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(CNN) – Former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday charged Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich with crafting his campaign message in a way that speaks to prejudice.
"I wouldn't say he's racist, but he knows the subtle words to use to appeal to a racist group," the former Democratic president said in an interview set to air on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight."
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Gingrich has taken heat this election cycle from African American groups over making comments perceived by some as racially insensitive.
Carter pointed to the former House speaker's argument that children, particularly in urban areas, could learn a strong work ethic by working janitorial jobs in their schools.
And at a campaign stop in New Hampshire this month, Gingrich said he was prepared to go to the NAACP convention and talk about "why the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps."
Civil rights groups, including the NAACP, responded to Gingrich's remarks, calling them "divisive" and "problematic on several fronts."
On Wednesday, Carter said Gingrich's experience as a former congressman from Georgia prepared him to use rhetoric that would be more popular in the South, including within certain constituencies in South Carolina, a state that holds its presidential primary on Saturday.
Carter said Gingrich uses terms about welfare "that have been appealing in the past, in those days when we cherished segregation of the races."
"So he's appealing for that in South Carolina, and I don't think it'll pay off in the long run," Carter added.
Gingrich's campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
The full interview will air Wednesday on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" at 9 p.m. ET.
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Newt actually thinks he's smart. He's a legend in his own mind.
Newt wants to put adults out of work (and on food stamps and welfare) so that he can hire cheap child labor.
You folks with kids and grandkids had better be very careful who you vote for.
Racist– this country is so far ahead of most of the world it is astounding. We can do better but te fools who continue to act like it is still 1940 in the south for their own political agenda need to wake up!
All of you #rackers, southern and non southern, who say you're not racist are pretty funny, even cartoonish. Obama is the best President we've had in your lousy life time. That's you winghunter and vhawley. I'm sure your little sister is on foodstamps and living in a trailer with her strung out boyfriend, the meth dealer....come on, admit it. They don't use their foodstamps that they get. they sell them for chemicals to make meth..they don't eat because their 2 teeth are too loose.
Obama was attacking Gingrich today. Jimmy Carter is now attacking Gingrich, The Democrats do not want to face a Republican Tour de Force like Gingrich in the fall.
The Democrats want Mitt "I like firing people" Romney to get the Nomination.
the south is remarkably third world in many respects but I wonder if the low levels of education is by design. I wonder what kind of leaders they would attract with a bit more classroom exposure
Have you noticed that the racists really come out of the woodwork to defend racists like Newt Gingrich?
The Republican Primary is showing its true colors. Hopes to restore rich White America over equality and 'liberal' ideals. Their rhetoric is dangerous to their own citizens and the rest of the world. "We need to find and kill our enemies." "Kill them." Then Romney says "We need a military so strong no one would ever think to ever test it." We already do. We have seen this kind of rhetoric before in history and it results in one thing – world war. The Republican's insist they are running on freedom and peace and propserity, yet the reality is they are running on war against Iran and the rest of our enemies. They are running on racist tactics and it is evident who they are trying to appeal to as we saw in the South Carolina debate. They attack Obama as not patriotic? Wow. Unbelievable this party. Not only do they no longer stand for Republican ideals, they are dividing America between 'conservative and liberal,' 'white and black,' 'minority and majority.' Newt Gingrich is the most bigotrous candidate in history. "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." "Palestinians don't exist." "We need to put paychecks in the hands of black folks, not food stamps." The truth is food stamps are needed as a result of your failed Republican Policies and Bush era consequences. We have seen Obama stop the bleeding and actually turn things around. We all agree spending needs to be cut drastically, but Republicans don't stand for that. They propose increased spending to our military – the largest section of government our budget is devoted to. They profess freedom yet support bills that invade American liberties. They don't believe in the right to privacy. They are out of touch with America and frankly have become a party that is against their own ideals.
no body listens to what carter says...
@tumbleweed,,,way to fit the "racist against white people" stereotype, and the "angry black man/woman" stereotype. If you don't want to be stereotyped, then don't fit the stereotype.
Thor - As hysterical as Mr Carter has been over some very obscure issues, I must agree with him. Here we go again with a white wealthy Catholic Southern bigot. .... .... where oh where are you Hillary
With her racist husband Bill. Remember when Obama was running and these fools even accused him of being racist?! Proof positive these race baiting Democrats use this BS to try and silence and denograte their opponents.
Instead of giving people fish on a regular basis, why not empower them by teaching them how to fish? Gingrich said little more than rather than enslaving people with dependancy, let's do what we can to empower people to become self-sufficient competent contributors to their families and to their communities.
If their is any racism here, it would appear to be in President Carter's own mind and heart!
Why are Obama and Carter and Democrat's now doing all they can to suppress Gingrich? Appears that they, like Sarh Palin now have a PROUFOUND GRASP OF THE OBVIOUS : WITH ROMNEY AT THE HELM, THE REPUBLICANS DON'T HAVE A PRAYER!
How come it is not "racist" to have a black caucus? How come it is not racist to honor Martin Luther King for the black neighborhood? How come whenever a white person even mentions a black man, group, politician, he is a racists, bit the reverse is not true??How come when a white boy attacks a black boy, it is a hate crime, but when a black boy or man attacks, shoots, kills, or robs a white person it is not a hate crime? Just sayin
@Catmom: I agree with you. As someone that was born in the segregated south over 60 years ago I know racism.
As a minority I resent anyone saying I live off the government. My family has been in every war or conflict since World War ll. Our ancestors were slaves but later generations became teachers, nurses, police officers, small business owners, and ministers.The V Hawley's of this world want someone to blame because they don't have what it takes to make a living. My family helps anyone that needs help that includes poor white people.
Do you people calling Obama the "Food Stamp President" not have the ability to think for yourselves? Any President elected during the current economic crisis could be called the same thing. Read you imbeciles. Stop taking everything spewed out by right-wing radio as Gospel. And if you can read between Newt's lines and figure out who he is pandering to, you are beyond an imbecile.


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PORTSMOUTH — Two local teenagers were arrested and face charges of drug possession and distribution after an extensive drug network was uncovered as the result of information gathered over the last month by Portsmouth Police with the assistance of Homeland Security.
A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested Monday at an undisclosed apartment where the boys lived with their mother, who is not being charged at this time.
The two Portsmouth High School students allegedly distributed drugs to other students at the school.
A search warrant was executed at the residence where law enforcement discovered methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, bath salts, hashish, marijuana, adderall and other prescription medications in addition to hypodermic needles, scales, hundreds of plastic baggies and other packaging material, numerous cell phones, and laptops.
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He noted that while it's not impossible the two boys pulled off such an extensive network on their own, police will continue investigating as to whether any adults were involved.
"Obviously it's not the norm," he said.
Portsmouth police detectives are also working with federal law enforcement partners to continue an investigation into viable information that exists leading police to believe some of the drugs were received from international locations. A parallel investigation has begun into money laundering of the alleged profits from the drugs.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
VFW members duct-tape flag burner to flag pole
Local VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) representatives took matters into their own hands recently to punish a man who, after being refused alcohol (because he had no identification), decided to burn the VFW Post's American flag:
This was no ordinary flag, either. It had flown over a foxhole in Iraq, where several U.S. soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. What do you think? Does the punishment fit the crime?
39 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Well done! If it hapens again, may I suggest taping him to the pole naked. Then tell your local gay bar there's a fella looking for some action...ReplyDelete
LOL Thanks for posting, Anonymous.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:56 PM
I go with anonymous, and add some of the tortures that have been done against our POW's while they have been taken, fighting for defending our country and innocents that needed our intervention. Our flag is sacred!!!ReplyDelete
Anonymous 2, it sounds like this moron learned his lesson?ReplyDelete
Was there any loose brush and matches nearby?... ;-) Aww, not really but I hope they left him there 'til morning. :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 11:37 AM
hell yeah good thing i wasn't there he'd have gotten more than just taped to the damn pole been to Iraq before and am a proud supporter of the VFW. I say Hooah bet nobody does it againReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Genius thinking. Rant and rave about how you were in the military to protect people's rights, but then be in favor of assaulting someone for exercising their right of free speech.ReplyDelete
Now granted in this case, the knucklehead that they taped to the pole has destroyed someone's private property. That is wrong and doesn't qualify as free speech.Replies
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 5:38 PM
The Supreme Court said, years ago, that burning a U.S. flag is NOT considered "free speech" no matter whose property!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 10:06 AM
You are incorrect. Flag burning is protected under free speech. Show me a Supreme Court ruling that says otherwise. The Supreme Court overturned a conviction in the late 1800's and that ruling has been the law of the land ever since. Way to make up facts though.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:04 AM
So the man gets charged with destruction of property, and the people who taped him to the pole get charged with battery and foricble confinement? He can then sue the people into oblivion.ReplyDelete
He may have been obnoxious and stolen the flag, but the folks who tied him up committed the bigger crime.Replies
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:12 PM
Men are such fruits now a days, can't take much. Taping him to a pole a crime. Geez Should have taped his pole to the pole. Hope these chickens don't become fathers.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Don't forget, he volunteered to be taped to the pole!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2012 at 12:34 AM
there was only one idiot here and that was the ducked taped guy..he doesnt deserve the duck taping..he deserves to go to jail.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM
If they just detained the alleged perp until the police arrived, I don't see anything to sue about.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:18 PM
This VFW guy is a hero, in many senses of the word and should be treated as such. The moron who did this though, should take the lesson and move on with life. Perhaps he could even continue to show that he has learned a lesson, by helping with a volunteer organization that helps veterans.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:45 PM
The PROPER punishment would have been to wrap him in the burning flag WHILE duct-taped to the pole.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 8:36 AM
How can I get on the jury to give the veterans the key to the court?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 3:27 PM
I say that the person that wrote that the ones who taped him to the pole were wrong, then that person ( or persons) are not American and should leave our beloved coun try and move to some Musl;im countlry where they will take care of them! I am sick and tired of those whno would disrespect our flag and country. It is obvious that they do not understand what our troops do to protexct their sorry behind!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:37 AM
There is nothing free about free speech. Looks to me like the punishment fit the crime case closedReplyDelete
Thanks, all, for the comments. This is obviously a story that strikes a chord with Americans - especially veterans.ReplyDelete
- SailorBobFebruary 25, 2012 at 1:37 PM
It's sad when being sued about something that was, in my opinion , such a rational and measured response to an idiot's action, is even on the list of things we should worry about. In most countries of the world his punishment would have been far, far worse.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Come on people, this is fake! "You'll only see this on News 10, really? not national? It is a youtube video uploaded by 7unseenhope, unseen.ReplyDelete
A man admits to taking the law in his hands on TV? Is WTF wrestling real? Oh, I was just sent the video even though it has been around since 2009.
- Marcus ReedFebruary 28, 2012 at 12:23 PM
I would have figured out something worseReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 28, 2012 at 12:27 PM
I think if it goes National there will not be any charges or trial! His name should be posted along with his pictur for all to see, especially VFW Posts across the USA! He should feel lucky that is all that happened to him, especially at a VFW Post.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 11:21 AM
The flag burner broke the law, so did the duct tapers. Even our military heroes abide by United States law. I have only seen this "news" clip on one youtube video, not from any news source.ReplyDelete
The reason it did not go National is because it did not happen.
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Just do not burn the quoran . The so called president will have you burned at the stake for being an infidel.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 12:47 PM
good point! touche or however it is spelledReplyDelete
Way to go!! He deserved that…and then some!!!! ;-) People can be so ignorant and just plain stupid! It is very maddening/sad that people don't have respect for anything…especially the flag and the warriors who fought and are still fighting so we can freely fly it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 10:04 PM
he's lucky no one was shooting at him like those G.I's in the foxholeReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Maddog March 8th 2012ReplyDelete
Tired of all of you Bleeding Heart Socialist Liberals Bitching about YOUR rights. You self centered Bastards don't give a Rats Ass about the countless wars that have been fought and all the countless heroes that made the supreme sacrifice for our FREEDOM. You Chicken Shit IDIOTS can all go to HELL!
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2012 at 8:30 AM
If you listen to the story, the VFW Commander found the guy and gave him several options, one of which was to sit in front of the VFW with the sign. He did not physically force him to do it. I am assuming that the other option was jail time. The Commander himself asked the news reporter to hide the identity of the flag burner. I served in Iraq and I disagree that burning the flag is free speech. I think the commander handled it better than I would. I am proud of the VFW for handling it this way. I am a life member at a different VFW. Great storyReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2012 at 5:47 PM
I am a veteran. Let's make this twerp join the Marine Corps for a hitch or two. Then we can ask him for an opinion about the VFW, the Flag and our country. That is, of course, he survives the awakening.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 14, 2012 at 2:52 PM
I think he really got off easy.His actions were in no way free speech.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 9:37 PM
Semper Fi Brother! Job well done!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 12, 2012 at 11:13 AM
My personal feeling is the guy got off easy. As someone commented a few before me, the guy was given some options on how this could be handled and he picked to sit there.ReplyDelete
I am not a veteran and never served. My family and many friends are vets, though. I have a great life and am probably better off than many of our vets are. I feel i have reached this point in my life by hard work and dedication to furthering myself. I also know that I have been given the oppurtunity to do so because there are men and women who sacrifice their lives and freedoms so that I amy have mine. For that I will always be grateful. I will always shake the hand of a member of the Armed Forces, I will always stand when a soldier passes me in the local parade, I will always take off my hat and shut my mouth when the National Anthem is played and I will make sure my children know why we are able to have the life and oppurtunities me have.
Past or present, man or woman, home or abroad, still with us or those who have passed on, THANK YOU!
- AnonymousApril 25, 2012 at 9:17 PM
I would have shoved the flag pole up his where the sun don't shine.ReplyDelete
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Its name is Norse-derived and scholars dismiss the idea that it means Raven's Island, stating that it stems either from the Norse personal name Hrafn or the Norse name for wild garlick Hramsa, the ey, of course, meaning island. The mile wide Sound between the island and the mainland is a treacherous strip of water with a rock called The Horse, only visible at low tide, and a vicious ridge of fang-like rocks called The Bitches, once known as The Bitches and Whelps. There is an ancient legend attached to the latter, which at half flood tide causes a wicked torrent of water to flow through and over them. They have been the downfall of many boats. The legend states that the teeth were cut by St Justinian's axe as he retreated to the sanctuary of Ramsey, then attached to the mainland, to escape from the lax ways of his fellow monks at the monastery of St David. The story goes that the axe became blunter with each cut and the last rock, known as The Axe. is larger than the others.
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The last time deer were shipped over in the 1970s it was by helicopter courtesy of the Royal Navy at Brawdy.
The Welsh name for Ramsey is Ynys Dewi (David's Island) and in medieval times Henry 11 landed there on his way to Ireland. The story goes that he set one of his Norway Goshawks on a Peregrine Falcon, but the local bird knocked his larger adversary out of the sky at the monarch's feet, and ever thereafter he sent to Ramsey for his eyasses.
The island is just under two miles long and a mile wide and its highest point, Carn Llundain is 446-feet high, from where there are splendid views right across half the County and out to sea where the famous reefs, The Bishops and `Clerks and the Hats and Barrels, stretch out to distant Grassholm, the home of a colony of some 30,000 gannets.The sheer cliffs at the West end of the island soar dramatically off the water and, seen from the seaward side, are colourful with seaweed, lichen and different kinds of rock. Here there are seals, breeding in the inaccessible pebbly coves, and fulmar and the descendants of Henry's peregrines patrolling the cliffs.


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David and Goliath. Fly on an elephant. Pick your cliché, but what Trust Company of America in Centennial, Colo., might lack in size is clearly accounted for in innovation. The clearing and custodial firm is taking on Schwab, TD Ameritrade and other large contemporaries in the space, in part with a strong push into new technology. Said technology is a "game-changer," if you will, a word often used in the advisor space, but rarely realized—until now.
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Where he's leading the company respects the past and the foresight of his predecessors, but he has a keen eye for the future and all the advantages technology brings.
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One of his first orders of business was to fill certain senior management positions with individuals in line with this client-facing vision. Bob Oros joined Trust Company of America in 2010 and serves as vice president of national sales. Jennifer Nealson joined the same year as chief marketing officer. Dennis Noto, a self-confessed Apple junkie and former technology executive with ADP, was brought on board for the all-important technology piece, and he serves as the company's chief information officer. Chief Financial Officer David Runberg was one of four management retentions from before Maiorano's tenure began. Having just been named CFO of the Year by a local Colorado business publication, it's easy to see why.
It's a tight-knit team, which is the way Maiorano wants it, so much so that a brothers-and-sisters, family dynamic is mentioned more than once: open and supportive, but honest.
"I have never had a more connected relationship than I have here," Nealson says. "With [Oros] especially, and I think that speaks to the alignment of our vision and our strategy. It's beyond symbiotic and it's been a lot of fun."
A niche player in the RIA custody space, the firm has traditionally acted as a turnkey asset management program (TAMP), which continues today. Part of the vision Maiorano has for the RIAs they work with is to bring them along in the TAMP space as well.
"Many successful RIAs are evolving their practice either fully or partially to be more TAMP-like," he says.
Moving from traditional advisors to embrace more wealth managers is also a part of his growth strategy, which he calls "widening the sweet spot."
"It started out as more of a boutique group of active advisors," Maiorano adds. "It's now growing with more traditional wealth managers, and we do a significant amount of business and will continue to do it in the TAMP space because of the scale, technology and the unified managed account platform that we bring to the marketplace."
The White Board
Like many first meetings with new CEOs, Maiorano's involved a white board and scented markers, where he diagramed his vision moving forward—and technology's role in it. Twenty months on and the diagram is still there, a company totem mounted on a wall in his office behind small wooden doors.
When Maiorano get's talking, he uses words one might expect: grow, thrive, sustainability, relevancy. Then he throws a curve—"nimbly," which comes from a discussion of the advantages of the firm's relatively small size.
"Is nimbly even a word?" he asks self-consciously. "I think other firms can't move a ship as nimbly as we can, because we're a mid-sized firm and can quickly move the dial."
For example, he recounts that when they informed the RIAs and advisors with whom Trust works that they were going to enhance their technology, he also asked them where the company should start: with end-user experience or that of the advisor?
"Our clients all said the end-user experience, of which I'm very proud," Maiorano says. "You would think intuitively that the advisors would say, 'No, I want you to rebuild my engine to be more effective.' But they said 'No, make sure the client experience is in there first.' We didn't have a defined order of how it had to be done, and could react to their input."
He was "blown away" at the functionality of the legacy technology, but needed to "modernize the user experience and functionality."
Enter Dennis Noto, whom Maiorano says completely bought into the vision and made it happen.
"He does a tremendous amount of homework and research," Maiorano says. "We're not trying to be an Apple shop, but he is an Apple fan. The fact that the technology we're releasing doesn't have to have a user's manual, needs only three screens to achieve any needed function and the client experience looks exactly like the experience the advisor sees—this type of innovation is just not being done today."
The Meaning of Liberty
Maiorano's not a tech geek, rather a face-to-face sales guy with the gift-of-gab and clear enthusiasm for what he does. So like a good salesman, he describes the company's new (some would say groundbreaking) technology in a manner that's easily relatable.
"My father-in-law is 80 years old, and how does he read a book? He uses a Kindle," he begins. "When you go to his house, where does he spend his time? He's on the computer fiddling around. He's doing the same thing that you and I are doing as working professionals. A lot of the assets are with people age 40 to age 80, so we need to make sure that mobility is something the end client has and the advisor uses."
He asks the listener to "imagine a world where you're sitting in a coffee shop viewing your comprehensive investment performance on a tablet, and that's the world that we live in."
Like we said, a good sales guy.
Yes, it's tablet technology, but turbocharged and part of the company's Liberty program; one that involves updates to existing platforms with completely new (and truth be told, pretty cool) offerings layered in.
"We wanted to do something that really allowed the advisor to have mobility, and to allow the advisor's clients to have mobility," Noto says. "We also wanted it to be available on all of the devices that are on the market today.
Not wanting to "write for every device," Noto was tasked with finding a way to have commonality of touch gestures on all the devices available today, but also maximizing usability when on the Internet.
"Our objective was not just the iPad; not just the Android devices or the Blackberries," he says. "The services offered by Trust Company of America for the advisors and for the clients need to be anywhere, anytime and in real time. That is the main goal."
It's the user experience that Apple (again) brought to the tablet device that Noto seeks to in many ways replicate; an intuitive experience with no user manual required.
"When I sit down and talk to advisors and owners of companies, it's not, 'What do you have in advisor functionality?'; rather it's, 'The No. 1 thing that I care about is how you represent my brand. How are you going to empower me in presenting that brand to the clients, and what is it that you are going to show them?'"
What they show them is private-labeled, customized applications for all four major tablet devices, as well as desktop and laptop computers. Here's the kicker; there is no loss of functionally between devices. What can be done on a laptop or desktop can be done on the four tablet devices and vice-versa. The screen designs and functionality are ubiquitous. If the advisor has an iPad and the client has a Hewlett-Packard desktop, no matter; they can converse, trade and strategize as if they were on the same device.
"When we talk about putting an app in the App Store or in the Android marketplace for our advisors, we literally mean it," Noto says. "It's their logo icon, their name and all of the specifics about their business that will be in there. I had a gentleman in California who had paintings on his website. We captured the paintings and used them to brand his demo application. He was floored. Another prospect said, 'I've been with Schwab for 15 years. This is a game-changer. I've never seen this before.'"
The Liberty platform (freedom, empowerment, movement; you get the idea) is currently part of TC Access, the company's client-facing technology. Once Liberty is officially launched in October, TC Access will no longer exist. Noto and his team will then turn their attention to a similar launch for TC Advisor, their advisor-facing technology.
"Once next year comes around, I'll be able to say that every Trust Company of America function is in this new user experience," Noto says. "It's mobile and tablet-oriented and optimized for whenever and wherever you want to conduct business."
The Advisor Perspective
The technology horse race is well-documented in the independent space, whether at the custodian, broker-dealer, advisor or client level. For that reason, Oros is careful about how he and his regional vice presidents explain it to prospects.
"It's not what we lead with," Oros says. "We're trying to solve business problems; we're not trying to just deliver neat technology. When you lead with technology, you tend to end up talking to the wrong people at the firm. We lead with scalability and the cost advantages. But then we get into the 'how.' At that point, the technology becomes front and center."
This is especially true when dealing with what Oros calls the "growth conundrum," which occurs when a firm is growing, but their fixed costs are growing at an equal pace. The technology Trust offers helps to widen those margins through a significant impact to the advisor's profit and loss statement.
"We shopped Fidelity, Schwab, TD Ameritrade and Pershing," says advisor Karl Frank, president of A&I Financial Services. "When I first made the decision to go with Trust Company of America, it was largely for cost. Ticket charges and fees add up."
Once Frank familiarized himself with the firm, however, it was technology that stood out.
"Their software was vastly superior for the way in which we negotiate," Frank says. "The fact that you can rebalance an infinite number of accounts with the push of a button; it's something we had never seen before, that ease of use aspect."
Frank notes he's made upgrade suggestions on a number of occasions, and was surprised to see them come to fruition on the platform.
"We're not their biggest client, by any means, but they make us feel as if we are," Frank adds.
Not all of Frank's client assets are with Trust Company of America, something of which Maiorano is well aware and doesn't mind, and it translates to the use of technology as well.
"It would be a mistake to say that Trust advisors use 100% of our technology," Maiorano says. "Many do, but others might want to diversify their assets as part of their business plan. We continue to support imports, uploads and downloads to a portfolio center that includes Advent, Black Diamond and Orion, just to name a few. We share billions of dollars of assets with some of our peers in the industry. So as we talk about Liberty, it's a name, but it's more than a name. With our advisors, if they want to do 50% of the business with us and 50% elsewhere, we completely embrace that."
At the end of the day, Noto and Maiorano say the firm differentiates itself from TD Ameritrade, Fidelity and Schwab by what they don't do. They don't compete with their advisors for retail business and they're not selling Trust Company of America as a brand.
"We're selling the advisor's brand," Noto says. "I've had the opportunity to look at the competition; Veo, for instance, and Fidelity has a tablet application. They're offering three or four functions. I coined the phrase, 'The competition moves a couple of functions; Trust moves whole systems.'"
Concludes Maiorano: "If you fit in our niche, want a relationship with principles of the firm and you embrace technology, that's what we've always been and continue to be."


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BERKELEY — Sonny Dykes won over Cal fans on his first offensive series, calling for a fake field goal that resulted in a touchdown.
Even in defeat — Cal lost 44-30 to No. 22 Northwestern in game that ended late Saturday night — Dykes showed a crowd of 58,816 that this will be a team worth watching.
More important, he showed his young players they can be something, and that started with freshman quarterback Jared Goff. Less than a year out of Marin Catholic High, in his first collegiate game, Goff passed for 445 yards, a Cal record for a regulation game. Only Pat Barnes, with 503 yards in a four-overtime game against Arizona in 1996, threw for more yards.
"A heck of a performance by a young kid," Dykes said of Goff.
It was a noteworthy debut, too, for Dykes, the coach Cal hired from Louisiana Tech to replace Jeff Tedford after a 3-9 season. Facing a fourth-and-5 from the Northwestern 10 on the game's opening series, Dykes sent the field goal unit onto the field. Jackson Bouza took the snap, flipped the ball to kicker Vincenzo D'Amato, and the two connected on a 10-yard touchdown pass for a 7-0 lead.
"I thought we needed to play incredibly aggressive," Dykes said of the play call. "I thought our players needed to see as coaches we were playing to win, not to not lose. … It was important to send that message to our players and, quite frankly, to our fans."
The difference in the game was two interception returns for touchdowns by Northwestern linebacker Collin Ellis, both on passes that were deflected. The second, coming midway through the fourth quarter just after Northwestern had broken a 27-27 tie, made the score 37-27.
"We've got a lot to build on with how well we played," said Goff, who threw 63 passes, completing 38. "We learned a lot of stuff. I had some bad luck, but that's no excuse. We'll come back stronger."
The Bears kept offensive coordinator Tony Franklin on the sidelines for this game — normally he will be in the booth — figuring he could help counsel Goff. It seemed to work.
"He kept his composure, even during times of adversity," said wide receiver Bryce Treggs, who caught 13 passes for 145 yards. "If we would go three-and-out, he came back the next time and made plays. That showed signs of a great quarterback."
On the down side, the Bears had running problems, penalty problems and injury problems.
Brendan Bigelow gained 55 yards on three runs to open the game, but Cal's backs totaled 56 yards on 25 carries the rest of the way. Additionally, Bigelow got hurt in the fourth quarter and did not return.
"We're disappointed the way we ran the football," Dykes said. "That unit up front's very young. It's going to be a heck of a unit, but part of their maturation is going to be learning how to finish blocks."
Cal was penalized 10 times for 79 yards, including false starts by three different offensive linemen in the same second-quarter series. The Bears also lost defensive end Chris McCain to a fourth-quarter ejection when he was called for "targeting" Northwestern quarterback Trevor Siemian. By rule, McCain must sit out the first half Saturday against Portland State.
As a result, the Bears could open that game without as many as five defensive starters. Defensive end Brennan Scarlett (hand) and linebacker Nick Forbes (back) sat out the opener, and safety Avery Sebastian (ankle) and linebacker Khairi Fortt (head) both were sidelined during the game.
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It's been a quiet week on the celebrity news front with some TV types feverishly prepping for Fashion Week (Kate Rodger) and others head down and bum up in marriage equality advancement (Tamati Coffey). Thank goodness for All Black legend Dan Carter, who called his own Twitter press conference on Wednesday to answer questions from his newfound pals.
Poor Dan, he'd only been alive on Twitter for 24 hours when the vexing questions came thick and fast. "What's your preference: Cookie Time or Mrs Higgins?" "If you were having a stir-fry would you have noodles or rice?" "Is it true you wore a onesie?" "Have you ever been in a food fight?"
Carter amassed more than 22,000 Twitter followers on his first day on Twitter. That's a phenomenon, even for a man used to breaking records. He called a 60-minute press conference the next day and invited followers to ask him anything. But the All Black first five-eighths told The Diary he's finding his online popularity "a bit overwhelming".
"I'm loving the contact with some very enthusiastic rugby fans, not just from here in New Zealand but all over the world. I didn't realise it would be so much fun," Carter said.
The quiet Cantabrian, who ordinarily shares very little about his private life, has opened up, thanks to Twitter, and disclosed some personal snaps and details.
We know Dan loves sushi, prefers Marmite, plays lawn bowls and can't grow a moustache. If he wasn't an All Black, his dad would prefer he tried building or labouring. He listens to Shapeshifter, does the washing-up and says marrying Honor is his greatest achievement outside rugby.
All Black captain Richie McCaw is Carter's pick for best team player and English rugby star Jonny Wilkinson the toughest opponent, "when he was in his prime".
Japan-bound Sonny Bill Williams also came in for special mention. "Good luck in Japan, bro. It was some tough goodbyes on Saturday," Carter tweeted with a bromance pic of the pair sharing a hug.
"Sure was. Gonna miss the combo," SBW responded.
He paid tribute to Carter's arrival on the micro-blogging site. "Finally the man himself is on ... 20,000 followers on one day."
Two days later, it was 31,000 followers and counting.
She studied fashion at Wellington Polytechnic and now she's one of the favourite designers of the Duchess of Cambridge. Kiwi Rebecca Taylor, who grew up in Wellington, has been a stalwart on the New York fashion scene for 16 years. Now she's taking her label across the Atlantic.
Taylor retains creative control of the multimillion-dollar empire bearing her name that was acquired by the Kellwood company, and its parent Sun Capital, last year. The Rebecca Taylor label is wholesaled in more than 40 countries and worn by the likes of Cameron Diaz and Reece Witherspoon.
"Celebrities have become such important fashion icons," Taylor told The Diary. "Now, with social media, it's easy to find out what a celebrity is wearing. It helps to have celebrities in your designs because it brings brand awareness and gets the consumer excited about the collection."
News that Taylor is opening her first British retail store is reportedly good news for Prince William's wife. Britain's Daily Mail has reported that the Duchess counts Rebecca Taylor as one of her favourite labels. A navy Rebecca Taylor tweed suit, worn by the royal at an event in May, sold out online in 30 minutes.
"When I found out she had worn my suit, I was so thrilled! I am not sure when she first became familiar with the brand, or what other pieces she owns, but I hope she stays a fan," Taylor said from her base in New York.
The designer says she misses New Zealand and her family, who still live here. Younger sister Victoria, a jewellery designer, co-owns jewellery boutique Tory & Ko in Wellington.
Taylor attributes her success to the Kiwi can-do attitude. "Kiwis approach things with an 'anything is possible attitude'. I have always used this way of thinking when designing and making decisions for the brand."
The corridors of power at Parliament are frequently littered with the walking wounded after misjudged attempts at heroism on the paddock in the parliamentary rugby team. This week, first-term Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie has been hobbling into the House on crutches and getting around Parliament in a wheelchair after damaging his knee doing something a bit more mundane - not looking where he was cycling. McKelvie was apparently looking at a ship leaving port while he was riding a bike on the Wellington waterfront. He hit a kerb, came off his bike and further damaged an already weak knee. He has a soulmate, however. Labour MP Trevor Mallard is still limping after crashing his bike in Dunedin last year.
So much has happened in Feilding since you left. That's what I'd tell Evermore - the brothers Hume - when they return to New Zealand next week to promote their new album ahead of its October release. Jon, Pete and Dann Hume, who were home-schooled in the Manawatu town, uprooted to Melbourne and became another Kiwi export to Oz. The hits came and the music accolades followed. They toured with Pink, then wrote and recorded songs for their latest album on the road in a mobile studio that took them as far as Buenos Aires, Jerusalem and Spain. Their fondest memories are getting lost in Marrakech and a pat-down by the cops on the freeway outside Los Angeles after running out of gas.


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For years, Microsoft officials talked about speeding the Windows client delivery cycle. Some cheered; some jeered. (Those jeering were business users worried about the compatibility testing and training that the introduction of more frequent Windows releases would wreak.)
In 2009, with the arrival of Steven Sinofsky as head of the Windows and Windows Live business, the talk of frequency changed to a focus on predictability. The Windows train would arrive precisely every 2.586 to 3.0 years, and that was that.
But lately there have been some signs of more frequent Windows updates.
One clue comes from the name of the version of Windows for ARM processors. Instead of calling it Windows Runtime (WinRT) 2012, the 'Softies went with plain-old WinRT. Perhaps it's nothing more than yet another nod to Apple, which called its latest iPad plain-old iPad. But it could also signal something more.
What if Microsoft is moving toward not just a more Apple-like naming scheme, but also a more Apple-like delivery model of pushing regular (or at least annual) updates of the OS to users? This might be seen first on the tablet front, as ZDNet UK's Simon Bisson posited in a recent blog post. That would be one way to more quickly transition developers from the Win32 to the WinRT programming interface -- and to get fixes and updates pushed to users more quickly and reliably. Bisson did add the caveat that it would be easier and more likely for this kind of a change to occur on ARM tablets first, given that the OS is embedded and locked to specific devices. Add that to the fact that current and potential tablet users have iPad-ingrained expectations about how quickly their vendors should be revving their OS, and there's a believable argument for new versions of WinRT being delivered annually.
Another pointer indicating the 'Softies might be softening on their rigid OS delivery schedule came from Bob Kelly, a Windows Azure marketing corporate VP. Kelly recently noted that the cloud is having an effect on how Microsoft thinks about building and delivering software.
"When you're operating on a cloud-first cadence, you don't have a multiyear ship cycle, full stop. Because of the consumerization of IT, you actually have to deliver even your packaged software on more of a consumer-like cadence. And that consumer-like cadence -- whether that's phone or tablet -- looks more annual."
Some other Microsoft units, such as its Dynamics CRM and Office 365 businesses, are already leading with the cloud first. What this means is features that initially debut as part of Dynamics CRM Online or Exchange Online later make their way into the on-premises complements of these services. That, too, is already happening with Windows Server. Microsoft Windows Server 2012 took a number of cues from Windows Azure, the 'Softies have said, in both its overall design and feature set.
But given there's no true cloud complement to the Windows client, does that rule out Microsoft ever moving toward more frequent Windows releases on x86/x64 platforms? Will business users balk if Microsoft puts Windows on a faster delivery track? And does Microsoft, with its new emphasis on introducing products first designed for consumers rather than businesses (then later adding business functionality), care all that much?
What's your take? Would you be in favor of seeing a Windows 2013, 2014 and 2015?
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The term applied to the liberalization in 1986 of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) when trading was automated.
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An informal term referring to the deregulation of the London Stock Market on October 27, 1986. On that date, a number of changes occurred, including a shift from an open outcry system to an electronic exchange. Perhaps most important, however, was the abolition of fixed commissions, which completely changed the way brokers on the London Stock Market conducted their business. Big Bang significantly increased the volume on the London Stock Exchange and reversed its trend of falling behind other world stock markets. It was a major part of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's financial reform program.
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Sky 2 (formerly Sky Two and Sky2) is a television channel, one of the UK broadcasters of Star Trek. The channel name has been used for two different services, both of which have shown the various Star Trek series.
The first, named Sky 2, was launched in 1996, as a "cult" channel, broadcasting the premieres of shows like Xena and William Shatner's TekWar. The channel also showed first-run episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. However, the station was closed down in 1997 due to poor ratings, and first-run airings moved to Sky One, where they had originally been shown.
The channel name was resurrected in 2005, as a rebranding for Sky One's "timeshuffle" channel Sky One Mix. The channel shows programs previously broadcast on Sky One, and, as of 2007, shows episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation on a regular basis.
External linksEdit
- Sky2.Sky.com – official web site
- Sky 2 at Wikipedia


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While not many films necessarily warrant a sequel, you'd be hard pressed to find someone not excited for a follow-up to 2003's Bad Santa. The dark comedy did pretty great business at the box office and grew an even larger fanbase when it hit DVD. A sequel to the pic has been rumored for a while now, but things picked up last summer when Billy Bob Thornton signed on to reprise his role as the worst Santa Claus ever. Last summer we learned that Dimension Films had commissioned two different scripts for the sequel, separately by Johnny Rosenthal and John Phillips. Now it appears the studio has picked the winning script, as Thornton recently revealed that they're on track to shoot the sequel this fall. Hit the jump for more.
Thornton is currently at the Berlin Film Festival with his latest directorial effort Jayne Mansfield's Car, and he recently gave an update on Bad Santa 2 to the good folks over at The Playlist:
"The writer is still working on the script, he's doing his rewrite right now. We saw the first draft and we just had a few little things we wanted to take away or add and he's doing that. The plan is to shoot that in the fall"
Thornton went on to add that they're eyeing a Christmas 2013 release for the film. This is excellent news for fans of Bad Santa, and I'm intrigued to find out what the angle on the sequel is (fingers crossed for a Thurman Murman return). Before he moves on to Bad Santa 2, Thornton will first shoot his next directorial project And Then We Drove this summer. The road trip movie is partially inspired by Thornton's relationship with Angelina Jolie.


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Research Editor Gil Weinreich wrote this analysis before the Sep. 6 announcement that Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan was restructuring the company, replacing Sallie Krawcheck as head of the Merrill Lynch broker force.-Ed.
Three years ago when Merrill Lynch was tottering on the precipice of insolvency, Bank of America (BAC) stepped in and paid a premium to acquire the CDO-ruined brokerage firm—under pain of federal government retaliation if BofA backed off the deal, congressional hearings later revealed. Today the once nearly orphaned Merrill Lynch is BofA's most successful business unit and it is its corporate parent that looks to be near the precipice.
So Bank of America on Tuesday announced a reshuffling of its businesses to try to streamline its efforts to stem the bleeding. Salle Krawcheck, who led the successful Merrill Lynch wealth management unit, was forced out.
On Friday, the government dealt another blow to BofA. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) sued more than a dozen big banks for misrepresenting the value of mortgages they securitized leading up to the subprime mortgage crisis. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank are on the list of 17 defendants. While most banks have been weakened in the economic crisis of the past few years, Bank of America was already arguably the most vulnerable of major U.S. banks before Friday's news.
The total price tag for the mortgage-backed securities sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the firms named in the lawsuits was $196 billion, according to The Associated Press. The government didn't say how much it is seeking in damages. It said it wanted to have the securities sales canceled and wanted to be compensated for lost principal, interest payments as well as for attorney fees.
Given that Bank of America is also the largest servicer of residential mortgages in the U.S., the suit is particularly damaging. BofA also bought Countrywide Financial Corp. in 2008 and Merrill Lynch in 2009, all three are being separately sued by the government for mortgage-backed security sales totaling $57.5 billion.
Bank stocks closed sharply lower on Friday on news of the suit, with Bank of America tumbling 8.3%, JPMorgan Chase falling 4.6%, Citigroup losing 5.3% and Morgan Stanley's ending down 5.7%. In early trading on Wednesday, BAC was up 3.7% to $7.25.
How the mighty have fallen. As an incipient economic recovery seemed to bring the promise of healing to America's major financial institutions, BofA and other large banks issued highly encouraging earnings reports at the start of this year. Fewer bad loans, delinquent payments and defaults on credit card portfolios helped.
Three quarters of the way through the year and the economy looks poised for a slowdown, if not outright recession. But while the major banks' stocks are all down year to date, BofA's has taken the biggest hit, down 46% year to date compared to 18% for JPMorgan.
Now, before even the filing of the FHFA suit against BofA, Friday's Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Reserve is asking BofA to suggest contingency plans it might undertake to arrest a dangerous slide in its stock. BofA has reportedly listed the issuance of a separate tracking stock for its profitable Merrill Lynch subsidiary as one such option.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank has taken a number of measures to shore up its weak position this year, including mortgage-related settlements worth $12 billion, sale of its Balboa Insurance unit, half of its China Construction Bank business, its Canadian credit card portfolio as well as other pending sales, The Journal reports.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffet announced a $5 billion investment in the firm last week, a welcome respite in a month where the bank lost $16 billion in market cap in a single day in early August.
The bank has made serious misjudgments and stands accused of serious mortgage fraud. Now that it is tottering, will its Merrill Lynch profit center be sufficient support to keep the bank standing through the storm ahead?


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Today is my birthday.
Sometimes on my birthday, I find myself thinking about past mistakes and things I coulda/woulda/shoulda done differently. But as I get older and hopefully wiser, I am realizing that life is not about the past but the future - and the only thing I can improve on is what I do with today, with this moment, and the next, and the next… throughout the coming year.
Like most of us, I lead a full and busy life. Now that I am retired, I often wonder how I ever found time to work. I sometimes find myself with too little time at the end of the day and realize that too much of my day was filled with unimportant things – low priority items.
So I am making a renewed effort to "reshuffle" my priorities and start putting first things first – reordering my life around the things that are really important to me. I want to live my daily life in a way that reflects my values. I want my relationship with Jesus, my marriage, my children and grandchildren to be the most important things in my life and I want to include work, friends, fun, and relaxation.
I want to get better at accepting myself as God's special creation and work on being OK with who I am – on the inside and on the outside. I also plan to set aside time practice good health habits so that I am able to do all the things I dream about.
So this year, I intend to focus on the things that matter the most and to order my attitude, beliefs, and lifestyle in such a way that what I do truly reflects who I am. By God's grace, I will change and grow this year and become healthier, happier, and more confident in my roles and responsibilities - as woman, wife, mother, grandmother, and child of God.
Birthday Thoughts
Today is my birthday.


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Mr. Vague: "My sister has that one disease, it makes you sick. You know which one I mean?"
Friday, April 6, 2012
Oh yeah, that one
Mr. Vague: "My sister has that one disease, it makes you sick. You know which one I mean?"
13 comments:
- Packer said...
No not that one, you know , the other one. You are getting warmer.
Perhaps it might be better to ask:
What are your complaints today, what are you problems, why are you here. And then ask , does anyone in your family have similar issues.
Is it right to wish a Happy Passover, if so Happy Passover
- April 6, 2012 at 9:44 AM
- X-Ray chick said...
Oh yeaaa that one disease were you get reaaaally sick....
- April 6, 2012 at 10:16 AM
...but she took that medicine...the white pill...and it cured her!
Pattie, RN
- April 6, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- bobbie said...
And you, of course, knew exactly what she meant, right?
- April 6, 2012 at 1:15 PM
I bet it's Lupus.
- April 6, 2012 at 3:13 PM
!! it's never Lupis!
- April 6, 2012 at 5:05 PM
"But she always seems to have it whenever I call or drop by or invite her over."
- April 6, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- Scrub Ninja said...
Of course. It's the one where the patient is just sick, and there no other notable distinguishing signs nor a more detailed complaint. So it's fibro, right?
- April 7, 2012 at 1:24 AM
You're right, it's not lupus. It's TB. When in doubt, TB.
- April 7, 2012 at 1:38 AM
Packer, why so snarky?? We presume that Dr. Grumpy is not going to write verbatim his entire conversation, and this is just a snippet that likely occurred after the relevant personal history had been taken.
- April 7, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Don! said...
Packer, I don't think asking about "similar" issues is necessarily going to get you the information you need. What might be medically related and relevant won't necessarily be similar in the mind of the patient. TLE and migraines are probably connected and tend to run in the same families, but they have different sets of symptoms. HSP and Hashimoto's might not seem "similar," but they're both autoimmune.
That's why IMO (IANAD, just a patient with a lot of stuff going on) it's important to get a full personal and family history and then try to see which pieces fit together. Dr. Grumpy will surely correct me if I'm wrong about any of this.
- April 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM
I'm sure just hearing that made you sick. So I guess it's a contagious mystery disease.
- April 8, 2012 at 6:26 AM
Oh, I think I've had that one!
- April 9, 2012 at 6:23 PM


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Chefs Dish on Kitchen Diversity
It's a given to say at this point that the country's leading chefs could use more diversity. But in the past few months especially, the conversation has turned to how we can get there.
To review events of late, there was chef Amanda Cohen responding to a Twitter feed about lack of female representation at an event overseen by the Basque Culinary Center; she called shenanigans on her blog, listing a hefty set of names while sipping her morning coffee, which we then helped her expand. Then, a few weeks later, Time came out with a "Gods of Food" feature in which no female chef made the cut, with editor Howard Chua-Eoan only making the situation worse in an interview with Eater's Hillary Dixler by saying while "there was no attempt to exclude women", he felt "women really need someone—if not men, themselves, actually—to sort of take care of each other."
Members of the food media started hounding female chefs for their opinions, with Cohen retorting on Eater and Gabrielle Hamilton writing an Op Ed for the Times. It forced me to take a harsh look at my own numbers in the interview column I've headed up at Serious Eats for over two years now, which covers executive-level chefs or those that run their own businesses; out of 103 interviews I've run or have ready in the can, 75 have been with men and 28 with women.
The sad thing is, my numbers are far from the worst out there: 21 of "GQ's 25 Best New Restaurants in 2014" are led by men. Paula Forbes at Eater crunched the numbers on the current James Beard nominees; while the number of women represented in the Outstanding Chef category has increased yearly since 2010, women overall still sit at around 20%. In another piece, Dixler tracks representation at many major food events in the United States, pointing out that at our 2013 Wine and Food Festival women made up 19% of the chefs involved (and that event was not nearly the worst in regards to representation).
And then there's ethnic diversity in the kitchen. How do we quantify ethnicity on the executive level in our diverse city, which is a melting pot of multi-generational cultures?
Without generalizing too much, most chefs I've spoken with have pointed out that kitchens are rather egalitarian. As the Waverly Inn's Ashley Merriman said, "I think that the rest of the world could learn a lot from spending some time in kitchens; it doesn't matter what your sexuality is, what your gender is, what the color of your skin is, what language you speak, how old you are, how tall. If you can get the job done, for the most part, nobody cares."
Mother Jones magazine's Tom Philpott found himself in a point of conflict when he was at the Basque Culinary Council event and noticed just what the ladies on that Twitter feed did; only five of 29 chefs present were women. After that he figured out that only two of the world's 50 Best Restaurants picked by the "much-hyped" San Pellegrino / Acqua Panna list were run by women... and both of those worked in tandem with a dude. So, like Dixler and Forbes and myself and many other writers out there, he decided to go straight to asking chefs to weigh in on the imbalance.
Last night Mother Jones and Philpott led a panel discussion with "a few of the pioneers who are pushing this long-overdue change" at Marcus Samuelsson's Ginny's Supper Club, with chef Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill, chef/owner Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune, and executive chef Charlene Johnson-Hadley of Samuelsson's outpost American Table Bar and Café joining Samuelsson on the panel.
Read below for some of the most noteworthy opinions, and then weigh in on what you hope the future brings.
What's New On Serious Eats
How Being a Minority Affected Early Days as a Chef
Marcus Samuelsson: When you realize you are alternative and you don't try to be mainstream, there lies your mystique and power. The uniqueness lies in the conversation you can have when you're abnormal, and the opportunities you'll have in changing the footprint will make a much more interesting conversation. So you have to be clear about which conversation you want to have, about what impacts matter to you; it took me a long journey to realize that. Now, being the abnormal is not my greatest asset, because my work ethic and where I have been is, but it's one of the things that makes my journey unique, and I want to hold onto it.
Charlene Johnson-Hadley: I just think you need to get past yourself and not think of yourself as "the different one." That shouldn't be your focus. Your focus should be following your ambition, making sure you are doing what it is you want to do, and making yourself an asset to wherever you are.
Gabrielle Hamilton: I never wanted to be in this industry; I fell into it out of necessity. Yes, there were horrible white men leading the kitchens and the hardest part of that was the contortions you put yourself though to figure out your place in that kitchen; should I be a chain smoking, dirt-talking motherfucker who can crank it out?! Or should I be the dainty female with lipstick and can you help me lift this stockpot because I just can't?! One of the hardest parts is finding a viable self that you can live with, take home and respect at the end of the day. I will say that I've also worked with people who had this kind of horrifying blanket of "women are the greatest," which is just as erasing, frankly, as not being seen in the first place. When someone's like "women are wonderful" I'm like, "I don't know, some are and some aren't."
Floyd Cardoz: I came to the United States and couldn't find a job because I was Indian, and many restaurants didn't give me a chance. I had nothing in common with the guys in the kitchen, so I learned about football and baseball so I'd have something to talk to them about. It was hard, because I felt that I could cook as well as anyone else, but once you get into the whole kitchen world, you understand it and you love it. I had people tell me that I couldn't do what I wanted to do—I couldn't take Indian food to a new level. I said, "I'll show you how." No other Danny Meyer restaurant opened with three stars. We did.
On Gender in Food Media vs. Restaurant Culture
Samuelsson: The majority of people who have shaped how we eat in this country have been women, it's just when we consider high-level restaurants that this flip flops; look at Alice Waters, Leah Chase, Sylvia [Woods[ in this neighborhood, Julia Child, and what Gabrielle represents. True game changers have constantly been a blend between women and men. It's like, if you look at sports, yes, the hundred meter dash is perfect for the man from Jamaica, but the whole Olympics is not just about this one guy. So it's a little bit of that; media focuses on one type of restaurant, but food is much, much larger, and that's where women still have the biggest impact.
On New Wealthy, Educated Chefs
Hamilton: Now we have the whole new problem of, "I used to be an architect" and "I have a trust fund" and "I have so much more money and power than you're ever going to have in this world." And you have to go up to that guy and say, "You know, your sauce is a little salty."
Samuelsson: I know that scenario, but the power weirdness will not change. I have the luxury of being so confused in my identity, so I can always fall back on being the crazy African. Like, you can always fall back on being the crazy woman! Maybe the "crazy African" will make me more powerful, because you'll never know what is going to happen!
Is Education Reshaping the Industry?
Samuelsson: You have to be open to hiring both the person who doesn't have a traditional background but maybe was cooking all their life for their family; they've always cooked, but they haven't been recognized because, as a culture, we don't recognize what we've always taken for granted. That's why cheerleading will never be big in the black community, because anyone can cheer and dance. Everyone in church can sing. Cooking is one of those things; my aunt can cook or my uncle can cook. It was never associated with "it can be a profession."
Where is the Industry in Promoting Chefs to Higher Levels?
Cardoz: Often we as chefs think we do enough to let people know who we are. We're in the kitchen and happy to be in the background, rather than stepping forward and saying, "This is who I am, and if you want to know about me I'm happy to tell you that." There are many chefs who don't know how to do that. You have to make yourself accessible to people.
Johnson-Hadley: The people who are confident in the kitchen are the people who are not looking at you or paying attention to you. There are tons of talented cooks giving 150%, and they're comfortable with that. That's why you don't see them—they don't feel a need to take that step forward. And a lot of them are not even taught or pushed to take that step forward, to say, "Look, you're awesome, and people need to know what it is that you do." That concept doesn't even cross their minds.
On Food Gods
Hamilton: I wrote an Op Ed piece in the Times about it and I'm going to not speak here, because what I did in that piece was say, "Hello brothers! Where are you? Can you speak for us, please?" Because of course I can speak on my own behalf, and dive in with my fists in the air, but what do you think about how there were no women? I open it up to the men of the world.
Samuelsson: I think that it's giving Time too much credit. Honestly, it says that cooking has now arrived to fit into Time Magazine, whatever that means. I don't know, they're behind about most issues, so it's a reflection of where they've been. I've never looked at it and been, "Oh, yeah, Man of the Year!" Look at that label. MAN OF THE YEAR! Hello?! I've never looked at Time to get inspired.
Hamilton: But it is bigger... I'm not like, "Well, if I'm not on that list it must not be a very good list." But I don't want to put down the source and not deal with the bigger problem at some point. And we have to.
Samuelsson: I think that the source was one-noted. It just shows that we live in a very multi-faceted world and that they didn't do their homework. So if they didn't do their homework, why even pay them the respect? Do the homework, and then I'll respond on the article. They didn't do their homework, so they deserve zero attention on it. Zero.
Cardoz: I just ignored it because I didn't think it was right. There are many chefs who should have been on that list. It's just a list, it's like the boat that the tire company comes up with; who made you God to tell us which are the best restaurants in the world? I'd say 50% are very good, and 50% are disappointing. It doesn't make it right or wrong.
Samuelsson: I'm very conscious of what I point at, and I'd rather point at a crab guy on the street who I think is more revolutionary than a "Best Of" list that doesn't teach me or the consumer that much.
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It is the proud boast in North Pembrokeshire that the beautiful golden crescent of Newport Sands is the finest beach on that seaboard.
It is known by its Welsh name 'Traeth Mawr' (Big Beach) to distinguish it from other beaches in the area, particularly Parrog beach on the other side of the Nevern Estuary where the river forms a deep divide between the beaches.
A popular bathing beach, Newport is one of few in Pembrokeshire on which you can actually park your car, but this has increasingly become less accceptable these days.
Half a mile wide with plenty of space when the tide is out, it offers ideal conditions for family beach outings as well as for sailing, canoeing, kayaking, surfing of all kinds and some sea angling. On the northern side near the car park is a shop, toilet and a Surf Lifesaving clubhouse, and in the estuary on the Parrog side is a sheltered area where boats are safely moored, even in winter.
The Golf Club is worth a mention as it is probably the most picturesque in West Wales, the links woven among gorse-topped hillocks and little hollows and valleys offering plenty of challenges. And the view from the Clubhouse windows, particularly the popular restaurant renowned for its cuisine, is absolutely spectacular; a wide panorama which includes the beaches and Newport town, with a splendid backdrop of Carn Ingli (Angel Rock), the 'mystic mountain' celebrated in novels by local author Brian John.
For many years ferrymen rowed people across this short stretch of water, from Parrog to the big beach, particularly golfers heading for Newport's magnificent 18-hole links on Berry Hill. The short crossing saved them a long trek round the estuary.
Newport may seem simply a tranquil resort far from the madding crowd, but it has seen the worst side of human nature in recent years. In the summer of 1983, thanks to the vigilance - some would use the uncharitable word nosiness - of the canny locals, police and customs authorities were alerted to the fact that there was some funny business going on in a quiet cove called Slipping Cove.
Local fishermen had seen strangers suddenly emerge from nowhere on the almost inaccessible beach, and the strangers gave several unlikely explanations for their presence. They were making a film about seals, but the seals only haul ashore there during the October pupping season! They were training for an Arctic whale-filming expedition, but there wasn't an iceberg in sight! They had also been seen in the Sailor's Safety inn at nearby Pwll Gwaelod flashing high denomination banknotes and buying expensive food.
Locals had seen a 15-foot inflatable with two powerful outboard motors beached on the pebbles. During "Operation Seal Bay," Police found a large fibreglass tank buried under the shingle in the cove. After a long investigation, the drug smugglers were caught red-handed and eventually jailed, and Newport had a smuggler's tale to dine out on for years to come.


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AS WINDS AND SEASONS CHANGE (For young adults and up)
Camille's teen-age pregnancy becomes a traumatic event whose effects follow her for decades. It adds bitterness to her relationship with her father and casts a cloud over her relationship with the soldier she loves dearly. At the final news of his tragedy in battle, she gets depressed and has a near-fatal accident which, she believes, was thwarted by her deceased mother. This brings her hope. Alone, and through drastically changing times, she succeeds at building a fulfilling life. Then Azheimer's strikes and she is left with nothing but fleeting memories of her past--until her most precious gift comes to her.
WHO FOUND MOO-MOO? (For children - 8 years and up)
A small dog runs away just a few days after the LaPlumes adopt him. As the family and a few "unconventional" characters join in the search for the dog, personal relationships develop, or are mended. When they finally find the dog, they're sad to know why he ran away; but they're very happy, not only because he's safe and will return to a loving family, but because some of the persons found one another!
ADAPTING TO LIVING ALONE (For young adults and up)
Mini book: Most women who find themselves suddenly alone due to divorce, separation, death or other events, go through a roller coaster of emotions such as hurt, bitterness, fear, inadequacy, uncertainty, anger, etc; and it can take a long time to adjust to their new status.
This little book contains reflections and down-to-earth suggestions to help them on their new path and in their everyday activities.
This little book contains reflections and down-to-earth suggestions to help them on their new path and in their everyday activities.
More to come!
CHILDREN (seven or eight years old and up)
Teejo's Heroic Journey (
The Great White Cloud
Melinda's Doll and The Mysterious Rose
Best Friends
The Family Secret
Changing Winds and Seasons
ZING! Colored Halos and A Rainbow
Help Daisy Find Her Treasure
Uphill and Downhill


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Europe's involvement: Spacelab
Europe's involvement in Space Shuttle activities dates back to 1969, when NASA invited ESRO, ESA's predecessor organisation, to participate in its Post-Apollo Programme.
NASA had reached the Moon, with Apollo proving that the boldest goals could be achieved. However, to conduct post-Apollo programmes within reasonable budget limits, a new vehicle was needed to carry astronauts and cargo into space, without throwing away hundreds of million dollars per flight. This was the rationale to develop the first reusable launch system in 1972: the Space Transportation System (STS) – otherwise known as the 'Space Shuttle'.
Europe, then represented by ELDO (European Launcher Development Organisation) and ESRO (European Space Research Organisation), the precursors of today's ESA, was invited to take part in early studies in 1969. ELDO developed a concept for a reusable space tug to ferry cargo from low to geostationary orbits and beyond, but NASA eventually turned to US expendable 'kick stages' for this role.
Heading towards human spaceflight
ESRO focused its efforts on a 'Sortie Module' to be flown in the Shuttle's cargo bay. The laboratory's original 'freeflying' mode was later abandoned, and so it became 'Spacelab'. In December 1972, Europe opted to develop 'Spacelab' as an integral element of the US Space Transportation System in which scientific missions of up to nine days could be conducted. The Spacelab programme was approved in July 1973, during the European Space Conference in Brussels.
At this important meeting, European ministers agreed on the Ariane programme and the inception of the European Space Agency (ESA). The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Europe and NASA for the implementation of Spacelab took place on 24 September 1973. Europe was heading towards human spaceflight.
Unlike Skylab, the first US space station, which had been built mostly from existing Apollo hardware, Spacelab was a new construction offering a much wider range of applications.
Building Spacelab
In June 1974, ESA selected an industrial consortium led by MBB-Erno (now EADS Astrium) to develop the modular elements making up Spacelab: a pressurised laboratory, a gimballed instrument pointing system and cargo bay pallets.
At that time, the Shuttle was planned to fly up to once a week and about a hundred Spacelab missions were anticipated through the 1990s. This number significantly decreased as the Shuttle began flying. Spacelab pallets were flown as early as the second Shuttle mission, in November 1981. The first ESA-sponsored mission, Spacelab-1, followed two years later.
Under a barter agreement, a first set of Spacelab modules was handed over to NASA, which also bought a second set later. In total, 22 Spacelab missions were flown by the time the programme ended in 1998, representing some 244 days on orbit. Most included a significant ESA science/payload contribution and two dedicated missions were sponsored by the German Aerospace Center, DLR.
The Spacelab laboratory module was even flown in 1995 on a milestone international mission: the first Shuttle docking with Russia's Mir space station.