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akonoadham · 1 year

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If you’re from Arkansas, this is common knowledge

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janesadek · 9 months

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Allsop & Chapple Restaurant & Bar New

TRAVEL THERE AND EAT HERE! I don’t care why you’re in Little Rock or what your budget is, you need to eat at Allsopp & Chapple. I’d love to tell you some great story about me researching restaurants in Little Rock and digging up this hidden gem, but the truth of it is that we googled it after we got there. I wasn’t sure exactly what time we’d get away from DFW, so I didn’t want to be…

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crainchevrolet · 2 years

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For over 100 years, Chevrolet has been building one of the most loyal customer bases in the industry. The new 2022 Chevy Colorado continues the legacy of reliable trucks Chevy has built. Click to learn more about the 2022 Chevy Colorado on our blog.

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crainteammazda · 2 years

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jimtypes · 1 month

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sshbpodcast · 10 days

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Character Spotlight: Nog

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After some great blogposts on Quark and Rom, we’ve got one Ferengi left to shine the spotlight on, and that’s another of our fan favorites: Nog! Similarly to his father, Nog’s character arc over the seasons of Deep Space Nine is captivating to watch, as he grows from a little punk ne’er-do-well into a fully realized, complex person full of nuance and opportunities to learn. Which is pretty much DS9 in a nutshell.

So get prepared for some character whiplash, as we’ve got both childish pranks and severe post-traumatic stress disorder to explore in our blogpost below as we applaud the impressive versatility and range of the late Aron Eisenberg. Check out what your A Star to Steer Her By hosts have assembled as some of the young Ferengi’s best and worst moments, and check out our discussion on this week’s podcast episode (jump to 1:15:10 for Nog!). And there’ll be no running on the promenade!

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Best moments

Vulcans stole my homework As usual, we’re starting off with the good moments, and early on in “The Nagus” we see Nog get pulled from Keiko’s school out of Rom’s sheer racism. But what’s most commendable in the young Ferengi is that he sticks with it, secretly learning to read in the cargo bay with Jake and entirely subverting Sisko’s expectations and systematic racism against the Ferengi!

Maybe this isn’t a problem. Maybe it’s an opportunity. While we gripe about how the Ferengi can be cartoonishly one-dimensional at times, there are times when their obsession with profit makes for good character and plot moments. When Nog encourages Varis Sul, Tetrarch of the Paqu, to view her land-rights situation in “The Storyteller” as a business negotiation, she finds a compromise everyone enjoys!

Say that five times fast Speaking of Nog’s business acumen, he’s clearly still learning some of the basics in “Progress” but we still enjoy watching as he and Jake create their own Milo Minderbinder–like syndicate to sell yamok sauce and self-sealing stem bolts for what will turn out to be great running gags for years to come… not to mention tongue-twisters that frequently plague us on the podcast.

Because I don’t want to end up like my father From what we know about Nog by the midpoint of season three (including some of the bad moments you’ll see below), it seems entirely random for him to want to join Starfleet as he says in “Heart of Stone.” But when he exposes to Sisko that he has dreams outside of making profit, of being something greater than his father, you really root for the guy and know he’s really going to do it!

Best friends in subspace When old man Jake Sisko is ready to embark on some outlandish quest to find his father, lost in subspace for decades, in “The Visitor,” there is absolutely no surprise that Nog is right there at his side in the Defiant, ready to do whatever it takes for his old friend. Sure, it’s an alternate future version of Nog, but the connection he has with Jake is as real as ever.

On Wednesday we wear red Of course, Starfleet Academy is a challenge for Nog, who has set his sights on getting into the elite and extremely cliquey Red Squad to make a name for himself. But when it turns out that Red Squad is just a bunch of cadets being used by Admiral Leyton for his coup in “Paradise Lost,” Nog helps Sisko to find the truth of the matter, even if it is reluctantly at first.

Not quite a Vulcan Hello The B-plot in “Blaze of Glory” may not entirely gel with the A-plot of watching Eddington’s sacrifice, but it’s still some cute stuff for Nog. When he stands up to Martok after a whole episode of getting walked all over by the Klingons, you’ve got to respect the guy. As Martok says, “Courage comes in all sizes,” and it’s great to watch Nog tackle his problems head on.

Have a good day! There’s just something about “In the Cards” that makes you feel good. Nog, being the best friend a kid could ask for, agrees to help Jake win his dad a baseball card, going so far as to loan all his money to Jake (I can hear every Ferengi screaming at that). And then the rest of the episode is them going around the station, making everyone have a genuinely nice day. It’s so cute!

Boogie woogie woogie Okay, Nog might only have one line in all of “You Are Cordially Invited,” but I just find him dancing with Jadzia at her bachelorette party just so endearing that I had to include it. Aron Eisenberg came up with the little Ferengi frog dance himself, and when Terry Farrell joins in, I find myself smiling every time. Thank you, Aron, for creating this adorable moment.

Have faith in the Great Material Continuum So the whole Rube Goldberg device that is the chain events of schemes in “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” may be kind of a repeat of the deals from “Progress” but it’s still very clever. After he joined Starfleet, you could almost forget that Nog is a Ferengi under the ensign uniform, but he pulls off deal after deal after deal to get the chief the stabilizer he needs.

We have a casino to build While it is painful to watch Nog struggle with PTSD in “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” the way he knuckles down to assist Vic with his finances and to work on expanding the lounge into a casino is simply fascinating. It’s helping him cope, so that by the end of a brilliantly acted episode, he doesn’t even realize that he’s put himself on the road to recovery that is right for him.

He’s not just a hologram, he’s my friend Speaking of Vic’s casino, Nog is quick to pay back his holographic crooner friend for helping him recover by participating in the big heist in “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang.” Nog’s part is to crack the safe in the countroom, and when he learns that it has an auto-relock tumbler that no one was expecting, he keeps his cool, gets to work, and helps the whole crew save the day!

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Worst moments

You never get a second chance to make a first impression The very first glimpse we get of Nog in “Emissary” is him stealing shit (almost certainly at Quark’s bidding) and getting locked in the brig by Odo. He has all of two lines in the episode – “Hurry up!” and “Now!” – but he is immediately cemented as a bad seed under the thumb of his uncle. The show literally starts Nog off with such a bad reputation there’s nowhere to go but up!

What this place needs is a school Nog’s delinquent behavior doesn’t stop there. When he and Jake strike up a friendship in “A Man Alone,” it’s by sharing the experience of pranking a couple of civilians on the promenade with some Garanian bolites, which cause them to itch terribly and turn colors in a scene that legitimately looks like torture. It’s no wonder Keiko steps in by starting up her little school.

Buckets of fun! We see another of Nog’s juvenile pranks in “The Storyteller” when he fills Odo’s bucket with oatmeal and dumps it on Jake who, utterly mortified, believes for a second that they’ve somehow killed Odo. It’s a little funny in hindsight, but at the moment it just seems cruel. Jake’s reaction of terror certainly helps that along, cementing Nog’s station status as a nuisance.

No running on the promenade! There’s one more Nog prank to make the list! When he sprays some foul-smelling fluid on Tumak in “Sanctuary,” it causes a big fight to break out with the various Skrrean kids. Nog just can’t help himself. As if these refugee kids haven’t been through enough, they have this short, big-eared, froglike nuisance wreaking havoc for them. What a brat.

No one’s asking you to think, my dear As we’ve discussed in Quark’s and Rom’s respective spotlight posts before, Ferengi culture is garbage, especially how they treat females. We see some of that come through in Nog in “Life Support” when he goes on a double date with Jake and acts like a complete asshole to Riska. He’s demeaning to her, he requests she cuts his food for him, and somehow Jake’s the one apologizing!

I’ve been looking for it for two years Even when Nog has matured and joined Starfleet Academy, we get little reminders of the miscreant that he was from the start. At his coming-of-age yardsale, Kira discovers that Nog has had her lost springball racket all along and was attempting to sell it in “Little Green Men.” Sure, that was two-years-ago Nog, but he could have returned it in all that time!

Could you massage it some more? Across so many of these posts, every time oo-mox comes up it automatically makes the worst moments lists. So when Nog tricks Faith Garland into giving him oo-mox in “Little Green Men,” and not for the first time evidently, I find it abhorrent. Here’s hoping I don’t have to bring up such rapey behavior again for a while (at least until that one Ferengi episode of Enterprise).

Healthy body, healthy mind After a season or so at Starfleet Academy, Nog suddenly becomes a tightass. The conflict with Jake, now his roommate, in “The Ascent” is manufactured and trite – the kind of odd-couple antics of eponymous sitcoms. Nog is now a neatfreak. He constantly works out. He corrects Jake’s stories without permission. It’s like his character has been rewritten to fit a punchline, and an old one at that.

I won’t turn my back on you again This one’s just a little silly peeve. After the events of “Empok Nor” when Garak’s little murder spree on the titular station, Nog vows to never turn his back on Garak when they’re out searching for supplies in “Rocks and Shoals.” But then after they get hostage-handoff’ed, he immediately turns his back on Garak as they cross the levy. Dude! What did you just say?

Red Squad, Red Squad, Red Squad! Nog got tempted by the allure of the corrupt Red Squad in “Homefront” and “Paradise Lost,” but it’s in “Valiant” that he gets thoroughly taken in. Acting Captain Watters offers Nog everything he’s ever wanted: respect, rank, and some semblance of power, in exchange for his unquestioning obedience when the utterly impossible plan goes swiftly sideways. Gee, who’da thunk?

And you find that impressive? The Dominion War sure brings out the worst in a lot of people. Sisko commits some war crimes. O’Brien is typically racist about the Jem’Hadar. And Nog starts to fancy himself a soldier, bent on killing the enemy. In “The Siege of AR-558,” he blatantly admires the Ketracel-white tubes that Reese has collected as war trophies, and Quark is all of us, displaying utter disgust at this.

You don’t come into my club and start hitting customers While we totally get that recovery from the loss of his leg is a struggle, that’s no excuse for how Nog treats his friends in “It’s Only a Paper Moon.” Living in a holodeck starts off as a way to not only avoid the people he thinks are staring at him, but to avoid helping himself get better through therapy and rehabilitation. And when Jake visits, Nog is rude to Jake’s date, and then outright attacks Jake in the middle of Vic’s set. Pally!

— You’ve got a deal! That’s the end of the Ferengi spotlights (for now?), but we’ve got more great DS9 recurring characters to examine for the next couple weeks, so make sure you’re following along here. We’re also still plodding through the Xindi arc over on our watchthrough of Enterprise, so join us on SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts, and hail us over on Facebook and Twitter. Now say it with me: self-stealing stem– dammit!

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aiiaiiiyo · 1 year

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josephblakesmithar · 2 years

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Cooking is one of the self-care acts we can perform for our bodies, minds, and, yes, souls. However, Joseph Blake Smith AR noticed a weird split in views towards cooking. Like most life skills, it is not impossible to learn without professional training. While some people find it easy to learn the great skill of cooking, many others find it difficult. We looked into what makes people think of cooking as a difficult skill to master.

1. Minor Things Diminish the Flavour of a Dish

Minor details in cooking, such as an extra dash of salt or turning off the heat 2 minutes too soon, can make a significant difference in the overall flavor of the food. It can appear very intimidating to someone who has little or no experience in the kitchen.

2. When Compared to Pros or Competent Cooks

One of the main reasons that many people don’t spend time perfecting their culinary skills is that they compare their own cooking technique to that of someone whose food they enjoy.

3. Simple Meal Components are Frequently Challenging to Master

Bread, for example, is often difficult to get correct on the first try. Because every cook, cookbook author, chef, and home cook swears by their own version of the recipe, inexperienced cooks are left with no go-to method for achieving the right result. For some, this makes cooking appear extremely difficult.

4. Menu Planning Is Critical

When it comes to serving time, designing a menu that permits meals to be prepared and cooked ahead of time has a significant advantage. This is an essential component of Joseph Blake Smith AR chef expert sayings. It opens in a new tab. and the jobs of executive chefs

Here’s an example of what we’re talking about when choosing vegetables to go with a roast supper.

We have the option of boiling carrots, broccoli, green beans, or peas. However, each of these options requires a different amount of time to cook and competes for space on the stovetop.

Instead, roasted carrots (which can be set in the oven and forgotten about for a long period), braised red cabbage (which can be cooked the day before and reheated for service), cauliflower cheese (another dish that can be readied ahead of time and cooked in the oven), and peas can be served (a quick 5 mins in boiling water and done).

5. Quicken Takes Time

The more we cook, or practice a skill, the faster we will get at it. While speed may appear to be a more advanced benefit, it is in fact a critical component of cooking being simple. Speed is vital as a chef in a professional kitchen. Opens in a new tab. The head chef opens a new tab and sets the pace and flow of the service. So it’s critical that we keep up!

Home cooks can also benefit from speed. We are considerably more likely to want to cook after a long day at work if we can prepare a meal in 30 minutes or less. This becomes a beneficial cycle in which the more we pick, the better.

Much of the last-minute work has been eliminated from the second menu. Using the oven gives us a bigger margin for error, and these dish alternatives allow us to complete much of the prep work ahead of time. We would simply keep the braised cabbage warm during service and serve up quantities as needed in a professional kitchen.

6. Several Applications of Basic Techniques

Cooking is founded on fundamentals that are expanded upon. Fortunately, these fundamentals are quite simple to understand and appear in a surprising number of recipes. For example, once you understand how to make a roux, you can make a béchamel (white sauce, which is just milk added to a roux to thicken it) and thicken any sauce or stew.

Joseph Blake Smith AR said, When you’re ladling a thin casserole or upset with your watery gravy, you’ll remember how to thicken it from that one easy basic Opens in a new tab.. All of your dishes have been given a boost!

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akonoadham · 2 years

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Activist Daisy Bates picketing with placard: "Jailing our youth will not solve the problem in Little Rock. We are only asking for full citizenship rights". 1957.

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blakesmithlittlerock · 2 years

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Let’s face it, college is difficult enough without tedious lectures from teachers with a monotonous voice and pitch. You spend hours in a prerequisite lesson that you had to pay for and purchase the book for; there is nothing fast or slow, no feeling, and nowhere to go. so start your course taught by a monotone professor

Where else, in what other country, am I allowed to demand that you foot the bill for Blake Smith Little Rock Arkansas own torture? It’s simply unfair, but in order to graduate, you must put up with it. The instructor could change this, but he has tenure and doesn’t care.

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janesadek · 9 months

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Breakfast in Chicago?

Photo by Julian Jagtenberg on Pexels.com TRAVEL THERE – GOOGLE MISDIRECTION Google had been very, very good to us on Wednesday night, so rather than spend an unnecessary moment at our horrible motel, finding out how they interpreted “breakfast included,” we googled “best breakfast downtown.” Apparently, overnight Google had forgotten where we were. We’d been researching restaurants with great…

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crainchevrolet · 1 year

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There’s plenty to do in the Little Rock area year-round. In addition to the indoor and outdoor activities you can enjoy in any season, there are a few that are particularly well-suited for winter exploration. Click on our blog to read about these amazing winter activities from Little Rock, AR!

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crainteammazda · 1 year

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