By Doug Hill for The Transcript Jan 22, 2021
Jan 22, 2021
Terry âBuffaloâ Ware brought together a combo of highly talented friends to record his new album âIsolation Reverberation.âPhoto provided
The global pandemic has been an obstacle for some and a challenging inspiration for others. In the case of Norman master guitarist Terry âBuffaloâ Ware, itâs the latter.
Late last year he released an eleven-track album of new instrumental music titled âIsolation Reverberation.â The title, cover art and several of the song titles are nods to COVID-19âs impact on the artist and his listeners.
Although the music was produced with plenty of social distancing, it was also a professional collaboration among musician friends. The cover shows Wareâs entire head enclosed by what appears to be military-grade protective gear for his mouth, nose and eyes. The last half-dozen songs are named âQuarantine Dreamâ numbers one
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The most powerful illustration of the innate absurdity of the tipping system I ever heard was from the influential American chef and restaurateur
Barry Wine. At his fabled restaurant
The Quilted Giraffe, a luxurious New York City dining temple, beggar’s purses were sold in clusters of five for $50. To make them, a cook griddled five crepes, arranged them on a prep counter, spooned caviar and crème fraîche into their centres, gathered up the sides, and tied each of them closed with a chive. For walking a plate of these sinful bindles to the dining room, the server received an extra $7.50US in the standard fifteen-percent gratuity formulation. Meanwhile, the cook who prepared it didn’t earn so much as a supplemental penny for their painstaking labour. By the same token, the tipped employee, who earned a paltry hourly wage, depended on supplements like that to pad their income, although at an upscale restaurant like
Updated Dec 11, 2020 at 7:06 p.m. UTC
Aegis Custody Clears Hurdle in Bid for South Dakota Trust Charter
Digital asset custodian Aegis Custody has received the South Dakota Division of Banking’s blessing to start forming a trust company in the state.
The full-service digital asset shop must clear a series of minor regulatory hurdles before it can secure the trust charter necessary to do business, President Michael McCarty said. He said the process would likely wrap up in weeks.
Once it does, Aegis will become the latest digital asset custodian with a foothold in Sioux Falls. BitGo and Anchorage both base their operations in the trust company-friendly city. But while those industry stalwarts cater mostly to the cryptocurrency custody market, Aegis, already partnered with a Hong Kong custodian, is looking to broader opportunities in digitized finance.