text: I think the only reason we say it was early is because of what happened afterwards. It appeared to be a flash knockout and Mir appeared to be fine afterwards. If you look at it from a refs perspective you stop a fight immediately upon a guy getting knocked out. It is unfortunate that Mir bounced back so quick and was ready to go. I can't really fault the ref on this one any say it was a bad stoppage but it is one that i would be ok with if it wasn't stopped at that point.


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Flora Austeen Gilliam the daughter of Dick and Flora (Miller) Gilliam, was born on November 20, 1921 in Pittsburgh, TX. She passed from this life August 24, 2012 in Fort Worth, TX at the age of 90. Austeen was the fifth child of Dick and Flora, with a sister and brother born after her. She used her middle name so as not to be confused with her mother. When most of her brothers were in the military service during World War II, Austeen also decided to serve her country. She joined the Women's Army Corps.
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I am a great reader of 19th century English literature, an avid fan of Austen and Dickens, Trollope and Thackeray, and Tea Time plays a large role in the daily life of both the young and old, rich and poor. Afternoon (Low Tea) or evening (High Tea), the table was laden with what good things could be afforded, cakes and ham, crumpets and scones, cream and jam or simply bread and butter. Whether at the Great Manor House or a simple workingman's hovel, there was much pomp and ritual surrounding the preparation of the tea, much made of the laying of the table and the "choice morsels" given pride of place on the table and offered to the head of the household or the guest; this was one meal that was rarely missed. And from all that has been written in the fiction of the time, it was surely a treat that could soothe the most cantankerous of curmudgeons, tame the severest of the severe, warm the heart of even an old grouch.
My mother, as has been said before (and I say it again, much to her chagrin, even though she will agree with every word) was no June Cleaver, waiting at home for us to slam in the house after a long, hard day at school with a tall glass of cold milk and a slice of layer cake. She worked and did volunteer work, joined clubs and bowled. She never really liked to cook and, once we were old enough, often left it to us. Snacks were taken willy nilly, packaged cookies, toasted Poptarts, ice cream or Ding Dongs, this was Sixties eating at its most profound! I needed no set times, no formal settings, no great gatherings, no special baked goods. Lunch segued into snack segued into dinner with no clear, defined lines (I eat all the time), and comfort was guaranteed. Fights between siblings and bad grades forgotten, discontented soreheads pacified.
When I moved to France and married a Frenchman, I discovered that the Old Continent organized their day around specific mealtimes much as did, and still do, the British, and afternoon Tea Time in Great Britain or Le Quatre-Heures in France was de rigueur. The family gathers around the table at precisely 4 o'clock, the time so far etched into the daily schedule that snack time, the afternoon break, is now referred to as "The Four O'Clock". Much simpler than the English version, it is a quick cup of coffee and a few sweets, cookies or a slice of lunchtime's leftover dessert, a break in the working day to combat the afternoon coup de pompe (that afternoon lag or sleepiness that hits you just around this time). Visiting in-laws and friends, I had to learn restraint and patience. No dashing into the kitchen to grab a slice of this or a handful of that; I waited until it was time, pulling out coffee cups and saucers, specially prepared treats, the loaf cake or quick bread I had brought along as a gift. I must admit that it was a nice break, the shared moment and cozy chat with friends, the appreciation of the good things offered and the time spent together.
I have been known to snap and bark like a rabid dog if I miss a meal, or go all grumpy if the restaurant I am brought to looks lousy or a meal is delayed or if the cupboard is bare as mealtime approaches. I do think that food, the right food, has the means of calming "the savage breast" and making us, if not quite docile, at least putty in the right person's hands. Who among us does not find solace and comfort in food? I am rarely severe as is Mr. O'Callaghan, I don't ruffle easily or often, but when the spouse growls or the sons wail or spew venom, I tend to find refuge in the kitchen, baking, cooking and eating. I have grown to believe in the mollifying effect of food, anger quelled, tempers soothed. Warm, fresh muffins eaten straight out of the oven are indeed enough to make one happy. If something goes against the grain, sit down at the table, slather butter over the small, sweet bread, add a dollop of cream or your favorite jelly or even a slice of sharp cheese and all is well again.
This is what I have decided to bring to the table for this month's Bread Baking Day. BBD #20, a bread baking event created by Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte (aka kochtopf), is hosted this month by Rachel of Tangerine's Kitchen and Rachel has chosen Multigrain Breads as this month's challenge. I decided to go quick this month, what with hubby on vacation and our move looming heavily on the horizon, and I found the perfect recipe in my much-loved The Vegetarian Epicure book two by Anna Thomas. I followed her recipe, simply folding in a heaping teaspoon of sesame seeds to the batter and sprinkling more on top. I had expected a much plainer, almost savory muffin, yet I was so pleasantly surprise when I bit into a tender, airy, almost cake-like muffin, just sweet enough to be eaten as a snack with jelly, yet perfect to be served alongside a main course and the perfect foil for something spicy like chili.
¾ cup (90 g) wholewheat flour
¾ cup (125 g) yellow corn meal (I used semolina for Polenta)
½ cup (50 g) rye flour
2 tsps baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup (45 g) rolled oats
1 ½ cups (375 ml) milk
1 large egg
¼ cup (62 ½ ml) vegetable oil
¼ cup (85 g) honey
2 Tbs light sesame seeds
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Butter or line with paper cups a 12-cup muffin tin.
In a large mixing bowl, sift or stir together the wheat flour, corn meal, rye flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the rolled oats and a heaping teaspoon of sesame seeds.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, oil and honey.
Stir the two mixtures together vigorously until well blended.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins. Sprinkle a generous amount of sesame seeds on top of each muffin.
Bake for 20 minutes until risen, golden and set in the center.
Remove from the oven and remove the muffins from the tins onto a cooling rack. Best eaten fresh, warm or room temperature. If you have leftover, gently reheat them in an oven or slice and toast before eating.
"And the muffin is quite hot," said Fanny, stooping down to a tray which stood before the peat fire, holding the muffin dish. "But perhaps you'd like a morsel of buttered toast; say the word, uncle, and I'll make it in a brace of seconds."
"In course she will," said Mrs. O'Dwyer: "and happy, too, av you'll only say that you have a fancy, Father Bernard."
But Father Bernard would not own to any such fancy. The muffin, he said, was quite to his liking, and so was the tea; and from the manner in which he disposed of these delicacies, even Mrs. Townsend might have admitted that this assertion was true, though she was wont to express her belief that nothing but lies could, by any possibility, fall from his mouth.


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I tried it back in the day when it first started, it looked interesting but needed refinement for me though, although now i wouldnt touch it with a barge pole, indeed i think alot of others wouldnt just for the lack of confidence i would have in my account security, shame cause i might have gone back for another look one day
To be honnest i think that although this game is obviously not dead it may become stagnant as who would want to join a game with this new track record, and we all know stagnancy leads to death, EI might have signed the death certificate themselves
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So basically this guy David Bowman single handedly screwed Turbine and Artifact Entertainment (the company that David Allen founded) and original owner of Horizons: Empire of Istaria. Oh btw, another person named James Jones was the one who brought David Bowman onboard Artifact Entertainment. James Jones basically backstabbed David Allen (the original designer and visionary of Horizons) and kick him out of his own company then he himself got backstabbed by David Bowman and was fired. ROLFMAO.
You can read the whole freaking story here:
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Joined: 5/19/04
another reason people are dissuaded from trying horizons.
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Joined: 11/01/06
"On July 28th, players of Horizons were informed via email & a posting on the forums that come 12:01am August 1st a new billing system would be implemented and they would be required to re-enter their billing information on or before their renewal dates."
Er, who received emails regarding this? I didn't get an email, nor did anyone I've spoken to about it. This was one of my major complaints to EII. If you're going to change your billing system and require people to re-enter info, you really do need to send an email to the account holder. Even an email informing the players that the game had been bought would have been nice. Not everyone reads the forums.
This notice was posted in the forums and on the login screen (for both logging in through the standalone launcher and the website). Unfortunately, the people on hiatus but still paying would never know about this unless someone told them.
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Joined: 6/02/06
Hi guys, I'm new to the boards. I've been coming to this site for a while though. I saw the lil click link to the article about Horizons and EI and gave it a look because I am currently interested in Dark World Online. It's just a genre(vampires and stuff) Ive been really waiting to see an MMO for. David Bowman is leading this project, and my understanding is he's also the guy at the top in Tulga as far as titles and who is indeed leading it is concerned.
In reading the article a lot of things popped into my head that I could probably make sense out of if I had facts and details that only people working with Bowman could probably answer. Anyhow, it sounds like this Andercheck guy isn't very trustworthy, and it sounds like EI did some pretty scary stuff to its subscribers some of which sounded despicable.
Well, I had been frequenting the site they have for Dark World Online. www.darkworldonline.net I posted under the name Bravado, and was the most active member on there. Was a pretty lifeless place but that's because it's brand new and we had next to nothing about information or news about DWO except for the interview you guys have on here with Bowman about DWO.
The last thing I posted was the article about horizons. I put up a link to the article on this site and I manually posted it along with a few sentiments . I didn't bash anyone or anything, I did post some questions for the other members, one of which was where responsibility began and ended, and how David Bowman fit into this.
I'm posting here because I want to have a better formed opinion of him, mainly from the people who have factual information about him or worked with him. He seems to be very much referred to as a backstabber, or he is defended in a way that makes him free of any responsibility. Either way, I have no idea really. The only thing that bothers me about the fact that he's a backstabber is that in this industry and the entertainment industry in general, the worst thing you can do is burn your bridges. I am studying to go into game design and I've spoken with some successful people personally, and they made that clear to me. It's sort of hard to swallow that someone could be so successful and would start his own company if he is of the slimey backstabbing sort.
The other reason I'm posting here is to bring to anyone's attention that the message boards on darkworldonline.net are down, and have been for a while. I sort of get the feeling that my posting the article is a reason for that, since it's the frst time I've seen them down. That's only a hunch though, if they came back up with new news or a slightly tweaked UI i wouldn't be surprised at all. If they came back up with my account banned or my thread about the article deleted, I would be a little surprised. I don't know what to expect.
I haven't seen anyone post anything about Dark World Online. I think I remember someone posting about David Bowman not working in the MMO business anymore, or somethin like that. Just wanted to hear more of the constructive thoughts and critiques on Bowman and what he is up to now.
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Joined: 2/15/06
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I am angry after reading that history of lies and deception and greed. David Allen got the shaft. I would have nothing to do with Horizons simply because of the internal history of the game's production. Shame on them. I hope the preferred stock has no value once Horizons is buried.
Mustasio, DWO is pretty much DOA. Chris Baker fired the entire Tulga team when he sold Horizons to EI. David and a few other folks were kept on to train EI personnel in operating Horizons, but once the transition contract expired, they were fired as well. For all intents and purposes, Tulga Games does not exist anymore.
As far as the David Allen story goes, the article that 'exposes' the takeover has been floating around for a few years now. It's totally one-sided (as in, the only person who's side is presented is David Allen's) but a lot of people take it as gospel truth. The thing with the takeover is this: David Allen had spent a lot of his investors' money and there was nothing to show for it but a lot of neat ideas. The investors wanted to see a product ship, and they voted David Allen out. David Bowman had been hired because of his experience at Bungie and Turbine. He had gotten products out the door, and that's why the board of directors put him in charge. David Bowman did not backstab David Allen; David Allen screwed up and his investors fired him for it.
David Allen had some terriffic ideas, but if you look up the interviews and articles he did, anytime someone asked if the game would have a given feature, his answer was always "Yes!" While that may sound great, making a promise without checking to see if the programming team and the game engine can deliver is a really bad idea. If he'd set realistic goals and focused on achieving them, he probably wouldn't have gotten fired from his own project.
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Joined: 7/08/03
In any case that's a pretty messed up story. It's such a shame that Horizons has had great potential that didn't get realized. I did play Horizons for close to 8 months and I had a great time playing it and did met some really good friends there. Unfortunately the game went down the hill after launch.
After reading that article, I could only think of one thing to say
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Joined: 4/29/06
My Aggro brings all the mobs to the yard.
Never played Horizons, and never will. But I thought the article was very fair and balanced and was a very interesting. Kudos to the investigator for this report!!!
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Joined: 1/19/05
Kind of a sad mess really, I tried the game back when it first came out. I liked the crafting and of the few mmorpgs I've played it's had the best character creation process (compared to say... WoW, where your choice is skin color, hair color, hair style, and special features, but your human will still have gorilla arms and a tiny head). I sure wouldn't try going back to it now unless things were to seriously change, I'm not about to hold my breath though.
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Joined: 6/02/06
Thanks KlausW,
If I had more time I would look into the David Allen David Bowman stuff myself. If DWO is completely out of the picture now then I can't say David Bowman came out lookn good when it comes to promises.
On the flip side, I don't have to worry about them making a crappy MMO of my favorite genre.
Right up until the point where the sale of Horizons to EI was finalized, DWO was activly being worked on. David didn't go back on any promises; the owner of the company fired everyone and shut the company down. That's not something David had any choice in.
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Joined: 2/24/04
I find it interesting that the announcement of DWO and the Horizons expansion seemed to correlate to initial rumors of Horizons being shopped around. Perhaps these announcements where made to generate new interest in Horizons and Tulga games with the faint hope that subscribers would increase dramatically ???
I do not know. But I can say this David Knew Chris Baker was shopping the game around LONG before anyone did. He also probably knew when the expansion and DWO was announced. I highly doubt any work was going on with DWO when they did not have the resources for enough people to work on Horizons. You trying to say they hired more people to work on DWO ? I find that highly unlikely not to mention no credible facts or evidence to say it was. Horizons had its own issues for an already stretched thin small dev team. No way they could take on working DWO as well. There certainly was no announcement of people being hired to work on it. Contrary in May or June people were actually let go. That too was down played by the fanboi types.
Which leads me to believe the announcement of DWO and the expansion to be a publicity stunt more than fact. I doubt work on either project was actually even occuring. Mr Bowman was getting desperate and was starting to grasp at straws to keep his dream alive.
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Joined: 7/06/04
I have to say, I am glad my wife and I stopped playing months before this all happened and that it is a shame it all happened because we both agreed that the game had great potential but it will never be more than it was in it's days of 'prime' gone by.
I also want to say, that the person who did this article has heard their true calling. Very well written and researched article. I wish journalism in general was to the standards this author has met. Please don't ever quit being a journalist.
"It's the little things in life." Tech Sgt Chen
There's no doubt that David did know that Baker was looking to sell, but as of E3 (when the expansion and DWO were announced), no potential buyer had expressed interest yet. Tulga continued to work on Horizons because, until a sale is finalized, there's no way to know if it will go through or fall apart.
EI claims that the expansion never existed. I think they said that because, being totally clueless about how to develop an MMO, they had no idea what a design document is. A lot of the stuff in the expansion either existed already but wasn't usable (furniture & pets) or was going to be built on systems that already existed (racial housing). The process of approving the design document had to be completed before coding & asset creation, etc. could start, which is why EI said that 'no work had been done on it' and dismissed the design document ( which was still being written) as 'just a bunch of ideas'.
Some Tulga employees had been pulled off of Horizons to work on DWO. The reason for this is simple: Horizons needs a new client very, very badly. However, it would have been a disaster to try to develop & test it on a live game. DWO, had it gone forward, would have been the environment for testing the new client. Once it was stable & ready to go, then we would have seen it in Horizons. So, yes, there were Tulga employees who were not working on Horizons directly, but the work they were doing would have benefitted Horizons in the long run.
Yes, DWO was an attempt to acquire additional investor support. Of course it was. Additional investment money would mean additional headcount and greater stability for Tulga, which in turn would be good for Horizons.
I do believe that David was hoping to attract a buyer who would be willing to invest in the future of Tulga and Horizons. Baker was not in for the long haul, and had no interest in Horizons as a game or as a community. If Horizons had been bought by someone who was committed to developing the game, the player base wouldn't be fleeing like rats from a burning ship.
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Thanks for the continuing updates on the Catastrophe that once was 'Horizons'. It was a game with much potential; but major flaws in the original engine--coupled with major flaws in the companies that try to salvage it-- seem to be what's killing (Killed?) a game that was so promising.
Unfortunately, this is the way a lot of Good Games end up. I say 'All the Best 'to All those who still faithfully try & support Horizons, by still trying to play it.
As for me, personally--I chose to look elsewhere some time back; & I'm glad I did. The best thing about Horizons has always been the Player-Community; & that all-too-brief period when Tulga really cared.
To those faithful Horizons Players who still support the ongoing debacle: Please start trying other MMORPGs. There's a number of really Good Titles out there, with much better track records... & Very Solid Player Communities who'd welcome You, anytime.
"You have been logged in for over 2 years, & counting. Please log-off now & get a life." lol---this IS my life!
I was wondering when the 2nd portion of this news story will come out? Did I miss it?
I hope the author didn't decide to put part 2 on hold in order to get EI's side of the story; their response time seems to be slightly longer then the half-life of enriched uranium...
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Smiles all round today. The Herald Scotland gives Craig Alan Hughes' solo album "Silhouettes and Photographs" a big old thumbs up. It's been a long time since I sat down and tried to write a song. But if I ever came up with a chorus as utterly perfect as Craig Alan Hughes has done on Private Polly, working its gorgeous melody into the internal rhymes and crossover rhythms of the words, I'd put my pen down a happy man. - Alan Morrison, Arts & Culture Editor, The Herald Scotland More...
This post is an update on our very popular "How not to approach a record label about your demo" post http://aardvarkrecords.blogspot.co.uk/2007/08/how-not-to-approach-record-label-about.html This post concentrates more on aspiring artists and songwriters and how to approach record labels and music publishers via social networking sites. Record labels and music publishers have created a solid presence on social networking sites. We're active on approximately 200 of them all around the globe since the very early days of social networking. And in that time, we've noticed a few things: 1. Recording artists and songwriters in Southeast Asia and the Far East approach labels and music publishers in a very professional manner. Aspiring artists and acts understand that how they approach a label or publisher online speaks volumes about the level of their seriousness and professionalism. 2. Recording artists and songwriters in Latin America, Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Southern Europe also approach labels and publishers online in a professional manner. 3. Recording artists and songwriters in Western Europe (excluding Germany) and North America, on the whole, create a negative professional impression when contacting labels and publishers. Click the link to read more...
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The music industry sorely needs modernization You'd be forgiven for thinking it already has. Music is available everywhere in every conceivable format. Surely that's an indication of a thoroughly modern industry. Music formats may be modern, however, the industry governing those releases is anything but. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the collection of performance and mechanical royalties. There are music royalty collection societies spread around the globe. Each was established to collect royalties in their respective country or region. BMI, ASCAP, GEMA, MCPS, PPL, SESAC, VPL and Sound Exchange are a handful of such societies you might be familiar with. Or at the very least these are a handful of agencies that any professional in the industry should be familiar with. The collection of royalties really hasn't changed since the 1920s. And it shows. But more about that in a minute. Let's start with the basics first. click the link to read more...
As soon as we heard the British economy described as a Zombie Economy by Channel 4, Aardvark's execs looked at one another and nodded in agreement. It is a perfect description. In 2006 we lost roughly 30% of our bottom line profits. It wasn't due to bad sales - we were actually selling more tracks and albums than we'd ever done in the label's history. It wasn't due to bad management. It also wasn't due to fiscal irresponsibility. It had everything to do with the economy tanking and the British Pound being bitch-slapped into near oblivion by just about every currency on the planet. The reason why Aardvark took such a kicking with UK currency conversion rates was down to the fact that 85% of our sales revenue comes from overseas. The UK counts for a small percentage of our business activities and sales. Simply put, it's always been easier for us to get business done outside of the UK. So our exposure to foreign currency conversion rates is immense. click the link to read more...
As the old saying goes, look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. And in the music business, every pence counts. I still find it incredible to believe the staggering amount of royalties which go uncollected every year either because music company owners don't know how to collect them, can't be asked to collect them or rely on third parties to collect international royalties on their behalf. Regardless of size, record labels and music publishers have a responsibility to their business and their artists to ensure royalties from every source is collected. Whether it's mechanical or performance royalties – independent labels and music publishing companies should manage the collection of royalties in-house. The process may be tedious, it may be confusing at first and it's certainly far from glamorous…however, in the end you'll be glad you did it. click the link to read more
Our digital content services include, but are not limited to: on-line digital download sales, ringtone sales, in-store entertainment, in-flight entertainment (including first class, business class & club class lounges) and music licensing to third parties.
Our core activity is about delivering our artists' music to the public. Our entrepreneurial drive is the foundation for this core activity. It enables us to identify, develop and pursue traditional and new avenues to achieve this. Increasingly, this means not only selling our music direct to the public...but striking deals with businesses who provide music and video entertainment and/or content to the public. And this we do very, very well.
The traditional record label business model is broken. We think the model we've come up is pretty darn good. It certainly works for us. So while major labels try to fix something that they broke (or at the very least they try to dress an old dinosaur in new outfits) – we're created something that's bold and different.
That's the benefit of being an independent label. We're quick. We know how to manoeuvre. And we know how to quickly adapt to an ever-changing music buying landscape. Size does indeed matter. But not in quite the way major labels think. We listen (we really do!), we learn, we adapt and we grow from strength to strength. We've built relationships with many of the top digital content business companies around the globe as a result; relationships that are transparent, open, honest and long lasting.
We won't treat you like you're lucky to have our music. We won't treat you or your business like we're doing you a favour. We'll treat you with respect. That's how we roll.Read More
Music synchronization is one of the cornerstones of our business. Aardvark UK Publishing is a music publishing company and is the parent company of Aardvark Music Ltd, Aardvark Records and Aardvark Dance. Collectively, it controls and administers a catalogue of over 1500 songs across a number of genres: Rock, Pop, Folk (including Celtic), Soul, and Dance/Electronica.
To-date, a myriad of our tracks have been successfully placed in global advertising campaigns, television shows, movies, entertainment DVDs and gaming production houses.
International luminaries on our roster include: DJ Front, Eric M, Everett Young, Jeff Alford, Yahel and Zetan Spore. We are also home to new talent with chart success in Australia, Europe, Japan and North America.
Over the past few years, small footprints have continued to grow in territories like China, SouthEast Asia, Russia, India and Latin America.Read More
Aardvark Records has quickly built a name for itself in the international music catalogue licensing arena. Part of Aardvark's success in this arena is in the relationships it enjoys within the music industry and with parties interested in maximizing the value from back catalogues (e.g. compilation cd producers). Another factor in our success is our staff.
We also work with artists with their own back catalogue.Read More
Chairman Andrew Reeve (ex-EMI) founded Aardvark Records in 1999. His initial vision was to champion bands based in Cornwall. In those days, to say that Cornwall wasn't on the music industry's radar would be kind. While the UK was indifferent, his belief and ceaseless efforts began to bear fruit in Europe…and caught the attention of Alex di Savoia in London.
Alex joined the Aardvark team in 2003, first as Head of Marketing, progressing to Managing Director (2005) and then to CEO (2009). With over 20 years of marketing, promotion and public affairs experience gained from years in the FMCG advertising, fashion PR and band management arenas, Alex saw the potential hidden within the label…and quickly set about turning that vision into reality.Read More
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At Olive Garden, we want the experience of warmth and caring to extend beyond our restaurant walls and into every community where we live and serve. Our restaurants throughout the US and Canada serve their communities through a variety of local efforts, such as delivering meals in times of need and sponsoring a range of charity and school events. The restaurants also participate in company-wide community relations programs including Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Darden Harvest, Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program and more.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - After blowing a four-run lead in the top of the ninth, the Washington Nationals got a two-run homer from Bryce Harper in the bottom half to take a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pirates scored four runs off Rafael Soriano in the ninth to tie the contest at seven. Pittsburgh then sent Bryan Morris (4-4) to the mound in the home half. Roger Bernadina reached base on a fielder's choice before Harper's two-out homer to center.
"I was happy to get the 'W' today. We needed it," Harper said. "Hopefully this carries on."
Harper's homer gave Ian Krol (1-0) his first victory in the big leagues. Krol recorded the final two outs in the ninth to pick up the win. Washington starter Gio Gonzalez allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out 11 over 5 2/3 innings.
Ryan Zimmerman and Steve Lombardozzi each went 3-for-5 with an RBI for Washington, which snapped a six-game skid. Adam LaRoche knocked in two runs.
Josh Harrison went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBI for the Pirates, who had a four-game winning streak stopped. Russell Martin, Jordy Mercer and A.J. Burnett each knocked in a run.
Burnett got the start for Pittsburgh and gave up four runs -- one earned -- on nine hits over seven innings.
Holding a 7-3 lead, Washington sent Soriano to the mound to start the ninth. Pinch-hitter Neil Walker and Starling Marte worked back-to-back walks before Mercer's RBI double to left-center field. Marte scored on Martin's base hit to left two batters later.
Krol came in from the bullpen and immediately walked Pedro Alvarez to load the bases. After pinch-hitter Jose Tabata struck out swinging for the second out, Harrison hit a two-run single up the middle to tie the game.
However, Morris was unable to extend the contest in the bottom half.
The Nationals took advantage of three Pittsburgh errors in the first inning to grab an early 4-0 lead. Harper, who was hit by a pitch, was caught in a rundown between second and third following Lombardozzi's bunt single. Alvarez's missed catch error allowed Harper to round third and score.
"Those are mistakes that happen," Burnett said. "We all turned the page quickly."
Zimmerman followed with an RBI single to right and scored on a two-out single by Denard Span, with another runner scoring on Gaby Sanchez's throwing error.
The Pirates got on the board in the fourth. Sanchez singled, advanced to third on Clint Barmes' double and scored on Burnett's groundout.
Harrison's two-run homer in the sixth cut the gap to 4-3.
Washington tacked on three more runs in the eighth. Bernadina walked and Harper singled to put men on the corners with one out. Lombardozzi followed with an RBI ground-rule double to left. Two batters later, LaRoche hit a two- run triple to right past a diving Travis Snider, making it a 7-3 game.
The Pirates went 4-3 against the Nationals this season ... Pittsburgh was
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The Feb. 7 event was held at Trish Ann's Tea Room in Haddock, and this year's award recipient was Evelyn Simmons.
History & Heritage President Matt Sires was the master of ceremonies for the meeting, and Linton Jordan, one of the icons of Jones County's history, was the keynote speaker.
Jordan gave a history of education in Jones County and spoke of his experiences leading the school system through consolidation of the smaller schools in outlying communities in the county and desegregation of the system.
Following Jordan's comments, Simmons was introduced by member Christine Daniels.
She said the Hamilton-Williams award was created by the preservation organization in 2007 as part of Jones County's Bicentennial celebration as a lasting tribute to two women whose names are entwined in the county's history.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
When Alice F. Kelley was nominated for Teacher of the Year at Summerville High School she was asked to prepare an acceptance speech just in case.
Kelley, feeling all her fellow teachers were very worthy of being named Teacher of the Year, did not bother to prepare a speech, thinking it would probably go to someone else.
Then, as it turned out, she was named Summerville High Schools Teacher of the Year and she did, in fact, have to give a speech.
Not only was Kelley selected as her schools Teacher of the Year, but she was also one of the districts five Honor Teachers of the Year, alongside Pren Woods (Alston Middle), Kimberly Freeman (Givhans Alternative Program), Brooke Matthews (Greg Middle) and Priscilla Johnson (Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary).
Once again, despite being in the top five, Kelley did not feel like she needed to prepare an acceptance speech for May 8, when all the district Teachers of the Year and their families crowded into the auditorium at Ashley Ridge High School to be recognized for their hard work and dedication to educating children.
Kelley believed one of the districts other amazing teachers was going to earn the title, but her husband finally convinced her to have a speech prepared once again, just in case.
Her husbands suggestion turned out to be a good one, for it was Kelleys name that was called, and an emotional Kelley took the podium to thank the school board and tell everybody how humbled she felt to be recognized as DD2s Teacher of the Year.
I was in shock absolute shock, Kelley said after the event. It still hasnt sunk in.
Initially Kelley followed a career path in social work with a desire to help others. However, it was not until she was afforded the opportunity to become a teacher through the states Critical Needs Program, and she found her passion teaching science. She began as a science teacher at Summerville High School in 2000, and I never looked back.
Kelley now teaches 9-12th grade science and engineering, which she has been doing for four years. Last year Kelley took over the engineering program with a goal to increase student enrollment in the program, particularly female students. The program quickly grew from 150 students to 350 and the number of females has increased from eight to 52. In addition, she established the STEM Academy at Summerville High, which has increased student participation in these programs and has engaged business leaders and the community to create a seamless connection between students and their community. Alice has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and will receive a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from The Citadel this summer.
In his letter of recommendation for consideration of DD2s Teacher of the Year, Summerville High Principal Kenneth Farrell wrote that Kelley is an educator with a powerful thirst to learn, and that she strives to make her students see that she is on their team and that she is okay with their uniqueness.
Mrs. Kelley takes a personal interest in the lives of her students, and her passion for her job is evident in her daily interactions with her students, Farrell wrote. Perhaps one of Mrs. Kelleys greatest gifts is the ability to build positive relationships with and for her students.
Kelley said she loves being able to help kids through her passion for science.
My students are my inspiration, she said. I look forward to seeing them every day. Its the greatest job on earth.
Kelley was joined at the ceremony by her family: her husband of 20 years Kevin and their four kids Cooper, 13; Peyton, 11; Logan, 8; and Bennett, 6.
I am so blessed and honored, she said. The teachers in [DD2] are fabulous.
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Air compressors are used in most industries including production and storage, steel, petroleum, chemical, construction, mining, food, gas, energy conversion and transportation. Their shutdown means loss in production. Lubricants in these applications lubricate moving parts such as bearings and gears, provide a liquid seal, and remove heat. This can be a difficult task for lubricant which operates in a hostile environment made up from oxygen in the air, moisture and environmental contaminants which must often operate under high pressures and temperatures. In some cases Original Equipment Manufacturer design changes to improve compressor cost and efficiency have resulted in smaller oil capacities and compressors that run at higher speeds and loads resulting in higher operating temperatures that can further stress the lubricant being used. The lubricants properties also affect the efficiency, safety and environmental impact of operating compressors.
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A 20-year-old man is dead after a shooting Saturday night in Bath.
According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, the shooting occurred at 56 Church Street in Bath around 10 p.m.
Donnie James Davis, 20, of Dixie Clay Road in Bath, was found dead at the Church Street home, according to Coroner Tim Carlton.
An Aiken County Sheriff's deputy responded to the shooting incident at the home Saturday night, according to an incident report, where they found Davis dead inside the house.
Russell Dean Blackmon, 33, lives at the Church Street home, the report stated. He and another witness reported to police that David Rosier, 45, and Joshua Rosier, 21, both of Nicholson Road in Trenton, came to the Bath home, and the incident ensued, the report stated.
One of the witnesses at the home told police David Rosier shot Davis in the face with a handgun, the report stated, and then left the home with Joshua Rosier in a green Ford Explorer.
Cpt. Troy Elwell with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office said the investigation is still in its early stages and while no one has yet been charged, warrants currently are being sought for the suspects.
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Turn any table or wall into a gallery-like display, bringing your art or special pieces to life with brilliant light. LG LED PAR38 is the perfect spotlight that brings out the true color of the objects in our everyday space.
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July 22, 2010
Former Cal State Northridge track athlete Rich Burns eclipsed the 33-year old world record in the 55-59 Mile at the Portland Track Festival on June 12, 2010.
Burns ran part of the 1977 and 1978 track seasons at Cal State Northridge, but according to him "was injured much of that time."
He was an art major at CSUN and has since made art his profession.
After turning 55 this year and entering the 55-59 age group, he began his season at the All-Comers Meet at the Matador Track in January. At his second CSUN All-Comers meet in Feb, he ran 4:45 in the mile which "made me think I was in shape to try for a national record, in a 3000."
On Feb. 20 at Pomona Pitzer, he broke the record of 9:37, running 9:21.83. A forecast for rain at the All-Comers Meet two weeks later put off his attempt for the mile record. But on March 12th, Burns ran a 1500 at Occidental, setting another national record of 4:17.80, with the old mark being 4:20.
Then on April 16th, he broke another record, this time the 5000 record of 16:27, by running 16:21.12 at Azusa Pacific.
Planning to take a break from running in mid-May, Burns was talked back onto the track by a good friend who puts on the Masters mile race in conjunction with the Portland Track Festival. The race was on June 12 and after asking for years, his friend was determined to have him race this year.
The mile records were 4:42.7 for national and 4:40.4 for world. In October 1973, at age 18, he ran a mile in 4:31. Thirty-seven years later, here he was running another sub-4:40 mile.
"In the race I was struggling to keep pace but had a good last lap to get both records and become the first one 55 or older to go under 4:40," said Burns. "Yes I'm very glad I did extend my season and run up there."
The following is an interview with Rich by Ken Stone of Matertrack.com
Tell me more about your freshman 4:31
We weren't happy that the coach was having a track race the day after a 4-mile race, so surprisingly, finding myself still in contention on the last lap, I was trying to run just hard enough to win, and what turned out to be a 59 last lap had felt easy, and the big PR was a total surprise. Up till then I'd had no clue I could even run 65 for a last lap.
Tell me about your high school running career
I ran a couple 2-milers for the early part of my junior year in high school, but was kicked off the team as my workouts were pretty bad, and I finally decided I wasn't going to run extra laps because I couldn't make the workout times the coach thought I should. He was a football coach that had never coached track. Funny thing was, I was one of the few runners there that wasn't cheating in the workouts. I did win league my senior year in XC (2 miles), but broke my foot right before track season.
So my miling started my first year of community college, during the XC season, and I was just a bit better than middle of the pack at 4 miles.
What happened after that 4:06?
That 4:06 ended up being my best time, as I was injured my last years of college. I did run a bit again in my early 30s, running 3:48 in the 1500 just as the good part of the season was starting, but was rear-ended a week later on the way to work and didn't run again until I was 40.
What was your race plan at Portland? What time were you shooting for?
Plan: To take a shot at the world record of 4:40.4 and yet not blow a chance at the national one, held by our friend Nolan (Shaheed) at 4:42.7.
Tell me about the race
Hoped to run 69 pace for two or three laps if it felt OK. Instead I was struggling at 70, but managed to hold it, coming through the 3/4 mark at 3:30, though by then, I figured I had no shot at the world record, as I wasn't feeling very strong. With about 200 to go, someone yelled that we were on 4:41 pace, and I thought that if I ran hard I might still have a chance to get 4:41. Was very surprised to hear 36 . . . . 37 as I was finishing.
Was this the best effort of the four record races this season (including American records at 1500, 3000 and 5000)?
They all were hard efforts, but this one was the nicest, of course. Also I am really thrilled to have done this at Dave's baby! As far as effects go, I was really tanked for over two weeks from the 5000.
What challenges (aches, pains, life situations) did you overcome to set the WR up in Portland?
Most runners are dealing with pains at this age. For the race, I knew that Jim Sorensen, Kevin Paulk and Dave Cannon were all dealing with foot problems. Dave Clingan can hardly run at all now, because of his knees. . . . I have had a weird sensation in my metatarsal area between the big toe and next one since last fall. I kept thinking it might stress-fracture at some point, but it made it through the season. Also have a slight hamstring issue lately, but it didn't bother me in the race. Now it's all getting rest.
How did you celebrate afterward?
Had a nice evening out with some of the other runners, and making some new friends. Congrats to Carmen Troncoso for her record.
Does running inspire your artwork?
Running doesn't inspire my art work, though I always am looking at cloud formations and different things that apply to my art work, when out running.
What are your track plans the rest of the year? Going to Sacramento masters nationals?
My plans are to continue my vacation from running until at least the Fourth of July. Made the decision to start my track season early and not run Sacramento this year. I'd actually planned to be done by mid-May, but I'm glad Dave had other plans as to when I should start my break. I'd like to run the Syracuse 5K this October. Had hoped to do it last year, but I was slowly coming back. I am hoping to run Sacramento (worlds) in 2011.


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Monday, December 8, 2008
cynicism is corrosive to democracy
No, here's the problem with this specific post: it's a part of a common attitude that undermines democracy. It's always going to be in vogue to point out the naivete of people who, you know, expect politicians to do the will of the people. It's a pretty cheap point, right? "Hey, democracy doesn't actually work the way it's supposed to." Plenty of bloggers do it, I'm sure I've done it. The problem is that it has a self-fulfilling edge to it. Megan here mocks liberals for thinking that Obama might actually live out the dictates of democracy and honor the commitments and ideals he ran for president for. But her incredulity empowers his abandonment of those things. The more people say "you can't expect politicians to do what they've promised," the more you undercut the expectation that politicians actually have to do what they say. When the expectation becomes failure for politicians to live up to any promises, you're effectively excusing that behavior.
The people who actually expect politicians to live up to their word are exactly the people we shouldn't be discouraging, and certainly not for the benefit of appearing world-wise or savvy. Like I said, it certainly isn't on Megan alone. This happens all the time; the pose of the person calling others out on their idealism is a common trope. But it isn't just talking about damaging democracy, it is damaging democracy. A certain degree of idealism is a prerequisite for functioning democratic governance. Real democratic government is a hard enough venture as it stands without principled people stacking cynicism against it.
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- ryan said...
I'm not entirely convinced you're the best candidate for offering this particular critique.
You aren't being fair to Megan here. I didn't detect any cynicism in her post. If anything, quite the opposite: she is deflating those progressives who expected Obama not to do the will of the people by enacting programs which are not popular with anyone but the hard left. She isn't criticizing Obama's integrity, she's criticizing the degree to which the fact that he won seems to have convinced the left that they have a blank-check type mandate. They don't. The election was pretty close. Sure, it was a bigger win than either of Bush's victories, and quite dramatic when compared to either of Clinton's minority wins, but in terms of the popular vote it was almost identical to the 1988 election, only this time the electoral vote was a lot closer (365/173 rather than 426/111).
Poking holes in fantasies isn't cynical. Saying that elected politicians can be expected to do the will of the people isn't cynical. Cynicism may be corrosive to democracy, but so is painting those who disagree with you as cynical as a way of avoiding the substance of their arguments.
- December 8, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Freddie said...
Right, because calling people who are in any international context centrists "the hard left" isn't a way to avoid the substance of their arguments.
- December 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- Jane said...
I don't understand why it's relevant that people in other countries are farther to the left. We don't include Saudi Arabia in our political spectrum in order to demostrate that, by international standards, the crustiest American social conservatives are really quite moderate.
In terms of American political culture, these people are hard left. They are so far from the center that there is absolutely no realistic hope of enacting even a plurality of their agenda. Let me make it clear that i also think there is no reasonable hope of enacting even a plurality of the libertarian agenda; that's not an insult, just a statement of fact. And I have previously made fun of libertarians who somehow get deluded into believing that the *real* problem is that we don't have proportional representation, or some other electoral chimera. The *real* problem is that the majority of Americans disagree with us on fundamental issues. That's also the real problem that the netroots have.
- December 8, 2008 at 1:29 PM
- ryan said...
Tu quoque won't save you, I'm afraid.
- December 8, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- E.D. Kain said...
Freddie, yes Europeans (not anywhere in the international context, just Europe) who consider themselves centrist might be akin to American hard-left, but that doesn't change the fact that American centrists are not far-left. And this is a discussion about American politics, not European politics.
So I'd say that's something of a cop-out response...
- December 8, 2008 at 1:58 PM
- Freddie said...
In terms of American political culture, these people are hard left. They are so far from the center that there is absolutely no realistic hope of enacting even a plurality of their agenda.
And yet, somehow, we just elected not only a President but a large legislative majority based on principles entirely in keeping with this kind of sentiment.
This is the way of the American right at present: constantly talking about the extremity of your opposition while your movement slowly, publicly dies. You spend so much time declaring victory you don't realize that your agenda is getting left behind.
Tu quoque won't save you, I'm afraid.
ryan, do you want to talk? Or do you want to win the game of blog? You have skills in the latter. You are doing little for the former.
- December 8, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- E.D. Kain said...
I would add that I agree completely with the folly of the American right as a whole. They are hapless for the most part, sans direction, a fragmented and often-times shrill, reactionary coalition.
Then again, I think that a center-right Party could hold up rather well to the liberals and center-lefters. A conservative party more grounded in realism, responsibility, and limited (but effective) government stands a real chance...especially if liberals take their agenda too far, too fast.
- December 8, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- Jane said...
But the Democrats have gotten/enlarged a majority by electing more conservative Democrats, not by electing more progressives. The caucus as a whole has moved right, not left.
- December 8, 2008 at 3:33 PM
- E.D. Kain said...
Jane, I would say that the country moves generally in a "progressive" direction in a very "conservative" manner. For instance, I would say that yes the conservative or centrist wing of the Democratic party was voted in, but at the same time, the country has moved much closer to accepting gay marriage and national health-care. So in that sense, the dichotomy of change in this country is inherently ironic. We are conservatively liberal, or perhaps liberally conservative. We move slowly and from the center, which is always shifting...
- December 8, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- Matthias said...
This is the way of the American right at present: constantly talking about the extremity of your opposition while your movement slowly, publicly dies.
Oh, Freddie, I would have expected more of you... This is about as apt as those who said in 2004 that the liberal movement was slowly, publicly dying. It looked like a good call at the time, but I think we may appropriately mock those people. Don't set yourself up for that.
In 2004, describing the liberal contingent as "hapless for the most part, sans direction, a fragmented and often-times shrill, reactionary coalition" was so frequent it became a cliche.
Astute political observers watch the pendulum swing one way and expect it to come back the other way. Others see the pendulum swinging and, with no long term vision, imagine that it will forever swing their direction.
- December 8, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- Freddie said...
As it is the fashion for my commenters lately to express disappointment in me, Matthias, I expect nothing less from you.
- December 8, 2008 at 3:54 PM
- ryan said...
Obama's mandate is slimmer than many make it out to be, and contrary to what netroots partisans would like, Obama seems to be making administrative choices on that basis, in keeping with principles of democratic representation. Megan points that out, sniping at some of the breathlessness with which this has been greeted on the left, and you call her cynical.
Then you snark at me for pointing out the contradiction, I snark back, and you return the favor.
Both E.D. Kain and Jane seem to think that my original comment was appropriate, so I'm still not sure what your beef was there.
I must not be the only one having an off day.
- December 8, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Geoffrey said...
You lay a fair amount of caveat in front of it, but the bottom line is that you're engaging in extremely similar behavior to hers. If you replace "democracy" with "free-market capitalism", and "politicians" with "companies", then your post reads like someone chastising you, not her.
As one of her regular readers, I'll openly admit that Megan overindulges in the "some crazy liberals say...", which is usually caught by her liberal commenters (such as yourself) and rebutted - "wait, who is actually saying that? That's an extreme/fringe argument, not representative of mainstream serious liberals..."
But you have recently gone on a "some crazy libertarians say..." streak, claiming that nobody admits any problems with any free-market/capitalist systems, and watch how in vogue I am as I point out their naivete. Suggesting that every imperfect outcome is an indictment against capitalism itself is corrosive in much the same way as suggesting that every imperfect candidate is an indictment of democracy.
But I also agree with your commenters that in this case it's not an attack on those who thought democracy was working, it's an attack on those who thought they had bypassed democracy via Republic - they were expecting their successfully elected candidate to enact policies not endorsed by the majority of the public.
- December 8, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- raft said...
you're all wrong.
i agree it IS corrosive to democracy when politicians run on on thing and do the opposite in office. that's absolutely true.
But that is NOT the problem here. the problem is that obama is doing exactly he said he would do during the campaign, but a bunch of morons managed to convince themselves--contrary to all evidence--that obama was either karl marx or a muslim terrorist.
people who fall into this category include everyone on The Corner, red state, max boot, megan mccardle herself, al giordiano, the kos kids, and an endless number of delusional bloggers/commentators. Stupidity is not limited to any political persuasion.
it's not "cynical" to make fun of people for not having the slightest clue what they're talking about. Obama was, is, and ran as a moderate progressive. It was backed up by his speeches, his policies, his books, his whole life. why would you expect him to anything else? be idealistic, but don't be a moron. It would be like if a pacifist supported Adolf hitler for president on the ticket of the War Party and then was shocked! shocked! when Hitler started invading other countries.
it is much, much better for our democracy if people don't have delusions about what kind of person/platform they are actually electing. If they didn't, obama would have beaten mccain by at least 30%. I mean, can any of you imagine if mccain were president-elect right now? How COLOSSALLY FUCKED would we be? yet 45% of people actually voted for the guy.
stupidity is by far the #1 most corrosive threat to democracy.
- December 8, 2008 at 6:14 PM


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