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Pluto starting new All Godzilla Channel

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  Squeeeeee The universe has heard my prayers and those of every diehard kaiju fan. Pluto announces an all Godzilla channel - all the time! Slated to launch July 1, 2023, here is a list of what will broadcast on the channel: All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge) Godzilla 1999 Godzilla 2000 Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) Mothra Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla Invasion of the Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster) Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Godzilla vs. Hedorah Godzilla vs. Gigan Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Terror of Mechagodzilla The Return of Godzilla / Godzilla 1985  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Biollante  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Mothra  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Destroyah  (Exclusive) Rebirth of Mothra Rebirth

Ishi: The Last Yahi

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   Ishi (c1861 – March 25, 1916) was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the present-day state of California in the United States. The rest of the Yahi (as well as many members of their parent tribe, the Yana) were killed in the California genocide in the 19th century. Ishi, who was widely acclaimed as the "last wild Indian" in the United States, lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture. In 1911, aged 50, he emerged at a barn and corral, 2 mi (3.2 km) from downtown Oroville, California. Ishi, which means "man" in the Yana language, is an adopted name. The anthropologist Alfred Kroeber gave him this name because, in the Yahi culture, tradition demanded that he not speak his own name until formally introduced by another Yahi. When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to name me," meaning that there was no other Yahi to speak his name on his behalf. Ishi was taken in by anthrop

Saga of No Hot Water pt.2

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 I'm working in Vegas and mum calls me. No hot water. She calls SRP gas company to come out. They shout off gas and water to hot water heater. Says heater is busted and there is a leak.  So apparently warranty companies tell the plumber what they can and can't do. So Summit Plumbing is only going to do what the warranty company and insurance tells them they can do and nothing more. The insurance company is waiting on some third party to come out and assess the damage so they can get another quote. The adjusters are calling and talking to the plumbers, the water remediation company, and the water damage fixer company. None of them can do anything thing until one of them does something as long as the adjusters say it's ok.  Meanwhile.... I haven't had hot water in a month. It's now raining. Everything is sopping wet.  20th Feb SRP came out and turned off pilot light. Water poured out of something. They did not say what. They shut off the water.  20th Feb 1920 hours ca

Saga of a Water Heater and American Home Shield pt. 1

 I lost hot water on 19 February, 2023. Originally, the local gas company was called. They came out, shut off the gas to the hot water heater, heard a leak and told us that our hot water heater was busted. I go online to American Home Shield to submit a claim. I also contact Progressive Homeowners Insurance. On the 20th, I pay the $125 to AMS to get this sorted. They put me with Summit Plumbing. The plumbers couldn't come until the water closet was dried out, the old water heater removed, and new flooring put in. I look on the AMS portal and see nothing can move forward until I pay the plumbers $885 for uncovered costs. But that just lists standard water heater.  On 2/23 at 0949 I called and spoke with Obed and he said he would send me an invoice. I called Summit Plumbing at 1055 (I was at work trying to do this) and she gave me a list of things that AMS didn't cover: gas line shut off valve, ball valve, water line, sediment trap, vent, TNP line, and a pipe pan.  At 1329 hours,