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LITTLE ROCK It's always risky for a restaurant that starts out serving only dinner to add hours for lunch.
The savvy restaurateur must work out, among many other issues, how much of the menu to change from one meal to another. What kind of staffing - on the floor and in the kitchen - does he have to put in place? And, of course, there's the biggest question: Will the customers show up?
Here's a tale of two high-end restaurants that opened dinner-only first, and within a couple of winter weeks added lunch. The ballots are still coming in regarding the ultimate outcome, but we're ready to issue a progress report.
For the Packet House Grill, on Cantrell Road just west of downtown (but not, perhaps, far enough west to quite be in Riverdale), lunch so far has been a moderate success. There are customers at the tables; the lunch menu, while featuring some dinner items at (surprise) the exact same size and price they are at dinnertime, also offers a range of delights and near-delights that are unique to lunch.
Meanwhile, at RJ Tao Restaurant & Ultra Lounge on Kavanaugh Boulevard in the Heights, the menu is very broad, picking up some dinner items (or former dinner items; the restaurant has recently instituted a new, somewhat pared-down dinner menu) but including a few items unique to lunch.
But we practically had the place to ourselves at a peak business period. By all reports, the place is busy with bar customers late in the evening, but whether the place will ultimately draw diners and lunchers remains a big, open question mark.
After a renovation that cost reportedly somewhere between $1 million and $1.4 million, owner-chef Wes Ellis has resurrected the Packet House in a landmark riverfront Second Empire house that was a high-toned restaurant in the '80s as a somewhat more proletarian but no less excellent "Southern-style steakhouse with a Creole spin."
Some of the money went for stained and/or lead glass in the front doors and prominent windows and for contemporary artwork and vivid glass sculptures, including the lavender teardrop chandelier that hangs over the main hallway. The new incarnation features an enormous bar area with a satellite dining areas and a small main dining room with a gorgeous, now-decorative fireplace.
Ellis extends his "Southern comfort food with a twist" theme to his lunch menu, to which the largeness, or perhaps largesse, of the dinner portions extends. You'll pay a premium price (the sandwiches start at $8 and soft drinks are $2.50),but you will certainly get what you pay for.
The two appetizers are the size of small entrees. The Fried Green Tomatoes ($9) aren't green - a sort of pale-pinkish-orange - but they were tasty, in a cornmeal crust with only the slightest hint of something zippy. Nevertheless, a judicious dose of salt and pepper (there isn't any on the tables but our waitress was happy to supply it on request) worked wonders. It comes on a bed of spicy crawfish remoulade that added a good deal of zing, but it pretty much had to be spooned onto the top for any effect.
For $7 you get a huge pile of charming, crisp, shoestring Truffle Fries with a side of chipotle aioli for dipping, but about a third of the way into the stack we started to get full and tired and began wondering just why anybody would want that many fries.
The absolute best find is Ellis' Fried Chicken plate ($15), a huge, moist, tender chicken breast, dark-fried in a just thick-enough, exceedingly crisp batter coated with an absolutely delicious jalapeno honey glaze that has exactly the right degree of "kick." It comes with a side of crisp green beans and atop the excellent house mashed-with the-red-skin potatoes.
The crab cakes - mostly lump crab meat with very little bread filler - that we enjoyed as a $12 dinner appetizer come with perhaps just a touch too much vivid Creole slaw and tomatoes on a plump Leidenheimer's roll, with a generous side of delightful sliced-thin, house-made sweet potato chips (substitute a side of truffle fries for $2.75, which might be a better option than as an overgenerous appetizer).
We enjoyed the market price Packet House Special - smoked pulled pork shoulder, in collops, not shreds, with melted pepper jack cheese and Dijonnaise on a square artisan ciabatta roll (market price turned out to be $9). But it sure was sloppy. Oil from the pork and moisture from the sauce seeped underneath the sandwich, which made it awkward and messy to handle. We ultimately opted to just open the thing up and consume the contents with a fork.
There are a couple of dinner entrees available for lunch at the same price - the excellent $14 en casserole Mac & Cheese with shell-shaped pasta, Gruyere, thick slices of wild mushrooms and house made bacon, and the Capital Street Salad ($10).
Sandwich options include: Wesley's Burger ($10), house ground tenderloin topped with the bacon-onion marmalade we sampled for dinner as part of an appetizer trio, lettuce, tomato and choice of cheese on a Boulevard Bread bun; Grilled Pimentos and Cheese ($8) with house-made bacon; and shrimp and oyster Po Boys ($14).
Ordinarily we wouldn't have been able to bother with dessert, but we broke down and split a $6 milk chocolate creme brulee that seemed to have just a hint of berry flavor.
The "A team" appears to be on duty at lunch; we encountered friendly and helpful service with no issues or complaints.
RJ Tao so far has seemed to specialize in stretching the area's menu boundaries, with a spread of Asian-fusion items similar to those at the down the-street Sushi Cafe (the "R" part of RJ is Robert Tju, who also runs that operation) and semi-outrageous dishes with kangaroo contents (according to Tju, there's a ranch in Texas that farms the Australian-native beasties for meat - who knew?).
We're hearing that kangaroo is possibly disappearing from the new dinner menu, but it's still available for lunch in the Aussie Burger ($16), "fresh ground Kangaroo" with lettuce, pineapple, house remoulade and a side of truffle fries, and in the Down Under Kangaroo Pouches ($11), fried kangaroo wontons with a balsamic glaze and ginger-soy dipping sauce.
(The best thing you can say about these is that, once you get over the shocking thought of eating 'roo, it doesn't taste half bad, but it's basically something you order for the experience and is a "thrill" not likely to be repeated.)
The huge Pizzeria Cheese Steak ($9), though not exactly a re-creation of the back-east version with which we are most familiar, was still close enough to engender a twinkle in the eye and on the tongue of our party's native Philadelphian. The homemade red sauce was a bit more spicy than we'd expected, and next time we'll ask to cut back on, or remove, the red and green bell peppers sauteed with the onions.
It was, however, one of the messiest dining experiences we've had in awhile; even cutting the sandwich in half, something the kitchen probably ought to have done for us, didn't prevent seemingly half the contents from spilling out of the hoagie roll and onto the abundant, fresh Kennebec potato chips.
We did enjoy the $6 soup of the day, a big bowl of excellent, if somewhat soupier than usual, chicken and dumplings in a nice rich broth.
The menu also includes lunchtime versions of Mama's Pan Seared Crab Cakes ($13), Spicy Zesty Orange Beef ($10), Silver Lining (steamed shrimp and scallop dumplings, $9) and the Tao Prime House Burger ($13), a half pound of house ground beef topped with smoked cheddar with truffle fries (add the restaurant's duck bacon to this or anything else for $2).
The spacious restaurant, with a row of Buddha statues lining the entrance way, a huge Buddha in the main dining room, and plenty of pan-Asian touches to the decor, is sort of romantically bar-dark in the evenings, but it can be distressingly dim in the daytime even with bright sunlight pouring through the Kavanaugh Boulevard-facing windows. Lighting otherwise mostly comes from some high-ceiling pin spots that do little to illuminate the tables or the food.
Service was good, though we had a little difficulty keeping our drink glasses full.
The Packet House Grill
Address: 1406 Cantrell Road, Little Rock Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays; 4-9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday (entrees available after 5:30) Cuisine: "Southern comfort food with a twist" Credit cards: V, MC, D, AE Alcoholic beverages: Full bar Reservations: Large parties Wheelchair accessible: Yes Carryout: Yes (501) 372-1578
RJ Tao Restaurant & Ultra Lounge
Address: 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.Tuesday-Friday; 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Sunday Cuisine: Asian fusion/ eclectic Credit cards: V, MC, AE, D Alcoholic beverages: Full bar Reservations: Large parties Wheelchair accessible: Yes Carryout: Yes (501) 603-0080
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Print Headline: 2 upscale eateries ring lunch bell


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Authorities ID man killed in crash with bull
PALMYRA, Neb. —
Authorities have released the name of a 37-year-old man who was fatally injured when his car slammed into a bull in southeast Nebraska.
Otoe County Sheriff's Deputy Greg Kotschwar identified the man as Chad Callahan, who lived outside Palmyra.
The accident occurred about 5:40 a.m. Thursday, while Callahan was driving to work in Lincoln. Kotschwar says the 2,000-pound Angus bull was standing on Nebraska Spur 66A south of Palmyra when it was struck.
Kotschwar says the bull flew over the hood of Callahan's car and crushed the car top. The bull was killed.

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Nearly 100 Jewish Teens Too Young to Vote are Voicing Their Vote
November 6, 2012
They can't yet cast a ballot, but that isn't stopping the nearly 100 Jewish teen leaders from across the country from getting involved in the political process on November 5 – 7, 2012. They are attending BBYO, Inc's program, Voice Your Vote: An Issue Summit on the 2012 Election and Civic Responsibility, in Cleveland, Ohio.
On Election Day, the teens will choose their preferred candidate and will hit the campaign trail to advocate. BBYO has worked with the Romney Ryan and Obama Biden campaigns to assign the teens to some of Cleveland's busiest polling locations.
The Summit participants are members of BBYO's high school leadership programs AZA (for young men) and BBG (for young women) and the Bukharian Teen Lounge in New York. In Cleveland, the teens will learn about the issues being debated in this election cycle through a series of bipartisan learning sessions. They will hear from guest speaker Frankie Goldberg, a Cleveland Juvenile Court Judge Candidate and BBYO alumna, and BBYO's Jewish educators about how they can continue to be involved in the political process while maintaining their Jewish values.
"It's so important that today's young people understand how to approach the political landscape and the responsibility to do advocacy while staying true to their Jewish values," said Aleeza Lubin, BBYO's Director of Jewish Enrichment for the Midwest states.
As the results come in, the teens will watch and tally towards 270 at their own Election Night Watch Party. They will also connect live with their peers at BBYO's other community watch parties in Washington, DC, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Pittsburgh and Westchester, NY. The community events are all open to the entire community and feature partnerships with local youth movements NCSY, NFTY, USY, as well as HEA Youth Programs, Jewish Student Connection, and CAJE.
BBYO's programming is teen inspired and led, and the summit is no different. Sofie Jacobs, 16 years old, from Rockville, MD, Sierra Lash,16 years old, from Oakland, CA , Brad Honigberg, 17 years old, from Mequon, WI, and Gary Levine, 16 years old, from Dallas, TX, AZA and BBG members who are serving as program coordinators will facilitate, with staff support, a variety of sessions during the Summit.
"People think that teens don't care about politics, but they're wrong. We care about having an active role in our future and this is a great opportunity to not only witness, but also shape history," said Sofie Jacobs.
Before returning home, teens will learn how they can continue to stay involved in the civic and political process.


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An absence seizure causes you to blank out or stare into space for a few seconds. They can also be called petit mal seizures. Absence seizures are most common in children and typically don't cause any long-term problems. These types of seizures are often set off by a period of hyperventilation.
Absence seizures usually occur in children between ages 4 to 14. A child may have 10, 50, or even 100 absence seizures in a given day and they may go unnoticed. Most children who have typical absence seizures are otherwise normal. However, absence seizures can get in the way of learning and affect concentration at school. This is why prompt treatment is important.
Absence seizures are a type of epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures. Seizures are caused by abnormal brain activity. These mixed messages confuse your brain and cause a seizure.
Not everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy. Usually, a diagnosis of epilepsy can be made after two or more seizures.
Absence seizures often occur along with other types of seizures that cause muscle jerking, twitching, and shaking. Absence seizures may be confused with other types of seizures. Doctors will pay close attention to your symptoms in order to make the right diagnosis. This is very important for effective and safe treatment of your seizures.
It's uncommon for absence seizures to continue into adulthood, but it's possible to have an absence seizure at any age.
Like other kinds of seizures, absence seizures are caused by abnormal activity in a person's brain. Doctors often don't know why this happens. Most absence seizures are less than 15 seconds long. It's rare for an absence seizure to last longer than 15 minutes. They can happen suddenly without any warning signs.
The easiest way to spot an absence seizure is to look for a blank stare that lasts for a few seconds. People in the midst of having an absence seizure don't speak, listen, or appear to understand. An absence seizure doesn't typically cause you to fall down. You could be in the middle of making dinner, walking across the room, or typing an e-mail when you have the seizure. Then suddenly you snap out of it and continue as you were before the seizure.
These are other possible symptoms of an absence seizure:
If you experience jerking motions, it may be a sign of another type of seizure taking place along with the absence seizure.
You may have absence seizures repeatedly for years before heading to the doctor for a diagnosis. You may have "staring spells" without thinking of them as a medical problem or a seizure.
An EEG is a test most often used to diagnose absence seizures. This test records the brain's electrical activity and spots any abnormalities that could indicate an absence seizure.
These tests also can help to diagnose absence seizures or rule out other conditions:
Absence seizures can affect your ability to perform at work or school, so it's a good idea to see your healthcare provider about treatment.
Absence seizures can be treated with a number of different antiseizure medicines. The type of medicine that your healthcare provider recommends you take will also depend on what other seizure disorder you may have. If you have more than one type of seizure disorder, you may need to take multiple medicines.
Taking your medicines exactly as your doctor prescribed is one of the best ways to manage absence seizures. But you can also make some changes in your life to help prevent absence seizures from happening. These include:
Most people with epilepsy live full and active lives with medicine and other lifestyle changes. But it can be challenging at times to manage large and small life events when you have epilepsy. Depending on your age and the severity and type of epilepsy, you may need support with the following:
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How to Raise Kind and Thoughtful Kids
In a recent special episode of Sesame Street, Growing Hope Against Hunger, fans of the show met Lily, a new muppet whose family doesn't have enough food. Lily introduced this timely issue in an age-appropriate way, which is something that many Circle of Moms members say they struggle to do. It's not easy to teach a child whose favorite word is "mine!" about poverty, hunger, and the importance of generosity.
Some, like Kristen S., wonder how early to start. Should she begin with more basic lessons about sharing and helping, or go ahead and take her 4-year-old daughter to help out at the local food bank? She wonders what other parents of young children have done "to help their little ones learn about those less fortunate."
In answer to Kristen's question, here are some great ideas from Circle of Moms members on teaching lessons about kindness, compassion, and charity — to a preschool-aged child.
1. Practice sharing
For small children, empathy begins with learning how to share. "My son is 20-month-old and is terrible with sharing," says Lauren M. Libby H. suggests giving him more chances to practice: "Preschool is kind of young to get the whole sharing and compassion for others concept. But perhaps just have some play dates with friends or family members and teach the kids [not to take] stuff away from other kids and [about] sharing. Then stick with it and be consistent. The repetition will pay off."
2. Model kindness
Children learn from an early age to model their parent's behaviors, and moms shape how their children treat others from an early age. "You have to take an active role in teaching children compassion," says Circle of Moms member Magen H. "Parents should stop their children when they do something hurtful and explain or show them how this hurts others."
Tonia M. believes that "everything a kid is or is not exposed to defines who they are." As she explains, "All kids have their days. My kids have been little stinkers and had their moments. I strongly believe it is how the parent respond to their negative behavior though. I totally one hundred percent think a child not being empathetic is due to not having to be accountable for hurting someone."
3. Practice thoughtfulness
Some Circle of Moms members suggest incorporating prayer and thoughtful actions into their young children's routines. "I have been teaching my two- and three-year-old sons to pray for others," said Anita M. "If we hear about someone's misfortune...we pray and try to do something thoughtful."
4. Donate toys, books, or money
Heather H. has introduced the concept of giving to the poor by enlisting her four young children to pick clothes they have outgrown or don't need to donate to Goodwill. "My kids are a little too young to go to places to volunteer, but when they are older I will take them to places like nursing homes and food banks," says. "For now they know we give our used items to Goodwill for other people."
Other moms suggest taking your child with you to donate their outgrown clothes, toys and books to a woman's shelter, where there is often a great need for these supplies. This helps them understand that other children will benefit and to feel good about their participation. As September S., who has done this, shares, "We have a shelter where I live that provides housing to mothers who are/were drug addicted and or abused [and are] looking to get back onto their feet, and I donated a lot of stuff to that organization. It felt great! :)" (For more ideas on where to donate, see Donate, Sell or Trade? 9 Ways to Discard Outgrowns.)
Another option is to have your kids donate money. Circle of Moms member Karen says, "One of the moms in our church had her children put money in a box for the 'poor people that didn't have any money' and at Christmas they gave the money to a charity that helped local people."
5. Join efforts with other families
Another way to jump start your effort is to combine it with activities you do with other families. "I really like the idea of getting together with other families for service projects," says Toni D. "Several mothers and our kiddos met at the local park and decorated small flower pots," she says. "Then we all took a few home and planted a flower in them. We went to the nursing home and delivered the gifts to all the residents. It really brightened their day and the kids got the chance to visit with the residents."
How are you teaching your preschooler to care for others?
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, POPSUGAR.


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The team lost to Stephenson High from Atlanta and Bainbridge in the Classic, then dropped a game to FAMU by a 74-58 score Saturday night.
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For a while today, it looked like the big Eagles news was that WRs Jeremy Maclin and Steve Smith practiced, an encouraging step particularly in the case of Smith, who now cannot begin the season on the PUP list. (So the Eagles are confident he will play before Week 6, at least.)
But that news was trumped when Todd Herremans confirmed he is now the starting right tackle -- for good, as far as he knows, and Evan Mathis confirmed he is now the left guard, replacing Herremans.
"It felt good," Herremans said after the Eagles' indoor practice, as the first drops of Irene-related rain filtered down. "Obviously, it was a little foreign. It's going to take some time, but in a couple weeks, I'll be ready to roll."
Herremans, drafted as a tackle in 2005, was switched right away to guard, but has practiced occasionally at tackle and has played there in emergencies. When he was drafted, scouts felt he lacked ideal tackle arm-length.
"Only pair I've ever had," Herremans joked today.
"I was a tackle before I was a guard. It's going to feel comfortable eventually," he said. "I've just gotta get in there and get reps. I guess you just see a different type of rusher (at tackle). You're not blocking 350-pound guys anymore. You're going to see a little bit faster guys," as guard sometimes see when defenses are in nickel packages. "It's not like speed I haven't seen before. I'm excited."
Herremans will make at least a little more money as a tackle, based on escalator clauses in his contract.
Herremans said he hopes he can give first-round rookie right guard Danny Watkins "a little veteran help" as he works in.
Herremans has teased on Twitter about playing tackle. Talking to him and to other o-linemen today, it seemed they felt this move was coming. King Dunlap, who started against the Browns Thursday, is inexperienced and erratic, and Ryan Harris, the veteran free agent signee, will undergo back surgery tomorrow, Eagles coach Andy Reid confirmed. Reid said today that returning starter Winston Justice is close to returning from knee surgery, but obviously, Justice must not be close enough that the Eagles think he will be ready to start the regular season.
Mathis, meanwhile, is a seven-year vet who has started for the Panthers and Bengals, and backed up for the Dolphins. He said today he last started in 2009, in Cincinnati.
"It looks like an opportunity's opened up here, and I'm ready to make the most of it," he said.
"I think I can play 'em all well, but I can play left guard great," Mathis said. "That's my home spot."
Mathis predicted that Herremans "will do great" at tackle.
"Todd's a very athletic, very smart player," Mathis said. "He's the kind of guy that will always do what it takes. If there's anything wrong, he'll just figure out what it is and correct it."
Herremans and Mathis said they found out about the moves Friday, the day after a confused performance by the first-unit offensive line against the Browns.


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August 22. 2013 9:33PM
What's brewing in the Granite State
NH brew business looks for help with regulations
By GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
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PORTSMOUTH — Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, sampled some local brews on Thursday while learning how she can help support New Hampshire's craft brewing industry at the federal level.
Ayotte toured Smuttynose Brewery on Heritage Avenue with owners Peter Eggleston and Joanne Francis to learn more about operations, local marketing efforts, and federal regulatory and tax challenges that Smuttynose and other craft brewers would like to see changed.
Eggleston said Ayotte beat him to the issues he planned to talk about, asking about Tax and Trade Bureau hold-ups in label and flavor approval, as well as a bill being supported by the national Brewers' Association that would reduce the federal excise tax for small breweries while introducing two intermediate rates for medium breweries. Right now, the tax is $7 per barrel up to 60,000 barrels at which point the tax jumps to $18 per barrel.
Ayotte said she heard similar concerns from representatives of Red Hook Brewery on Wednesday.
Eggelston said the craft brewing industry is dramatically different today with more than 3,000 craft brewers nationwide. This increase in breweries coupled with staffing cuts at TTB have resulted in a backlog.
Manger of Brewery Operations David Yarrington said every time they use an ingredient in addition to the four basic ingredients for beer, they need approval from the TTB and it can now take upwards of 45 days to get that approval. Yarrington said it used to be that he could brew a batch and receive the approval before it was ready to package, now he has beer sitting in tanks waiting for approval that they cannot sell without it.
Eggleston said delays are also occurring for label approval, and said vague regulations can also make receiving approval challenging.
He said they can submit a label one year for a product and gain approval, and then go back the next year with a minor change to have it rejected for something that was previously approved.
Ayotte said the lack of clarity issue is something her office can pursue trying to fix and said she would also follow-up on the federal excise tax issue, but fell short of saying she would co-sponsor the Senate version of the bill. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, has signed on to be a co-sponsor and New Hampshire's representatives, Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster are co-sponsoring the House version of the bill.
Eggleston said any money saved on the excise tax is money he would put back into the business.
Eggleston said he was impressed that Ayotte had done her homework and seemed to understand the main points he hoped to discuss.
He also spoke with her about how things are going locally for the company, which continues to grow and plans to move operations to Hampton next year.
Eggleston said despite growth for the business, they are still challenged in getting New Hampshire residents to drink New Hampshire beer. In neighboring states, as much as 10 percent of beer brewed in state is purchased in state. In New Hampshire, only about 1.3 percent of New Hampshire brewed beer is sold in state.
He said he has not yet figured out why this is, but if New Hampshire had the same market share as Massachusetts and Vermont see, they would sell four times as much beer.
Overall, sales in New Hampshire for Smuttynose are up 18 percent this year, he said.


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Kevin and Kellen On Connemara Bay Fishing Charters Looking For Shark ID Of Shark Caught In Gloucester Harbor
Hey Joe Attached are 2 pics of the shark we caught last week.
Last week onboard one of our inshore striped bass charters we stumbled across this shark while fishing with live mackerel for bait. The frightening part of the encounter was that we were up in Gloucester Harbor. We caught a second one that measured slightly over 5 feet long. Can anyone identify this thing?
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I already finished watching the "Aureolus Izzard" arch of To Aru Majutsu no Index and currently watching the Accelerator arch.
All I can say is the Japanese voice acting of Aureolus Izzard really fits into the character. However, choosing the voice actors for my English dub idea is quite difficult for the next characters I'm going to mention.
For the voice actor for Aureolus Izzard, I would probably would looking for something with "deep and charming" voice. I orginally thought up of Crispin Freeman, but his voice acting is "too deep" for Izzard. I was thinking of Liam O'Brien to voice this character. He's well known to voice evil geniuses or bad guys with some insanity, and his voice acting of Lloyd Asplund from Code Geass impressed me a bit.
For Aisa Himegami, this is also tough one for my choice of voice actress for this character. I kinda stuck between Kari Wahlgren and Stephanie Sheh. I heard some of the voice acting in their own websites, but I can't really make my own clear judgment because I wasn't able to see the video that goes along with the voice acting. I would probably go with Kari Wahlgren to voice Aisa Himegami. Her voice acting of Kagami from Lucky Star and Gwen from Guild Wars impressed me (although the later is from an MMORPG game I own). As for Stephanie Sheh, I think Maika Tsuchimikado would fit well into Sheh's voice acting despite Maika playing a very minor role in the series. Not to mention, I enjoyed Sheh's voice work of Mikuru from Haruhi Suzumiya and Akira from Lucky Star
Now of course, when it comes to choosing voice actor ideas for dubs, there is always second options. As hinakatbklyn mentioned, there is a chance that Jessica Boone may unable to do the cute voice acting for Komoe-sensei. In this case, I would choose Hynden Walch as my second option of Komoe, mainly due to her voice acting of Yutaka from Lucky Star. For Accelerator, I'm keeping Johnny Yong Bosch as my primary option for Acceleartor and second option for Touma. If James Arnold Taylor is unable to voice Touma for whatever reason and Bosch ends up voicing that character, then I would have Spike Spencer to voice Accelerator. Although I do admit, Accelerator's Japanese voice acting sounds quite sinister and Spike Spencer would sound awkward for Accelerator.
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This may not apply to every character, but I've heard the same type of voice from both Kari and Stephanie, so whichever voice gets picked for a particular character, if that one is unable to do the job, the other one can easily fill the shoes. Sounds like another pair of voice actors who split 2 different characters. In a way they also sounded alike for a different reason.
Spoiler for Different 2 series:
When it comes to sinister and evil look no further than Liam O'Brien. If not Bosch for Accelerator, I would go with O'Brien.
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By the way, hinakatbklyn, who do you think would be appropriate for Aureolus Izzard, Stiyl Magnus, Aisa Himegami, and Motoharu and Maika Tsuchimikado for the dub?
I haven't said what I think who should voice Stiyl Magnus and Motoharu Tsuchimikado. However, I would like to see George Newbern (who voice Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII) to voice Stiyl Magnus while I would like to see Doug Erholtz (who voices Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy VIII) voice Motoharu.
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I had a mostly easier time picking the mostly main cast, but the other cast later on is much tougher to figure out. If I took a particular character you mentioned, took the seiyuu, matched him / her up to another character she voiced, my dub prospects would look like:
Aisa: Either Stephanie or Kari
Spoiler for another character another series:
Motoharu and Maika, I would have much more trouble figuring out.
(Edit I found Stiyl so I have an idea who I would pick without using the seiyuu as a stepping stool.
(A) Vic Mignogna (If he's serious) (B) Patrick Setz
I'll use the same theory for Accelerator. I went with Bosch first without knowing about what he looked like. Now I have an idea of who to choose:
(A) Jason Liebrecht (B) Steve Saley (Cannon) Both young but energetic
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I have to say that voice actors significantly affect what characters I like (seeing as the anime is my primary source of Index exposure)
For instance, I like the actors of Touma, Kuroko, Mikoto and Saten, and they are also one of my favorite characters.
Voice actors that didn't really stand out to me (Aisa, Kaori or Kazakiri to name a few), even if they play a large role don't exactly grab my attention.
And now I hate index partially because of her stupid outfit but also because of how annoying she sounds.
Yeah, voice acting definitely affects my opinion of characters. I really don't like the generic "whiny/breathy female voice".
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Have you ever heard Rie Kumigiya(Aisaka Taiga, Louise de la Valier or Shana)??
Actually I dislike most of her roles because the characters he voiced tend to be repetitive althought that I aprecciate her work case there are exceptions like Momotaro(Zettai Karen Children) and Alphonse Elric(Full Metal Alchemist) that I liked a lot.
I always thought the same things about the voice but the personalities also are important, for example Mikoto and Index both were semi-serious characters but later showed more of them and I lost the interest but not the the point to hate ficitionals characters e_eU.... I like about 90% of characters from Index with few exceptions like some unknown scientists which I dislike cause their doings for the sake of the science.... about Index you really need to hear that the voice actress changes the tone of voice depending the situation like the "evil Index mode" or the one after Touma fight against Accelerator in the hospital, btw the tastes are the important thing because doesn't matter how good can be the work of the seiyuu if you dislike/hate the character.
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Ehh, I just thought that the Seiyu's (probably partly the director's fault too) tone portrayed Index as being extremely annoying/naggy, an impression I did not get from reading the first volume of the novel. I know she has some habits of eating a lot or biting, but they chose to portray it as funny-annoying rather than funny-cool. I don't know if this makes sense.
Basically, I find her annoying due to the way she was drawn and voiced, not because she bit people and she ate a lot.
On the other hand, I actually really like Misaka's voice =/
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Okay, I finally managed to finish watching the entire To Aru Majutsu no Index series yesterday. Now this time, I've thought up of a dub cast that STRICTLY uses voice actors from California, no voice actors from Texas. This would mean the cast I thought up is possible if either Disney, Viz Media, or (worse yet) Bandai picks this anime up. Although I personally don't think these voice actors are the best choice, I've thought of having several voice actors voicing multiple characters, most cost efficient that way.
James Arnold Taylor-Touma Kamijou
Kate Higgins-Index
Cristina Valenzuela- Mikoto Misaka, MISAKA
Wendee Lee- Kuroko Shirai
Johnny Yong Bosch- Accelerator
Hyden Walch- Komoe-sensei
Kirk Thorton- Heaven Canceler, Stiyl Magnus, Touya Kamijou
Kari Wahlgren- Aisa Himegami, Sherry Cromwell, Kikyou Yoshikawa
Michelle Ruff- Kaori Kanzaki, Aiho Yomikawa
Liam O'Brien- Aureolus Izzard, Ao Amai
Stephanie Sheh- Maika Tsuchimikado, Hyoka Kazakiri, Last Order
Doug Erholtz-Motoharu Tsuchimikado
Crispin Freeman- Mitsuki Unabara, Aleister Crowley
Yuri Lowenthal- Blue haired student with piercing (fannicknamed: Pierce Aogami)
Now, the biggest difference from my previous ideas is that I've thought up of Cristina Valenzuela to voice Mikoto Misaka instead of Tara Strong. I've decided to move Tara Strong as my second option for this character:
Spoiler for watching the first episodes of Shakugan no Shana and the Familiar of Zero:
As for me, I'm planning to watch Lucky Star dubbed (even though I only saw a few clips) or Hayate the Combat Butler subbed. Then I'll get more ideas for Hayate the Combat Butler English dub ideas (not the Animax-Asia version) by watching some Funimation dubs. But as for now, I think I'm fine with the English voice actor ideas for To Aru Majutsu no Index. Although I can't think of a cast using voice actors from Texas for this anime, I think hinakatbklyn's ideas mostly use those from Texas. I might plan to watch To Aru Kagaku no Railgun if I have time and have ideas for a dub of the spinoff.
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(1)I could see Valenzuela and Higgins being the dub for either Index and/or Mikoto. (They can both switch between energetic and deep serious at the drop of a hat).
(2)In a way I had a much easier time coming up with Texas dubs since they could be more suitable with both comedy and drama, where as California can be more suited wtih drama (although I have noticed some exceptions).
(3)I stayed away from Ocean studios since I could come up with less options for the Toaru series, although I've seen enough shows with their dubs to come up with ideas for only the main cast.
(4)Hayate is off topic, but a dub for that series, I took one look at each character and without blinking I would give the dub to Texas (although it would have to be former ADV).
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Wow, thanks for the nice feedback on my dub cast idea. I'm pretty sure MrTerrorist and hinakatbklyn would highly agree with my dub cast using only Californian voice actors with the probable exception of James Arnold Taylor as Touma. The reason I threw him in is because Mr. Taylor have a lot of flexibility in voice actng and I find flexibility to be important for anime dubbing. Here is some of Mr. Taylor's voice work. Sadly, none of them are anime.
I really can't think of any good role for Yuri Lowenthal for To Aru Majutsu no Index. I just have him voice the blue haired guy with piercings as an actor allusion that Yuri is good friends with Doug Erholtz (which I have Doug voice Motoharu). May I remind that this minor is often seen together with Motoharu. However, I did thought of a good voice role in Hayate the Combat Butler for Yuri Lowenthal (hint: the title character).
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Okay, I revamped the dub cast list to include a few Texan regulars (Travis Willingham, Vic Mignogna, and Laura Bailey). I hope you enjoy the revamped cast (bolded indicates changed):
James Arnold Taylor or Vic Mignogna-Touma Kamijou
Kate Higgins-Index
Cristina Valenzuela- Mikoto Misaka
Wendee Lee- Kuroko Shirai
Johnny Yong Bosch- Accelerator
Hynden Walch- Komoe-sensei
Travis Willingham- Heaven Canceler, Stiyl Magnus
Kari Wahlgren- Aisa Himegami
Michelle Ruff- Kaori Kanzaki, Aiho Yomikawa
Liam O'Brien- Aureolus Izzard, Ao Amai
Stephanie Sheh- Maika Tsuchimikado, Hyoka Kazakiri, Last Order
Doug Erholtz-Motoharu Tsuchimikado
Crispin Freeman- Mitsuki Unabara, Aleister Crowley, Touya Kamijou
Yuri Lowenthal- Pierce Aogami
Laura Bailey- MISAKA, Sherry Cromwell, Kikyou Yoshikawa
Anyways, a bit of a further explanation for having Hynden Walch voicing Komoe-sensei (and possibly my best explanation that justifies my stance), Hynden Walch's voice acting tends to fit more into the "moe" type of characters (although the said voice actor isn't much of a regular in anime).
Spoiler for Lucky Star:
I've chosen Wendee Lee to voice Kuroko Shirai mainly because her voice acting fits the energy and enthusiasm of this character:
Spoiler for Lucky Star and Haruhi Suzumiya:
But still, there aren't any good roles for Yuri Lowenthal across from Pierce Aogami (while I wait for 4chan for them to start making fun of Yuri's name).
Oh yeah, between James Arnold Taylor and Vic Mignogna, who do you think is more appropriate to voice Touma Kamijou? I think it is possible to still have Bosch voice Accelerator while not having James Arnold Taylor and the labor unions get involved if Vic picks up the role of Touma Kamijou. EDIT: Thus, it makes Vic Mignogna my THIRD option to voice Touma Kamijou.
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Haven't reached Kuroko through the index series but through the railgun series, I doubt Wendee Lee can keep up with Kuroko's voice. Britney Karbowski and Laura Bailey on the other hand, I've heard enough from both to say they might do very well with Kuroko.
While Kate Higgins works wonders for Index, maybe an accent would work wonders as well. Someone like Karen Strausman as an alternate.
Michelle Ruff has toned down her pitch lately, which could make her a perfect candidate for Kaori if not, komoe.
Already know about Bosch for Accelerator, although I wouldn't leave out Liam O'Brien as another candidate.
If funimation picked up this series here's why would I pick Chris Patton and Luci Christian to be Touma and Misaka Mikoto:
Spoiler for Full metal panic:
I'll leave the others until I know more about them later on although I do have choices in prior posts.
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4th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to the K-On! cast for winning the Best Singing Award.
Congratulations to Atsushi Abe for winning the Best New Actor Awards for his role as Toma.
And kudos to Kanae Itō & Aki Toyosaki for winning the Best New Actress Awards
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I once bought a vintage second-hand Prince Purple Rain tour t-shirt on eBay for £80. It felt like the most extravagant garment I'd ever bought at the time at a score short of £100 (and even more so when it actually arrived, stained and moth-eaten as it was).
But £60,000 for a t-shirt? That's just madness.
But that's almost what an incredibly limited edition t-shirt has just sold for on eBay.
The one-off all-over print Nike Air Yeezy 2 t-shirt, created by artist WilFry sold on eBay earlier this month for a staggering $90,300 (£57,789.68).
The t-shirt was part of promotional items surrounding the launch of the Nike Air Yeexy 2 trainers, a collaboration between the sneaker brand and rapper Kanye West. 3,000 pairs of the platinum/grey trainers were made, but few other than Kanye himself would have been able to afford the t-shirt.


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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved amendments to the Chicago Board of Trade's wheat futures contract. Commission staff hope the amendments will increase economically-available deliverable supplies, delivery capacity and the number of shipping certificate issuers for the futures contract and should reduce the contract's overall susceptibility to manipulation.
"The commission and the industry have been concerned about this contract's performance and the lack of convergence between the contract's cash and futures prices," said Walt Lukken, CFTC acting chairman.
"While these amendments are a good first step, additional changes may be needed to ensure that this contract serves its price discovery and risk management functions."
The CFTC has appointed a panel to study the convergence issue and report back to the CFTC in the spring with additional contract amendments should they be necessary."
The approved amendments do the following:
• add three new delivery locations, including a 12-county area in northwest Ohio at a discount of 20 cents per bushel; a territory along the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Mississippi at par; and a territory along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Memphis at a 20 cents per bushel premium;
• increase storage fee to 8 cents per bushel from 5 cents per bushel for the period from July 18 through December 17;
• reduce the vomitoxin level for par delivery to 2 parts per million from 3 ppm and establish a discount for wheat with 3 and 4 parts per million at rates of 12 and 24 cents per bushel, respectively.
The amendments relating to the additional delivery territories and seasonal premium rates will be effective for existing and newly listed contract months beginning with the July 2009 contract month. The amendment relating to the lower par vomitoxin level will be effective for newly listed contract months beginning with the September 2011 contract month.
In approving the amendments, the commission noted that it will be closely monitoring the trading of this contract to determine if the amendments successfully address the problem of contract performance, particularly the periodic failure of futures prices to converge with cash prices.


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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2004-- Artisan Components, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTI) today announced it has signed agreements with IBM and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing to ensure design compatibility for foundry customers that manufacture chips with 90-nanometer (nm) silicon technology jointly developed by IBM and Chartered. The agreement is based on a collaborative engagement model aimed at providing multi-source flexibility with access to a robust design ecosystem for the IBM-Chartered 90nm semiconductor process platform.
Under terms of the collaboration, Artisan, a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP), is developing a new family of physical IP for the IBM-Chartered 90nm advanced logic platform. The IP is based on Artisan's Advantage Platform(TM) and includes the most advanced version of Artisan's SAGE-X Standard Cell Library, general-purpose I/Os as well as Artisan's new Advantage Memories offering a forty-percent speed increase with a fifty-percent power reduction over current industry solutions. Artisan is working closely with Chartered and IBM to achieve optimized performance targets for a broad range of high-volume applications, including wireless, handheld, graphics and system-on-chip (SoC) markets. The Advantage IP will be distributed under Artisan's Access Library Program on a worldwide basis at no charge to licensed customers.
"We are pleased to be working with these industry leaders as they establish a common process for 90nm that leverages Artisan's most advanced IP technology," said Mark Templeton, Artisan's president and chief executive officer. "It is truly a step forward for the foundry industry and for IC designers to have this type of compatibility and flexibility between suppliers, especially at the leading-edge of process technology."
"We're breaking through the barriers to real design portability with shared design solutions and multi-source manufacturing capabilities," said Kevin Meyer, vice president of worldwide marketing and services at Chartered. "This approach makes nanotechnologies more accessible and affordable by combining leadership technologies with a flexible business model. We offer a smart choice that enables Artisan's broad base of foundry customers to maximize their considerable investments at 90nm by deploying strategies to increase first-pass silicon success, reduce design costs and leverage the benefits of multi-source manufacturing for their leading-edge products."
The Advantage 90nm Platform includes memory generators for single-and dual-port SRAM, single and two-port register files, programmable diffusion ROM, as well as a complete set of general-purpose I/O cells in both in-line and staggered configurations. The offering features high-speed and high-density standard cell libraries characterized for multiple voltage thresholds, enabling designers to effectively target the variable performance and power requirements of their products in silicon. The libraries will be jointly qualified for GDSII compatibility using a common set of design rules and electrical models, and will support Artisan's extensive set of enhanced views and models for the industry's leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
"First and foremost, this agreement with Artisan provides a very compelling value proposition -- a global technology platform -- for our customers," said Jim Doyle, vice president of foundry manufacturing services, IBM Systems and Technology Group. "It also creates a strategic advantage for the Chartered-IBM 90nm platform by offering one of the industry's fastest paths to proven design solutions and a smooth transition to advanced process technologies."
A complete set of Artisan products is currently available for download from Artisan's website, free of charge to customers in the FTEOS process. Front-end views for Artisan's Advantage Memory Generators, SAGE-X Standard Cell and general-purpose I/O libraries are expected to be available in the second quarter of 2004 for the Low-K process. Complete views for these products are expected to be available by the third quarter of 2004. For more information about Artisan's Chartered- and IBM-based IP products, visit Artisan's website at access.arm.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding the products to be developed and made available as a result of the Artisan-Chartered-IBM collaboration, the benefits of such collaboration for customers of Artisan, Chartered and IBM, and the customer-owned tooling foundry industry as a whole, and the performance of Artisan products expected to be developed. In some cases, you will be able to identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "believes" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the forward-looking statements and Artisan's results to differ materially, including the market for integrated circuits, SoCs and IP components, the performance and quality of Artisan's products relative to other IP components (both individually and used in conjunction with third party products), the acceptance of Artisan's products by existing and new customers and the growth and changing technical requirements of the IP component market. For additional information and considerations regarding the risks faced by Artisan, see its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other periodic reports filed with the SEC from time to time, including its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Although Artisan believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Artisan cannot guarantee the future performance or achievements of its products. In addition, neither Artisan nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these forward-looking statements. Artisan disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.
About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) components for the design and manufacture of complex system-on-a-chip integrated circuits. Artisan's products include embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components, which are designed to achieve the best combination of performance, density, power and yield for a given manufacturing process. Artisan has licensed its IP components to over 1,200 companies involved in integrated circuit design. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access, can be found at http://access.arm.com.
Artisan Components and Artisan are registered trademarks and SAGE-X and Advantage are trademarks of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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Let me start this column by saying that I, by no means, am a perfect pet owner.
I don't give my pets their vaccines exactly when I'm supposed to. I don't give my dog baths as often as I should. I don't brush my cats regularly (my mom does, however). And, I'm sad to admit it, but I don't play with my pets as often as I should. Believe me, I feel horrible about that last one. In fact, just writing it makes me feel ashamed. But, like I said, I'm not a perfect pet owner.
The first week of the General Assembly was a busy one with about 300 bills filed, committee assignments distributed, and the Governor's State of the Commonwealth Address.
I have been assigned to the Appropriations and Revenue Committee, the Education Committee, the State and Local Government Committee, and the Transportation Committee. In addition, I am pleased to report that I have been appointed the Chairman of the Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation.
But the angel said to them, "Fear not. I bring you tidings of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."
Luke, Chapter 2, Verse 10 and 11
When God sends us help, he's always chosen to do it the same way. It's by sending someone just like you or me. He did it with Abraham, he did it with Moses, he did it with David, and most of all he did it with his only son, Jesus Christ.
Urban Meyer, the head football coach at the University of Florida, shocked the Gator Nation last weekend by announcing that he was leaving the Gator program for health reasons.
Meyer had been complaining of stress-related chest pains and he said it was time for him to spend more time with his family.
What shocked me most was not the fact that he resigned; after all, his teams have won two national championships and he clearly is one of the best coaches in the country.
What disturbed me most is the disconnect between his Christian faith and what he actually does.
My New Year's resolution is to lose weight.
Now wait a minute. Don't think it has anything to do with some vain effort at improving my appearance. I'm 52, married, and have five kids. It's been my experience that at this point in life, no one is really paying attention to me, let alone looking at me. It's one of my most favorite parts about growing old. I'm becoming invisible as I shuffle along in life.
Nope, I'm losing weight due to health concerns. Not mine, but my doctor's.
At the beginning of a new year, many Americans try to get healthy and kick bad habits. If you smoke, quitting should be at the top of your list.
Cigarette smoking kills about 178,000 women each year in the US. Smoking shaves an average of 14.5 years off the lives of female smokers, yet nearly one in six women 18 and older still light up.
"I am not a role model."
Charles Barkley, former NBA star in a 1990s Nike campaign
"Hero" is a word that gets tossed around these days like a ball being thrown during a game. In fact, it is more often than not used in reference to someone who does throw or hit a ball, and in my opinion, it's misused more often than most of us realize.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
This time of the year conjures up many different images, but one theme is common: Christmas is a time of excitement and joy. Neighborhoods and store windows brightly shine with lights and decorations. Children dream of the toys that Santa Claus will deliver. Adults pause a moment to remember the joys of Christmas past, reflect on time with loved ones and look ahead at the year to come.
Dear Editor,
Now that Mr. Jimmy Higdon has won the state senate special election by making vague and misleading statements on the national healthcare debate and negative comments about national politicians, I hope he will now turn his attention to the many local health, education and regressive taxation issues that affect the lives of every Kentuckian.
I never feel so alive or at peace with the world as when something or someone makes me laugh.
Three weeks ago, I wrote a short funny column about my friend, S. Wiley, and I ended it with sending him to Mark Simms for a job interview. Mark replied last week with a very funny column where S. Wiley comes to visit him. Put the two columns together and you have the whole story.
Finally. It's all over. At least for a little while.
Now, when I go home, I won't find a door hanger on the knob asking me to vote for this person, or telling me how bad that guy is, and how his opponent is a much better person, citizen and candidate for office.
Politics are important in the way our government operates, and I understand that, but I still get sick and tired of them after all of the commercials blasting the candidates.
There are three surefire signs of getting old. The first is forgetfulness. I don't remember what the other two are.
Must not have been important.
Anyway, now that I'm in the upper part of middle age, I can tell you that my memory isn't what it use to be. If I didn't, then Cindy would.
Editor's note: The following is a guest letter by Mark Simms, president of M&J Construction in Springfield. Simms and his company were referenced in a Nov. 25 article by Sun columnist Ken Begley, and he writes the following in reply.
Dear Mr. Begley,
Please accept this letter as my endorsement for Rep. Jimmy Higdon for State Senate. I want to encourage everyone in Washington (part of the 54th House District which I represent,) Mercer, Taylor, Marion, and Nelson counties to go out on Dec. 8 and cast your vote for Jimmy Higdon.
This electronic, microchip-driven world we live in never ceases to amaze me. Electronic gadgets and gizmos that weren't around a few years ago now seem to be indispensable to most people. You know what I mean. We have cell phones, Internet, Facebook, e-mail, texting, computers, pagers, fax machines, and on and on.
If you're looking for entertainment that's different and will brighten up your day, then come on down to the Opera House in Springfield to see "A Tuna Christmas."
It's showing at 7 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 21, then again on Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.
Although I am a resident of Marion County and have known Jimmy Higdon for many years, I would like to urge the voters of Washington County to vote for Jodie Haydon in the December 8th special election for State Senator.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the month we celebrate the Great American Smokeout. On Nov. 19, many Americans will participate in the Great American Smokeout which is a day that honors people's efforts to stop smoking - for a day, for weeks, forever. Are you ready?
There is a provision in the "Healthcare" (power grab) bill that would put Planned Parenthood clinics inside your child's school, according to the American Family Association of Tupelo, Miss.! Isn't 52,000,000 killed by abortion enough? It's a mean group that wants to kill the unborn; to saddle the grandchildren with tremendous debt; and to tell grandma to take pain pills instead of having the operation!
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Would you let your 7-year-old daughter use medical marijuana?
Mykayla Comstock, diagnosed with leukemia last spring, is one of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients. Her mother says the cannabis pills she takes helps combat the awful side effects of chemotherapy, namely nausea and insomnia.
But Mykayla's father Jesse, who is divorced from her mother and lives in North Dakota, wants his daughter taken off the treatment. He says he worries about the effect the drug may be having on her developing brain, especially when it is not crucial to her survival, he tells the Associated Press.
Disturbed by his daughter's marijuana use, Comstock contacted child welfare officials, police and Mykayla's oncologist, complaining that she was "stoned out of her mind." Local police contacted the girl's mother, Erin Purchase, and examined Mykayla's medical marijuana paperwork. Everything checked out and there was little they could do.
Plus: Dad Gives 5 Year Old Medical Marijuana To Treat Epilepsy
Mykayla, 7, consumes up to 1.2 grams of cannabis oil in 24 hours, the rough equivalent of smoking 10 joints – she says it makes her feel "funny." Her mother credits the drug for the leukemia's remission and refuses to take her daughter off the treatment.
Comstock, who says he has used pot in the past, said he doesn't object to people over 16 using medical marijuana.
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|May 5, 2000, 03:52 PM
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basically I would be starting from ground zero.
what do you guys think a beginning SASS shooter must have?
how much $ is it going to take to get started?
do I need a rifle & shotgun?
I could probably swing a Ruger Vaquero or an Italian Colt knockoff - might even get one regardless....
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O.K. pilgrim , listen and listen tight . If you wanna go for about 2k right off the bat you will be walking in tall cotton . If you're wife isn't with you on this you will be sleeping on the couch after all that cotton walking .
The fact is that you really don't need everything to start . You can borrow all the guns once you get to know some fellers . Once you get known you can team up with other guys and each guy may own one weapon . So one guy with a rifle and another with the shotgun and 2 cowpokes with pistols becomes a posse . Doing it this way allows you to buy first class hardware since you can take your time while enjoying the sport .
Some of older hands can steer you to fellas that have formed up for that purpose . I have seen ads for complete outfits being sold by fellas stepping up . I saw one ad recently for the whole deal for $1200 . Check the Cowboy Chronicle .Good luck
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I came out with a Blackhawk, and borrowed a shotgun, rifle and second pistol from people out there.
Then I got a rifle (Rossi) and borrowed the two missing guns.
Then I got a shotgun (Stevens) and borrowed an extra pistol when needed.
Finally I got a second Blackhawk. Start slow, see how much you like it, buy something new as you can afford it. Most cowboys are friendly enough to let the new guys borrow their gear. If you go the cheap route, as I did, you wound up with about $800 in guns total. Cheaper than some hobbies I can think of . . .
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I usually carry a Super Blackhawk in my bag for those who need a pistola. I use a pair of Vaqueros msyelf.
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My first season I had one Vaqueros , one Uberti revolver and a 94 Winchester rifle. Three of us used the same shotgun. An IGA sxs in 20 gauge that we jokingly called the "community" shotgun. I had a canvas cartridge belt and one holster. My second holster was borrowed. Today, I have none of the guns I started with. I have new gun leather and I use the old set to lend to cowpokes just getting started that show up with nothing. In most matches the shotgun is used but not to he extent of the other guns. Usually the shotgun is the easiiest to borrow if you have the ammo. I recommend lining up before hand someone to borrow the shotgun from. Then buying two revolvers and one rifle and gun leather. Get the shotgun later. A Rossi lever action, two vaqueros, and one IGA shotgun should cost you about $1280. If you went full hog with two colts, uberti rifle, '73 Winchester and 1897 Winchester pump the dollars could reach $3350. Most cowboys I know, not only have their costumes evolved over the years but their firearms are upgraded. Good luck.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian food and drugstore operator Loblaw Cos. is buying Shoppers Drug Mart in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about 12.4 billion Canadian dollars ($12 billion).
The deal would give Loblaw access to the growing small-urban store segment, help it remain competitive and give customers more choices and locations to shop.
Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders will own about 29 percent of the combined company under the deal. Shoppers Drug Mart will be a separate unit of Loblaw and will continue to be led by President and CEO Domenic Pilla.
Loblaw will pay 33.18 Canadian dollars in cash and 0.5965 of its shares for each share of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. This comes to 61.54 Canadian dollars per Shoppers Drug Mart share.
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28 October 2013, Geneva - "It might seem easy to win a war, but it is far more difficult to win peace" – this is in short the conclusion drawn from the roundtable discussion on the question "Mali: What steps to peace?" organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), the Centre for Strategy and Security in the Sahel Sahara (Centre 4S) and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. The event was held on the occasion of the 5th session of the Advisory Board of UNITAR's Peacekeeping Training Programme.
Findings answers to the crisis in Mali is high up on the agenda of the international community. Given the complexity of the challenges for the long-lasting stabilization of the country, the question arises as to whether peace will be possible without taking a broader perspective on the troubled Sahel region. Key note speaker of the discussion, former SRSG and specialist for the Sahel region Ahmed Ould-Abdallah, highlighted the fact that "what happens in Mali reaches far beyond the borders of this nation – there are national, interregional and international factors which contribute to the crisis in Mali". Panellist Prof. Vautravers referred to the current state of Mali as a "complex emergency", listing the manifold factors that destabilize the country and the region such as geopolitical struggles between the sedentary population and the nomadic people, a wide network of drug traffickers, influence of terrorist groups and a huge number of displaced populations.
Formulating strategies to encounter all aspects of the conflict in Mali thus remains challenging, but as H.E. Ould-Abdallah stated "prevention is a must in the region, which also should be in the interest of Europe in order not to be affected". According to the panellists possible solutions should not focus too much on the military aspect of the conflict. The international community therefore was asked to support the negotiation process which starts on the 8th of November as well as national reconciliation initiatives. Possible entry points for conflict resolution furthermore can be found at the community levels, dealing with questions of land dispute and the distribution of resources. In the long-term however, panellist Lt.Gen Obiakor once more highlighted that "the only solution to Mali is not to treat Mali in isolation but the sub region in total.
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A recent column about the challenges of applying for government jobs touched a nerve with a lot of readers. Despite a perceived shortage of experienced IT professionals needed to replenish an aging federal workforce, dozens of apparently qualified people wrote to complain that the hiring system discourages talented applicants.
The writers describe a convoluted, arcane and inconsistent process that unfairly favors insiders and values buzzword compliance over competence.
"I have submitted applications for various agencies with no word back," wrote one reader who described himself as an IT professional with more than 20 years' experience as a government contractor. "The hiring process is a murky process at best and differs from agency to agency. It is a nightmare to try to get a government job."
According to the complaints, hiring officials do not acknowledge applications or update applicants of their status, and apparently qualified workers are eliminated arbitrarily from the running by preferences given to veterans and current government employees. Job requirements often are tailored to meet the qualifications of a preselected worker, they claim, and applications are evaluated by bureaucrats unqualified to assess the applicant's competence.
"If the sections of the application are not filled in according to the gatekeeper's checklist, your applications will never make it past the gate," one wrote. "It is really important to fill in that application with the gatekeepers as your target audience."
We should be careful not to read too much into these accounts. Although 36 responses in a week is a lot for one column, it represents a tiny sliver of the potential government workforce. It also is a self-selected group, and unhappy people tend to be more likely to share their complaints. We have not evaluated the qualifications of those who submitted comments; some might not be as qualified as they think.
Nevertheless, such a lopsided outpouring of frustration would seem to indicate there is something behind the complaints.
"A lot of folks are just not suited for federal employment," one person wrote. "If you can't navigate the hiring process, you won't be able to navigate the bureaucracy and have the patience needed over the long haul."
That is a valid point. But considering GCN's readership, those who wrote in with their experiences tended to be people already working in government or as government contractors. They already have navigated the hiring process or are at least familiar with the bureaucracy but still felt compelled to complain. A survey released recently by the Partnership for Public Service showed that agencies intend to hire more than 11,500 IT workers from fiscal 2010 to 2012. If current employees are being driven to give up job searches because of the roadblocks they encounter, where are all of these new hires going to come from?
On the other hand, maybe it's not as bad as we think.
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I recently applied for a Government job and ran into issues with the application questionnaire. It seemed, by the specifics in the questionnaire, the job was written with a certain individual in mind. The questionnaire focused on very specific experience which allowed little room for transferable skills. For example, one question dealt with budget, scheduling, and planning experience interacting with certain state agencies. The wording excluded the possibility for the same experience only in support of a different domain (military customers and prime contractor customers). I answered the questionnaire based on the specific wording and chose not to take poetic license for having these skills from another domain. My application was rejected based on an initial score which presumably was performed by an automated tool.
I have been applying for numerous federal jobs and one of the places (to remain nameless) has put out numerous openings just to cancel them a few week later. For those that don't get canceled, they are so specifically written that it appears they are for one person. Having worked as a contractor for two federal agencies, I also realize this happens. I was all but told that at one of the places. I was told that they wanted a certain person (for a job out of my field) so they wrote the description based on this persons qualifications so when it went up, that person seemed to have everything they were looking for. I also talked with an individual who has hired in the past and he told me it happens all the time. He puts in a requirement, takes resumes and if the person he wanted isn't in the cut (they use an automated program to weed out resumes) then he states "no qualified candidates" and changes the requirement a little and re posts.
I recently applied for a position at the federal agency I work for. The person who contacted me didn't realize I already was a contractor for the agency and offered me an interview. The position has been open for about 2 years and very few people have applied in the past. I thought the interview went well and I had all the qualifications they were looking for. It has been 7 weeks (I was told 4-6 for an answer) since the interview and I heard through the grapevine that it was offered to someone from out of state. I have not officially heard word it is filled. When I inquire, I am told no decision has been made. The other rumor in the wind is that they wanted someone not in any way connected with the organization or in the area. I am already working so not a huge deal, but why interview me if they didn't want anyone from the area? I have just about given up seeking out government employment and will work as a contractor.
I've applied for numerous government positions at the agency where I've been a Contractor for over 11 years. It took 4 months before I was notified of an interview. Its been 2 months since my interview and my on-line status has not been updated. I've been hearing through the grapevine that the Hiring Manager is in the process of canceling the position and reopening it with a different announcement number because he didn't feel any of the interviewees were qualified - this is based on answers given for the 8 questions developed by the Hiring Manager and asked by the interview panel. The Hiring Manager was looking for a specific topic to be discussed/answered and because NONE of the 5 interviewees were able to deduce that based on the questions, we are all deeemd "unqualified". I wrote the questions down and have re-read them numerous times since the interview. I've asked others the same 8 questions and they have all answered them as I did. None of the questions were worded to elicit the response the Hiring Manager is now saying he was looking for. If 5 people were deemed qualified enough to get an interview and NONE of the 5 people provided the answer the Hiring Manager was expecting, then there's obviously something wrong with the questions and NOT with the individuals selected out of scores of applicants to be interviewed. A few of the other interviewees are also Contractors at the same agency and they feel as I do: that either the Hiring Manager doesn't know how to construct quality questions to elicit the expected response or the Hiring Manager had someone else in mind and that person didn't make the interview list. And I disagree with the statement in the article that says that "unhappy people tend to be more likely to share their complaints". People trying to enter the Government workforce aren't neccesarily unhappy as the article claims, but are driven individuals who are looking for other opportunities for professional growth and to utilize their skills. The Agency I support also does not provide the written correspondence, as required by law, to individuals who choose to use their disabled veteran's status - so there is no way for these individuals to know "why" they weren't selected. As with all government "red-tape", there's definitely room for improvement.
I'm a Federal IT professional. I hate the system as much as everyone trying for a Federal IT position. The first time I applied for Federal employment it took 6 months, the second when I was applying for a higher position it took 7. The system must be fixed for quicker response. And, many positions I applied for I never received acknowledgment or updates.
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First, you must have a chode to complete the Jumbo Shrimp approximately an 8" circumference. Obtain a shrimp cocktail, but this isn't your regular shrimp cocktail...fill the glass with menstrual blood and hang used condoms from the rim. Dip your scrotum in the blood and let soak for a minute while stirring. Meanwhile your partner is doing reservoir shots of stale cum from the used condoms but not swallowing, just gargling. Now, you dip your scrotum into the mouthful of stale jizz while emptying the remains of the menstrual blood into her mouth creating a milky red stew. When the mixture is complete, begin doggy-style intercourse while dipping jumbo shrimp into the concoction. Make sure you get her pregnant.
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Chad: "Yeah man she let me do the Jumbo Shrimp!"
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Chad: "Yeah man she let me do the Jumbo Shrimp!"
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A classification of a relationship. Something more than friends with benefits but not necessarily exclusive. It's basically being exclusive with one person but you have a built-in 3 strike random hookup policy. It's for those who want to be exclusive but tend to get into trouble...so it doesn't really make sense; like jumbo shrimp.
The target audience is long-distance couples.
The target audience is long-distance couples.
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One that is vertically challenged and at the same time overweight.
"That dude can't beat me at basketball, just look at him, he's a jumbo shrimp."
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The local stripper pulls the squirrel cover to the side to reveal the jumbo shrimp.
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Jessica: omg I thought Chad would have a big dick but he is just a jumbo shrimp
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a phrase that has now taken the place of "cool" So... if your going to say cool..say "JUMBO SHRIMP!!"
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