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2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival September 30 – November 13, 2011 Review/Overview
Epcot's 2011 Food and Wine Festival:
Around the World in 180 Bites
Debra Martin Koma
Senior Editor, AllEars®
This article first appeared in the October 4, 2011, issue #628, of
It's that time again — time for a review and overview of my favorite annual Walt Disney World event, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
The festival, which started on September 30 and runs through November 13, has a new theme this year, Passport to a World of Flavors, and a new look, thanks to a partnership with HGTV, which has provided attractive sets for many of the festival's programs held in the Festival Center (that's the old Wonders of Life pavilion to you and me).
As in years past, the festival offerings run the gamut from the basic (such as the tastes you can find at the 30 international marketplaces dotting the perimeter of World Showcase Lagoon) to the very erudite (such as the $495 per person Signature Dinner held at Victoria and Albert's — which is already sold out, by the way).
It's my job to give you a taste, if you will, of what you'll find should you be lucky enough to make it to the World during this year's festival, and help you navigate the sometimes overwhelming number of choices offered to you. I can't cover it all, as much as I tried, but I hope it gives you a flavor of what to expect.
Not a foodie? Don't worry. You don't have to covet caviar, cherish chervil, or relish radicchio to enjoy the Food and Wine Festival. There is, quite literally, something for every palate, novice or gourmand.
Let me take you "Around the World" of this year's festival — you won't even need your passport!
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There are 30 "International Marketplaces" (commonly referred to as food booths) ringing the World Showcase Lagoon, with "tapas-sized" (which means smallish) portions and accompanying beverage samples, ranging in price from a few dollars to $7.25 (the lobster roll).
It seems that many of the booths have stepped up their game this year, offering a number of innovative dishes that go beyond the foods we've come to expect over the years. Don't panic! You will still find many of the old standbys like Cheddar Cheese Soup and Maple Glazed Salmon at the Canada booth, but you can also discover notable new entries at booths like France, which this year added Coq au Vin to its usual suspects of escargots and chocolate creme brulee. This is such a good thing. One of my criticisms over the last several years is that so many of the booths played it safe, with food items that visitors were sure to find appealing. You know, some sort of pasta and cannoli at the Italy booth, pierogis at the Poland booth. This year, I noticed some of the marketplaces getting a little more adventurous, to my delight. I must confess that over the course of four days I did not manage to sample every single offering, but I did make a valiant effort and humbly offer my opinions.
The Jerk-Spiced Chicken Drumstick with Mango Salsa at the new Caribbean booth — I thought this might be too sweet and/or spicy for me, but it struck just the right notes of both sweetness and heat. This was the surprise of the food booths for me, and I give it two slightly greasy thumbs up.
The Seared Filet of Beef with Smashed Sweet Potatoes and Braai Sauce at the returning South Africa booth — All I can say is, "Mmmm, good." A tender slice of beef on a bed of savory sweet potatoes, with tantalizing flavors of curry permeating throughout. This was definitely one of my faves this year, based on flavor alone. I mean, it wasn't as unattractive a dish as the Swedish Meatballs, but it wasn't exactly photogenic, either. But it WAS oh-so-tasty!
The Calamari Salad with Fennel, Smoked Paprika and Olive Oil from the new Portugal booth — I'll admit that I'm not really a fan of either calamari or smoked anything, but I felt I needed to at least try this bold new effort. Presentation-wise, it was a win, very visually appealing. But as far as my tastebuds were concerned, this dish was an epic fail. Those of you who consider yourselves calamari connoisseurs will have to let me know what you think — maybe it's just me.
The Feijoada (black bean and pork stew) from the Brazil booth — Ho hum. And not a shred of pork to be found.
Not to dwell on the negative, I want to be quick to report that I tried lots of other foods that ranged from very good to awesome: I can heartily recommend the Kalua Pork Slider from the new Hawaii booth, the returning Chicken Chipotle Sausage with Polenta in Canada, the Shrimp on the Barbie in Australia, the Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberries in Scandinavia and that same booth's dessert, the Rice Pudding with berries. Yum.
If you're going to tackle testing the international marketplaces, though, remember a few key things: The lines are really, PAINFULLY long on the weekends, so go during the week if you can. If you MUST go on a weekend, be standing right at the entrance to World Showcase when it opens at 11 a.m., grab one or two dishes from the booths in the World Showcase Plaza area, then move quickly further inward toward the American Adventure. (Go to either the Mexico side or the Canada side first — I prefer starting at Mexico.) The lines at the booths in the back of World Showcase will be nearly non-existent until noon or 12:30, and you can cover a lot of territory before then. Just remember to pace yourself so you don't get too full too soon. I speak from recent experience.
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Unfortunately for me (and for you too if you were at the festival for opening weekend), there were a number of new programs that were NOT offered during my stay. For example, I would have LOVED to try the new "Discovery of Chocolate" program, but it's only being offered October 9, 16 and November 6, none of which are dates I'll be in town. (It's also sold out already, all three dates!) Also not offered this past weekend were the "3D" Disney's Dessert Discovery, Epcot Wine School, Party for the Senses, or the superb Gran Marnier tasting known as "Taste, Shake and Indulge Like the French." Perhaps I should have rethought my decision to attend the opening weekend of the festival. Also, I was unable to try out some of the new events at the Italy Pavilion (a beer and pizza pairing at Via Napoli and a dessert and wine pairing at Tutto Italia) as they are only offered mid-week. But don't cry for me, Argentina. There were a number of other special events I was able to attend — probably too many, if you ask my ever-expanding waistline!
Kitchen Memories — Even though the name has changed for this three-course lunch prepared by some very well-respected chefs, the format is basically the same. (It was called Friends and Family in the Kitchen last year.) And why shouldn't it be? The concept works. I was lucky enough to enjoy a presentation made by Victoria and Albert's Scott Hunnel and Erich Herbitschek, with wine pairing and commentary by master sommelier and former Disney chef Brian Koziol. I knew I was in for a treat before I attended, but I didn't realize how wonderful the experience would be. Looking ahead at the list of upcoming chefs — among them, Robert Irvine, Suvir Saran, Art Smith — I think this program is bound to be money well spent, always.
Tequila Lunch at La Hacienda — Having attended one of the very first Tequila Tastings held at the Mexico pavilion's La Cava del Tequila a few years ago, I was eager to see what this lunch would be like. Tequila expert Hilda Castillo was again my host through the exploration of three tequilas, which were paired with three delicious courses. My only complaint? The whole thing was way too rushed. You're greeted at the door with a margarita, then sample three different tequilas, followed by a tequila liqueur, all within the span of an hour. I think 90 minutes would have been much more appropriate, allowing us not only to savor the experience a bit more, but also to absorb all that alcohol! Still, this program is a great addition to the festival's roster.
The First Bites Reception — Held the evening before the festival officially begins, the premise of this event is that it gives you a sneak preview of everything the 45-day festival has to offer. It's an ambitious undertaking, and while I felt that things went much more smoothly this year — the reception's second — I still am not convinced that it achieves its goal. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I find that I simply cannot sample all the different foods and beverages AND listen to the presentations to a degree that makes me feel like I'm getting my money's worth. Yes, the price has dropped a little from last year ($175, down from $195), but I still find that a bit on the high side for what you get. I know I sound rather Scrooge-ish saying this, but I just don't think I get the best bang for my buck at First Bites, when there are so many other delicious doings to spend my cash on at the festival.
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These 45-minute to one-hour long events, which take place in the Festival Center are still some of the best bargains of the festival's many paid events. Ranging in price from $10 to $13 (with some slightly discounted for Tables in Wonderland members), these programs are both informative and entertaining, offering participants the chance to watch and interact with incredible chefs (and in some cases celebrity chefs, like Keegan Gerhard and Robert Irvine) while they prepare dishes or listen to experts expound on the challenges of wine-making, while at the same time sampling the wares.
This year I had the opportunity to attend a variety of these presentations, both those formats that were tried and true, as well as a few completely new offerings.
Well, actually, they were all winners in my opinion. But I especially loved the new Scent Demonstration, which, unfortunately for those of you who weren't in attendance on October 2, was a one-time affair this year. I'll have a review with photos of the program on AllEars.Net later in the week, but I have to say that this opportunity to learn a bit about the science of scent and how it affects the way we experience our food only left me hungry for a more expanded program — something the presenter Chandler Burr calls a "Scent Dinner." Next year, I hope such a dinner is on Epcot's Festival menu.
I also really enjoyed the new Mixology Seminar, offered daily this year at 6 p.m. As with so many of these sorts of demonstrations, I realize that the presenter is often the key to its success or failure. Happily, the Mixology Seminar I attended was hosted by Eric Hay, Beverage Development Manager at Wirtz Beverage, who was a great presenter and not only made three different cocktails, but taught us the hows and whys behind the recipes, as well as explaining a bit about the tools of the mixologist's trade. It was a really enjoyable program that I think I'll try again later in the festival.
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One of the things I most enjoy about the Food and Wine Festival is the opportunity to experience new delicacies, wines and spirits from another country or culture. And so I really like when the Epcot festival branches out and brings in new and unusual things that I would otherwise never see or learn about. This year I found a few things that really appealed to my novelty-loving side.
The Cranberry Bog hosted by Ocean Spray — Yes, a real live cranberry bog, just like in the commercials! How cool is that? It's located right in the middle of Epcot, in between Mousegear and Club Cool, just before the walkway that leads you into World Showcase. Cast members knee-deep in bright red berries will tell you everything you want or need to know about the cranberry growing and harvesting process, and they even hold cranberry tastings there. Especially fun for the kids!
Authentic Taste — Each year the festival holds a series of these free 30-minute presentations on basic cooking ingredients, spotlighting their characteristics and history. This year I had the chance to get a "taste" of the POSH Salt presentation, an informative look at how you can "food your salt" rather than simply "salt your food." Looking ahead, I see the topics include ingredients such as butter, mushrooms, and vanilla. These are definitely worth spending some time at — and did I mention that they're free? Because of that, though, you'll have to line up well ahead of the start time, so be sure to consult the schedule and plan your day accordingly if there's a session you especially want to see.
HGTV Home Entertaining Seminar — As I mentioned earlier, Disney has partnered this year for the Food and Wine Festival with HGTV, the network devoted to home improvements and decorating. Each weekend, an HGTV personality will be appearing, ostensibly offering tips on entertaining in the home. This first week, the celebrity speaker was Vern Yip, known for HGTV's Design Star (and also for his former work on a show on another network called "Trading Spaces"). As charming and personable as Yip is, he spent the first 15-plus minutes of his presentation talking about himself — which I'm sure his many fans in the audience enjoyed. But I was there for genuine tips, and Yip spent only the last 15 minutes or so of his talk going over some fairly obvious entertaining pointers. (Dim the lights to set the mood? Really?) I hope that upcoming speakers are less focused on fluff and more on content.
Is your mouth watering yet? Would you like to read more about these and the other special culinary events that are a part of this fabulous food fest? Well, I'm out of space here, but remember to check AllEars.Net later this week, and throughout the festival's 40-plus remaining days. My fellow festival fans and I will be writing up in-depth reviews of the very special events we've attended (or will be attending) and we can't wait to share the details, along with many, many photos and some video.
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Epcot's 16th Annual International Food and Wine Festival runs daily through November 13, 2011. Admission to the festival is included with your park admission, but there are several dining events that are an additional charge. To make reservations for events such as Party for the Senses, contact 407-WDW-FEST. Some reservations can also be made online. Visit Disney's official site at www.disneyworld.com/foodandwine
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Watch for other event reviews a lot more photos on AllEars.Net this coming week! But until then you can read a quick recap of Deb Koma's first 36 hours at the festival.
If you're new to the festival this year be sure to read Deb Koma's Food and Wine Festival Primer. Even though it was published in 2009 most of her tips and suggestions still apply.
Also be sure to read Andrew Rossi's Tips for First-Timers here:
2011 Food and Wine Festival General Information
2011 Food Booth and Price Guide
Have you been to the Festival already? Share your experiences with others! Visit our Rate and Review section to provide your thoughts on the events.
And complete our International Marketplace survey HERE.
See the results of that survey HERE.
For additional coverage of this year's Food and Wine Festival, be sure to visit our friends over at the Disney Food Blog.
Editor's Note: This story/information was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all current rates, information and other details before planning your trip.


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I don't know about you, but I use cookbooks less and less frequently to look for foodie inspiration. I love my cookbooks, I have a huge and colourful pile. I love the glossy pictures, the feel of it and the smell of it. But if I'm looking for something in particular I mainly browse the internet for inspiration--probably because I'm lazy and its quick, and the mind is instantly injected with a million and one ideas.
I pore over my cookbooks when I'm sitting back and relaxing with a cuppa, but they're more occasionally used than internet recipes, sadly.
I love seeing a cookbook pried open in my shabby chic cookbook stand on my kitchen buffet, it always makes me want to bake and bake and bake. Every time I come into the kitchen I look at it and think of my next creation. There's always something in that stand waiting to be made. At the moment it's Margun Carless' cookbook Love Menu, spread at a page sporting gorgeous poached pears in champagne. I can't wait to make that on Wednesday night for hubby and our late dinner dessert.
But sometimes I want to make something that is an original of sorts. Something different and experimental and that has arisen from me. And then I come up with some sort of concoction. As I previously mentioned, this is the month of strawberries. I actually had a dream about this cake I came up with. On later research I saw similar cakes, sort of a combination between a strawberry charlotte, and also those gorgeous pink mousse cakes with the jelly layer on top (Mirror cakes, I think they're called)
Anyway, I ignored all recipes and just went into the kitchen and started banging around. I had no idea how it was all going to work out, and actually thought I'd made a big fat flop while it was all setting...until I cut a slice out of that cake.
Oh my. It was delicious and visually as I had imagined it to be--layers of strawberry mousse, buttercake and a thick line of bright red jelly in the centre, topped with grilled crumble and roasted strawberries. Delicious!
You will need two different sized round pans for this recipe, the larger being a springform pan. The cake and the jelly layer are made in a smaller pan in order that the mousse sits around the cake and the jelly layer.
STRAWBERRY MOUSSE JELLY CAKE WITH CRUMBLE TOPPING (A Lick the Spoon Original)
1 buttercake, made in an 18x18cm round pan
85g packet strawberry jelly (jello) crystals
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup cold water
800g strawberries, hulled
1 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
6 1/2 tsp gelatin powder
1/4 cup lemon juice
500ml thickened cream
4 tbsp. sugar, extra
85g strawberry jelly (jello) crystals, extra
1 cup boiling water, extra
3/4 cup cold water, extra
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup toasted muesli
1 tbsp butter or margarine
roasted strawberries
To begin with, take one 85g packet of strawberry jelly crystals and combine it with 1 cup of boiling water in a medium sized bowl. Stir until the crystals dissolve, then add 3/4 cup cold water. Grease a 18cm x18cm round pan and line with plastic wrap, ensuring there is an overhang of 2 inches. Pour the liquid jelly mixture into this and place in the refrigerator to set.
Puree the strawberries in a food blender until fine and no lumps remain. Push puree through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds, discard residue.
Place the lemon juice in a small bowl. Evenly shower the gelatin over the top and set aside to soften for a few minutes.
Place puree and white granulated sugar in a medium saucepan and place on low heat, stirring occasionally, until small bubbles start appearing around the edges of the pan. Add the lemon gelatin mixture and stir until well incorporated into the puree and dissolves. Remove from heat and set aside, to cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, whip the cream and extra sugar in a medium bowl, until firm peaks appear.
Take a 20x20cm round springform pan and grease the sides. Line the bottom and the sides with baking paper.
Cut the buttercake down the centre horizontally. Place the bottom half in the centre of the springform pan. Remove the jelly from the refrigerator, using the plastic wrap overhang to lift it from the pan. Gently position the jelly layer on the bottom layer of the cake. Place the top layer of the cake over the jelly layer.
Gently fold the strawberry puree mixture through the whipped cream until well combined. Pour this cream mixture over the top of the cake. (If you were like me and were too hasty and didn't let the strawberry puree cool down enough and it melted the cream, do not fret! It will be liquidy and the cake will "float" but it will still work just fine!) Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to set, for two or more hours. When the mousse layer has set, take the extra jelly crystals in a medium bowl and pour the extra cup of boiling water over them. Stir until well dissolved and then add the extra 3/4 cup of cold water. Set aside until this mixture reaches room temperature, then pour over the top of the cake for the final layer of jelly. Place in refrigerator to set.
To make the crumble to top the cake, combine brown sugar, flour and toasted muesli in a bowl. Rub the butter into this mixture using your fingers until a crumbly dough forms. Lay this mixture on a lined baking tray under the grill on high for a minute, or until golden brown. Remove and cool, then add roasted strawberries.
When the final jelly layer has set on the cake, remove the side of the springform pan very gently. Carefully peal back the sides of the baking paper from the mousse. Serve chilled with a sprinkling of the strawberry crumble mix.
Serves 10-12

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If you do it right, an advertisement can tell a story just as effectively as a book, a movie, a TV show or anything else. And for the past four years Chrysler has been selling us a story of an economic downturn, a city and a nation in crisis, and now, a big comeback. So where does it go next?
Let's start by winding the clock back to Super Bowl 45 in February 2011. That game happened a little more than a year and a half after Chrysler's bankruptcy and subsequent bailout by the U.S. taxpayers. Back then, Chrysler (and General Motors) was barely starting its recovery after a decade that ended with disaster.
While it was still than two years before the city would officially go bankrupt, Detroit too was in dire straits, dogged by media reports of abandoned houses and financial crises and plummeting population numbers.
And knee deep into the recession from which we still suffer, America wasn't much better, having closed out 2010 with an unemployment rate pretty consistently near 10 percent all year.
So that's why the original Imported from Detroit ad by Portland's Wieden & Kennedy with Eminem was such a coup. It was gutsy at a time when Chrysler, the people of Detroit and a sizable number of Americans felt like they took a beating worse than the one Denver took Sunday night. The ad stuck up for the little guy in all of us. It said that if you count us out — Chrysler, Detroiters, Americans, all of us — you're dead wrong.
So what if it was heavy on the flag-waving; if you can't do that at a Super Bowl, where can you do it? And so what if Eminem drove the lame re-badged Sebring that was the 200 at the time? (They didn't use the more-palatable 300 because that's built in Canada.) I don't think you can watch that ad without getting chills. I know I can't.
With that ad, Chrysler set up this hard-working, everyman, rah-rah-America comeback narrative that they followed up with in 2012 with the now-famous (and highly controversial) "Halftime in America" spot with Clint Eastwood.
In 2012 the economy wasn't much better than it was a year earlier, if it was at all. In some ways that made Eastwood's ad even better than Eminem's. It hit home in a harder way. It becomes less an ad for cars and more a story about all of us and what we were going through collectively.
But it was cautiously optimistic, too. Eastwood told us that there's light at the end of this tunnel.
People are out of work and they're hurting. And they're all wondering what they're going to do to make a comeback. And we're all scared, because this isn't a game.
The people of Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost everything. But we all pulled together, now Motor City is fighting again.
[...] This country can't be knocked out with one punch. We get right back up again and when we do the world is going to hear the roar of our engines. Yeah, it's halftime America. And, our second half is about to begin.
You hear that, world? America is starting her comeback, Eastwood told us. And so is Chrysler, even if a good many of the cars and trucks in that ad were holdovers from before the bailout.
The next year Chrysler followed up with the brilliant "So God Made a Farmer" ad with a narration by Paul Harvey. It's one of the best truck ads ever, and while it's brilliant, it's got many of the same down-home, folksy, hard-work-is-its-own-reward tropes you see in any truck ad. It's also rural-centric, less about the American economic comeback as a whole, and doesn't quite fit as thematically with the "we're on the way back" spirit of the other two ads.
Chrysler certainly rectified that this year with the ad starring (barely) the 2015 Chrysler 200. Improbably narrated by counterculture superhero Bob Dylan — who, to be fair, has sold out before — the ad can best be summed up in one word: "Swagger."
Right now, in 2014, Chrysler probably has the best lineup they've had in years. The new Jeep Cherokee is a highly impressive product and a sales success. They've struggled with selling the Dodge Dart, but the well-equipped and good-looking new 200 sedan seems promising, though it's important to remember no one has driven it yet.
And maybe things are at least little better in America in 2014 than they were in, say, 2008, 2009 or even 2012. Though it's of little consolation to the chronically unemployed, our national joblessness rate finally dipped below 7 percent at the end of 2013. It feels like we're finally starting to pull out of this dark tunnel we've been in for years.
But after the underdog themes of the first two ads, Bob Dylan's narration makes it feel like Chrysler and America are all the way back on top again. Everything is fantastic now, thanks for asking! America is number one, don't you know? It even leads with "Is there anything more American than America?", a line so bewildering it feels like self-parody the first time you hear it. The whole thing fit with the kind of "happy days are here again" mood we saw at the Detroit Auto Show this year.
Like the other two ads, especially the first one, it stresses all the things Americans do better than anybody else. Individuality, originality, hard work, bootstraps, things like that. But this one goes so balls-out it borders on arrogance:
So let Germany brew your beer. Let Switzerland make your watch. Let Asia assemble your phone.
We… will build… your car.
I guess someone forgot to tell Mr. Dylan that an Italian company owns Chrysler these days, and a lot of those cars they're building have Alfa Romeo guts.
So after telling the story of how America is down but not out over the last few years, did Chrysler jump the gun with this latest ad? I don't know. Maybe. But there's also something to be said for a celebrating a little success after being on the brink just a few years earlier. The same could be said for many of us.
I just wonder where their narrative goes from here. What was once brilliant and stirring is starting to feel a little tired, and even like spiking the football, to borrow a football metaphor.
With any luck, America will continue to recover from this economic downturn, and so will our car companies. It will be interesting to see if, and how, Chrysler chooses to tell the next chapter of that come Super Bowl 2015.


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Bristol Palin hopes people will pay attention to her, but this time for the right reasons.
Palin, the oldest daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is a teen ambassador for the Candie's Foundation and stars in a new public service campaign for the foundation to raise awareness about teen pregnancy.
Bristol Palin became pregnant in 2008 while she was still a high school student.
"I just want to let teens know how really hard this is and how difficult it is to be a teen parent," Palin said on "Good Morning America" today.
While Palin said she is blessed to have a supportive family, they are not at "her disposal" to help with her 15-month-old son, Tripp. She said being a single mom is challenging.
"Just being 100 percent responsible for another person and having my childhood pretty much taken away from me with having to provide for him and just taking care of him all the time," Palin said.
In a video message Palin is seen asking what would happen to her if she did not have the support of her family. She urges other teens to "pause before you play."
"It could [mean] pause and go get a condom, or pause and think about your life. And it even could be pause and wait until marriage," Palin, who earlier this year said she would remain celibate until marriage, said.
Neil Cole, founder of the Candie's Foundation, said the PSA will hopefully make teens stop and think about the message.
"We are hoping to just reach teenagers. They are smart and hopefully they will listen and wait to have a baby later in life," Cole said.
Advocates say Palin's push for abstinence complements similar campaigns for contraception.
"Bristol Palin is a very high-profile teen mother, so when she speaks about these issues, I think a lot of people are going to listen," said Sarah Brown, chief executive officer of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Teen Pregnancy Rates in U.S. Still High Despite Slight Drop
U.S. teen pregnancy rates are higher than most other developed countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ndicate that the teen birth rate in the United States is down 2 percent.
Despite the drop Cole said teen pregnancy is still a major problem.
"Yes, it's going down two percent, but over 750,000 teens got pregnant in the last 12 months. That's just a crazy number," Cole said.
Although it is still too early to know what caused the drop in teen pregnancy or whether it is a trend, the message is becoming more and more creative.
Research shows that television programs such as MTV's "16 and Pregnant" may have more impact than the traditional PSAs.
With that in mind, Bristol Palin will star in an upcoming episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" to help others avoid her rocky road.
"I just want to let teens know how hard this really is and how difficult it is to be a teen parent," Palin said.
ABC News' Sarah Netter and Russell Goldman contributed to this report.
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About 1 out of every 20 hospitalized patients in the U.S. will acquire another infection during the course of their treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vanessa Patton of Environmental Services for Methodist University Hospital sets up a TRU-D room disinfection unit, which uses UV light to combat the superbugs that live in hospital environments.
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These infections, dubbed health care-associated infections, can be devastating for patients, and costly for hospitals.
There are few recent studies on the cost that infections acquired in health care settings inflict on the U.S. health care system, but an older study adjusted in 2007 dollars showed these infections collectively cost $6.65 billion, according to the CDC. Recent evidence also showed that some types of hospital-acquired infections are on the rise, and that the costs may be substantially higher than the estimated $6.65 billion.
Hospital staff across the country take measures like hand-washing, the use of isolation, wearing masks and gloves, and thoroughly disinfecting surfaces by hand to prevent the spread of pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA, Clostridium Difficule, or C.diff, and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, or VRE.
But some of these pathogens can exist for days, weeks or months on hospital surfaces – long after an infected patient has left the room. Studies show hospital staff can leave up to 50 percent of hospital surfaces untouched, paving the way for dangerous pathogen transfer from patient to patient.
More than 50 hospitals across America, including Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, are using a device that uses natural ultraviolet light to disinfect and reduce pathogens on both visible hospital room surfaces and in shadowed areas. The device, TRU-D rapid room disinfection, was developed in Memphis by Lumalier Corp.
Chuck Dunn, president of Lumalier, said using UVC light to kill pathogens and organisms isn't a new scientific development, but it's never been widely used in health care settings. That's because most UVC devices can't disinfect shadowy areas and show they are delivering consistent outcomes.
"When science didn't know how to reach these shadowed areas, the technology didn't seem very useful because it only would have been getting part of the room," Dunn said.
TRU-D, which resembles an elongated R2-D2 character from the Star Wars universe, is a portable disinfection system that can calculate the precise pathogen-lethal dose of UVC light needed to disinfect the environment – including shadowed spaces. The unit is rolled into a room, the door is closed, and housekeeping staff are able to monitor the room's disinfection status remotely using sensor technology. Dunn estimates most rooms take about 20 to 30 minutes to disinfect.
The first TRU-D was sold in 2007 to Mercy Hospital of Folsom, Calif., and the technology has since spread rapidly, with more than 100 units in use across the U.S. The Affordable Care Act imposes penalties for hospital re-admissions and ties patient outcomes and satisfaction to reimbursement. As hospitals and other health care organizations strive to reduce unnecessary infections and maximize reimbursements, Dunn said he expects TRU-D adoption to rise.
Health care-associated infections drive up the cost of care an average of $13,973 per infection, data from the CDC show.
"Hospital administrators are reaching out for solutions because these reimbursements are so critical," Dunn said. "Having a technology that works and a political environment that is causing hospitals to make improvements is leading to a groundswell of hospitals choosing automation to help disinfect."
At $124,500 per unit, TRU-D is a significant investment for most hospitals, but Dunn said most hospitals quickly recoup the investment as they reduce infections, and their associated costs.
"The end game and reward is improved patient outcomes," he said. "Every hospital that is using our device is seeking ways to fund additional devices."
There are other technologies that can disinfect rooms and prevent the spread of dangerous pathogens, but most are cumbersome and fraught with error. Vaporized hydrogen peroxide can be pumped into a hospital room, and it's effective – but the vents, door cracks and other openings have to be sealed first. It's also more dangerous if the room isn't properly sealed.
Shelia Wilson, a manager with University of North Carolina Hospitals, said the hospital system is currently using four TRU-D devices to disinfect rooms. Normally, UNC Hospitals has one, but the hospital system is participating in a $2 million study funded by the CDC to conduct research in the science of health care-associated infections using TRU-D.
Daniel Sexton, medical director of the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, has said previously TRU-D was selected for the study because the automatic system is proven to significantly reduce environmental pathogens and eliminate human error in the disinfection process. The study is examining the impact of a thoroughly disinfected patient environment to reduce and prevent hospital-acquired infections.
Wilson said UNC Hospitals has used the TRU-D units in operating rooms, hospital rooms and burn units.
"We are fallible because we are humans," she said. "It (TRU-D) takes the human error out of the system."
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Well, humanity, seems we've reached another new low. George Zimmerman, who killed BUT DID NOT MURDER Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, is now $100K richer thanks to this ugly, blue piece of shit monstrosity.
The painting got 96 bids. NINETY-SIX BIDS. For fuck's sake, indeed.
Zimmerman posted to eBay about the painting because why just go quietly into that good night:
Everyone has been asking what I have been doing with myself. I found a creative, way to express myself, my emotions and the symbols that represent my experiences. My art work allows me to reflect, providing a therapeutic outlet and allows me to remain indoors :-) I hope you enjoy owning this piece as much as I enjoyed creating it. Your friend, George Zimmerman.
Oh and more good news for the winner. "Whoever wins within the Continental United States, will receive this painting delivered by me personally," Zimmerman said to a commenter on the auction site. Well lucky them.
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April 7, 2012
The catkins are in bloom on the old cottonwoods on my street, the slender blossoms dripping like caramel candies from the tips of the branches. All across town, trees are in bloom, the maples, the elms, the birches. The lindens will come later, perfuming the air with their haunting scent. It's odd to see such an outburst of tree flowers so early in the year and all at once. We are probably only days away from an explosion of green, tender and pale at first, then strengthening as the leaves expand and the canopy fills in.
I love this time of year. I always did. When I was a girl of thirteen, living in British Columbia, I remember a spring coming down from the mountains where we lived in a ghost mining town and into the valley of the Salmon River when my eye was caught by a grove a deciduous trees on the riverbanks. They were in that fairyland state of pale green; the leaves had probably just opened overnight. They danced in the early morning sun, etching a vivid picture in my mind that has never faded.
The image in my mind this morning is of the small area of garden I cleared of debris last night, delighting in the somnolent movements of the awakened ladybugs and the fat sowbugs, both resentful that I had disturbed their sleeping quarters. But it was 19 degrees C Friday and the chives are struggling to come through the debris along with the tulips, which often pierce dead leaves in their eagerness to see the sun and end up looking silly all spring.
This will be my day today – my own day, when I can get my fill of the earth and the sky and all the life outdoors after a housebound winter. There is nothing like the intimacy of being in touch with the earth and becoming part of that secret world that we thoughtlessly tread every day.
The sun is rising and I must go out and greet it.
Now the sun is up and pierced by it brilliant light, the caramel catkins have turned to red with little hints of green. The blue spruces of our street are turning blue once again as the sun steps up their chlorophyll production. It's lovely to watch them come awake; their branches spring to life, lifting up from their downward winter posture to greet the sun.
Ah, spring. Yesterday was cold and bleak with a wicked wind and while the sun came out today, it lost its battle to the wind once again. Still, it is Easter and we spent the noon hours with our Winnipeg children. Lori made a lovely brunch with Graeme's help. Holly and her dear one came by and so did Andrea, our almost third child who lived across the street from Lori and the kids all her life. Lori's Joe was there too.
The garden is waiting patiently for more grooming, but the wind was stronger than my will today. I long to go out and dig, but it's warm in here and shouldn't one rest on Easter? Last year, I spent the day in the garden and committed an awful crime. While I was loosening the soil, I came across some lint and fluff, which I ignored, energetically spearing the earth. I was horrified to hear agonized squeaks and squawks. I threw down my fork and ran screaming for Glenn, who came out calmly and examined what I had come across – a nest of tiny, hairless rabbits, fingerlings really. What a thing to do on Easter Sunday!
We covered them back up and hoped for the best. Apparently, that is the correct action to take, but who would have suspected a nest in two inches of soil in the middle of the garden?
This year all I encountered was a big fat yellow present left by the neighbour's cat. Serves me right!


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South Carolina farmer shares his love for the land
The South Carolina community and the USDA honored the Williams Muscadine Farm in Nesmith, S.C. during a recent educational USDA Field Day. Farm owner David Williams and his family have transformed the grape vineyard into a destination and place for visitors to learn more about Southern agriculture.
Land transfer program now available nationwide
The Land Contract Guarantee Program, first authorized as a pilot program under the 2002 Farm Bill but expanded and made permanent in the last farm bill, is now available nationwide as of January 3, 2012. The program reduces the financial risk for retiring farmers who sell their farmland to a beginning or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, providing "a valuable alternative for intergenerational transfers of farm real estate to help ensure the future viability of family farms."
Farmer to co-op
A new local foods co-op in Wooster, Ohio, helps to bring products from small local farmers onto its shelves. With area farmers often having difficulty marketing and selling their goods, they are benefiting from selling them to the Local Roots co-op, where they receive 90 percent of the purchase price and local consumers are happy to support them.
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Farm workers often hope to eventually own their own land, but even with years of experience, being able to acquire the necessary land isn't always easy or affordable. Farm incubator programs are increasingly trying to give aspiring farmers the support they need to get off the ground and be viable.
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A partnership among farmers, an environmental group and an American Indian tribe outside of Seattle, Washington, has resulted in an anaerobic digester that produces electricity and compost while helping dairy farmers deal with waste from their cows in an environmentally sound way.


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While doing some research for my post on Amanda Palmer's scandalous belly, I noticed that she had been nominated for Out Magazine's annual "Out 100" Awards. While happily watching interviews with Amanda and Tegan & Sara, who should I see but Katy 'UR So Gay' Perry standing around in the background. "
What is she doing there?" I thought to myself. What is the woman famous for lyrics that say kissing another woman is "not what good girls do" and that listening to Mozart and being a vegetarian is "so gay" doing in the Out 100? Well, not only is she in the 100, she was awarded Musician of the Year and is the only woman represented on the cover of the magazine.
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Mount Buffalo lookout
Photograph taken with Ilford XP2 Super 400 film, Hasselblad 501CM. Edited in Nik Dfine 2.
Coming down from the Horn
Lisa Webster and Dennis Adami looking relaxed as they walked down from the Horn. Photograph taken with my Hasselblad using Ilford XP2 Super chromogenic black and white film.
View Point
View Point has big views into the Buckland Valley in one direction and over Lake Catani 180 degrees the other way. Between these two big views is this rather nice view through the trees to an outcrop of rocks.
For many years a kookaburra has had a pattern of sitting on branches and logs near our campsite for half an hour or so each afternoon/evening. This year it was replaced by two younger kookaburras. While I was photographing this one, it flew down from the tree and landed on the ground less than a step away from me and fossicked on the ground for a few minutes. It was great to have it so close, but the photographs I took as I loomed over it weren't so interesting.
Possibly every dingo in Victoria has a bit of dog in its genetic makeup... but this one looks like it is reasonably pure dingo.
Dingos have (re)appeared on Mount Buffalo. This one was easily visible near the café at Dingo Dell. This raises the question: was the place called Dingo Dell originally named because it had dingos? This dingo kept very close to the café - even though nobody is supposed to be feeding it, there's a suspicion that it is picking up some food from people. There are other dingos on the Mount Buffalo plateau - we heard one howling at night and the camp hosts saw one in the rocks nearby. This is the first time in the 25+ years we have been coming to Mount Buffalo that we can remember dingos being present.
Madison collected stones. Any type of stone except for quartz.
This is one of the tighter bits of the Galleries. I had forgotten how restricted the Chalwell Galleries were.
We'll start off with the group photo, 'cos everybody's in the group photo (except those who had left or who were down the mountain - we missed a few people this year).
Back Row: Dennis Adami, Tom Chang, Anita Harrick, Tim, Jenny, Maureen Harrick, Mark Harrick, Darryl, Phil Harrick, Roland, Anthony, Simon
Middle (sitting): David Reckenberg, Dale Bradbury, Peter Chang, Jacinta, Madison, Janet
Front: Jordan, Emma, Loughlin, Bethany, James, Grace, Sian
Absent: Jessica, Diana Almonte, Jonathan Buttery
Guide Janet prepares to climb to the base of the Monolith.
This is a photo of James sitting on top of rock at the base of the Monolith. It's a long way down from here. James and Madison's parents didn't come on this walk: which may have been good for their peace of mind, since there were some sheer drops. But James and Madison both showed extreme common sense in avoiding dangerous spots.
Madison, Bethany and Grace wash up whilst James supervises.
The Monolith looms menacingly above Janet.
Dennis follows Guide Janet up to the base of the Monolith.
Dennis decided that he WOULD make it through Chalwell Galleries. It all proved much easier than I initially feared.
This photo was taken of me on our first full day on the mountain. I'm still looking relatively fresh and civilised. This was on the walk to Chalwell Galleries.
Janet peers slyly from under her bushie's hat.
Dennis stands above Lake Mokoan. Lake Mokoan is looking very dry because a) there's a 100 year drought happening at the moment and b) they are emptying it, since they've decided it was a bad idea.
In 2007 there was a significant car shuffling: Janet borrowed John and Elisabth's car (because they weren't driving up, but it could tow a trailor). And we borrowed Janet's car. This type of photo, taken by balancing the camera on the dashboard, is becoming traditional for these trips. (I took a photo exactly the same for last year's trip - except we looked a year younger last year.)
JB, inside Mahomet's tomb.
David Reckenberg espies the world from the peak of Mount McLeod.
The group takes a moment to rest on a rock after our walk around Track 14 (Corral - Castle Track). The Hump (left) and the Cathedral (right) are behind us.
Jon Buttery, Anthony Holmes, Maureen Harrick, Emma Harrick, Dennis Adami, Bethany Harrick, James, Grace Harrick, Mark Harrick.
Me. At Mahomet's Tomb.
Bethany tries to hold up a mountain. Fortunately, she succeeds.
A collection of Harricks on a walk in the woods. They are walking towards the Sentinel and the Castle.
"Trust me, Jon, I'm a lawyer!"
Janet explains the geology of the mountain to Maureen. Or maybe she was just pointing at a cloud.
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