#gary baldwin

[mychameleondays]

Portishead: Dummy

Go! Discs 828 522-1, 2000

Originally released: 22 August 1994

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Portishead - Wandering Star

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Planting Consent

I carried my TV down the stairs

buried it on a hill

with a beautiful view

by spring a small antenna

sprouted in that place

somewhere under the earth

wispy clouds and the wingbeats of birds

-Gary Baldwin

[investmart007]

United States News: Nine people indicted for conspiracy to launder $2 million stemming from the shipment of one ton of marijuana from California to Wickliffe, Willoughby and Euclid

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United States News: Nine people indicted for conspiracy to launder $2 million stemming from the shipment of one ton of marijuana from California to Wickliffe, Willoughby and Euclid

United States – Nine people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to launder more than $2 million in drug profits stemming from the shipment approximately one ton of marijuana from California to warehouses in Wickliffe, Willoughby and Euclid.

Indicted are: Aaron L. Eisenberg, 39, of California and formerly of Lake County; Jack Morgan, 53, of California; Jacob Lesiak, 40, of Chardon, Margaret Garcia, 40, of Chardon; Gary Baldwin, 43, of Huntsburg; Trevor Marlyne, 32, of Cleveland Heights; Robert Ross, 47, of Florida; Brian Teachout, 38, of Mentor, and Richard Warren, 43, of Willoughby. All nine are charged with engaging in a money laundering conspiracy, while Eisenberg, Morgan, Jacob Lesiak, Garcia, Baldwin, Warren and Teachout are charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Two more people – Corrie Lesiak, 40, of Chardon, and Cynthia Hounshell, 61, of Concord – are indicted on related money laundering charges.

Teachout is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Teachout had a Bushmaster AR-15, Smith & Wesson M & P 15-22, an AK-47, Glock model 17 pistol, SCCY 9 mm pistol, Walther P22 .22 caliber pistol, Kimber .45-caliber pistol, Magnum Desert Eagle .50-caliber pistol and ammunition on July 29, 2015, despite a previous conviction for marijuana trafficking, according to the indictment.

According to the seven-count indictment:

Eisenberg, Morgan and others used a commercial carrier called Specialized Transportation Inc. (STI) to send pallets filled with packages of marijuana from California to warehouses on Anderson Drive in Wickliffe, Airport Parkway in Willoughby and Tungsten Road in Euclid. This began in 2014

Jacob Lesiak, Garcia, Baldwin, Warren and others received the packages of marijuana. Jacob Lesiak, Teachout, Warren, Marlyne and Ross then distributed the marijuana throughout Northeast Ohio.

Jacob Lesiak, Teachout, Warren, Marlyne, Ross and others then pooled their proceeds and sent the money back to Eisenberg and Morgan in California on pallets via STI. They labelled the pallets as computer parts and/or with names of companies that did not exist in an effort to conceal the identity of the sender.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the Court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than maximum.

This cases is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron P. Howell following an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Lake County Narcotics and Geauga County Narcotics.

An indictment is only a charge. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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SOURCE: news provided by JUSTICE.GOV on Friday, September 7, 2018.

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Handpicked winemaker

Influential Melbourne-based winemaking consultant Gary Baldwin has joined Sydney based negociant-style business Handpicked Wines (tastings).

Baldwin takes the role of chief winemaker for Handpicked, which engages regionally based winemakers such as Peter Douglas in Coonawarra (tastings), Rolf Binder in the Barossa (tastings) and Dominique Portet in the Yarra (tastings), as well as sourcing overseas wines such as Italian moscato and bracchetto and Chilean carmenere.

Baldwin has already helped Handpicked owner, Chinese-born William Dong, buy vineyards in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Barossa.

It sources wines from allover the world and its portfolio of 25 wines covers 12 regions in five countries.

I’ve been tasting Handpicked wines for several years and have noted a recent rise in quality and consistency. It promises to be an innovative business with an exciting future.

[huonhooke]

Daily Double for Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton’s ‘daily double’ in the Visy Board Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2012 was truly historic.

It was the first time in the competition’s 18 years that the same wine has taken out both the trophies – best wine of show and best wine under $25 a bottle.

The winning entry was the 2010 Richard Hamilton Shiraz ($19.95 - my tasting note), from McLaren Vale. It is serendipitous that this year the company celebrates 175 years in winemaking.

There were 371 entries covering the vintages 2011 to 2002, and the judging panel was chaired by winemaking consultant Gary Baldwin.