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Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby | |
Cosby in February 2010
Born | William Henry Cosby Jr. July 12, 1937 [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist |
Years active | 1962–present |
Notable work(s) | I Spy The Bill Cosby Show Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids The Cosby Show Cosby The Cosby Mysteries The Electric Company |
Spouse(s) | Camille Hanks (1964–present) |
Children | Erika, Erinn, Ensa, Evin, Ennis |
Website | |
www.billcosby.com |
William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at the hungry i in San Francisco and various other clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own sitcom, The Bill Cosby Show. He was one of the major performers on the children's television series The Electric Company during its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby also acted in a number of films.
During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Show, which aired eight seasons from 1984 to 1992. It was the number one show in America for five straight years (1985–89).[2] The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. He also produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings. He starred in the sitcom Cosby from 1996 to 2000 and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things for two seasons.
In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included him in his book The 100 Greatest African Americans.[3]
In 1976, Cosby earned a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His dissertation discussed the use of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids as a teaching tool in elementary schools.
Early life
Cosby was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one of four sons born to Anna Pearl (née Hite), a maid, and William Henry Cosby Sr., who served as a sailor in the U.S. Navy.[4][5] During much of his early childhood, Cosby's father was away in the U.S. armed forces and spent several years fighting in World War II. As a student, he described himself as a class clown. Cosby was the captain of both the baseball team and the track and field team at Mary Channing Wister Public School in Philadelphia, as well as the class president.[6] Early on, though, teachers noted his propensity for clowning around rather than studying.[7] At FitzSimons Junior High School, Cosby began acting in plays as well as continuing his devotion to playing sports.[8] He went on to Central High School, an academically challenging magnet school, but his full schedule of playing football, basketball, baseball, and running track made it hard for him.[8] In addition, Cosby was working before and after school, selling produce, shining shoes, and stocking shelves at a supermarket to help out the family.[8] He transferred to Germantown High School, but failed the tenth grade.[9] Instead of repeating, he got a job as an apprentice at a shoe repair shop, which he liked, but could not see himself doing the rest of his life.[8] Subsequently, he joined the Navy, serving at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland and at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.[10]
While serving in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman for four years, Cosby worked in physical therapy with some seriously injured Korean War casualties.[10] He finished his equivalency diploma via correspondence courses.[11] He then won a track and field scholarship to Philadelphia's Temple University in 1961–62,[12] and studied physical education while running track and playing fullback on the football team.
As Cosby progressed through his undergraduate studies, he continued to hone his talent for humor, joking with fellow enlistees in the service and then with college friends. When he began bar tending at the Cellar, a club in Philadelphia, to earn money, he became fully aware of his ability to make people laugh. He worked his customers and saw his tips increase, then ventured onto the stage.[13]
Stand-up career
Cosby left Temple to pursue a career in comedy, though he would return to collegiate studies in the 1970s. He lined up standup jobs at clubs in Philadelphia and soon was off to New York City, where he appeared at The Gaslight Cafe starting in 1962.[8] He lined up dates in Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. He received national exposure on NBC's The Tonight Show in the summer of 1963. This led to a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, who, in 1964, released his debut LP Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!, the first of a series of popular comedy albums.
While many comics were using the growing freedom of that decade to explore material that was controversial and sometimes risqué, Cosby was making his reputation with humorous recollections of his childhood. Many Americans wondered about the absence of race as a topic in Cosby's stories. As Cosby's success grew he had to defend his choice of material regularly; as he argued, "A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike. Right? So I figure this way I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy."[14]
Cosby remains an actively touring stand-up comedian, performing at theaters throughout the United States. He performed his first TV standup special in 30 years, Bill Cosby: Far From Finished, on Comedy Central on November 23, 2013.[15]
Acting career
I Spy
In 1965, when he was cast alongside Robert Culp in the I Spy espionage adventure series, Cosby became the first African-American co-star in a dramatic television series, and NBC became the first to present a series so cast. At first Cosby and NBC executives were concerned that some affiliates might be unwilling to carry the series. At the beginning of the 1965 season, four stations declined the show; they were in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.[citation needed] Viewers were taken with the show's exotic locales and the authentic chemistry between the stars, and it became one of the ratings hits of that television season. I Spy finished among the twenty most-watched shows that year, and Cosby would be honored with three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
During the run of the series, Cosby continued to do stand-up comedy performances and recorded a half-dozen record albums for Warner Bros. Records. He also began to dabble in singing, recording Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings in 1967, which provided him with a hit single with his recording of "Li'l Ole Man".[citation needed] He would record several more musical albums into the early 1970s, but he continued to record primarily stand-up comedy work.
In June 1968, Billboard reported that Cosby had turned down a five-year, US$3.5 million contract renewal offer and would leave the label in August that year to record for his own record label.[16]
Tetragrammaton Records was a division of the Campbell, Silver, Cosby (CSC) Corporation, the Los Angeles based production company founded by Cosby, his manager Roy Silver, and filmmaker Bruce Post Campbell. It produced films as well as records, including Cosby's television specials, the Fat Albert cartoon special and series and several motion pictures. CSC hired industry veteran Artie Mogull as President of the label and Tetragrammaton was fairly active during 1968–69 (its most successful signing was British heavy rock band Deep Purple) but it quickly went into the red and ceased trading during 1970.[17]
Fat Albert, The Bill Cosby Show, and the 1970s
Cosby pursued a variety of additional television projects and appeared as a regular guest host on The Tonight Show and as the star of an annual special for NBC. He returned with another series in 1969, The Bill Cosby Show, a situation comedy that ran for two seasons. Cosby played a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high school. While only a modest critical success, the show was a ratings hit, finishing eleventh in its first season. Cosby was lauded for using some previously unknown African-American performers such as Lillian Randolph, Moms Mabley, and Rex Ingram as characters. According to commentary on the Season 1 DVD's for the show, Cosby was at odds with NBC over his refusal to include a laugh track in the show (he felt that viewers had the ability to find humor for themselves when watching a TV show). He was originally contracted with NBC to do the show for two seasons, and he believes the show was not renewed afterwards for that reason.
After The Bill Cosby Show left the air, Cosby returned to his education. He began graduate work at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For the PBS series The Electric Company, Cosby recorded several segments teaching reading skills to young children.
In 1972, Cosby received an MA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was also back in prime time with a variety series, The New Bill Cosby Show. However, this time he met with poor ratings, and the show lasted only a season. More successful was a Saturday morning show, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, hosted by Cosby and based on his own childhood. That series ran from 1972 to 1979, and as The New Fat Albert Show in 1979 and The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids in 1984.[citation needed] Some schools used the program as a teaching tool,[citation needed] and Cosby himself wrote a dissertation on it, "An Integration of the Visual Media Via 'Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids' Into the Elementary School Curriculum as a Teaching Aid and Vehicle to Achieve Increased Learning", as partial fulfillment of obtaining his 1976 doctorate in education, also from the University of Massachusetts.[8][18] Subsequently, Temple University, where Cosby had begun but never finished his undergraduate studies, would grant him his bachelor's degree on the basis of "life experience."[19]
Also during the 1970s, Cosby and other African-American actors, including Sidney Poitier, joined forces to make some successful comedy films that countered the violent "blaxploitation" films of the era. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Let's Do It Again (1975) were generally praised, but much of Cosby's film work has fallen flat. Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976), costarring Raquel Welch and Harvey Keitel; A Piece of the Action, with Poitier; and California Suite, a compilation of four Neil Simon plays, were all panned. In addition, Cos (1976) an hour-long variety show featuring puppets, sketches, and musical numbers, was canceled within the year. It was during this season that ABC decided to take advantage of this phase of Cosby's career by associating with Filmation (producers of Fat Albert) in creating live-action segments starring Cosby for the 1964/1971 animated film Journey Back to Oz, which made its network premiere at Christmas 1976, and aired subsequently in syndication. Cosby was also a regular on children's public television programs starting in the 1970s, hosting the "Picture Pages" segments that lasted into the early 1980s.
These endeavors created a bridge in Cosby's career that led to his greatest success that would save a faltering television network from the ratings cellar.
The Cosby Show and the 1980s
Cosby's greatest television success came in September 1984 with the debut of The Cosby Show. The program aired weekly on NBC and went on to become the highest ranking sitcom of all time.[citation needed] For Cosby, the new situation comedy was a response to the increasingly violent and vulgar fare the networks usually offered.[citation needed] Cosby is an advocate for humor that is family-oriented. He insisted on and received total creative control of the series, and he was involved in every aspect of the series. The show had parallels to Cosby's actual family life: like the characters Cliff and Claire Huxtable, Cosby and his wife Camille were college educated, financially successful, and had five children. Essentially a throwback to the wholesome family situation comedy, The Cosby Show was unprecedented in its portrayal of an intelligent, affluent, African-American family.
Much of the material from the pilot and first season of The Cosby Show was taken from his video Bill Cosby: Himself, released in 1983. The series was an immediate success, debuting near the top of the ratings and staying there for most of its long run. The Cosby Show is one of only three American programs that have been #1 in the Nielsen ratings for at least five consecutive seasons, along with All in the Family and American Idol. People magazine called the show "revolutionary",[citation needed] and Newsday concurred that it was a "real breakthrough."[citation needed]
In 1987, Cosby attempted to return to film with the spy spoof Leonard Part 6. Although Cosby himself was producer and wrote the story, he realized during production that the film was not going to be what he wanted and publicly denounced it, warning audiences to stay away.[20]
In the 1990s and 2000s
After The Cosby Show went off the air in 1992, Cosby embarked on a number of other projects, including a revival of the classic Groucho Marx game show You Bet Your Life (1992–93) along with the TV-movie I Spy Returns (1994) and The Cosby Mysteries (1994). In the mid-1990s, he appeared as a detective in black-and-white film noir-themed commercials for Turner Classic Movies. He made appearances in three more films: Ghost Dad (1990), The Meteor Man (1993), and Jack (1996). In addition, he was interviewed in Spike Lee's 4 Little Girls (1997), a documentary about the 1963 racist bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Also in 1996, he started up a new show for CBS, Cosby, again co-starring Phylicia Rashād, his onscreen wife on The Cosby Show. Cosby co-produced the show for Carsey-Werner Productions. The show was based on the British program One Foot in the Grave.[citation needed] It centered on Cosby as Hilton Lucas, an iconoclastic senior citizen who tries to find a new job after being downsized and, in the meantime, gets on his wife's nerves. Madeline Kahn costarred as Rashād's goofy business partner Pauline. Cosby was hired by CBS to be the official spokesman of the WWJ-TV during an advertising campaign from 1995 to 1998. In addition, Cosby in 1998 became the host of Kids Say the Darndest Things. After four seasons, Cosby was canceled. The last episode aired April 28, 2000. Kids Say the Darndest Things was also canceled the same year. Cosby continued to work with CBS through a development deal and other projects.
A series for preschoolers, Little Bill, made its debut on Nickelodeon in 1999. The network renewed the popular program in November 2000. In 2001, Cosby's agenda included the publication of a new book, as well as delivering the commencement addresses at Morris Brown College, Ohio State University, and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[21] Also that year, he signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to develop a live-action feature film centering on the popular Fat Albert character from his 1970s cartoon series. Fat Albert was released in theaters in December 2004. In May 2007 he spoke at the Commencement of High Point University.
In the summer of 2009, Cosby hosted a comedy gala at Montreal's Just for Laughs, which is the largest comedy festival in the world.[22]
Socioeconomic views
In May 2004, after receiving an award at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary commemoration of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling—a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that outlawed school racial segregation in schools—Cosby made public remarks critical of African Americans who put higher priorities on sports, fashion, and "acting hard" than on education, self-respect, and self-improvement, pleading for African-American families to educate their children on the many different aspects of American culture.
In the "Pound Cake" speech, Cosby, who holds a doctorate in education, asked that African-American parents teach their children better morals at a younger age. Cosby told the Washington Times, "Parenting needs to come to the forefront. If you need help and you don't know how to parent, we want to be able to reach out and touch" (DeBose, Brian).[page needed] Richard Leiby of The Washington Post reported, "Bill Cosby was anything but politically correct in his remarks Monday night at a Constitution Hall bash commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision."[23]
Cosby again came under sharp criticism and was again largely unapologetic for his stance when he made similar remarks during a speech in a July 1 meeting commemorating the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. During that speech, he admonished apathetic blacks for not assisting or concerning themselves with the individuals who are involved with crime or have counter-productive aspirations. He further described those who needed attention as blacks who "had forgotten the sacrifices of those in the Civil Rights Movement."[24] The speech was featured in the documentary 500 Years Later, which set the speech to cartoon visuals.[citation needed]
In 2005, Georgetown University sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson wrote a book entitled Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?[25] In the book, Dyson wrote that Cosby was overlooking larger social factors that reinforce poverty and associated crime; factors such as deteriorating schools, stagnating wages, dramatic shifts in the economy, offshoring and downsizing, chronic underemployment, and job and capital flight.[26] Dyson suggested Cosby's comments "betray classist, elitist viewpoints rooted in generational warfare."[25]
Cornel West defended Cosby and his remarks, saying, "he's speaking out of great compassion and trying to get folk to get on the right track, 'cause we've got some brothers and sisters who are not doing the right things, just like in times in our own lives, we don't do the right thing... He is trying to speak honestly and freely and lovingly, and I think that's a very positive thing."[27]
In a 2008 interview, Cosby mentioned Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Oakland, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Springfield, Massachusetts, among the cities where crime was high and young African-American men were being murdered and jailed in disproportionate numbers. Cosby stood his ground against criticism and affirmed that African-American parents were continuing to fail to inculcate proper standards of moral behavior.[28] Cosby still lectures to black communities (usually at churches) about his frustrations with certain problems prevalent in underprivileged urban communities, such as in illegal drugs; teenage pregnancy; Black Entertainment Television; high-school dropouts; anti-intellectualism; gangsta rap; vulgarity; thievery; offensive clothing; vanity; parental alienation; single-parenting; and failing to live up to the ideals of Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., and African-Americans who preceded Generation X.
Cosby has also been openly critical of conservative Republican politicians in regards to their views on socioeconomic and racial issues. In a 2013 CNN interview regarding voting rights, Cosby stated "this Republican Party is not the Republican Party of 1863, of Abraham Lincoln, abolitionists and slavery, is not good. I think it's important for us to look at the underlying part of it. What is the value of it? Is it that some people are angry because my people no longer want to work for free?"[29]
Humanitarian causes
Cosby has become an active member of The Jazz Foundation of America.[30] Cosby became involved with the foundation in 2004. For several years, he has been a featured host for its annual benefit, A Great Night in Harlem, at the Apollo Theater in New York City.[31][32]
Personal life
Cosby met his future wife, Camille Olivia Hanks, while he was performing stand-up in Washington, D.C., in the early 1960s, and she was a student at the University of Maryland. They married on January 25, 1964, and had five children: daughters Erika Ranee (b. 1965), Erinn Chalene (b. 1966), Ensa Camille (b. 1973), and Evin Harrah (b. 1976), and son Ennis William (1969–1997). Their son Ennis was shot dead while changing a flat tire on the side of Interstate 405 in Los Angeles on January 16, 1997. Cosby maintains homes in Shelburne, Massachusetts, and Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.[33] In addition to his five children, Cosby has three grandchildren through his two youngest daughters.[34]
Cosby has hosted the Los Angeles Playboy Jazz Festival since 1979. An avid musician, he's best known as a jazz drummer, although he can be seen playing bass guitar with Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis, Jr. on Hugh Hefner's 1970s talk show. His story "The Regular Way" was featured in Playboy's December 1968 issue.[35]
Cosby is an active alumnus supporter of his alma mater, Temple University, and in particular its men's basketball team, whose games Cosby frequently attends. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He was initiated in the fraternity's Beta Alpha Alpha graduate chapter in White Plains, New York, in 1988.[36]
Cosby also attends many public events, such as the 100th Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 2, 2007. His love for track and field athletics has also been shown with his long-time sponsorship and on-track work with the Penn Relays. For many years, Cosby has been known to work the finish line at Franklin Field and congratulate athletes.
During the 2009 NFL Draft, he celebrated the draft with former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Quan Cosby as a means of support, though the two are not related.[37]
In July 1997, Cosby testified that he made private payments to Shawn Upshaw, a woman who had briefly been his lover in Las Vegas during the early 1970s. Upshaw later told Cosby that her daughter, Autumn Jackson, was his daughter, too, but he denied it. Cosby said he gave Upshaw a total of about $100,000 because he did not want her to publicly reveal the affair.[38] Twenty-two-year-old Autumn Jackson was sentenced to 26 months in jail for trying to extort $40 million from Cosby.[39]
In August 2006, Cosby settled a lawsuit against him by a Canadian woman who claimed he had attacked her in his Philadelphia home in 2004.[33][40] The woman claimed she had been sexually assaulted after being given pills when she had complained of feeling stressed. Cosby denied the assertions.[41]
Awards and honors
- 1969: Received his third Man of the Year award from Harvard University's performance group the Hasty Pudding Theatricals
- 1991: Induction into the Television Hall of Fame
- 1998: Received the Kennedy Center Honor[42]
- 2002: The Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to television
- 2003: The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
- 2005: In a British poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, he was voted among the top-50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders
- 2009: Presented with the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- 2011: Made an honorary Chief Petty Officer (Hospital Corpsman) in the United States Navy[43]
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series – Primetime Emmys
1966 I Spy – Alexander Scott
1967 I Spy – Alexander Scott
1968 I Spy – Alexander Scott
Outstanding Variety Or Musical Program – Primetime Emmys
1969 The Bill Cosby Special
Best Comedy Performance – Grammy Awards
1965 I Started Out as a Child
1966 Why Is There Air?
1967 Wonderfulness
1968 Revenge
1969 To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
1970 Sports
1987 Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand
Best Recording for Children – Grammy Awards
1972 Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
1971 The Electric Company – Cast member
Honorary degrees
Cosby has received honorary degrees from more than a dozen colleges and universities:
- Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Marquette University, May 19, 2013.[44]
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, December 5, 2008.[45]
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Carnegie Mellon University, May 20, 2007; he was also the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony.[46]
- Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, May 8, 2004.[47] Cosby was also the host of the school's 60th Anniversary Concert in January 2006.[48]
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Baylor University, September 4, 2003, at the "Spirit Rally" for the Baylor and Central Texas communities.[49]
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Yale University, May 26, 2003.[50]
- Honorary Degree in 2003 presented by President William Harjo LoneFight from the Sisseton Wahpeton College on the Lake Traverse Reservation for his contributions to minority education.
- Honorary Doctorate from West Chester University of Pennsylvania during the 2003 graduation ceremony.
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Haverford College, May 2002.[51]
- Honorary Degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[21] and the University of Cincinnati in 2001.
- Honorary Doctorate from Amherst College, May 1999. (Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa)
- Honorary Doctorate from Colgate University, May 22, 1999; he was also the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony.[52]
- Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California, May 8, 1998.[53]
- Cosby served as the commencement speaker[54] and received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut, 18 May 1996.[55]
- Honorary LL.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, 1990.[56] He also served as the commencement speaker in May 1997.[57]
Comedy albums
- Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963)
- I Started Out as a Child (1964)
- Why Is There Air? (1965)
- Wonderfulness (1966)
- Revenge (1967)
- To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968)
- 8:15 12:15 (1969)
- It's True! It's True! (1969)
- Sports (1969)
- Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970)
- When I Was a Kid (1971)
- For Adults Only (1971)
- Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971)
- Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972)
- Fat Albert (1973)
- My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977)
- Bill's Best Friend (1978)
- Bill Cosby: Himself (1982)
- Those of You With or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986)
- OH, Baby (1991)
- Bill Cosby: Far From Finished (TV broadcast on November 23, 2013, Blu-ray, DVD, CD and digital distribution on November 26, 2013)[58]
Music albums
- Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967)
- Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968)
- Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert - As master of ceremonies (Columbia, 1972)
- Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972)
- At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974)
- Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976)
- Disco Bill (1977)
- Where You Lay Your Head (1990)
- My Appreciation (1991)
- Hello Friend: To Ennis, With Love (1997)
- Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (2004)
- Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – The New Mixes Vol. 1 (2004)
- State of Emergency (2009)
- Keep Standing (2010)
- The Best of Bill Cosby (1969)
- More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970)
- Bill (1973)
- Down Under (1975)
- Cosby and the Kids (1986)
- At His Best (1994)
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby (2001)
- The Bill Cosby Collection (2004)
Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
1967 | "Little Ol' Man (Uptight—Everything's Alright)" | 4 | 18 |
1970 | "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" | 70 | — |
1976 | "I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself" | — | 59 |
"Yes, Yes, Yes" | 46 | 11 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Patron at nightclub (uncredited) | |
1969 | Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert | Bill (voice) / Fat Albert (voice) / Dumb Donald (voice) | (TV movie) |
1971 | Man and Boy | Caleb Revers | (TV movie) |
1971 | Aesop's Fables | Aesop | |
1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Blue | (TV movie) |
1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Al Hickey | |
1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | Wardell Franklin | |
1974 | Journey Back to Oz | The Wizard of Oz | (TV version only) |
1975 | Let's Do It Again | Billy Foster | |
1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Mother | |
1977 | A Piece of the Action | Dave Anderson | |
1978 | Top Secret | Aaron Strickland | (TV movie) |
1978 | California Suite | Dr. Willis Panama | |
1981 | The Devil and Max Devlin | Barney Satin | |
1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Leonard Parker | |
1990 | Ghost Dad | Elliot Hopper | |
1993 | The Meteor Man | Marvin | |
1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | Guy Hanks | (TV movie) |
1994 | I Spy Returns | Alexander Scott | (TV movie) |
1996 | Jack | Lawrence Woodruff | |
2002 | Sylvia's Path | (voice) | (TV movie) |
2004 | Fat Albert | Himself |
- Cosby, Bill (1986). Fatherhood. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-23410-8. OCLC 15686687.
- Cosby, Bill (1987). Time Flies. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-24040-6. OCLC 16081611.
- Cosby, Bill (1989). Love and Marriage. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-24664-4. OCLC 18984758.
- Cosby, Bill (1991). Childhood. New York: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-13647-4. OCLC 23650310.
- Cosby, Bill (1998). Kids Say the Darndest Things. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-11043-2. OCLC 39498709.
- Cosby, Bill (1999). Congratulations! Now What?: A Book for Graduates. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-6572-7. OCLC 40979923.
- Allen, Dwight William; Cosby, Bill (2000). American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge. New York: IPublish.com. ISBN 978-0-7595-5000-1. OCLC 48915448.
- Cosby, Bill; Booth, George (2001). Cosbyology: Essays and Observations from the Doctor of Comedy. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-6810-0. OCLC 46359836.
- Cosby, Bill (2003). I Am What I Ate ... and I'm Frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy. New York: HarperEntertainment. ISBN 978-0-06-054573-4. OCLC 52387894.
- Cosby, Bill; Cosby, Erika (2003). Friends of a Feather: One of Life's Little Fables. New York: Harper Entertainment. ISBN 978-0-06-009147-7. OCLC 52206847.
- Cosby, Bill; Poussaint, Alvin F. (2007). Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-1-59555-092-7. OCLC 153581209.
- Cosby, Bill (2011). I Didn't Ask to Be Born (But I'm Glad I Was). New York: Center Street. ISBN 978-0-89296-920-3. OCLC 707964887.
See also
- List of comedians
- List of Omega Psi Phi brothers
- List of Temple University people
- List of University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
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- ^ "Cosby To Exit WB in August To Join Own Record Firm", Billboard, 1 June 1968, p.1
- ^ Tetragrammaton Records Discography
- ^ The first 22 pages of his dissertation are available at the UMI ProQuest Dissertation Abstracts, publication number AAT 7706369
- ^ Holznagel. "From Dropout to Doctorate: A Bill Cosby Educational Timeline". Who2 Biographies. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Bill Cosby". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b Bill Cosby to be Rensselaer's Commencement Speaker
- ^ Georgia Brown. "Five top comedy festivals around the world | Travel | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ "Publicists With a Cannes-Do Attitude". The Washington Post. 2004-05-19.
- ^ "Fattah Lauds Bill Cosby as "Hometown Hero"". fattah.house.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b National Public Radio. Is Bill Cosby Right or Is the Black Middle Class Out of Touch? (Map). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4628960. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ The Washington Post. The Injustice Bill Cosby Won't See (Map). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072001631.html. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ Cornel West radio clip played on Tavis Smiley edition "Bill Cosby: Airdate May 26, 2004"
- ^ "Cosby to blacks: Come on people, it's time for change". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ "http://www.bet.com/news/politics/2013/03/06/bill-cosby-sounds-off-on-the-gop.html". BET. 2013-03-06.
- ^ famegame.com. 2009-13-10. URL: http://www.famegame.com/person/Bill_Cosby. Accessed: 2009-13-10. (Archived by famegame.com at http://www.famegame.com/person/Bill_Cosby)
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- ^ a b "Bill Cosby settles lawsuit in drug, sexual assault case". LA Times. Associated Press. November 9, 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2006.
- ^ Bill Cosby grandchildren
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- ^ "Beta Alpha Alpha Chapter Lines". Beta Alpha Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ^ Halliburton, Suzanne (2009-04-23). "For Quan and comedian, draft will be the Cosby show". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ Goldman, John (July 16, 1997). "Cosby Testifies About Secret Payments". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Weiser, Benjamin (November 16, 1999). "Judges Reinstate Conviction In Extortion of Bill Cosby". The New York Times.
- ^ Shannon P. Duffy (November 9, 2006). "Bill Cosby Strikes Confidential Settlement in Sex-Assault Lawsuit". Law.Com. Retrieved 20 January 2006.
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- ^ Mass, Chief. "MCPON Designates Bill Cosby Honorary Chief". Navy.mil. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "Bill Cosby is Marquette University's spring Commencement speaker". Marquette University Office of Marketing and Communication. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "VCU 40th Anniversary Events". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Commencement 2007: Celebrating Honors and Achievements". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Retiring College President Lee Eliot Berk and Bill Cosby Honored at Berklee College of Music's 2004 Commencement" (Press release). Berklee College of Music. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Three Score: The Berklee 60th Anniversary Concert". Berklee College of Music. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Bill Cosby Lifts Baylor, Waco Spirits At "Pep Rally"". Baylor University. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
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- ^ VIDEO: BILL COSBY: FAR FROM FINISHED on Blu-Ray/DVD Today
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- DeBose, Brian (September 9, 2004). "Cosby urges leaders to aid black families". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- Leiby, Richard. "Publications with a Cannes-Do Attitude." Washington Post. May 19, 2004: 3.
- Morano, Marc. "Bill Cosby was hounded by President Nixon." World Entertainment News Network. May 1, 2000. 2 Mar 2006. www.imdb.com
- "Segregated Expectations" USA Today. May 15, 2003: 12.
- Wu, Frank H. "Brown at 50: Keeping Promises." Black Issues in Higher Education. May 20, 2004: 49
- "Biography — William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr.". Biographies in Naval History. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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Been on a good one since developing a computer generated program with a friend (computer engineer from Qualcomm) Hope to keep it going. So far I have a few plays ready to go. Since I can't crack my bookie any more after being cut off I hope to at least look out for my Pregame folk. So far I have:
Oaklahoma ST -6.5
LSU +4.5 (this is a tuff one to put in but have to go with it)
Some other games look favorable but I have to make sure the numbers come in on point... Stay Tuned and best of luck.
"What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that's why he's number two." ― Jarod Kintz
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Howzit Ccon... Great to hear how well you're doing. Do you bet sports for a living? Also what's your Twitter handle? Looking forward to your continued success.
Good job busting your bookie, thanks for sharing your plays
Detroit Pistons Wins - Under 40.5 -125
Chicago Bulls Wins - Under 56.5 -115
Boston Celtics Wins - Over 28.5 105
LA Clippers Win NBA Championship 1000
Good pick on LSU. They played a solid 40min.
keep up the good work!
Oak st was a let down... Phx +4 should give you guys a winning night. Go get em
good call on the suns . another winning night
after just 30 bets?
Most books will cut people off early. If games move or the games are obscure. Shit, most will do it within a two weeks if not the first. The bright side is at least they cut you off and did not stiff you.
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wow never heard of that i know some people with my local who have been on huge runs but never have heard of anyone getting cut off. Guess im just not that good


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Nick Black
Nick Black in his own words
My Name is Nick Black, and I have been in a number of bands with the singer Steve but nothing that got anywhere. I enjoy writing and performing our music. Unlike other members I only play guitar and use mainly Ibanez and ESP guitars, Marshall, Soldano and JCA amps and various effects. I suppose you could say I'm a bit of a gear head (the more flashy lights and buttons the better!)
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Praying the Psalms: Psalm 19
The Psalmist is saying that when we walk outside and look up, the heavens are telling us two things about God: they tell us about his glory, and they tell us about what his hands can do.
An Enriched Creation
Scripture gives us multiple ways of looking at things, and a classic example of this is the parables of Jesus. Many of these involve looking at nature. For example, natural events like seeds growing—and what Jesus seems to be saying is look there is a surface reading of nature—and then there is the deeper reading, where you begin to realize there are levels of meaning that we don't pick up on our first acquaintance.
Nazarenes Exploring Origins Conference
As people came together for real conversations, they actually listened to one another, which is not always common in the kind of controversial topics we were exploring—topics about origins, evolution, and biblical interpretation.
Ham on Nye – What to Watch for
Watch to see whether the debate encourages the opinion that science and Christianity are at war. We don't think you have to choose sides.
Series: The Faith of a Great Scientist: Robert Boyle's Religious Life, Attitudes, and Vocation (13 entries)
A deep love for scripture, coupled (ironically) with a lifelong struggle with religious doubt, led Robert Boyle to write several important books relating scientific and religious knowledge. We explore aspects of this fascinating interaction.
Seeing God in the Stars
As a Christian, I can't think of a more beautiful process for God to have blessed the production of the elements that we need for life than the beauty of stars. In fact, we are told that we shine like stars in the universe.
Series: From the Dust (13 entries)
In this series, Ryan Pettey offers several clips from his powerful documentary "From the Dust". This feature-length film is divided up into various sections, each of which wrestles with the difficult problems that arise when reconciling Scripture with the theory of evolution. A light of hope dawns on the science-faith conversation, however, as scientists and theologians engage in honest dialogue about tough issues such as the interpretation of Genesis, the nature of the Fall, and the idea of random design. Their profound insights are sure to enlighten all minds, raise deeper questions, and provoke new thought.
To Tame the World: What terrifies us about reality pushes us toward its Creator.
We can understand why man, modern man in particular, would like to mop the floors and bleach the walls. We might not be able to tame reality, but we can tame our perception of reality. We intellectualize in order to feel in control.
Evolution, Chance, and God
The affirmation of genuine chance and randomness in the universe does not rob the universe of meaning and purpose.
Long Life Spans in Genesis
"If God wanted to make Methuselah live to be 969 years old, we certainly believe that God could intervene in the natural order of things and make that happen. The question rather—as it should be for all biblical interpretation—is whether that is really the message of the text."
Confessions of an Evolving Baptist
"Being confronted with evolution may have been the catalyst for asking the difficult questions, but the real problem for me was not evolution – it was biblical literalism."
Trying all Things: The Importance of Experience in Scriptural Interpretation
"All of a sudden, it was possible to grant a text deep authority (a 'high view of scripture' we say) while discounting neither our own experience, nor the historical experience of those writing, compiling, editing that same text. To put it differently, all of a sudden, history mattered—the history of the text itself, and the history of our interpretations of a text."
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Once we recognize that no one takes the text literally, and that we have often failed to account for the details in the text regarding the time of day, we can begin anew to try to understand the text as an ancient text rather than as a modern one. As such, we must begin with the idea that the text operates in the world of omens, not the world of physics and astronomy.
Stress and God's Built-in Neuro-sabbath
"For a few moments, it felt like our little church community was surrounded by glory. The wisdom of Christ in the hypothalamus was illumining the wisdom of Christ in the prophets and gospels."
Walking the Walk: Thoreau and the art of seeing nature
What can a practicing scientist in the 21st century—even a "bench scientist" like me whose scientific forays are confined to a laboratory—glean from a 19th century wanderer like Thoreau?
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Old Testament scholar and BioLogos ECF grantee John H. Walton spent the first seven months of 2013 traveling around the United States and fifteen other countries lecturing on Genesis 1 - 3. In this series, we feature John's reflections on his world tour and the insights he gained from his conversations.
God's Extravagant Love in Creation
Critics of Christianity look to evolution to show how the emergence of human life on earth demanded enormous ruin and ravage, billions of years of apparent waste and futility, species extermination and organism road kill. Not only was the massive dying off rampant, it's mandatory too.
Evolution and Faith in Latin America, Part 2
As I read The Voyage, I often thought about Darwin's other famous work, The Origin of Species, and the delight that Darwin clearly took in the natural world. Writing about a tropical forest in Brazil, he found himself at a loss for words, "…it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind."


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Industry Outlook
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After hitting highs in April-May of 2013, the restaurant industry has been struggling since June, with the Fed's 'taper talk' adding to other issues. Despite this macro overhang, the underlying growth drivers of the restaurant industry remain intact. The outlook for the rest of the year has a positive bias given easy year-over-year comparisons and an easing in food cost inflation.
Restaurant sales witnessed a modest gain in August, as per the preliminary figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Eating and drinking place sales totaled $45.9 billion in August, up 0.3% sequentially. As per National Restaurant Association, pent-up demand in the sector is high, promising long-term earnings growth for the sector.
Statistics bear out this relatively favorable environment. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed that the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI), measuring the present condition and outlook on the U.S. restaurant industry, was 100.7 in July, exceeding the 100 mark for the fifth successive month.
The Current Situation Index, which measures comparable store sales, traffic count, labor costs and capital expenditures in the restaurant industry, was 100.1 in July, also above 100 for last fourth months. The latest index is indicative of the underlying strength in the industry.
The Expectations Index, which measures the restaurant operators' six-month outlook on the above indicators, was 101.3 in July, staying above the 100 level for seven consecutive months.
While all three Indices managed to beat the safety threshold of 100, reaffirming operators' positive outlook on the industry for the near term, all indices were down 0.6% sequentially, reflecting the 'taper concerns.'
The Conference Board came out with the slightly discouraging Consumer Confidence Index -- a barometer of the U.S. consumer health -- on Sep 24, 2013. After increasing 5 points in August, the index fell 2.1 points to 79.7 in September.
We believe, issues like trimmed GDP outlook for 2013 and 2014 for the U.S. by the Fed, new stipulations related to "Obamacare," volatility in housing data, higher fuel prices and excess supply may cloud the long-term picture. An extensive focus on value proposition along with moderate pricing power could also prove unfavorable to margins if exercised on a long-term basis.
Zacks Industry Rank
Within the Zacks Industry classification, the restaurant industry is grouped within the broader Retail sector. We rank all the 260 plus industries in the 16 Zacks sectors based on the earnings outlook and fundamental strength of the constituent companies in each industry. To learn more visit: About Zacks Industry Rank.
As a guideline, the outlook for industries in the top 1/3rd of all Industry Ranks or a Zacks Industry Rank of #88 and lower is 'Positive,' the middle 1/3rd or industries with Zacks Industry Rank between #89 and #176 is 'Neutral' and the bottom 1/3rd or Zacks Industry Rank of #177 and higher is 'Negative.'
The Zacks Industry Rank for the restaurant industry is currently #120. This is in the mid 1/3rd of all industries ranked, highlighting the group's near-term Neutral outlook.
Key Performers in Second-Quarter 2013
Not all companies performed equally well in the quarter. While some were laggards, others posted solid results mostly on their individual strength. While 31% of operators missed the Zacks Consensus earnings estimates this season, 60% surpassed theirs and about 9% met. Some operators blamed a softer economic trend for the insignificant growth in revenues.
Industry behemoth McDonald's (MCD - Analyst Report) delivered weaker-than-expected earnings in the second quarter and in-line revenues hurt by comps deceleration, while another renowned operator, Yum! Brands (YUM - Analyst Report), topped its earnings estimate but fell shy of revenue expectations mainly due to issues in China. However, we believe that both the companies will rebound in the long run, once the global issues subside.
Earnings Trend
The restaurant industry falls under the broader Retail-Wholesale sector, which portrays a stable earnings trend in recent times. The second quarter 2013 results for the sector were impressive in terms of both beat ratios (percentage of companies coming out with positive surprises) and growth.
The earnings "beat ratio" was 51.2%, while the revenue "beat ratio" was 32.6%. Total earnings for this sector went up 7.2% in the second quarter from 5.6% growth in the first quarter of 2013. The improvement came from the upside in revenues. On the revenue front, the sector has seen an increase of 4.2% in the second quarter on the top of a 2.8% increase in the prior quarter.
Looking at the Consensus earnings expectations for the rest of the year, we are positive since earnings are expected to grow a modest 3.9% in the third quarter of 2013 and 7.1% in the fourth quarter thereby registering full-year growth of 7.6%. For the next year, the sector is poised to expand around 16.5% with 10.9% growth in the first quarter itself.
While revenue surprises started off on the weak side, the sector is anticipated to gain momentum from the fourth quarter of this year. For more details about earnings for this sector and others, please read our 'Earnings Trends' report.
Cooling Commodity Inflation in the US
The food cost inflation seems to have eased as the nation emerged out of severe drought in the Midwest growing region last year. Food costs account for about one-third of restaurant sales, thus making the industry vulnerable to food cost inflation.
As suggested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, price inflation for all food is expected at 1.5-2.5% in 2013 down from 2.5-3.5% estimated previously. Commodities like fish and seafood, dairy products, fats and oils, sugar sweets, non-alcoholic beverages, cereals and bakery products and other foods will likely witness a decline in prices.
Although USDA expects poultry costs to increase in 2013, feed prices will likely cool off with a favorable weather in the new harvest season, leading to lower poultry prices in 2014.
Domestic and International Unit Expansion
Emerging from a lackluster economy from more than three years back, most of the companies have accelerated their pace of restaurant openings. A relative recovery in consumer confidence has also encouraged companies to return to unit expansion.
Besides spreading their wings in the home country, the companies also aim to test waters in foreign shores. Restaurateurs are primarily concentrating on emerging markets that provide ample opportunities for expansion. The burgeoning middle income population in emerging countries encourages the companies to shift their spotlight from the somewhat saturated domestic market. McDonald's, Yum!, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Inc. (KKD - Snapshot Report), Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. (DNKN - Snapshot Report) and Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI - Analyst Report) have been quite active on this front.
Digital Ordering & Delivery Gaining Precedence
Digital ordering is in fashion now and restaurateurs are leaving no stone unturned to capitalize. So far, Domino's Pizza Inc. (DPZ - Analyst Report) has been a huge beneficiary of this trend, generating over $2 billion in digital sales globally in 2012. As a matter of fact, the company's mobile ordering system together with traditional online ordering accounts for more than 30% of its revenues globally, and is likely to account for more than 50% of total sales over the long term.
Industry bellwether McDonald's also looks to tap into the opportunity as it recently announced various digital schemes like self-ordering kiosks in Europe, mobile ordering, mobile payments and other smartphone tie-ins.
Though delivery was common in the restaurant sector, especially among pizza chains, it got a boost of late thanks to the busy lifestyle of consumers. The world's second largest hamburger chain Burger King Worldwide Inc. (BKW) is the latest to join this bandwagon. Apart from this, catering initiatives are also doing the trick for companies like Panera Bread Co. (PNRA - Analyst Report) and Jack in the Box Inc.'s (JACK) Qdoba Mexican Grill chain.
Some other initiatives that have been undertaken to boost sales across the wide spectrum of operators are renovation of restaurants and continued reinvigoration of menu options.
Currently, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. (RRGB - Analyst Report) carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Companies with a Zacks #2 Rank (short-term Buy rating) include CEC Entertainment Inc. (CEC), AFC Enterprises Inc. (AFCE), Burger King, The Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE), Chuys Holdings (CHUY), Domino's Pizza Inc., Dunkin' Brands and Sonic Corp. (SONC). These companies have positive earnings estimate revision trends, highlighting the favorable momentum in their underlying businesses.
Global Economic Backdrop Yet to Recover at Full-Swing: Strengths aside, companies are caught up with macroeconomic tensions like implementation of austerity measures in Europe owing to the sovereign debt crisis and decelerating growth in Asia.
The big chains have considerable exposure in European nations like France and Germany and in Asian countries like China. Although debt-ridden European regions have started witnessing improvements, they have yet to reach pre-crisis levels. Despite improving economic data, German customers remain extremely value-sensitive. Among the emerging nations, China and Brazil have their own share of problems. Japan also continues to be a dampener as it is still on the way to recovery from last year's earthquake.
Affordable Care Act to Hurt Margins: Since the sector plays a key role in the nation's employment picture, the recent Affordable Care Act by President Obama, commonly known as Obamacare, is expected to have an adverse impact on the operators' margins starting in 2014.
The law entails companies to provide coverage for workers or face government penalties, though not applicable for employees who log less than 30 hours per week on average. To avoid these austerities, most companies are trying out different labor models like involving more part-timers and cutting work hours ahead of the implementation of the healthcare reform.
Limited Pricing Power: As per USDA, the food-away-from-home inflation index in the U.S. is expected to grow in the range of 2–3% while food-at-home inflation will likely go up by 1.0% to 2.0%. The scenario leaves less room for operators to exercise pricing action as the pocket pinch will be more upon eating away from home. This, coupled with the slight decline in projected IEO traffic for 2013, might restrict eateries' pricing in the U.S.
Change in Consumer Preference: The latest trend in U.S. eateries is to serve a healthy menu, owing to consumer preference for fresh, organic, nutritious and low calorie food. Rising health concerns and increasing awareness to obesity and related diseases have led to the shift in consumer preference toward healthy and "good for you" products. Focus on child nutrition is also a priority. However, the fuss about nutrition poses challenges.
There are some names that induce our cautious outlook. These include Bloomin' Brands Inc. (BLMN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (CBRL), Darden Restaurants, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (BWLD), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Jamba Inc. (JMBA - Snapshot Report), Kona Grill Inc. (KONA), Brinker International Inc. (EAT - Analyst Report), Panera Bread Co., Krispy Kreme, McDonalds and Yum!, all of which retain the Zacks #3 Rank (Hold). Cosi Inc. (COSI) and BJ's Restaurants Inc. (BJRI) carry a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) due to their prolonged struggle on the earnings front.
Bottom Line
In hindsight, the performance of the restaurant sector was more-or-less satisfactory in the recent times. Cautious consumer spending in the light of "Taper Hold" along with a reduced growth outlook for the nation will likely result in sector stagnation for a short while. The upcoming quarter does not enthuse much optimism, and faster upward revisions in estimates should be seen fourth quarter onward.
Overall, the restaurant industry is expected to sustain recovery in the rest of 2013 but at a slower clip as it is at the receiving end of several global economic concerns. Our proprietary Zacks Ranks indicates the movement of the stocks over the short term (1 to 3 months). At present, respectively 27% and 51% stocks sport a positive and neutral outlook and the rest is negative.
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This post has links to tutorials I've written. I'll add to the list as new tutorials are available - enjoy!
Updated 12/17/2013 - a new tutorial and an update to the stockings tutorial! Scroll to the bottom to see them.
I find myself perusing the internet to find holiday sewing and crafting ideas, and this year it occurred to me that I've never put the links to all the projects I've designed (that are available free) in one place. So here they are!
1. Fast & Easy Fabric Bookmarks - from Quilting Arts Gifts 2009/2010 (The link is to an ebook that also includes several additional free projects from other designers.) If you've ever made an ATC or fabric postcard, you can easily make these adjustable bookmarks. Try customizing them by printing a photograph of the recipient on fabric to use as the main design. In the samples below I used a small portion of an old "experiment", as well as the leftovers from trimming the border of a quilt before I bound it.
2. Junior Legal Pad Cover/Folio - also from Quilting Arts Gifts 2009/2010 and Quilting Arts TV Episode 805 - I've made this gift for a variety of people, and keep one in my purse at all times. The cover and flap provide just enough room for you to try out a little surface design or applique.
3. Personalized Tote - Shown on Quilting Arts TV Episode 810
I had a great time designing this little tote/purse using designs I created using Kaleidoscope Kreator . Of course you could use any fabric, commercial or of your own design, for the flap. On one of the samples I even went crazy and did some hand embroidery - uncharacteristic for me, but fun!
4. Esther's Tote - My basic, go to tote design. I've made it in a variety of fabrics, from sophisticated to girly, and get complements every time.
If you make any projects from these tutorials I'd love to see pictures of them!
So are you going to be sewing today, or shopping?
Happy sewing!
Updates: 12/5/12
5. These are some cute mini-stockings that I designed for last year's Quilting Arts Gifts.
I love them as embellishments for gifts |
I originally designed them to hang on a swag |
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6. Though not Christmasy, these water bottle slings make easy gifts, especially for kids (so they can carry their own!).
They were originally in 101 Patchwork Projects + Quilts, but I also showed how to make them on Quilting Arts TV episode 910, and the directions are *here*.
7. If you're looking for more technique oriented info, there are many great articles available on the Machine Quilting Unlimited Web Extras! page. In particular, if you're interested in learning how to quilt feathers, check out the links to my article on feathers, as well as Judy Woodworth's.


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Leaders from the state's plastics industry are promoting West Virginia as an ideal location for plastic and polymer companies at this week's PLASTEC East Trade Show in Philadelphia.
Polymer Alliance Zone president Karen Facemyer said officials will have a West Virginia booth set up at the show, which runs Tuesday through Thursday. More than 20,000 plastic industry representatives from all over the world are expected to attend the event.
"Our mission is to meet with plastic industry companies, vendors and suppliers to let them know the benefits of establishing operations in West Virginia or purchasing products from West Virginia polymer companies," Facemyer said.
She said several international companies have visited the state as a result of officials' participation in similar events.
"The opening of PWP Industries, which has operations in the Wood County area, was a direct result of participating in similar trade shows several years ago," Facemyer said.
In addition to officials from the Polymer Alliance Zone, representatives from the West Virginia Division of Commerce and Development Office, the Wood County Development Authority, Commercial Plastics Recycling, Pickering Associates, ICL-IP America and the Jefferson County Economic Development Authority will participate as part of the West Virginia delegation
With the show coinciding with the state's sesquicentennial on June 20, Facemyer said the group plans to hold a special reception at the show Thursday to mark the occasion and generate additional interest in the state's plastics industries.


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Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez kicked off their press tour today in Puerto Rico. Check out quotes from the event.
Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer says that if Canelo Alvarez beats Alfredo Angulo on Saturday night, they'll try to make a fight with the winner of the June bout between Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez.
Sergio Martinez's advisor Sampson Lewkowicz claims that Martinez is not finished as a top fighter. He also finds time to extend a little jab toward Richard Schaefer.
As expected, Sergio Martinez will defend the WBC middleweight title against Miguel Cotto on June 7 in New York, with HBO televising on pay-per-view.
Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is ready for Miguel Cotto in June, and after that, he knows that Gennady Golovkin is knocking on the door.
Miguel Cotto is getting ready to begin training camp in two months for his June fight against Sergio Martinez.
Freddie Roach says that the Martinez-Cotto fight will be fought at a catchweight, but only a pound below the normal middleweight limit.
Sergio Martinez's team believes that they have a set fight on June 7 to face Miguel Cotto on HBO pay-per-view, with the final hurdle -- the naming of the fight -- cleared.
Sergio Martinez claims that he will knock out Miguel Cotto in five or six rounds. But will the fight even happen?
Floyd Mayweather is expected to face Amir Khan on May 3, 2014, while Miguel Cotto is currently negotiating for a fight with Sergio Martinez or Canelo Alvarez. But Mayweather-Cotto II might actually be the biggest available fight for the P4P king.
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Sun., Mar. 16
CARTHAGE Joseph D. Palladino, 43, of 35695 Jackson II Road, town of Champion, was charged by state police Sunday with third-degree assault, and is ordered to appear in Champion Town Court.
Police said he is accused of punching Jacklyn Plantz, 25, Carthage, in the face early Jan. 17 at his home.


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March 11, 2014
Monday, Aug. 13, 2012
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Deputies say someone robbed a Greg's Gas Plus on the 6000 block of Jefferson Davis Highway in North Augusta early Monday morning.
Deputies say the person, who was masked, walked into the gas station with a handgun and took an undetermined amount of money.
Then the person fled the scene. The dog team is actively searching for the suspect.
Emergency crews responded to the gas station to evaluate the employees, but no one was injured in the incident.
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