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lIfE AT CH2 MAGAzINE... SPoNSoRED BY HARGRAY it’s been a wild five years. We remember some of the highlights...and a low point or two.
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hree years ago the CH2 crew went on a weekend getaway to palm Key. the first day was packed full of granola activities—kayaking, yoga and such. that night we had a big bbQ party and perhaps just a tad too much to drink. the next morning as we were nursing our hangovers, enjoying coffee on the back deck of our cabin, we started talking about how five was a lot if...it was the number of cocktails you had in one hour. Another one of us chimed in with “Five is a lot if...it’s the number of kids you’ve had in the last four years.” then it was on. they came flying fast and furious. Five is a lot if it’s the number of guys you’ve dated in the last two weeks. Five is a lot of eggs to eat for breakfast. Five is a lot of hours to spend doing yoga. Five is a lot if it has the word “million” after it. Five is a lot
when it’s the number of years you’ve dated a guy and there is still no engagement ring. Five is a lot when it’s the amount of hours you have been sitting in an airport. i think reading about the wounded warriors coming to palm Key this month (page 136) triggered that memory for me. i started thinking about when five years is a lot, as it relates to celebrating CH2’s fifth anniversary this month. five years is a lot when it means you have published 2,356 articles. five is a lot when it means scheduling and attending 1, 435 photo shoots. five is a lot when it means choosing 60 covers. our whole team would like to extend a sincere thank you to the readers and advertisers who have helped us make it to age five. See you next month!
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Letters
To the Editor...
Dear Ms. Washo, I am writing this email to hopefully inform you of an error I noticed on your current magazine and fellow article. I noticed you had interviewed Mark Pellegrino for your magazine and was instantly intrigued by this and while I enjoyed the article and illustrations I realised you spelled Mr. Pellegrino’s name wrong twice - once was on the cover of the magazine, as his name was spelt as ‘Mark Pelligrino’ and second on your online article, where you have written ‘Mark Pellegino opens up!’ I hope to have brought this to your attention and that you may consider taking the appropriate action for errors such as these. Yours sincerely, Heather Hume. Editors Note: Dear Heather Hume, The two persons responsible for such horrid errors have been fired. Thank you for bringing these items to my attention.
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add, I would like to emphasize that “Green Building” need not be expensive. If one chooses to add wormy chestnut (@ $20. a bd’), then it certainly can be. The primary emphasis of green building is energy conservation followed by efficiency. A recent Georgia Tech study, funded by the Turner Foundation, found that by concentrating on restricting air leakage through the building envelope (the shell – a double air barrier with insulation between) and increasing window glazing quality, the decreased load requirements (HVAC) will require less capacity from the HVAC system making the efforts cost neutral. Many State building codes set standards for air leakage and glazing quality; South Carolina does not. What this means to the average homeowner is load requirements for a typical Beaufort County home may be three times that of a home built to ASTM and/or Energy Star standards (say 6 tons vs. 2 tons) and the higher costs of usage continue for the life of the unit(s). Mr. Byrd suggests there is no need to “certify” a building; I strongly disagree. How does one know how leaky the envelope and ducts are without testing? How can one determine interior ventilation requirements, when one doesn’t know the amount of ventilation present from air leakage? Being that those two components figure greatly in HVAC system sizing, without testing, you are only September 2011
guessing. I’ll offer Mr. Byrd a one-time complimentary blower door test on his “green” home to enable him to quantify the amount of envelope leakage. Paul McGovern Hers Rater; BPI BA / EP; Certified Green Professional Energy Diagnostics & Design
I am confused. Nothing new for those that know me, but is there a new sponsor or not? If not, then how has all this “proven we can turn the tide?” Jeff SKI Kinsey Editor’s Note: Yes Jeff. The Heritage has a new sponsor. Two, actually. The Royal Bank of Canada and Boeing. The tournament lives on for at least five more years!
Jester clearly knows what he’s talking about. Pay attention. He is the “go to” guy. D Burckhalter September 2011
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Cindy Brown and Steve Owens (surrounded by their children) were married June 24, 2011 - on board a cruise ship to Nassau, Bahamas.
DOROTHY E. HOLMES, Ph. D., ABPP
is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who reccently opened a Bluffton office. The office is located in the Pinckney Colony Office Park
Poor Girls FLOWERS
Jane Pitts is arranging flowers out of her home for weddings, parties, showers, or any other occasion. Delivery available in Bluffton and Hilton Head. Call 843-290-2156 or e-mail poorgirlpitts@aol.com.
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Upscale gift store, Gifted Hilton Head, opens in the Village at Wexford.
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CH2 welcomes Kim Crouch as the newest addition to the sales team!
Christopher Tassone
a financial professional with AXA Advisors, LLC in Hilton Head has formed Physician’s Choice Financial to help meet the diverse and comprehensive financial needs of physicians and medical professionals.
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the Art oF CeLebrAtioN
has it really been five years since CH2 appeared on the scene? i can’t believe how fast time passes. From Wine talk to the newly renamed high Spirits (i love that name), i have had a fantastic time writing each month. Since we are celebrating five years of the magazine, i have decided to dedicate this article to the art of celebration with a fun cocktail, a great wine, and an anniversary punch that can be served with or without alcohol. i also wanted to say thank you to everyone at the magazine and create a cocktail just for you: the CH2- tini! IN HoNoR of CH2’S fIfTH BIRTHDAY, lET’S BEGIN WITH THIS:
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Birthday Cake Martini 1 oz. pinnacle Cake flavored vodka 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liquor 1/2oz. half and half Whipped cream rainbow sprinkles Shake pinnacle Cake vodka, vanilla extract, Godiva liquor, and half-and-half with ice in shaker. pour into a large shot or martini glass. Spray with a large dollop of whipped cream and garnish with rainbow sprinkles. Light a candle, sing “happy birthday” and enjoy! If You DoN’T WANT To CAll IT A BIRTHDAY, CAll IT AN ANNIvERSARY. HERE’S A GREAT PARTY RECIPE foR THoSE WHo lovE BouRBoN: Anniversary Punch 1 bottle bulleit bourbon (750oz) 3 cups cranberry juice cocktail (24 oz.) 1 quart 7-Up or Sprite 1 bottle of Korbel extra dry Champagne 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice 2 lemons and 2 oranges, sliced pre-chill all ingredients for three hours before party. in large punch bowl, combine the bulleit bourbon, cranberry juice, 7-Up, and cherry juice. Stir, then add the Korbel. Float lemon and orange slices on the surface of the punch bowl. Serve over ice. *This recipe can also be made non-alcoholic. Do not use the Bourbon and instead of Korbel Extra Dry Champagne, use a sparkling white grape juice, available at most grocery stores. 24
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HIGH SPIRITS by Krissy Cantelupe
MANY CElEBRATIoNS NEED A REAllY GREAT BoTTlE of WINE. I AM A HuGE CHAMPAGNE/SPARKlING WINE fAN, So I CElEBRATE All THE TIME. BuT foR THoSE WHo Do NoT ENJoY A SPARKlER, HoW ABouT SoMETHING RED AND DElICIouS, YET AffoRDABlE? Lyeth Fleur de Lyeth Proprietary Blend A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, and malbec, the Fleur de Lyeth is a silky, yet robust red blend. the Lyeth family of wines was founded in 1981 after Chip Lyeth spent most of the 70s in bordeaux. they have been blending bordeaux varietals from the very start. this proprietary blend has a nose of bright cherry and dark plums. the wine has luscious flavors of strawberry and bing cherry with a hint of oak in the background. With a medium body, even tannins and a beautiful finish, this wine pairs well with anything from grilled meats to roasted poultry and heartier seafood fare. the best part is that the wine retails for under $15. AND fINAllY, I CREATED A CoCKTAIl foR All of THE PEoPlE WHo MAKE CH2 HAPPEN EACH MoNTH. I WANTED To BE CREATIvE, YET SoMETHING REfRESHING SINCE IT IS STIll HoT AND HuMID. So I DECIDED oN A vARIATIoN of THE TRADITIoNAl CoSMo…AND IT’S ClEAR, So You CAN WEAR WHITE! The CH2-tini 2 oz. Ketel one oranje 2 oz. white cranberry juice 1 oz. seltzer or soda water 2 squeezes of fresh lime Lime twist for garnish
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Article by david Gignilliat
Italian-American Festival June 1, 2011 Ciao Amici (Hello Friends) bragging rights. Our second left Annual to right:Italian Heritage Festival date is set for September 24, For the sports-inclined, ed esposito, 2011. This event Anne is co-sponsored with the Island Recreation Department. there will be bocce (one of marie, > pictured from
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italy’s national pastimes) and & mario melita to our event and we will make our event bigger and We had over 2200 visitors stickball available, where better. Our club members and charities will support the event with participants over 250 volcan learn and play theissports. unteers this year to make this event special day for all. Italian culture good “Stickball is something food and fun for all on the day of the event that i played as a kid, and it’s
something that many of the We will have 16 restaurants and specialty items to Italian culture cheeses, beer, children down here have not wines, desserts, gelato, Italian ice, zeppole’s and other Italian treats.been exposed to,” said John
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he posters for the upcoming hilton head island italian heritage Festival are hard to miss. Striking, to say the least. Advertisements for the event feature a whimsically tilted replica harbour town Lighthouse, suggestive of the Leaning tower of pisa, the famous bell tower in italy’s tuscany province. the detail is thorough, right down to the six precariously stacked romanesque loggia, alternating between the red and white of the lighthouse and, of course, the italian flag. A lone gondolier strokes nearby in the Calibogue Sound. the signs are a clever homage to the old World created with a bit of New World (read: photoshop) ingenuity and sleight-of hand. And it’s that same mix of old and new that perfectly captures the spirit of the upcoming cultural festival, to be held September 24 from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Shelter Cove Community park. “We think it’s going to be perhaps the most successful event on all of hilton head,” said Chris tassone, president of the italian American Club of
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hilton head island, the event’s sponsor. “Weather permitting, we think we’re going to have one of the best festivals this island has seen in a long time. there’s no question about it.” the festival will offer a full slate of activities for visitors. booths and spaces will be dedicated to italian foods (cheeses, breads, pasta, calzones and refreshing sweets (italian ice, gelato, biscotti), many sponsored by 18 local mediterranean-inspired restaurants. there will be space dedicated to grape stomping, reminiscent of the iconic i Love Lucy episode. there will be a pasta-eating contest, a spaghetti sauce (or “gravy,” as it is euphemistically known in the italian culture) contest for island
pagluica, the club’s secretary. “it’s a great way for kids to learn a part of the italian culture.” the italian-American Club is non-profit, with a devout community service base. Just last year, the group distributed over $33,000 to local charities, service organizations including programs for exceptional people (pep), hospice Care of the Lowcountry and memory matters. the club also offers scholarships to deserving students in the greater hilton head/bluffton area. “our main focus is to promote the italian heritage, and yet, at the same time, give back to the local community,” added tassone, a financial advisor with AXA Advisors. While at the festival, attendees can also learn more about the club itself, which now boasts 120 members and meets multiple times a month
throughout hilton head. “this club is open to anybody with an italian heart, which is the way i like to say it—if you enjoy being and doing things with italian people,” said pagluica, who moved to hilton head from New Jersey seven years ago. “if you enjoy italian food, you enjoy italian music and enjoy italian heritage, this is the club for you.” the hilton head italian heritage Festival will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shelter Cove Community park. For more information about the event, please visit the Facebook ‘event’ page at facebook.com/ hhiitalianheritageFest. to learn more about the italianAmerican Club of hilton head island, including membership and upcoming club events, please visit iachh.org.
WHAT’S NExT? For those who miss the festival or just want to double up on their immersion in italian culture, the italian American Club is also sponsoring the “zin experience” on october 26, 2011, at the Shorehouse, the hilton oceanfront resort’s dazzling oceanside venue in elegant palmetto dunes. the event is a tribute to the enduring popularity of red and white zinfandels. in addition to wine and hors d’oeuvres, local purveyors and distributors will be on hand to educate participants on the virtues of the versatile zinfandel grapes.
September 2011
A Line in the Sand Speeding Tickets
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What happens when a police cruiser is moving along with the flow of traffic in plain sight of the maximum number of drivers? Right. Everybody’s driving the speed limit (give or take a few mph) and on their best behavior. It’s safe as can be.
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hat happens when a police cruiser is parked beside a highway on the blind side of a curve or the down side of a hill where nobody can see it until the last second? Right. The lead car driver suddenly applies the brakes and in doing so, increases the probability of a chain reaction collision. Not very safe. So doesn’t it follow that more drivers would be obeying the speed limits and on their best behavior, ergo, making the roads safer, if those parked police cruisers were actually cruising in plain sight of the maximum number of drivers? Of course it does. But you can’t levy fines against people for obeying the speed limit and driving safely. What? That’s it? That’s not Line in the Sand material, Frank! What the heck are you doing? Oh, relax. You know I wouldn’t leave you hanging like that. Here’s how I proposed the question to Courtney: “Speeding tickets: public safety or government oppression and extortion?” A little harsh, a little over the top with the superlatives, I know, but I had to come up with a way to raise her hackles over something that’s not really a big deal to her. You see, being the God-fearing (bet you didn’t know I saw that one did you, Sweetie?), by-the-book kind of gal that she is, Courtney’s only had one speeding ticket in her life. I also wanted to bait her and see how quickly she’d try to draw a tie-in with my being a Conservative. Just for fun, turn the page now and have a look! Conservative conspiracy theory? I think Courtney’s watching too much Chris
Matthews. All I see is an inconsistency between the spirit and intent of a law and the method by which it is enforced. The spirit and intent of traffic laws is public safety, and that’s a very good thing. However, the method by which speed limits are enforced does less to ensure public safety than it does to raise revenue for the municipality. That’s not so good. It’s dishonest, unfair and a little unjust. How did it get this way? I don’t know. My guess is that somewhere in history somebody observed that there aren’t enough cop cars to cover every stretch of road in town every minute of the day. So imposing fines as a deterrent to speeding made perfectly good sense. Nothing wrong with that, but how long before the people counting the money would say, “Hey! If we write more tickets, we’ll make more money”? I don’t call it a conspiracy, but I know it’s wrong when the revenue imperative takes precedence over the public safety, especially when it diverts police officers from their higher calling. Speaking of police officers, I take serious issue with Courtney’s suggestion that I don’t respect law enforcement personnel, so please spare me the sanctimonious lecture. My respect and admiration for the brave souls who wear the badge is well documented in my DEA series for this magazine. The strength of character and sense of purpose that I observed in the men I interviewed for that series was awe-inspiring, and my admiration and respect extends to everyone who has chosen a life of police work, from the DEA to the NYPD to the BCSO deputies who serve us every day.
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Conservatives. Everything is a damn conspiracy, isn’t it? Next month Frank will probably want to pontificate on the John F. Kennedy assassination, which happened a decade before I was even born, so I’ll have to dig deep and put on my research boots to make that one happen.
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ut I digress. This month, Frank threw out the topic of speeding tickets. His position is that speeding tickets are a form of government oppression and extortion. I’ll bite and argue that they may simply be an effort in public safety. I actually have little experience in this area, however, I tell a mean story, so stay tuned. I got my driver’s license in 1990. I cruised, in control, sans speeding ticket until 2008. Eighteen years with a clean record. That’s not to say I didn’t have a few close calls—like the weekend I had the luxury of driving my father’s car, the Thunderbird. She was fast in those days (long before my sister inherited the car, and the car inherited the nickname “Tin Lizzy”) and on the rare occasion that I was behind the wheel, it was pedal to the medal. On this particular weekend in 1992, I was up and back on the Garden State Parkway a number of times. I have no actual recollection of where I was headed, but I do remember being pulled over by the state police, thrice. As the officer moseyed up to the car the first time, I rolled down the window (with a press of the button—a luxury in those days), and the trooper said, with a snap of his gum, “Where’s the fire?” I chuckled nervously and said, “Um, what?” “The fire,” he said, “You have a firefighter sticker on the back window.” Ah yes, the firefighter sticker, my ticket to freedom. “Yes,” I replied, “my father is a fire captain … and, I guess I was going a little fast.” Luckily, those serve and protect civil servants stick together, and I was off again. Until, I got pulled over a second time. This time, I used my father’s cousin’s name, Cliff Miller. Cliff headed up all of the state troopers on the Parkway, and even though I don’t think I ever met him, I was free again. You’re not going to believe this, but as I approached my final exit, yup, sirens
and lights in the rearview mirror again. I clenched my teeth, muttered Cliff’s name for the second time in as many miles, got off with a warning and didn’t surpass 30 MPH for the remainder of the trip. When I walked in the front door, my Dad asked, “Where’ve you been?” “Out.” “Out where?” he asked. “I don’t know,” I replied with a shrug. “Well, I do,” he said. “Cliff called and said, “I don’t know what the heck Courtney is doing today, but my troopers have pulled her over three times in the last hour.” Busted. And that was the last time I ever got behind the wheel of Tin Lizzy. Bottom line: I was clearly driving like an idiot, and I mostly definitely should have received a ticket. I wised up that day and remained in the clear until a Bluffton police officer gave me my first ticket, on my 35th birthday, while driving to vote! Talk about a perfect storm. He stood strong, despite my sass and “But, it’s my birthday,” and “But I’m going to do my civic duty” pleas. And he was right. I was speeding in a school zone. Running over a child never looks good on your résumé. I say, Frank, cut the police officers who risk their lives for us every day a little slack. After all, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, there is one traffic collision in South Carolina every 4.9 minutes, one person injured every 11.2 minutes, one fatal collision every 16.9 minutes, one person killed every 9.5 hours, one child under six seriously injured or killed every 8.7 days. Further, traffic fatalities in Beaufort County hit a four-year high in 2010. According to Frank’s logic, the government is monitoring traffic and enforcing traffic laws, not to ensure our public safety and save lives, but to syphon money from our pocket books? I’m not buying it. Buckle up, my friends. This is going to be a bumpy ride.
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Golf Tips From a Pro
Pete Popovich,
Golf Performance Academy
Are Your Shafts Giving You
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n their pursuit of lower scores and more enjoyment of the game, golfers are finding that, next to a truly proficient teacher, technology is playing a greater role than ever before. A too-often-neglected and rarely mentioned aspect of this technology pertains to golf shafts. You could have the best-designed clubhead possible, but if the golf shaft doesn’t fit you properly, allowing the head to function the way it was designed, it is all for naught. Many factors go into getting your shafts fit to your specific needs. If a golf teacher or club fitter is going to help you lower your scores, it is important that he or she knows how the golf club, and especially the club
shaft, works. If these professionals are not aware of different shaft properties, how will they know if your problems
You could have the best-designed clubhead possible, but if the golf shaft doesn’t fit you properly, allowing the head to function the way it was designed, it is all for naught. are a result of poor swing mechanics or of the wrong shaft? Let me explain. Your body (meaning hips,
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shoulders, hands) and the clubhead move in an approximate 2.5:1 ratio. Your hips will turn approximately 1 ft., your shoulders 2.5 ft., your hands/ club grip 6-7 ft. and the clubhead (depending on overall club length from wedge to driver) 15-20 ft. Yet each of these separate parts—both body and club head—has to arrive at the top of the swing, at impact, and at finish simultaneously. As the clubhead moves through the swing, it sends feedback through your hands into your brain on when and at what speed to move your body (for an in-depth review of how this happens, read “Muscle Memory: Fact or Fiction, August issue). Now, if the shaft is fit to your natural swing, you will be
SHAFT CHARACTERISTICS MUST MATCH A GOLFER’S SWING CHARACTERISTICS.
able to sense the flex or bending of the shaft, which will allow the clubhead to reach the top of the swing as your body completes its rotation; from there you can start your downswing without any loss of power or rhythm. However, if your shaft is too stiff (like most shafts for most golfers), you will not be able to feel the clubhead, and you will keep taking the club back further and further until your brain finally says “Enough! Time to start the forward swing!” By this time, both your timing and your proper body-toclubhead sequencing are shattered and have no chance of catching up to each other. Result? You hit a poor shot. On the other hand, if the shaft is too flexible, the clubhead gets to the top of your swing
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too soon and your natural rhythm will start the forward swing before your body has had a chance to complete its rotation, also resulting in poor shots. What does this too-often overlooked aspect of game improvement mean? Simply, it means the golf shaft must be fitted to each individual’s particular swing type. This includes matching the amount of energy a golfer produces to the amount of energy, i.e. flex, a shaft is able to handle. Going a step further, even if you are fitted for the proper shaft flex, a real teacher should know if the shafts characteristics fit you properly. This means that shaft characteristics must match a golfer’s swing characteristics.
Because each golfer has a particular load value to his or her swing. Load value pertains to how the golfer transitions from the backswing to the forward swing, thus loading the shaft.
Why? Because each golfer has a particular load value to his or her swing. Load value pertains to how the golfer transitions from the backswing to the forward swing, thus loading the shaft. And load value can vary from golfer to golfer, even if shaft flex is the same. For example, Fred Couples and Ernie Els both play extra stiff shafts, yet each of their shafts is trimmed differently to allow for the difference in their individual load factors. Ernie has a faster transition from the top of the swing to impact, causing him to have a longer wrist lag and requiring a firmer tip to his shaft than Fred. Their shafts are thus trimmed accordingly even though they have similar swing speeds: i.e. one might
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require a shaft with a firmer butt end and softer tip section, while the other might require a shaft with a softer butt end and firmer tip section. One of these would allow a more fluid feel at impact and one would allow for a more rigid feel, yet each would fit each golfer’s personal swing characteristics. It is safe to bet that if Ernie and Fred used each other’s clubs, neither would play anywhere near their potential. Likewise, if your shaft characteristics do not match your swing characteristics, you will be receiving the wrong feedback from the shaft, and all the teaching professionals in the world could not help you. As you can see, there is more to shooting lower scores than just taking
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lessons. “Teaching professionals” can be found anywhere golf is played, including pro-shops. But how many have stressed or even mentioned the importance of having your golf shaft fit to you personally? We mention it. We also stress it. Why? Because without the proper shaft a teacher may (and too often will) blame your swing problems on you instead of on your equipment. To that end, let me close with this true story: Once a student who was taking lessons from a well-known teacher came to me and asked that I check his swing. I watched him hit balls then asked him what he thought his problem was. “I think my shafts are too stiff for me,” he said.
“You’re right,” I answered. “Did you tell your teacher that?” When the student answered ‘Yes,’ I asked him what his teacher’s response was. “He told me to just swing faster,” the student said. This student switched to the proper shafts and began playing better golf immediately. This article is detailed but it is not complicated. Read it again. Then ask yourself how many teachers have spoken of these aspects of learning golf? If you would like to know if your shaft is giving you the shaft or if your swing problems are the result of poor mechanics call the The Golf Performance Academy-Hilton Head at (843) 338-6737. We make every part of your golf game fit you personally.
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totally unrewarding and I chose this profession because I’m not too smart (just like most of my customers). My line of work is
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to build ANOTHER park? Or maybe come up with a plan for the area once known as The Mall at Shelter Cove.
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anytime there are more locals here than people from Ohio. because (Circle one)
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(oktoberfest bluffton Syle) 12pm-7pm Join us on September 24th, as we transBluffToN form Calhoun Street in old town bluffton fARMER’S into a German Celebration with MARKET 3 bands, German food, beers from around thursday the world, Kidz play every and more! $5.00 entranceFrom Fee 2 - 7 pm
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fIRST ANNuAl ARRoW fEST! SEPTEMBER 2ND-5TH Starting at 9pm at remy’s (130 Arrow Road) dine drink and dance
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Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Happy Hour (4 - 7PM) Casey’s Sports Bar & Grille - $3 Margaritas CQ’s - Tasting Menu - 3 Courses = $120 (All Night) Frankie Bones - $10 Off Any Bottle Of Wine (9PM) Hudson’s - Mike Korbar LIVE Kingfisher - Joseph the Magician ! Old Fort Pub - Happy Hour (5-7PM) Reilley’s - Lobster Night $12.95 / Happy Hour (4-7PM) San Miguel’s - Chris Jones The Salty Dog Café - LIVE MUSIC (6 - 10PM)
Antonio’s - 1/2 Off Drinks & Food (5:30-7PM) Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Happy Hour (4 - 7PM) ! Casey’s Sports Bar & Grille - Karaoke Frankie Bones - Ladies Night Kingfisher - The Steppin Stones / Fireworks Old Fort Pub - Happy Hour (5-7PM) Reilley’s - Kids Eat FREE Night / Happy Hour (4-7PM) Remy’s - Jalapeno Brothers The Lodge - Pinch The Pint Night The Salty Dog Café - LIVE MUSIC San Miguel’s - Mike Korbar LIVE ! Wild Wing Café - 2 Fer Tuesday / Team Trivia Wise Guys: Everything Is “Miami Nights” Themed !
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Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Happy Hour (4 - 7PM) Casey’s Sports Bar & Grille - $2 House Wine Frankie Bones - $10 Off Any Bottle of Wine Kingfisher - Alexander Newton (Motown/R&B) ! The Lodge - Kick The Keg Night Mellow Mushroom - Trivia Night ! Old Fort Pub - Happy Hour (5-7PM) Reilley’s - Happy Hour (4-7PM) Remy’s - Treble Jay San Miguel’s - Davis Marshall The Salty Dog Café - Live Music (6 - 10PM) Wild Wing Café - Rock Idol Karaoke Competition ! Wise Guys - Ladies Night
Antonio’s - 1/2 Off Drinks & Food (5:30-7PM) Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Happy Hour (4 - 7PM) Casey’s Sports Bar & Grille - Team Trivia (7:30PM) ! Frankie Bones - Flip Night ! The Jazz Corner - The Lavon Stevens Quartet (8-11PM) Kingfisher - David Wingo The Lodge - Burgers & Beer Night (ONLY $5) Old Fort Pub - Happy Hour (5-7PM) Reilley’s - Happy Hour (4-7PM) Remy’s - The Trio The Salty Dog Café - Live Music (6 - 10PM) San Miguel’s - Eric Daubert ! Skull Creek Boathouse - Reggae Party (6 - 10PM) Wild Wing Café - Live Music / Drink Specials Wise Guys - Food & Bev. Happy Hour (10:30PM)
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Antonio’s - Wine Fligts - ONLY $10 Bistro Mezzaluna - The Band Target LIVE Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Happy Hour (4 - 7PM) Captain Woody’s (Bluffton) - Mike Korbar LIVE Casey’s Sports Bar & Grille - Karaoke ! Frankie Bones - 1/2 Off Flatbread Pizzas (9 - 11PM) Kingfisher - Earl Williams’ Band Old Town Dispensary - J. Howard Duff LIVE (8 - 11PM) One Hot Mama’s - DJ and Dancing Reilley’s - Happy Hour (4-7PM) Remy’s - Spare Parts Smokehouse - Chris & Christian The Salty Dog Café - Live Music (6 - 10PM) San Miguel’s - Bruce Crichton Wild Wing Café - All Double Drinks Only $1 More Wise Guys - Food & Bev. Happy Hour (10:30PM)
Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Drink Specials (12 - 7PM) CQ’s - Tasting Menu - 3 Courses = $120 (All Night) Frankie Bones - Flip Night ! Giuseppi’s Bluffton - Rock Show Karaoke (10PM-2AM) Mellow Mushroom - Karaoke Night (10PM) ! One Hot Mama’s - DJ and Dancing Reilley’s - Happy Hour (4-7PM) The Salty Dog Café - Live Music (6 - 10PM) San Miguel’s - Tommy Sims Smokehouse - Simpson Brothers Wise Guys - Food & Bev. Happy Hour (10:30PM)
Black Marlin Hurricane Bar - Drink Specials (12 - 7PM) Casey’s Sports Bar & Grille - $2.5 Bloody Mary’s Frankie Bones - All Night Happy Hour Kingfisher - Joseph the Magician ! Old Fort Pub - Happy Hour (5 - 7PM) Reilley’s - Happy Hour (4-7PM) The Salty Dog Café - Live Music (6 - 10PM) San Miguel’s - Kirk O’Leary Wise Guys - Food & Bev. Happy Hour (10:30PM)
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THE FIRST CRAB CRACKIN’ Saturday - September 24th (After the Italian Festival)
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Article by Courtney Hampson • Ph o t o s b y T i m Z i e l e n b a c h
Palmetto Bluff Makes Music to Your Mouth: A Tribute to Southern Culture and Cuisine
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n 1910, President Taft faced off against House of Representatives member James A. Tawney, who called into question the president’s travel fund and “injected the matter of Southern hospitality into the debate.” President Taft, so flustered by the intimation of wrong-doing regarding his travels and the suggestion that in the South, board was charged (to the president, nonetheless), responded to Tawney in an open-letter made public at the White House.
> The grand finale of the week-long festivities is an oyster-roast at Palmetto Bluff’s, Moreland Landing, an outdoor venue set along the May River and amid the oaks and spanish moss.
Bravo TV’s Gail Simmons watches as former Top “Cheftestant” Kevin Gillespie, of Woodfire Grill in Atlanta, puts the finishing touches on his to die for deviled eggs. Simmons hosts the Saturday Culinary Festival, this year on November 19.
Taft stated, “In all of my experience, and I have enjoyed hospitality of many sections and countries of the world, I never had a more cordial, generous, open, and lavish welcome than I had in the Southern states during my trip…” From the beginning, Southern hospitality has revolved not only around history and etiquette, but almost every aspect of it has also included an association with some form of food Southern food, of course. And it all starts with the food A quick review of the history of Palmetto Bluff shows that people have eaten well in the Lowcountry for a very long time. The earliest Native Americans, the Altamaha and Yemassee, found sustenance in the remarkable bounty of fish and game. Their shell middens on the high bluffs are testament to the first oyster roasts—a social and culinary tradition still carried on with great relish here today. Southern food, perhaps more than any other regional
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cuisine in America, has long been recognized for its diversity and history and for the stew pot of cultural influences that history has brought to it. Its primary influence has undoubtedly been African. From the early Colonial period, beginning with the rum and sugarcane plantations of the West Indies and the Creole French and Spanish inhabitants of the deep South, food was interpreted through African hands. They harvested the fields, cleaned the game, ground the spices and cooked the meals. They brought with them staples such as peanuts and okra and adapted immediately the Native American’s predilection to corn. Shortly after the turn of the twentieth century, R.T. Wilson, Jr. entertained lavishly in his magnificent “Palmetto Lodge.” The Palmetto Bluff estate was designed with guests in mind. Visitors arrived at the estate by way of a Savannah Line steamship, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, or the Seaboard Airline train. The social pages of the New York Times listed the comings and goings of the New York elite with frequent mention of individuals “leaving today to visit Mr. and Mrs. R.T.
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Wilson of Palmetto Bluff, S.C.” Guests would stay for weeks, enjoying Mrs. Wilson’s lavish parties. One can only imagine the elegance and bounty of the meals served there, with the freshest ingredients harvested from the surrounding waters and woods and the produce of Wilson’s extensive farms. In the 1950s, Union Camp Paper Company built a rustic but charming hunting lodge overlooking the May River. In the long, wood-paneled “Trophy Room” sumptuous game dinners and feasts of local seafood were presented nightly. Prepared by lifelong Lowcountry cooks, an evening’s meal might include quail, venison, boar, shrimp, crabs and oysters—all harvested on the property or from the adjacent waterways. As many as 28 guests would visit the 14-bedroom lodge at one time. In the modern South, such formality has given way to a more casual approach to food. But the food is always there. And it is front and center at Palmetto Bluff. From afternoons spent “porching” and sipping sweet tea (or something September 2011
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In the last two years, Palmetto Bluff and the Music to Your Mouth events have contributed more than $20,000 to Second Helpings, helping to feed more than 500,000 local residents from Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties in southeastern South Carolina.
stronger) to crab cake socials that spill from the sidewalks to the Village streets, to oyster roasts where guests stand elbowto-elbow at a common table partaking in the sweet bounty of the river and the enduring camaraderie that the tradition creates. Food is paramount. And, the greatest testament to the ever-evolving food traditions at Palmetto Bluff is Music to Your Mouth. The full sensory experience What began as a weekend shindig five years ago has morphed into a year-long food and wine series that culminates in a week-long celebration of Southern food and culture at the
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A spoonful of southern soul from sibling chefs Kenny and Kirk Gilbert.
Music to Your Mouth Festival. Come November, Palmetto Bluff will host 16 events over the course of seven days, each aimed at putting your taste buds in overdrive. With dueling sommeliers, a bourbon-infused boat cruise, a chef showdown where things are sure to get hot in the kitchen, a Potlikker-themed Block Party, a golf outing and PIGnic, and the “Hair of the Dog” 5K road race, the event schedule offers something for everyone. And everything for someone by way of the Saturday, November 19th Culinary Festival, which is described by event planners as “the big show, the icing on the cake, the cherry on top.” The Culinary Festival is a gathering of culinarians,
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Moreland Landing awash with light, before the hungry crowd decends.
Old Edward’s Inn & Spa Chef Johannes Klapdohr “hams” it up for the cameras.
winemakers, growers, musicians, and artisans (more than 75 this year), brought together to accentuate the abundance of ingredients from the surrounding waters, woods and local farms. The Saturday festivities will again have BRAVO TV’s Top Chef judge and Top Chef: Just Desserts host Gail Simmons, at the helm. What does she have to say about Music to Your Mouth? I’ll tell ya… “I have been dreaming of returning to Palmetto Bluff for Music To Your Mouth since the day I left last November, and this year is shaping up to be more exciting than ever. I cannot wait to reconnect with its magical setting, enjoy the music of the Lowcountry, taste offerings from the many talented Southern chefs and artisans who are returning, and meet those who have not been before. I am especially thrilled to help Palmetto Bluff in raising funds and awareness for Second Helpings, a vital resource for so many in the area.” To ensure that no detail is overlooked, the Music to Your Mouth team taste-tests their way around the South nine months out of the year. They pour over the James Beard Award nominee list and subscribe to every foodie e-newsletter in cyberspace, seeking out the South’s biggest and brightest stars in the food world. Then, they gather the most distinguished vintners and brewers from the United States (and beyond). Finally, they pair it all with a diverse array of local farmers and artisans. The result? The perfect plate of Southern cuisine, good music, and informative, energetic celebrity cooking demonstrations. The Southern food way Palmetto Bluff’s food and beverage director Jeremy Walton says, “Perhaps the biggest complement (and compliment) to the event this year, is the partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance.” The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) stages events, produces documentary films, publishes compendiums of great writing, and—perhaps most important— September 2011
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documents and maps our region’s culinary standard bearers through oral history interviews. the SFA celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South, recognizing the unsung heroes: fried chicken cooks, barbecue pit masters, bartenders, ham curers, and row crop farmers, showcasing unique talents, telling honest and sometimes difficult stories of the region, and inspiring communities to invest in their culinary cultures. the SFA is ahead of the curve in that fact that they follow no status quo. they are off-beat and quirky and have fun with their work. (they once constructed a bacon tree, draped with slices of cured pork belly.) the palmetto bluff team loves that about them. in November, palmetto bluff and SFA will come together to honor the culinary traditions of the past, embrace the present, and attempt to make a mark on the future. Guests and members of the media will join SFA director John t. edge for a screening of two potlikker short films and a “juicy” discussion among chefs, growers, and television personalities, tackling topics such as cooking philosophies and trends, the media impact on the profession, and building community through food. GIvING BACK in the last two years, palmetto bluff and the music to Your mouth events have contributed more than $20,000 to Second helpings, helping to feed more than 500,000 local residents from beaufort, Jasper and hampton counties in southeastern South Carolina. Since 1992, Second helpings has “rescued” more than five million pounds of food destined for landfills and given it to agencies that feed the disadvantaged in beaufort, Jasper and hampton Counties. more than 160 volunteers from hilton head island, bluffton, Sun City and beaufort gather perishable goods daily from local restaurants, caterers, resorts and grocery stores and deliver the food to approximately 65 local non-profit agencies. twenty-five dollars of every Culinary Festival ticket, and $50 of each Whole hog Weekend ticket package goes directly to Second helpings. So, in a way, and in the true spirit of Southern hospitality, every person involved in the event will be giving back as they celebrate the local culture. i think we can all tip our glass to that.
A TASTE of THE MuSIC To YouR MouTH EvENTS MoNDAY, NovEMBER 14 Golf ouTING & PIGNIC experience an afternoon of golf at the award-winning may river Golf Club. the course, laced through centuries-old oaks and along the may river, will take your breath away. but, it’s music to Your mouth week, so it’s pretty important that you remember the food too! to fix that, celebrated bbQ master Frankie denmark of hawg Wild bbQ will be spearheading the post-round pig roast effort. WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 16 THE NoRTH & SouTH WINE DINNER two sommeliers—one northern and one southern—will struggle to pair the perfect pour with the plates of a northern and southern chef team. in the glass, Clint Sloan, sommelier 48
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at Charleston’s HUSK and McCrady’s challenges Jason Carlen, wine director at Spiaggia in Chicago, in this four-course paired battle for bragging rights. Thursday, November 17 Bourbon Coast Cruise the coastline of Palmetto Bluff and Bluffton aboard the antique yacht Grace while sipping the sauce and savoring some southern delights. Terroir Wine Tasting See, swirl, sniff, sip, and savor the wines of Nickel & Nickel. You’ll experience the full sensory examination and evaluation of wine. Cheers! Chef Showdown Can they stand the heat? Chef Chris Hastings of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, and Chef Mike Lata of Charleston’s FIG will battle plate for plate, palate for palate, course for course, and you will be the judge of who has overpowered, underwhelmed or achieved pairing success on your plate. Armed with the same wines and food budget, these two kitchen connoisseurs will create their own menus to match the wine selections of Chateau de Beaucastel. Four wines. Eight plates. You decide. Friday, November 18 Food of Place Cooking Class Join celebrated Southern chef Sean Brock, who will talk about food of place and teach you how to master the kitchen as well as some iconic Southern dishes that will leave the guests of your next dinner party drooling. Potlikker Block Party On the banks of the May River, folks have been feasting for centuries. Music to Your Mouth carries on the tradition with good ol’ Southern tastes (prepared by the best names in Southern cooking), tunes, and tonics. We’ll pay homage to the Southern Foodways Alliance and make sure you go home knowing the origins of “Potlikker.” Saturday, November 19 Hair of the Dog 5K Road Race A friendly competition set amid Palmetto Bluff’s spectacular neighborhoods and nature trails. Racers will receive a race T-shirt and be greeted with a Blood Mary and fanfare when crossing the finish line. Culinary Festival A gathering of culinarians, winemakers, growers, and artisans, brought together to accentuate the abundance of ingredients from our surrounding waters, woods and local farms. They showcase their finest nibbles and nectars and take our guests on a sensory experience that can only be called Music to Your Mouth. Bravo TV’s Top Chef personality Gail Simmons will host the festivities. Hungry for more? Go full boar with the Whole Hog Weekend Package, which includes entry to private events only offered to the Whole Hog guests.
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52 Confidence Lost: The Perilous Impact of High Frequency Trading
56 What You Need to Know About South Carolina Taxes, Part II‌
60 Is Short Selling Worth the Risk? When the market is diving, short selling is a tempting option. After all, when even strong stocks are losing value, betting on the decline of a weak stock seems like a sure thing. Short selling is fraught with risk. Markets that seem to have no bottom can turn on a dime, leaving the short seller with enormous losses.
64 Getting an Early Start on Saving for Retirement Many people assume they can hold off saving for retirement and make up the difference later. But this can be a costly mistake. Waiting too long to start saving can make it very difficult to catch up, and only a few years can make a big difference in how much you’ll accumulate.
Article By Emily Johnson
Confidence Lost:
The Perilous Impact of High Frequency Trading
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nvestment in American corporations through stock ownership has not only fueled the spectacular growth of the American economy, but has also formed the backbone of millions of Americans’ retirement savings. Through 401(k) plans, IRAs, and investment accounts, we have prudently diverted a portion of our paycheck toward investment for growth in equities, building nest eggs and preparing for our future financial needs and those of our families. The violent swings in the stock market that we have recently observed are threatening these nest eggs, and subsequently threatening the growth of the American economy. The so called “little guy” (which these days seems to mean any investor who is not a hedge fund, pension fund, or endowment) who has dutifully amassed a sizeable nest egg has been whipsawed by 600 plus point moves in the Dow Industrial Average not seen since the September 11 terrorist attacks. These unprecedented daily gyrations are frightening, and that fear is magnified for those who endured the financial crisis of 2008 (and who didn’t?). It is demoralizing, and it is stripping the confidence of the individual American investor. Sadly,
this crisis of confidence is largely baseless, as these fearinducing swings are caused less by economic news and corporate fundamentals (such as assets on a balance sheet or increased earnings, which are much stronger today than they were two years ago), and more by a sweeping, technology-based phenomenon called “high frequency trading.” High Frequency Trading (“HFT”) is the use of computer-based formulas to trade large volumes of a security (usually stock or options) for the purpose of seizing opportunities in the market that last only
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High Frequency Trading (“HFT”) is the use of computer-based formulas to trade large volumes of a security (usually stock or options) for the purpose of seizing opportunities in the market that last only milliseconds, essentially driving huge amounts of money into and out of the market at lightning speeds, creating vast swings in the price of one or more stocks and thus the overall market.
milliseconds, essentially driving huge amounts of money into and out of the market at lightning speeds, creating vast swings in the price of one or more stocks and thus the overall market. Various resources estimate that HFT accounts for 60 to 73 percent of overall U.S. equity trading volume, yet represents less than 2 percent of trading firms. Remember the “flash crash” that occurred in May 2010? HFT, though not necessarily the instigator of this event, exacerbated the “crash” that ensued, driving the Dow down nearly 1,000 points before rebounding 600 points in the final minutes of trading, leaving both seasoned professionals and retail investors white-knuckled. How did a swing of this magnitude occur? Basically, computerbased formulas employed by HFT firms that control billions of dollars were triggered by the initial decline of one stock. And the formulas, not the humans who created them, drove the train from that point on. Why is this important? Because these huge swings in the market are stripping the confidence of the average investor who dutifully diverts 5-10 percent of his or her paycheck into an investment account, 401(k), or college savings plan with the intent of investing in companies that drive our economy. Though proponents of HFT argue that this method of high volume trading brings liquidity and cost savings to the system by creating a more efficient market, results to date seem to indicate that HFT is undermining the integrity of the U.S. capital markets, which were created to enable individuals to invest in and fuel the growth of corporations that propel economic growth. And it is growth that our economy so direly needs. Markets are the epicenter of American capitalism, and they are under attack. The SEC and other governing bodies have the ability to limit the activities of high frequency traders and thus bring sanity and confidence back to the market, but they remain inactive, apparently unable to determine the appropriate way to regulate these activities despite the many tools at
their disposal. One such tool, called the “uptick rule,” was successfully used in 2008 to stem the run on bank stocks. Others are under discussion, though no action has been taken. We hear copious amounts of commentary these days from politicians on the economy, unemployment, etc. Investment in corporations by the retail investor is essential to the health of our overall economy—corporations hire, they spend and invest capital, they develop new technologies and ideas. By allowing fear to permeate the markets and the mind of the retail investor, we are driving a nail into the coffin of our economy. Action needs to be taken to limit the activities of high frequency trading, to stem the unprecedented daily market gyrations, and to rebuild investors’ confidence in American capital markets. Emily Johnson, CFP(r) is managing director and founder of Polaris Capital Advisors, LLC, located on Hilton Head Island.
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What you need to
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Article by Lew Wessel
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Who knew? After two years of writing articles on big subjects like Investing, Insurance, Federal Taxes, etc., I focused my last missive on the limited subject of South Carolina income taxes and got the greatest response yet from CH2 readers. Okay… I can take a hint. Now, here are some more things I think you need to know about South Carolina taxes and state income taxes in general.
Overview Most South Carolinians are only required to file a Federal 1040 and a South Carolina SC1040. These are the taxpayers who live and work within the state borders and have no investments in other states. For these “lucky” people, reading and deciphering South Carolina income tax laws, including its 50+ tax credits, is all the knowledge required with regard to state income taxes. On the other hand, there are those who perform substantial personal services in another state, have a business or rental property in another state, or have sold a piece of real property such as a second home or raw land located in another state. Members of this group will most likely be required to file both a South Carolina return as well as an income tax return in the other state(s) in which they are doing business or investing. Working on a tax engagement with multiple state returns is a pain, even for the most seasoned tax professional. As I mentioned in the previous article, tax practitioners are very comfortable with their own state income tax laws, but other state’s tax laws (and each state is unique) can be a challenge to master. Perhaps it’s no surprise that many tax filers simply ignore the obligation to file “foreign” state returns and let 100 percent of the income flow from their federal return into their home state return. This is a big mistake for multiple reasons, not the least of which is that there is a legal requirement that is being ignored that may result in significant interest and penalties. In addition, it can lead to some “unfair” and costly consequences. Let’s say you own a rental property in North Carolina. You dutifully report the income or loss each year on your federal return, but instead of reporting the gain or loss on a North Carolina
return (D-400 and non-resident worksheets), you simply let it flow through to your South Carolina SC1040. You eventually sell the rental property for $1,000,000, which results in a tax gain of $500,000. Two hundred thousand dollars of the gain is attributable to depreciation deductions taken over the years. Again, you report the gain on your federal and South Carolina returns. Here’s the problem: North Carolina receives the informational form required at real estate closing (Form NC1099NRS), reporting that you have received $1,000,000. Since they’ve never seen anything related to your property before, the state sends you a tax bill based on the full $1,000,000. In a panic, you call up a tax pro to try to straighten out the mess—not an easy task. First, since you never filed a tax return in North Carolina, the three-year statute of limitations never started; thus, every year is fair game in North Carolina, and they’ll want not only the tax on the actual capital gain, but also the back taxes, penalty and interest from the very first year you started renting the property. Meantime, the tax pro will be able to file amended tax returns in South Carolina, but for only three years, due to our statute of limitations. If you had rental income prior to that, you will have paid twice on the same income. Finally, if this all takes too long, you may end up paying capital gain on the sale to both North Carolina and South Carolina. Bottom line: File that “foreign” state return! If it’s too much of a hassle, hire someone to do it. What’s fair is fair Everyone can agree that getting taxed on the same income
twice is unfair. The good news is that South Carolina tax law, as well as the income tax laws of every state of which I am aware, includes rules and procedures to mitigate or totally fix this potential problem for multi-state taxpayers. Credit for taxes paid to another state. As a citizen of South Carolina, you are required to pay taxes on your personal service income, even if it is earned in another state that is taxing those same earnings. To fix this, South Carolina provides a credit for taxes paid to the other state(s). This credit is calculated on Form SC1040TC and eliminates most, if not all, of the double taxation. Caveat: Your tax software can handle this if you enter the information from your W-2 or 1099 properly, but it can be tricky. Just make sure you know what result you are looking for on the final return so that you can be sure the computation is correct. Gain or loss on out of state earnings. Unlike personal service income, South Carolina does not tax the income or loss from out-of-state rental properties, businesses, and real property. This type of income and the eventual capital gain or loss from the sale of the property or business is taxed in the state in which it is earned. Not a problem except for the fact that since South Carolina is a “conformity state”; i.e. all South Carolina tax information begins with federal taxable income which, of course, includes income and gains from every state.
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The fix for this is to add back or deduct the non-South Carolina income from federal taxable income in order to arrive at South Carolina taxable income. The amounts added back or deducted will match those found on the “foreign state” returns, so that double taxation is once again avoided. One pretty cool thing about the way this is handled by South Carolina is that if the non-South Carolina income or capital gain is earned in one of the seven states without an income tax, there will be zero state taxes on that income. (Note: This is not true for the credit on personal services income, because if there is no tax on that in the other state, there is no credit…sorry.) There is a further twist to the adjustment for capital gains or losses on the sale of property or a business in another state. If there are additional capital gains or losses on the return, such as from the sale of publicly traded stock, the 44 percent deduction SC allows for capital gains must be adjusted for the amount of gain or loss you are taking out of South Carolina income. Again, your tax software can handle this, but don’t count on it—check and recheck! Active trade or business income deduction. I didn’t mention this in my last article, but it’s a nice tax break for South Carolina taxpayers that is often missed. This deduction is a good-faith effort on the part of South Carolina lawmakers to put all business income on an equal footing, regardless of the legal form in which the business is transacted. Thus, since
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corporate profits in South Carolina are taxed at a maximum rate of 5 percent, 2 percent less than the maximum individual rate of 7 percent, this deduction allows a business owner operating as a sole proprietor, partnership or Subchapter S to identify the business profits included in his income and separate them out to be taxed at a maximum of 5 percent instead of 7 percent. This can be a substantial savings, e.g. $2,000 for every $100,000 of profit. Note: This break pertains only to profit from the business itself, not from the amount you earn from personal services performed in that business. The calculation of these two amounts is, at best, an art, not a science. Fortunately, the law allows a “safe harbor” assumption of a 50/50 split; just make sure you check that box! The deduction is on Line “l” of the SC1040 and also requires filing a special form: I-335. Two wage earner credit. This is a credit of up to $210 for couples filing jointly where both spouses have earned income. It’s a small credit aimed at fixing the “marriage penalty” caused by two incomes moving a couple into a higher bracket. Go ahead and claim it on your return, and use the credit for a well-earned tax-return-completion dinner at your favorite restaurant. Our border states. To illustrate how unique each state’s tax laws are, take note that Georgia taxes its residents on all
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income, including gains and losses from businesses or rental property located in another state. It does allow a tax credit for taxes paid on those earnings in another state. Georgia has neither a special deduction for capital gains nor a reduced rate on business income. North Carolina has an exclusion similar to South Carolina’s for gains and losses in another state, but again, has no special deductions for capital gains nor a reduced rate on business income. If you do have a gain on property sold in North Carolina, pay special attention to its capital gain computation scheme as a large federal capital loss carry forward may effectively render the gain tax-free, even on a non-resident return. Florida, of course, has no income taxes. A final word Everyone, even the most seasoned tax pro, uses tax software to prepare tax returns. The difference between the tax pro and the civilian is that the tax pro knows what he/she wants to see when he reviews the return that comes chugging out of the printer. Hopefully, after reading these two articles on South Carolina taxes, you too will know what credits and deductions you are entitled to, and you will leave less money on the table for the tax authorities. To comment or for more information, e-mail lewwessel@hargray. com.
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Article By Robert Star
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Is Short Selling Worth the Risk?
y now, you have probably decided to ride out the current market volatility or you are ready to sell. We just do not have a clear picture of the future of our economic environment. We know our country has financial problems, the housing and job markets are horrible, and the European Union is not working. So what can an individual investor do to hedge against a down market when investing in publicly traded securities has too much risk associated with staying “long”? Some investors look to sell stocks short, but this can be a tricky game. When the market is diving, short selling is a tempting option. After all, when even strong stocks are losing value, betting on the decline of a weak stock seems like a sure thing. Short selling is fraught with risk. Markets that seem to have no bottom can turn on a dime, leaving the short seller with enormous losses. When an investor purchases shares of a stock from a broker, the investor is considered “long” the stock. This means the investor makes money when the stock increases in price and plays to the old rule: buy low and sell high. Almost every mutual fund or third party asset manager is considered long only. So in times like these, or as in 2008, an investor’s only option in a long only portfolio is to ride out the market’s volatility or sell and go into cash. On a short sale, it would be just the opposite; investors sell a stock short and are “short” a stock when they believe its price is certain to fall. An investor is actually selling a security that he or she does not own. The investor is borrowing stock from the brokerage firm’s inventory. At some point the investor will close short position by buying back the shares. If the price of the shares drops and investor buys the stock back at a lower
price, the investor will make a profit on the difference. This is called covering your short position. There are some other technical nuances with this transaction, but this is the long and short of it, pun intended. This strategy seems so obvious in a down market. However, there are several reasons short selling is dangerous. If the investor is wrong and the share price rises, the investor must buy the shares back at a higher price, which creates a loss. Because there is theoretically no limit to how high the shares can rise, the potential loss is unlimited. When contrasted with holding long positions, the value of a stock cannot drop below zero, and the risk is limited to the amount of capital invested in the security. Investors can lose money shorting stocks even when they’re right about the merits of the company. A company can see its price increase because of good news reported by another company in the same industry, because of a general wave of good economic news, or because of other unforeseen factors. This may result in an increase in the share price, with disastrous results for short sellers. For any reason, when too many investors short the same stock and the short sellers are rushing to cover their shorts, demand for the stock is created. If this scenario is compounded by long investors buying the stock, it might move sharply higher, causing a so-called “short squeeze,” which forces the investors to cover at a much higher price. Another way to profit if you are certain a company’s price is going down is by buying put options on the company’s shares. Simply stated, put options give you the right to sell a company’s shares at a given strike price, allowing you to pocket the difference between the future, lower price and the strike price (minus the cost of the options, of course.) While you can lose your investment, your loss is limited to the cost of the put options. Because
options are only good for a specified length of time, you can still lose, even if you are right about the ultimate fate of the company’s shares. You should therefore limit your use of put options to those situations where you are quite certain a given catalyst for lower share prices will occur within the duration of that time period. Buying put options or shares in a bear fund or in Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) that are short a sector are safer ways to bet against the future of a company, a sector, or the market as a whole. With put options, your potential loss is limited to the cost of the puts. Puts should be purchased only in situations where you are fairly certain that a given price drop will occur within a certain window of time. Keep in mind that bear funds can lose money even if the market drops, depending on how they are managed. Not everyone is comfortable with options, however. They can be quite confusing and are best avoided by new investors. Short selling is an extremely risky maneuver that can have disastrous consequences for your portfolio. Because loss is potentially unlimited, short selling should be attempted only by very experienced investors with extensive knowledge of a situation. Even then, things can go horribly wrong. In most circumstances, traditional long positions are the safest way to invest in the stock market. In these difficult times, you should constantly evaluate your positions, your long- and short-term allocations. The main reason people get hurt in this sort of market is that they believe their trusted advisor will contact them if there is something that needs to be done. But a long only strategy can be very expensive, and there is no guarantee the markets will recover. It has been a decade, and the Nasdaq has not recovered from its 2001 losses. Is the Dow Jones or S&P next? The days of buy, hold and hope are long gone. Get active, seek advice, be better diversified, explore alternative assets and get a second opinion on your current investment strategy. � Robert Star is the managing director of EDI Financial Group. September 2011
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any people assume they can hold off saving for retirement and make up the difference later. but this can be a costly mistake. Waiting too long to start saving can make it very difficult to catch up, and only a few years can make a big difference in how much you’ll accumulate. this doesn’t mean there’s no hope if you haven’t set aside anything for retirement yet. it just makes it all the more important that you implement a plan today. START SAvING NoW Start saving as much as you can, as soon as you can. the earlier you start, the longer compounding can work for you. For example, a 20 year old who saves $200 a month until age 65 and earns exactly 6% on saved funds annually would have accumulated around $550,000. but a 40 year old contributing the same amount each month at the same earnings rate would have accumulated only $138,600 by age 65.
(This is a hypothetical example and is not intended to reflect the actual performance of any specific investment. Earnings are pretax, and may be subject to income tax when distributed.) TAKE ADvANTAGE of EMPloYER PlANS Chances are your employer offers a 401(k), 403(b), or similar retirement savings plan. You can contribute up to $16,500 to a 401(k) plan in 2011. And if you’re 50 years old or older, you can make additional “catch-up” contributions of up to $5,500, for a total of $22,000 in 2011. Since pretax contributions are excluded from your paycheck, you’ll enjoy an immediate tax savings when you contribute to one of these plans. For example, if your effective income tax rate is 30%, a
$22,000 annual pretax contribution will only “cost” you $15,400 once the tax benefit is factored in. of course, you’ll have to pay income tax when you start receiving distributions from the plan, but it’s possible you’ll be in a lower tax bracket at that time (note that distributions made prior to age 59 1/2 may be subject to a 10% additional penalty tax unless an exception applies). Your employer’s plan may also allow you to make roth contributions. there’s no immediate tax benefit (contributions are made with after-tax dollars), but qualified distributions are entirely free from federal (and most states’) income tax. even if you can’t contribute the maximum allowed, you should at least try to contribute as much as necessary to get any matching contributions that your employer offers. this is essentially “free money.” however, you may need to work up to six years before you’re fully vested in (that is, before you fully own) any employer matching contributions. DoN’T foRGET IRAS You can contribute up to $5,000 to an irA in 2011. You can also make catch-upcontributions to an irA if you’re 50 or older--up to an additional $1,000 in 2011. Your contributions to a traditional irA may be deductible if neither you nor your spouse are covered by an employer retirement plan, or (if either of you are covered) your income falls within specified limits. Like pretax 401(k) contributions, deductible irA contributions can result in an immediate tax savings, and as with 401(k) plans, withdrawals made prior to age 59 1/2 may be subject to an additional 10% penalty tax unless an exception applies.but even if you can’t make deductible contributions to a traditional irA, you can generally make nondeductible (after-tax) contributions. there are no up-front tax benefits, but your contributions will be tax free when withdrawn, and any earnings will grow tax deferred until distributed. if your income is within prescribed limits, you can also make after-tax contributions to a roth irA. in this case, even the earnings are tax-free if your distribution is “qualified.” distributions are qualified if you satisfy a five-year holding requirement, and the distribution is made after you reach age 59 1/2, become disabled, or die, or the funds are used to purchase your first home (up to $10,000 lifetime). MAKE SAvING A PRIoRITY Saving even a little money can really add up if you do it consistently. Consider ways to free up more money to save for retirement--by reducing discretionary spending, for example. And, put retirement ahead of competing goals, even important goals like saving for your child’s education. Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC. This information is for illustrative and discussion purposes only. Morgan Keegan does not provide legal or tax advice. You need to contact your legal and tax advisors for additional information and advice before making any investment decisions. Securities and insurance products are not FDIC insured, not a deposit, not an obligation of or guaranteed by Regions Bank, it affiliates, or any government agency and may lose value. This advertisement was prepared for Dan Fuller using material by Forefield, Inc. Copyright 2011.
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The CH2 Crew : (from left to right) David Gignilliat, Writer Kim Conrad Crouch, Sales Executive John Brackett, Photographer Anne Caufmann, Photographer Cantelupe, Columnist – High Spirits Chuck Boufford, Sales Executive Stan Wade, Sales Executive Tom Staebler, Contributing Art Director Bonnie Lowrey, Maggie Washo, Publisher Mark Staff, Photographer Linda Hopkins, Copy Editor & Writer Pete Popovich, Columnist – Golf 101 Lily Bartell, Executive Assistant
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A Few Words about this photo... All of the people in this photo were actually in the same room at the same time. I feel it’s important to make note of that. Getting a large group of people together at the same time and place is no easy task, barring weddings and funerals. Getting a group of twentytwo people to wear the same shades of black and gray is also a challenge. Of course, someone had to wear brown shoes just to be difficult...but there’s always one in every crowd, isn’t there? In honor of our fifth anniversary, I wanted to get all of our contributors together – to share with our readers just how many talented people make this magazine happen every month. As within any organization, there are those whose contributions are greater than others. Take for instance, the fact that we hired all of the pretty women just to make the photo more bearable to look at. They don’t really work here. I jest! I jest! We would like to thank you, the reader, for allowing us to entertain you every month. It has been a wonderful five years. Maggie Washo Publisher Special thanks to Tim Hagar and the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina for hosting our staff shot... on the last fireworks night... in a thunderstorm...until 11pm. We appreciate YOU! Ashton Kelley, Sales Executive Mame Bowser, Accountant Lew Wessel, Columnist – What You Need to Know About Krissy Owner Paul deVere, Senior Writer Extraordinaire Kelly Stroud, Art Director Frank Dunne, Columnist – A Line in the Sand Catherine Davies, Art & Production Krisztian Lonyai, Photographer
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CH2’s Bachelor of the Year
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n remembering some of the fonder moments of the last few years at CH2, we would be remiss not to mention the bachelor of the Year contest. it was, after all, the shameless exploitation of these goodhearted young men that put CH2 on the map. but just so you don’t think we are completely self-serving and evil, it also enabled us to write a big check to the island recreation Center every year. We decided to catch up with the guys who took the title to see what they were up to and find out if winning the bachelor of the Year Contest had any long-term negative effects on their psyche.
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Ben Wolfe
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Has some lucky lady tied you down or are you still hanging onto the Bachelor title? i’m presently still hanging on to the title, but i did finally take off the sash after i got wicked tan lines this summer. Are you still on Hilton Head Island? Sure am! What are you up to these days? Working as the director of performing Arts at hilton head prep.....and planking.
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What’s the strangest thing that happened to you as a result of winning the Bachelor of Year contest? When the magazine was out, i would have people stop me in the grocery store and say: “Where do i know you from?” then, i’d turn, give them puppy eyes and say: “mommy?” Any words of advice for this year’s contestants, for example, tips on how to win? be yourself, have fun, and don’t sound like a tool on the videos.
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Has some lucky lady tied you down or are you still hanging onto the Bachelor title? No. Still a bachelor. Perhaps this year? Are you still on Hilton Head Island? Yes. I love the island, my friends and so many great people that live here. What are you up to these days? I still work in the online world. I am consulting with a couple of start-ups and doing marketing for a select group of companies. I started kiteboarding almost a year ago and I am obsessed. If there is wind, I am out. Besides that, I spend time with my friends enjoying what HHI has to offer.
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What’s the strangest thing that happened to you as a result of winning the Bachelor of Year contest? Hmmmm. Strangest thing? I can’t really think of anything strange. But the best thing about winning was all of the great people I met and of course, all the great exposure of being in CH2. It was fun for awhile when people that I did not know, would come up to me and say they recognized me. Any words of advice for this year’s contestants, for example, tips on how to win? My advice is to make winning a full time job for one week. Recruit a few team leaders who have large circles of influence and have them push hard to get people to vote. You have to ask most people at least five times to vote before they actually do. My family and a few select friends championed my campaign and never gave up until the contest was over. Don’t expect a couple of posts on Facebook to win you many votes. You have to work a lot harder than that. JANUARY 2009
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Has some lucky lady tied you down or are you still hanging onto the Bachelor title? No one has tied me down yet, but maybe, just maybe, I’m finally getting to the point where that would be alright. Are you still on Hilton Head Island? Unfortunately no. I am living in Columbia South Carolina, but still return to the Island as much as possible because it will always be home to me. In addition, Columbia is HOT. Famously so apparently. So ya’ll had better enjoy every minute of that ocean breeze! What are you up to these days? I just started my second year of law school at the University of South Carolina School of Law. This kind of further explains my answer to question number one. I’m a student again, with very little free time to call my own and mountains of homework. I spent this past summer working for a law firm in Columbia, and now I’m repping on campus for one of the textbook publishing companies. My Hilton Head life of leisure has really digressed since 2009. What’s the strangest thing that happened to you as a result of winning the Bachelor of Year contest? I was pretty good about keeping the “former bachelor” title under
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wraps when I moved up to Columbia for school a year ago. The whole, new people, new identity, fly under the radar, etc. And I did a pretty good job for a while... Until my Contracts professor this past spring found out and wrote about the Bachelor competition in one of her hypothetical problems for class. I was doing the problems an hour before class started, and low and behold I got to number three and I knew I was done for. Class started an hour later and sure enough she called on me to answer number three and my class of 80 students got a real good laugh. So maybe not the strangest thing, but definitely the most embarrassing since it’s a little hard to answer questions about “hypothetical cover” and “partial performance” when there’s an entire room of people laughing at you. Any words of advice for this year’s contestants, for example, tips on how to win? At some point during this competition Maggie Washo is going to embarrass the mess out of you. You’ll know the exact moment I’m talking about when she asks you to put food coloring in your hair, wear an apron while holding a feather duster, or is shaming you into wearing an Austin Powers costume. Roll with the punches and it will be one of the best times you’ll ever have. As far as winning, use your parents, siblings, and their friends, because they are the ones that get really excited about your chances to win and will spread the word like wild fire.
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Has some lucky lady tied you down or are you still hanging onto the Bachelor title? i’ve been in a relationship since January and things are going well. i think i’m the lucky one. She’s pretty awesome. Are you still on Hilton Head Island? Yes, 14 years and counting. What are you up to these days? Working hard and always looking forward to that next vacation. What’s the strangest thing that happened to you as a result of winning the Bachelor of Year contest? being recognized as the b.o.Y. was just weird for me. to this day, i find it strange when someone comes up to me and asks…. “hey, aren’t you that guy? You know, the bachelor of the Year.” Any words of advice for this year’s contestants, for example, tips on how to win? i still don’t know how i won so i’m not sure i have any words of wisdom on how to win. i know my friends and family had fun w/ the process and i’m sure behind the scenes they were pretty viral w/ everything. i’ve got some great friends and they just ran with it. Advice: have fun w/ it and don’t take it too seriously. 84
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Has some lucky lady tied you down or are you still hanging onto the Bachelor title? Actually, just this past weekend, my girlfriend and I moved in together. We’ve been dating for six months and I am having the time of my life- she is brilliant, stunningly beautiful, athletic, and has a great sense of humor. I am a better man with her in my life. Are you still on Hilton Head Island? I’m a New Englander now- living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. What are you up to these days? In terms of work, my passion is in building the capacity of individuals and teams to learn at a rate that enables consistent and ground breaking innovations- particularly across traditional disparate boundaries in organizations and sectors. I work out of three organizations: the Academy for Systemic Change- a start up project taking effective systemic change efforts to scale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management where I am a Research Affiliate, and the Society for Organizational Learning a non-profit global network of practitioners and researchers. What’s the strangest thing that happened to you as a result of winning the Bachelor of Year contest? Being recognized in a small town in Virginia as the bachelor of the year. Any words of advice for this year’s contestants, for example, tips on how to win? Relax and have a great time.
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This Catch 22 is No Paradox
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et that word just roll off your tongue and purse the lips for the ssssssshhhhh part. It’s a twosyllable word if you do it right, and it’s one of those onamonapia words. It somehow is just what it sounds like. It’s such a fun word to say, and when it is shows up at your back door and gets unloaded frrrresssshhhh right into your big walk-in cooler, you definitely know it when you see it. Sometimes it’s a cobia, still gilling, and about as big as your brother. Catch 22 is a deliciously comfortably cozy restaurant just off New Orleans Road in the Orleans Plaza Shopping Center, situated just before the road south curls toward the Charles Fraser statue (with his pet alligator). And the folks who own it not only know it when they see it, they also know how important it is to have fresh, local and organic
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foods (sea fare and land fare) and treasured relationships that make all that possible in their restaurant. When boat captains take the time and make the effort to deliver a catch of the day direct to your restaurant—yes, it’s that fresh—you know you’ve got something special. When a vegetable purveyor makes twice-weekly runs to the Charleston farmers market to find the freshest local organic veggies, you know you have good things going, serving nothing but the very best. On this particular Friday, the fresh-off-the-boat special is a scamp grouper, prepared artichoke encrusted, with a Sicilian potato cake with parmesan and fresh basil, served with fresh asparagus, sautéed in char-grilled tomato butter. For those of us with limited grouper knowledge this is apparently a special kind of fish dish, featuring a fish that’s a step above—a bit milder, a bit whiter, a little bit flakier and
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a little bit sweeter, according to Daisy Bobinchuck, one of the four owners (consisting of two couples) of Catch 22. Because Daisy’s husband, Bryan, has carefully developed a variety of friendships and tight business relationships—not to mention trust—with many of the boat captains since Catch 22 opened 11 years ago, the restaurant actually waits, sometimes until as late as 4:30 (the restaurant opens at 5:00) to decide the seafood special of the day. Bryan’s role in all that is especially key, because in addition to being the plumber, the electrician, the HVAC guy, and the flooring and construction contractor, he’s also the chef. It’s a pretty safe bet the food is fresh when the ink on the daily specials menu is barely dry. It’s been well established over the years that the food is exceptional, which is a large part of why Catch 22 is consistently rated one of Hilton Head Island’s top three restaurants (it says so on their very own website, so it must be true) and why it’s clientele in the last couple of months has included luminaries like Tom Petty and Kenny Chesney, who have enough entourage to find outstanding restaurants wherever they go. They chose Catch 22. Catch 22 is also a favorite of many of the pro golfers who visit Hilton Head Island, not just during The Heritage, but yearround, and that’s where co-owner Gary Duren comes in. Gary is a long-time golfer and was the head pro at Port Royal for 16 years. He still plays quite a lot of golf, he says, and maintains friendships with many of the PGA and Champions Tour players. And because golfers talk to golfers, the word is out that Catch 22 is the place for great food and just the right kind of relaxed
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atmosphere after a day on the links. The list of those who have discovered Catch 22 from the PGA crowd is a long one and includes Lanny Wadkins, Mark Anderson, Stewart Cink, David Feherty and Jose Coceres, who won The Heritage in 2001 and, according to Gary, dined each evening that week at Catch 22, eating the same thing—“rack of lamb, rack of lamb, rack of lamb”—at exactly the same time, in exactly the same booth. “He’s was playing good golf and wasn’t going to change a thing,” Gary said. While much of Catch 22’s business is seasonal, just as with any vacation destination, a high concentration of local regulars have discovered the restaurant as well. Those regulars are rewarded with “Early Bird Specials” year-round as a kind of thank you for their steadfast support. The Early Bird hours vary from 5-6:15 p.m. in the summer months to as late as 7
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p.m. and beyond during the off-season, which is the thank-you part, according to the fourth co-owner of Catch 22, Gary’s wife Penny Duren. Penny handles bartending duties when not managing all the financial and personnel elements of a restaurant. Daisy says that Penny “does all the brainy stuff—the numbers things.” But Penny’s passion is running a well-organized, fun and efficient bar, which—other than Daisy or Gary, who co-host—is the first thing a guest sees when coming through the door. If you take a moment, you can also see some of the unique touches to the bar and the rest of the restaurant that make it not only homey, but also a bit energized. Although Gary is not a wine drinker per se, it was his idea to use wooden wine box sides and bottoms as wallcoverings, which sounds a bit odd but really works when you’re sitting at the bar pondering the mismatched but beautiful wallboards or just looking for
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something to read. As the bar room flows into the first dining room and beyond into a sort of patio space at the back, wall colors change from a rich red to a cream, but the artwork stays the same—a collection of wildly colorful paintings and prints by local artist robert Stanfield. daisy says that again, like the relationship with boat captains, that a symbiotic relationship is the basis for Stanfield being the exclusive artist at Catch 22. “We sell his paintings and prints off the wall,” daisy said, and we don’t take a commission. “For that, robert keeps us in art. it gives the restaurant a look that we love and so do our customers.” the pottery accents, she says, are pier 1. Although Catch 22 would imply a concentration on seafood, bryan says the sea fare and land fare is about a 50/50 split. in fact, one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes is the bone-on filet (or the 22-ounce bone-on ribeye for the extrahungry) the bone-on cuts are aged about 18-21 days, and bryan says that bone-on aged meat is more tender and flavorful. “it’s tender because it’s a filet, but it’s flavorful because it’s bone-aged,” bryan said. “the flavor will rival a ribeye, but it always has that tenderness because it’s a filet.” bryan says he thoroughly enjoys preparing fresh fish with local and organic vegetables, but when it comes down to a matter of personal preference, he says, “Give me a good steak.” other favorites include jumbo scallops and sometimes
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folks just have to have some homemade ravioli—also a specialty. penny says the naming of the restaurant was absolutely tied to the book. the goal was to come up with a name that customers would remember easily, and who hasn’t heard of Catch 22, the Joseph heller book that coined the phrase? the restaurant has remained memorable, but perhaps not because of the book. penny still enjoys reminding customers that unlike the phrase, they don’t have to choose between freshness, price, atmosphere or a really good meal. “it’s not a Catch 22, she said. “You don’t have to choose, and having one doesn’t make it impossible to have another.” the paradox of this Catch 22 is that you get all of those and more.
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. Craig boatright, m.d., a board certified spine surgeon with reuben Spine Specialists and hilton head hospital, says neck pain is a ubiquitous part of the human condition but, despite the fact that it is common, should never be taken lightly. recently boatright saw a female patient in her 30s who was experiencing a “tingly sensation” running down her torso into her legs on occasions when she ducked her chin to her chest. “Whenever she bent her head forward, a portion of her vertebrae was tapping on her spinal column,” boatright said, noting that the spine is ultra-sensitive to such contact. “the spine doesn’t like to be dinged.” in boatright’s experience, most forms of neck pain are best addressed with non-invasive treatments like physical therapy. but the foregoing conditions can often be successfully treated with surgery. “the really unfortunate patients are those who attempt to simply manage their pain without getting a proper diagnosis of the underlying problem,” he said. “if there is an impingement on the nerves or spinal column, it can cause irreversible damage over time, and the patient may never get lost functionality back.” boatright urges people who are experiencing neurologic symptoms, like tingling or numbness in their arms and legs, to see their primary care doctor or a spine specialist. people with weakness in their hands, an unexplained
deterioration in their penmanship or balance issues should also be evaluated. “i had a patient tell me that his family accused him of ‘walking like a drunk guy’ because of his wobbly gait,” boatright said. “in fact, he had spondylosis. the pressure on his nerves was causing him to lose his balance.” Cervical spondylosis, or in layman’s terms “arthritis of the spine,” describes age-related wear and tear affecting the disks in your neck. As the spongy discs wear out, they become thinner, placing more stress on the facet joints that connect the vertebrae, causing inflammation. physical differences between men and women also seem to matter when it comes to the neck. the neck architecture differs between the two genders, which can pressure joints, muscles and bones in different ways. For example, a 12-year study by a major european insurance company revealed that women are more likely to sustain a whiplash neck injury than men are and are also less likely to recover well. this was determined to be due in part because women have less stability in their necks, because they have less cartilage in the back portions of the neck joints, which provide cushioning. A woman’s spinal canal in the neck area is also narrower than a man’s is which allows less room for error during injuries. Genetic factors also appear to have significant influence on neck pain reported by women who come to physicians with neck
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related headaches. these headaches, sometimes referred to as tension headaches, are most likely caused by contraction of the muscles that cover the skull. When the muscles covering the skull are stressed, they may spasm and cause pain. Studies also show that women report more dizziness, vertigo and motion sickness than men, which may also be related to the neck. Whatever reasons there are for higher incidence of neck pain in women, spine specialists and physicians will universally point to proper postureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially during workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to relieve pressure on the neck area. For example, looking down at a computer screen, which women often do when working on laptops, puts extra strain on neck and back muscles. monitors should be at eye level with elbows and shoulders at 90 degrees. Another female posture issue is the result of some women having the extra weight of large breasts that causes them to hunch over. being fitted with the proper bra size and structure is a solution because it helps distribute the chest weight properly. Women are also more prone to sacroiliac joint dysfunction than men are. the sacroiliac joints, located in the lower spine, formed by the connection of two bones, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow for much movement. however, hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy relax the ligaments to facilitate childbirth. this also allows for more movement in the sacroiliac joints, which in turn, can increase stress on them. As with any weight-bearing
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joint, the sacroiliac joints are subject to arthritis, gout, psoriasis or any other ailment that affects other joints. Anything that causes a change in gait can also lead to sacroiliac joint dysfunction. The typical patient with these symptoms is a woman in her 30s or 40s who has had children. It is thought that the relaxation of the sacroiliac ligaments necessary for childbirth does not fully reverse and that a subsequent minor trauma may partially dislocated the joint and cause the pain. Accurately diagnosing this dysfunction can be difficult, however. Its symptoms can mimic those of other common conditions, such as disc herniation that causes pain along the sciatic nerve that radiates down the leg. Unless a physician specifically checks for sacroiliac dysfunction, the exam often turns out “normal,” and some patients may be told that nothing is wrong. If diagnosed early, the majority of patients with sacroiliac dysfunction will improve with conservative treatment, which may include manipulation and physical therapy. For women who don’t respond to conservative measures, minimally invasive surgery would be the next step, which involves stabilizing the sacroiliac joint through fixation and fusion. People who are experiencing problems with the neck or spine, especially if there are symptoms of tingling, should speak at length with their personal physician or receive a consultation with a spine specialist. While not everyone is a candidate for surgery, by consulting with a qualified physician, treatment options can be determined.
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ard certified urologist, dr. richard r. Vanderslice, on the active medical staff of hilton head hospital, points out that the treatment of prostate cancer keeps improving, and men who have shied away from screenings in the past should feel more comfortable in stepping forward because of the high cure rate if the cancer is detected early enough. “typically screenings should start at age 50,” said Vanderslice, but my youngest diagnosis was a man age 42.” prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate gland of the male reproductive system. if cancerous, the cells in the prostate may spread to other nearby parts of the body. Symptoms may include difficulty in urinating or urine leakage, problems during sexual intercourse or erectile dysfunction. Although it is a highly prevalent type of cancer in men, most cases are slow growing and often symptom free. National statistics from the American Cancer Society show a much higher incidence rate for prostate cancer among African American males as well as men with diets high in animal fat, a history of alcohol abuse or a family history of prostate cancer. during the past decade prostate cancer overtook lung cancer as the most
common cancer among men in the USA (approximately 750,000 cases annually) and it is the highest cause of death from cancer among men over age 75. Vanderslice concurs that historically one of the biggest challenges in prostate cancer treatment has been simply to get men to visit their personal physician for a screening. (After all, who likes a digital rectal exam?) however, he notes that in the past few years the healthcare industry has seen an upward trend of physician visits by men resulting from massive television advertising by erectile dysfunction products. because of these increased visits, physicians have been able to look into other issues affecting male patients -- like cholesterol problems and heart disease, and have been able to conduct more prostate screenings. in addition to early detection, improved treatment has also helped the decline of prostate cancer mortality. men with early-stage prostate cancer are generally able to choose what kind of treatment is best for them, and there is a variety of choices available with different kinds of side effects which can impact both the man and his spouse. the age and underlying health of the patient
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and the extent of the cancer metastasis are key considerations when making a choice of which is best. Sometimes physicians may recommend a particular treatment because of what is already known about a patient’s personal risk factors. in some older patients, simple monitoring of the cancer with pSA tests and biopsies may be an option. treatment options for prostate cancer with intent to cure are primarily surgery, radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery (which is a precise beam that destroys the cancerous tissue) and proton therapy, another procedure where external beams of protons are used to irradiate diseased tissue. Surgery to remove the prostate is an option when the cancer has not spread beyond the prostate gland. this
oNe oF the NeWer ALterNAtiVeS, ACCordiNG to dr. VANderSLiCe, iS CALLed CrYotherApY WhiCh iS miNimALLY iNVASiVe ANd CAUSeS CANCer CeLLS to die bY FreeziNG them. surgery is called radical prostatectomy. one of the newer alternatives, according to dr. Vanderslice, is called cryotherapy which is minimally invasive and causes cancer cells to die by freezing them. prostate cancer is a complex disease, and each man’s experience will be unique. regardless of the treatment path they ultimately follow, men should carefully evaluate all their options and even get a second opinion if they have several choices available. For more information about prostate cancer, speak with your doctor or visit the American Cancer Society website at www.cancer.org.
Wednesday, Sept 21: 11am – 1:00pm.
hilton head hospital is offering a prostate screening for men ages 50 - 70, and those 45+ with a family history and/ or who are African American. Screening includes a pSA blood draw. Call for fees and a reservation, 1-877-582-2737
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ohn morabito had a problem. diagnosed with a bone marrow disease called pancytopenia, bone marrow transplant centers in New York told him he had only six-eight months to live. but morabito wasn’t ready to give up so easily. he took a trip to hilton head island and met one of his wife’s cousins, dr. Joseph hickey. Luckily, dr. hickey wasn’t a typical physician. he took the bleak diagnosis as a challenge, and looked at alternative treatment options that might help morabito return to normal. “i had been researching heavy metal toxicity, which is something that was not taught to me in my traditional schooling,” hickey said. As a plumber who might have been exposed to excessive doses of lead over the years, morabito seemed like an ideal test case for heavy metal toxicity. So hickey started off doing what most physicians are taught when testing for heavy metal toxicity: he took a blood sample. it came back completely normal. Undeterred, hickey went back to the toxicology literature and discovered something interesting. When
we’re exposed to toxic heavy metals, the metals are transported through our blood stream. there’s just one problem. the metals don’t stay there for long. in fact, they often stay for less than two weeks. most toxic metals have a strong positive charge, and strong positive charges like to play with strong negative ones. A person’s bones just happen to have a strong negative charge—the same bones morabito was told were giving him only six-eight months to live. once hickey realized that blood samples were an inaccurate way to measure heavy metal toxicity, he went ahead and performed his first chelation on morabito. Chelations have been around for over 50 years but have only been getting serious attention again in the last two decades. the procedure essentially neutralizes the positive charge of the toxic heavy metals in the body by converting them to an inert form and having them exit the body. Within weeks of chelation, morabito’s bone marrow was back to normal and the marrow transplant centers were proven wrong. Since that first treatment, hickey regularly incorporates chelation with patients. “it’s a very safe
“PEoPlE lIKE To CAll ME THE RESoRT DoCToR, oR THE lAST RESoRT DoCToR,” HICKEY SAID WITH A CHuCKlE. “I’M NoT AlWAYS SuRE WHY. I ofTEN HAvE PATIENTS WHo CoME To ME AfTER ExTENSIvE TREATMENTS AND EffoRT ElSEWHERE fIRST. So WE Go THRouGH THEIR ENTIRE MEDICAl HISToRY AND lIfESTYlE HABITS. THE lIfESTYlE HABITS ARE ESPECIAllY IMPoRTANT.”
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procedure and we know how to do it properly here. i think chelation got some bad press years ago because it was handled improperly with children. but when you look at the statistics, it’s no more dangerous than aspirin fatalities.” And he doesn’t restrict a procedure like chelation to obscure bone marrow conditions either. he’s had great success treating fibromyalgia and even parkinson’s disease. but heavy metal treatment is just one way hickey chooses to eschew the traditional “treatment only” school of thought and instead diagnose and treat root causes. Unlike a lot of modern practices, you’re never going to be rushed with him. patients typically spend two-three hours with hickey on their first visit. “people like to call me the resort doctor, or the Last resort doctor,” hickey said with a chuckle. “i’m not always sure why. i often have patients who come to me after extensive treatments and effort elsewhere first. So we go through their entire medical history and lifestyle habits. the lifestyle habits are especially important.” Lack of time with his patients was definitely a factor in choosing to open the hickey Wellness Center in 2004. “i wasn’t spending the time i really wanted to with each patient prior to that,” he said. born and reared in peekskill, New York, hickey graduated from the University of Notre dame in 1973, performed a medical internship at Jackson memorial hospital and completed his residency at montefiore hospital with the Albert einstein College of medicine in the bronx. he practiced internal medicine in peekskill until 1994, when he escaped to the warmer climate of hilton head and joined an existing internal medicine practice until he started the hickey Wellness Center ten years later. establishing the wellness center has allowed him to continue practicing what he’s interested in and to explore avenues that wouldn’t traditionally be open to him. taking his heavy metal toxicity research further, he recently presented a study to the international College of integrative medicine and the American College for the Advancement of medicine where he showed that 50 percent of hip fractures lead to fatality, and how heavy metal toxins released from the fracture could be significantly contributing to those fatalities. his efforts have certainly brought wider attention to the issue. he’s also a strong advocate for the Atkins diet, after his own research showed that it could help fight disease. Just like with heavy metal toxicity, dr. hickey found a traditional reading to predict heart disease, cholesterol level, wasn’t telling the whole story. it’s the proteins (called lipoproteins) that actually carry cholesterol that are of particular concern, he explained. Large lipoproteins are great—they help clean 110
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• The Hickey Wellness Center ‘s welcome area
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your arteries and prevent heart disease. The small ones are a different story. They’re typically ineffective and penetrate the artery wall to build up plaque. How does a person maintain the right lipoproteins? Restrict carbohydrates, which is exactly what the Atkins Diet does. Hickey found that lipoprotein size increased in patients who restricted their carbohydrate intake. “It’s a big deal. We send blood samples to Raleigh, North Carolina to get an accurate count of lipoproteins, which is so much more important than your total cholesterol,” Hickey said. So the next time you take a trip to the doctor’s office, don’t settle for the first answer you hear. With ever-expanding research and a willingness to try alternative treatments, the Hickey Wellness Center offers options and diagnoses that a traditional practice might overlook. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (843) 842-9960 or visit drjosephhickey.com.
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Article by by Jessi Dolnik
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TARGET THE PRoBlEM AND fIND HElP earning to read is hard work and harder for some reading is very a complex task. it requires coordination than others. Learning to read is important work of your eye muscles to scan a line of print accurately and that affects nearly every aspect of the school visually orient to spatial interpretation of letters and words. environment, including interaction with peers. While you are doing that—assuming your eyes are working difficulty with reading is much more common as they should—you also need to be converting the symbols than most think. the National institute of health conducted we call letters to sounds. but don’t forget the first sound of long-term research in reading difficulties and found the word before you get to the last sound or you will never that 20-30 percent of the children they followed found be able to “sound out” the whole word. learning to read “a very significant challenge, and a great “oh no! here is a word that breaks all of the rules that many of those will require highly specialized instructional i already learned. there are two vowels next to each other intervention.” many later studies have found similar that create an entirely different sound. i shouldn’t have information, indicating that 20-40 percent of children in to sound out that word because that is a “sight word” the U.S. have significant difficulty learning to read. Another and i should have already had that one memorized. okay, large study found that 44 percent of parents who notice now on to the next word. pay attention to the spaces. their child is having trouble with reading will wait more pause at the comma; stop at the period. one sentence than a year before getting help (American Federation of down and nine more to go. What did that last sentence teachers, 2004). off-topic, but certainly related, it was even say? i am concentrating so hard on getting these estimated via mail-in survey in 2003 that 15 percent of words right that i forgot what the sentence meant. how South Carolina adult residents cannot read. will i answer the questions at the end of this paragraph? there are many reasons why a child could be having is my time almost up? everyone else is done already!” difficulties learning to read. Some individual risk factors As i attempted to demonstrate here, reading involves include family history of reading problems and/or a many different processes happening at the same time. history of Add/Adhd, history of chronic ear infections if one or more of these processes is not occurring or is and/or hearing loss, “late-talkers,” limited proficiency and occurring with a struggle, it will prevent or slow down the experience in spoken english, and difficulty with literacy entire act of reading. identifying the problem is half the related cognitive-linguistic tasks such as phonological battle. targeting the exact cluster of problems awareness (rhyming, sound matching, sound is a daunting process but can be done through a blending and segmenting, etc.), confrontational research-based and process-oriented evaluation naming (naming an object when asked), and by a trained professional. this professional should sentence/story recall (being able to tell you also be available to your family for structuring a about a familiar story or relate an event). therapeutic plan of action, keeping track of progress When these and other risk factors are and modifying the plan of action when needed. identified early, many children’s reading difficulties can be prevented. early intervention ADvoCATE foR THE CHIlD is most effective, but keep in mind that it is never Some parents worry that they are overreacting too late to become a more efficient reader. So if their child cannot read in the first or second what can be done for a child who is having a Jessi dolnik, mA, grade. it is not possible to overreact! Yes, children hard time learning to read? CCC-SLp
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do learn at different rates; however, if your child is struggling among his peers, the time to act is now. Here’s what you can do: • Stay up-to-date on current research in reading problems. • Educate yourself on techniques that encourage multi-sensory learning. • Read books on what strategies you can have in place in your home to encourage strong literacy skills. • Stay on task and focused about daily practice sessions. • Remain in contact with the classroom teacher. • Understand what is going on in the classroom. Boost self-esteem Empower a child with information and strategies that he or she can implement while reading. Children thrive when they 1) know exactly what they are being asked to do, 2) understand how many times they have to do it, and 3) can see progress. Parents and educators can build self-esteem back up after a tough day “at work” by showing empathy. Share some of the difficulties that you have faced, research wellknown people who have worked through their difficulties to do extraordinary things (e.g., Thomas Edison, Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg—all diagnosed with dyslexia, to name a few), and remind your child that new skills take practice. Discuss the many things he/she can do that needed a lot of practice at first, such as walk, talk, tie shoes, and ride a bike, pointing out the progress. Round up some old schoolwork and compare it to current work. Take out library books (or download on your Kindle) that were challenging before. Every few months, record your child reading so that he or she can hear the progress that is being made. Jessi Dolnik, MA, CCC-SLP is a speech language pathologist specializing in reading and writing difficulties. If you have concerns about your child’s literacy skills, call Lowcountry Therapy Center at (843) 815-6999 or visit www.lowcountrytherapycenter.com.
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n contrast to an acute cough, which is often caused by bronchitis and/or pneumonia. even though pneumonia a respiratory infection, chronic cough is rarely caused and bronchitis are infections, they often begin with airway by infection. the most common causes of chronic inflammation that starts in the sinuses and “spreads” to cough include gastroesophageal reflux disease, the lower airways. bacteria can gain an advantage in these post-nasal drip, asthma and chronic obstructive inflamed areas and trigger an infection. An imaging study pulmonary disease (Copd—formerly chronic bronchitis of the sinuses, preferably a Ct scan, should be considered and emphysema). patients who have significant cough in patients who have chronic productive cough or recurring in relation to asthma or Copd will usually have objective bronchitis or pneumonia. this condition can be easily seen features, such as wheezing, that reveal the diagnosis. Here, on a Ct scan as thickening of the mucosal lining in the we will focus on the more subtle causes of chronic cough: sinuses. acid reflux disease and chronic sinusitis. in children with chronic cough related to chronic Conditions of the nose and sinuses are often thought sinusitis a topical nasal steroid spray will usually alleviate to cause cough because of significant postthe cough or at least allow for significant nasal drip. one condition linked to chronic improvement. it doesn’t eliminate the problem, the eXACt cough is chronic sinusitis. in most cases, chronic but controls it as long as the medication is CAUSe oF sinusitis is not an infection; rather, it is a chronic used regularly. Sometimes the cough gets ChroNiC inflammatory disease. it often involves the same worse before it improves, possibly because SiNUSitiS iS type of inflammation that we see in asthma, but the sinuses are releasing their mucous as the UNKNoWN. poor is in a different part of the airway (the sinuses). drainage areas first start to open up. Usually, drAiNAGe oF it sometimes triggers asthma. Not all patients within 7-10 days, the cough will dissipate the SiNUSeS, with chronic sinusitis will cough, but pediatric significantly. over time, the condition usually dUe to patients and elderly patients often have cough improves as the child grows. however, some obStrUCtioN oF as a feature of chronic sinusitis. Young adults patients require treatment with a nasal steroid the drAiNAGe can also have cough as a feature of chronic spray for a year or longer. Antihistamines are pAthWAYS to sinusitis, sometimes presenting as recurring typically ineffective or minimally effective the NoSe mAY be A CoNtribUtor.
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at controlling symptoms of chronic sinusitis. in severe cases, adenoidectomy can be helpful, sometimes dramatically so. in adults, chronic sinusitis is most responsive to oral steroids, such as prednisone. many patients will require a twoto three-week course of prednisone to gain control of the sinus inflammation. thereafter, topical nasal steroids and nasal lavage (flushing the nose with a saltwater solution) can help keep the sinus inflammation and cough under control. the exact cause of chronic sinusitis is unknown. poor drainage of the sinuses, due to obstruction of the drainage pathways to the nose may be a contributor. Sometimes anatomical factors are thought to contribute. Allergies can also contribute in roughly 50 percent of patients. in patients who have chronic sinusitis related to allergies, a course of desensitization therapy (allergy shots) can be very helpful, especially if the disease is caught early. in patients who have severe sinus problems for many years, controlling the allergies might not make as much difference. the other common hidden cause of chronic cough is silent acid reflux. most cases of chronic cough that have gone undiagnosed for years are related to silent acid reflux. these patients commonly do not have indigestion. Cough can be the only feature of acid reflux, sometimes accompanied by postnasal drip. the nature of the cough can be strongly suggestive of the diagnosis. patients with reflux-induced cough usually have a non-productive cough that is somewhat spasmodic in nature. this cough often stops patients in mid-sentence with an uncontrolled spasm of the diaphragm that often repeats itself over several breaths. Although the cough is typically dry, patients will often describe that they have mucous in their chest, but they feel like they just can’t get it up. they also commonly complain of an irritating “tickle” in the upper airway or throat. the cough may be most prominent after a large meal, while lying down flat, or while laughing or talking. the cause of reflux-induced cough is poorly understood. A simple theory is that acid makes its way up the esophagus and into the airway. most researchers dismiss this simple theory and believe there are also complex nervous reflexes involved. both doctors and patients can easily misdiagnose this cough. it is often unaccompanied by indigestion, and there are sometimes minimal findings on tests commonly used to secure the diagnosis. the best way to diagnose reflux-induced cough is to try treating it with the appropriate medical regimen. it does not usually respond as well to acid suppressing medications as indigestion does. the strongest acid reducers, called proton pump inhibitors, often have to be used at maximal prescription strength doses to have an effect. GAbA-b receptor agonists are another class of medications that can be even more helpful than proton pump inhibitors for reflux induced cough. there are GAbA-b receptors on the sphincter above the stomach. When these receptors are activated, they inhibit excessive relaxation of this sphincter, preventing reflux. these medications (e.g. Gabapentin, baclofen) are highly effective but can cause sedation when initiated. drug companies are working quickly to develop newer drugs that do not affect the brain and can avoid sedation as a side effect (see Lesogaberan, tm Astrazeneca). patients with chronic cough should seek medical attention. Your doctor will first want to rule out worrisome conditions and may uncover an obvious diagnosis. if not, these elusive conditions should be considered. 118
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he secret to success is simple: if an omen or oracle tells you to do something, pay attention. Then just take the hint and do what it says. Dr. John Batson grew up on Hilton Head Island, learned to windsurf at South Beach, spent time kayaking in the marshes around Harbour Town and waterskiing in the Calibogue Sound, taught windsurfing for Outside Hilton Head, then took up kiteboarding for the sheer fun of it. His passion for the water and the Lowcountry has driven him in a circuitous path, landing him right back home four years ago to open Lowcountry Spine and Sport. Batsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early appreciation for ecology, encouraged by Outside Hilton Head, could have led him in a marine biology direction. Or he could have become a teacher, after heading to the University
of Richmond, still with the sciences in mind. But it was a simple twist at the University of Richmond that caused a back injury, and, combined with an enduring love of the Lowcountry, convinced him he needed to be closer to the ocean. He transferred to the College of Charleston and spent a year with spine and sports medicine doctors trying to figure out what was wrong with his back. It was that interaction and their willingness to share insights that ultimately pointed him toward medical school. His own back problem, it turned out, had led him to explore spine and sports medicine as a specialty. In retrospect, it all looks so easy and so clear. Of course nothing is really all that clear. At the ripe old age of 11, Batson was dropped off at South Beach by his mother, another in a series of efforts
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aimed at getting him involved with some sort of sport he could do on his own. he says his success in more traditional sports had been limited, to say the least, and he recalls thinking this would be more of the same. “She left me there crying, as i recall,” he said, remembering his first day at windsurfing day camp. “but it turned out to be a life-changing positive experience.” by the age of 13 he was teaching windsurfing. throughout college, his travel was tied to windsurfing competitions, until the injury, which was debilitating. “they couldn’t find anything, which was very frustrating— everything looked normal,” batson said of attempts to diagnose the problem. “i was just plagued for a year with back pain. Looking back on it now, i probably had a stress fracture, but that was tough to diagnose at the time.” returning home, batson checked in with dr. ralph Salzer, of beaufort, an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports medicine, who, he says, got him on track with proper stretching and strengthening of core muscles—an epiphany of sorts and another sign. “i remember clearly walking out of his office ; he had one of those Lowcountry house kind of offices,” batson said, “and as i stepped out onto his front porch i looked out, took a deep breath and thought, ‘Yeah, this is what i want to do.’ And from there, i went down the med school path.” that path meandered through the University of South Carolina’s school of medicine, a residency in Greenville, then back to the University of South Carolina for a sports medicine fellowship, working with team doctors for USC sports teams. he met his wife Alice while in Columbia, where she was a personal trainer at one of the popular fitness centers. he could have continued working in Columbia, picking up 122
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all the experience he needed to apply for board certification, but chose instead to enroll in an accreditation program associated with Baltimore’s Mount Sinai Hospital. Between the sports at USC and the Mount Sinai program, he learned the details of the muscular-skeletal system along with casting, bracing, nutrition, the benefits of exercise, interventional procedures (such as arthritis injections), discography and how to examine a patient. He completed the accreditation, added a bunch of letters behind his MD (FACSM, to be precise), certifying him as a Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine. But what still hung around was the persistent and clear knowledge that he had to get back to the beach. That was accomplished four years ago when Batson opened the Lowcountry Spine and Sport office, across the road from Sun City, just off Highway 278 in what is technically Hardeeville. He says it’s the perfect location for the services his office provides—most commonly treating degenerative spine disease, which might take the form of arthritis of the spine, disc problems and irritated nerves. He says he sees three different types of patients. First are those in an age group 55 and above who have had the good fortune to be active in sports like golf, tennis, running and cycling most of their lives and don’t want to slow down. He also sees high school and college age patients, most with stressed fractures of the spine, similar to his own, which have become much more easily diagnosed. And finally, he sees those with herniated discs who may have pushed their good health too far. Most of those, he says, are in their 30s and 40s, coming in with sciatica and some pain. “Every one of those is going to be just as mad that they can’t do their activities,” Batson said. “With the younger athlete, I’m getting calls from the athletic trainer when they’re on the September 2011
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sidelines asking when they can tell the coach they’re ready to get back in the game; i’ve got the coaches themselves asking me when he or she is going to be ready to go back into the game, and then mom and dad are asking me the same question. And that’s before the athletes themselves are asking me. “the middle-aged guy just wants to get back to his tennis game, back to work, back to playing with his kids and the same holds for the older crowd,” batson said. through it all, one very distinctly hilton head island and Lowcountry kind of athlete predominates when it comes to
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back injuries and issues, and that is the golfer. “We joke that golf keeps us in business,” batson said. “if you watch the pGA and collegiate golf, the number one thing they’re treated for is back problems. it’s a big stress on the back, and on top of that, the typical golfer tends to be tall with a tight musculature. You examine their hamstrings and hip flexors, and they’re just very tight. So, it’s a big shift to get them to incorporate stretch into their routine.” batson is all about flex. Now that he has returned to hilton head island and the Lowcountry, incorporating the things he loves around the routine of his spinal and sports medicine specialty is what makes his circuitous route back home especially worthwhile. While the medical practice involves all the various aspects of an orthopedic specialty, physical therapy and pain management and has grown to be successful with an increased patient base both in hardeeville and on hilton head island (where a satellite office is open every other thursday), much of batson’s time not devoted to patient care is still spent windsurfing and kiteboarding. “Late in the day, as we’re wrapping things up, well after the last patient has gone, i’m looking out the window and checking the treetops for wind,” batson said. “if there’s a little wind, you can bet i’ll be kiteboarding, and if there’s a steady breeze you’ll find me windsurfing still.” it was a back injury omen a dozen plus or so years ago that led batson to seek a pain solution and a way home to the Lowcountry. he’s not looking for any more omens, having found his way home on that circular path. but if one shows up, he’ll definitely pay attention.
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Follow the ‘Lead Dog’ To South Beach for Fall Festivals & Events
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he fall and winter is the time for new beginnings at Hilton Head Island’s South Beach Marina. Just as the tide flows in and out on Hilton Head’s 14 miles of beaches, there is a seasonal ebb and flow to the bustle of activity on the island. With The Heritage in the rearview and summer tourists back where they began their tours, the island takes on a different vibe too. During the fall and winter, it’s more of a locals town. Quieter, yes, but alive with a vigor all its own. For the last several years, Mark Yarbrough has been an integral part of the Salty Dog team that plans, organizes and hosts a diverse slate of weekend festivals and events at the South Beach Marina in Sea Pines to keep the fun vibe going on through the fall and winter. “In my opinion, the fall is the absolute best time of the year here on the island. It’s cooling down, but the water is still warm,” said Yarbrough, VP of marketing with The Salty Dog. “It’s just more relaxed down here.” Any event experience at the South Beach Marina starts with the view, one of the best on the island. The timeless nautical setting, modeled after a New England-
style fishing village, is rich in charm and atmosphere. On any given day, you’re likely to see dozens of dolphins. You may even see a few jet skiers, kayakers or parasailers enjoy the still waters of the Calibogue Sound, the closest marina on Hilton Head to the Atlantic Ocean. Tour boats such as The Gypsy, The Drifter or The Boomerang also claim South Beach as a home base and offer a variety of charters, dolphin watching, sport fishing and kid’s cruises. The nearby Marina Village includes several shops (jewelry, clothing, souvenirs, bait-and-tackle) and restaurants—truly something for the whole family. “This time of year, I think people are looking for stuff to do. They’re looking for an excuse to get out of the house. And they want it to be something different, something they can take the kids to and the family, and just have a good time,” Yarbrough said. “And that’s essentially what we’re trying to do here. We want to try to have a little something for everybody.” One of the staples of every South Beach event is the friendly presence of a black retriever named Jake, the Salty Dog’s beloved mascot. Legend has it that Jake,
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during a terrible storm, once swam for three days and nights straight after his owner’s boat The Salty Dog turned over. A Hilton Head legend, Jake’s visage and distinctive sou’wester hat grace nearly every souvenir to be had at The Salty Dog shops. During the events, children can meet Jake face to face, paw to paw, and have their pictures taken together. In addition to appearances by Jake, there will also be kid-friendly entertainment at each event, including face painting, clowns, magicians and other activities. Food—especially seafood—plays a prominent role in many of the events, as festivities kick off in September with a crab boil (Sept. 10) and a blues crab boil (Sept. 17), followed by a craft beer and barbeque festival later in the month (Sept. 24). The 15th annual Oyster Roast ushers in October on the first, as over 2,500 pounds of oysters are roasted in a wood pit over an open flame. During the Oyster Roast, free Salty Dog T-shirts will be awarded to the first 10 oyster customers, and there will be special prices on cookout favorites. Restaurants and merchants convene later in the months (Oct. 15) for the 12th annual Fall Festival, with shopping and food samples from some of the area’s finest eateries. “If people come down here in the fall and they have a good time and they see that the major crowds are gone, they’re reminded of how much fun they can have at the South Beach Marina,” Yarbrough said. “This is a good reminder for everybody that The Salty Dog’s down here. It’s not just T-shirts. It’s a whole lot more.”
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Festival Lineup at South Beach Marina Village
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*All events include kids’ fun & games and visits by Jake, The Salty Dog. Sept 10: Annual Crab Boil A variety of crab leg selections, burgers & more. 4-8 p.m., with outside live music Sept 17: Annual Blues Crab Boil Live blue crab and local blues music from 4-8 p.m. outside on the deck
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Sept 24: Craft Beer & BBQ Festival Craft beer selections from around the world paired with Lowcountry BBQ and cookout favorites, plus live music, 4-8 p.m. Oct 1-Dec 15: Shrimpfest Celebrate the shrimp harvest with our 10 favorite shrimp recipes, each at a great price. Try Russian, Greek, Tequila, fried shrimp and more. 4 p.m.-Close. Oct 1: 15th Annual Oyster Roast Twenty-five hundred pounds of oysters, roasted over an open flame. Starting at 4 p.m. ’til they’re gone, plus live music. FREE Salty Dog T-Shirts to the first 10 oyster customers, and special prices on cookout favorites. Oct 15: 12th Annual Fall Festival Sample restaurant food & sidewalk shopping. Carnival games, prizes, live music, Noon-4 p.m.
Nov 12: Pig Pickin’ & Lowcountry Boil Roasting a whole pig. It’s Lowcountry cooking done right, plus live music, 4-8 p.m.
Oct 22: Shrimp Festival & Lowcountry Boil Celebrate the shrimp harvest with live music and a Lowcountry Boil with fresh, local shrimp! 4-8 p.m.
November 25 - December 31- South Beach Christmas Village Hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights, falling snow & Santa visits for pictures each week ’til Christmas with treats for the whole family. Call (843) 363-2198 for information.
Oct 29: Haunted BBQ & Costume Contest! Kids’ costume contest at 7 p.m. Prizes, candy, burgers and hotdogs, 4-9 p.m. Come see our haunted village.
For a complete listing of the lineup of fall events at The South Beach Marina Village, please visit the “Events” tab at saltydog.com.
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You remember the scene. (if you haven’t seen the movie Forrest Gump, welcome to earth). there’s Lt. dan, played by actor Gary Sinise, sitting on the pier in his wheelchair, shoulder-length hair, that tiparillo stuck in his mouth. And, as Forrest, played by tom hanks, observed, no legs. it’s the part of the movie where Lt. dan is beginning the redemption of himself with the help of his friend. it is also the part of the movie where an icon was born. For the U.S. military and for people throughout the world,
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Sinise’s character became the symbol of the Viet Nam war veteran left behind by society, and of a hero because, with Gump’s help, Lt. dan pulled himself back from the edge and succeeded in life. that symbol, that icon created by Sinise, is the reason, on September 14, well over 150 disabled veterans of the iraq and Afghanistan wars, their caregivers and families (plus seven assistance dogs), will start arriving for what the promoters call “Lt. dan Weekend 2” in beaufort. “it was in beaufort
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that the character took on a life of its own. Actors don’t usually stay associated with a character over a long time, but this one has such a military connection and i’m so involved with military causes and military charities, the symbol he represents, the resiliency, the positive story, positive message, i just decided to embrace this mission to support our warriors,” Sinise explained. “it felt like a no-brainer.” the Lt. dan weekend was created by Steve danyluk, a founder of the independence Fund, the official host of the event. the independence Fund, started in 2007, is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, dedicated to giving injured military members the tools, therapies, and guidance they need to lead independent, productive, and
satisfying lives. “Which is what the Lt. dan Weekend is all about,” danyluk said. trying to figure out more ways to fulfill that mission, danyluk, a commercial pilot and still a pilot in the marine reserves, was sitting in a restaurant in beaufort having lunch. danyluk’s wife is on active duty at the marine Corps Air Station beaufort where they moved two years ago. “i was sitting there eating my lunch and there was a Forrest Gump poster on the wall. i thought, ‘i should invite Gary to come play here. he might bite on that,’” danyluk remembered. Sinise and
the Lt. dan band had helped the Fund a few years before in texas. “So i got home after lunch and e-mailed him. Literally within a couple of hours he shot back, ‘Lt. dan band in beaufort sounds like a hoot. make it happen.’ that was that,” danyluk said. he, his board members and a host of local volunteers made the first Lt. dan Weekend a success for the veterans and their families through workshops, races, a golf tournament and the highlight of the event, a performance by the Lt. dan band. this is the short version of Sinise’s interest in veterans,
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The Independence Fund will once again host Gary Sinise as he leads his Lt. Dan Band in a concert honoring our severely injured veterans.
the creation of the band and how he ended up for a second special weekend for veterans in Beaufort. While his character, Lt. Dan, and his extraordinary success as Mac Taylor in the hit drama, CSI:NY, has given Sinise a greater presence in his efforts to help veterans, first responders, and children in distressed situations (Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti), his ending up on stage in Beaufort, began in the mid-1970s. Here’s the stuff you don’t necessarily hear about Sinise. When he was in high school in Highland Park, Illinois, he formed a rock band. Sinise was the bass player, and he got to be “pretty good.” At the ripe old age of 19, in 1974, he co-founded Steppenwolf Theater, now a Chicago mainstay in regional theater. Included in the original founders, all of whom became stars on their own, was actress Moira Harris. Sinise married Harris in 1981. Sinise’s uncles were veterans of World War II. His dad was in the Navy. His new bride’s brothers were both Viet Nam veterans. “I just got fascinated with Viet Nam and what happened to our veterans and spent a lot of time talking to them about it. This was the early ’80s, before the wall was even built, when our Viet Nam veterans were still hiding in the shadows,” Sinise said. He was still playing music. Because of these relationships, Sinise got involved in some veteran groups in Chicago and visiting vets in hospitals. He invited them to the final dress rehearsals at Steppenwolf, free of charge. They became a kind of test. The tradition continues to this day. In 1997, after Lt. Dan and Forrest Gump, he met Kimo Williams through Steppenwolf. Williams, a Viet Nam vet, was hired to compose the score for Steppenwolf’s production of Streetcar Named Desire. Sinise was playing the role of Stanley Kowalski. Williams and Sinise got to be musical friends, jamming together with several other professional musicians, when Sinise was in Chicago. “All of a sudden we have September 11, and we have a lot of young people signing up to join the service and go fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have a lot of wounded coming back. I’m visiting the hospitals all the time. I’m going on handshaking tours for the USO.” But shaking hands wasn’t enough for Sinise. In 2003, he formed the Lt. Dan Band with his friend Kimo Williams and others from the jam session. “People don’t have high expectations for an actor with a band, let’s face it,” Sinise said. He wanted to prove them wrong. He did. His 40-some appearances with the highenergy band for the USO and other veteran-oriented concerts were the focus of the award-winning documentary, “Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good,” an exceptionally moving chronicle of a year of Sinise’s performances across the globe. Now back to the weekend. The Lt. Dan Weekend is more than a celebration to honor those soldiers who gave more than most in service to their country. It is a networking event to help them through the maze of Veteran Affairs bureaucracy, to provide them with a way to get the services they deserve. That’s where Independence Fund board member Dr. Rich Jadick comes in. Jadick is one of those people, when you learn of his story, you say, “Holy cow,” or something much stronger. He is a naval surgeon who was awarded the Bronze Star with “Combat V” device for
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heroic valor in January 2006. He was credited with saving the lives of 30 Marines and sailors during the Second Battle of Fallujah. He is also author of On Call in Hell: A Doctor’s Iraq War Story. He’ll be at the Lt. Dan Weekend for the various workshops planned to help soldiers cope with medical problems not solved by the VA and offering a guide to get those same soldiers the help they deserve. Jadick said, “There are only so many times a guy will go around the corner [to see the right person] before he gives up. I try to make all those phone calls first, so when I finally sit down and say, here’s the plan, I’ve already been around the corner a couple of times so hopefully it’s a few less for everybody else,” Jadick said. “We want to be the action portion of this. As a Marine, I understand how those guys think. When it comes to medicine, I understand how a wounded vet can get frustrated pretty quickly with Navy medicine and VA medicine. I try to help smooth that over. We get to the bottom line.” Jadick said the Independence Fund is all about networking, which will be an important part of the Lt. Dan Weekend, maybe the most important part. He’ll be bringing Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski, a post-deployment psychologist with him to take part in the various workshops. Both will be doing “house calls.” Jadick, who, along with Hejmanowski, is stationed at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, said that Hejmanowski is kind of a “superstar” when it comes to PTSD (posttraumatic distress syndrome). “She’ll be able to help veterans understand stress but also get the veterans to understand the stresses of the spouse. That’s critical,” Jadick said. With the second Lt. Dan Weekend, volunteers are always a critical component. Maybe the one “volunteer” who has had the greatest significance is Judy Rigg and her fascinating resort retreat, Palm Key, in Jasper County. Thanks to Rigg, Palm Key property owners are donating lodging, meeting space and services to the veterans, a $60,000 donation to the Independence Fund and the weekend. It will be the site of various workshops for the network to help veterans get the services they need and deserve, Danyluk said. The schedule for the weekend, open to the public, has grown by leaps and bounds over the first event. Starting September 15, there will be an art exhibit at Beaufort City Hall, called Conflict Zone. Conflict Zone was inspired by Joao Silva, the New York Times photographer who lost both legs in a landmine blast in October 2010 in Afghanistan. Brought together by the Independence Fund, Joao’s colleagues from the press corps agreed to pool their work for an art exhibit that features some of the most celebrated combat journalists and photographers of this generation. On September 16, wounded veterans will be visiting schools in Beaufort County, talking about their experiences. There will also be a golf tournament at the Parris Island Golf Course, The Lt. Dan Classic, and a performance by the Lt. Dan Band that evening. On September 17, there will be a 5K run on Bay and Newcastle streets, a bike ride at the Marine Corps Station, and the Beaufort 300th Anniversary Parade, marshaled by Lt. Dan himself, Gary Sinise. Sinise, through his new foundation, Gary Sinise Foundation (garysinistefoundation.org), contributed $15,000 to the event to cover the costs of his appearance and band, putting his money where his mouth is. Pretty typical Sinise. Sinise hopes that the Lt. Dan Weekend becomes “pretty typical.” As Sinise said, “The idea of coming back to play a concert in support of wounded warriors was right up my alley. It felt like a no brainer.” For more information, visit ldw2.com. To see the extraordinary documentary, go to ltdanbandmovie.com.
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Town News Normally I devote this column to a single issue, but this month I would like to address several town issues that may be of interest to you. Port Royal Sound Shoreline Restoration and Rehabilitation Project Q: What is the status of the upcoming Port Royal Sound Beach Fill Project? A: Four bids were received for the Port Royal Sound Shoreline and Rehabilitation Project, and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock of Oak Brook, Illinois was the low bidder at $8,187,000. This amount represents a unit cost for the sand and is slightly lower than the town’s most recent project in 2007. Town Council’s decision to pursue an alternate work window in the fall 2011 contributed to the lower pricing. The timing of the due date and work window maximized the competition. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock will conclude its current project in Nags Head, North Carolina just prior to ours, which will make dredging plants available.
The town’s recent bond refunding represents a present value savings of 5.16 percent and will save the town $579,040.
Bond Ratings/Refunding of Bonds Q: Why did the town recently refund bonds, and what is the town’s current bond rating? A: The town’s recent bond refunding represents a present value savings of 5.16 percent and will save the town $579,040. These savings are important to the Capital Improvement Program as the town seeks to reinvigorate the local economy and encourage redevelopment. In conjunction with the refunding, all three national bond agencies recently affirmed the town’s general obligation bond ratings and rating outlook. Moody’s rated the town Aaa (judged to be the highest quality with minimum credit risk), and Fitch Rating and Standard & Poor’s issued AA ratings. The town’s recent improvements in tourism-based revenues and its efforts to create savings in planned expenditures during the economic downturn contributed to the strong bond ratings. Residential Recycling Q: What is the status of the Residential Recycling Initiative? A: The first quarter of the residential recycling initiative has come to a close, and the results are in. A total of 7, 318 accounts have been initiated and 472.66 tons of recycling have been collected as of July 31, 2011. Prior to the town having a residential waste and recycling franchise agreement, our reports showed that haulers collectively reported an average 31 tons of residential recycling per month. Compared to our current average of 118.16 tons per month, thus far, the town has increased its percentage of recycling by 281 percent. The initiative will continue to grow as we progress into the second quarter as residents’ current existing contracts with other haulers expire and more new accounts are initiated under the franchise agreement. 140
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Local Economy Expansion and Diversification Before I begin, I want to congratulate CB2/CH2 for five great years. This magazine is a breath of fresh air, and I am honored to be one of the contributing writers on a monthly basis. Way to go team. I look forward to many years to come. Now on with my update on our strategic plan for the Town of Bluffton. This month I will speak about our fourth goal, which is “Local Economy Expansion and Diversification.” The objectives are as follows: attraction of new businesses to Bluffton that are consistent with our vision and plans, more sustainable primary job opportunities/careers for residents, more opportunities for minority owned businesses, expansion of medical/healthcare related businesses, and retention and growth of locally owned businesses. These objectives mean so much to our citizens, enabling them to work near home, showing that town government supports locally owned businesses, and providing a more diverse economy and local tax base, which will also reduce the property tax burden.
This month I will speak about our fourth goal, which is “Local Economy Expansion and Diversification.” The objectives are as follows: attraction of new businesses to Bluffton that are consistent with our vision and plans, more sustainable primary job opportunities/ careers for residents, more opportunities for minority owned businesses, expansion of medical/ healthcare related businesses, and retention and growth of locally owned businesses. Stating the objectives of this goal is very pro-active on behalf of the town, but what have we done over the past years to achieve some of these? We have obtained grant funding for our Capital Improvement Plan and Neighborhood Stabilization Program and we continually market Bluffton as “business friendly.” The town is in the final stages of overhauling our Zoning and Development Standards ordinance; we overhauled our Business License ordinance and added an economic development and incentive component; we have updated our purchasing ordinance and added preferences for local vendors and minority/ disadvantaged vendors; and we successfully negotiated a land swap and cost sharing agreement with Care Core National. Since our plan update, we have asked our town manager to create an economic development strategy and policy. We believe that it is time to start branding Bluffton as the perfect place to live and start or relocate a business. When this is completed, we will have a working document to go out and recruit technology- or knowledge-based businesses and hopefully expand our medical and healthcare business as well. Learn more by visiting our website, townofbluffton.sc.gov, and please provide any input that can help us with this goal and others. September 2011
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