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Phoenix [54] is the capital of the state of Arizona as well as the most populous city in the American Southwest and sixth largest city in the United States. Founded in 1871, it has become the region's primary political, cultural, economic, and transportation center. At an elevation of 1100 ft (335 m), it is situated in the biologically unique Sonoran Desert. Over time it has merged with the neighboring cities of Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale, Peoria, Mesa, Chandler, and Gilbert to form the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Currently exurbs such as Apache Junction, Fountain Hills, Queen Creek, and Sun City are becoming part of this metropolitan area as well. Phoenix is extremely hot in the summertime, so always have sun screen with you!
See also Greater Phoenix for destinations in the sprawling Phoenix metropolitan area.
Why would anybody want to start a city in the middle of a desert? The answer is, surprisingly, agriculture. The Salt and Verde Rivers of central Arizona were exploited for large-scale agriculture by Native Americans as early as the 11th century. The area that now encompasses Phoenix was a center of the Hohokam culture, which built large canal systems and a network of towns and villages, whose remains may be viewed in the city to this day. White settlers discovered the remnants of the Hohokam culture in the 19th century. The city's name reflects its history as a city "reborn from the ashes" of the previous settlement.
European-American settlement of the area commenced in the 1860s, and in 1911 the completion of the first of several large reservoirs in the mountains north and east of Phoenix insured its success as a center for irrigation-based agriculture. Many tens of thousands of acres were planted in citrus and cotton and other crops, and for many years, intensive, year-round irrigated agriculture formed the basis of the economy. Recent years are seeing a revival, and trendy hotels, bars, shops and restaurants are making it a place to be again.
Mild and sunny winter weather also ensured a thriving tourism industry, and encouraged many Easterners and Midwesterners to relocate to Phoenix. High-tech industry began to flourish after World War II, and since that time the growth of Phoenix has been explosive. As a result, a population of just over 100,000 in 1950 has given way to a 2006 estimate of 1,512,986 (with the metro area estimated at 4,039,182)[55].
Phoenix has an arid climate with long and very hot summers and mild winters. It has the highest average temperature of any metropolitan area in America. The weather varies enormously from one season to the next. While it's not as cold as in the northern states during the winter, it does freeze sometimes, and temperatures in the 30s°F (-1°C) are not unheard of. In the summer, extreme heat is the norm. On the hottest days, it can get up to 115°F (46°C) or more. Carry water and be aware that in extreme heat metal left in sunlight (like seatbelt buckles) can be hot enough to cause minor burns even with fleeting contact. Monsoon rains with lightning occur regularly from July to September during the late afternoon and evening, occasionally overnight as well. April is the most ideal month. In some neighborhoods, cicada insects make loud sounds from sunset to sunrise. Smog and humidity can be a problem at times throughout the year.
If you are lucky (or not, depending on your point of view), you may witness a haboob (dust storm) if you stay during monsoon season.
English is the dominant language in Phoenix. However, like much of the Southwest with a large Hispanic population, Spanish is very widely spoken in Phoenix. Spanish is a language often used for day-to-day discourse in many places, although English is the language of preference, especially when dealing with businesses and government.
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By plane
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX) +1 602 275-4958 [56] is the main air gateway to Arizona. It is in East Phoenix 3 mi (5 km) from downtown. It is a hub for American Airlines [57] and Southwest Airlines [58]. Terminals are numbered from 2-4. There is no Terminal 1.
Valley Metro Bus -#13 goes from the airport to 75th Ave & Buckeye along Buckeye [59]. Get off at Buckeye & Central Ave (transfer to the #0 bus going north on Central to downtown). Likewise there's a free PHX Sky Train going from Terminal 4 to the 44th St & Washington Light Rail station for the light rail or #1 bus to downtown. [60]
There is also an airport shuttle bus going out to a remote car rental terminal (west of the I-10/17 junction) from the airline terminals too. (recommended if possible).
Both Phoenix Sky Harbor and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airports are serviced by Skoot Airport Shuttle, which is a low-cost shuttle company that will get you to or from the airport to anywhere in the Phoenix metropolitan area. [61]
Alternative Airports
By train
Due to a dispute among the Arizona Department of Transportation, the Union Pacific Railroad, and Amtrak, passenger train service to Phoenix has been discontinued. Amtrak passengers may disembark at Maricopa, Arizona (25 mi/40 km south of Phoenix) and arrange their own travel into the city. No regular shuttle service currently exists. (Alternative: they may disembark at Flagstaff instead and take a bus into Phoenix from there. The Maricopa-Phoenix route, which uses taxi services, takes about an hour but one likely has to wait for the taxi after calling; the Flagstaff-Phoenix route takes three hours.) (Another alternative: disembark in Tucson and take a Greyhound bus into Phoenix; the Greyhound station in Tucson is about 5-6 blocks west of the Amtrak depot.)
By car
Interstate 10 enters Phoenix from the south and west, and Interstate 17 comes in from the north. US Route 60 is also a major route into Phoenix from the east. Arizona State Route 87 comes in from the northeast from Payson.
By bus
Unfortunately, there is no central bus terminal nor are they located next to each other in the same area. Each company have their own stop(s) or station all over the city. Major operators include:
Get around
The Light Rail is always a much cheaper option than a cab for traveling to central Phoenix or Tempe from the Airport (cabs charge a flat $15 to make the trip). Take the new Skytrain (free)from your terminal to the Sky Harbor stop. Note that the terminal 3 stop is not yet open so you will have to take a shuttle buss. A single ride pass is $2.
As a tourist, the bus line you are most likely to find useful is the 72 which directly connects downtown Tempe and downtown Scottsdale. It runs frequently throughout the day and can be caught from the Tempe transit center (Tempe->Scottsdale) or anywhere on Scottsdale Road (Scottsdale->Tempe).
Surface roads are usually easy to navigate. The area's roads are designed around a grid system, where most roads are numbered based on their distance from the city center. Addresses also conform to the numbering of the roads around them. Nearly all streets run with the compass directions, and there's a major thoroughfare every mile in each direction. the road running east & west as Washington St divides the addresses & streets from "North" & "South" while the road going north & south as Central Ave divides the addresses & streets from "East" & "West". The numbered streets running north and south are "Avenues" (such as N 7th Ave) west of Central Ave and "Streets" (such as N 7th St) are east of Central Ave. This also applies to the extended metro area, though addresses in some of the other cities OUTSIDE the Phoenix city limits like Tempe, Avondale, Goodyear, Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa have their own grid system within their own city limits and not based on downtown Phoenix or each other.
There is an extensive network of freeways, most built since 1987. Note: Heavy construction on some segments and interchanges continues. Check construction schedules and closures in the local media.
Drinking and driving is very heavily enforced in Phoenix, especially in Scottsdale and Tempe. Harsh DUI laws & police traps ensure you will most likely be pulled over during peak bar hours 11PM-2:30AM. Mandatory jail time and extremely heavy fines make drinking and driving a very unwise decision in Maricopa County.
Individual listings can be found in Phoenix's district articles
In Phoenix-proper, see:
Professional Sports
Unfortunately professional sports events are pricing themselves out of the pocket of the average traveler. There are still $10 seats at the Diamondbacks games, not available until 2 hours before the game. Definitely not the best seats, but worth visiting the downtown Phoenix ballpark at a cost of $357 million in 1999.
Spring Training Cactus League is a great way to see baseball players. Very relaxed and inexpensive. Games are in different locations in Mesa, Peoria, and Phoenix.
The Cardinals stadium is worth a visit as looks like a giant spaceship by the side of the freeway. Built at the bargain price of $427 million in 2006.
College sports
Time-honored souvenirs from Phoenix are scorpion bolo ties and saguaro-cactus salt and pepper shakers. Look for them at various gift shops in Terminal 3 and 4 of Sky Harbor International Airport. These gift shops are also known to stock the ever-popular Cactus Candy and a wide variety of hot sauces.
Groceries and other basics
The major supermarket chains in Phoenix are Fry's (which is owned by Kroger), Safeway, WinCo, Albertsons, and Bashas'. In addition the nation's largest discount store chain, Walmart, has several stores in Phoenix most of which are also open 24 hours and some WinCo and Fry's stores in Phoenix are also open 24 hours as well. In addition many specialty and organic supermarkets such as Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Trader Joe's can also be found throughout the area.
Individual listings can be found in Phoenix's district articles
For cheap eats, look out for many 24-hour Mexican food places such as Filiberto's, Raliberto's and other restaurants offer a burrito the size of your forearm for less than $4.
Individual listings can be found in Phoenix's district articles
Phoenix as a metropolitan area offers a considerable amount of nightlife, though with the fact that the city is so spread out it can be difficult and dangerous to attempt traversing the city on a big night out. Generally, the nightlife is centered around the sub-cities of the metro area. Within Phoenix itself bars tend to cluster within the Uptown, Downtown, and Roosevelt areas, while Scottsdale offers a lively bar and club scene and Tempe is popular with students given the proximity to the University. and the city centers for Chandler and Glendale both offer some good options if you're in the suburbs. Downtown Mesa lacks any appreciable nightlife given its strong ties to the Mormon church.
Individual listings can be found in Phoenix's district articles.
Stay safe
Despite being a nice vacation destination, Phoenix is a major American city and as such does contain a fair amount of violent crime. Some parts of the city (and even a few parts of some of the suburbs) should be avoided at night. Although the central city used to have a somewhat deserved reputation for dangerousness, extensive public and private investment in urban core in recent years has made the area among the safest places in the Valley: as a general rule, the area bounded by the Union Pacific railroad tracks just south of the Chase Field up to Camelback Road and Between Seventh Street and Seventh Avenue is both safe and walkable. South of the railroad tracks is South Phoenix which can be unsafe in some areas.
Maryvale, a commercial/residential district on the west side of the city of Phoenix (extending north into Glendale as well), has a somewhat rough reputation.
Most of the suburban areas are safe during day and night; however, parts of Mesa and Glendale can be dangerous at night. Some portions of Tempe, near the main campus of Arizona State University (ASU), have seen assaults in the recent past on a few university students. The ASU campus is equipped with several emergency call boxes.
The Sunnyslope area (north central city of Phoenix) has some homeless and other crime issues but a new police station was recently built at Peoria and 7th Ave which has dramatically reduced crime.
The town of Guadalupe (immediately west of Tempe and bounded by Interstate 10 on the west) is unsafe at night, but is an incredibly interesting Hispanic/Native American community to visit during the day. Be warned though that the speed limit suddenly falls from 40mph to 25mph as you enter the town.
In every portion of the Phoenix area, just use common sense and be aware of your surroundings.
Residents of Arizona are allowed to carry concealed firearms after completing training and a thorough background check.
Phoenix also has one of the highest car theft rates in the country, with a car stolen every 7 minutes. In addition, red light running is more common in Phoenix than any other city in the U.S. Use caution at every turn. Speeding, tailgating and aggressive driving are common on the freeways.
Be aware of traffic and speed enforcement cameras at most major intersections. Always anticipate someone attempting to beat the amber light before it turns red to avoid being issued a very expensive traffic ticket (usually in the amount of $300 or more). If you see sudden braking, make sure you're going the speed limit. Sometimes, camera vans are set up on the side of the road to snatch speeders, especially in the Northeastern parts of the Valley.
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is endemic to the Valley, and is a dust-dwelling fungus that gets kicked up during dust storms. Most people either don't exhibit symptoms or have a respiratory illness resembling a bad cold, but rarely one can develop a disseminated infection involving the bones, meninges, joints, or connective tissues. This severe illness is more likely to occur in people of African, Asian, Filipino, Hispanic, and Native American descent, and is least likely to occur in European (white) peoples. Immunocompromised individuals (HIV/AIDS, etc) are at particular risk for a severe, disseminated infection. It is incredibly difficult to treat once it sets. If you become ill after your trip to the Valley let your doctor know you were in an area where cocci is endemic. It is better than nothing to stay inside during a dust storm if you are worried about cocci, or to wear a paper mask, but realistically you will inhale no small amount of dust no matter what you do. If you are traveling with your dog be advised dogs can also develop a severe cocci infection, as they tend to huff about in the dirt; it is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among Valley dogs. Again, if your dog falls ill shortly after visiting the Valley, let their veterinarian know where you have been traveling.
Be aware that honorary consulates are typically individual representatives of nations who represent the interest of certain business functions, and are not full-fledged national consulates you would normally seek to assist you with individual legal or official matters.
Gay and Lesbian Travelers
The area around Central and Camelback in Phoenix has many gay residents and gay-friendly businesses. 7th St and Camelback is the unofficial "gay district" and you can see many gay pride flags hanging from businesses. Phoenix and neighboring Scottsdale and Tempe tend to be quite progressive, but know that many suburbs of Phoenix are considered some of the most conservative areas in the country, so expect many looks and maybe insulting remarks in these areas.
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Waltham, Mass.-based Commonwealth Financial executives said Saturday they plan to give its representatives more official options in how they do business with the independent broker-dealer, starting in the second quarter of 2013. This move could help the firm attract more breakaway brokers and other advisors, while giving its roughly 1,400 existing reps more opportunities to adjust their own business strategies.
"I've spoken with at least three or four advisors who have said they want to drop their FINRA registration and have greater flexibility," said Commonwealth CEO Wayne Bloom, in an exclusive interview Saturday with AdvisorOne during the group's national conference in San Antonio. "This is what I call a glide path issue, and we are hearing more and more about it."
As of next spring, independent advisors will be able to drop their FINRA registration and use Commonwealth's RIA, for instance, or operate solely as their own RIA. As is the case today, they also can be affiliated with Commonwealth and keep their FINRA registration, be dually registered with FINRA and as an IAR, or run a hybrid business with FINRA registration and their own RIA.
"We are going to take our inward-facing compliance systems and make them outward facing, so an RIA can protect his or her own business and ride on our technology," said Bloom. "I see it as a way that advisors can go IA only without being alone."
"The business has evolved to the point that how advisors are registered is essentially meaningless," he explained. "Offering them tools that open options for them in how they do business, a glide path, is meaningful."
Commonwealth advisors now produce about $700 million in yearly fees and commissions, 70% of which is fee based. The independent broker-dealer "is marching toward" becoming a $1-billion firm with a $500,000 production average over the next few years, while maintaining its reputation for boutique-level service, Bloom says.
Breakaway Brokers
There are a good number of wirehouse advisors who "resonate" with the fee model, according to Bloom. "They want to learn more about it and work on giving up their FINRA registration, but maybe they need to keep their commission-based business as they are making the jump to independence," he explained.
"In other words, they are a bit unsure of their future … so they need to find a firm that does both, i.e., works with dually registered or hybrid advisors and also is able to accommodate other business models," Bloom said.
While Commonwealth focuses on attracting advisors who have at least $200,000 in yearly fees and commissions from competing independent BDs and other firms, it believes this glide path growth strategy can make it more attractive to wirehouse and other employee advisors (who represent about 10-15% of recruited reps), said John Rooney, managing partner of the firm in San Diego, during the group interview.
"The breakaway broker is looking at things different from an independent advisor who is considering changing broker-dealers," Rooney explained in an interview. "They have a different mentality–as they are looking [specifically] for a different platform."
"The breakaway movement is a real thing, and we've done a fantastic job getting the word out that Commonwealth is a sophisticated, service-oriented firm, and that we are interested in capturing them and building a bridge to that market in ways that are a good two-way fit," explained Andrew Daniels (left), managing partner of field development, in the same interview. The second-quarter 2013 rollout of this new approach, he and other executives added, will help Commonwealth's "value proposition resonate more" with this group of advisors.
Though only a small percentage of recruits–which number about 70 so far this year–may quickly embrace each of the business options set to be introduced in early 2013, they all want more ways to operate over time, says Bloom. "They are trying to be strategic as they ask where this advisory business is going, and they want a glide path to make these [transitions] as seamless as possible," he noted.

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'Red 2' plays it too safe
In 2010, "Red" delightfully sneaked up on us. The story of retired CIA black-ops veterans pressed back into service was funny and fresh and, most importantly, gave the world the chance to watch Helen Mirren kick butt in ways that would make Jason Bourne think twice about stealing her purse.
The film did so well that producers whipped up "Red 2" for Mirren, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich and company. Unfortunately, while the sequel manages to retain some of the charm of the original, it does little else. There is a sense that "Red 2" is resting on its laurels and relying on the audience to simply enjoy the interplay among the actors while absorbing jumbled plot points that are being offered without much explanation.
Who were the bad guys? I'm still not sure.
But at least the actors look like they were still having fun, in a "Let's Make 'Ocean's 13' so George Clooney can hang out with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon some more" kind of way.
All of which adds up to a movie that isn't particularly good but is still fun, thanks mainly to the sheer strength of the cast.
At times, "Red 2" is like watching a Dean Martin roast back in the 1970s (get on YouTube and search for Don Rickles and Frank Sinatra). There's not a lot of substance, but it's difficult not to enjoy watching the interplay of talented, funny people who seem to enjoy working together.
A new cast member, Korean martial arts wizard Byung-hun Lee, shows off some subtle comedy chops as a hit man out to get Willis' Frank Moses, who has been accused of hatching an operation called "Nightshade" that involved a hidden, portable nuclear weapon. Another new addition, Anthony Hopkins, plays a scientist who created and hid a nuclear weapon suitcase about three decades ago, the finding of which is the centerpiece of the film.
Not surprisingly, the story line is more humorous than logical. Of course it's funny when Malkovich's neurotic, socially challenged Marvin Boggs tracks down Moses at Costco -- where he's trying to engage in some domestic shopping with his partner, Sarah Ross (Mary-Louise Parker) -- to tell him he thinks they're in trouble and to remind him, after all, that Moses hasn't killed anyone in months. And Mirren is always a pleasure to watch, especially when hilariously disposing of a body while talking business on the phone.
But step back from the comedy, and the story gets thin. The first film dealt more with retired spies trying to adjust to real life, which gave it some depth. Now that story line just feels played out, especially since Willis has seemingly dedicated his career to playing aging former military and law enforcement studs out to prove they haven't lost their edge (Willis is supposedly lined up to play a retired CIA agent/mentor in an upcoming adaptation of one of Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp books).
Parker is a pleasant surprise, showing comedic chops and a newfound ability to get into the violent swing of things. She steals a number of scenes, especially those with Catherine Zeta-Jones' Russian agent (and Moses' former flame) Katja.
But for the most part, the surprises are few and far between. Fans of the first film should view "Red 2" as a chance to savor the interplay of very good actors but not much else -- meaning it is likely worth a matinee or a rental down the road. That is a shame; the first "Red" was a great idea and an unexpected hit.
Any good spy has to take risks to be successful. Too bad director Dean Parisot and his team didn't employ the same concept.
Rating: PG-13 (for violence, language, drug references)
Cast: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Director: Dean Parisot
Running time: 1 hour, 56 minutes


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Small Plant News: Volume 5, Number 1
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- Knowing Your Rights Under the Freedom of Information Act
- AMS Assumes Child Nutrition Labeling Reviews and Approvals
- FSIS Establishes Formulas for Calculating Rates
- Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Knowing Your Rights Under the Freedom of Information Act
By Jane Johnson, DVM
Enacted in 1966 and frequently updated, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 United States Code §552, is a Federal law that makes Government records available to the public. Prior to FOIA's enactment, the burden was on individuals to explain why they wanted a specific Government record. Now, the burden is on the Government to explain why specific records should not be released.
The Act does not apply to the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government. All States, however, have a version of the Federal FOIA incorporated into their State codes.
Requests under FOIA can be made by any individual or entity. It should be noted that requests for information made by congressional committee chairpersons are not considered requests under FOIA, and the same rules do not apply.
So how does FOIA affect you, the small plant owner or operator? The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) collects all types of records from plants that are under its regulatory jurisdiction. Any of your records kept by FSIS are subject to FOIA requests.
For that reason, you may be concerned about what records are released to the public under FOIA. Although this concern is understandable, keep in mind that FSIS requires only information and data that are necessary to fulfill the agency's mission—ensuring that the Nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. That being said, let's see if we can allay some concerns by answering two basic questions.
- What information is subject to release under FOIA?
All official records are subject to release under FOIA, with the exception of any information that falls under nine FOIA exemptions.
- What information may be redacted (removed) from documents prior to release?
As mentioned, FOIA has nine legal exemptions under which Government records will not be released. Records and portions of records that fall under these nine exemptions are protected by law from disclosure and do not have to be released to the public.
Simply stated, the nine exemptions are:
- Classified national defense and foreign relations information;
- Internal agency rules and practices;
- Information that is prohibited from disclosure by another law;
- Trade secrets and other confidential business information;
- Inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges;
- Information involving matters of personal privacy;
- Certain information compiled for law enforcement purposes;
- Information relating to the supervision of financial institutions; and
- Geological information on wells.
The most commonly cited FOIA exemptions applied by FSIS to withhold records are Exemptions 4 and 6. Exemption 4 relates directly to the type of proprietary information, such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) records, about which plant owners are often concerned.
FOIA Exemption 4 protects records that contain commercial or financial information that was obtained from a person ("person" being an individual, a partnership, or a corporation) and is privileged or confidential. The courts have held that a record qualifies for withholding if disclosure by the Government would likely harm the competitive position of the person who submitted the information. Detailed information on a company's marketing plans, profits, or costs can qualify as confidential business information. Information may also be withheld if disclosure would likely impair the Government's ability to obtain similar information in the future. Only information obtained from a person other than a Government agency qualifies under Exemption 4.
In addition, FSIS participates in a process that is generally referred to as "submitter notice," but which the agency terms "pre-release review." FSIS will provide a submitter of business information (for example, a law firm representing an FSIS-inspected plant, or plant owners themselves) an opportunity to review redacted documents prior to release under FOIA.
Every month, the agency posts its FOIA logs on the FSIS Internet Electronic Reading Room at www.fsis.usda.gov/FOIA/FSIS_Electronic_Reading_Room/index.asp . These FOIA logs show the name or names of the persons who submitted a FOIA request and the records that were requested. If you see a request for records that involves your company, you may submit a request to FSIS to review those records prior to their release. FSIS will provide a copy of the proposed record release for your review. To submit a request, you may write to FSIS' FOIA office at the address below or email your request to email@example.com.
You then have an opportunity to explain why the information asked for under a FOIA request qualifies for withholding. A submitter of business information can also file suit to block disclosure under FOIA. Such lawsuits are generally referred to as "reverse" FOIA lawsuits because the Act is being used in an attempt to prevent, rather than to require, the disclosure of information. A reverse FOIA lawsuit may be filed when the submitter of business information and the Government disagree on whether the information is exempt from release.
FSIS will always do everything it can, within the law, to protect your confidential and proprietary information. For more information on FOIA, visit FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/FOIA/. You can also contact the FOIA office by calling (202) 720-2109 or by writing to the FSIS Freedom of Information Act Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 1140, South Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
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AMS Assumes Child Nutrition Labeling Reviews and Approvals
By Keith Payne
Small Plant News first covered child nutrition labeling in "Labeling for Child Nutrition Programs" (Vol. 2, No. 2). The existence of a USDA Child Nutrition (CN) label on a product assures schools and other Child Nutrition Program operators that the product contributes to the meal pattern requirements as printed on the label.
Since that article was published, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has assumed responsibility for the operation and management of the CN Labeling Program from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The transfer was made in order to provide adequate staffing and technological support for the efficient operation of the CN Labeling Program. Unlike FNS, AMS has statutory authority to charge user fees for services in support of the marketplace, which include the management of the CN Labeling Program.
AMS' Processed Products Branch reviews labels on a first-in, first-out basis. Labels are reviewed within 10 business days of arrival. Each label application is assessed a fee of $92 per hour, with a minimum charge of 1 hour per label. After the first hour of service, fees are assessed in 15-minute increments. Label applications that require immediate review for approval "express service" are assessed a service fee of $184 the first hour and $92 for each additional hour.
The service fee covers all AMS label review activities, including administration, communication with the applicant or their designated representative, label review, and transfer of label information to and from FSIS, as necessary.
All meat and poultry products that are CN labeled must be submitted first to AMS for approval. After approval by AMS, the labels are submitted to FSIS for review and approval.
FSIS' label review procedures remain unchanged. No fees will be charged for label review, and the agency does not accept label applications by email.
For more information on FSIS' labeling review procedures, contact the agency's Labeling and Program Delivery Division at (301) 504-0878 or go to its Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Labeling_Procedures/index.asp .
For general information on the Child Nutrition Labeling Program, you may wish to visit the FNS Web site at www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/CNlabeling/default.htm.
In addition, AMS publishes a list of plants and labels that have met the FNS quality control requirements for the CN Labeling Program, and updates it regularly. The list may be accessed at www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/CNlabeling/authorized.htm.
If you're interested in marketing your products to the Child Nutrition Program, contact AMS for more information about the application process, prerequisite requirements, and other inquiries by calling (202) 720-9939, emailing email@example.com, or writing to:
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FSIS Establishes Formulas for Calculating Rates
By Jane Johnson, DVM
On April 12, 2011, FSIS published the final rule "New Formulas for Calculating the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory Services Rates; Rate Changes Based on the Formulas; and Increased Fees for the Accredited Laboratory Program" in Volume 76, Number 70 of the Federal Register. This final rule stemmed from a proposed rule that was published on October 8, 2009. Comments were accepted for 30 days.
As stated in the rule, "FSIS is amending its regulations to establish formulas for calculating the rates that it charges meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection, and identification, certification, and laboratory services. The 2011 basetime, overtime, holiday, and laboratory services rates in this final rule will be applied on the effective date."
For future years, FSIS will use the formulas established to calculate the annual rates. FSIS will publish the rates annually in Federal Register notices prior to the start of each calendar year and will apply them on the first FSIS pay period at the beginning of the calendar year. The rule took effect on May 22, 2011.
You may view the final rule on FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/2006-0025F.htm.
For policy-related questions, please call FSIS' Policy Development Division at (800) 233-3935 (6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays) or go to http://askfsis.custhelp.com (any time).
For more information concerning fees, contact Mike Toner, Deputy Director, FSIS Budget Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2159, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700. He may also be reached by telephone at (202) 720-3367 or by fax at (202) 690-4155.
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Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Q. Can I use employee training multiple times on my Sanitation SOP records as a preventive measure to meet the requirements of 9 Code of Federal Regulations 416.15?
A. The plant may document employee training multiple times as a preventive measure on its Sanitation SOP records. If the establishment documents employee training as a preventive measure, the training should also be documented when it occurs. However, if after repeated employee training has occurred, FSIS inspectors find that the Sanitation SOP failed to prevent direct contamination or adulteration of product, employee training may not be accepted as an effective preventive measure by the agency.
Q. Do chemical sanitizers used on surfaces in direct contact with food (food contact surface) have to be approved for use in the plant?
A. Yes, although the approval is not provided by FSIS. Sanitizers used on food contact surfaces must meet the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration requirements with the establishment having documentation that the sanitizer is safe for use in a food-processing environment. This documentation must be available to FSIS upon request.
Chemical sanitizers must be used according to the manufacturer's directions. The label on the sanitizer should state that the sanitizer is safe for use on food contact surfaces.
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Small Plant News: Volume 5, Number 11
|Small Plant News Archive Page. This is an archive page. No new content is being added. While these newsletters remain available for reference purposes, the documents do not reflect changes to Agency policy that may have been instituted since the newsletters were published. Also note that resources and websites mentioned in older issues may have moved or may no longer be available. Points of contact for various initiatives may have changed.
In This Issue:
- FSIS' Food Defense Plan Survey: The Results Are In. What Was Your Impact?
- The International HACCP Alliance Offers Resources and Assistance
- Take Advantage of Available Training Modules
- Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
FSIS' Food Defense Plan Survey: The Results Are In. What Was Your Impact?
By Natasha Williams
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) completed its annual survey of slaughter and processing plants for Fiscal Year 2011 on the presence of food defense plans. This initiative began in 2006 to measure the industry's voluntary adoption of written food defense plans and to determine whether the plans are functional, meaning "Have they been implemented, tested, and reviewed?"
FSIS' 6th Food Defense Plan survey was conducted in July 2011, and, similar to past surveys, the facilities involved were plants that are active FSIS-regulated meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants, active official import inspection plants, or active processed egg products plants. The numbers are in, and while the percentage of plants with a functional plan has surpassed the 74 percent goal that was set for 2011, the participation rate of very small plants still lags behind the participation rate of small and large plants.
|July 2011 Food Defense Plan Survey Results
|Establishment Size
|Percent of Establishments with a Functional Food Defense Plan
|Meat & Poultry Establishments
|Processed Egg Product Plants
|Official Import Establishments
|Very Small
Plants of any size can only gain from having a functional food defense plan on hand. Establishing a plan enhances the protection of your plant and products from vulnerabilities that can cause a potential threat to the food supply, as well as your livelihood.
According to Dr. Byron Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion at Mississippi State University, having a functional food defense plan is "a matter of security for the continued well-being of their business. In the event of an incident, a functional food defense plan aids in reducing the harm a very small plant could experience as a result of negative publicity and lost business. As a very small plant, even the smallest incident could potentially have a major impact on the business."
In December 2009, 49 percent of very small plants had functional food defense plans compared to 72 percent of small plants and 97 percent of large plants. Fast forward to 2011 where 65 percent of very small plants have a functional plan compared to 84 percent of small plants and 96 percent of large plants.
While it is commendable that the number of very small plants with functional plans has increased approximately 20 percent in the past 2 years, an evaluation of the difference between the participation of very small plants and that of small and large plants shows that there may be a misunderstanding regarding what it takes to have a functional food defense plan.
|2006 - 2010 Food Defense Plan Survey Results
|Establishment Size
|Percent of Meat and Poultry Establishments with a Food Defense Plan
|Aug 2006
|Nov 2007
|Aug 2008
|Dec 2009
|Jul 2010
|Written Plan
|Written Plan
|Written Plan
|Functional Plan
|Functional Plan
|Very Small
You may think that you must spend a lot of money or hire more employees to develop a functional food defense plan. In fact, functional food defense plans can be created without additional funds or staff. Having a functional plan means that your plan can be implemented at a moment's notice and contains tasks that can be performed on a daily basis.
For example, if an employee's duty is to monitor entry and exit doors to ensure they are properly locked, delegate this task in your functional plan to the person in charge of monitoring security for the plant. By putting this in writing, you are not spending extra money or hiring new staff. Instead, you now have a "go to" person who is responsible for maintaining that aspect of the plant. This also prepares you for a faster response time in the event that security is breached.
Another example of a possible misunderstanding of having a functional food defense plan is that it takes too much time to write one. FSIS has created a general food defense plan titled, "Food Defense Plan: Security Measures for Food Defense." The general plan is available online at www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/General-Food-Defense-Plan-9-3-09%20_2_.pdf and is also available in hard copy. This document outlines four of the major security measures that can lead to a plant's vulnerability. They include, but are not limited to, outside security measures, inside security measures, personnel security measures, and incident response security measures. You may tailor this general plan to the potential threats and needs of your plant. The general plan is also available in the following languages: Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Alternatively, you may decide to develop a functional food defense plan using the guidance materials available on FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Defense_&_Emergency_Response/Guidance_Materials/index.asp, although this may be the more challenging option.
Results from the survey show that 959 very small plants lack a functional food defense plan. If you're an owner or operator of a very small plant, please know that your plant is potentially at risk without this document. To continue to protect the public's health and your own livelihood, it's imperative that you create and maintain a functional plan. Don't let the perception of spending more time or money deter you from protecting your plant. Make an impact in 2012!
For more information on functional food defense plans or to obtain a hard copy of the general food defense plan, contact the Small Plant Help Desk at 1-877-FSISHelp (1-877-374-7435) or email email@example.com.
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The International HACCP Alliance Offers Resources and Assistance
By Jane Johnson, DVM
Need another Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) resource? If so, you might want to check out the International HACCP Alliance.
The International HACCP Alliance was developed on March 25, 1994, to "provide a uniform program to assure safer meat and poultry products." Housed within the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, the Alliance includes industry associations, professional organizations, educational foundations, universities, third-party private companies, and government cooperators.
The Alliance's Web site, www.haccpalliance.org/sub/index.html, is divided into six tabbed sections:
- Hot Topics - provides information regarding topics of current interest;
- Training Activities - provides a list of HACCP courses, a list of accredited course providers, and information regarding Alliance-approved curricula;
- Food Safety Information - provides links to information regarding food safety and HACCP
- Reference document titled "Antimicrobial Interventions for Beef"
- Section titled "HACCP and Food Safety," which provides links to various information including compliance guidance materials, applicable FSIS Notices, HACCP questions and answers, critical control point decision tree, etc.
- Section titled "Reference Corner," featuring links to Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), various government agency Web sites, the USDA National Agricultural Library, and various association Web sites;
- Reference document titled "Antimicrobial Interventions for Beef"
- News - provides links to news items about the Alliance and the food industry;
- Alliance Board Room - provides information about members of the Alliance's Board of Directors and lists the Alliance's members; and
- Scientific Article Database - provides a searchable database of scientific articles on various topics. When you conduct a search, the database will return the title of an article (or articles) matching your keyword search, the author, the name of the publication containing the article, the publication's volume/issue number and date, and the article's page number.
For more information, you can contact the Allianc at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you prefer, you may phone the Alliance at (979) 862-3643 or send a fax them to (979) 862-3075. You may also write to the following address:
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Take Advantage of Available Training Modules
By Jane Johnson, DVM
As you know, humane handling is a very important issue for both FSIS and you, the small or very small slaughter plant owner or operator. Therefore, FSIS has posted its "Humane Handling of Livestock" training module on its Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Employees/Regional_Training/index.asp for use by plant owners or operators. This is one of the modules used by FSIS to train its inspection program personnel.
In addition, FSIS has developed practical, situation-based training for inspection program personnel that prepares them for realistic scenarios they may face at a slaughter plant. There is a "Situation-Based Humane Handling Training Facilitator Guide" and a "Situation-Based Humane Handling Training Participant Guide." These can also be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Employees/Regional_Training/index.asp.
These training modules have been made available to plant owners and operators because the information they contain may be helpful in your understanding of how the Agency enforces the humane handling regulations. In addition, you may find the information and training method useful in training your own employees on humane handling.
For questions or more information on humane handling, please contact the Small Plant Help Desk at 1-877-FSISHelp (1-877-374-7435) or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Q. Are inspection program personnel required to collect animal identification when a tissue sample is collected for pathology testing?
A. Yes. According to 9 CFR 310.2 (a), all animal identification is to be retained with the animal until the post-mortem examination is completed. When a pathology sample is collected in an official slaughter establishment, FSIS inspection program personnel must follow the instructions in accordance with FSIS Directive 10230.6, titled "Submitting Tissue Specimens for Pathological or Diagnostic Microbiological Evaluation to the Laboratory." In addition, they are to collect all identification from animals selected for the sampling. Types of animal identification include, but are not limited to, livestock market or sale barn back tags, producer ear tags, feedlot identification tags, Canadian tags, vaccination tags, calf-hood (bang) tags, tattoos, and brands. In addition, FSIS inspection program personnel must request information on the producer/owner name and address of the animal selected for sampling from the establishment.
The identification information must be maintained with the carcass and/or laboratory form number until all laboratory tests are performed according to 9 CFR 310.2 (b)(5)(ii) to allow for trace back, if the laboratory results indicate a trace back is necessary.
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Managing Editor: Jane Johnson, DVM
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Whether we realize it, African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are listening to us. The pachyderms can tell certain human languages apart and even determine our gender, relative age, and whether we're a threat, according to a new study. The work illustrates how elephants can sometimes protect themselves from human actions.
"It is a most remarkable finding," says Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University in Atlanta. "Animals associating sounds with danger is nothing new—but making these fine distinctions in human voices is quite remarkable."
Elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, where the study took place, are killed periodically by Maasai pastoralists. Maasai men sometimes spear the animals to protest park policies governing grazing and water rights, and sometimes in retaliation for tusking and trampling people or cattle. "Most of the time, the Maasai and elephants co-exist quite well," says Karen McComb, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. "But spearings do occur, and it's clear that the elephants are tuned into the Maasai in lots of ways."
It's long been known that elephants flee when they encounter Maasai men wearing their distinctive red robes—yet they are far less bothered by other people on foot. Indeed, other studies have shown that the animals even distinguish between the color and scent of clothing worn by Maasai pastoralists and Kamba men, farmers who live in the same area but don't threaten the animals.
McComb and her colleagues wondered if the Amboseli elephants could make similar distinctions between the voices of the Maasai and Kamba people. The scientists recorded men from the two ethnic groups, as well as Maasai women and boys, saying "Look, look over there, a group of elephants is coming" in their respective languages. (A Maasai man speaks the phrase in the audio file above.) From a concealed loudspeaker, the team then played back the voice recordings to 47 elephant family groups (which are composed of related adult females and their dependent young) while observing and videotaping the animals' reactions.
Right "from the get-go, the elephants responded differently to the Maasai and Kamba male voices," says study co-author Graeme Shannon, a behavioral ecologist at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. They were more likely to retreat and bunch together, forming a defensive fortress around their young, and to smell the air (raising their trunks skyward) if they heard an adult Maasai man speak. But their reaction was not nearly as defensive when the voice was that of a male Kamba. The animals were also much less fearful when presented with the voices of Maasai women or boys. The scientists also altered the recordings, making the adult male voices sound more female and vice versa. But the elephants weren't fooled and remained vigilant, the scientists report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Cognitively, they know what they're doing, and they adjust their reaction to exactly what they're hearing," McComb says. In a previous playback experiment, she and her colleagues showed that elephants will often come aggressively toward the loudspeaker when they hear lions (their other predator) roaring, apparently to drive them off. But when the elephants heard the adult Maasai male voices, they never showed this mobbing behavior, and instead formed a defensive bunch and retreated stealthily.
And apparently because the Maasai men present such a serious threat, all the elephant matriarchs, including the youngest, knew how best to respond, the researchers say. "It's a key skill," Shannon says, "and is learned by watching; it's likely not hardwired." McComb adds that "older matriarchs appeared better at some voice discriminations—in particular, telling the difference between Maasai men and boys so that they only retreated when faced with men's voices."
"This study is one more confirmation of just how intelligent and flexible elephants are," says Joyce Poole, an elephant expert with ElephantVoices in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. "I routinely tell the Maasai I work with that the elephants are studying us more carefully than we are studying them." The work may be helpful in preventing "human-elephant conflicts where the species co-exist," adds Joshua Plotnik, a behavioral ecologist at Mahidol University, Kanchanaburi, in Thailand. For instance, elephants might be deterred from entering farmland or encouraged to stick to the corridors designed for their use, Poole says. "The trouble is elephants are too smart to be fooled by us for long."
Conservationists are also unlikely to be able to use the elephants' language discerning abilities to stop the poachers armed with machine guns. "The elephants have learned what to do about Maasai men," Shannon says. "But the Maasai spear only one elephant. Poachers gun down entire families. There's little elephants can do about that."


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An Ankeny woman's fourth child came quickly in an unusual delivery on Mother's Day.
"It went from mild contractions to 'I am feeling this baby,' and it is coming very fast," said mother Rose Ayers.
Ayers' baby's entrance into the world was a real team effort that started with a call from the master bathroom in her Ankeny home.
"My wife is pregnant. The water just broke, and it seems like she is having the baby now," said Ayers' husband, Kenny Ayers, during the dispatch call.
On the other end of the call was Polk County dispatcher Thomas Heckler.
"It was my first delivery. I had to remain cool and calm," said Heckler.
"(My wife) basically laid on the floor, and the next thing, there was the head. And yeah, it was definitely unexpected," said Kenny Ayers. "My thought once I saw the head was basically, 'Am I going to have to deliver this? Are they going to get someone here fast enough?'"
"(The husband) wanted to push the baby back in. I told him, 'No, we are going to have a baby. You got to have a baby, and we're going to push,'" said Heckler.
"I was yelling a lot of orders at him, 'Catch the baby. Get her out,'" said Rose Ayers.
"I really had no choice in the matter on this one," said Kenny Ayers.
Kenny Ayers said paramedics were still minutes away, but his daughter wasn't waiting.
"(My baby) was lying on the floor and I could see Kenny rubbing her back," said Rose Ayers. "We didn't have anything to suck it out of her mouth or anything, so I am just kind of trying to tip her over, kind of like a baby CPR, and just cough it out herself.
"It felt an eternity for me, a long time," said Kenny Ayers.
"I'm normally not an emotional person, but that stood out," said Heckler.
The couple named their baby, Stormy. She weighs 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 inches long.
"She came out like a storm with a vengeance," said Rose Ayers.
"It's going to be an interesting story when she gets older," said Kenny Ayers. "If (the dispatcher) wasn't there, I don't know what we would've done."
Heckler and Stormy got to meet for the first time last week.
Heckler said he knew what to do because of good training and they have manuals in the computer system that walk them through what to say.


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U.S. companies will now be able to post their earnings on Twitter or update their status on Facebook as long as investors have been told in advance where to look.
The SEC refrained from bringing an enforcement action against Hastings or Netflix, which runs a subscription service for watching television programs and movies, because rules around using social media for company disclosures had been unclear, the agency said.
"Most social media are perfectly suitable methods for communicating with investors, but not if the access is restricted or if investors don't know that's where they need to turn to get the latest news," George Canellos, acting director of the SEC's enforcement division, said in a statement.
The SEC confirmed that a regulation prohibiting companies from disclosing material information to select investors applies to social media and other emerging means of communication the same way it applies to company websites. Company communications made through social media channels could constitute a violation of the fair disclosure rule known as Regulation FD if investors had not been told in advance where the information would be posted, the SEC said.
Social media "has tremendous potential to level the playing field for participants in the markets," said Stephen Diamond, a securities law professor at Santa Clara University's School of Law. The report "shows a commission that's being flexible and responsive, and it shows a government agency that actually thinks innovation is a good thing."
Jim Prosser, a spokesman for San Francisco-based Twitter, declined to comment.
"We welcome, and certainly agree with, the SEC's finding that Facebook is an established means for companies and individuals to share and disseminate information broadly," Menlo Park, California-based Facebook said in a statement.
While the agency didn't explain exactly how a company should inform investors about social media use, the new guidance will give companies greater comfort in communicating with investors via Facebook and Twitter, said David Katz, a partner at law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
"Do I see it as a sea change? No," Katz said in a telephone interview. "But investor relations has moved into the 21st century and the SEC has caught up."
Hastings stirred controversy over SEC disclosure guidelines when he wrote in a July 3 post on Facebook's website that viewing on Netflix's video-streaming service had "exceeded 1 billion hours for the first time" in June. The incident led to calls for the SEC to broaden its rules to allow social media to be used to communicate to investors.
In December, Hastings and Netflix each received a Wells Notice, indicating SEC staff intended to pursue enforcement action in the matter. That same month, Hastings said that posting to his Facebook contingent of 200,000 followers "is very public."
Netflix said it welcomed the SEC's guidance. "We appreciate the SEC's careful consideration and resolution of this matter," spokesman Joris Evers said in a statement.
Gene Goldman, a partner at law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP, said the report provides companies a road map for staying out of trouble.
"But the next time material information is disclosed on an executive's Facebook page without the company alerting all shareholders to look there for information, the matter will likely be met with an SEC lawsuit instead of a report," Goldman said.


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One of the main challenges facing advisors is sales capacity, a report by LIMRA and McKinsey & Co. found. The report, released Tuesday, found that even as advisory sales forces are aging, they are growing less satisfied than in previous years.
Most advisors are 50 or older, the report found, especially among independent agents and RIAs. Approximately two-thirds of advisors in each of those channels were over 50, and 58% of advisors at independent broker-dealers were over 50. Banks had the smallest concentration of advisors over 50 with 29%.
Independent agents aren't just older, they're more experienced. Over half of independent agents have over 25 years of industry experience. Although RIAs had a similar age distribution, just 37% had 25 years or more of experience.
Advisors are looking for growth more than high payouts, according to the survey. Twenty-seven percent said they stayed with their current firm because they could see no better opportunity for growth. The same percentage said they left a firm for because they thought they could find a better opportunity for growth. Thirteen percent of advisors said they stayed with their firm because they were happy with their compensation, and 13% of advisors said they left a firm because they thought they could get more somewhere else.
The survey suggested that by improving in four areas, advisors can drive growth.
First, advisors need to focus on teaming. The survey suggested advisors who gross $200,000 per year could add $30,000 by regularly partnering with other advisors.
Also, client specialization is an area in which advisors need to develop best practices. By targeting a specific group of clients, advisors could add $26,000 in annual production.
Retirement planning is vital to advisors who want to grow their practice. By creating retirement plans for an additional 30% of their current clients, advisors could gain $9,600.
Finally, to drive growth, advisors must understand their clients and what's going on in their lives. Advisors could add $7,333 in annual production be increasing their awareness from five to eight life events for each of their clients.
The study found insurance products were less valuable to productive advisors than investment products and advisory solutions. In 2004, insurance products accounted for a quarter of advisors total gross revenues. In 2012, that mix fell to 20%.
Advisors don't see one area of support as significantly more critical than another. Twenty percent said point-of-sale support was most critical to their practice, while 19% said both technology management and coaching were most critical. Just 14% said marketing services were most critical, and 12% said the most important area of support was in processing new business. Furthermore, advisors rated the quality of service they received as mediocre across the board. On a five-point scale where five indicates the best quality service, no area scored higher than 3.9 (remote sales support), and the lowest ranking was 3.3 (marketing services).
Finally, although 19% of advisors said technology support was the most critical area of support in their practice, most reported an interest in using mobile technology and social media, if they weren't using it already. In fact, the report found that advisors' use of Skype and other video technologies is expected to quadruple in the next three years. Social media use is expected to double.
Currently, social media use is relatively low compared to mobile technology. Just 11% of advisors said they use social media to communicate with existing clients and 13% use it to prospect. Fifteen percent said they use social media to promote their practices and 16% are using it to collaborate with other members of their team. About two-thirds of respondents said they weren't using social media for any of those tasks.
When it comes to mobile technology, however, advisors are far more interested. Almost three-quarters say they use a smartphone to access information and 18% said they would like to do so; 60% said they use a tablet and 28% would like to. Advisors were more likely to prefer a tablet for presentations or training however. Almost a quarter said they use a tablet for training or continuing education, and 35% use one for presentations. By comparison, 14% of advisors use a smartphone for training and 19% use one for presentations.


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Morgan Stanley (MS) said late Monday that it recruited eight advisors from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BAC) and Barclays with a total of $5.5-plus million in yearly fees and commissions and close to $780 million in client assets under management.
Joining Morgan Stanley in Miami is the team of Fuentes, Fuentes and Hondermann, which includes Luis Fuentes, Christopher Fuentes and Rosario Hondermann.
The ex-Merrill team has combined production of close to $2 million and client assets of $373 million. The reps now report to Kevin McCarty, complex manager in Miami.
The Giere-Szucs team of advisors Brant Giere and Lisa Szucs moved to Morgan Stanley — which is led by James Gorman — in Akron, Ohio, from Merrill. The team, which is now supervised by branch manager Jason E. Haines, has combined yearly fees and commissions of over $1 million and has managed client assets of $210 million.
The Costanzo/Mack team also left Merrill Lynch and joined the Cleveland office of Morgan Stanley. Vince Costanzo and Rex Mack now report to branch manager Robert Hartmann. The team has total production of about $1.4 million and client assets of $115 million.
In Shrewsbury, N.J., Howard Shallcross came on board Morgan Stanley from Barclays. Shallcross, who has about $1.2 million in yearly production and has managed $80 million in client assets, is now supervised by branch manager Todd Sacks.
Last week, Raymond James (RJF) recruited an advisor from Morgan Stanley in West Virginia with yearly production of roughly $800,000 and total client assets of $215 million.
Morgan Stanley's third-quarter results showed that the wirehouse firm, which previously ran its wealth-management operations under the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney brand, had 16,829 advisors as of Sept. 30. This figure is down 1% from 16,934 in the second quarter and 5% from 17,661 a year ago.
Average yearly fees and commissions (or production) per Morgan Stanley rep, though, rose 2% from the second quarter and 9% from a year ago to $790,000.
This figure falls below the $910,000 average of Merrill Lynch's advisors, which number 16,076 (excluding those in consumer and business banking) as of Sept. 30. (Merrill's production level, however, is down slightly from the previous quarter and last year.)


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Howard Melvin Fast (1914-2003) was a best-selling and prolific American author of historical fiction, mysteries, and science fiction, known for his books on themes of patriotism, social justice, and the immigrant experience. He wrote nearly 100 books and more than 150 short stories, as well as numerous screenplays, stage plays, and newspaper columns. The Howard Fast papers include correspondence, journals, appointment books, address books, financials, writings, promotion and reviews, scrapbooks, biographies, profiles, chronologies, bibliographies, interviews, governmental and political files, vital records, personal documents, awards, photographs, artwork, and audiovisual materials. The papers were deposited at the University of Pennsylvania over the course of 45 years and represent nearly all facets of the writer's life.


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Portrait of Thomas Eakins
Susan Macdowell Eakins, American, 1851 - 1938
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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Susan Macdowell met Thomas Eakins in 1876, shortly before she enrolled in classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Years later, she described meeting her future husband at the Haseltine Gallery, where the exhibition of The Gross Clinic was "causing quite a commotion" in Philadelphia. A talented artist, she won several prizes in the Academy's annual exhibitions, and exhibited in 1879 and 1880 with the Philadelphia Society of Artists. After she married Eakins in 1884, she largely put aside her artistic ambitions, although she did take up photography. She returned to painting after her husband's death, and this intimate portrait, believed to have been based on one of her photographs, is one of her finest works.
Susan Macdowell Eakins was a fierce advocate for her husband during and after his lifetime, and it is largely through her efforts to establish his reputation that Eakins's art made its way into major public collections. In 1929, she and a family friend, Mary Adeline Williams, gave to the Philadelphia Museum of Art a large collection of work by Eakins. Ranging from student sketches and early sporting subjects to masterful late portraits, their gifts included many studies, which the donors believed would be of special interest to other artists and students. Thanks to their generosity, which has inspired related gifts over the years, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has the richest collection of Thomas Eakins's work in the world. The Pennsylvania Academy, where Eakins studied and taught-and where his example continues to inspire students today-received a splendid group of Eakins's studies, photographs, and other materials from the collection of Charles Bregler in 1985.
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