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Piers Morgan Live
An All-Female Panel
Aired September 10, 2012 - 21:00 ET
DONNY DEUTSCH, HOST: I'm Donny Deutsch sitting in for Piers. Tonight, what women really want. OK. Now that I've got your attention, I am no expert but my guests tonight are. Some of the smartest, strongest women in this country. U.S. Open champ, Serena Williams. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SERENA WILLIAMS, U.S. OPEN 2012 WOMEN'S SINGLES WINNER: If I could just hold that serve and if I can win that game, I have a fighting chance. (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: Money guru, Suze Orman. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SUZE ORMAN, HOST, "CNBC'S SUZE ORMAN SHOW": My mother always taught me that an Orman never gives up. (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: And TV talkers, Gayle King. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GAYLE KING, CO-ANCHOR, "CBS This Morning": There's a different way of doing the talk show. (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: And Lara Spencer. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) LARA SPENCER, CO-ANCHOR, "GOOD MORNING AMERICA": Use your voice just like the boys do. (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: We're talking politics. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: Year our first female president. What year? KING: 2016. Don't you want to know who? (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: Your money -- (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ORMAN: Women put themselves on stand. (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: And the question I just have to ask. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: Women like a very authoritative man in the bedroom. Let's deal with that. WILLIAMS: Yes, I think it's just different strokes for different folks. (END VIDEO CLIP) DEUTSCH: This is PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT. Good evening. I am not Piers Morgan. I'm Donny Deutsch, and Piers is on assignment in the UK and he brought me back to fill in for him. And as something I said, let's do something a little different tonight. So I am bringing in four incredible women I admire. They're accomplished and successful. And they are stars in their own fields. They are, first off, the woman of the moment, U.S. Open champ, Serena. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) DEUTSCH: Serena in primetime. Suze Orman, the most recognized personal finance expert in the world, and the one person I would go to for money advice, the one, the only Gayle King, newswoman, mom and a best friend of a woman you may have heard of, Oprah, and the legendary Lara Spencer. She is host of a morning show I cannot remember its name right now but we'll just call it -- KING: I can't either. DEUTSCH: It's a morning show. (LAUGHTER) DEUTSCH: And we're going to play an interesting game of 20 question tonight. This is going to be something a little different. I want you all -- the ground rules here. Leave your pundit hats at home. You are as women. And this is a show about what women want and we're coming off the conventions, a lot has happened. So I want you talking as moms, as working women, as U.S. Open champs, first, 30 seconds on that. Wow. WILLIAMS: Thank you. DEUTSCH: I mean, I was just sitting at home, OK, this is over, so just quickly, you're down 3-5. You're down in the service. Just give me the thought that goes through your head that says I'm turning this around. WILLIAMS: I thought, you know, if I can hold that serve and if I can win that game I have a fighting chance. My main goal was to win that game and take a break. Because after that we'd have a changeover and I would have time to take a little of breather. And I felt I could get myself together and I can pull myself into the match. And so it's what I did. DEUTSCH: What's that squeal that was coming out of your opponent? What was -- WILLIAMS: That wasn't a squeal -- DEUTSCH: It t was a mating call. What was that? (CROSSTALK) KING: At one point, I thought, does she need a hotel room? It's very -- it had a very sensual thing. DEUTSCH: It was a mating call -- ORMAN: Yes, but you're OK, it didn't bother you? It bothered every one of us. WILLIAMS: They really didn't -- no. DEUTSCH: It was annoying to us. WILLIAMS: Yes. ORMAN: Didn't bother her. WILLIAMS: I thought it was lower than normal to be honest. I've played her a few times in our career. And I just was so focused on the match, I didn't even hear it. KING: That was lower? WILLIAMS: Yes. KING: That says -- Donny, that says she was in the zone. DEUTSCH: OK. We're going to get back to that later. OK, guys, first question, OK. Basically, I want to throw something out. Does it matter -- forget pro-choice, pro life. I'm going to put that aside. For working women, women today still make 77 cents on the dollar. Startling as that is. In the same part, through both administrations, Obama's ad W's before, it really hasn't moved. It's moved one cent in eight years. Does it make a difference for the working woman? Suze, I want to start with you. (CROSSTALK) ORMAN: Yes, it makes a difference. And let me tell you why. In 2009 when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act, forget about the 77 cents on the dollar, Donny. Here's what that act allowed women to do. You don't want us to be a pundit. I can't help but be -- DEUTSCH: Be a pundit. Pundit away. ORMAN: Of course, I'm going to putt it right out of here for you. DEUTSCH: No, this is pundit, not putt. ORMAN: Yes, well, I'm going to put it out for you. But -- anyway, so it allowed women to have more time to actually oppose and come and say, you're not treating me fairly. It allowed women to be able to have lesser standards for the corporations to stand up to. So which means more women are winning so they can earn more. And that was a really important thing that happened. So if you're opposing it and you want to get paid more money because you feel it hasn't been good, now you have more of a time to prove your case which wasn't true after 2009. DEUTSCH: Well, does that tell us something? Because Ryan actually voted against that and Romney has not been clear yet on where he stands on that. KING: Well, he would -- he would argue that he's been very clear about it. But I think what we also need to look at is whoever becomes president of the United States, the next president of the United States, we've got to make sure that they can work with Congress. Because it didn't -- really doesn't matter what your ideas are if you don't have a Congress that's working with you. And you know while we're focusing on the two candidates, we also need to focus on Congress and the president of the United States working together. And so far we haven't had great luck with that. DEUTSCH: No. SPENCER: And we feel like, too, though, it starts at home. We have to be working with our little girls, advocating -- teaching them to advocate for themselves when they get a job to go in and ask for the raise. Use your voice just like the boys do. DEUTSCH: I got to tell you -- (CROSSTALK) WILLIAMS: That's what we did in women's tennis. DEUTSCH: Yes. Want to bring that up. WILLIAMS: I mean we have a lot of opportunity. We women stood up for ourselves in the '70s, led by Billie Jean King who said, you know, we're going to pay, we're going to play for the same amount as men. And so just recently we were able to have equal pay. Because we're working just as hard and just as much as the men. DEUTSCH: It's the only sport that -- I want to bring up -- go back to your point, Lara, and I'm curious, you guys in the work place, I've employed thousands of women over the years. And Mika Brzezinski has written a book where she talk about -- WILLIAMS: I was going to say that -- yes. DEUTSCH: A great book about -- and what I found without exception, men would come in asking for raises, if I don't get a raise, I'm going to -- women apologize -- (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: And I say to women, I have three daughters -- SPENCER: That's why I'm asking -- and I don't want to up set you. DEUTSCH: I say to three daughters this is -- SPENCER: Celebrate yourself. DEUTSCH: That's interestingly enough, and I think you hit the nerve. That's what's going to change. Not from the top up. Not the president but a new generation of women. And, Suze, I'm curious, you saw in the marketplace, and to me I'll take a woman over a man any time in the market. I'll explain that. (CROSSTALK) KING: Isn't it obvious? DEUTSCH: I'll tell you, if you give me equal man and woman, the difference is, if you watch a Saturday morning TV commercial, a woman -- a girl -- it's always four girls playing together, it's always one boy go, I won. And that's men and women in the workplace. Women, they want to be collaborative, they want to be fair, men it's a zero sum game. (INAUDIBLE) every single time. But Suze, have you seen that women are much more reticent to ask for a raise than men? ORMAN: Yes. I have -- you know, I have a thing that women put themselves on sale. They're like, I'm a sale rep. I'll work, you don't have to pay me, it's all right. I don't need a vacation. Pay raise we can go a few years without it so that you can be OK. Men, are you kidding? KING: We're the fixers. ORMAN: Yes. So remember, women's nature -- a woman's nature is to nurture. She has the ability to give birth. She has the ability to feed that which she's given birth to. So her job is to take care of everybody with her mind. DEUTSCH: Yes. OK. (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: But we're going change that. ORMAN: And so the reason women are in this situation, and I've said this for years now, is not because men are keeping us there. We're letting them keep us down. I get paid great money. I get paid top dollars. I'm a woman and it's because I won't put myself on sale and women just have to meet -- DEUTSCH: Before we move to the next question, there are still a 12-point difference in Obama actually in the CNN poll got a four-point bounce. Six points coming out of election, very, very substantial. KING: Coming out of the convention. DEUTSCH: Coming out of the convention. Sorry. Speaking of the election, though, I got in trouble the other day with my friend Star and Nancy on "The Professionals," which was opposite your fine -- SPENCER: I have no idea. DEUTSCH: Of course you have no idea what I'm talking about. And I said -- KING: I don't know what you're talking about. ORMAN: I do. I watch (INAUDIBLE). DEUTSCH: And I said something interesting, it wasn't interesting that they smacked me around pretty good, that when we contrast the first women about their speeches, I said, does this country vote that way anymore? If I want a CEO of a corporation, I want them to give me shareholder value. I don't care who his wife is. Is that naive? Is that stupid? They're both great women. I got it. Is that going to decide elections? Is this dumb guy talking? SPENCER: I don't think they decide it, but I think it can help them, it can enhance. DEUTSCH: So what? They're both great women. They both have great marriages. Next. SPENCER: Because they're teaching us a little bit. They're giving us a glimpse at the men. And giving some information that we might not have otherwise gotten. And that's important to women. We want to know the whole story. KING: And gives you information about how he thinks, what he believes, and he holds dear. And I think you're right when you said when you look at Michelle Obama, and we look at Ann Romney, they are both -- I just spent time with both of them, they are both top notch, high class women. Both of them. So nobody can argue about that. But it does give you, as Lara says, a look at -- a look at what their husband believes. And I think that that's important. WILLIAMS: And I think it also gives a look into the wife and how they act, how they respond with their husband and how they're able to talk about them, how people can look at the president or the potential president and see what type of person they are, depending on who they choose to be their forever mate. DEUTSCH: I still think people vote with their pocketbooks and if this guy is going to cost me more or less, that's it. WILLIAMS: Yes. DEUTSCH: Lovely, lovely women, doesn't impact me. ORMAN: I don't think people vote with their pocketbooks at all, Donny. DEUTSCH: OK. ORMAN: I think people vote with who they feel attracted to. A vote -- DEUTSCH: As a human being. ORMAN: As a human being. DEUTSCH: Well, statistics have always shown us that. ORMAN: And come all the way down to their hair cut. DEUTSCH: We connect as a human being. If your theory is right, clearly Obama wins. One more question before the break, shifting gears for a second, OK, Katie Couric debuts today. We all love Katie. Kate's a good friend of all of us. KING: Yes. DEUTSCH: I have a theory and tell me yay or nay, that Katie aside, the one-host format that your dear friend, not just revolutionized, made, is not as relevant anymore. If you don't give people utility during the day, they don't want it. And I'm not saying Katie is not -- is going to be a failure, but is that an old format at this point? Was that kind of done and this has nothing to do with Katie. Let's go on record we all love Katie, Gayle. KING: What do you -- when you say utility, what do you mean? DEUTSCH: Utility shows like "The Doctors," should take home, shows like what Suze does where people could take something away. The day of here's the host and we're going to introduce celebrities and we're going to do interesting subject matter -- SPENCER: I don't think she's going to do that, though. DEUTSCH: Is that a relevant subject matter anymore? KING: I think there's always room for something good. But I -- you're right. I think -- DEUTSCH: You know where I'm going with this? KING: No, I know exactly -- DEUTSCH: Don't be politically correct. KING: No, I know exactly where you're going, but I also think, you know, I look at these shows that are coming on and everybody always says, I'm going to be different. I'm not going to do what Oprah did. And my thing would be, I want to do what Oprah did. DEUTSCH: Yes. (LAUGHTER) KING: That worked really well. But everybody say, I'm not going to do what she did. I don't want to do that. But I do think that the time has come that maybe there's a different way of doing the talk show. But I do still think that it's relevant. I still think people like good conversation, I still think people they love celebrities. We are celebrity obsessed culture. And I do think people like looking at things that are relatable to them. Is it still the talk show format? I'm not so sure about that. But when you're good, people find you. There's always room, Donny, for something good. DEUTSCH: Like a show with one guy -- KING: Always. DEUTSCH: One guy and four women, something like that? KING: Yes. ORMAN: But I think it's now more than just one-on-one, I think it's like "The View." I think it's -- DEUTSCH: But that's my -- you see, I believe this generation, which has grown up, that everybody can blog and everybody has their devices, and everybody gets a voice. KING: Yes. DEUTSCH: The day of one voice speaking at you. SPENCER: You definitely have to be (INAUDIBLE) digital. You have to. WILLIAMS: Well, maybe -- and maybe it's a compilation of all of that. It's a compilation of doing something digitally where you can interact with your fans and then have the one person speaking. I personally love the format of Oprah. That was a great show. And I think there's a void on the air now for that and I think there is still space for what is trying to find the right way to create it. KING: And the right person to do it. WILLIAMS: Exactly. DEUTSCH: Very quickly, Katie, going to be a homerun, single, double or strike out? SPENCER: I think she could be a huge -- look at what she did? DEUTSCH: You're an ABC person. SPENCER: OK. No, I honestly -- I've been a fan of her for a long time. DEUTSCH: I'm kidding, I'm kidding. SPENCER: Smart -- so smart. And I think that she's going to pave her own way. She's Katie. There is no other Oprah. And so if she just stays authentic to herself and gives really great information, I think she's going to be solid. ORMAN: But here's the question. Do we as women want Katie to succeed? Because sometimes women -- UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. ORMAN: And we do -- DEUTSCH: Interesting. ORMAN: But sometimes women, not on television, but it can be a competitive thing, we don't want somebody -- SPENCER: We've got to stop that -- (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: I think they need some Hillary first time around. With a lot of women. ORMAN: So our natural instinct is yes, Katie, you go out there and knock it out. DEUTSCH: OK, guys, guys, we're going to come back to that. Here's a tease for you. Listen to this. When we come back, security, sex and success all in one blog. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) DEUTSCH: I'm Donny Deutsch, and I'm sitting in for Piers, and I'm surrounded by some of the smartest, most beautiful women around. U.S. Open champ, Serena Williams, Suze Orman, who is the woman America trusts with our money, Gayle King from CBS "This Morning," and Lara Spencer from "Good Morning America." Let's pick up our 20 questions. All right, guys. Security. Obviously we watched the Navy SEAL last night. Talking about killing Osama bin Laden. We certainly feel safer today for a lot of reasons. So as individuals, as women, as moms, if you had your choice today, and you didn't have to take off your shoes anymore, would you say enough? Have we now gone too far and we can ease up? You're going to the airport today, I say you don't have to take off your shoes, you go (INAUDIBLE)? SPENCER: I'm happy to take them off. I'm happy for you to go through whatever you need to do to make sure that me and my family and everybody on that plane is safe. It's not too much for me. DEUTSCH: Gayle, what's interesting -- KING: It's not too much, but there are times when I see some people that are being asked to remove their shoes, little kids or older people, I go, really? Do you really have to do that? So I'm with you, Lara, you know, whatever you need to do to keep us safe. But there is another part of me that wonders -- the other day I had to throw out contact lens solution that had never been opened, the seal hasn't been broken, just because it was over the -- you know, the three ounces. But I'm for whatever you need to do to keep us safe. ORMAN: I don't know. I just came back from a tour in Australia, went through airport after airport, never once had to remove my shoes, including coming back on the plane to the United States of America where something could have happened. Can't we somehow -- (CROSSTALK) KING: Figure it out. SPENCER: It's always a pleasure to not to have to do it. But I -- don't you understand? I mean -- ORMAN: I get why, but I don't get why after 11 years they have not figured out a more secure system, a system that makes sense. I mean they're not -- are we really that much safer? I'm not sure. DEUTSCH: I'm with Lara. I would -- whatever it takes. But obviously, Serena, you travel around. WILLIAMS: Yes, I definitely do. Whatever it takes because I mean after what happened at September 11th, and being the anniversary so soon, it's just something that as a nation we just can't forget. And you know I always like to think once you put your guard down that's when people attack. (CROSSTALK) WILLIAMS: And that's when things happen. And it's so important for us to, you know, just always stay awake. DEUTSCH: You know, going back to the -- KING: I'm kind of with you, too, Suze. I'm for whatever it takes, too, but isn't there another way? (CROSSTALK) KING: Wasn't it great traveling through Australia not to take off -- not to do -- ORMAN: Yes. And I don't feel unsafe. DEUTSCH: Guys, let me give it another way. KING: OK. DEUTSCH: I want to talk about the profile that you touched on. To your point, is there anything wrong if we say, OK, there are certain suspects that are terrorists to not stop little 5-year-old Scandinavian girls? Or is that -- is the line -- there is no such thing as -- SPENCER: That's what I was thinking when you said that, Gayle. I think you have to be -- you have to be -- you can't just say -- DEUTSCH: But to my point that's not -- (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: They're policing technically. It really, really is. ORMAN: What if somebody is using that 5-year-old girl so -- WILLIAMS: Exactly. Exactly. DEUTSCH: OK. ORMAN: It's all or nothing. SPENCER: Yes. DEUTSCH: OK. Speaking of -- KING: And right now it's all. ORMAN: Yes. DEUTSCH: And we'll keep it that way. OK. Speaking of all the rage, "Fifty Shades of Grey" has been talked about a lot. To me that shows -- the success of that, this dumb guy talking. The success of that book showed two things to me. Number one, there must be a lot of very under-sexed women in America if they're getting so excited, and that two, most women want to be dominated in some form because that was the core of -- she's looking at me -- that was the core of that book. So as you're both staring me, when I say just in that sexual thing, most women reacted to that very positive -- and that was the essence of the book. So let's -- (CROSSTALK) SPENCER: On "Good Morning America" we -- ORMAN: So here's the real question, how many women on this panel read that book? SPENCER: I actual did for research. DEUTSCH: OK. Yes. Of course. KING: You did? You do read it? SPENCER: Of course I did. WILLIAMS: No, I didn't read it. It's not my kind of read. I'm really -- I'm an old-fashioned kind of person. And I just -- I'm not into it. (CROSSTALK) SPENCER: When I saw my mother -- (CROSSTALK) KING: But Serena, do you know what it's about? WILLIAMS: I know what it's about. And -- (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: He was a very dominant character -- ORMAN: Did you read it? DEUTSCH: I know the basic premise. Is that -- does that show that that's a nerve that hits -- (CROSSTALK) SPENCER: I can only tell you from my very own unscientific sampling of girlfriends who were -- thought it was so naughty and funny, and all of them are married. You know, I just think it enabled them to talk about something that, before this book, and for whatever reason it's touched a nerve with all due respect, it just enabled them to talk about -- you know, and maybe expand their sex life after 10 or 15 years when they might have wanted to push the envelope a little bit. And so I don't know necessarily about being dominated I just think it's about -- DEUTSCH: But that the women I talked to, they get so excited -- I mean it was learning for me, to be honest. I only dominated in a negative (INAUDIBLE). KING: Donny -- are you a spanker? DEUTSCH: No, absolutely not. (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: But I've learned that women do like very strong men. I have yet to see a woman -- (CROSSTALK) KING: I don't want spanking of any kind. DEUTSCH: No. KING: I don't want gentle spanking, I don't want hard spanking. I like soft caressing, so are you spanker? They say women like to be tied up and spanked. DEUTSCH: No. What I have found -- (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: No, I have found that women like the men to take control. Serena? That's what I found. It's not about spanking. It's not about -- I'm going to tell you something, women like a very authoritative man in the bedroom. Let's live with that. WILLIAMS: Yes, I think it's just different strokes for different folks because -- DEUTSCH: Come on. WILLIAMS: I'm just being honest. Not everyone likes the same thing. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think a lot of -- (CROSSTALK) KING: Serena, are you a spanker? (LAUGHTER) DEUTSCH: Your honor, I would like you to answer that question. WILLIAMS: That is inappropriate. No. KING: Go ahead, Serena. (CROSSTALK) ORMAN: Both ears. Go ahead. WILLIAMS: No. I think, you know, just -- it just brought out a lot of maybe different feelings among different women that do like more things that are dominant, and they like to be -- DEUTSCH: So you're a physically -- you're a beautiful woman, very physically strong. Is that intimidating to a lot of men? WILLIAMS: I think it is. DEUTSCH: I might be -- I'm being honest with you. WILLIAMS: Yes. Are you intimidated by me, Donny? DEUTSCH: If you and I -- ORMAN: You should be. DEUTSCH: I would be -- you're gorgeous, but yes, I would be a little intimidated. SPENCER: If I was a man, I would be all over that. DEUTSCH: You're gorgeous, so I'm curious, do you run into that? WILLIAMS: Yes, I do. I run into the intimidation factor. But I think it's important to find that balance and find someone that can balance you both mentally, spiritually and everything else. (CROSSTALK) ORMAN: I would be intimidated by you. KING: It's not the guy for you. WILLIAMS: Exactly. DEUTSCH: Of course. I'm sorry. WILLIAMS: If it's not the guy for you, not the guy in your life -- DEUTSCH: I changed my mind. I wouldn't be intimated. WILLIAMS: You can just kind of be friends. ORMAN: That's right. Yes. WILLIAMS: Yes. Thank you, Donny. (LAUGHTER) DEUTSCH: See, I'm not the guy doing tonight. I'm staying like this. Ladies, when we come back, we're here to talk about living happily ever after in Hollywood. Don't go anywhere. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) DEUTSCH: I'm back with four incredible women. Lara Spencer, Gayle King, Suze Orman, Serena Williams. Well, I consider that as wow. Let's pick up the questions. A lot of Hollywood wedding news. We have a divorce over the weekend. We have Will Arnett and Amy Poehler, sad after a number of years, two great people. We've got a new engagement, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. SPENCER: No, married. KING: They got married over the weekend. DEUTSCH: Married. (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: They got married. So Gayle, I'm just -- KING: I love that they did it in secret, too, in South Carolina. We didn't know about it until it was done. I love that they pulled it off. SPENCER: So it can be done. KING: It can be done. DEUTSCH: Can the Hollywood marriages last? We obviously went through, you know, Katie and Tom. And is it almost arithmetically impossible to have another Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, you guys are on this world -- WILLIAMS: I don't think anything is impossible. ORMAN: Me neither. WILLIAMS: I mean I still believe in love and I still believe that you can find it if you find the right person. But you know a lot of times people look and they feel like, we do this -- I mean we do this in common or we have this together so we should be together or I can relate with you on that. And you just have to watch out for those emotions and really look for real love. KING: I have been told, though, that I'm very naive on this, Serena, because I'm like you, I'm a hopeless romantic. I still believe in the idea of love. I love the concept of love, and I believe that when you meet the right person, you know, it's not just Hollywood marriages, it's just marriage in general. But we're all living longer. You know back in the day when they were getting married, you didn't live -- you know, you're dying at 42, you're dying -- UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right. KING: In your 50s, but now you're living until 80, you're living until 90. And you're looking at your spouse saying, I don't know how I feel about you anymore. DEUTSCH: Lara -- KING: But I still believe it's possible, Donny. DEUTSCH: I always said, you know, the kids today, we can talk -- obviously, we've got parents around the table here, is there a trivialization in that we see -- it's a year, it's a year and a half, it's almost -- SPENCER: It's not disposable. DEUTSCH: That's a better than -- that are we sending a message? We see these marriages and obviously with all of the gossip magazines we have, are we right -- raising a generation today where it's just much more disposable? (CROSSTALK) KING: I worry about that. SPENCER: I worry about it, too. And I think you're right to worry. I just feel that if it's -- if things get tough, it doesn't mean that you move on. You know, you buckle down and you work hard. That's the way my mom and dad did it. That's just sort of the way -- and that doesn't mean it's always going to work. I'm a realist. I get it. But I do think that far too often now, it's like, you know what, it just got hard. And so -- KING: And so I'm out of here. SPENCER: Yes. KING: I did an interview years ago with Drake, the rapper Drake. I'm nuts about him. He's a 20-something guy, his parents got divorced at a very early age. And I was asking about relationship and does he think he's capable. He said, you know, I saw my parents fight, but I didn't see them fight through. And I thought that was such a great thing for somebody who's 20-something. WILLIAMS: Wow. KING: I'm not saying you stay in a bad marriage if you're being abused or you know there's -- you know serial infidelity. But I think so many times now people give up far too easily. DEUTSCH: That's the line -- we were talking on the break. My dad had some surgery over the weekend. Watching my parents 83 together, loving each other. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How many years? DEUTSCH: That's 59 years the way they care for each other. I'm sure it wasn't perfect a lot of times. But it was so, so beautiful. And I just don't know how much -- ORMAN: But that's no longer the norm, Donny. Today the stats are one out of two people who get married end up in divorce. That's 50 percent and the number one reason, by the way, for divorce is argument over money. DEUTSCH: Money and sex. ORMAN: And what's interesting, I was just in the Philippines, they -- there is no such thing as divorce there. What does that mean? They say, no, you cannot get divorced in the Philippines. KING: Well, I think, Suze, you need the option. ORMAN: Right. (CROSSTALK) ORMAN: But so, one extreme to the other. But we don't have a role model anymore. Now your point that you made was great, Donny. Now our vows mean nothing. DEUTSCH: Serena, look, you're all incredibly prominent and famous. How can that be normal? You guys are -- whatever you do is pulled apart, ripped apart. How do you live normal? WILLIAMS: It's difficult but for me, I'm just normal individual. I'm really a normal person when I get out of my tennis world or out of my little, you know, social -- (CROSSTALK) DEUTSCH: But the rest of the world doesn't let you be normal. WILLIAMS: To a point I think you are how you want to be treated. I'll go to the grocery store, I'll go to the mall, I'll go anywhere in my normal clothes and be totally normal and act normal. And I think when people see you in that environment and they feel like you're touchable and relatable then you're -- it's easier to have a normal life. DEUTSCH: OK. Speaking of not normal. The royals. ORMAN: Yes. DEUTSCH: I'm going to say something and you guys are going to get angry with me because every time I say it, I get in trouble. Why do we care? Why do we care? WILLIAMS: They're the royals. DEUTSCH: I got that. But we are such an evolved society. These are -- we know what they are. Why -- and we -- like children -- (CROSS TALK) KING: People still believe in fairy tales and the tradition of it. I was so smitten with Princess Diana. I never met her. I got up at 4:00 in the morning to watch the wedding. I got up unfortunately at 4:00 to watch the funeral. I so worried about her sons and would her sons be OK without their mother. (CROSS TALK) KING: Yes, we did. I still think that people are holding on to that. It's nice to see William. He seems to be happily married. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The Pippa thing can get a little out of control. DEUTSCH: The Harry -- Suzanne, I want to ask you, that whole thing came out -- KING: Leave Harry alone. DEUTSCH: My feeling was he's just a young guy. We have a generation today that accepts that. I think young people -- ORMAN: He's not just a young guy. I'm going to disagree with that. He is in a successor, possibly, of the throne. He has a responsibility to act in a certain way that is part of the tradition, that is part of his righteousness. DEUTSCH: Does that mean Serena, as a tennis star, does she have an obligation to young people to act a certain way? ORMAN: No. DEUTSCH: It's the same math, though. ORMAN: I don't think so. Not to me. DEUTSCH: You say leave him alone. KING: I say leave him alone. He's single. He's in a private room. He's not out in public behaving this way. He was betrayed by someone. I'm more upset with the person that betrayed him. Does it come with responsibility? Absolutely yes. But at some point, you have to figure out a way to surround yourself with people who are going to protect you. He's entitled to have a good time. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Yeah, I actually believe today we have what I'll call the accepting digital generation, that understands they're going to be photographed. And I think are future presidents and I think our future Olympic stars and our future heads of state are all going to be visually in compromising situations. KING: Photographed in a private room? You think that you should expect that you're going to be photographed in a private room. DEUTSCH: I think it's impossible for somebody to live -- right now, there's a president of the United States who is 22 years old. OK? There's no way this man or woman has gone through the past seven years or the next 30 years of his life completely in a bubble that somebody can't take out a camera phone and show them smoking a joint. ORMAN: Michael Phelps. He was stupid DEUTSCH: When we come back, our own royalty, Katie Holmes, very, very interesting. Her new post-Tom Cruise heroism, we'll talk about it. Don't go anywhere. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) DEUTSCH: I'm Donny Deutsche. I'm sitting in for my good buddy Piers Morgan with four incredible women, Serena Williams, Suze Orman, Gayle King, Lara Spencer. ORMAN: Does Piers know we're here? DEUTSCH: No. Piers don't know I'm here. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Katie Holmes, it was interesting. A few years ago, she was an actress. Now she's seen by many, particularly women, as a hero because she divorced Tom Cruise. KING: Hero, Donny? Is that the word you use? (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: I'll ask it another way. Not hero because she got divorced. But to a lot of people got under the control of Tom Cruise. SPENCER: I heard that she escaped. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Not hero because of divorce, but better, Laura -- thank you -- escaped. So why are women seeing her that way, as opposed to just, Gayle, to your point, someone who got divorced? What is it? KING: Divorce is very painful. I don't care who you are, if you wanted it. (CROSS TALK) KING: Even if you want a divorce, it's still a very painful thing. DEUTSCH: You know there's something different going on here. Is it because he was a bigger movie star and she came out on top? Is it because of Scientology? Come on, let's talk about it here. KING: It's because people really didn't understand -- a lot people didn't understand what it was. I saw the two of them together. I'm telling you, I believed when I saw the two of them together. I did. I believed that they were in love with each other. No one knows exactly how they got together. You're hearing all of the stories about she was interviewed and she was recruited. I don't know what's true about that. But when you saw the two of them together and interacting with each other, that was very believable to me. DEUTSCH: Lara. KING: Now people don't know. Nobody knows what goes on between a man and women behind closed doors or what they really have. SPENCER: Here's what I applaud. They did it quickly and did it keeping their daughter in the forefront the entire time. That's the priority. You know, I don't know the machinations of how that all happened so quickly, and we probably never will. But their daughter was clearly the most important thing to them. Women appreciate -- (CROSS TALK) SPENCER: You're rolling your eyes. ORMAN: I don't care about her or Tom Cruise. (CROSS TALK) ORMAN: I don't know them. I'm glad they loved each other. Now that they're not together, Mazal Tov, go and live a good life. I don't personally care. SPENCER: Suze, divorce is very, very tough on kids. We all know that. That's just the way it is. They've done a good job thus far, seemingly, keeping it out of the media, keeping it -- (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Serena, I want to go uplifting. Can you help me do uplifting, please? This is time to uplift, OK, because we're all very upset about that. Uplift. I was watching you last night, as we all were, and I was like, holy moly, like the way you just dug, turned it around. So I want to use that as a metaphor for this country, because there are people facing eminently more important things. Please go with me on this. Whether they've just lost their job or their mortgage is in trouble. So give somebody a little pep talk, a little coach about what you find inside of you at that moment that might translate to somebody at home that needs to get off the mat, so to speak. WILLIAMS: For me, it's -- I live by the motto, never give up. I know you grow up hearing that. You grow up hearing never give up, never give up. But you really got to take that to heart. And you say, OK, I'm in the hospital right now or I'm -- like my sister, for instance, she's going through so much. She has the Sjogren's Disease. She's still competing and still playing. But she never gives up hope or belief in herself or in the fact that she or anyone can do what they have a dream of doing. You know, I visit hospitals all of the time, children's hospital. These children have cancer. They're dealing with Leukemia. They're dealing with all kinds of diseases. But yet they smile. That stuff really inspires me to realize, OK, you know what, I can be in the darkest of holes, in the darkest of positions, but I know that there's someone out there that I can help, I can change their life if I just never quit. That's just the mantra that I live by. ORMAN: Did you ever doubt yourself yesterday? WILLIAMS: I did, I did. I thought -- at one point, I was not playing well. I thought, gosh, I may as well think about what I am going to say. But it was a brief thought and then I snapped right back. And then I thought, now all I have to win is 12 points in a row. Then I thought, all have to do is break and hold, break and hold. Then I thought -- there was so many different thoughts that went through my mind. One of them was negative. That's normal. I think in life, you do have that negative moment, that negative thought. But what's important is that you don't let it overcome you and let it take priority. You let it slide and you let the positive thoughts come -- DEUTSCH: Suze, you were waiting tables at one point. You had a tough time. What was the turning point for you? ORMAN: Believe it or not, very much the same is that an Orman never -- my mother always taught me that an Orman nerve gives up. Remember, my mother was a secretary. She sold Avon to support the family. She always said, Suze, an Orman never gives up. I think the key thing here -- DEUTSCH: I'm so sorry about your mom, by the way. ORMAN: Yes. For those who don't know, last week, on September 4th, mama went to be with God. That's all right. She was 97. She live a great life. But you don't -- there's -- see, the real question is, Donny, isn't what do we do? It's why do we do it? Why were you able to reach down inside and not give up? Why am I to, against all odds, go I'm going to do this and I don't care -- what makes me be that warrior? I don't quite know how to answer it. But all of us in our own way. SPENCER: It's a fire in the belly. ORMAN: It's that thing of we're going to do this. Where does this come from? DEUTSCH: The common thing you both said it is came from your parents. So it's in us but it's also taught to us. We're going to take a break here. When we come back, I'm going to ask each one of you what year will be our first female president? ORMAN: That's easy. KING: That's easy. I think that's easy too. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) DEUTSCH: Back with our fabulous four, Serena Williams, Suze Orman, Gayle King, Lara Spencer. OK. This is our lightning round. We're going to go real fats. Let's start with Gayle. I'm going to start with you. Year our first female president. What year? KING: 2016. Don't you want to know who? DEUTSCH: I'm assuming that's a Hillary? Is that a Hillary? SPENCER: Yes. I would imagine that -- I think we are not going to get a big debate on that one. DEUTSCH: Let's go through it. ORMAN: 2016, please, Hillary. WILLIAMS: I guess I'll go what with everyone else says. DEUTSCH: I'm all in on the 2016 also, OK? Next one, Madonna playing Yankee Stadium, 54, looking great. I'm going to get my Stones tickets. Mick is turning 70. At what age -- at what age does it just get so ridiculous, where we finally stop going? Lara? SPENCER: I hope never. KING: Listen, Bruce Springsteen is 63. He has more energy than anybody I've ever seen on the stage. SPENCER: As long as you're still having fun. KING: As long as your knees are good and you're having a good time, I say go for it. ORMAN: I hope never. Age doesn't determine how old you really are. DEUTSCH: I think the answer is never, because we're not -- because once we let them sit down, that means we have to sit down. It's all about us. Clint Eastwood, should he have stayed home or was there some little magic that went on there that we might have missed there? Lara? SPENCER: I think he did what he set out to do. He doesn't need to stay home. He has an opinion. He shared it. KING: He should not have stayed home. But I don't know if magic is the word I would use, what we saw. DEUTSCH: One could argue that he hurt the party. KING: It's never good when your appearance overshadows the nominee. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Mistake for the Republicans? Should he have stayed home? ORMAN: I think for the party he should have stayed home, because I don't think it really helped in the long run. For him, I liked seeing him myself up there. WILLIAMS: I love Clint Eastwood. But I don't know if it helps. DEUTSCH: Do you guys think it damaged his brand at all? KING: No, no. ORMAN: No. KING: Donny, you heard him explain it. He said listen, he just got the ideas moments before he went out. He said, hey, can somebody get him a chair. The guy giving him the chair thought he was asking so he could sit down. He just thought of it on the cuff, on the fly. He's making no apologies for that. . SPENCER: He's Clint. He can do whatever he wants. DEUTSCH: I agree with you guys. I wish there was some disagreement. OK, let's show that picture of Obama getting picked up today, literally physically picked up. I think he was in a pizza place? WILLIAMS: That's awesome. DEUTSCH: Would that have happened with Mitt Romney? And what would he have done? Let's start with you, Serena? WILLIAMS: No, I don't think so. That's what I love about the president. He's so down to Earth. You'll see him at a basketball game. I've never see that before. You'll just see him at regular outings and regular scenes. He's just a regular guy. I love him . DEUTSCH: That's kind of choreographed, those regular things. WILLIAMS: Are they? Well, hey. He's with it. ORMAN: Do you think that was staged? DEUTSCH: No, I'm just saying, when you see him at baseball games -- no, no, of course that was not staged. The question was, what would Mitt have done in that situation? ORMAN: God, I have no idea what he would do there or in any situation, for that matter. However, there's something about that picture that's wonderful. That's the picture that evoked the love people have for President Obama that they feel like, I love what you've done for me so much, here you go, big boy. Love that. KING: And he was a republican. The pizza owner guy was a Republican who picked him up. WILLIAMS: The fact that Obama even went and gave him a hug instead of a hand shake also shows a lot about his character. KING: He said I'm voting for you, President Obama. But when you ask about Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney does have a sense of humor. He does have a sense of humor. SPENCER: He should. I mean, that's the kind -- we want to feel that you're one of us. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: If he has a sense of humor, why is it not possible that people can't see that? What is it about him? You said you spent time with him on camera and off camera. KING: He does. He has a great sense of humor. DEUTSCH: You know, his answer when his wife was describing his sense of humor, and then he said, oh, yes, I love "Laurel and Hardy." That's what he actually said, and some of the modern -- that doesn't sound like somebody with a sense of humor. KING: He loves "Modern Family" and "Seinfeld." They told us that too. We have a thing in "O Magazine." They love "Modern Family" and "Seinfeld." He does have a sense of humor. Clearly it's been trouble translating it. I get that. But he absolutely has a sense of humor. What I want to know about that Obama clip is how did that fly with Secret Service. DEUTSCH: How did that actually happen. KING: Were they like, I got to get in, I got to get in? I marvel at that. When you look at the video, you don't see anybody running in to say, hey, hey, hey. You don't see anybody doing that. I'd like to know how that actually happened with Secret Service agents. DEUTSCH: One would argue hen it was staged. I'm not saying it was, but it's almost inconceivable that they wouldn't jump. KING: Even if he'd asked permission, you've seen those guys. They never smile. They're sitting there stone faced with their earpieces. If he asked permission -- the boss says he can give me a bear hug, he can give me a bear hug. DEUTSCH: Do you think he actually -- this is an interesting question. (CROSS TALK) ORMAN: Can we go back to what you just said? They love watching "Modern Family." What do they love about watching "Modern Family?" Do they love the fact that that means that they're never going to let gay marriage happen, so it's like, ha, ha, ha, we love watching? Are you kidding me? DEUTSCH: OK, more lightning round, Suze. I love it, babe. More when we come back. WILLIAMS: It's well written and funny. ORMAN: Think about the topic. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) DEUTSCH: We are back with Serena Williams, Suze Orman, Gayle King, Lara Spencer. First of all, guys, what a pleasure to be with you guys tonight. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Really appreciate you guys coming. Interesting question to kind of wind it down with. Two women, Kim Kardashian, Kate Middleton. Kim Kardashian, like her or not, has made it on her own, sex tapes, all that other crazy stuff, versus Kate Middleton, who theoretically has married into her celebrity and her wealth. So who's more of a -- and obviously royalty. So who's more role model for our daughters? Suze? ORMAN: Well, if you didn't know -- just on the surface, because this is -- who knows them, really. I have to say it would be Kate Middleton because of how she conducts herself, in the same way I think she has the ability to be another Princess Di. DEUTSCH: Let me challenge that for a second, in that not everyone's going to have the option of marrying a prince. So here's another woman who really doesn't have any apparent skills set and who has turned it into an empire. So -- KING: Well, you have to have some skill set, do you not, to turn it into an empire? Listen -- SPENCER: She has terrific work ethic. KING: We all know how she started. But when you fast forward to where she is today, you can say that she's become a success in business. And the thing about Kate Middleton when you say marry into royalty, I'm assuming that there was a their there. They were together for nine years. I don't see anything wrong with marrying into royalty if it's someone you really love. DEUTSCH: I'm just saying a role model to point at for your daughter. KING: You can take something from both of them. I'm going to take the sex tape out of it. I'm going to take the sex tape out of it. But when you look at the success that Kim has, you really can not argue with that. I see you, Suze, rolling your eyes, but you can't argue. ORMAN: I don't think the goal of life is simply to be successful, coming from the lady. I don't think the goal of life is simply to accumulate massive amounts of wealth. The goal of life is to be intergrous, honest, be role models, whatever it may be. But it's like I'm not sure, 72 days of marriage. I'm not sure you guys. DEUTSCH: Serena? WILLIAMS: I think each of the -- I'm going to give a politically correct answer, because I do know Kim and I think she's a great girl. I think a lot of kids do look up to her for what she has been able to do. So you looking at the girl who says, OK, my best chance of becoming successful is being like Kim Kardashian. Maybe I can't marry a Will or look at the other girl who has more of a chance to be like Kate, who obviously is beautiful and extremely classy, and extremely amazing. Of course she's a great role model. She has to be. She's royalty now. (CROSS TALK) SPENCER: My seven-year-old obsessed with Kate Middleton, just thinks she is -- DEUTSCH: I thought you were going to say the opposite. It's interesting, Kim gets knocked as a role model, but no drugs, no drinking, hard working, very interesting. So they're both great women. (CROSS TALK) DEUTSCH: Before we go, Lara, "Flea Market Flip" on HTV, about to launch. Of course, author of "I Break for Yard Sales," great book. SPENCER: Thank you. DEUTSCH: My darling, thank you so much, CBS "THIS MORNING" rocking and rolling. KING: I'll be there tomorrow. DEUTSCH: Not that I watch it, because I'm a big "Today Show" fan. Suze Orman, of course, check her out on cNBC. You do such wonderful things for so many women. And Serena, check out MissionAthleteCare.com, HSN, this Friday. What are you going to be selling. WILLIAMS: A whole new Serena Statement collection. DEUTSCH: One more final applause. (APPLAUSE) SPENCER: Do you mind if we take over for two seconds to say we've chosen a woman of the week. And it's unanimous. And it is the one and only -- ORMAN: Serena. SPENCER: But it's also our Robin Roberts. And we're sending her so many prayers and love her. And today it begins. I want her to know that we've been talking about her the whole show. ORMAN: Love you, robin. We love you. WILLIAMS: My heart goes out. KING: And we know she's coming back. DEUTSCH: I asked her of camera, because I don't know her well, is she as great as she seems? And you guys said -- SPENCER: Better. ORMAN: Greater. DEUTSCH: We wish her the best. Fast recovery. KING: Donny, can I just say, even though you're a fan of "The Today Show," you can still watch "CBS This Morning." Just saying. DEUTSCH: I tape them all and watch them all. Tomorrow Wolf Blitzer is here to mark the anniversary of 9/11 with Rudy Giuliani and Howard Lutnick,, who is of course the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. That's it for tonight. Thanks again, guys. "AC 360" starts right now.


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Board members and managers alike can all recall meetings that left them with churning stomachs and scratching their heads afterwards, wondering how in the world things could have gotten so out of control. The supportive homeowners get up and leave, and the disrespectful folks stay and just get more out of control by the minute. The Board members (and often the homeowners and the manager) feel beaten up and mistreated. While those situations are a learning experience for everyone, it might be helpful for both Board members and managers to do a little advance training to achieve a better outcome the next time around... and the next time will come.
Naturally, planning ahead helps to provide some insurance against losing control. Too many boards fall into the trap of thinking that homeowner involvement is always minimal and there would be little point of spending money on them at the meeting. They decide they should not bother with a meeting plan, providing numerous handouts, or taking the time to prepare a PowerPoint presentation. They often focus only on the expense of having their attorney or project consultant present, rather than considering the benefits. While financial considerations are important, the Association will present a business-like image to those community members who attend, if speakers are available and factual handouts are provided. Unfortunately, when you find yourself already in the meeting, it is too late to back track and make a plan.
Tips for a Successful Meeting...
Choose an Appropriate Location - Standing room only in a small clubhouse meeting room may just add to the heat of the topic. One out of control individual may create a threatening atmosphere for all others. It is also not advisable to hold meetings in someone's home. It is, however, important to have the meeting location near the community to allow for convenient attendance. For a potentially large meeting, it is possible to reserve a meeting room at a local hotel, library, nearby church, or school. A business-like environment creates the expectation for business-like behavior. Having a meeting in a public location also helps encourage the attendees to exhibit their public manners.
Provide Proper Notice - If the meeting is an official homeowner meeting, be sure to check your Bylaws or Declaration to comply with legal notice requirements. If it is an informational meeting only, provide 10-14 days notice, if possible, to allow owners time to arrange to attend. Send a reminder postcard or place a notice on the community bulletin board or on the community website, or all three.
Create an Agenda - If possible, include the speakers' names for each agenda topic. A timed agenda will allow the meeting chairperson to reference the agenda timeline and keep things moving along. Develop the agenda in a format to guide the attendees to the plan. For example, add a special agenda item for a question and answer period toward the end of the agenda. This sets the expectation that people are to wait to ask questions until the speakers have presented the information. This item can also be used by the chairperson to direct an interruptive attendee to a later time on the agenda.
Include Pertinent Information in Notice Packet - Provide the agenda and enough general information to tell the homeowners what the meeting will really be about. Information about the speakers, along with the agenda, will create the first step in presenting an organized business-like tone from the first time an owner hears of the meeting.
Determine Who Will Chair the Meeting - The selection of the meeting chairperson is one of the most important planning steps to a successful meeting. The board should have a frank discussion on this topic. Even if the president is great at running the monthly board meeting, speaking in front of a large group of homeowners on a possibly controversial topic is not the same. If your board does not have a "natural" for this job, or if you are expecting an unhappy group of homeowners, ask your attorney to chair the meeting. The attorney has practice dealing with adversarial situations and responding in a non-emotional manner. This decision alone may save your meeting from disaster.
Invite and Confirm Appropriate Speakers - Invite your engineering consultant, reserve study consultant, or expert on a relevant topic to speak and be available to answer owner questions. Consider speaker availability when setting your meeting date. Expert presence will underscore the board's credibility and affirm the board's due diligence. Asking others to speak prevents the board from feeling the pressure to become "experts" themselves. Expert help is especially beneficial if an increase in dues or a special assessment may be involved.
Develop Handouts and Presentation Materials - It is especially important that the factual information about the topic and any financial costs to be borne by the association or the homeowner be put in writing and made available to the members. This information will likely go from one neighbor to another after the meeting, and it is important that verbal misinformation does not become gossip within the community. Shingle samples, siding color samples, etc. , or a PowerPoint slide show demonstrating actual common area components under discussion are a good way to help owners understand the board's plan.
Serve Refreshments, if possible - While this is optional, it always adds more of a sense of "community" to the meeting - as long as alcohol is not included.
Consider Precautions - It is unfortunate that this topic even needs to be considered. However, today's uncertain times make it an important issue. At the very least, consider the placement of the head table and seating for the audience to provide safe exit. Even if you are not specifically advised of homeowners who may get out of control, the presence of courtesy officers will ease the mind of the board in a contentious situation. With a little research, a uniformed or plain clothes person can be obtained for the meeting at a nominal fee. The board and courtesy officers should discuss the board's expectation for addressing ill-mannered, abusive individuals. It is amazing how quickly control can be regained by the officer simply rising from his or her chair.
A Dress Rehearsal for Tough Questions Will Help - The board and manager should develop a list of possible audience questions. If time is available, board members can informally test "the plan" on a friendly neighbor and ask the neighbor to provide questions and feedback. Written facts to address the tough questions will serve well when the emotions begin to escalate and the Board feels attacked. Even better, anticipate the questions and prepare handouts containing answers to distribute as owners enter the room. It's far better to address the issues before a hostile owner has the opportunity to demand a response.
Board Demeanor is Crucial - All board members must commit to professional and respectful behavior and speech at the meeting. This is not the place or time to become defensive and hot headed. This is often a "less is more" situation. Negative and disrespectful responses, even if they might seem warranted, do nothing to calm the situation. In addition, the Board will lose face and credibility. They may also lose the support of their respectful neighbors in the audience, if one or more of them "lose it" in front of the group. It may be best to say nothing, allowing the vocal individual to speak without your response. Behavior expectations should be set in board planning sessions prior to the meeting. If all else fails, the chairperson will need to ask the unruly board member to leave the meeting.
Take a Time Out - If things are beginning to get out of hand, the chairperson can declare a break in the meeting. This may work to get your original, well-planned approach back on track and restore the positive tone of the meeting. This is a good opportunity to suggest that everyone take a break for refreshments.
Bring the Chaos to an End - If all else fails and there is one or a group of individuals who will not follow the rules of conduct, are threatening or abusive, do not make the mistake of believing that you can save the day. If ejecting the individual(s) from the meeting is possible, then order might be restored. If not, accept reality --- five more minutes will not convince them of your position, nor will it control them. Provide one warning to the group that the meeting will disband if order cannot be maintained. And then, the President, with all the authority given to the position, should simply adjourn the meeting if order is not restored. Board members should leave the meeting room as quickly as possible.
Meetings are a major part of the governance process of a community association. Providing a business-like and respectful meeting environment is key to receiving respect from community members. Neighbors will want to get involved if they know that meetings will be peaceful and efficient. A meeting that is well planned and presents an informative view of the issue at hand will result in the members' support. Following the above suggestions will greatly improve the results of your community association meetings.

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Even "sustainable" farmers seem to be addicted to plastic trash.
From the pipes and tubes that deliver irrigation water to the pots seedlings are grown in to those delightfully tacky blue and orange bits of twine that bind bales of hay, plastic products are stitched into almost every agricultural activity. Agricultural films – thin plastic membranes used to cover the soil for purposes of weed suppression, temperature enhancement, fertilizer uptake and more – are one of the largest contributors to the billions of pounds of plastics that are discarded by farms across the planet each year. The use of these films has become so predominant in recent years that there is now a name for it: plasticulture. It's a $5 billion-plus industry currently that is expected to nearly double by the end of the decade.
Almost every household in North America recycles their bottles and cans these days, and many industries have either voluntarily initiated recycling programs to divert their waste products from the landfill or have been forced to do so by regulators. But what about agriculture? Many farmers are in the habit of either burying their plastic waste on-site or burning it – apparently the tipping fees charged by landfills for dumping solid waste are a budget item that some cash-strapped farmers prefer to do without. Most states now have laws prohibiting the burning of agricultural plastic, but taking it to the landfill is still not an environmentally-friendly alternative.
Even organic farmers produce their share of plastic waste. The USDA organic standards do not specifically address the issue, and many practices endorsed by the sustainable agriculture community – such as irrigating with efficient but non-reusable 'drip' tape – result in huge piles of plastic trash around many organic farms. Whole Foods' new Responsibly Grown rating system gives growers points for reducing their waste stream, but on the whole, the use of plastic products on farms is an extensive, growing, and largely accepted practice, even among sustainability advocates.
From Recycling to Reduction
With the increased use of agricultural plastics, specialized recycling enterprises have cropped up throughout the country in an effort to give a second life to the many disposable farm products. Some are government-subsidized programs based at local landfills, while other seek a market-based approach, turning ag plastic into everything from grocery bags to crude oil that can be refined for fuel.
The use of agricultural films has become so predominant that there is now a name for it: plasticulture. It's a $5 billion-plus industry currently that is expected to nearly double by the end of the decade.
However, just as every first grader learns that it is better to use a non-disposable water bottle rather than recycle disposable plastic water bottles, it makes sense that farmers would want to tackle the problem from the supply side of the equation. Here are three of the most common disposable plastic products in the agriculture supply chain and ways that farmers are eliminating the need for their use.
Irrigation Supplies
Ancient farmers ran water through earthen ditches to reach their crops, a practice that is still used in some countries (think the rice paddies of Southeast Asia), but in modern times irrigation without pipes and tubing is virtually unheard of. Unless, that is, you don't irrigate at all. Dry farming – a catch-all phrase for farming techniques that use only the water that falls from the sky – is gaining momentum due to the extreme drought conditions in the western U.S. A side benefit is that plastic irrigation supplies are irrelevant. Farmers like David Little of The Little Organic Farm in Sonoma County, California, have mastered the craft of trapping moisture in the soil for the duration of the growing season so that irrigation is not necessary. The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the University of California in Santa Cruz, one of the pioneering institutions in modern dry farming techniques, offers an apprenticeship program where students can learn the tricks of the trade.
Plastic Mulches
Covering the soil around crops with plastic accomplishes many goals at once – weeds are suppressed, the soil is warmed, fertilizer applied below the plastic does not run off in the rain, and soft fruits like strawberries are kept out of contact with the soil where rot-causing fungal spores dwell. The old-fashioned version of plastic mulch, of course, is all-natural biodegradable mulch like straw, leaves, wood chips, and other types or organic matter. The idea behind plastic mulch is that is more efficient to install on a large scale (on large farms it is applied with special machinery) and thus more economically feasible. However, there are many examples of financially viable modern day farms that use organic materials rather than plastic mulches. Recently, the Rodale Institute, one of the pioneers of organic agriculture, did an in-depth study on the benefits of using mulch from cover crops. These soil-enriching crops may be grown over the winter in the same beds where a food crop is to be planted the following spring and used in place as mulch. The Rodale Institute has developed an automated method of cover crop mulching involving a special "roller-crimper" device, which they've outlined in a 24-page booklet.
Plant Pots
Some crops are planted directly in the ground by seed, but many start their life inside a tray of plastic pots in a greenhouse. Plastic pots are reusable to an extent, but most seedling trays used for vegetable production last two or three years at best before they are carted to a landfill. However, Japanese farmers have developed a transplanting system based on inexpensive, biodegradable paper pots. Rather than removing each seedling from its pot, the paper pots are planted directly using a non-motorized device that can be pushed like a lawnmower or pulled behind a horse or tractor. The system works on a small scale but it is economically viable for large growers as well – one person can plant 264 seedlings in less than a minute without any bending over or digging. The system was previously available only in Japan but is now being distributed by Small Farm Works in Wisconsin.
For every 1 way farmers are using less plastic, there are 10 ways they are using more! Every time someone invents a new gadget it is invariably plastic, and then consumers want what farmers are using and the plastic problem escalates further.
There is no solution.
Farmers are addicted to plastic so they can maximise profits and until we stop living in a capitalist society, farmers will not change.
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She's kind of nervous. Not because she's timid or lacks confidence. But she's already been to several meetings like the one she's about to step into, in hopes that she'll find her people. She hasn't found them yet. She's a manager of a technical writing team who keeps venturing into talent development. She can't help it. She believes that developing people is the key to changing organizations. She wants to make a measurable difference in the business. She's had a hard time connecting with others who have that same drive. She needs a community that understands her and connects her to opportunities. She wants to increase her skills so she can develop others effectively. She has some amazing ideas, but no one to share them with. So she's hoping...hoping that her people will be in that room.
Who is she and who is in that room? Those of us who volunteer for ATD Dallas know exactly what's going on here. We've stood outside the door of a Special Interest Group meeting or a chapter event, for the first time, hoping that the people on the other side of that door will be our people. Because deep down inside we are driven to empower others. And it sure would be nice to do that with a community that had that same drive.
A lot of us were like this woman. I was. And when I stepped through those doors, I was greeted by everyone...everyone! Leaders of talent development functions in large corporations, one-person training departments, professionals in organizational development. Managers, practitioners, consultants. All of us gathering for the purpose of connecting and learning from one another through this amazing organization: ATD Dallas. I found my people.
ATD Dallas members know exactly why they renew their membership year after year. Because we are a community of thriving professionals who are pushing talent development boundaries. Yes, a community. In the metropolis of Dallas, where more and more businesses are setting up shop, there is a growing community with the singular vision of:
Becoming the talent development capital of the world.
It's my commitment to you, in 2019, to push our boundaries as a chapter, and to make sure the ATD Dallas story is told in a way that compels the best of the best to join and partner with us in our vision. The board and I will use this webpage as a platform to communicate our strategy and to make sure you know how to take advantage of every member benefit available to you.
Connecting with your people is about to get a lot easier. During the first quarter, every member of ATD Dallas will receive a free account to Degreed, where our in-person connections will blossom into a vibrant online community, centered on skills you are interested in cultivating. Check out a Degreed intro video here and download the app to use the free version.
Once you've been added to the ATD Dallas account, you'll receive access to an enormous amount of Freemium content, including Harvard ManageMentor, edX, Business Insider and all of ATD Dallas's content. Initiate discussion around articles, videos and courses and learn from other TD professionals who are part of our community. Get credit for everything you're learning, like workshops you attend, articles you read and speakers you hear at our own chapter events.
Get an inside view of some amazing organizations and hear renowned speakers at our monthly chapter-wide meetings. You can kick off your year by joining us at Southwest Airlines University as we welcome Jack Phillips of the ROI Institute on January 22. He's excited to partner with us to speak on The Value of Innovation. As part of our partnership, Jack is offering a registration for an upcoming certification course in ROI at a greatly reduced price. You can place a bid to receive that workshop here.
Expect deeper skill building opportunities at our Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings, which will be recorded and posted to Degreed, in case you can't make the live event. Each SIG—L&D, Leadership and Learning Technologies—will meet once a quarter, beginning in February, with pre- and post-session dialogue taking place in groups on Degreed. Career Development monthly meetings will continue to offer support for members who want to advance their own careers, break into talent development or search for another opportunity.
Our annual conference, the Southwest Learning Summit, in August, will continue to be one of the premier regional talent development conferences the United States, attracting over 400 professionals and some of the best speakers on what's most relevant to our industry. And the AXIS Awards, in December, will expand its reach as more and more corporations and organizations look to ATD Dallas for recognition of their innovative work in talent development.
There's so much to look forward to in 2019. More access to our community in person, online, any time, anywhere. More recognition on a personal and a corporate level. And targeted expertise to build the skills you want to master. I anticipate every encounter you have with our community to empower you to change your organization for good. Most importantly, you get to do all of this with your people.
Rance Greene
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January 1, 2019
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You can support local businesses by having your cake and eating it too! You can also have breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It's 'Local Restaurant Week' in Western New York and that means it's time to celebrate community based businesses. Local restaurants provide $8 million to our local economy and from October 17-23 you can sample from more than 200 restaurants.M
When you spend money at local restaurants, the money stays locally and helps create a stronger community.
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Small-Flowered Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis stricta)
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Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)
Height: 0.25 to 0.85 ft.
Blooms: April to July
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Flower Description: Elongate clusters, Regular blooms, 5 parts
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On Wednesday, the Canadian-based cannabis cultivator, processor, and distributor, Tilray Inc. (TLRY), completed its initial public offering and shares of the company have already begun trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "TLRY." The shares were priced at $17, which was above the estimated range of $14-16. The stock also traded as high as $23 at one point for a 35% increase.
Tilray is offering 6,524,000 shares of Class 2 common stock in the United States and other select countries, excluding Canada, for a sum value of $110,908,000 USD. Another 2,476,000 shares of Class 2 common stock, which the company refers to as Subordinate Voting Shares, are being traded in Canada and other select countries, excluding the United States, at a price of $22.45 CAD per share; totaling to $55,586,200 CAD in value.
The combined value of both offerings totals to roughly $153 million USD. Tilray set out to raise $135 million.
BMO Capital Markets and Cowen are acting as joint book-runners for the IPO, with Cowen handling the U.S. IPO and BMO handling the IPO in Canada. Likewise, Eight Capital will act as lead manager for the Canadian IPO while Roth Capital Partner and Northland Capital Markets server as the lead manager and co-manager, respectively, for the U.S. IPO.
Additionally, Tilray has granted U.S. underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to 978,600 additional shares of Class 2 common stock and the Canadian underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to 371,400 additional Subordinate Voting Shares at the initial public offering price. The offering is expected to close on July 23, 2018.
Despite the number of shares issues, Privateer Holdings will remain the majority shareholder and primary owner of Tilray with 75 million Class 1 shares. As one of the first licensed medical cannabis producers in Canada, Tilray has already established a presence in 10 countries and will use the funds raised from this IPO to further increase its cultivation and processing capacity; as well as liquidity.


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The first words of mine ever printed in a newspaper were in what was then called the Weekly Mail & Guardian. I wasn't a writer back then, I was fresh from university and working in an office to which I had to report at 8am and from which I could not escape before 4.30pm. Everyone in the office was awful, including me. In my lunch breaks I often sat with the secretaries who were also awful but a little less awful than everyone else. One day over lunch one of the secretaries lifted her sandwich to her mouth then lowered it again and said in a low voice in Afrikaans, "This is a waste of a life." No one replied because we were too busy silently screaming. Our bodies felt like milkbottles and our souls were bees trapped inside.
My first printed words were a long series of free messages in the classified pages by which I communicated with a woman with whom I was having an anguished love affair. I was single and very lonely in a bachelor flat in a boring part of the city and she lived with a boyfriend she still loved so we couldn't call each other and there were no cellphones in those days, so we sent each other coded messages in the free classifieds: no more than 25 words each, once a week. I remember one exchange being lyrics from a Blondie song. At the age of 22, that is what longing looks like.
The first words with my name attached were published around the same time, in the letters page of the same paper. There was then a popular TV show called America's Funniest Home Videos, hosted by Bob Saget. The show itself wasn't much good – just clips of people walking into glass doors or falling into the swimming pool or being struck in the groin – but I was much taken by Bob's voiceover narration. They were deadpan and snarky and self-loathing and dark and altogether funnier than they needed to be. They seemed to comment on themself, and on humanity, and on the futility of all mortal pursuits.
I wrote a letter to the editor, claiming to be president of the official South African chapter of the Bob Saget Fan Club, announcing applications for membership and a range of merchandise ("Honk if you love Bob" bumper-stickers; "Bob for Apples" computer software; "I sag for Saget" beltbuckles). It was the kind of joke I still like best: pointless, deadpan, self-contained, half-muttered under your breath with no real expectation that anyone else will hear or care, a message in a bottle thrown over the side of your small shipwrecked life in the unacknowledged hope that someone out there will find it and therefore find you. I think it was a first, fumbled reaching out from isolation, a half-serious yearning for company, for family, for a home. I was pleased and astonished when they printed it.
A few months later I was playing pool somewhere and a guy I half-knew from university walked past. We had never much liked each other and didn't like each other now, but he slowed down as he passed and said, "I read your letter in the paper. Pretty funny."
I probably mumbled something incomprehensible in reply and acted unfazed, but inside I was flustered and beaming. I've forgotten that guy's name but I'll always remember how it made me feel to realize that when you write something and send it into the world it finds its way in an uncertain fashion, by invisible circuits and currents to unlikely receptors and creates small sparks of connections, like the firing of a synapse, between your mind and another.
Some years after that letter I was found by an editor named Robert Greig who lifted me out of my life and offered me a job writing for the Sunday Independent, when that was still a newspaper. I wrote for that paper for seven years, then for ten years I wrote for no paper at all, and then five years ago Stephen Haw found me again in a different kind of life, a happy life but not yet a whole one, and asked me to write here. My happiest writing experience has been writing for you. I'll still be writing this column in online form but I know I'll be losing some of you and that grieves me. You have been home to me, and to you all I am very grateful.
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Dateline: LOS ANGELES—Investigators have uncovered a club devoted to shaming audience members of American talk shows whose clapping and other loud reactions to the guests' remarks often drown out what the guests are saying, wasting the time of the viewers at home.
Based in LA, the club is called Citizens for Silencing Audience Noise. Ray Akaji, CSAN's spokesperson, expressed befuddlement at the audacity and self-centeredness of the studio audiences.
"If you watch Real Time with Bill Maher," said Akaji, "almost a quarter of what you hear is the clapping, hollering, laughter, and other obnoxious noises made by the audience. The live audience members seem to think they're more important than the millions watching around the world—as if anyone on earth is tuning in because they want to hear a single peep from Joe Blow sitting in the studio audience. No, of course we want to hear only the celebrity guests themselves.
"That's what truly makes no sense. The noise-makers think they can interrupt the guests with impunity, wasting valuable airtime in an hour-long show with their cacophony of worthless cheering, as though there were no danger of reprisal. Well, not on CSAN's watch.
"We treat the noise-makers as thieves, because that's what they are: they steal the meaningful content that could have been, the funny jokes the comedian would have said had he or she not been rudely interrupted by the infantile noise-makers. Sure, the live audience buys the tickets to enjoy the show, but that doesn't entitle those members to curtail the show's content with their idiotic noises. Make annoying sounds at home if you insist, but not in what is effectively a public space."
CSAN members have thus taken it upon themselves to camp outside television studios, wait for the offending audience members to exit at the parking lot, and yell in their ears or work party horns, blowouts, and kazoos such as you would find on New Year's Eve.
"Our mission," said Akaji, "is to render the offenders unable to hear themselves speak—at least until they reach the comforting silence within their vehicle. That way, the analogy should strike home and they may desist from repeating their bit of foolishness in the future.
"They should be asking themselves, 'Isn't it annoying to have some strangers blast nonsense in your ear so you can't hear what you'd rather be hearing? Isn't life better when those who should be quiet keep quiet, so you can get stuff done?' That's what the insolent noise-makers should be thinking when CSAN has taken vengeance on behalf of the millions of more polite audience members at home."
TV critic Marsha Marshmallow and CSAN member reasons that the sources of the disturbance may be Los Angeles and New York in particular, those being the cities where most American talk shows are taped.
"These self-centered fans who get tickets to sit in the TV studio audience come from parts of America which aren't known for their humility," said Marshmallow. "Most are relatively well-off, so they feel entitled and are thrilled at the prospect that their clapping might somehow match the guests' discourse, as though they were on equal ground. They thus forget that they're nobodies whatsoever in comparison to the celebrity guests, and should therefore oblige the vast audience at home by shutting the hell up when the cameras are rolling."
The TV show producers often whip the crowd into a frenzy, inviting the wider viewership to tune in by holding up signs about when to clap and using that in-studio noise to create the impression that the show is entertaining.
"CSAN understands that side of the television business," said Akaji. "But that doesn't entitle the audience to drag out its mischief, squandering the precious airtime and causing a backlash of frustration. It's the same reason listeners are quick to tune out a radio program when even the guests talk over each other so no one can understand what they're saying. Who wants to listen to noise?"
Not everyone agrees with CSAN, however. Ted Cruikshank insists that he prefers the noise, including the audience clapping or laughter. "I just go ahead and fast-forward whenever the guests are talking, because I like to hear on TV only the eruption of applause. Guess you could call me a connoisseur of noise."
Cruikshank lets the clapping, laughter, or booing wash over him, testing his peculiar ability to discern what strike him as interesting variations in what would otherwise seem to be the equivalent of so much space-wasting rubbish.


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A perennial favourite with UK buyers – now the rest of the world is turning up to sample the new capital of cool - Lisbon - as it rides a tide of investment optimism. By Tania Jacobs
With its miles of sandy cove beaches, pristine golf courses and temperate climate, Portugal has long been a honey-pot destination attracting holidaymakers and second-home buyers since the 1970s.
As getaway locations go, conversion rates from visitor to homeowner status have traditionally seen a predominance of UK buyers signing up for a slice of holiday-home life, with a stable stock of competitively priced properties to suit most budgets.
More recently however a changing foreign buyer footprint has reshaped the real estate landscape, with vintage capital Lisbon in particular, seeing the most gains and the government's Golden Visa Programme and tax incentives proving successful at attracting new interest in this old-school city.
"We've always had English, Irish and German buyers, but now we're seeing new nationalities investing here," says Ana Paulo Estevao of IN'S Portugal. "We've had our first Chinese buyers, Scandinavians, French and other non-Europeans, including South Africans, too."
According to a Jones Lang LaSalle market report released at the beginning of the year, the proportion of the real estate market in Portugal made up by foreign investment has increased from 45% in 2012 to over 70% in 2016.
Property prices meanwhile while still down from their 2007 peak, according to figures by the Confidencial Imobiliário Index, are expected to continue their climb back. Recent statistics also confirm that this is the fourth year in a row in which there has been an increase in property sales, with experts forecasting growth in 2017 of about 4% this year, after increasing by just over 7% in 2016.
"A rise in foreign investors is certainly placing upward pressure on property prices," adds real estate consultant Jeremy Perry. "Along with greater buying power among Portuguese, supported in part by less stringent mortgage lending conditions."
Located just 20 minutes' drive to the west of the sweet-spot capital, one of the country's wealthiest municipalities garnering its share of investor attention is Cascais. Located on Portugal's smartest stretch of coast that has rocketed from sleepy fishing village to much-loved beach playground for the stylish, cosmopolitan traveller with its trio of golden bays, there's plenty of post-beach life, with winding lanes leading to small museums, cool gardens, a shiny marina and a pedestrianised old town dotted with designer boutiques and alfresco fish restaurants.
Setting an impressive benchmark in the area and wooing both foreign and domestic buyers with an attractive portfolio of property options is the award-winning Sheraton Cascais Resort.
Located in the heart of Cascais town and with quick and easy access to Lisbon International Airport, the five-star Resort boasts a wide selection of luxury accommodation, comprising 1- and 2-bedroom suites and deluxe residences, all built to the highest standards with an elegant, contemporary design finish.
Newest to the resort's real estate offering are The Residences, comprising three and four-bedroom luxury freehold properties - a unique investment opportunity with various rental programme options available. Properties are also compatible with the Non-Habitual Tax Regime and Golden Visa Programme.
Brands such as Poggenpohl, Hansgrohe, Duravit, Provenza and Sicis Iridium feature in the stunning spaces. Prices start at 995,000 euros and attractive lease back plans are also available to guarantee a return on investment.
"The Resort is an especially attractive proposition for families," explains Marketing Manager, Vasco Leitao, "with an extensive portfolio of leisure amenities to tap into. As well as the in-resort restaurants and the recently launched Serenity Spa, owners can also enjoy Membership at the Cascais Yacht Club - one of the most prestigious in the country with access to exclusive benefits at partner Yacht Clubs around the world, including the Yacht Club Monaco and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club."
Golf lovers meanwhile can enjoy associated members' benefits, including preferred tee-off times at local championship courses including Quinta da Marinha, Penha Longa and Oitavos Dunes. Preferred member rates and access to the tennis and racket club within walking distance of the resort, ensure preferential treatment in one of the best and most exclusive clubs in the region.
For those considering a more permanent move to the area - the Resort has partnered with a leading local international school and can assist with visits and admissions processes. Partnership with one of Portugal's leading private health institutions, with hospitals and clinics throughout the country also allows homeowners access and special benefits in private hospitals and clinics and other associated health institutions.
Adds Leitao: "Not only do The Residences afford the possibility of overseas investors buying into a community, there are of course the wider benefits that purchasing brings - The Golden Visa Scheme and the Non-Habitual Residents Scheme. Add to all of this, personal usage, solid yields and guaranteed returns, and it's no wonder Portugal is going from strength to strength both as a second-home and a destination for relocation."
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