the profanity on your Facebook account.
A survey suggests that words you mightn't use at a royal dinner party are extremely prevalent all over the enthusiastic walls of Facebook.
The game, formatted for Nintendo's Wii console, has reached the pinnacle of profanity in gaming, setting a Guinness World Record. Where do we go from here?
If an artist is going to use profanity in their name or album title, they should do it with pride. Not for any moral reason, but simply because trying to hide it creates problems with tagging and searching.
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Church Briefs
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The 49th annual Faith Promise Mission's Convention is set for Feb. 28 to March 2 at Pleasant Prairie Church of God in rural Satanta.
The speaker will be Enrique Cepeda from Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City. Fannie Murrell of Elkhart will lead the worship services. She and her husband, Gary, serve as pastors at Elkhart First Church of God.
Services begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1, and at 10:30 a.m. March 2. Additional activities will include a Men's Prayer Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. March 1 and a noon luncheon for everyone. The convention will end with a Victory Celebration carry-in meal following the morning service on March 2. Child care will be provided for all services.
The church is located 20 miles north of Satanta. For more information, call the church office or Pastor Danny Jackson at 276-6304.
Sons of Thunder to meet
The Sons of Thunder will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Grant County Civic Center, 1000 W. Patterson Ave., in Ulysses, with Bobby Massey of Wichita as the guest speaker.
Registration is requested at www.sonsofthunderswks.com. The February meeting is a "Bring Your Sweetheart" event.
Sons Of Thunder is an interdenominational group of Christian men that has one agenda: to "break down the walls that separate men from knowing Jesus Christ."
The monthly meetings feature a free meal, fellowship, worship and a guest speaker.
For more information, call Monty at (620) 353-9507 or Cary at (620) 353-9601 or visit the website.
Program explores adoption
Adoption and the search for birth parents will be explored at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lifetree Café, 3101 Campus Drive.
The program, "Finding The Family I Never Knew," features the filmed stories of a woman who searched out and connected with her birth mother and of a woman who, after 35 years, still searches for the child she gave up for adoption.
"About a third of children adopted by new families have post-adoption contact with their birth families," said Craig Cable, Lifetree's national director. "Reconnecting with birth mothers can be powerful and positive — but that's not always the outcome."
Participants in the Lifetree program will have the opportunity to discuss issues relating to adoption in a safe, caring environment. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.
Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting.
For more information, call Mike at 272-6198, email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.lifetreecafe.com.
Bible Christian Church
1404 E. Mary St.
Saturday: Men's Breakfast, 7 a.m.; small group meetings.
Sunday: Worship Team practice, 8 a.m.; early prayer time, 8:30 a.m.; worship celebration, nursery, Praise Play, Sunday school and adult discipleship classes, 9 and 10:30 a.m.; worship celebration, 10:10 a.m.; kid's church, 10:30 a.m.; small group meetings.
Monday: Women's Bible Study, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Prayer group, 7 a.m.; Women's Bible Study, 10 a.m.; 2-3-4 Motorcycle Ministry, 7 p.m.; men's small group and couples group meetings.
Wednesday: Senior Bible Bowl, 4:15 p.m.; Beginner Bible Bowl, 4:45 p.m.; AWANA, 6:15 p.m.; High School/Middle School Youth Group, 7 p.m.; Worship Team practice, 7:30 p.m.; women's small group meeting.
Thursday: Men's Bible Study, 6 a.m.; Women's Bible Study, 9:30 a.m.; Women's Bible Study, 10 a.m. at 1608 Shorthorn; ministry reporting, 7 p.m.; men's small group and couples small group meetings.
For more information, call 276-8356.
Calvary Reformed Baptist Church of Garden City
1505 E. Spruce St.
Sunday: Morning service, 10:30 a.m. at various homes (call for meeting location); evening service, 6:30 p.m. in the chapel at Garden Valley Retirement Village.
For more information, call (719) 336-4780, 275-8320 or 805-1768 or visit www.cause-of-god.com.
Church of the Brethren
505 N. Eighth St.
Sunday: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:45 a.m., with Dr. Paul Ullom Minnich giving the message; children's church is provided during the morning worship service; carry-in dinner, noon (bring a nonperishable food item to be donated to Emmaus House).
Tuesday: Quilting, 10 a.m.; Commission meetings, 6:30 p.m.; General Board, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Adult Bible Study will not meet.
Upcoming: Men's Fellowship will host a chili lunch at noon Feb. 16, including chili with all the trimmings, corn bread, pies, coffee and tea (donations accepted).
For more information, call 276-7391, email email@example.com or visit www.gardencitycob.org.
Church of Christ
1715 Pioneer Road
Sunday: Bible classes for all ages, 9 a.m.; worship assembly, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., with Pete Cedra giving the lesson "Are You A 'Perfect' Christian?" in the morning and Darrell Rains giving the message "Help, I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up!" in the evening; several youth from around the area will gather at 2:30 p.m. for bowling, followed by a worship time at the church building; the "Great Grams" Card Ministry will meet after the evening assembly.
Wednesday: Bible classes for all ages, including FaithWeaver Friends for kids, 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 15: Area-wide leadership meeting, 5 p.m.
Transportation to all assemblies is available by calling the church office at 276-2500. Visit www.gcchurchofchrist.com, www.facebook.com/gcchurchofchrist or follow on Twitter @gckscoc.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
619 Mary St.
Sunday: Sacrament meeting, 10 a.m.; Primary classes and Sunday school, 11:20 a.m.; Melchizedek Priesthood, Relief Society, Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women classes, 12:10 p.m.; Garden City Stake meetings, 3:30 p.m.
Each school day: Seminary, 7 a.m.
Monday: Family home evening.
Wednesday: Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts banquet and awards ceremony, 6:30 p.m.; Primary girls activities, 7 p.m.
Thursday: Ward missionaries meeting, 7 p.m.
Feb. 15: Mormon Prom (age 14 to 18), 5:30 p.m. in Scott City.
For more information about the Gospel, call the full-time English- and Spanish-speaking missionaries serving in Garden City at (620) 875-3715 or visit www.mormon.org, www.LDS.org or www.Liahona.LDS.org.
Community Congregational Church
710 N. Third St.
Sunday: Worship service, 10 a.m., led by Steve Bridwell; coffee and fellowship, 11 a.m.
Monday: Administrative meeting, 5 p.m.
Tuesday: Deadline for "The Call," noon.
Wednesday: Choir, 7 p.m.
For more information, call 275-5623.
Cornerstone Church
2901 N. Eighth St.
Sunday: Sunday service and children's church, 9 and 11 a.m.
For more information, call the church office at 275-5965 or visit www.cornerstonepeople.org.
First Baptist Church of Holcomb
403 Emmanuel Drive
Saturday: Men's Breakfast/Bible Study, 8 a.m. at Golden Corral.
Sunday: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.
Wednesday: Bible Blast and Youth Group, 6:30 p.m.; prayer meeting, 7 p.m.
For more information, visit www.fbcholcomb.com or call 277-0858.
First Christian Church
306 N. Seventh St.
Sunday: Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship service, 10 a.m., with Pastor Scott Schurle giving the message "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn"; HOPE Puppets, 12:30 p.m.; IDOC, 1 to 5 p.m.; "Run For God," 4 p.m.; TNC Junior High Youth Group, 7 p.m. at the Adler's home; evangelism meeting, 7 p.m.
Monday: IDOC, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday: New Covenant Bible Study, 1:30 p.m.; Seeds of Hope Board, 6:30 p.m.; Bible and Theology Bible Study, 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Ministerial Cluster, 10 a.m.; Navajo Taco meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Peace Out, Bells and youth group (fifth/sixth grade), 6 p.m.; LED, 6:50 p.m.; Gospel Choir and Bible study, 7 p.m.; youth group (seventh to 12th grade), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: Mary Marthas, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14: Navajo Taco bread making, 1 p.m.
Feb. 15: Reckless Generation Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. at Patrick Dugan's; IDOC, noon to 9 p.m.
Upcoming: 15th Annual Navajo Taco Dinner, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 (tickets are $7 in advance; $8 at the door).
For more information, visit www.fccgcks.org.
First Southern Baptist Church
2708 N. Third St.
Sunday: Adult Small Groups and Youth/Children Bible Study, 9:30 a.m.; family worship, 10:45 a.m.
Monday: MVP Men's Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. at Wind River, 2810 E. Highway 50.
Wednesday: Family meal, 5:10 p.m.; Team Kid/BG 56, 6:15 p.m.; Adult Small Groups, 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.fsbcgc.com or call 276-7859.
First United Methodist Church
1106 N. Main St.
Saturday: Saturday Night Light, 5:45 p.m., with Brian Faust giving the message.
Sunday: Worship, 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the sanctuary, with Faust giving the message "That's What The Man Said About Anger?"; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Youth Choir, 5:30 p.m.; youth snack supper, 6 p.m.; youth group, 6:30 p.m.
Monday: Clergy Sub District Group, 2 p.m.; Disciple IV and Bell Choir, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Staff meeting, 9 a.m.; Emmaus Reunion Groups and Women's Noon Bible Study, noon; UMMAM, 4 p.m.; Builders Sunday school class party, 5:30 p.m.; Staff Parish Relations, 7 p.m.
Wednesday: New Covenant Bible Study, 9:30 a.m.; Women's Bible Study, 1 p.m.; Primary Choir, 5:15 p.m.; family meal, 5:30 p.m.; Confirmation Class, Bible Zone and Ninth Grade Bible Study, 6:15 p.m.; Chancel Choir, 6:30 p.m.; Men's/Women's Bible Study and Young Women's Bible Study, 7 p.m.; Youth Bible Studies, 7:30 p.m.; Praise Band practice, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday: Christian Educators Fellowship, 10 a.m.; UMW Executive, 10:30 a.m.; UMW Unit, 11:30 a.m.; Emmaus groups, noon; UMMAM, 4 p.m.; East Garden Village Bible Club, 4:30 p.m.; Circles of Hope, 5:30 p.m.; YANC, 8 p.m.
Feb. 14: Mothers' Day Out, 9 a.m.
Feb. 15: Emmaus monthly gathering, 7 p.m.
For more information on events, visit www.fumcgc.com or call 275-9171.
Garden City Church of the Nazarene
2720 Campus Drive
Sunday: Celebration service, 10:45 a.m., followed by a fundraiser meal for the teen mission trip to Denver (a love offering will be accepted).
For more information, call 275-4278, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.gcnaz.com.
Garden Valley Church
1701 N. Third St.
Saturday: Praise Night Jam Session, 7 p.m.
Sunday: Prayer Partners, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m., with Pastor Steve Ensz giving the final message in the series "Framework For A Healthier Church"; potluck and annual business meeting, 12:30 p.m.; Senior High Youth Group, 5:30 p.m.; Perspectives Class No. 5, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Women's Sewing Group, 9:30 a.m.; lunch prayer time, noon; "Whispers Of Hope" Women's Bible Study, 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Kids Klub (age 3 through sixth grade) and Junior High Youth Group, 6:45 to 8 p.m.
Feb. 14: Date Night Challenge, 7 p.m. (RVSP to the church office at 276-7410).
For more information, visit www.gardenvalleychurch.com or call 276-7410.
Garden Valley Retirement Village (nondenominational)
1505 E. Spruce St.
Sunday: Worship service, 9 a.m., with the message given by Pastor John Zoschke, Grace Bible Church.
Wednesday: "Celebrate Your Faith" devotional service, 7 p.m., with the program given by the music group "Gospel Gold."
For more information, call 275-5036.
Ingalls Community Bible Church
212 N. Main St., Ingalls
Sunday: Family Bible Hour, 9:45 a.m., studying the Book of Ephesians; worship service, 11 a.m., including traditional hymns and the sermon based on John 16:5-1; a carry-in meal will follow the worship service; afternoon service, 1:30 p.m., featuring a DVD presentation on "The Essentials Of The Gospel"; the church pastor is Pastor Tom Harmer.
Wednesday: Prayer meeting (call for the time).
For more information, call (620) 335-5305.
Journey To The Cross
1205 W. Maple St.
Cowboy Church services take place on the last Tuesday of each month at the F-Diamond Roping Arena, 1205 W. Maple St.
Journey To The Cross is the Garden City chapter of Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and is a nondenominational Christian organization. For more information, call (620) 521-1949, (620) 290-0672 or 275-0760.
The Christian Fellowship gatherings each month include a free supper at 7 p.m., with Bible study and devotional fellowship time at 7:30 p.m. During the warm weather months, come and participate in the arena steer ropings at 5 p.m.
All who attend the Cowboy Church services on the last Tuesday of each month will receive free cowboy pocket Bibles.
New Life Community Church
3101 Campus Drive
Sunday: Worship, 10 a.m.; Teen Ministries, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Connect with Lifetree Café, 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.newlifechurchgc.org or call 272-6198.
St. James Lutheran Church, ELCA
1608 Belmont Place
Sunday: Worship service, 10 a.m.
Wednesday: Family Game Night, 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.stjameslutherangardencity.com or call 275-5108.
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church
710 N. Main St.
Sunday: Holy Eucharist, 5:30 p.m., led by Pastor Anthony J. Striffler, followed by coffee hour; there will be no Sunday school.
For more information, call 276-3173 or visit the Facebook page.
Second Missionary Baptist Church
1107 N. Main St.
Sunday: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 6 p.m.
For more information, call (620) 757-1566.
The Apostolic Church
3102 Schulman Ave.
Saturday: Outreach prayer, 9:30 a.m.; outreach meeting, 10 a.m.; church prayer, 6 p.m.
Sunday: Prayer, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10 a.m.; Sunday school classes, 10:30 a.m.; prayer, 6 p.m.; evangelistic service with the Rev. James Charles, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Prayer, 7 p.m.; Church Bible Study, 7:30 p.m.
Note: Other available services provided include home Bible study, hospital visitations, prayer for the homebound and bilingual services. Live radio broadcast 24/7 is available at www.holyghostradio.com.
For more information, call 275-8535.
Three Hierarchs Orthodox Christian Church
2009 N. Main St.
Today: Akathist, 5 p.m.
Saturday: 9th Hour and Great Vespers, 5 p.m., followed by confessions.
Sunday: Orthros and confessions, 8:45 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m., followed by a luncheon; Catechumen class, 1 p.m.
For more information, call 271-0811 or visit www.orthodoxkansas.org.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1010 Fleming St.
Sunday: Victory Team, 7 a.m.; worship service, 8 and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; Stewardship, 1:30 p.m.; Circuit Forum, 3 p.m. in Dodge City; Youth Quake.
Tuesday: Staff book study, 7 a.m.; staff meeting, 8:30 a.m.; Get-Together-Girls, 10 a.m.; Brown Bag Bible Buddies, noon; Stephen Ministry, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Worship planning, 9 a.m.; ABCD, noon; all-staff meeting, 1:30 p.m.; dinner, 5:45 p.m.; midweek classes, 6:30 p.m.; Young Adult Ministry, 8 p.m.
Thursday: LWR quilting, 10 a.m.; Garden City Youth Pastor meeting, 11:30 a.m. at Time Out; LifeLight, 1:15 p.m.
Feb. 14: Newsletter deadline, 1 p.m.
Feb. 15: LWML Valentine Brunch, 10 a.m.; free child care provided by Youth Ministry, 6 p.m.
For more information, call 276-3110.


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I write about video games: the industry and the culture.
The War Z has been a controversial zombie game since its inception. The game's producer talks about the latest controversy and comparisons to the popular Day Z mod.
The War Z has been a very controversial game, even before its disastrous launch on Steam earlier this year.
The controversy started when the game was first announced, and people began murmuring about its apparent similarities to Day Z, a popular zombie mod of the war game ARMA II.
When The War Z launched on Steam, many of its advertised features were missing. Valve, the game developer and publisher that runs Steam, ended up pulling the game from its digital store front, though it still has a page there where you can see its dismal 23/100 Metacritic score.
During and after the Steam affair, game producer Sergey Titov seemed unapologetic, apparently baffled by the controversy.
But after numerous interviews and the game getting yanked from Steam, Titov began to change his tune, issuing an open letter to fans and an apology for the game's half-baked release—though one could, if one were so inclined, question the sincerity of that apology. Still, I think Titov and his team do genuinely want to rebuild their and the game's reputation, however steep a hill that may be to climb.
Titov, formerly of League of Legends creator Riot Games, is part of Arktos Entertainment Group. The firm is a "privately held holding company, providing investment as well as creative and production management support for companies in the interactive and online entertainment industries," according to its web page, where it lists the developer Online Warmongers and their title The War Inc. but not The War Z or Hammerpoint.
The Los Angeles based holding company invests in developers of online games, though it appears that licensing out their low-cost game engine is a big part of the company's plans.
Arktos acquired a majority stake in Hammerpoint early on in The War Z's development.
I spoke with Mr. Titov about the game, its similarity to Day Z and what he and Hammerpoint Interactive are doing to fix the problems and get the title back on Steam.
The unfiltered Q&A after the leap.
Forbes: Your initial responses in interviews following The War Z's release on Steam largely seemed to blame gamers for misreading the game description. Why issue an apology now?
Sergey Titov: Well, to begin with, it really was not the intent to blame players, but more to convey that I thought it was more of a misunderstanding versus a deliberate attempt to mislead anyone. I think the problem was in how my answers came across in the Gamespy interview. It wasn't really a formal interview – it was more like an end-of-day skype chat conversation, that was edited to look like an interview. Some of the points were omitted, and it wasn't clearly presented. It was presented to us as a quick chat to get my comments regarding a story that was about to post on their site and we were never told that it was going to be edited, cut and pasted into an interview. YET – we completely acknowledged that yes there were couple of factual mistakes on the sale page that we corrected within the first day of sales. One of the big ones that Gamespy questioned was the statement of "up to 100 player servers." The interesting fact is that during this "interview" I asked Dan if when he reads "up to 100 players" does he expect that there will be a 100 slot server. When he answered yes we turned on some 100 slot servers right on the spot. It was definitely a misunderstanding on our end and one that we remedied immediately. We had recently completed a survey of the community asking what size to limit the servers to and the overwhelming response was to limit to 50 slots.
As for the apology – this was a much bigger thing than just the Steam page. I've evaluated our communication in general and realized that we had made some errors. That if we'd did them differently in the first place we would have avoided a lot of the criticism we've been dealing with recently – both the legitimate and exaggerated. So it was my sincere attempt to explain to our community what happened, and what I personally think about it.
How did you become involved in this project to begin with?
When I left Riot Games back in 2008 I formed a company called Arktos Entertainment Group. Arktos has 2 directives; to find and invest in talented development teams and individuals in order to develop cool online games and, second, to develop technology and IP for a world class online gaming platform. One of the first teams we financed was Online Warmongers; the developer and publisher of a pretty cool f2p shooter game War Inc Battlezone. Internally as part of our Online Gaming Platform we developed a Prototype for a zombie action game primarily for the PS3 as the lead platform but with PC and XBOX support. We thought about transitioning development to the Online Warmongers team but they were too busy with War Inc to get involved at that time, so Arktos turned to Hammerpoint Interactive.
For me personally I like to work with talented people and keep core development groups focused. This can sometimes lead to many of us wearing several hats, and I effectively ended up the public face of The War Z.
Why did you decide to release the game when you did? Typically games aren't released so soon after their alpha phase.
I think it's not an uncommon practice for online games and, technically, we've been "out" for more than two months. Since October 31st, when we opened up our Alpha without any restrictions – anybody could purchase access to the game and was able to play. Our ratio of daily players to monthly players and number of concurrent users to number of daily users were really strong, so we felt it was important for us to "draw a line" and confirm to our players that we were transitioning to the Foundation Release. We wanted our current community to feel comfortable, yet, once again, we probably delivered this message to the core audience, but failed to make this point really clear for the rest of the players and more importantly to new players.
You've said that an online game is never really "finished." If that's the case, how do you gauge when something is ready for launch?
All online games, including The War Z, go through a series of stages in the development process in which players (other than the dev team) are participating in the game. The most significant stage is "open beta," when the game is pretty much able to be accessed by the gaming community at large. Some online games remain in this "open beta" stage for quite an extended period while making, in some cases, millions of dollars, while the game is technically still in "open beta" (just one example of this is Farmville that stayed in open beta for about two years). This differs drastically from the retail "boxed product" model (think Call of Duty or other similar titles) where consumers purchase a "final" version that is designed to provide X number of hours of single-player gameplay and may or may not have a multiplayer component as well.
What we at Hammerpoint were striving for was to deliver a live and playable product with the core features intact. Did this mean that development was complete? Absolutely not and we never intended for it to be perceived as a finished game. We did not want to use the term "beta" so we instead called it the "Foundation Release." The one thing we did not anticipate (and some members of the press called attention to this) was that the term "Foundation Release" was not familiar enough amongst players and we neglected to communicate effectively what was included and what was still in development. At the end of the day it did create some controversy, but fortunately the game is still doing very well and our community continues to grow. We are still developing and releasing new updates with features, content, fixes, etc. and we will continue on that path of development.
Why do you think there has been so much controversy surrounding this game?
I think that's pretty clear :) – one big reason is because of the obvious similarities with Day Z – both theme wise and more importantly – time wise. But to be honest – Day Z mod is a love/hate type of thing for gamers. There're people who fanatically love it, so when we announced The War Z and described what the game is about, what our timeline for launch was, etc – it instantly became a love/hate thing too. For a long time I thought "okay, this is fine, we don't care about those guys anyway" – but ultimately I was wrong – we should have put much more effort into explaining the differences between the two products.
When people started to play The War Z, they realized that it's pretty different from Day Z in many ways, but it's still generating the same love/hate thing – they either really like The War Z – and they like the choices we've made or they're saying "okay this is nothing like Day Z, so I hate it". We have a very solid community right now and the game itself is doing GREAT. We're getting thousands of new players every day, and the majority of them are coming to the game by word of mouth from existing players. Though, according to some press, we're pretty much dead and will never recover, but for us it's like "huh?" It's very weird to see those two different worlds coexist together. At the same time it's a very good lesson for us, and ultimately it's a price we've paid for pushing forward all guns blazing instead of choosing a more cautious approach. We really wanted to get to market first and in the process we didn't pay as close attention to detail as we should have and we also neglected to communicate as we should have.
How did the name "The War Z" come up? Were you worried that it would be compared to Day Z or the book and upcoming film World War Z?
Myself and a couple of other guys who financed The War Z were also investors in "The War Inc," a free-to-play shooter. Sooo…. We had a plan of continuing with "The War …" theme so natuarally "The War" + Z – made perfect sense for us. And yes we had an idea that some people that didn't know this backstory would jump straight into conclusions that the title is mimicking either Day Z or WWZ – but we really loved this title. We registered the domain in May 2012 I think, until that the project was only known as "zombie game 1."
What makes The War Z unique? Even the Day Z creator [Dean Hall] has expressed anger over the similarities. Can you understand the concern people have?
When we started development we wanted to reach two groups of players – general fans of zombie games and also fans of more persistent, survival/"rebuild society" type of games. DayZ fans seem to fall into both groups so we knew right away that there would be comparisons between the two games. When we first announced, DayZ still existed only as a super popular MOD for ARMA2, but when we heard they were doing a standalone version we figured that two games within the genre would just provide more for the audience. I do believe that there are some significant differences between the two games. First and foremost, we tried to create more of an MMO experience with multiple characters, advanced inventory management, moving items between characters, offering a variety of tools to use for cooperation or competing against other survivors. A large part of what we feel gameplay will evolve into is players forming communities and clans within the game and then creating their own instances on smaller maps – we call them "Strongholds." Our focus is less on providing an ultra realistic, hardcore simulation and more on a sandbox environment that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of players. I think that as we release more content and more features in the coming weeks that the gap between the two games will widen and become much more visible.
In any case, we've always felt that there is room for both games and there will be certain players that play one or the other – and some players that enjoy both!
What led to the game being pulled from Steam? What steps do you plan on taking to get it reinstated? Are you working with Valve on this?
When we launched the game on Steam, we got some feedback that people were not okay with the game description and that it was creating confusion as to what people were purchasing. We changed it within the first 16 hours after launch. It had already been picked up by several media sources, some which were just reporting news and some that seemed to have a bit of a biased slant. As result – Steam received an larger than ordinary number of support requests tickets, and this led to a temporary removal from the store until all those support issues will are resolved. We recognize that Steam has a responsibility to it's customers first and making sure that customers get exactly what is described. We're working with Steam on both of these issues. We expect to have everything sorted out very soon.
Tell me about some of the changes going on inside the company and the efforts underway to get the game back on Steam.
Right now Hammerpoint Interactive (developer of the game) is adding new talent to the team, adding more resources to the development of the game, and focusing on completing the features that are most in demand by the players. At the same time, OP Productions (publisher for The War Z) is completely revising its process when it comes to communication and more importantly community management and customer support. We are also aggressively taking measures to ensure the best possible game experience for our customers and OP Productions is currently implementing a very robust, enterprise-class solutions procedure to ensure that we can handle any possible issues in a speedy fashion.
As for Steam, the game is continuing to grow on a daily basis – we're adding thousands of new players every day. Right now we want to ensure that we are meeting the expectations of the players who buy the game from our own website and also meet the expectations of the Steam community.
So what about concrete steps?
First of all we've made sure that description of the game in Steam store is in line with game features that are already available in a game build, and exclude features that are coming soon or being tested right now. We've spent last month making sure that game will meet and hopefully exceed Steam community expectations, to make sure that it will include features that our community asked for. We're preparing large patch for a game right now, and once it's released, we'll evaluate if it's meets Steam community expectations.
At same time we've added feature for a players who already bought game on our website and want to access War Z from within Steam. For all players we allow them to get Steam activation key to download game from Steam and use Steam Wallet for in game purchases.
How will you ensure the micro-transactions in War Z don't result in pay-to-win? Why include micro-transactions in a game you have to purchase in the first place?
So from our perspective, Pay-to-Win is offering (for real world currency) in-game items or abilities that will give a player a significant advantage in the game that other players will not have if they don't purchase. In other words, selling something that can't be acquired by investing time or "grinding" in the game. Also, the acceptance of a "pay-to-win" model is very different in different cultures. With The War Z we wanted players to be able to acquire the same or similar items as could be purchased, by simply investing time into the game. Most of the items for sale in the game store are can also be found in the game world. Some are definitely more rare and will require a significant investment of time. For the items that are unique to the store, it is primarily cosmetic and there is always an in-game alternative that will provide the same gameplay effect without spending anything. The idea of the store in The War Z was more of a "pay-for-convenience" in order to save time.
As for the business model, we looked at all of the different models used for supporting an online game, including selling for a higher "retail" price and then charging a subscription, to an initial purchase and then selling "DLC" or "Expansions," to going free-to-play with a robust in-game economy that would require players to spend money in order to continue playing. We opted for a meld (as some other large titles have done) by setting a reasonable purchase price and providing all content updates for free. The in-game transactions are there to continue to provide revenue to support development as long as there is a community playing the game. Ultimately, the in-game transactions are just an option for the player and only a small percentage of our players are spending on microtransactions. They also speak with their wallets and let us know what is working and what is not. If they are happy we see microtransaction revenues increase, if they are not we see the opposite.
Are you working on any other projects currently?
We currently have two more titles being developed by Hammerpoint Interactive – they are in various stages of preproduction. Hammerpoint is taking a much more careful approach with those titles, so I can't speak about details right now. It is also unclear if Hammerpoint is going to operate those titles by themselves, or rely on a third party publisher/operator as was the case with The War Z ( published worldwide by OP Productions LLC ). We're going to announce those titles later this year. All I can say right now is that both titles will be Free to Play games.
What a completely bizarre situation. That's honestly all I have to say about all this.
LOL nothing but lies. The shown screenshots for WarZ are faked, the game looks nothing like that. Mr. Sirgay or Sergay as ppl call him on the Warz Forum, just pulled his new big act by releasing the rent service for game servers. For the cheap price of $ 60,-
Which are not new servers but the till then existant public server. So they shut them down so ppl can rent them. Where in the beginningthe option to set a password cost an extra of $ 25,- After hundreds of rage posts, Mr. Sirgay tried to smear some honey around the players mouth and he started polls about server pricing. He promissed it will be cheaper and his aim will be $ 34,- per month. This was another big lie, setting a Password costs no extra now and the rent fee got even more expensive.
People were promissed that those servers will be the same as public servers. In truth a day later the loot drop was changed where now players barely can find anything valueable. So yes, this is how Mr. Sirgay keeps his promisses and how he sticks to his words made in his apology letter to the community. This man cant be trusted and should be Blacklisted in the gaming industry, so nobody in this business will work together with him anymore.
Sorry for the bad english, not a native speaker.
This is the guy who brought us Big Rig Over the Road Racing, what you suprised this game failed :P. Hey Russia gave us Tetris so its not all a failure.
"Big Rig Over the Road Racing"
Wow. where did you know this?
Damn, I lost so much despite I'm being raised and matured in the age of information.
Just so you know – the screenshots you have used for the WarZ have already been confirmed as completely faked. The zombies do not have those animations in game, those places don't exist and the player animations are not like that… also having been a player since Alpha i can confirm since the steam debacle there have been no major updates… it's still a bug-ridden mess. There are not thousands of players joining every day… the servers are practically empty now – so empty in fact they removed 200 public servers…
If you've ever read any of Sergey Titov's posts on the War Z forums, you'd know right away from the grammatical form this is not Sergey's writing. He makes certain grammatical errors consistently. Either someone's edited his responses or someone else is responding in his name.
Also, Erik, why no questions about Hammerpoint's botched rolling out of grossly overpriced private servers which replaced over 60% of the public servers earlier this week?
As someone else pointed out, The War Z screenshots that you have labeled as screenshots are not in fact screenshots; they in no way represent the game as it is and are works of fiction.
On another note, how can a set of questions and answers sent via email possibly be called an interview? Surely an interview involves actual interaction, happens in real time and affords the interviewer the opportunity to actually engage with and pick apart the responses.


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Honda Odyssey Transmission Problems
gr26 Posts: 12If you can get it done for $2-$3K, to me that changes the thought process a bit. Could you buy a used vehicle for that price to replace the van? If the van is in otherwise good shape, 105K miles is not much. If it's a Honda rebuilt transmission, typically that would come with a 3 year/36K mile warranty (mine did). At the same time, you may be ready for a new(er) vehicle (grin).
I have received a letter from Honda announcing my 2010 Honda Odyssey Touring model is subject to a recall to replace the transmission software. I have long noticed the odd performance at relatively low speeds, particularly going down hill, where the car appears to downshift, particularly as you hit the brake, and then suddenly the downshift happens and you slow much more quickly than intended, and it happens with a noticeable lurch that passengers have complained about. We'll see whether it makes any difference when I have the new software installed this week. I will come back and report anything I notice. The job is supposed to take 1.5 hours at the dealer, and be free of charge. :confuse:
2005honda Posts: 6Thank you for the 2010 trans software recall update. Please do follow up and let us know if it drives any different. When you do post follow up, please include the honda recall info, link, or similar so we can see if our vehicles are effected, and/or qualify or not also.
Also, do you know what years the recall effects and whether it is related to Honda's ongoing struggle with front and rear hydraulic engine mounts allowing vibration when running on less than all cylinders to save gas?
Thanks again, T
tomcat7 Posts: 5Do some simple checking before you Jump off! 03 Odyssey; 130K: Had local Honda dealer change oil at normal interval and "check fluid levels" A few days later tranny shifted hard and D flashed for about 7 miles; no other malfunctions. I checked tranny level and found it 11/2 inches above max fill level on dip stick! Took van in to another Honda dealer and ordered tranny drained and filled also stating that I wanted to see removed fluid. Mechanic filtered fluid with paint stainer as I watched. No metal, no deposits found, no metal on magnetic drain plug. Removed fluid was just a little dirty but mechanic said it looked perfectly normal for being used 30K. He did not measure amount removed, but agreed with me that it was probably over filled. Over filling can create excessive pressures and foaming in the gear train and possibly trigger the flashing D. Extended use can damage transmission. I have routinely checked level since new and it has never been as high as found. I'm sure first mechanic did not check level properly and added unneeded fluid. Words to the wise; check fluid levels yourself after having service; oil as well as transmission fluid. I'm having meeting with first dealer who "checked the fluid levels"!!!
That flashing D is a warning of pressure in the transaxle case that is out of range. It won't trigger the MAL light (check engine light), and will go out whenever the pressure level returns to normal. Yes, too much fluid can trigger that light, but so can a partially blocked filter or fluid transfer tube. Honda transaxles have lots of those tubes, some accessible from outside the case, and some only accessible from inside.
When was the transaxle serviced, i.e. who overfilled the case? If you drove it like that for a few hundred miles it probably didn't do any damage. The internals in that case are pretty stout.
fuvang Posts: 6Dude, just change the transmission fluid yourself... especially if you have tried to let Honda shop do it... I don't trust them a bit... especially the Honda shop in Asheboro, NC... crooked.. they told my wife that it was the engine bracket mount and would cost us over $1000 to fix it... I may not know much about cars, but knew enough to follow through to see what they say is correct.. which it wasn't... anyways.. change it urself.. not hard..and will only cost u about $35 for transmission fluids.. good luck.
ghar88 Posts: 3Here is my situation:
Odyssey 2002 - 89K miles -
well known issue - accelerator increases rpm but not speed - check engine light is ON.
One dealer did the diagnostics:
p1750 Clutch Pressure Failure
p1751 2-3 shift malfuntion
p1676 fptdr signal failure
road test harsh shifting 2nd to 3rd also flaring 2500-4500 rpm
Dealer is asking:
Replace Transmission
Front Engine Mount broken - replace it
Ignition Switch Electical - to be replaced
Total cost = $4545 + tax
I was talking to other dealer and they say:
Alongwith transmission replacement, you also need PCM (computer ?) to be replaced - additional $1000
So, went to AAMCO:
they got the same codes as above. and tells me that those all codes are electrical - may not need transmission to be replaced. So, asking for 2 hours labor ($230) for further diagnostics. They said transmission fluid is low and contaminated. Now I had replaced transmission fluid 5 months back at local reliable auto shop.
I'm the original owner of the vehicle. American Honda is saying 25% discount ==> ~$5000 cost.
Of course, as most of us guessed this van will last for a long time without any major issues and kind of upset how Honda is treating it. Has anyone done any action against them?
Mainly, I'm looking for some auto expert help on what shall I do?
Have AAMCO spend another 2 hours and find out what really is bad?
OR get it transmission replaced ???
Any suggestion will be greatly help.
You are correct about changing the fluid yourself; it is just a little hard to get to without a lift. Your front engine mount may be bad. Ours in the 03 went bad at about 125K.. The engine would bump when accelerating hard. The front engine mount is vacuum operated. It stiffens up when the engine is torquing like during acceleartion, but at idle it is a shock absorber to dampen vibration. Honda dealer wanted $485 to change it out. I got it done for the cost of the part with another shop for around $200.
The part had to come from Honda or at least we could not find one anywhere else.
I'm beginning to believe the Honda dealers are driven to drive us out of the older vans and hope we will trade for a new one. Not gonna work with me! I think we are gonna drive something else real soon!
Good luck,
Just remember: Often free advise is worth what you pay for it! If it was my van; I would first try a drain, flush, and refill with a close inspection of the fluid at each drain. If no particles, in oil; try it out with new fluid. If not better, you may have real transmission issues. I would go find a Jasper dealer to see what a remanufactured transmission from them would cost; I have also heard good things about how Cottman treats their customers. I would do a lot before spending $5k with Honda!
Good luck
xjbear Posts: 2after owning my 03 odyssey for awhile now, 50k miles since bought 101,200k now my dealer tells me i need a new trans. d letter blinked once in awhile over the last 2 years, but not alot, tcs lamp flashed a few times in the past but never got a check light, the dealer says no codes are coming up at all, just alot of slippage in the 2-3 gear upshift or 4-3 downshift and it lags awhile before reverse will kick in. was quoted $3500 by dealer, called Honda 1-800-999-1009 and got a case# yesterday, they called back today with more questions, said they would research the problem and my Honda "history" I presume, and call me back. I was very polite and can't wait to hear back from them, I certainly can't afford that expense right now. I've owned Honda cars and motorcycles for most of my adult life and love them, just did not expect it to happen 1k miles past extended warranty, especially since I buy Hondas based on the reliability. I've had 3 chevy pickups and work vans that ALL made it over 250k without a single issue save for the fuel pumps. i would like my
Hondas to be the same.
I also own a 2009 Accord
My mom owns a 09 Accord also
The recall is listed nowhere on the Honda website or any other recall website I can find. The letter from Honda notifying me of the recall says it applies to 2009 and 2010 Odysseys. I took it to the dealer and they did in exactly the 90 minutes they said it would take. I haven't noticed the problem that it used to have, but I haven't driven home from work yet down the hill in Georgetown, DC where I usually notice the problem when I'm doing maybe 20-25 mph, so it's hard to say. Noticing the absence of a problem is harder than noticing the problem of course.
jpf Posts: 496I do this all the time no matter who services my vehicle. As soon as I drive out of the service center or dealership, I pull into a parking lot and pop the hood. I check the fluids and make sure the dipsticks are in place. I check the caps for the oil and coolant. In my experiences, I have found pliers, screwdrivers, a scissors, and a wrench under the hood. Another thing is that I never buy bulk oil at any rapid lube shop. Most of these places have kids working there. One time they overfilled a young lady's Plymouth Sundance and oil was gushing out everywhere underneath the car. The mistake probably did serious engine damage.
doggrandma Posts: 144I received the same letter for my 2010 EX-L. I wasn't having any problems, but the letter said that problems could occur if the software issue was not addressed, so I took it in and had it done. I haven't noticed any change in the van's performance, but I didn't have any problems anyway.
I asked them to check the alignment, and they agreed it was off, but said they had to order some bolts to fix it. Sounds like there was a bigger problem than just the alignment, but as long as it is fixed with no cost to me, that's fine. Just thought I would let others know that if they feel their newer van is not aligned properly to have it checked.
Here is what the actual recall letter says, since there's nothing about this at Honda.com:
Product Update: PCM Update for Lock-Up Clutch Function
This letter is to notify you of a potential transmission problem with your vehicle and what you should do to resolve it.
What is the problem?
A transmission judder (vibration) may sometimes be felt while driving between 20-45 mph. To minimize the opportunity for judder to occur, a software update for the transmission is available. If you do not feel the transmission judder, the software may prevent it from occurring. If the transmission software is not updated, the transmission may become damaged.
What should you do?
(take to any Honda dealer to "reprogram the transmission software" free of charge.)
Felt what I thought was the original problem again today, which happens when braking, and it seems that the car suddenly downshifts at the same time, or judders for a moment, almost like the automatic transmission is trying to do some kind of engine braking thing. Don't really know what to say, but since they've been making automatic transmissions for half a century, you'd think this wouldn't be such a challenge for Honda engineers, would you?
xjbear Posts: 2Yesterday I added a full quart of Seafoam trans additive to it and drove it for a half hour hoping it would break up whatever junk was in the trans. Today I did the whole drain tranny-refill-drive, drain-tranny-refill-drive, drain-tranny-refill routine. Added an inline filter to the cooler return line, which is the line closest to the drivers side on the radiator, 'your welcome', replaced the factory filter on top of the tranny, and installed a Rapid-Cool tranny cooler in front of the condenser. I used O'reilly Automotive Global trans fluid which says it is Honda Z1 approved and a "automotive filter"? inline trans filter they had in stock, a wix replacement filter, and no trans additives. So far it is shifting and not slipping at all, goes right into gear quickly and after it warmed up I did a few foot-thru-the-floor 0-70mph runs and it was flawless. I will knock on wood and hope that this lasts and was all that it needed, we will also drive this thing a little more conservatively now. I have a 150 mile trip to take Monday and I will post back with how it does and I will post over the long term, if I forget and you are curious feel free to message me.
Thank you so much to all the people who have posted on all the forums and who have gone through this as well, the information so far has been a godsend.
autowrite Posts: 224Honda dealer tells me you cannot replace the filter. If you replace the transmision it comes with a filter that is not recplaceable. I do not know about 2005 & up models. I have a cooler since 259,000 kms (currently 267,000) Transmission on my 2002 was replaced at 180,000 kms. When you ask for a or throught standard maintence get you tranny fluid done not all of it gets replaced. Apparnetly you must do the fluid-maintenance 3 times and drive it in between to have completely new fluid.
xibear, good job!
I have a 2003 Odyssey as well and keep dumping the tranny fluid and wiping off the magnetic plug. Last time I did it I noticed that the magnet was getting weak so went to the local Honda Parts couinter and bought a new one for it. I recall saying that "this magnet is all that stands between me and your service counter"
He said, "no, there is also a transmission filter you can change" He showed me the diagram and sure enough there was a little, what looks like a spin on filter that sits parallel to the top of the case.
I have put a trouble light down there and for the life of me can't find the thing..I noticed that you mentioned changing yours...could you explain the process please? I thought it was on top of the trans case, but is it visible from underneath?
Also, did you have to do any mod's to the line to the rad cooler to add the new filter?
A service tech was standing at the parts counter and said that they "always put on an in line filter every time they have to change a tranny" but strangly enouigh, he said he had never seen the external filter!
Would really like to hear more of your modification system.
Thanks in advance for checking back...
In searching for clues as to where that Honda Odyssey a/t filter is, I found this You Tube showing the a/t guts on a table and some very good info...but I still don't know where it is or how to get at that tiny filter to change it...


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Spiritual Psychology is the study and practice of the art and science of human evolution in consciousness. To engage in this genre, we must begin by distinguishing the essence of human evolution—what does it mean to evolve? In short, it means learning how to identify, recognize, and navigate successfully, within the Context of Spiritual Psychology. Practically, it means learning how to surrender - or let go of - anything that disturbs one's peace. It also means sacrificing our illusions of separation. Essentially, this "surrendering" and "sacrificing" is work that can and has been called "healing," which includes healing on the physical, mental, and emotional levels in service to the deeper revelation of who we truly are as Loving, Peaceful, Compassionate, and Joyful beings. We refer to this level of awareness as the Authentic Self.
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The impact of the collision knocked Justice to the ground where she was struck again by a 2000 Buick. The driver of the car stopped, but police say Beary, 36, did not. He was arrested at his home on Babbling Brook Drive Friday morning.
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Jardin Tiki, the review you've all been waiting for!!!
Some friends and I decided to get together and have a go at the infamous Jardin Tiki Chinese buffet (5300, sherbrooke east).
We battled the elements, snow, wind and the cold ...
From the plastic Easter Island statue to the dusty dragon with the kitshy ligthing from japanese paper lamps to christmas (island) ligths , you have it all, including a small pond with barely alive turtles!!! (yeah, we saw some of them move!)
The food, do we really have to talk about it ?
It is Chinese buffet central, from chicken with red sauce to sweet sticky overcooked spare-ribs to onion rings with some brown-ish fried rice and unnameable vegetables and the usual non Chinese offerings, pasta, fries, hot-dogs in VH sauce or hot dogs wrapped in bacon ...
The only redeemable good thing are the drinks, while not super-extra-ordinary original, they are good and tasty, in fake coconut, or in real pineapples
Crowd : weird mix of people, some odd couples, some families, a big group of "teens", some retirees; the night started quite empty, but when we left it was relatively full (weather not helping).
$ : cheap, dirt cheap, even with the booze... $40-ish buffet + 2 drinks
Go at your own risk: :-)
Ah, tiki drinks. Back home in Atlanta, going to Trader Vic's was a fun kitschy thing to do (still is, considering the length of that drink menu). But ordering the food there was pretty much what you're describing, only designed to be more "upscale" (it wasn't).
Still, sounds fun! Thanks!
Thanks for the review. Not sure if I want to check it out now or stay away... forever. ;-)
Just looked at their website. Chocolate éclairs and jello for dessert, huh?
"It goes without saying that we want all of our customers to eat well, but we also want them to have a memorable time. We feature live Latino music to warm up the atmosphere on Saturday nights, and we organize the annual Rockabilly Festival."
Certainly sounds... eclectic.
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Thanks for the review, but i don't understand the... hmmm... hype? The why-we-are-even-talking-about-this-place reason?
This seems like exactly every chinese buffet we had in my childhood living in the subburbs. Re-Buffet Kirin or (wow this takes me back) Stanza, who served anything under the sun.
Is this new to montreal downtowners? Did i completly miss something that was new or different about this place?
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1) Its one of the last remaining "tiki-place" in the island of Montreal. They bought a lot of the decor of other places that closed (among them, according to legend, the famed Kon Tiki). Tiki was a 50's fad that started when american troops came back from the pacific and some people had the idea of bringing in fake polynesian/hawaian inspired drinks/decor... it even had its own music! (exotica... see les baxter and martin denny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5FRc...)
2) The drinks are pretty cheap and classic. You'll find most the the old stanby and it won't break your budget(except the dry ice volcano... to my great deception...!)
3) The place is huge and will accommodate large groups.
4) The place still brings in crowds for its inexpensive buffet. It is also located near a popular neighborhood (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) that tends to have lower brow favorites.
5) There is a resurgence in 20's to 50'S memorabilia, music and trends (rockabily, jive, big band) that can only help it.
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Yes, it is definitely not for the food. I was there once, several years ago, with a group of adult students I was teaching, not far from there.
I have no desire whatsoever to return, but it was funny to see. I have a vague memory of going to a downtown Tiki place when I was a little girl (being served some kind of cute, boozeless drink). Does anyone remember one in downtown Mtl? (This is decades ago).
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Yes, it was the famed Kon Tiki in the Sheraton (apparently Jardin Tiki bought a lot of Kon Tiki's stuff when it closed). Apparently it was quite fashionable at the time and my father actually proposed there.
Was surprised to find a copy of their menu online!
Picture of the front:
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Opened in 1960. Closed in 1986
"The Kon-Tiki shut down in 1986 when the Mount Royal Sheraton closed its doors. The auction that followed netted less than $100,000 on merchandise valued at over a million. The furniture and décor lived on in other local restaurants. Today, you can still be greeted by Tiki warriors at the Jardin Tiki, sit in the same chairs and still hear the waterfall with the canoes hanging from the ceiling. The menu has changed and they don't serve Kon-Tiki Daiquiris but Tiki culture has found a way to survive in Montreal."
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I really don't think the food has changed there... we just got used to better stuff.
Its classic in its own way... a red sauce sugary goopy msg filled chinese/canadian place... just like in my childhood at a place called Kenny Wong.
That being said, I like to go there at least once a year for the cheap laughs and cheap booze. Also I admit I like the whole tiki/hawaillan shirt vibe. (guilty as charged).
Wait, so it's "cheap, dirty cheap" but it costs $40? Confused!


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Serves 4
What You Need for the Salad
2 bunches asparagus
2 firm, ripe tomatoes, cored, quartered, and cut into bite-sized pieces
3 blood oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 large bunch romaine, shredded
What You Need for the Dressing
½ c red wine vinegar
½ c orange juice
1 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
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For dressing, combine all dressing ingredients and whisk.
Remove tough asparagus ends, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces, and blanch.
Put asparagus, tomatoes, oranges, and romaine in large bowl. Toss gently with dressing, and serve.
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Supervisors must obtain approval for all supplemental compensation payments before an administrative employee performs an additional assignment by completing the "Request for Approval of Supplemental Compensation" form (http://www.byu.edu/hr/?q=managers/procedures/supplemental-compensation-administrative-employees).
The employee's supervisor and dean/director must sign the approval form. When two departments are involved, the department requesting and paying the supplemental compensation must also sign the request. The Compensation Department will process the approved request.
Once the request has been approved, the employee may begin the additional assignment described on the Supplemental Compensation approval form. When the additional assignment is completed, the "Administrative Employee Request for Payment of Supplemental Compensation" form (https://www.byu.edu/hr/managers/forms/requests/supplemental-compensation-administrative) should be completed, signed and submitted to the Compensation Department. The Compensation Department will process the payment request.
Any supplemental compensation to be paid from a research grant or contract has these additional requirements:
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- The hourly pay rate may not exceed the employee's regular rate of pay.
- A log of dates and hours worked must be kept.
Administrative Teaching Part-Time at BYU
Supervisors must submit a "Request for Approval of Supplemental Compensation" form for approval before administrative employees may teach part-time and receive supplemental compensation. In addition to making arrangements in advance, the teaching must be before or after regularly assigned working hours (normally before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.). They may not use lunch hours.
An employee who teaches or performs other supplemental work during regular working hours must make arrangements with the supervisor and director and will not receive supplemental compensation. The "home" department of the person teaching will receive the reimbursement. If compensation is appropriate, supervisors should use the Adjunct Faculty appointment, Continuing Education contract or Request for Payment of Supplemental Compensation form for processing payment.


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Even despite my inherent love as a reporter for the occasional happy, heart-wrenching human-interest story, I was skeptical of what I was about to sit through Tuesday night during a live taping of "America's Got Talent."
A miniature mariachi singer belting out a love ballad? Muscular men clogging in tight jeans in front of a massive American flag? Tiny dancers cartwheeling in nauseating succession? For two full hours?
This was not the Newark I knew. This was some alternate universe.
Since early July, NBC's ratings-topping , drawing hundreds of out-of-towners to Brick City for the feel-good, all-American show that you can't help but fall in love with. I did.
After snagging two VIP tickets to Tuesday's quarterfinals segment – and, after sitting in 20 minutes of gridlocked traffic on Broad Street, which felt very much like Newark – West Orange Patch editor Mike D'Onofrio and I walked the "America's Got Talent" red carpet, snapped a cheesy picture and braced ourselves for the unexpected.
It was hard not to feel giddy at first sight of the AGT stage, an impressive glossy setup complete with streaming lights and moving backdrops. The audience is asked to assemble in their seats as early as one hour before the 8 p.m. show, so there's a lot of wait time, during which an energetic producer repeatedly reminded us to shut off all cell phones and resist heckling judge Howard Stern. (The no cell phone policy is serious stuff – security will boot you out to the lobby where Newark police supposedly await, as if they have nothing better to do.)
I lost count of the number of times the crowd erupted into "Baba Booey" chants in reference to Stern's executive producer Gary Dell'Abate, who was in the audience for the show, along with Stern's biggest fan, Mariann from Brooklyn. There was even a reference to Fartman during the show and producers were horrified when one classy audience member attempted to flash Stern during a commercial break. It was clear that much of the audience, largely middle-aged folks and old school K-Rock fans, were there to check out the sunglasses-wearing shock jock, and not for the entertainment.
But still, the night featured the season's best talent, according to judges Stern, Howie Mandel and Sharon Osborne, contestants lived up to expectations, with the exception of blips from Ulysses, a lovable, quirky performer whose minty green suit and poppy show tune was less than fresh, and cutesy folk-rock duo Eric and Olivia, who performed an offbeat rendition of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite." A curt Stern said it best: The two are charming musical performers suitable for a coffee shop, not the big stage.
The two hours, punctuated every five minutes with standing up and clapping until our hands were raw, flew by with each act somehow more impressive than the last.
There was one of Mike's favorites, 10-year-old Sebastien El Charro de Oro, who nearly brought the room to tears with his sweet mariachi performance, the dazzling Cape May dance team Unity in Motion with its inhuman acts of balance and the aptly named Horse, The King of the Nut Shots, who drew guffaws with his "Jackass"-styled, man-part-slamming performance (Mike covered his eyes for a good chunk of this one).
But sadly, their talent was not enough. To no one's surprise, America voted Wednesday to push amazing beret-wearing sand artist Joe Castillo, mesmerizing "earth harp"-playing William Close and the adorable Olate Dogs through to the next round. Also still in the running for the $1 million grand prize is Mike's other favorite, Eric Dittelman, a Criss Angel-esque mentalist – sans guyliner and bad clothes – who wowed judges with his "Deal or No Deal" mind trick, but to me seems too cliche to make it through another round.
As if America needs one more glorified magician.
The unsung talent of the show is certainly the two dozen or so stage crew that seamlessly transformed setups in between acts, not an easy task to complete during 90-second commercial breaks. They were as fascinating to watch as some of the other performances Tuesday.
There's still time to catch a live taping of "America's Got Talent" after it comes back from hiatus in mid-August. (Click here to get tickets.) Trust me, if you love watching the show on the boob tube, it's even better live (though some scenes are pre-recorded).
Our Patch predictions? Unlike Mike, who's rooting for Dittelman to take it all with his mind magic tricks, I'm putting my money on the Olate Dogs to come out as top dogs. It's completely un-American to not love cute, fluffy, cuddly creatures, let alone when they're doing backflips, handstands and sliding down playground equipment. Any online editor or television producer cognizant of good ratings gimmicks knows that.
Who's your favorite "America's Got Talent" act? Have you checked out the live show at NJPAC? Tell us in the comments below and vote in our poll.


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