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A recent study has shown what brands people most identify with. Apple came up on top as the most liked brand. Personally, I think we’re all a little too obsessed with brand names. Nonetheless, this is an interested read. Click here for more.

The Arkansas Times this weekend piggybacked our Sunday News feature about the haunted Rialto Theater.

Click here to see what they had to say.

By John Worthen
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I took this picture on our back dock here at the News-Times. A forklift had just rolled through, leaving tracks in the blanket of pollen. You can’t go outside these days without getting covered in green guck. I’ll be glad when we get a nice, soaking rain to wash this stuff away.

I won’t be going to the Conway Wal-Mart anytime soon. And I would suggest you don’t either. For the second time this week someone has been robbed there. The first victim was kidnapped and dumped near Mayflower; this time, a teenager was robbed at knifepoint.

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By John Worthen
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The New York Times has a great piece on a French recording that predates any known recording made by humans. It was found in France and was made by a special machine that recorded voice waves onto paper.

Today’s scientists have translated those waves into audible sound. It’s really very eerie when you hear it.

It’s barely audible, but considering it was made in 1860, well before any recording equipment was manufactured, that’s to be expected.

The Times offers audio of the recording on their web site. Click here for more.

By John Worthen
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Yes, it’s true, we now have another Chinese restaurant in our fair city. Great China is located in the old Sam Goody building in the Northwest Village shopping center.

Being the adventure-seeker that I am, I tried it today. It was very good, as Chinese buffets go. I’ve eaten at dozens, if not more than 100 of these types of buffets in my day, and this one ranks up there with the better establishments.

The decor is cheerful and bright, and the food is hot and flavorful. I think this will be a nice addition to our local dining scene. In addition to the “super buffet,” which offers the standards like spicy chicken and broccoli, beef and broccoli, fried rice and the like, Great China also has full lunch and dinner menus.

A Russian Tupolev Tu-95 plane like those spotted today.

By John Worthen
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We haven’t seen any Russian planes this close to the U.S. since the Cold War ended in the 1990s. It’s a scary prospect indeed. What’s next? Probably another arms race, then, ultimately, Cold War II. That’ll be good for the economy, at least for the folks in Camden who build missiles.

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**UPDATE** A studious reader pointed out that this probably is not the first time in recent months that Russian planes have buzzed near our airspace. It is, however, the first time it’s been this widely publicized.

Be thankful we’re not in Newport or Batesville — flooding in these and other Arkansas cities continues today. Here’s more.

For another Between Editions film? I’m always seeking ideas.

By John Worthen
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I drove down to the Felsenthal/Crossett area on Tuesday for the Ouachita River Commission’s quarterly meeting. It’s always a joy to drive around Union County, for one because it’s so diverse, for another, I’m not stuck at the office in front a computer monitor.

In today’s paper you’ll see the article I wrote concerning dangerous moss and other plant life that’s choking off fish populations in the Felsenthal reservoir. This is an important issue, folks, and it’s costing our county untold amounts of dollars.

Fish are dying, and fishermen aren’t heading to Felsenthal as much as they used to. As the article explains, there are ways to combat the rogue vegetation. Problem is, it’s gonna take a load of money to do it.

In the coming days, I will be writing an article explaining this issue more closely, and we’ll also be telling you how you can help.

In other news: Can you believe how bad the Hogs lost to North Carolina? I won’t repeat the score here, just because it hurts too much. All I’ll say is that the game looked like one of those setup jobs between the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Senators.

Whew.

Oh, and I know I preach this time and again, but since I am basically the only one running the blog, posts will be slow now and again.

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By John Worthen
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What do you do when someone cuts in front of you at the teacup ride at Walt Disney World? Beat ‘em up! At least that’s what one woman did. According to Fox News, Aimee Krause says Victoria Walker accused her of cutting into the line at the Mad Tea Cup ride last year at Disney World.

Walker, an Alabama native, could face 15 years behind bars if convicted of battery with a deadly weapon.

Krause has now filed additional charges claiming her children were also attacked.

“She came from behind just screaming,” Krause told MyFOXOrlando. “Next thing I knew she kicked me in my left leg, threw me to the ground and at that point I was pinned between the teacup and the saucer and she continued to beat up on my body.”

Since our photographer, Larry Singer, has agreed to regularly contribute to Between Editions, I made him his own page. You can access it to the right by clicking on his name under the “Pages” category.