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The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) today announced that Self Regional Healthcare is a recipient of the South Carolina "Certified Zero Harm Award," to recognize excellent performance in patient safety.
Certified Zero Harm Awards are given when a hospital records no preventable hospital-acquired infections of a specific nature during a certain period of time. The data is then independently verified by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The awards are presented at statewide SCHA meetings twice each year.
Self Regional was recognized for achieving no surgical site infections for the health system's hip replacement surgeries over a 12-month period. The South Carolina Hospital Association presented the award to Nancy Lumley, Infection Prevention Coordinator for Self Regional Healthcare.
"We have worked diligently as a team to create a culture of safety at Self Regional, and have implemented the Safe Surgery checklist before any procedure is done," said Lumley. "From 2012 to 2013, our efforts have really paid off—we were able to cut our infection rate in half."
The award is part of the association's efforts to guide and support the state's hospitals in creating and sustaining highly reliable health care – meaning patient care that is dependable, high quality and safe over a long period of time, similar to the consistent results achieved by other high-consequence industries such as aviation and nuclear power.
"We feel that publicly celebrating hospitals that have reached the milestone of zero infections within a given time frame is a crucial part of our collective journey to highly reliable health care," said Rick Foster, MD, senior vice president for Quality and Patient Safety, South Carolina Hospital Association.
For more information on the SCHA Certified Zero Harm Award please contact Rick Foster, MD, senior vice president for quality and patient safety, South Carolina Hospital Association, at 803.744.3538 or email@example.com. For media inquiries please contact Amanda Brasier at (864) 725-4218.

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by jcart, Window Shopper
- Created: June 29, 2011, 9:11 pm
- Updated: June 29, 2011, 9:11 pm
Hello,I am an artist that would like to start a business out of my home (in Massachusetts) selling my artwork. Since I would like to make a profit, I think I need to set up a legitimate business. I am not sure where to begin. It is just me (no employees) so I assume a sole proprietorship is the way to go. How do I go about registering my business? Do I need some kind of tax number? Do I need any kind of license? Please point me in the right direction.Thanks
websiteready | Window Shopper | 9/10/2011 - 11:12 am
A great way to start marketing your artwork is by using a resource book called "The Artist's Market." Companies that buy artwork list exactly what kind of artwork they buy and what they pay. This could enable you to establish a base income you could build on with a Website and online marketing. Best of luck
BizResearcher | Window Shopper | 7/5/2011 - 1:16 pm
Congratulations on your desire to start a business. The IRS classifies businesses like yours two ways - either as an actual business or as a hobby business. A hobby business can deduct expenses up to the amount of income you earn; you cannot take a loss. You do not need to register a business name or do anything special to be considered a hobby business. If you are an actual business, you can take a tax loss for a couple of years, so you would be able to purchase supplies and deduct them even if you have little income initially. As a business, you will need to register your business name and obtain a sales tax permit. You may also want to obtain an EIN for tax purposes. You may also want to open a separate bank account for the business. Be certain to keep accurate records of all your purchases and expenses. Developing a web site is a great way to attract buyers for your art. If you are not a member of a local art co-op or similar group, you may want to join one. That will enable you to take advantage of group marketing opportunities, participate in member shows and other opportunities.
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Hi, check out our Home-Based Business Smarts; Tips for Finding Opportunity, Starting-Up and (oh yes) Thriving blog article. Ourfive steps to registering a business at http://go.usa.gov/WoE will also help you.
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Photos and videos from Iran show its cities on fire, its skies smudged with smoke. Surely not every street is aflame. Blogging and other forms of "citizen journalism" are prone to sensationalism just as much as mainstream media reporting. I plead guilty myself.
An anonymous Iranian with the handle "Censored Name" posted something a little bit different on his Facebook page.
What I saw today was the most elegant scene I had ever witnessed in my life. The huge number of people were marching hand in hand in full peace. Silence. Silence was everywhere. There was no slogan. No violence. Hands were up in victory sign with green ribbons. People carried placards which read: Silence. Old and young, man and woman of all social groups were marching cheerfully. This was a magnificent show of solidarity. Enghelab Street which is the widest avenue in Tehran was full of people. I was told that the march has begun in Ferdowsi Sq. and the end of the march was now in Imam Hossein Sq. to the further east of Tehran while on the other end people had already gathered in Azadi Sq. The length of this street is about 6 kilometers. The estimate is about 2 million people. On the way, we passed a police department and a militia (Baseej) base. In both places, the doors were closed and we could see fully-armed riot police and militia watching the people from behind the fences. Near Sharif University of Technology where the students had chased away Ahmadinejad a few days ago, Mirhossein Mousavi (the reformist elect president) and Karrubi (the other reformist candidate spoke to people for a few minutes which was received by cries of praise and applause. I felt proud to find myself among such a huge number of passionate people who were showing the most reasonable act of protest. Frankly, I didn't expect such a political maturity from emotional Iranians who easily get excited. My family and I had put stickers on our mouths to represent the suppression.


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Convicted trainers clean Lackland kennel
By Sig Christenson : April 7, 2013 : Updated: April 8, 2013 6:52am
Photo By San Antonio Express-News file photo
Staff Sgt. Donald Davis (right) was given the longest "hard labor" sentence in the Air Force sex scandal: three months, the most allowed by law.
Photo By JERRY LARA/San Antonio Express-News
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Romero arrives for his court-martial at Lackland Air Force Base, Tuesday, April 2, 2013.
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metro - Staff Sgt. Peter Vega-Maldonado leaves his trial at Lackland Air Force Base for a lunch break in San Antonio on Friday, April 6, 2012. Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News
Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford said he'd made bad choices but wanted to stay in the Air Force.
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Staff sergeant, Airman 1st Class Jason Manko (right) is led from the courthouse to a waiting pickup on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Sept. 24, 2012 after being sentenced to 45 days in jail and another 30 days of hard labor on the base. Manko, who could remain in the Air Force despite his conviction, did not reply when asked if he had anything to say. MARVIN PFEIFFER/ firstname.lastname@example.com
Photo By John L. Mone/ASSOCIATED PRESSTIMELINE: The sex abuse scandal centered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has become the worst in Air Force history with 33 basic training instructors under investigation for allegations of misconduct with 63 recruits and technical training students. The following photos depict the still-unfolding investigation.
Photo By William Luther/San Antonio Express-NewsMarch 2, 2012: Air Force trainees at Lackland Air Force Base listen as officials explain to them about sexual misconduct and their responsibilities to report it.
Photo By Lisa Krantz/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSApril, 2012: Staff Sgt. Peter Vega-Maldonado, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from his relationship with a 21-year-old airman he supervised in basic training. In exchange for a reduced sentence, he agreed to testify against two other trainers he said had illicit relationships with women. The judge gave Maldonado 90 days in jail, 30 days hard labor while restricted to the base, reduction from staff sergeant to airman and forfeiture of $500 a month pay for four months. Read more: Two more Lackland AFB instructors implicated in sex scandal
Photo By COURTESY PHOTOJune 20, 2012: Lt. Col. Mike Paquette lost his job as commander of the 331st Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where most of the accused instructors had worked. He had led the 331st Training Squadron for two years. Read more: Training boss ousted in Lackland sex scandal
Photo By Billy Calzada/Associated PressJuly 20, 2012: Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Walker arrives for the fourth day of his trial at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Walker was accused of sexually assaulting 10 basic trainees, with charges ranging from rape and aggravated sexual assault to obstructing justice and violating rules of professional conduct. Read more: Staff Sgt. Walker found guilty on all charges of sexual misconduct
Photo By Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-NewsJuly 21, 2012: Staff Sgt. Luis A. Walker is taken away in chains from the 37th Training Wing Headquarters after sentencing. Walker, called a "sexual predator" by Air Force prosecutors, was given 20 years in prison. Read more: 'Sexual predator' gets 20 years at Lackland trial
August 1, 2012: Tech Sgt. Christopher Smith, 33, was convicted on two of four counts of misconduct with basic trainees and sentenced to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank to airman first class, a penalty that will permit him to remain in the Air Force. Read more: AF trainer given 30 days behind bars, loss of rank
Photo By William Luther/William email@example.com 10, 2012: Col. Glenn Palmer lost command of the 737th Training Group, which trains more than 35,000 airmen a year at Lackland. Read more: Lackland training chief is ousted
August 22, 2012: Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward submitted the Command Directed Investigation, which took a deeper and wider look at basic military training, to AETC Commander Gen. Edward Rice. Her recommendations will become an important blueprint for actions that will be implemented throughout basic training as well as technical training. Read more: Major general to investigate 'systemic issues'
Photo By COURTESY/USAFSept. 4, 2012: After a little more than a year on the job, Air Force Col. Eric Axelbank stepped down as head of a training wing here that has been rocked by a growing sex scandal. The command change occurred one day before another instructor, Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford, goes on trial on charges of having sex with a trainee. Read more: Col. Axelbank exits Lackland for the Pentagon
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 10, 2012: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio arrives for the start of his court marshal at Lackland Air Force Base. Estacio was initially tried on charges that he sexually assaulted a female basic training student, violated a no-contact order and asked several trainees to lie about his contact with them. Read more: Lackland sergeant pleads guilty to less serious charges
Photo By Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 12, 2012: Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio is led away from the 37th Training Wing Headquarters after sentencing in his trial at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. He was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of obstruction and having sex with a trainee in violation of Air Force conduct rules. Read more: Former Lackland trainer receives 1-year sentence
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 21, 2012: Col. Deborah Liddick marches with military drill instructors during her change-of-command ceremony at JBSA-Lackland. The fourth woman to oversee the Air Force's boot camp since 1996, she takes over amid an investigation that is scrutinizing 33 basic training instructors for misconduct. Read more: Woman now heads AF training at Lackland
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 21, 2012: Col. Deborah Liddick, left, salutes new military training instructor Staff Sgt. Abigail Rodriguez, after taking command of the Air Force basic training program at JBSA-Lackland.
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 21, 2012: Col. Deborah Liddick, new commander of Air Force basic training at JBSA-Lackland, is applauded by by presiding officer and commander of the 37th Training Wing Col. Mark Camerer during a change-of-command ceremony.
Photo By Marvin Pfeiffer/ Express-NewsSept. 24, 2012: Staff Sgt. Jason Manko (right) is led from the courthouse to a waiting pickup on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after being sentenced to 45 days in jail and another 30 days of hard labor on the base for having an illicit relationship with a female trainee. Read more: Lackland trainer gets 45 days in jail in sex case
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsOct. 2, 2012: U.S. Congresswomen from California, members of the House Armed Services Committee, Loretta Sanchez (from left), Jackie Speier and Susan Davis hold a press conference outside Lackland Air Forc e Base. The committee members met with personnel at the base to investigate the ongoing sex scandal. Read more: Lackland's 'culture' blamed for scandal
Photo By Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-NewsOct. 23, 2012: Air Force Secretary Michael Donley gives comments on the Lackland AFB sex scandal now involving 33 instructors having inappropriate contact with 60 women and three men. Read more: AF training likely won't see sex segregation
Photo By Sig Christenson/San Antonio Express-NewsNov. 14, 2012: Gen. Edward Rice Jr. and Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward met with the media at a press conference in the Pentagon as Col. Steve Clutter stands nearby to field questions. The commanders met with reporters to outline the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct among basic training instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Read more: Lackland leaders cited in scandal
Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-NewsNov. 24, 2012: Former Air Force instructor Staff Sgt. Craig LeBlanc, center, who was facing 52 years in prison on charges of misconduct with three trainees, threatened to jump from a local overpass after becoming overwhelmed by his legal problems and travel restrictions. Read more: Lackland instructor's legal woes cited in apparent suicide tries. He remained in the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland lockup after a hearing Dec. 4 in which the Air Force said he committed four new violations. Read more: Lackland trainer jailed after release
Photo By Courtesy photoJan. 3, 2013: A military judge found Staff Sgt. Christopher Jackson guilty of having sex with two women trainees and telling one to lie if investigators asked about them. He received a 100-day jail sentence but will stay in the Air Force. Read more: AF instructor is sentenced to 100 days in jail | Sex case witnesses depict Lackland trainer as a true friend
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsJan. 8, 2013: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez, middle, who is accused of rape, forcible sodomy and adultery while assigned to the Lake Jackson recruiting office from August 2008 to November 2011, arrives for an evidentiary hearing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Read more: Air Force recruiter pursued girl for sex
Photo By Susan BiddleJan. 23, 2013: House members sharply criticized two Air Force generals for a culture that allowed pervasive sexual abuse of recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and for "significant" delays in reporting the crimes. Lawmakers from both parties took turns at a congressional hearing voicing their displeasure and pressed the generals about steps the Air Force is taking to stop sexual abuse. Technical Sergeant Jennifer Norris wipes a tear as she testifies during the hearing. Read more: Panel criticizes handling of Lackland abuse
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsJan. 31, 2013: A day after jurors cleared Staff Sgt. Donald Davis of the most serious charges against him, he was sentenced to three months of hard labor and a bad conduct discharge for having sex with a trainee in technical school. Read more: Air Force instructor sentenced to hard labor
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsFeb. 14, 2013: Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig LeBlanc, in chains, is led from a JBSA Lackland courtroom after being sentenced to 2 1/2 years after he was found guilty on all but one of nine charges that included a 2011 tryst with a recruit. Facing a battery of allegations that included sexually assaulting a woman, he was at risk of going to prison for 52 years. Read more: Lackland trainer gets prison for sexual misconduct
Photo By Bob Owen / San Antonio Express-NewsFeb. 20, 2013: A judge threw out a case against Tech. Sgt. Samuel Wicks, who was charged with pursing illicit liaisons with three women, saying prosecutors relied on evidence taken from a stolen cellphone. Read more: Judge tosses case against Lackland trainer
March 4, 2013: Former Air Force trainer Ryan Deraas was sentenced to three months in jail and given a bad-conduct discharge for assaulting a pair of recruits and pursuing five illicit relationships. Read more: Former Lackland trainer sentenced to 3 months in jail
March 16, 2013: Air Force Staff Sgt. Eddy Soto got four years in prison and a dishonorable discharge after being found guilty of raping an airman he'd led in basic training. Soto, 30, is only the second trainer at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to be convicted of rape since trials began last spring in the growing instructor misconduct scandal. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker was given 20 years in July. Read more: Lackland trainer handed 4 years in rape
March 21, 2013: Former Air Force basic training instructor Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford was given seven months in jail, two months' hard labor and a bad-conduct discharge for having sex with two women and later lying to investigators about it. Read more: Trainer gets 7 months in Lackland scandal
Photo By MAX WHITTAKER/New York TimesApril 1, 2013: Virginia Messick is the first victim of a still-unfolding sexual assault scandal at Lackland Air Force Base to speak publicly about what she has endured. Read more: Lackland instructor's victim speaks of trauma, fear
Photo By JERRY LARA/San Antonio Express-NewsApril 2, 2013: Staff Sgt. William Romero was given 30 days' hard labor, restricted to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland another 30 days and reduced to airman after pleading guilty to charges that he had illicit relationships with four women and committed adultery. Read more: Lackland trainer, an Iraq vet, gets 60-day sentence
April 24, 2013: Tech. Sgt. Bobby Bass, who faced up to 33 years in prison, was convicted on multiple counts of misconduct with recruits four years ago at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and sentenced to six months in jail and a reduction in rank by a single stripe. He was acquitted by the jury of two officers and four NCOs of a rape charge involving an airman while in Kyrgyzstan. Read more: NCO gets 6 months in abuses at Lackland
Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSApril 25, 2013: Staff Sgt. Robert Hudson pleaded guilty to having sex with a recruit in basic training and also sickening airmen in a boot camp flight he led after pouring two gallons of bleach in a latrine. Read more: Lackland instructor poured bleach on floor, sickened recruits
Photo By SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSMay 2, 2013: Staff Sgt. Emily Allen, who pleaded guilty to having sex with a recruit, was sentenced to three months in jail, 30 days' hard labor and reduced to airman first class. The Air Force could move to discharge her after she is released from jail. Read more: Female Lackland trainer gets jail sentence
Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSMay 22, 2013: The Air Force says basic training instructor Michael Wladischkin had improper relationships with seven women in technical training on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. He faces an Article 32 evidentiary hearing Wednesday, May 22 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on allegations of indecent acts, assault, adultery and unprofessional relationships with technical training students.
Photo By Scott M. Ash/U.S. Air ForceJune 7, 2013: Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward takes over as the head of the Air Force's sexual response. She replaces Jeffrey Krusinski, a lieutenant colonel who was arrested and charged with sexual battery. Read more: Lackland critic to target AF sex abuse
Photo By SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSApril 21, 2014: Military judge Col. Donald Eller Jr. found Airman 1st Class Nathan Wilson-Crow, a photographer, guilty of four charges and five specifications of misconduct, one of which carried a possible 15-year prison sentence. Wilson-Crow was tried making sexual contact and exposing himself to at least two girls from O'Connor High School at a youth camp in April 2013. Read more: Airman guilty of some charges in Lackland sex case
Photo By San Antonio Express-News / File photoSeptember 1, 2014: Former Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, given 20 years in the Air Force's worst sex scandal, dies in a Kansas City, Mo., hospital. He hanged himself in a prison cell at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks.
Photo By Express-News file photoSeptember 9, 2014: Following an analysis of instructor misconduct at Lackland, the Government Accountability Office reports that six recommendations have not been implemented, including one to increase the number of training instructors to 528. Read more: Changes driven by Lackland scandal not complete
Photo By JERRY LARA/San Antonio Express-NewsJanuary 29, 2015: A jury finds veteran Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Silva guilty of raping a recruit he was charged with training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lacklandin 1995. He was found guilty of twice raping the recruit, and also raping a third woman, a member of the military, in Wyoming during February 2007.
Five basic training instructors who were convicted in the Air Force's worst sex scandal and got "hard labor" as part of their sentences were assigned this chore: cleaning kennels at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland that are home to 800 military working dogs.
Hard labor conjures images of sweaty prisoners in chains busting rocks with sledgehammers, and back in the day it likely happened. But hard labor is far different today than half a century ago and even now isn't clearly defined by military law.
"The tasks assigned are not something created solely as a form of punishment, and under no circumstances can they be designed to degrade or humiliate someone," said Col. Mark Camerer, commander of Lackland's 37th Training Wing.
"On the contrary, hard labor is typically performed in and around the workplace, and is most frequently used to complete tasks that help a unit complete its mission," he said.
Hard labor is a vague term that can confuse military judges, lawyers and commanders. Military law doesn't spell out what tasks are legal but cautions that hard labor cannot be cruel and unusual punishment.
Observers point to the law and note that it is punishment and meant to be physical, tiring out the convict. These days, it can be mowing the lawn, cleaning toilets, mopping floors, policing kennels and painting everything from walls to, yes, rocks.
It's also meant to be a deterrent by ensuring that troops are punished in a highly public way, but one former top military lawyer says commanders often avoided it.
"I can recall we would have somebody painting the guard shack at the front gate, something visible. But they had to come up with the duties, they had to get the supplies, somebody had to supervise the individual," said retired Air Force Col. Morris Davis, who oversaw the service's justice system in 2007 and 2008. "I think generally most units found it was more a punishment on them than on the individual."
Several of the convicted Lackland trainers were given 30 days' hard labor. Once their jail time has been served, the law requires those instructors to work every day of their hard-labor sentence.
So far, the Air Force has investigated 33 basic training instructors on allegations of misconduct with 63 recruits and technical school trainees, all but four of them women. Fourteen cases have gone to trial in the past year, with another one scheduled to begin this week.
The longest hard-labor requirement was given to Staff Sgt. Donald Davis, who must complete three months of hard labor for having sex with a technical school student. Three months is the most allowed by law.
There's a long and colorful history behind the punishment, which goes back to 16th-century England.
London's city government took a royal palace in 1557 and used it as a correctional facility that forced convicts to perform "useful labor" in hopes of helping them develop a work ethic.
A paper by Maj. Joseph Berger III on the subject in the December 2004 edition of Army Lawyer found that by the mid- to late-1800s, English prisoners had to carry cannonballs for no reason, as well as work cranks and treadmills. Those practices were outlawed in 1898.
The Army established hard labor as punishment 200 years ago. In the 1880s, soldiers worked off hard-labor sentences by building roads, quarters and fortifications and by gardening and woodcutting, Berger wrote. Even now, military law doesn't define hard labor and courts have rarely addressed what is allowed, he wrote, but the practice is limited to enlistees after they're out of jail, and they can be made to do the work on top of their other duties.
A GI can be told to move dirt or heavy rocks for no other reason than to keep him busy, the paper said, and convicts can be ordered to dig post holes with an entrenching tool rather than a more efficient device. But cruel and unusual punishment or work that is a safety hazard is forbidden.
"The commanding officer of the offending party gets to decide what the hard labor is," Army Medical Department spokesman Phil Reidinger said, adding that the duties include such things as picking up trash, pulling weeds and doing janitorial duties.
Ditch-digging and, possibly, rock-breaking were likely still used in the Army in the early 1950s, Berger said.
He said a Marine Corps hard-labor policy at Camp Lejeune included work one day a week at a rock pile. Marines "literally break big rocks into little rocks," he wrote in the 2004 paper. The rocks were then used to beautify the base.
A Camp Lejeune spokesman didn't know if the rock pile is still used, but one retired Marine commander, Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor, said the idea was news to him.
"I heard of it in terms of the old days when they used to be able to flog people, but that's the last century," he said of troops breaking rocks.
"I mean, it sounds like something out of 'Cool Hand Luke,'" he laughed. "'What we got here is a failure to communicate.' Holy Moses."


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In podcast 20 JonM and I explore some value wines under $25 from Argentina, California, and Oregon. When we say "value" we by no means mean cheap, but what we do mean is a wine that delivers way above their price point. We think we found some wines that you are going to like. We also discus some of the limitations of wine retailers and the very arcane system of wine distribution in the US.
The first producer we chose to focus on is located in Argentina and goes by the name of Kaiken. Kaiken produces wines in Mendoza and is owned by Vina Montes winery located in Apalta, in the Colchagua Valley of Chile. Some of you might remember that we highlighted another Chilean producer, in podcast 18, who is making Malbec based wines in Mendoza, Argentina. Do we see a trend developing here? Could this be because the Malbec category in the US is growing at an astonishing rate of 40% a year? The wines we tasted cost well under the $24 mark.
The second producer we chose to highlight is is located in Napa, California. You might be asking yourself, "value wines from Napa? What have JonM and ChrisO been smoking?" Then you find out that Pine Ridge is involved, yes the Pine Ridge that produces cabernets that cost in excess of $100, and now you are saying to yourself, or to anyone who will listen that "these guys have let too much of the product go to their heads!" But hold on a minute, we might be idiots, but take a minute hear us out. What we and I bet you did not know is that Pine Ridge has launched a new venture called ForeFront. The wines of ForeFront are truly at the forefront of value and retail under $24. How fortuitous that these wines hit the market just as the American and world consumer is looking to lower price points to support their wine habit. I hope that these wines stay priced where they are and don't slowly creep up to a higher price point.
Here are my tasting notes:
2008 Kaiken "Reserve" Malbec
IN THE GLASS: dark ruby core with electric purple rim
NOSE: Aromas of cherry cough syrup, sweet vanilla, sweet oak, cedar, berry bramble, a slight rubbery note, raspberry, pine resin and some volatile acids (very slight)
PALATE: Medium plus flavors of tar, espresso, black cherry, liquid smoke, black berry, dark chocolate cake, wood spice and coconut. Medium acid with soft tannins and medium alcohol. The finish is quick and pleasing.
NOTES: Medium minus body. Very primary in the fruit, almost too much oak. Very new world in style. Reminds me of an inexpensive cab from Barossa Australia.
CONCLUSION: Easy drinking BBQ wine of OK quality. A PASS or BUY for me. Lacks the tannins and acid to age. Drink now as it will not age.
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2006 Kaiken "Ultra" Malbec
IN THE GLASS:Dark ruby purple core fading to a medium purple rim.
NOSE: Aromas of soy sauce, meaty, marmite, anise seed, blueberry, plum, blackberry, sweey vanilla pod, licorice and beef jerky.
PALATE: Medium flavors of smoked meats, blackberry jam, chocolate covered espresso beans, licorice, beef jerky and plum. Tannins are chalky, soft and very well integrated. Acid is medium and balanced with the fruit. The finish is medium in length and shows some complexity. Medium plus body with nice texture to the wine almost creamy.
NOTES: Oak is well integrated and adds to the complexity of the wine. The sweet fruit is balanced nicely by the savory quality.
CONCLUSION: Good quality Malbec a BUY for me. Drink now or over next 3-5 years.
PRICE: $19-23 Find the best price with either
2008 ForeFront Sauvignon Blanc
IN THE GLASS:Light lemon green core with a watery white rim
NOSE: Youthful aromas of citrus, melon, apple skin, herbaceous notes.
PALATE: Dry with flavors of ruby grapefruit, melon, grass, tropical fruit. Acid is medium minus and somewhat lacking. Good texture and mouthfeel. Some heat on the finish from the alcohol. Finish is short and simple.
NOTES: This is a simple wine that lacks the acidity I am use to in Sauvignon blancs. I also found the alcohol to be a little high. I have found better value from Chile or New Zealand.
CONCLUSION: OK quality but a PASS for me.
PRICE: $13-$16 Find the best price with either
2008 ForeFront Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Oregon
IN THE GLASS: Medium ruby core with a light ruby rim. You could almost read a newspaper through it.
NOSE: Medium intense developing aromas of rhubarb cherry pie, strawberry, vanilla cola, wild boar, earth and minirality, sweet fruit.
PALATE: Dry with good acid, medium alcohol and medium ripe tannins. Medium minus body. Medium plus flavors of red fruit, kirsch, pepper, spice, cola, clove, smoke, wet earth, red cherry, strawberry. Finish is very elegant and complex thanks to the ripe tannins and almost perfect balance of fruit and acid.
NOTES: This is a unlike a typical California pinot noir in that is seams to prize elegance and acid over extraction. This is true to the "old world" style. This shows that excellent pinots do not need to cost a lot. Kudos to ForeFront!!!
CONCLUSION: STRONG BUY!!! Excellent quality for the price point. You are going to be very hard pressed to find a pinot of this quality under $30 or even $40. Drink now or age for 4-5 years to let some of those teriary flavors to develop.
PRICE: $24 Find the best price with either
2007 ForeFront Cabernet Sauvignon
IN THE GLASS: Almost opaque core fading to a youthful ruby rim
NOSE: Medium plus developing aromas of jammy sweet fruit, cassis, plum, raspberry jam, cloves, cigar box, bbq smoke, and licorice.
PALATE: Dry with decent acid, respectable alcohol, and firm grippy tannins. Full flavors of barrel spice, black cheery syrup, blackberry jam, sweet Asian plum, dark chocolate, clove, tobacco, smoke and asphalt. Wine is punctuated by a full body and good texture. Finish is long and complex.
NOTES: This is a BIG wine and is in your face with its fruitiness, oak and finish. Like a hot steamy night with a curvy sexy woman!
CONCLUSION: Very good quality because of the ripe fruit and tannin structure. BUY! This wine needs another 1-2 years in the bottle if not more to soften the tannins and bring all the components into balance.
PRICE: $24 Find the best price with either
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The Arctic melt season is nearly done for this year. The sun is now very low above the horizon and will set for the winter at the North Pole in five weeks. And none of these dire predictions have come to pass. Yet there is, however, something odd going on with the ice data.
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Lindsay Lohan and Julia Ormond play as Aubrey and Susan in I Know Who Killed Me – 2007
A small town is rocked when Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan), a bright and promising young woman, is abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer. When she manages to escape, the traumatized girl insists that she is not who they think she is and that the real Aubrey Fleming is still in mortal danger. This poses questions as to whether she is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or if something more sinister is going on.
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Brian Geraghty, Garcelle Beauvais (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon), Spencer Garrett, Gregory Itzin, Bonnie Aarons, Kenya Moore, Thomas Tofel, Rodney Rowland, David Figlioli; Directed by: Chris Sivertson
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Summer is upon us already and although it may seem like this year is going far too quickly the advent of summer does mean that the area near Beech Hill is more vibrant and colourful than at any other time in the year. We can't wait to get out and explore.
It's no revelation that the Lake District is gorgeous. From the Cumbrian fells to the sands of Morecambe bay, this part of the world offers some of the most impressive viewpoints in the country and one thing that our breathtaking setting has to offer in spades is country walks. Yes, whether it's a pleasant gander or a more arduous trek, there are hoards of walks for you to choose from. Indeed, the sheer beauty and diversity of walking activities available to visitors has been the key reason why tourists never tire of coming back to these green pastures.
Let us talk you through some of our favourites, all of which are a short distance from Lake Windermere:
For a pleasant stroll, check out Loughrigg Tarn.
This walk begins in a lovely wooded glade, which once completed leads you onto the relaxing banks of the Tarn. On a clear day you can see the Langdale Pikes in all their splendour, while you relax on the dreamy shores of the Tarn. This area is also a prime location for picnicking, so don't forget your hampers!
If its trepidation you're after, check out the Corniston Fells walk, it may be a stiff climb in places but as always the scenery is second to none.
The walk begins with the ridge walk between The Old Man Of Coniston and Swirl How, there is some rough bits of terrain so do make sure you arrive well equipped with solid hiking boots. The stiff climb to the Old Man, the ridge and then the exciting crossing of the Prison Band to Wetherlam makes this walk a memorable one!
For the more experienced hiker and those looking to sink their teeth into a challenge, The Fairfield Great Rigg and Heron Pike Walk will satisfy your thirst. This 10 mile walk involves a steady climb from Mill Bridge on the A591 to Grisedale Tarn and then a steady climb up to the summit of Fairfield. From there the walk heads on to Great Rigg and Heron Point, where spectacular views lie in wait until the final descent to the outskirts of Rydal.
Here's one for all the family; Elderwater Waterfalls Walk. This easy-going Lake District walk visits two aquatic forces, small compact Skelwith Force and the larger multi-spouted Colwith Force.
In addition there is a walk past shallow Elter Water and a brief fell climb to High Hacket. This gentle circular really does offer a wide variety of outdoor features. The best time to do this walk is just after a period of low pressure when the waterfalls are at their most powerful. You will be sure to hear them before you see them!
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How to Brew Coffee in an Ibrik: A Modern Take
Last week we covered a traditional method of brewing Turkish coffee in an ibrik, a small pot designed for stovetop preparation of coffee. Though the techniques used to make the classically sludgy, intense coffee are hundreds of years old, it's no surprise that modern coffee lovers couldn't leave well enough alone. To this end, the World Ibrik/Cezve Championship was born, a battle of skills and innovation using these small metal pots, with results that traditionalists are likely to scoff at. More


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I have about 5 other posts that are works in progress but something that has taken a front row seat in my brain theater has been the idea of change. It's inevitable this we all know as a core life lesson that everything changes and in the business mind set you hear constantly that you have to move with change or be left behind. An idea that I totally agree with. Change is extremely important as it brings new or improved to the table. (Note that I put or in the middle there because people that say new AND improved drive me nuts.) But how far are you willing to go for change?
When I was a teenager I was very ( for the lack of a better term ) Punk Rock. I had the baggy ripped jeans, I went to metal shows, I skipped gym and hung out in the back with the kids who smoked cigarettes and was into art. Pretty much the definition of every teen movies alternative best friend.
Then around 17 I started working at Blockbuster Video. And for those who probably will never see the inside of a Blockbuster the uniform was a blue polo shirt, kaki pants and you had to wear your shirt tucked in and have a belt that didn't have chains or metal studs in it. All things that were the exact opposite of what was in my wardrobe. But I loved the job. Having a place where I got to go get paid to talk to people about movies and score free rentals was awesome and at the time it was the best job I had. I really wanted to fit in there so I went to the mall and skipped the Hot Topic and went to Abercrombie and American Eagle and bought a whole new wardrobe of beige and other neutral colors. And I did everything I could to be the model Blockbuster Employee.
Customers loved me. I had a few regulars that would only come in to the store on days I was working because I knew what they would like and what they should skip. I became friends with the managers and even started hitting the gym that was part of the plaza where the store was. I felt good and time went on I started to hang out less with the kids behind the school I started wearing kaki pants on days I didn't have to work, I began getting involved with school and working on what I thought was growing up.
Then before I left for college I stopped and took a look at how much a year had changed me. I wore button down shirts I was the skinniest I have ever been, all my pants cost more than I paid for my first car and I tossed in the adidas sneakers for dress shoes. When I looked in the mirror I felt like I was an adult but I didn't feel like me.
There was a lot of stuff that I used to do that I missed doing. I wasn't playing guitar as much. I had pretty much stopped drawing ( though I wasn't very good I used to enjoy art. ) I missed hanging out in the coffee shops with my old friends talking about absolutely nothing for hours on end. I missed a lot of the old me. And suddenly the person that I saw wasn't me but a shell that just looked like me. And that freaked me out.
I really worried that this path towards being a grown up meant that I was going to have to erase parts of myself that maybe I didn't want to. So on my 18th birthday I walked into the closest tattoo parlor and got a wildly animated character tattooed on my back. Hours later I emerged bruised, bleeding and wrapped in cellophane. but I felt a little better. I felt like well at least if I do grow up and loose touch with parts of myself I would at least have this one permeant reminder that I once used to be wild. That I once was a creative person, and that I once had things and ideals that I really believed in.
Now after that I went to film school and found more like mined people and the fear of change went away. And for years I never really stressed about it. But I find myself in a similar mind set now being a part of the corporate world.
The longer I'm in the corporate world I feel like I'm watching those parts of creative process that I loved slowly fade away in my friends and co-workers. And more and more conversations become about demographics, and market shares. Not about creativity. And I see more and more people make those self compromises to create things that will sell not what they would enjoy and it makes me sad.
Change is inevitable. And as time goes on I imagine that there are a lot of things that will get pushed to the wayside of life. But take a moment and think about what it is that makes you, you. And create something that reminds you of the things you really value. I'm not saying it has to be as drastic as getting a tattoo. But something that reminds you "Hey I used to be this person and do these things." Because we all need a little reminder from time to time.


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The collection consists of newsletters, minutes,correspondence, research and reference materials relating to solid waste disposal in Baltimore City.
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The Maryland Recycling Act of 1988 required each of the state's subdivisions to develop and implement programs for recycling of solid waste in Baltimore County and City. In response, the Citizen's Planning & Housing Association (CPHA) formed a committee to involve citizens in the process of developing and implementing a recycling program. With grant funding from the W. Alton Jones Foundation in 1989, CPHA's committee evolved into a coalition to promote recycling of solid waste. The coalition was to be known as the Greater Baltimore Recycling Coalition, but by the time it was formally incorporated in late 1990, its efforts were largely limited to the city, and it was incorporated as the Baltimore Recycling Coalition. Even before incorporation, the coalition began publication of a periodic newsletter, The Baltimore Recycler.
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Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, becoming the first Duke divers to ever earn a spot on the United States Olympic team.
Johnston and her diving partner, Kelci Bryant, earned their Olympic bid by placing first in the synchronized 3-meter springboard at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Federal Way, Wash. The duo, needing to finish first to qualify, narrowly bested the second-place team of Kassidy Cook and Christina Loukas by an unofficial margin of 0.42 points to earn a trip to London. Holding a slim 6.51-point margin entering the final round, Johnston and Bryant watched as Cook and Loukas matched them dive-for-dive throughout the evening but never were able to seize the lead.
Bryant earned her second trip to the Olympic Games after competing in the 2008 Games in Beijing, where she finished fourth in the synchronized 3-meter springboard.
McCrory and David Boudia took a convincing victory in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform, scoring 1387.86 points and holding a 180.78-point margin over second place. This will be Boudia's second Olympic Games as well.
Johnston will also compete in the finals of the individual 3-meter springboard Saturday. McCrory will compete in the finals of the individual 10-meter platform Saturday as well.
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Bearcats Prepare for Successful Track and Field Season in 2009
SALEM, ORE. -- Coming off another Northwest Conference championship last season, the Willamette University women's track and field team will look for its eighth straight NWC title this spring. Meanwhile, the Bearcat men's track and field team will focus on regaining the NWC title which it won from 2002 through 2006.
Both teams return a talented group of athletes and will receive added help from the incoming freshmen. Willamette seeks to be successful in the Northwest Conference, while sending athletes to the NCAA Division III National Championships.
Willamette will open the season by hosting the Willamette Opener at the Charles Bowles Track on Saturday, Feb. 28. The meet is scheduled to get underway at 9:30 a.m. (PST).
Leading the Willamette program are the distance runners, who have had continued success season after season in the both the NWC and NCAA Championships in cross country and track and field.
The Willamette men are working to continue their success in the distance races with the help of strong competitors who raced at the national level during the cross country season. Junior Kyle Kotaich (Florence, Ore.) will lead the Bearcats after winning the conference title in the 1,500-meter run in 2008. Willamette seniors Josh Clough (Auburn, Wash.) and Tristan Knutson-Lombardo (Juneau, Alaska), who both scored in the men's 5000-meter run and 10,000-meter run at the Conference Meet in 2008, will join Kotaich as key distance runners.
The Bearcat women's team returns a talented group of distance runners who are experienced and competitive. Senior runners Jena Winger (Bonney Lake, Wash.) and Maddie Coffman (Boise, Idaho) will provide the national experience and team leadership that is needed to have a successful season. Winger was the NWC champion last season in the 1,500-meter run, the 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She also participated at the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase and the 5,000.
Coffman was the 2008 West Region individual champion in cross country. She took fourth place at the NCAA Division III Championships. The Willamette women also have an experienced group of younger runners who gained national-level experience during last fall's cross country season.
Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps, and Multi-Events
In the decathlon, senior Grant Piros (Newberg, Ore.), who has been to the National Championships in the javelin the past two seasons, will lead the Bearcats. Last year, he earned All-America honors after finishing seventh in NCAA Division III in the javelin. Piros will be joined by a solid group of decathletes who have the potential to help the Bearcats score points at the NWC Meet in both the decathlon and single events.
The men's hurdles will be led by seniors Drew Lackman (Gig Harbor, Wash.) and Garrison Coy (Gig Harbor, Wash.). Both scored at the Northwest Conference Meet in 2008 in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles.
Top sprinters for the men's team will be returning NWC scorers George Colton (So., Pasadena, Calif.) in the 100-meter dash and Merben Woo (Sr., Salinas, Calif.) in the 200-meter dash. Andy Meuser (Jr., Portland, Ore.) and Tristan Bodding-Long (Jr., Woodinville, Wash.) will look to gain points at the Conference Meet in the 400-meter dash.
Jonathan Woodland (Sr., Creswell, Ore.) returns for the Bearcats in the triple jump and has the skills to place well at the Conference meet. In the pole vault, Brandt Nevin (So., Grants Pass, Ore.) and Colby Takeda (So., Mililani, Hawaii) will be joined by several newcomers who will contribute to Willamette's success.
The WU women return a strong contingent in the sprints, jumps, hurdles and heptathlon, and are ready to continue their Conference success, which was led last year by Brooke Smith (Idleyld Park, Ore.). Smith, who is a senior this spring, had a successful season in 2008, as she qualified for the NCAA Championships in the javelin and the heptathlon. She gained All-America honors with a seventh place finish at Nationals in the heptathlon, while setting a Willamette record with 4,536 points.
Also coming back with National Championship experience are junior sprinters Lydia Marsalli (Klamath Falls, Ore.), Jennifer Luecht (Milwaukie, Ore.), and Kaitlin St. John (Bend, Ore.), who were all part of the women's 4 x 400-meter relay team that qualified for Nationals in 2008. All three participated on Willamette's 4 x 100-meter relay team as well.
Luecht was the NWC champion in the 200-meter dash last spring and was followed by a second place finish from Marsalli. The sprinters are looking forward to additional help from a strong group of incoming freshmen.
The women's jumps will be led by Elizabeth Andrews (Jr., Bellevue, Wash.) and Jess Cobley (So., Queensbury, NY). Andrews will compete in the pole vault and Cobley will compete in the triple jump and the long jump.
Heading the list of men's throwers is senior Jacob Monroe (Keizer, Ore), who scored in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw at the Conference Meet last season. Monroe will be assisted by junior Steven Collins (Zillah, Wash.),who scored at the NWC Championships last spring. In the javelin, Piros will look to improve on his seventh place finish at Nationals.
Christina Edholm (Jr., Pleasanton, Calif.), the 2008 NWC champion in the shot put, will lead the Willamette women's throwers. She will be joined by Smith, who returns after qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the javelin last year.


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'I Love You Phillip Morris' review: The heart is a prison
- Isn't prison love sweet?
Usually, when a film premieres at the Sundance Film Festival in January, you can expect it to arrive in cinemas — if it's lucky enough to get a theatrical release — by year's end. Winter's Bone, for instance, premiered at Sundance this year and screened at the E Street Cinema in June. But I Love You Phillip Morris took much longer, as it premiered at the festival in 2009 and only now is arriving in theaters. While the delay appears to be the result of distributor incompetence and legal wrangling, one of the film's stars, Ewan McGregor, alleged that Disney bosses deterred its release this time last year because they didn't want audiences thinking the star of A Christmas Carol — Jim Carrey, who plays McGregor's lover in Phillip Morris — was gay.
Naturally, then, the longstanding storyline has been, "Is the film too gay for American moviegoers?" I'm here to tell you that it's not "too gay," whatever the hell that means. If anything, it's on the prim side. The raciest moment comes during a brief cutaway showing Carrey screwing a man doggystyle, but it's shot from the waist up. As for Carrey, who plays an expert con man, and McGregor, the titular character, their affection is conveyed merely through heavy petting and occasional kissing. Sex is not the point here; love is.
And now I've written more on these matters than Phillip Morris warrants. Let's move on to a more relevant issue: Is this oft-delayed, not-too-gay film any good?
Phillip Morris is based on the real life of Steven Jay Russell, a Texan who's escaped from prison more times than I care to count. At the beginning of the film, Russell is married and lives in Virginia Beach, where he works as a cop. Given up for adoption as a child, he abuses his police powers to located his birth mother, who promptly rejects him. After he's involved in a vicious car accident, he decides to come out to his wife and live as an openly gay man. And this is where the first of many gay clichés crop up in Phillip Morris, as Russell discovers that "being gay is really expensive!" You can imagine how Carrey delivers that line.
Carrey has never been a subtle actor, and Phillip Morris is no exception. He plays Russell with the same outlandish fervor he brought to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Is he being faithful to his character? Perhaps. Russell told the Guardian that Carrey and McGregor "have it down": "They way we speak, the mannerisms, the clothes — everything. It's surreal." But sometimes we don't know ourselves as well as we think — or see ourselves, anyway, as others see us — and Carrey's portrayal of Russell strikes me as slapstick caricature. When Carrey swings a golf club, his body wriggles like a string of spaghetti, and when he throws himself down an escalator — to threaten a lawsuit — he poses in midair, his arms flailing and a stupid grin on his face. This is the Jim Carrey some people know and love, but the one I can't stand.
McGregor nearly saves the film as Russell's sensitive, impressionable lover, whom he meets in prison after being convicted of fraud. I can't see how anyone would love Carrey's Russell — he's an ingenious escape artist, yes, but insufferable company — and yet, the way Morris lights up in his presence, the way he bats his eyelids and grins uncontrollably, I almost believe a deep love exists between them. But then Carrey makes another ridiculous face, and I'm back to waiting for the next plot twist.
Of which there are many. It's hard to believe, watching Phillip Morris, that it's a true story (and from everything I've read, the film is accurate). Russell slips out of prison with increasing creativity, from impersonating an undercover cop in women's clothes to dying his prison whites green with magic marker ink, fooling the guards into believing he's a doctor. Another time, he impersonates a judge and reduces his bail from $900,000 to $45,000, which he promptly pays and gets released. He's no less clever on the outside, at one point convincing a medical insurance company to hire him as its chief financial officer, a position that allows him to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars. And he did all of this, it is claimed, for his love of Phillip Morris.
This film is a first effort by co-directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who co-wrote the excellent Bad Santa. For that reason alone, I expected to laugh for the duration of Phillip Morris. Unfortunately, the jokes here aren't funny; they're juvenile punchlines. I love dick jokes as much as the next person, but a cloud in the shape of a dick? And a baggette and two dinner rolls arranged to look like a cock and balls? Such easy stabs at humor are par for the course for a Jim Carrey movie, but I expected better from Ficarra and Requa. Perhaps Phillip Morris was delayed for another reason entirely.


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