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Merry Christmas!

Eyebee — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:20:46 +0000

A very merry Chrstmas and a happy New Year to all our readers and families, from The Eye.

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Joe Wants To Make It An Even 40

Eyebee — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:01:32 +0000

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Check Out Charleston’s Events at The Digitel

Eyebee — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:04:09 +0000

If you’re into food, and lots of it, this Friday marks the beginning of the three-day food fest, Taste of Charleston. The celebration of Lowcountry cuisine will feature some of Charleston’s finest, nationally-renowned chefs, attempt to break a Guinness Book of World Records, host an Iron Chef competition, and end with a huge food tasting party at Boone Hall Plantation.

For you bibliophiles out there, the Galliard Auditorium is the place to be this weekend. The Friends of the Charleston Count Public Library and hosting a huge book, CD and DVD sale. And when I say huge, I mean huge. This sale is boasting 60,000+ items.

Saturday night marks the return of Charleston’s biggest and baddest arts festival, Kulture Klash. This is the sixth installment of the event which features art, music, comedy, roller derby girls, a silent disco, dancing and much, much more. This party has been known to last all night long, so come ready to rage.

In an effort to rekindle love and support for symphonic music, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra is holding a 75th Anniversary Concert on Friday night. Pieces slated to be performed at Festive Overture by Dimitry Shostakovich, Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Symphony No. 9 in D Minor “The Choral” by Ludwig van Beethoven.

If you’ve felt cooped up all week and want to really stretch your legs, you should hit up the 7th annual Yoga Marathon in Marion Square on Saturday. Register today to join the group who will be completing 108 Sun Salutations. Proceeds benefit Louie’s Kids.

Finally, on Sunday, King Street will be closed down to all vehicular traffic in order to cater to the walking and biking crowd. From Calhoun to Broad Street, restaurants will set up outdoor tables and shops display their wares outdoors, so come stroll downtown Charleston’s shopping district in a very unique way.

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Free The Grapes

Eyebee — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:42:04 +0000

HR 5034 PRESENTS TANGIBLE THREAT TO CONSUMERS, AS WELL AS WINEMAKERS, WINE MERCHANTS, BREWERS AND DISTILLERS

Wholesalers Attempting to Dupe Congress

June 8, 2010, Napa, CA – The nation’s winemakers, brewers, and distillers have each issued statements urging Congress not to consider House Resolution 5034. Meanwhile, wine wholesalers cynically claim the bill would have no effect on current laws.

Drawing from producer statements, HR 5034 presents significant, tangible threats to thousands of businesses – most of which are family-owned and operated – and millions of consumers who enjoy wine, beer and spirits. More specifically:

Winemakers: HR 5034 Will Decrease Consumer Choice, Increase Prices:

States could pass laws that discriminated against interstate wine commerce and, if HR 5034 passed, make it nearly impossible to overturn them in federal courts. This would turn the clock back on consumer choice from the nation’s 6,000+ US wineries. Over the past 12 years, the number of states that allow legal, regulated winery-to-consumer shipments has grown from 17 to 37; these states represent 83% of wine consumption. Additionally, states could pass laws allowing wholesalers to fix prices and, if HR 5034 passed, these laws would be immune from challenge on federal antitrust grounds.

HR 5034 Will Bankrupt Wineries:

Only 17% of wineries are distributed nationally, and 54% of them were unable to find a wholesaler in states where they actively sought representation, according to a survey by Wine Institute, a public policy trade association representing more than 900 California wineries. As a result, many wineries now rely on direct sales to survive. If a winery cannot secure distribution, but is prohibited from selling to its customers directly, the winery will be locked out of the market.

Brewers: HR 5034 Intended to “Protect In-State Interests.”

In its May newsletter, the Beer Institute warned of “unintended consequences” of HR 5034 and that, if passed, “…imposes a virtually insurmountable burden on anyone challenging an unfair, anticompetitive or even unconstitutional state law regulating alcohol beverages.” The Brewers Association warned that the bill would allow states to enact new laws to “heighten discriminatory treatment of out-of-state brewers (and beer importers) or to limit or ban commercial activities that wholesalers do not like.”

Distillers: State-Imposed Price Fixing:

The Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. wrote Congress that HR 5034 has been misrepresented as “no big deal, but it is in fact a big deal.” States could “set their own labeling requirements,” impose price fixing, give tax advantages and consumer convenience measures such as Sunday sales only to in-state distillers and companies. According to the Kentucky Distillers Association, the bill would allow states to establish their own formulas, labeling and bottling standards for Bourbon, concocting their own whiskey and calling it ‘Bourbon,’ thus overriding uniform federal requirements and 200 years of American heritage.
“Contrary to wholesaler claims of solving a ‘problem,’ HR 5034 is a legal distortion and full-scale attack on the balance of federal and state laws that prevent monopoly protections for wholesalers in each state,” said Jeremy Benson, executive director of Free the Grapes!, a national grassroots coalition of consumers, wineries and wine retailers.

Wineries
Representing wineries across the U.S., a joint statement by Wine Institute and WineAmerica was issued May 17: “Oppose H.R. 5034 – Wholesalers Monopoly Protection Bill.”

Brewers
The Beer Institute’s May newsletter

The Brewers Association statement in opposition to H.R. 5034

Distillers
Separately, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association issued statements in May.

Discus: Controversial “State-Based Alcohol Regulation” Bill Will Undermine Longstanding Framework of Alcohol Control (H.R. 5034).

Kentucky Distillers Association: “Bill Could ‘Wipe Out Centuries of Kentucky Craftsmanship, Quality and Heritage.’”

Since April 20, wine lovers have sent more than 35,000 letters through www.freethegrapes.org to Congress in opposition to HR 5034. For more information on Free the Grapes’ response to HR 5034, visithttp://www.freethegrapes.org/index.php?q=content/media_updates.

Let’s Free the Grapes!

Jeremy Benson
Executive Director
June 8, 2010

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Ted’s Local’s First Block Party

Eyebee — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:54:39 +0000

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Haiti: Update from Red Cross

Eyebee — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:08:32 +0000

The Red Cross are the latest charity to be using ipadio to update us from Haiti. Hear about what they’re doing and find a link to donate here:

http://blog.ipadio.com/01/the-british-red-cross-are-in-haiti-too/

We’ve also seen further updates from Save The Children, Oxfam and the UN Foundation on how rebuilding is beginning:

http://blog.ipadio.com/01/more-charities-in-haiti-using-ipadio/

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Haiti Update – January 22, 2010

Eyebee — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:44:03 +0000

Five organisations – the United Nations Foundation, Save The Children, Oxfam, Mary’s Meals and the British Red Cross – are now using ipadio to report on Haiti.

The UN Foundation have hosted a briefing by UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes on the situation there:

http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs.asp?section=39&phlog=16193&itemtype=phlog

Save The Children, as you might expect, have been concentrating on helping children in Haiti – they’ve set up somewhere for children to play:

http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs.asp?section=39&phlog=14036&itemtype=phlog

Mary’s Meals are a charity that feeds hundreds of thousands of people every day, and are now working in Haiti to help with the relief effort:

http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs.asp?section=39&phlog=16311&itemtype=phlog

The Red Cross have David Stephens on the ground, a member of the Emergency Response Unit:

http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs.asp?section=39&phlog=3611&itemtype=phlog

And finally, Oxfam have Louis Belanger in Haiti who has been updating us on what Oxfam are doing – and just this morning called in this utterly heart-rending report from the general hospital in Port-au-Prince:

http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs.asp?section=39&phlog=15961&itemtype=phlog

Do head over to the DEC and donate:

https://www.donate.bt.com/dec_form_haiti.html?p_form_id=DHEA60

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Beer Dinner

Eyebee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:35:26 +0000

Where: Ted’s Butcherblock
When: Thursday, December 10; 7:15 – 9 p.m.
Cost: $30 per person.

Space is limited and reservations are required and may be made by calling 843-577-0094 or e-mailing ted@tedsbutcherblock.com.

This month’s beer dinner spotlights craft beers from award-winning brewery and brewpub, Victory Brewing Company in Philadelphia. In the spirit of the holidays, all guests will receive a complimentary Victory pint glass to take home. For this final Craft Beer Dinner of the year, we’ll also have some special surprises in store!

Beer Dinner Menu:

Fennel and Cauliflower Oyster Stew with Tarragon, Pancetta,
Meyer Lemon Olive Oil and Corn Bread Croutons
Paired with Victory Prima Pils
Chard and Nutmeg Ricotta Gnudi, Cardamom Sage Brown Butter,
Local Pecans and Caramelized Pumpkin
Paired with Victory Golden Monkey Ale
Char Grilled Canadian Bacon Confit, Yukon Gold Potato,
Pineapple Quince Gastrique and Ginger Collard Greens
Paired with Victory Wild Devil
Chocolate and Sweet Fromage Blanc Brownie with Sea Salt,
Pomegranate Butterscotch and Mocha Whipped Cream
Paired with Victory V – Twelve

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She Poked Me! Go To Jail, Do NOT Pass Go!

Eyebee — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:40:58 +0000

Yes, on first glance it seems ridiculous.

While I don’t know the whole story, there was obviously a reason for the order of pretection in the first place.

Repeated poking could certainly be annoying in normal circumstances, and could be considered harassment if it got out of hand, and if it’s from someone that you’ve already had to get an order of protection against, it’s probably much more than that.

There has to be a lot more to this story that just a Facebook poke.

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Weird Lowcountry Weather

Eyebee — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:27:02 +0000

Just a week ago, the foutain outside Hanahan Town Hall, which is but ten minutes drive from here froze solid overnight.

Today I’m sitting here with the doors and windows open, and the temperature outside is currently 75.

Now, I’m all for more of the latter, and none of the former, but it’s certainly a quick change around in seven days!

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