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The Tecumseh Indians never trailed in beating cross-county rival Adrian 45-39 in Friday's Southeastern Conference White Division boys basketball matchup.
The tight defensive game was punctuated with some high emotions in the third quarter as the teams traded technical fouls. Indians coach Marc Comstock and Maples coach Bart Bartels both called it a typical Adrian-Tecumseh game.
Poor free throw shooting by the Indians kept Adrian in the game. Tecumseh hit five of its last 14 free throws after Adrian got into the double bonus.
"We haven't been a good free throw shooting team all season," said Comstock. "After they got in the double bonus it looked good, but it paid off for them."
He was pleased with his team's performance, however. The win was the first time in a number of years Tecumseh has beaten Adrian.
"I was on the other end about nine or 10 years ago," Comstock said. "We played hard. I was happy with how they prepared this week. Adrian can do a lot of things on offense, but we stayed with them on defense."
With the score tied 2-2, the Indians (6-8, 3-5 SEC) went on a 9-0 run and took an 11-4 lead after one quarter. They extended the lead to 21-10 at halftime.
Adrian (5-10, 2-7) came out on fire after halftime. Kyle Hill hit two 3-pointers and Brandon Bays sank four free throws, two on a technical foul. That cut the lead to 23-22. That didn't last long, though, as Tecumseh closed the quarter on an 10-3 run.
"We got it down to one, but they went on another run and we had problems trying to catch up again," Bartels said.
Moments after Tecumseh's technical, Bret Bartels and Kyle Bryan mixed it up with the Adrian senior point guard spending the rest of the game on the bench. The officials quickly restored order when Tecumseh committed a hard foul at the defensive end, and the officials warned the players to cool down.
In the fourth quarter, Adrian kept fouling, but Tecumseh couldn't make free throws. However, Ben Kasper, who had nailed a 3-pointer in the third quarter to give the Indians a little breathing room, hit 3 of 4 free throws in the fourth quarter. The rest of the Indians were 2 of 10.
"When you aren't hitting your shots, you want to play defense and rebound. We didn't do those and it hurt us," coach Bartels said.
Nobody scored in double figures in the contest. Brandon Greene hit three 3-pointers and led the Maples with nine points. Kyle Hill added eight. For the Indians, Bryan had eight points and Jacob Britt scored seven.


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Amanda Daniels and Ryan Gold, both of Butler, were united in marriage June 23 on the beach in Aruba. Nordy Siljander officiated. A reception followed at the Henderson Equestrian Complex.
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The bride is a 2001 graduate of Butler High School and a 2005 graduate of Duquesne University.
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"Can I Really Trust God?" series, 7 p.m. Jan. 4-5 at the Arden Seventh-day Adventist Church, 35 Airport Road, Arden. Free. Info: 684-6700.
Wonderful Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. Info: trinitypresnc.org; 692-6114.
Men's Majestic Humanity of Jesus Bible study of Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church meets 8 a.m. Thursdays at Denny's on Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Info: 692-7027.
Calvary Kids Club meets from 3-4:30 p.m. the first and third Sunday at the church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Info: 684-6266.
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Freedom That Lasts meets 7 p.m. Friday night and 10 a.m. Sunday at Progress Baptist Church, 1935 N. Rugby Road. For those who are hurting or have fallen. Info: 419-0722; 545-9177.
Good News @ 6 will be at 6 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Welcoming all ages to a different service of worship. Info: 684-6266.
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Taize Worship will be at 6 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. A quiet and reflective worship. Info: 684-6266.
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Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meets 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays through May at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. Info: 692-1262.
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My Sisters Closet, will be open 9 a.m.-noon Mondays, at First Methodist Church, 204 6th Ave. W. Clothing of different styles for work. Info: 693-4275.
Bread ministry— free bread from 3-4 p.m. Mondays at Balfour United Methodist Church, Highway 25 North, across from Hunter Chevrolet. Info: 692-5501.
Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics Support Group meets alternate 5-6:30 p.m. Sundays at Immaculate Conception Church, at Seventh Avenue and Church Street, in Meeting Room 1, lower level of the church. Info: 693-7054.
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The Kent County Levy Court has identified 12 subdivisions which have stalled in their construction, whether it is because the developer has walked away from the entire project or because the developer no longer has the funds to move forward.
The Kent County Levy Court has identified 12 subdivisions which have stalled in their construction, whether it is because the developer has walked away from the entire project or because the developer no longer has the funds to move forward.
These subdivisions are not completely abandoned, there are residents who live in them that have to deal with the eyesores of silt fencing, clogged drainage and inlet protections left in their neighborhood. In some cases these neighborhoods look as if they're still construction zones.
A list of 12 of the affected subdivisions was presented by Jared Adkins of the Kent County Conservation District at Tuesday's Levy Court's meeting.
The Levy Court proposed Kent County aid in removing silt fencing and inlet protection materials and unclog weed chocked drainage systems in the effected communities.
"You've got some people that are being harmed by the situation through no fault of their own, namely the homeowners. What is it that we can do to assist?" said Commissioner Eric Buckson. "I want to keep it on the small scale. We cannot assist with finishing the roads or building the club house. What we could do is play a role in how a person feels when they drive into their subdivision every day."
Commissioner George "Jody" Sweeney recommended the county begin placing liens on these problem communities so the banks that take over the unfinished projects will be forced to reimburse the county when it sells the project to a new investor. But Kent County's Director of Planning Services Sarah Kiefer said there isn't anything in the code allowing the county to place such a lien, so the county will have to foot the bill.
"There is nothing currently budgeted with planning services or within the administration budget to cover these costs so it would be a budget amendment," Keifer said.
The proposed budget amendment for this undertaking is $11,550. This number is based on the assessment made by the Conservation District. They went out to each site and estimated what it would cost to clean things up. Projects range in cost from $400 to $1,500, according to County Administrator Michael Petit de Mange.
"What we're doing here with $12,000 is to go out here and give these properties better curb appeal so that there's a better chance for them to sell and when that happens we will benefit," said Levy Court President Brooks Banta. "I think this is such a minimal amount of money for us to utilize to generate a better looking Kent County."
Sweeney, however, expressed concern having the county take on this responsibility may lead others to take advantage of the situation.
"If we get into a position where we're going to spend a couple thousand dollars to clean up rather than the developer who has stepped away from it or the bank that now owns it, they're going to let us do it," Sweeney said. "If they're not held accountable for what they're supposed to do we're going to get stuck holding the bill every time."
Buckson, though, said the communities generated a significant amount of tax revenue when economic times were better. He said it was now the county's responsibility put some funds back into those communities.
The commissioners unanimously voted to move this item to the consent agenda, which they'll vote on at their April 9 meeting.


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U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd, was quoted by two area newspapers as commenting, "I'm tired of hearing the phrase 'Middle Class' "
If Kelly doesn't vote in the interest of his constituents, he might not hear the phrase "middle class" much longer — because there no longer will be a middle-class constituent group in the 3rd District.
Kelly has been in Washington long enough to know that, when it comes to fiscal matters, society is described by phrases such as upper income, upper middle income, middle income, underpaid, upper class, middle class, underemployed, working poor, retired, unemployed, senior, veteran, student, union worker, non-union worker, small-business owner — the list goes on.
All phrases are used when considering the economic growth of a district, state, or the nation.
Kelly shouldn't be tired of hearing those phrases. It is his duty to consider — and represent — all of those groups. He must consider all groups when he casts his vote on the upcoming federal budget.
Kelly represents the 3rd District, where the majority of his constituents belong to — here comes the phrase — the middle class, and also the working poor.
I am a member of the middle class and I live in the 3rd District. Kelly should start listening to his constituents.
The 2012 election is over; Kelly was re-elected. Now he should stop knocking us.
It's time for Kelly to become a representative for all of his constituents.
A person who is elected to the U.S. Congress carries the job title "Representative to the U.S. Congress" but we refer to them as congressman or congresswoman.
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In the earlier days of Leavenworth, there were a lot of "mom and pop" grocery stores on several corners around town.
In the earlier days of Leavenworth, there were a lot of "mom and pop" grocery stores on several corners around town. One of these was a half block from my home. The owners were Mr. and Mrs. John Giese. I was really rich when I had a penny for candy.
The Giese family had several children, including Don and Helen Marie. Helen was close to my age, and so we were friends. She took me with her one time to the Old Cathedral school which she attended. I also went to Mass there on occasion. Other neighbors invited me to their churches as well, but even though I married a Catholic, I have remained at First United Methodist to this day.
John Giese became a policeman later on, and told me about Mann's Cafe' which was across the street from the police department. The police department then, was in the north end of city hall, and Mann's was just west, across 5th Street. The police department had a small dog who would carry an envelope of money with an order for food, over to the cafe', and wait until the order was filled, then carry the sack back to the policemen who were waiting for it. I would guess that the dog was rewarded with some of the goodies.
It seemed there were a lot of small businesses around Leavenworth, zoning just wasn't so important then. One of these cafe's was "Charly's Place" in Bain City.
It was in the backyard of their home, sheltered from the torrid temperatures of Leavenworth summers by a beautiful American elm tree. The cafe' was hardly big enough to turn around in, no more than eight by 10 feet. It had one tiny table with two small chairs overlooking the only window in the building. A person could almost reach out from the table and touch the five-foot counter that was outfitted with two stools, and that was the extent of the accommodations – seating for four people at a time.
A small gate and railing kept customers from wandering into the kitchen area, which was crowded with a refrigerator and two-burner kerosene stove. A small cabinet in a back was storage for three or four glasses. a like number of plates and a few coffee cups.
When someone ordered soup it didn't create a service problem. Charley didn't keep so much as a single can of soup on the kitchen shelf. As soon as he heard that a customer ordered soup he literally jumped out the back door and headed for Boode's store to purchase a can of soup.
Years later, when reflecting on this unique business enterprise, a person might wonder why he bought only one can of soup at a time. Perhaps it was simply supply and demand.
Mr. Huff was asked if they ever made any money – and it was surprising to learn that it generated about a dollar-and-a-half a day in receipts. There were men who were working full time jobs and were struggling to earn that much in a day's wages.
Annie Johnston is a Leavenworth resident and wife of the late J.H. Johnston III, former Times publisher.


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Featuring one champion on the day, Hannibal High School's wrestlers placed fifth in the 10-team Lafayette tournament on Saturday in Wildwood.
Featuring one champion on the day, Hannibal High School's wrestlers placed fifth in the 10-team Lafayette tournament on Saturday in Wildwood.
"We wrestled well," said HHS Coach Derek Greening, whose team amassed 186 points on the day. "We're trying to work hard on the very few things we've got left before district and state."
The tournament provided the Pirates the opportunity to see some new faces.
"It was the first time we'd ever been to that tournament. It was a good tournament," said Greening, whose team was 2-2 in duals on the day. "We saw a few schools we don't usually see at all until the state tournament. Some of them above us (in classification) we never see."
During the course of the tournament, Hannibal won four of 11 matches that were decided by decision. The Pirates had a 13-15 record in matches whose outcome was determined by a pin. HHS claimed a pair of technical fall victories.
Finishing with a perfect 5-0 record was Chandler Fohey, who rolled up 28 points for Hannibal.
"Congratulations to Chandler Fohey for setting the new fastest pin record. Chandler pinned one of his opponents in five seconds," said Greening.
Another Pirate praised by his coach was Tyler Janes, who finished 4-1 and totaled 22 points for HHS.
"Tyler Janes had a good tournament. He lost to a returning state champion. That was his only loss of the day," said Greening.
Also logging 4-1 records for Hannibal on Saturday were Colby Collings (19 points) and Kyle Muehring (18 points). Others totaling 18 points in the tournament were Brant Dooley (3-2 record) and Austin Janes (3-2 record).
Next up for Hannibal will be the Fort Zumwalt Quad on Thursday in O'Fallon.
"Fort Zumwalt North is pretty important when we wrestle them because they're a district opponent, so we can work on our seeds," said Greening. "Helias is there and is a state opponent. Francis Howell is also there."


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So the defense that has clamped down on Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Cam Newton, and Alex Smith is suddenly "overrated" because of one loss? It's "terrible on third down" because it's played against a lot of excellent 3rd-down QB's (which, BTW, is part of the definition of an elite QB)? Seven good games get erased by the eighth?
Am I the only one who thinks this is just a tad bit overreactionary? I'm not gonna buy it. Plenty of other explanations.
People were silly from the beginning to think that this offense was nothing more than Calvin Johnson bailing out a terrible QB. Matt Stafford won this game on the back of uber-accurate passes into great coverage. There are plays that even the best defense can't reliably beat, and Stafford had a bunch of them today. This was the 8th-ranked DVOA offense. It is not embarrassing to lose to them. Young and Broyles on a team with Megaton, Pettigrew, and Scheffler could make this a scary offense for years to come.
(Imagine if we had that many weapons, instead of Charly Martin and Golden "Let's Get Cute" Tate. Sheesh, 7 catches and he still manages to make most of them pointless. STRETCH FOR THE FIRST DOWN AND QUIT HASSELTOSSING, YOU AWKWARD ROLE-PLAYER.)
And not all of Stafford's passes took him five seconds to establish, so don't blame the pass rush for ALL of them. If you're gonna look there, remember that Jason Jones' absence counts for a lot. We were all grumbling about the lack of interior pressure from a good 3-tech last ye4ar - well, today we reverted to that ineffective play and our secondary couldn't cope. But Stafford also made some awesome stick throws into tight coverage today that would have been hard to defend by anyone. Tom Brady made similar throws. I didn't see anyone calling our D "underrated" then. We're just labeling this defense based purely on whether we won or lost.
My inevitable takeaway: This was the most NFL-ish game the Seahawks have played in a long time. A "normal" score instead of a collection of field goals. Actual scoring. No glaring issues that can't be mitigated by better health. No ill effects from youth, self-destruction, or general lack of talent or identity. Just a throwdown by two increasingly complete teams. Sustained scoring by both sides. Spotty but good execution on both sides. Both teams wanting it, playing hard despite losing players. Both QB's proving they can marshal fourth-quarter scoring drives. And in the end, the game came down to whichever team had the last word in the fourth-quarter, and whose injuries were more crucial. That team was Seattle, despite hanging tough with real points in a ROAD game. It felt more like an NFL playoff game than any game Seattle has played under Russell Wilson yet.
Big positives:
* Clutch conversions on the 4th-qtr drive by a pocket-climbing Wilson. QBOTF play from him today despite missing Doug Baldwin AND Braylon Edwards. On the road.
* Almost no penalties. On the road.
* D held Stafford to a merely okay 7.2, further proving that they forced Stafford to earn every yard of this game (he was simply up to the challenge). On the road.
* Zach Miller finally showing up. On the road.
* Further chemistry between RW and Sidney Rice. On the road.
* Run defense floundered early but quickly got their feet back under them. On the road.
* Lynch ran hard and broke 100 yards again. On the road.
* We lost by only four points. On the road.
* Did I mention this was all on the road?
So let's just...simmer down, folks. I know this was a must-win conference game, but for the millionth time, it was rich to expect this team to compete in the playoffs with such few offensive weapons. We'll get there. And the run game/defense will still be here.
And for those of you silly enough to actually put Pete on a hot seat...seriously, you have an estrogen buildup somewhere. Go to a specialist and get it drained or something.


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There is plenty to do- right here in your own backyard!
There is plenty to do- right here in your own backyard!
Working in Tourism means a different schedule every day. We love to plan new events, welcome guests from out of town, and work up itineraries for groups passing through. A full calendar of annual events keeps us busy with something new every month of the year. But the one task that we work on every day, all the time is proving that there really is plenty to do in Kirksville!
Our work focuses on folks from out of town. The goal and purpose of our office is to fill up hotel rooms, encourage economic development, and establish tourism as an industry in our community. But our best tourism ambassadors are neighbors, friends, and colleagues- in a word, you. Though our work is to promote Kirksville to visitors, even we cannot forget the resources in our own backyard.
We hope to dispel the myth that there is nothing to do in Kirksville. Each week we will feature something unique, fun, or inspiring about Kirksville. Then we will share current events to keep you busy through the week.
We hope to encourage you to strike up a conversation with an old college roommate or a sister in another state and say, "Why don't you drive up for a visit?" We hope to remind you of your old favorites and introduce you to something new. We hope that the next time you hear someone say, "There is nothing to do," that you will help us open their eyes to all there is right here in our own backyard.


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Can you tell whose these are by the sound alone? Can you even understand what they are saying?
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To me (and of course I'm wrong) a good cartoon voice actor has to have 2 main attributes:
1) An obvious unique and pleasant vocal sound.
The greats like Daws Butler, Don Messick, Mel Blanc and more all have a naturally unique distinct sound-even when they are not doing a cartoon voice.
It's like having a quality instrument as opposed to a rusty old out of tune one.
This is why many oldtime cartoon voices came from radio, where the quality of the voice is so important.
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Movie stars are known more for their faces than their voices (especially today) and when you replace their faces with a cartoon character's face, you lose the movie star's value, because the audience can't tell who is doing the voice - and don't care. They just want to believe in the characters themselves.
2) Specialized acting ability.
Clear Diction: You have to be able to clearly understand what the actor is saying (unless he is purposely mumbling for some story or character reason)
For example, listen to Ranger Smith's line at the top. Esp. the second half "Maybe I can do something.. before the commissioner..."
Try to read that line yourself as fast as Don Messick does and still make it all sound so clear and perfectly inflected. It's not easy. Don was a real pro.
A wide range of inflection - and the ability to control it and tailor it to the meaning of the dialogue and character.
If you read everything in a flat monotone, you aren't adding anything to the character.
Vocal acting is even more important in cartoons than in live action, because cartoon visual acting is not as easily controlled as a live actor's visual acting.
A colorful unique and rich voice adds a lot of personality to an animated character, whether you have a huge or tiny budget. It's instant personality.
That coupled with a good design gets you half way there.
Bill and Joe may have made super cheap cartoons, but they had the good sense to use really unique and appealing character designs and combine them with distinct and super qualified voice talent. At least in the beginning.
59 comments:
- Khato said...
The vocals for Fantastic Mr. Fox are mushy and indistinct - probably the fault of using screen actors rather than voice actors (I've found stage and radio performers better for this, since their careers are based around how well they can use their voice). I can hear every word that the Ranger is saying, that's not to say it's perfect, but it's definitely easier on the ears than the muted FMF clips, which I had to listen to a couple of times to get.
- Kali Fontecchio said...
I was soooooo hoping you had re-recorded some of those hilarious Boo-Boo lines! Come onnnnnn.......
- Zwoltopia said...
Well, in all honesty...the voices originate from totally different genres of the film medium. The voices sound different in many ways for a reason!!
I get your point as I dispise many of the voices used in animation today but you chose bad examples in my opinion.
They are totally unrelated and it seems like you are just looking for a way to bash the Fantastic Mr. Fox.
I adore you mr.K, I read your blogs daily (the ones I have access to) and I always respect your opinion even if I disagree.
Nothing like a healthy discussion in my book so I would like to know why you chose this particular movie as an example.
- JohnK said...
I could have picked any movie. The voices all sound the same.
If I had just heard those voices, I couldn't have told you what movie they came from.
- Khato said...
Ah, now I get it. Modern productions use actors whose names and appearances have familiarities, rather than their voices, because they are screen actors. They're playing themselves in the role, which they are ill-suited to, since they aren't trained to be able to make an identifiable voice.
For example, one would recognise Yogi Bear's voice because he -has a character voice-, no matter who's doing the acting (if they're any good at it). George Clooney et al have very unidentifiable voices, since they're just regular people and not characters being played. Not very interesting in terms of voice.
But hey, what are we to do about it? A-List celebrities sell seats, even if they are (generally) terrible at voice acting.
- Zwoltopia said...
True but I did instantly recognise George Clooney linking it to the Fantastic Mr. Fox in a second.
That off course all depends on the knowledge about the film in advance.
Don't get me wrong, I hate this whole "trend" with screen actors being sellingpoints for animated movies these days but if, for example, you would have picked a tv cartoon of the modern times against yogi such as..to make it easy, lets say spongebob, the effect would have been terminated as they are still voiced by talented and professional voice actors.
There are older animated films out there, before the "celebrity craze" that have the same flat and indistinct sound. The creative team behind those films is largely responisble for those and just like today there were also bad choices made in the past.
ps: If you see any typos, blame my Belgian roots (yes, you may point and laugh if you wish)
- Duvel said...
I was wondering where the Dull New Voices came from. Then I recognised George Clooney's in the last one and had to think, which animated movie was he in recently? Oh yeah
- Paulrus said...
Rather than film animation voices, what about in TV cartoons?
I think people like Brian Doyle-Murray, Tom Kenny, Thurop Van Orman, and of course Billy West and yourself have done an excellent job.
What do you think John? Who stands out today as a voice actor?
- Paul B said...
Eddie Fitzgerald is a great cartoony voice, probably one of the best
did you mean recognize the voice actors? because i can definitely recognize george clooney and jason schwartzman in the new clips. the mr fox movie is comprised of many wes anderson regulars. but the voices aren't anywhere as distinct from each other as the yogi clips, i recognize the characters ranger smith, yogi and booboo of course but i don't know their voice actors really.
i agree with you on the point that current animation too often goes for the big name stars instead of really judging their voices for a part. i actually think recognizing the voice of an actor you're very familiar with takes away from the character, like if i see mr. fox i'll probably always be aware its george clooney talking. but im not familiar with the people who voiced yogi and etc, and to me thats just yogi talking. i wish hollywood would consider this more.
i havent commented in a while, but im always reading, love the blog john!
-your pal evan
- Ryan said...
Zwoltopia: If you say "the voices sound different in many ways for a reason." Would you care to say what that reason is?
When the trailer for Mr. Fox came out, someone was playing it where I could hear it but couldn't see it and I would have assumed it was another Dreamworks movie just based on the sound. Looking at it, I can see the Wes Anderson impact, (which you can either love or hate) but the sound seems pretty generic to what they do in animated movies these days.
- JohnK said...
Well I don't know who Jason Schwartzman is and I don't know what character he plays.
I know what a badger is and what a fox is but I couldn't tell you what the personalities of any of these characters are. Either from the designs or the acting.
It seems everything about this is purely generic.
- Zwoltopia said...
Wes Anderson movies are pretty dry when it comes to the enthousiasm from the characters. They aren't expected to bounce up in the air and start using energetic or distinctive voice-acting.
The blander the better it seems when it comes to an Anderson film.
That is sort of his "thing", he's been doing it in pretty much all of his films.
- CartoonSteve said...
Plus theres the patronizing "this is a kid's cartoon" voice (over inflected - cutsie) that you hear on saturday morning shows nowadays. I wonder if that started with Tiny Toons?
John, have you found a way to get the audio clips to play on the main page (without opening a new page and clicking on the play button)?
I've found tutorials how to set it up but they look kind of nerdy
i definitely agree with you, you can tell a lot more about yogi, ranger smith and booboo's personalities from their voices than the mr fox clips.
one thing about mr fox is, i think the style is based on wes anderson's brother's illustrations. like this cover:
its a bland kind of illustration. it seems to kinda fit his movies, and i like his movies, but i don't know that i particularly want to that stuff animated.
- Roberto González said...
I don't think animated movies should follow the example of Fantastic Mr. Fox. I haven't seen the movie yet but I can say I generally agree with your points and the Wes Anderson's choices are not the kind of thing that should be used in a cartoon.
However I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy the movie cause I've liked most of Wes Anderson's films to date. Voices and character design may be generic in therms of lack of expressiveness in the faces and distinct tones. But to me both the designs and the voices are not generic in comparison to what other films use today. The character voices may sound boring but this uninteligible gives a feeling of this kind of independent movies. And the character design seems out of date and it's different to what other people use. So even though it's not my ideal I kinda appreciate the quirkiness of it. In other words, at leas it's different.
To me a Dreamworks/Bluesky movie would be a better example of generic.
Anyway I also hate the celebrity trend, I just think that in this case it's simply the fact that Wes Anderson likes to work with the same cast he uses in life action movies. Most of the other times they just pick celebrities to sell the movie, even though it would work better without them.
- K. Nacht said...
Billy Bletcher (from Bowery Bugs--"Aaaw, but swamii!!")and Ralph have great cartoon voices. Ralph sounds like the blue incarnation of Katnip from the Irv Spector penned No Ifs, Ands or Butts Noveltoon, (a Buzzy Buzzard with some great backgrounds methinks you may like, Johnney- moderne without wonk).........
- drawingtherightway said...
On Thanksgiving cartoon network aired Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet which was from the late 70's. It had older shorts in it but it also had crude animation that must have been done in the 70's as a wraparound with Bugs to tie everything together. One thing I noticed is that Bugs sounded different in these segments even though Mel Blanc still did his voice. He didn't sound as good as he did in the older shorts. I wonder if this was because of him being much older or if he tried to do something different with Bug's voice.
- Jonathan Harris said...
What about modern TV cartoons?
Dexter's Lab is pretty old now but Dexter had one of the most distinctive and genuinely funniest voices ever.
I've been checking out a bit of The Misadventures of Flapjack lately since people seem to rave about it, and the voices are at least cartoony but not particularly unique.
Has anybody else seen any other more recent cartoons (Chowder is another I've heard people talking about, but I haven't bothered to watch any of it yet) to comment on what the voices are like in those?
- Michael said...
Producers cast "famous actors" for security and publicity. They feel safer spending millions of dollars with names like George Clooney and Jason Schwartzman than with, say, Billy West. Producers also know they can book movie stars on talk shows and get articles about them in newspapers and magazines and have them promote the cartoons for "free." I'm sure they also think it's more fun to hang around at the premiere parties with Robin Williams or Ray Romano then it would be with unknown (but talented) actors.
- Toncho said...
John, as usual I respect and admire your work in many ways. Would you care to throw some Voice Acting tips?
I know it's something you are 'born' with, but it would be VERY helpful to have some insight from a pro. BTW, being a creator + voice actor = more and more respect.
Back to "what we see nowadays" I'd like to point out Seth McFarlane and SOME of the Family Guy cast. I understand your point about the animation being crappy and the fact that it should be a sitcom with actual people instead, but the range on McFarlane's voice and his acting is pretty much flawless.
I dare to say that if it wasn't for the voices and acting Family Guy and American Dad! wouldn't be such a hit. Just compare Brian (McFarlane's actual voice) with Quagmire, Peter, Stewie (FG), Stan and Roger (AD). The guy even had singing lessons -or so I've read- with this old lady who taught Sinatra!
Anyway, feedback is appreciated...
- Oliver_A said...
Animated pictures should first and foremost be casted with real voice actors instead of celebrities.
It's often funny when the English audio track of such a film is filled with celebrity voices, but the foreign dubs still use real, professional voice actors.
- thomas said...
Its method acting thats to blame. They want it to sound "natural". And all the big named actors that they use to sell the films, are trained that way. Its almost like the producers make the characters out to be the actor's alter- egos. So we're not going to see an animated character with any autonomy, its just an imitation Hollywood actor, as if that's not redundant.
I'd love to see Charlie Kaufman write a script with George Clooney and Meryl Streep as a couple of furries.Maybe you're suggesting something like that already.
- bergsten said...
Daws Butler, Don Messick (though Mel Blanc could probably have done both Yogi and BooBoo simultaneously).
- bergsten said...
OK, so I answered your question before reading the rest of the article. Sigh.
New competent voice talent? Dan Castellaneta, Trey Parker. Jason Alexander, maybe. Tom Kenny definitely, Tom Kane perhaps. Charles Adler with a bullet.
Others are recognizable, but just as themselves -- Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, all of the bad guy actors, Billy What's-his-name.
- LeoBro said...
So true. I can't even understand everything they're saying in those clips. I saw the film last night with the kids, and I had no idea Mrs. Fox was Meryl Streep until the closing credits. As much as I admire her in films, she brought nothing here.
This film is not just a case of "studio executives boost box office with name star power." It's also a case of "directors (or stars) in one medium think they know everything about another medium," discounting the skill and talent of people who are dedicated to it.
- bergsten said...
Other old timers -- Bill Scott, Paul Frees, Hans Conried. Alan Reed. How many people know Mel Blanc did Barney Rubble?
Wimmen folk? Cathy Cavadini, Elizabeth Daily, Tara Strong, Mona Marshall, Nancy Cartwright.
- Trevor Thompson said...
John, John, John.
You just don't get it, do you? You're being dragged into the future kicking and screaming aren't you, you poor sod.
We kids today can't identify with talent... we've never seen it. Besides, I will only watch movies where the animal characters act and sound like REAL PEOPLE!!! So what if you can't understand them, I want to believe that these animals are upright and talking!
Plus, I'm not going to go to a movie unless I know Hollywood spent a fortune getting all the current 'it' people to do the voices, and how am I supposed to know that George Clooney did the voice if he doesn't sound every bit as lifeless, drab and monotone as he does in those awful Ocean's movies?
Jeez, JK. Get with the program. Talent with talent is SO old school.
- Trevor Thompson said...
@ drawingtherightway
Mel was in a car accident in the late 50s and it was so bad that the studio actually tried looking for new people to do the voice, including Stan Freberg.
When he came to, they began recording him from his hospital bed, and ever since then he took on easier jobs and tended to avoid voices like Yosemite Sam in favor of Barney Rubble and ( shudder ) Heathcliffe.
The touching part of the story is that the doctor got him out of his comma by addressing Mel as Bugs and asking if Bugs could hear him. When that worked, he continued to the other characters til he finally got Mel.
But even when Mel was old and fragile he still gave a superior performance to even the best voice artists today.
- bergsten said...
Dexter, yeah, dumb of me to forget.. Kath Soucie, Christine Cavanaugh, Allison Moore, Frank Welker.
The 50-ish black guy whose name I forget who refuses to have his picture taken. Does great Rasta voices.
There's PLENTY of competent voice talent out there (but I suppose the same can be said for artistic talent).
Yo, John. Maybe you should outsource to India.
- RooniMan said...
I agree with everything you said here, John. Clear, distinct voices are so much better then the boring, monotone celebrity voices we hear way too often today.
- J. Anderson said...
John K, I would like to know what you think about a cartoon online project that would make so many fans (audience) that would leverage the authors to sell character's based products and even going to television? And Haven't you so many great characters that would make this cartoon project possible? ( I am clearly thinking in a Spumco project direcetd by you).
What the flaws (the budget)? The detours to make it possible (limited animation, flash, recycled motions)?
I have an ongoing project myself in my country and it's beginning to show me the ways, So I imagine what you with all your creativity and know-how could do using the internet public as a big leverage to do all the great stuff you want to do.
- Daniel said...
Here's some more studies from today.
- Thom said...
Thank you, John K! I'm too young to be an old fogey, but I really dislike nearly all -- make that: all -- current Hollywood actors because I can't understand what the heck they're saying!
The clips you posted are a perfect illustration of it. I hardly understood a word they said, and, honestly, didn't care what they said, because they just sound like some teenaged slouch. Okay, I'll stop ranting now.
- drawingtherightway said...
Hi Trevor!
I remember reading about Mel being in that car accident and the doctor talking him out of it as bugs but had completely forgotten about it when I posted. Thanks for reminding me! And your right even when Mel wasn't at his best, he was still better then most.
- Alexandre G. Marcati said...
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@bergsten: Are you thinking of Phil LaMarr (Futurama, Samurai Jack, others)?
I think John DiMaggio is a great modern voice actor. His voice is distinctive and he actually speaks quite clearly. I believe he played not only Bender on Futurama, but also the Scotsman on Samurai Jack and El Oso on El Tigre.
Just thought I'd throw that in.
- Kathryn Sala said...
Uuuuugh, bland, boring voices are not great (unless it's supposed to be that way for a certain character). I hate it when people just pick up any old actor (not even thinking about the VOICE) and use it for a character.
- Elana Pritchard said...
Thank you, THANK YOU! I am so tired of all cartoon characters having the voices of my Jewish relatives! (Actually, some of my relative's voices may have been MORE interesting)
Anyway, cartoon voices suck these days- especially the voices in CGI movies. They think if they have characters sound like Billy Crystal it will sell more tickets to the adults taking thier kids to the movies. Whatever happened to dropping the little buggers off and DOING something adult instead? Go get your shoes resoled, or shop for discount mulch at the hardware store. I suppose parents think if they drop their kids off they will be molested and end up on Fox News...
Seriously, this has bothered me for a long time! Burn Hollywood, Burn!
- Elana Pritchard said...
Wow Trevor, that is a really touching story.
- Trevor Thompson said...
Thanks Elana! Are you still maintaining the Cartoon Studies blog?
- Yowp said...
John, another advantage the HB and Jay Ward people had was they were in a studio playing off each other. That brightens your read, at least it does for me.
Both Daws and Don M. were masters of giving an expressive, energetic read while going fairly slowly. Take a transcript of their dialogue and read it for yourself. I'll bet you'll find your pace is an awful lot faster than what guys like Daws were doing. The key is to slow down the read without sounding too choppy, sleepy or like you're reading. It takes a bit of training, which people got in the old days in radio.
- Timothy Merks said...
This is a great post!
In Australia we dont really deal with celebrity voices. We just deal with the same actors turning up on every new series we work on.
They also have the same voice director who likes more realistic performances... which means nothing interesting to animate to.
- Michael Sporn said...
Sorry, I have to disagree. I think the voices in FANTASTIC MR. FOX are just great. I hope you'll see the film before you denounce the voices as not be "cartoon" enough. This is not a WB or H&B film; it's a wholly different genre, and it works wonderfully.
I also could identify all of the voices (including Jason Schwartzman's) from your clips. The clips were well chosen - and short enough - to make them sound bad. See the film. It may not be your style, but it sure is mine.
The cartoon voices you're looking for are in Planet 51.
- wwhhaatt?? said...
Hi John,
Actually, Wes Anderson did a pretty unique thing with voice-recording for MR. FOX:
" With most animated films nowadays, the stars who supply the characters' voices do their recordings in glass studio booths and rarely meet any of the other "voices."
Anderson, however, gathered George Clooney, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman, and installed them on a friend's farm in Connecticut. There they roamed the fields and hedgerows, running, jumping and even digging in the ground like the characters in Anderson's script, as a technician with a microphone followed them around. Scenes in a cider cellar were recorded in a basement and for those in a barn, they went into a barn."
I'll agree celebrity voices are over-used... something Disney started in the 1990's with their features that has been a selling point in every animated film since. I'll disagree that MR. FOX is a good example for your argument because deadpan dialogue is part of Wes Anderson's aesthetic. MR. FOX is something of a marvel because it consciously throws out many rules of animated films, particularly those with animal characters.
- David Bernal said...
ooh I am loving these post about voices!! thank so much John!
- JohnK said...
"because it consciously throws out many rules of animated films, particularly those with animal characters."
The only rule I know of is to purposely go against what animation does better than every other medium. I wish someone would finally have the good sense to throw out that rule.
- mike f. said...
You'll never convince pompous twits who have a dismissive hatred for funny, character-driven gag cartoons. Don't even try, they're lost causes.
One poster on this thread recently wrote one of the most astoundingly ignorant replies I've ever read on an animation blog. This genius seems to think gags are things that drift down from heaven and don't need carefully worked-out set-ups, rhythm, pacing, composition, inner logic, etc.
Real cartoonists know better.
Of course professional voice artists - especially Golden Age greats who were trained in radio - will be more effective than film actors, who are used to also relying on visual gesture and facial expression to get their meaning across. It should be obvious to anyone who has ears.
If George Clooney was George Nobody instead of an internationally famous, A-list actor, does anyone in their right mind really believe some producer or director on the planet would pick his voice out of a pile of taped submissions and say: "Eureka! We've found the perfect Mr Fox!"
How naive! He was picked for (dubious) box office considerations, not for any creatively functional reason. Give me a break.
- JohnK said...
Hi Michael,
the whole trailer was like that, untintelligible, lifeless and indistinguishable voices. That's not unique to the fox movie and I didn't single it out. It's in every modern animated movie.
Planet 51 isn't any more "cartoony" than that or any other movie.It looks more professional, but is just more stock Cal Arts. The voices are no different to me.
But I'll be happy to use that next time I talk about voices.
Clarity and distinctiveness is not too much to ask for in an animated movie's voice acting (or design), whether it's "cartoony" or not.
I'm amazed that you of all people would stick up for something so wooden and lifeless when you have such a great site filled with beautiful Disney storyboards, designs, animation etc. The Fox movie is a 10th genereation imitation of "Robin Hood" through the eyes of fan art, and then live action folks imitating that fan art.
I get the feeling that some folks will stick up with lifelessness on the grounds that it is some kind of rebellion against professionalism or "cartoonines" as if cartooniness even still exists, let alone dominates the cartoon field.
Geez, Lady and the Tramp (one of the original inspirations of furry design) looks like a Clampett cartoon compared to this modern stuff.
I still love your site even though we sometimes disagree.
I agree with 90% of your taste and am about to show off your site again soon. You and John Canemaker are very generous in sharing so much great stuff with us fans.
Can you imagine if we could find so much great art and info about animation when we were kids?
Your pal,
- mike f. said...
BTW, the most glaring example of inappropriate casting of a live-action star for a cartoon voice (I admit there's some stiff competition - Whoopi Goldberg, Bruce Willis, etc.) is probably Demi Moore in Hunchback, (a dreadful movie anyway, but the voices didn't help.)
Now, I'd be the first to admit that she's incredibly beautiful and sexy - especially back in 1996. But let's be honest, she has a voice like shredded gravel. She sounds more like Louie Armstrong than Esmeralda.
Demi wasn't cast because her voice was ideal for the role, and neither were Clooney and Murray. Anyone who insists otherwise is kidding himself, and doesn't really understand much about modern Hollywood.
- SandraRivas said...
Geez, if Mel Blanc was here right now, he'd be shaking his head at the recent voice actors.
As soon as I heard the voices from Fantastic Fox, I almost strangled myself from boredom. Is that suppose to be a funny movie?
I like George Clooney but his voice acting in the movie sounds terrible. You can't tell what they're feeling or what's going on.
Mel Blanc is my favorite voice actor because he adds more color into our lovable characters. He could sound dramatic, exciting, cute, and hilarious. He knew what to do.
Of course I'm not asking every voice actor to be like Mel Blanc, because that's kinda impossible, but they should at least add more juice and personality in the characters, even if the characters are ugly-looking.
Or more importantly, they should learn from the masters.
- Roberto González said...
>>Demi wasn't cast because her voice was ideal for the role, and neither were Clooney and Murray. Anyone who insists otherwise is kidding himself, and doesn't really understand much about modern Hollywood.>>
Of course they always try to make cash and celebrity voices help but I don't consider Wes Anderson a typical Hollywood director. I just say that he would have probably picked the same actors if he were going to do a life-action movie. Of course here the main characters are animals so he couldn't use them in person. I think he just likes to work with some of these actors.
Well, he hasn't picked Clooney for a movie before, so I give you that, but Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson are in most of his films.
Also, I'm probably not the best one to talk about this since in Spain I've watched most of his movies dubbed, but I believe Bill Murray may be the scarce type of celebrity that could actually do good cartoon voices. I've seen the trailers of the Garfield's movies in english and Murray's voice seemed the only good thing in those films.
- Stephen Worth said...
I once talked with June Foray about "celebrity" voices in animated films. I'll give you two guesses what she thought of the trend.
- wwhhaatt?? said...
"The only rule I know of is to purposely go against what animation does better than every other medium. I wish someone would finally have the good sense to throw out that rule."
I guess I mean that MR. FOX is more in line with a sensibility in Russian stop-motion animation like Yuri Norenstein and his excellent HEDGEHOG IN THE FOG than with American animation. Though they dress like humans, the animals in these films revert to very animal-like behavior at times. I enjoyed it very much and found the voices to be appropriate to the characters and scenes. It is a welcome change from the seemingly endless digital, swirling plastic landscapes and boring anime both of which have been played out, at least for me. MR. FOX also had an absurdity and playfulness that has been missing in animated features for quite a while.
- Elana Pritchard said...
Trevor- I do not have a computer with internet access and a scanner right now. In the past I was borrowing someone else's. That's what I was doing when I had the Cartoon Critique site before. I ended up moving away from New Orleans because it is basically a war zone and left my borrowed setup with the person I was borrowing it from. Right now I finally have a computer and will hopefully have internet up and running on it soon. I know this amount of time to get those basic things sounds ridiculous to some people- but that's the way it's been. As soon as I'm all setup I hope to continue running the site.
- Steve C. said...
...and by late 5s even Mel Blnc had to struggle with one dimensional portrayals of his beloved Warner characters..[ans did other voice actors with 1980s shows,but that is a different topic].
Steve,aka Pokey..
- Lew said...
John K., one of the things I like best about The Venture Bros. is how immediately distinct and recognizable all the main character's voices are (even if most of them are done by the same two guys). James Urbaniak stands out particularly as having a voice like a well-tuned instrument. It's funny, his main character is a slight variation on his own voice, so people who know him for the cartoons first and his movie roles second have often said watching him really speak looks as if he's being dubbed.
- James Paton said...
This is an incredibly late addition to the comments but I just wanted to throw Eric Idle into the mix. Now His voice in various Python features was funny enough, but I was struck down when I heard his voice acting for the 'Discworld' games (especially Discworld II). Video games are notorious for bad voice acting, and a cliche in general among modern animators, but that game set one hell of a standard in terms of an amalgam of cartoon and gaming.
- andreajims01 said...
The most important aspect of voice dubbing must be clear voice, diction and pronunciation. The second most important aspect is timing. Lip sync Dubbings needs to be performed with eyes & ears wide open, keeping in view of the fact the expressions and lip movement of the source. Cartoon dubbings needs lot of variation in voice and a single artist can perform dubbing for many characters. Since we are used to hear cartoon voices in broken, jarred voices so lot of modulation and stretch of voice is required. In this Mimicry Artistes like me have an advantage who can modulate, stretch, skew their voices at will, and can also perform dubbings for many characters. Good command over both source and target languages also gives you an advantage to get the real sense of the script.
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He is survived by his mother, Jennie Mann, Mooresville, Mo.; two sisters, Wanda Dawkins, and husband, Gareld, Mooresville, Mo., and Karen Gray, and husband, Sam, Laredo, Mo.; one nephew, Randy Gray, Chula, Mo.; two nieces, Dana Buttz, and husband, Joe, Platte City, Mo., and Ellen Gott, and husband Noel, Chillicothe, Mo.; one great-niece, Morgann Buttz; three great-nephews, Derek Gray, Bryce Gott, and Brock Gott; and three lifelong friends, Connie Rounkles, Rob Roberts, and Larry Howerton.
He was preceded in death by his father, Oscar Mann.
Service will be held at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at 2 p.m. There is no scheduled family visitation. Friends may call at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 from 12 until 8 p.m. Burial will be held at Mooresville Cemetery, Mooresville, Mo.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Saint Luke's Hospice and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.
Mooresville resident Larry Mann, 66, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013
Larry Mann, 66, a resident of Mooresville, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at his mother's home under the care of his family and Saint Luke's Hospice.


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Baptists honor Fruitland pastor Smith
The Rev. Mike Smith, pastor of Fruitland Baptist Church, received the Baptist State Convention and N.C. Baptist Foundation's 2013 Heritage Award on April 23 in Greensboro.
This award is presented for exemplary service and giving on behalf of Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
A native of Marion, Smith served Oak Grove Baptist Church in Lake Toxaway (1984-88) after graduating from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. He served as the pastor of Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Shepherdsville, Ky. (1988-92) before accepting the call to pastor Fruitland Baptist, where he has served as the senior pastor for almost 22 years.
Smith has continued his studies at Mars Hill College (B.A. in religion, summa cum laude, 1988) and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity, 1991; Doctor of Ministry, 2002).
Adult forums focus on mental health
Weekly adult forums continue at 9:15 a.m.
Sundays in the Felix building of First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave. W. and White Pine Drive. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the focus of the series.
u Sunday: Staff and supporters of Sixth Avenue Clubhouse and Community Treatment Team will offer an overview of the services they provide to those in Hendersonville affected by mental illness. Executive Director Kristen Martin will lead the presentation.
u May 12: The forum will be introducing Mountain Faith Initiatives, a gathering of people from various faith communities in the Hendersonville area with a focus on mental health and the importance of the spiritual journey in healing and recovery.
MFI's goal is to engage faith communities in reducing stigma and encouraging the treatment of the whole person by offering materials, educational opportunities and support.
u May 19: Dr. Clay Eddelman will take a look at the effects of post traumatic stress disorder. As a psychiatrist with the Veterans' Administration, Eddelman has much experience in working with military personnel suffering from PTSD. But did you know that people don't have to have experienced war to experience PTSD?
u May 26: Nancy Moreland and Valerie Holcombe with the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Four Seasons) will present "Bridges of Hope," a look at how NAMI is responding to the needs of persons with mental illness and their families, and what we can all do help.
Call 828-692-8630 or visit fcchendersonville.
org for more information.
Churches collaborate for May 19 concert
A first-time community concert, "Embrace the Cross," featuring Oakley United Methodist Church, Groce United Methodist Church and Mills River Presbyterian Church musicians, is set for 7 p.m. May 19 at Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road, Asheville. The concert is free and includes both group and solo singing performances, a chamber orchestra and piano and organ music.
Individuals associated with the three churches will sing together as a unified chorus under the shared direction of music directors from each church.
"This will be a combined community effort to showcase the talents of both soloists and our 40-member unified chorus," said Stuart Littleton, director of music/organist at Oakley. "We've chosen 'Embrace the Cross' as the concert's musical theme to recall the great substance of Christ's gift of mercy."
A free, staffed nursery is also available during the concert.
Soloists for the concert include William Jones, Ruth Butler and Rosie Andrus. Mary Daniels, a prominent Asheville area musician and former concertmaster of the Asheville Symphony for 25 years, will serve as concertmaster for the performance. Jerry Crouch is responsible for narration and cast members, and serves as artistic director for the event. Crouch and the actors are all regular performers from Asheville Community Theatre.
Call 828-274-7656 for more information.
Magazine publishes BC professor's works
Brevard College professor Dr. Mel Bringle recently had two articles published in The Christian Century magazine.
The cover story, "Singing From One Book," and an accompanying piece, "Debating Hymns," are featured in the May 15 issue of the national magazine. In the articles, Bringle explores why hymns matter as well as why many churchgoers are often hesitant to accept the use of a new hymnal.
Bringle is professor of philosophy and religious studies and chair of the Humanities Division at Brevard College, where she teaches such courses as logic, existential literature, women and religion, and environmental theology.
Recognized in 2002 as an "emerging hymn text writer of the U.S. and Canada," Bringle has won numerous international competitions for hymn texts and is the author of two single-author collections. Her hymns are included in hymnals and supplements of numerous denominations, and her translations from the Spanish figure in a bilingual hymnal to be released this summer by GIA.
She is a ruling elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Hendersonville.
The Christian Century is a progressive, ecumenical biweekly magazine based in Chicago that is committed to thinking critically and living faithfully, while exploring what it means to believe and live out the Christian faith.
Compiled from staff reports
Religion Notes: May 4
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Backup, Restore, and Update
- Backup, Restore, and Upgrade cannot be started from a client desktop
- During Backup, Restore, or Upgrade, an exception is seen in user interface
- Backup failed for a One or Two-Node system
- CRS 4.5 profile name is missing
- Page Not Found message is displayed during Restore or Upgrade
- Restore fails due to a file not being found
- Restore failed for a one-node system
- Restore failed on a two-node system that had run before the Restore
- Restore failed on a two-node system that was re-imaged
- Some RmCm configuration is missing after upgrade
- During the backup process, the backup window is accidentally closed
- Restore error in HA deployment when tape drive moved
- Restore error in HA deployment when backup and restore is performed on different nodes
- Failure when Updating Outbound Subsystem Configuration
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Enterprise Telephony subsystem
- A functional routing point stopped working or the Cisco Unified CME Telephony subsystem is in partial service
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Automated Attendant
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
- Agent cannot log in on shared line
- Agent cannot log in on restricted line
- When agent drops from conference, all parties on conference are dropped
- Cisco Unified CME triggers with 2811/CME router are not working
- Pressing hash character truncates the prompt and the prompts that follow are not played
Cisco Unified CCX
- RmCm subsystem is out of service
- RmCm subsystem remains INITIALIZING
- RmCm remains in Initializing state
- Agents, Supervisors, or Teams are out of synch
- Agent or CSQ does not appear in CDA
- Agents do not appear in the Resources area in the Cisco Unified CCX Configuration web page
- You cannot select the order of agents
- Agent does not go to Work state after handling a call
- A media step causes a Could not create PlayPromptDialog Object exception
- Unable to make any Cisco Unified CCX configuration changes
- Some resource selection criteria are missing
- Unable to record an agent
- Sometimes the supervisor can monitor and record an agent and sometimes he cannot
- Calls to Cisco Unified CCX route points are disconnected
- Calls are not routed to agents
- Agents do not show in a CSQ
- Caller gets dropped when an attempt is made to recall a Cisco Unified CCX agent extension after the agent previously parked the call
- Updating a NIC driver disables silent monitoring and recording
- Agent alternates between Reserved and Ready state
- Agent in Reserved state but the consult transfer fails repeatedly
- Call fails if agent doesn't pick the call in the first two rings
- Calls fail with CTIERR_TIMEOUT=0x8ccc0001::Cti request timed out
Cisco Unified IP IVR
- Cisco Unified IP IVR drops callers when transferring to an extension
- Prompts play in language
- Some prompts do not play
- Some prompts in a script play in the language specified and other prompts play in English
- A prompt plays phrases in the wrong order
Cisco Unified CCX Administration
- The Cisco Unified CCX Administration Authentication web page is not available
- Uploading a license file can result in a warning message
- User cannot log in to the Cisco Unified CCX web page
- Refreshing subflow script does not update parent scripts
- Cisco Unified CM users display in random order
- Cisco Unified CCX Supervisor web page cannot be viewed from Cisco Unified CCX Server
- Database table fields used by wallboard store data in milliseconds
- Management pages display error message when selected
- Zip file does not auto unzip on Document Management page
- Invalid files message displays while uploading a zip file of prompts
- A Component Manager goes into partial service when uploading a zip file
- High call rejection rate under heavy load
- Error in Cisco Unified CCX Administration when trying to upload a large prompt.wav file
- Callers hear a fast busy while calling the JTAPI triggers
- Override media termination group displayed twice
- SUPERVISE_CALL_REQ type barge in without AgentCallID
Cisco Unified CCX Admin Utility
- The cluster is not in synchronization
- Cisco Unified CCX Admin Utility exits or does not come up after login
- The Cisco Unified CCX Admin Utility fails due to data corruption
- The Cisco Unified CCX Admin Utility will not run on a non bootstrap node
- The Cisco Unified CCX Admin Utility will not run since the Node Manager hung
Cisco Unified CCX Database
- Cannot configure Application or System parameters from their pages in Cisco Unified CCX Administration
- HR client login error
- Cannot activate DB components on HA node
- Cisco Unified CCX Databases are not purged as expected
- Historical Database db_cra is full
- E-mail notification of database purging activities is not sent
- Syslog or SNMP trap notification of database purging activities is not sent
- After the replication between Primary/Secondary was created, the initial snapshot was successful but the merge agents would fail
- Uninstall SQL hotfix 2282 is failing
- The IPCC server is loosing the ODBC connection after running fine for some time
- SQL Agent crash with Red X Mark, and the Node Manager is down
- After the upgrade SQL Server got changed to MSDE
- From the log: Login failed for user '(null)'. Root cause: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection
- While doing some configuration change from the Appadmin gets the following error: "Error updating Database"
- Primary key violation exception in the MIVR logs while trying to insert a historical record to the Database table
- SQLException while uploading prompt, grammar, document using editor steps inside the workflow script
- Cannot configure Application or System parameters from the Cisco Unified CCX Administration
- Enterprise Database Subsystem is in out of service or in partial service
- Can't create a new Datasource from the Appadmin
- Regarding Enterprise Database driver usage
- After creating the datasource and System DSN, it is not getting displayed in the editor step
- Not able to view/edit rmcm configurations from node2 appadmin in an HA setup
- DBAccessor errors while CVD start up
- When trying to delete and create a new Datsource from the appadmin page, there is an error stating Datasource with the same name exists
- There is an error displayed in the appadmin while trying to modify the Datasource configuration
Cisco Unified CCX Editor
- Change a string variable to an integer
- Accept step error during active debug
- Error occurs with Reactive Debugging Tool
- Agent automatically put into Ready state
- Agent has invalid state transition from Reserved to Available to Talking
Cisco Unified CCX Engine
- Agent cannot go Ready after logging in
- Voice Browser step throws an exception
- Cisco Unified CCX Engine does not start and an RMI port in use error appears
- Attempting to start the Cisco Unified CCX Node Manager service causes an error 1067
- Attempting to start the Cisco Unified CCX Node Manager service causes an error 1069
- Application subsystem is in partial service
- Cisco Unified CCX Engine is running but calls are not answered
- Changing the time in Cisco Unified CCX machines results in agents getting logged off
- An error message plays when calling a CTI route point
- Changes to applications do not register
- Call drops during transfer over gateway
- H.323 client DTMF digits not detected
- Redirected call is disconnected
- The Cisco Unified CCX server runs out of disk space
- Cisco Unified CCX Server runs at 100% capacity or is slow
- Database Subsystem goes into partial service
- JTAPI subsystem is in partial service
- Unable to connect to JTAPI provider
- The Simple Recognition step takes the unsuccessful branch
- Calling party and Cisco Unified CCX do not have common codec
- Prompts with incorrect codec being played out
- Prompt Exception in Cisco Unified CCX Engine log file
- Cisco Unified CCX Engine does not start
- Application subsystem in partial service and application running for an unexpectedly long time
- Cisco Unified CCX Server and Active Directory integration results in some services being unregistered
- Database Subsystem fails to connect to MS SQL server
Cisco Unified CCX Real-Time Reporting
- Attempting to run a real-time report causes an error
- After installing JRE, the user receives a message from real-time reporting saying to install JRE
- Contact entry is stuck in real-time reporting
Cisco Unified CCX Historical Reporting
- Exported PDF report does not print in landscape orientation
- User login missing in Windows XP after installing HR client
- Client and Server security policies do not match
- Charts do not appear properly in MS Excel format
- Columns of data missing in report in MS Excel format
- Records truncated in report in MS Excel format
- Agent names overwritten on charts
- RTF Report containing charts has tabular report headings
- Scheduler icon does not appear on Terminal Services client
- Reports do not execute at scheduled times
- Search dialog box and Preview tab appear in English on Windows system with locale set to German
- Dialog box does not appear as expected when report is exported
- Error when choosing an option from the Historical Reporting web page
- Truncated report description in Historical Reports client
- Scheduled Historical Reports do not run
- The SQL Command Failed dialog box appears when you try to generate a historical report
- Some information appears in English on a German system
- The Historical Reports client computer cannot connect to the Cisco Unified CCX server
- A Database Connection Error 5051 error appears
- Export file name does not appear in Export dialog box
- Cannot point to local applications from the Database Server Configuration page
- Attempt to log in to the Cisco Unified CCX Server from the Historical Reporting client fails and an error message is returned
- Only three report templates are available for Cisco Unified CCX Standard
- Discrepancy in number of ACD calls shown on custom reports
- Priority Summary Activity Report chart prints only partly in color
- Scheduled Historical Reports do not run and message appears in CiscoSch.log file
- Historical Reporting Client window shows nothing in the user drop-down menu
- Historical Reporting Client stops working; attempt to log in again results in error messages
- Scheduler DOS exception error received when running a custom report
- Columns displaced in Excel spreadsheet when exporting a report
- Scheduler icon does not appear in Windows status bar
- Error message appears indicating connection with database is broken
- Called Number Summary Report (CNSR) has more calls than the Traffic Analysis Report (TAR)
- Which reports should be used to determine BHCA and BHCC?
- Total logged in hours for agent very high after name change
Automatic Speech Recognition
- Names are not recognized
- Recognition never times out
- Alternate pronunciations and nicknames are not recognized
- Reduced call completion rate under heavy load while using an MRCP ASR Group
- MRCP ASR subsystem is out of service
- Changes, additions, or deletions to MRCP ASR Providers, MRCP Servers, or Groups do not take effect
- Calling a route point with an MRCP ASR Dialog Group results in default treatment
- Agent does skip or skip-close but does not stay reserved
- Agent is not getting callbacks
- Agent is ready but does not get an Outbound call for up to two minutes
- Errors placing Outbound calls
- Not all contacts get imported
- On the Campaigns Configuration web page, the available CSQs list is empty even though there are CSQs configured under the RmCm subsystem
- Outbound buttons do not show up on CAD
- Outbound buttons show up but are disabled on CAD
- Outbound calls are not getting dialed
- Outbound call volume is low
- Outbound System Service is not in service
- RTR Outbound reports do not show all possible reclassification
- Provider becomes IN_SERVICE immediately
- TTS Prompt does not play
- TTS prompt is not recognizable
- MRCP TTS subsystem is out of service
- Long TTS prompts consume significant memory on Cisco Unified CCX Server
- Non-UTF-8 characters needed for some languages
- A .wav file prompt playback is garbled when played by a TTS server
- Changes, additions, or deletions to MRCP TTS Providers, MRCP Servers, locales, or genders do not take effect
- SNMP-based network management tools cannot monitor Cisco Unified CCX components
- File Manager in partial service
- SNMP traps do not arrive at the trap receiver
- Syslog messages not received by receiver
- The Alarm Service does not start
- Serviceability does not uninstall completely
- Updating Data with the Serviceability Tool on One Node does not Update Other Nodes
- Virus Scan software slows Call Completion Rate
Cisco Unified CCX Internationalization
- Results not as expected for first name and last name in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
- Language specified is not accepted or played
- Voice Browser Step troubleshooting steps
- Timeout attribute for non-input does not work
- Menu Choice DTMF does not work
High Availability and Bootstrap
- Transaction Manager cannot start
- Have an exception on startup with a message like "unable to recover transaction" or an error message related to reading or modifying the "Tx.per" file
High Availability and Failover
- Conflicts in Datastore Control Center history
- Cannot make configuration changes in HA cluster
- Cannot make configuration changes in RmCm Subsystem
- Service constantly shows Invalid
- Cisco Unified CCX server keeps rebooting due to Cisco Unified CCX Node Manager failure
- Cluster is in partial service
- Server is in partial service
- Cisco Unified CCX does not accept a call or function properly
- Service Master/Slave status is not shown on Cisco Unified CCX Administration Control Center
- Cluster time synch fails
- Cisco Unified CCX Servers respond slowly in a High Availability environment
- Multiple failovers with high CPU usage
VoIP Monitor
- VoIP monitor does not work correctly
- Cisco Unified CCX fails to start
- VoIP Monitor tab of the CDA gives an error
- VoIP Monitor does not list some phone devices


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At Kopi Time, one is bound to find all the signature local delights commonly available in coffee shops such as the nasi lemak (coconut rice with chilli-based sauce and anchovies), laksa (noodles in curry broth) and roti bakar (Malaysian style toasted bread with coconut jam and butter).
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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the murder conviction of Mark Woodworth, 38, who has spent most of the last 20 years behind bars for the 1990 shooting death of his neighbor, Catherine Robertson, and for the armed criminal assault on her husband, Lyndel.
Woodworth, who was 16 at the time of the shootings, has maintained his innocence since he was indicted by a Livingston County grand jury in 1993. He was convicted in 1995 on the charges and sentenced to 31 years in prison. After briefly being released on appeal, he was convicted by a second jury in 1999, and was ordered to serve four life sentences.
In the opinion issued Tuesday, the Supreme Court stated that prosecutors withheld evidence that could have benefitted Woodworth's defense against the charges. Their 6-0 decision stated that convictions against Woodworth should be vacated, and that he be discharged from custody within 60 days, unless the state elects to retry him. Nanci Gonder, press secretary for Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, told the Constitution-Tribune today (Wednesday) that it is the state's intent to pursue a third trial.
"This will require cooperation with the Livingston County prosecutor and the Livingston County sheriff in order to achieve this end," Gonder stated. "We will be reaching out to them this week, and asking them to transfer all evidence in this case back to Jefferson City immediately."
Woodworth's attorney Bob Ramsey said he was not surprised by the state's response, but plans to file paperwork with the court asking that the state Supreme Court remove the attorney general's office from the case and, instead, appoint an independent prosecutor who would decide whether a third trial should be pursued.
The Supreme Court's decision is considered a win for Woodworth.
"I feel like a ton of bricks has been lifted off my shoulders," said his mother, Jackie, shortly after the decision was rendered. "I'm not sure it's all sunk in just yet."
Ramsey has already filed a motion for bail so that Woodworth can be released. The state has until Jan. 16 to file a response.
Ramsey was on the phone with Mark Woodworth when they learned together of the Supreme Court's decision around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
"He was very, very happy," Ramsey said. "I know what I have gone through in the last 11 years. I cannot imagine what it has been like for him."
The Robertson family, although not surprised, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court's opinion and supports another trial against Woodworth.
"We will fight to keep our mother's murderer behind bars all the way through the third trial," said Rhonda Oesch, a Robertson daughter. "I would also like to emphasize that the Supreme Court had the option to exonerate Woodworth and they didn't. He in no way was named innocent."
Tuesday's Supreme Court decision follows the recommendation by Boone County Circuit Judge Gary M. Oxenhandler, who was appointed as special master on the case, and who said that Woodworth's conviction should be set aside. The recommendation was based, in part, upon what became known as the "Lewis letters." The Lewis letters were correspondence between Livingston County Circuit Judge Kenneth Lewis (who called the grand jury), Lyndell Robertson, and County Prosecutor Doug Roberts. The letters had not been shared with the defense, and were not publicly disclosed until 2009.
Among the letters was one in which Lyndel Robertson wrote Lewis, expressing frustration with the county prosecutor's handling of the case against Woodworth. The master believed the letters to be favorable to Woodworth because they diminished Lyndel Robertson's credibility. In one letter, the county prosecutor indicated that Robertson at one point had been adamant that an ex-boyfriend of one of the Robertson daughters, Brandon Thomure, be charged for the shooting crimes. Yet, in a following letter to Lewis, Robertson declared that injustice would not be served until the judge brought the evidence against Woodworth before a grand jury.
Oxenhandler found that both the Lewis letters and the police reports of the violations by Thomure of one of the Robertson daughters' ex parte order of protection constituted evidence favorable to Mark, which should have been, but was not, produced by the state, and that suppression of it by the state, even if inadvertent, was prejudicial to the defense. The master also found substantial evidence to support Woodworth's allegation that the state suppressed testimony of two other people who said they provided material and exculpatory evidence concerning Thomure to sheriff's deputies shortly after the shootings that, if accepted, cast considerable doubt on Thomure's alibi at that time.
In issuing its 31-page decision, the Supreme Court stated support of the master's findings.
"The master found that the lack of this evidence impaired Mark's attempts to impeach key prosecution witnesses and that due to the weakness of the case against him, any additional advantage that could have been gleaned from this evidence might have resulted in a verdict of 'not guilty.'"
The Supreme Court also stated that, additionally, the master recognized numerous other pieces of evidence, which he believed supported Mark's argument that his second trial did not result in a verdict worthy of confidence.
The decision stated: "The master considered that this suppressed evidence along with the totality of the other evidence uncovered following Mark's last trial showed cause and prejudice and showed a violation of Brady that caused sufficient prejudice to undermine confidence in the outcome of the second trial and render the prior verdict no longer worthy of confidence."
Court overturns Woodworth conviction
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the murder conviction of Mark Woodworth, 38, who has spent most of the last 20 years behind bars for the 1990 shooting death of his neighbor, Catherine Robertson, and for the armed criminal assault on her husband, Lyndel.


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Women in Folklore
Posted 29 February 2008 - 11:08 AM
Throughout history, we have all heard the tales of Johnny Appleseed, Buffalo Bill, Davy Jones, etc, but what about the women who made history? We know they have been there too.
So share with us some of the folklore from your part of the world, about the women who made a difference.
Posted 29 February 2008 - 07:04 PM
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Then there's "Little Sure Shot" Annie Oakley!
Posted 29 February 2008 - 07:14 PM
Posted 29 February 2008 - 07:19 PM
Ah, Annie Oakley...I know all about her! My uncle used to call me Little Annie Oakley when I was younger...and I bet I could shoot with the best of 'em!
I seen the History Channel show about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show where they showed Annie Oakley shooting. She was quite the limber gal!
Posted 29 February 2008 - 07:23 PM
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Posted 29 February 2008 - 08:05 PM
I think she's interesting simply because she looks all prim and proper, innocent even, but the way she can handle a gun...well, I wouldn't wanna mess with her!
That's EXACTLY how I felt about my ex-girlfriend who was a cop. It's not easy breaking things off with someone when you know they're packing heat.
Posted 10 March 2008 - 01:30 PM
Its hard to find many women in folklore Justa Here's my contribution...
Agustina de Aragón
Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa Doménech, or Agustina de Aragón, (1786 - 1857) was a famous Spanish heroine who defended Spain during the Spanish War of Independence, first as a civilian and later as a professional officer in the Spanish Army. Known as "the Spanish Joan of Arc,"[1][2] she has been the subject of much folklore, mythology, and artwork, including sketches by Francisco de Goya.
Augustina via Wikipedia
*love Goya's works hence this is the only way I came across finding out about her*
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 10 March 2008 - 04:57 PM
Posted 11 March 2008 - 11:21 AM
Slue-foot Sue
retold by
S. E. Schlosser
Now, Pecos Bill had a way with women. No doubt. He had dozens of wives during his time. But his one true love was Slue-foot Sue. She was his first wife - and she could ride almost as good as Bill himself.
Bill first saw Slue-foot Sue ridin' a catfish down the Rio Grande. She was riding standing up and holdin' on with only one hand sose she could take pot-shots at the clouds with her six-shooter. Was making a right pretty pattern too. Bill jest went head over heels for her. Proposed on the spot. They was married the next day too.
Sue was dressed in one of them white jobs with the large hoops. Looked plumb beautiful. Right after they was married, Sue insisted Bill prove how much he loved her by letting her ride his horse, Widow-maker. Bill couldn't talk her out of it, so Sue climbed on that great devil of a horse.
Well, Widow-Maker bucked like a maniac, jest as you'd expect. Sue was thrown off - clear up to the clouds. Luckily, Sue was still wearing her springy hoop. When she hit the ground, she bounced up again. But we all soon realized Sue couldn't stop bouncing. She bounced so high she kept hitting her head on the moon. She was crying and crying buckets of tears, and throwin' kisses to her new husband. But even he couldn't stop her bouncing.
We waited three days and four nights. Finally, even Bill realized that she was gonna starve to death before she stopped bouncing, so he had to shoot her. It was a cryin' shame. Well, time heals wounds, and Bill finally got married again. And again. And again. But I'm tellin' you, he never felt the same about another woman as he felt for his first wife, Slue-foot Sue.
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