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The additional cost and unnatural nature of IVF has some benefits — both parents and embryos can be genetically tested in advance. If the parents have certain recessive genes, they can either use donor sperm or eggs to avoid offspring with significant defects, or roll the dice and check the resulting embryos for the issues they'd like to avoid. Most testing is motivated by a family history of genetic disease for one or both parents — it can be demonstrated that a certain inherited disease is not likely, or the opposite (in which case IVF
Our process involves both an egg donor and a separate gestational carrier (GC.) Both intended fathers and the egg donor were Counsyl tested; husband's passed with no problems, while my genetic tests showed two fatal recessives and one "problematic" recessive (not fatal for years if ever, but weakening the adult.) Fortunately the egg donor's test combined with ours showed no bad combinations.
The modern IVF process can freeze both sperm, eggs, and the embryos resulting from fertilization after 5-7 days; this reduces the difficulty of timing each element. Instead of rushing to inseminate fresh eggs with fresh sperm, the eggs and sperm can be frozen and thawed later for combination. The resulting embryos are typically cultured for 5-7 days and frozen as soon as they develop enough. In an echo of the quiet natural winnowing process, often only half or less of the eggs develop at all, and around a quarter look like good candidates for implantation.
The embryos are graded (letter grades!) A-D for development of the part of the cell mass that will be the child, and separately for the cells destined to form the placenta and accessories. This can be augmented by PGT-A (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies) to determine which embryos are most likely to be viable. This is accomplished by taking out one or two cells from the less-critical part of the embryo and testing them. This is controversial because it is expensive, may possibly harm the embryo, and is not necessarily reliable because it's not uncommon for cells in the embryo to have different genetic makeups ("mosaic.") Nevertheless, choosing embryos that pass this test greatly improves the live birth rate for IVF. Desperate for offspring of their own, couples sometimes direct implantation of apparently unsound mosaic embryos, which can sometimes develop normally, but usually don't.
Embryos that are missing entire chromosomes or major segments will either not make it to term or suffer serious defects that limit their lives. Since we are already intervening in the natural process and each attempt at pregnancy is very costly, using these tests to improve the odds is very much worth it.
While I was unable to produce viable spermatozoa, [husband's] were fine and so we went forward with the egg donor and directed half the harvested eggs to be fertilized with his contribution.
Oct 18 2019
So they centrifuged my pathetic sample and found 4 live (if not terribly healthy) spermatozoa. Not really enough to work with!
Nov 21 2019
Egg donor at IVF doctor' office in LA. Got an Amex charge notice, $16K, billed for the next few days until the extraction on the 23rd. 15 follicles ready, so harvest will likely be good (avg is around 10.) They will immediately fertilize half with Paul's sample (frozen months ago) and freeze the rest of the eggs (waiting on my less-than-robust spermatozoa, which may have to be handled one-by-one.)
This first stage [husband's] went well enough, though in hindsight we were both old enough to have benefitted from the Zymot sorting chip, which would have improved the health of the spermatozoa used for ICSI. Then we waited for reports from the culture lab to see how the little buggers did.
Nov 24 2019
Update: Got a report from the lab. Darwinian selection (which occurs silently in the normal process) underway. Of 9 oocytes, 2 rejected as immature. They thawed [husband's] sample and selected sperm cells from a microscopic examination, then used ICSI to fertilize seven of the fresh eggs. Two of the remainder were discarded for not developing a healthy profile of pronuclei (PNs). Research has shown that the most healthy look is 2 normal-sized PNs, but other configurations (0, 1, 2.1 [one of the two is small]) have some chance of healthy development, so they are grown for more days in case they turn out fine (it turns out the male's DNA can still be incorporated without the obvious signal of two PNs.) That leaves 5 growing. They weren't specific about the 0N-1N-2N status of each. Kind of nerve-wracking.
Technology has improved a lot, but expect by a century from now that it will have progressed past "screening" to libraries of genetic material that can be recombined at will, and probably an artificial womb for gestation. Brave New Worldish. Costs will drop and it may eventually be seen as retrograde to have children the old-fashioned way. We've already seen lots of world-building where that cultural struggle is a theme.
BTW, any "super race" ideas (e..g., Star Trek's Khan) will require a lot of arm-waving to explain how gene engineers can improve on the best/luckiest naturally born people. I don't think (other than splicing out obviously damaging defects) anyone will be able to tailor the perfect combination of traits, and one thing we do know is that the natural diversity of talents contributes to the advantages of human teams….
Nov 28 2019
IVF update: the tech was rushed and so the report for Day 5 came in early. 3 embryos looked good enough for genetic testing (there was a differentiated clump of cells that will end up as the fetus and surrounding cells that end up as placenta, and it's safe to remove one of those for the gene testing (shipped frozen to the lab.)) The 3 candidate embryos were then frozen. Testing comes back < 10 days. We haven't heard from the surrogate wranglers about who might be available. I hope there's more data to decide with. nov 30 2019 Day 7 report: the two zygotes not frozen didn't develop and so were disposed of. 3 survivors were frozen Day 5, so that's the choice for [husband's] kid. Kinda sad but as expected (the beyond-5-days embryos rarely develop enough). Was just reading about a PA bill that supposedly requires burial certificates for disposal of any fertilized egg. This is, of course, silly. Whether the bill actually says that is unclear, the usual amplification to get people outraged for clicks being in play. Dec 9 2019 Monday morning news: genetic tests done, 1 of the 3 embryos failed. Awww. I resent they don't send us the report, but we can talk it over with the doctor if we schedule a Skype call. [later edit]: We got the genetic test results. Two euploid XYs (boys) and the aneuploid XY (female) who lacked the full complement of 16 chromosomes. Eek. The lottery odds favor us (only 16% chance neither XY will be carried to term) but still that worries me. [further note: I think they mean one Chromosome 16 is absent or incomplete, not 16 missing chromosomes.]
[Current state 2-1-2021: [husband's] best embryo was implanted 7 months ago and is likely to be born to our surrogate in mid-April. We're getting ready by buying all the equipment, clothes, diapers, etc.! We'll get to mine later in the saga, which took much longer and had more issues with "Sperm DNA Fragmentation" (SDF) because I am older. Half of our first batch of eggs were fertilized with my sperm, and none survived culturing and screening.]


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As a fellow parent of a child with Down syndrome, I want to personally congratulate your family and welcome you to the Down syndrome community and the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee (DSAMT).
If you are like most parents, including myself, learning that your baby has Down syndrome caused an avalanche of emotions, questions and concerns. Everyone's experience receiving the diagnosis is unique, but I can promise you that you are not alone and that you have a beautiful new baby who will bring you much joy.
My third child, Ron, has Down syndrome. He is fully included in school, he swims, attends birthday parties, plays Legos with his sister, goes fishing with his grandpa and is charming, mischievous and affectionate. Every day he teaches me something new, and I am extremely grateful for the gifts that he brings to our family. You, too, have much to look forward to!
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I have a good friend who wrote his dissertation on happiness levels of college students (or something of that nature). While I may not be able to recall the exact topic or dissertation title, what I can recall is that there was a study cited which reported that looking at one's own Facebook photos can increase happiness. Think about it…what do you usually post photos of? Typically when you scroll though someones feed (be it Facebook, Instagram, or just old family photo albums), you see a myriad of happy images! We like to put our best foot forward so to speak…posting the photos that depict our memories and experiences in the happiest ways possible. (We don't usually post the "bad" vacation pictures!)
This got me thinking…I store all of my personal photos on a third party site for safe keeping (fearful of the day my laptop will crash!)….I have done this for over 7 years! So I went back and began browsing some random albums and what do you know….it made me happy! In an effort not to get swept up in the memories, I chose to attend to the photos without people in them. I wonder why I took them, what made me think that I needed to capture each moment in time? I wonder if there is a theme?
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Each year, as I produce a wine event for PS I Love You called Dark & Delicious, I set one day aside for "the process."
The following is a great check list. In fact, I'll be using this myself, so I don't forget anything. It seems like I forget at least one thing each year, regardless of how long I've been doing this. Finally, I've taken the time to create one for myself and you.
FIRST: Getting your ducks in a row
- Before I begin, I have a signed contract from the venue (Rock Wall Wine Company), stating all of the conditions, including the following: security, how many people will be in attendance, a floor plan/layout, including how many tables I'll be renting, door locations, and how many tables will have wine being poured at them.
- How many pouring stations is very important, because I'm charged $25 per pouring table for the license; e.g., 50 pouring tables = $1,250 for the license.
- Make sure that each vendor for your event has given an insurance rider to you from their own insurance company, indemnifying the organizer (for me, it's PS I Love You) and the venue.
- If your venue doesn't demand this of you, still make it mandatory for your participants.
- It's better to be safe than sorry, as mom used to say.
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- I begin my "set aside" day by filling out the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control form ABC-221 (rev. 01-11), which is a California SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION. The form is found at www.abc.ca.gov and is a PDF. Each state will have its own rules and regulations, so check with your own government to begin your process.
- Know ahead of time how many wine pouring stations you're going to have.
- Do the math for the total amount.
- Get a money order or cashier's check for the full amount.
- No personal or business checks are accepted.
- Along with my venue contract and the filled out ABC-221, I head to Rock Wall, my venue. This is the first signature that I need on my application. I get the signature and off I go.
- If your venue has no sprinkler system, you'll have to go to the venue's local fire department, and put them on notice for your event.
- Know the venue's legal capacity, and don't plan to exceed it.
- Some venues have an established relationship with the local fire department, and may do this step for you.
- If your venue has no sprinkler system, you'll have to go to the venue's local fire department, and put them on notice for your event.
- My next stop is the Alameda Police Department, our local police station. On the ABC paperwork, you must have the local police department demonstrate that they know you're holding a wine event by signing your form. They'll ask you about security that you've hired, how many people are expected, etc., and they'll want to see your contract, layout, etc., to make sure that you're professional. You'll get a signature, and off you go for the next step.
- It's recommenced that you have at least two weeks before your event to get the ABC your paperwork. They don't want to see you before 30 days prior to your event.
- Make sure all of your paperwork is in order before you get to this office.
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- Because it's your first, you'll have to jump through more hoops than you were planning; although, if I had these instructions, I would have had less grief the first time, brought on by my own inexperience.
- Your ABC worker will ask you a lot of questions, if it's your first event.
- Subsequent events are simply taking your paperwork and money order, because you're in their system.
- Once you've answered questions and given the ABC your money order/cashier's check, your worker will take your paperwork.
- Provide a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your paperwork.
- In a week or two, depending on your lead time, your license will arrive in the mail.
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Bernard Haitink
born on 4/3/1929 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
died on 21/10/2021 in London, England, United Kingdom
Bernard Haitink
Bernard Johan Herman Haitink CH KBE (Dutch: [ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈɦaːi̯tɪŋk]; born 4 March 1929) is a Dutch conductor.
Early life
Haitink was born in Amsterdam, the son of Willem Haitink, a civil servant who was to become director of the Dutch electricity board, and Anna Clara Verschaffelt, who worked for Alliance Française.[1] He studied the violin and conducting at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He played the violin in orchestras before taking courses in conducting under Ferdinand Leitner in 1954 and 1955.
Haitink conducted his first concert on 19 July 1954 with the Netherlands Radio Union Orchestra (later the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic [RFO]).[2] He became second conductor of the orchestra in 1955, and chief conductor of the orchestra in 1957. His conducting debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra was on 7 November 1956, substituting for Carlo Maria Giulini.[3] After the sudden death of Eduard van Beinum, Haitink was named first conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra on 1 September 1959. He became principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1961, and shared that position jointly with Eugen Jochum until 1963, when Haitink became sole principal conductor.[4] With the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink made many recordings for the Philips label, and later Decca and EMI Classics, and toured widely with the orchestra.
In the early 1980s, Haitink threatened to resign his Concertgebouw post in protest at threatened reductions to its subsidy from the Dutch government, which could have led to the dismissal of 23 musicians from the orchestra. The financial situation was eventually settled,[5] and Haitink remained as chief conductor until 1988. In 1999, he was named the honorary conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In December 2012, following his advocacy for the RFO in the wake of proposed budget cuts to the orchestra and Dutch music in general, Haitink accepted the title of patron of the RFO.[2] In March 2014, Haitink stated to the Dutch newspaper Het Parool that he wished to renounce the title of RCO conductor laureate and no longer to guest-conduct the orchestra, in protest at the orchestra's current administrative management.[6] In September 2015, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra announced a rapprochement with Haitink, with a scheduled guest-conducting engagement with the orchestra in the 2016-2017 season.[7][8]
Outside the Netherlands, Haitink was principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967 to 1979. Haitink also served as the music director at Glyndebourne Opera from 1978 to 1988. He was music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden from 1987 to 2002, where he was praised for his musicianship, but received criticism for his degree of attachment to the entire organisation.[9][10]
From 2002 to 2004, Haitink was chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. His original contract with Dresden was through 2006, but Haitink resigned in 2004 over disputes with the Staatskapelle's Intendant, Gerd Uecker, on the orchestra's choice of successor.[11]
Haitink served as principal guest conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 2004, when he took on the new title of conductor emeritus. In addition, he has appeared with l'Orchestre National de France and the London Symphony Orchestra. In the early 2000s, he recorded the complete Beethoven and Brahms symphony cycles with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) for the LSO Live label. Haitink is an honorary member of the Berlin Philharmonic.
In April 2006, after an acclaimed two-week engagement in March 2006 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), the CSO appointed Haitink to the newly created position of principal conductor, effective as of the 2006–2007 season.[12] The duration of the contract was four years.[13] Haitink had declined an offer from the CSO to be music director, citing his age.[14] With respect to this contract, Haitink stated that "every conductor, including myself, has a sell-by date."[15] He concluded his Chicago principal conductorship in June 2010 with a series of concerts of the complete Beethoven symphonies[16] and being awarded the Theodore Thomas Medallion by the orchestra.[17]
Haitink has conducted and recorded a wide variety of repertoire, with the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Mahler, Shostakovich and Vaughan Williams, and the complete piano concertos of Beethoven and Brahms with Claudio Arrau notable among his recordings.[18] Haitink has made many recordings for several labels, including Philips Records, EMI Classics, Columbia Records, LSO Live, RCO Live, and CSO Resound. Other recordings include the complete orchestral works of Debussy, the two symphonies of Elgar, the three Mozart/Da Ponte operas, and Wagner's complete opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, and the opera Tannhäuser.
Haitink stated in a 2004 article that he would no longer conduct opera, but he made exceptions in 2007, directing three performances of Parsifal in Zurich in March and April and five of Pelléas et Mélisande in Paris (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées) in June. He stated in 2004 that he did not plan to conduct again at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.[19] However, an April 2007 announcement stated that Haitink would return to the Royal Opera in December 2007, with the same Zurich production of Parsifal,[20] and he fulfilled this engagement.[21]
More recently, Haitink has led master classes in conducting for young conductors in Lucerne for several years.[22] In June 2015, the European Union Youth Orchestra announced the appointment of Haitink as its conductor laureate, effective immediately.[23]
Personal life
Haitink has five children from his first marriage to Marjolein Snijder.[1] He and his fourth wife, the former Patricia Bloomfield, a barrister and past viola player in the Covent Garden Opera orchestra, have a residence in London.[1][24][25]
Awards and honours
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (UK, 1977)
- Honorary medal for Arts and Science of the Order of the House of Orange (Netherlands, 2000)
- Honorary Companion of Honour (UK, 2002)[26]
- Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands, 2017)[27]
Music Industry and Cultural
- Gramophone Awards for his recordings in 1980 (Debussy orchestral works), 1985 (Mozart's Don Giovanni ), 1986 and 1990 (Vaughan Williams symphonies)
- Erasmus Prize (Netherlands, 1991)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera (UK, 1996 and 2002)
- Award Vereniging van Schouwburg- en Concertgebouwdirecties (Netherlands, 2007)
- Musical America "Musician of the Year" (USA, 2007)
- Grammy Awards (USA, 2003 and 2008)
- Echo Klassik (Germany, 2013) regarding his recording of Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (BR-KLASSIK)
- Gramophone Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (United Kingdom, 2015)
Selected discography
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra:
- Anton Bruckner: Symphonies 0-9 (Philips)
- Claude Debussy: Orchestral Works (Philips, 1976–79)
Gustav Mahler
- Symphonies 1–9 (Philips)
- Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection", Elly Ameling, Aafje Heynis, Netherlands Radio Chorus, (Philips 1968).
- Symphony No. 5 (remastered PENTATONE)
- Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" (remastered PENTATONE)
- Symphonies Nos. 1-5, 7, 9 (Kerstmatinee/Christmas Matinee; Philips)
Maurice Ravel
- Orchestral Works (Philips 1971–77)
- Daphnis et Chloé Suites & Ma mère l'oye (remastered PENTATONE)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-6. (Philips, 1979)
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no.15 (RCO live 2012).
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No.3 in E flat "Rhenish" (Philips 411 104-1, 1983)
- Symphony Edition box set of RCO recordings of Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Schumann, Tchaikovsky (36 CDs - Decca, 2014)
Johannes Brahms
- Symphony No. 1, Nanie with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Philips, 1994)
- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Tragic Overture (Philips, 1990)
- Symphony No. 3, Alto Rhapsody with Jard Van Nes with the men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Philips, 1993)
- Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Haydn Variations (Philips, 1992)
- Piano Concerto No. 2, with Emanuel Ax (Sony, 1997)
Maurice Ravel
- Daphnis and Chloe with Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Philips, 1989)
- Ma Mere l'Oye, Menuet antique, Rapsodie espagnole, La Valse (Philips, 1995)
- Alborada del Gracioso, Bolero, Le tombeau de Couperin, Valses nobles et sentimentales (Philips, 1996)
- Gustav Mahler
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4[32] (2008)
- Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (with Anton Webern: Im Sommerwind)[33] (2010)
London Philharmonic Orchestra:
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Piano Concertos Nos 1-5 / Choral Fantasy - Alfred Brendel, piano (Philips)
- Symphonies Nos 1-9 (Philips)
- Triple Concerto - Beaux Arts Trio (Philips)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Rodney Friend, violin solo - (Philips 6500410, 1970s)
Dmitri Shostakovich
- Symphonies Nos. 1-4, 7, 9, 10, 15 (Decca)
- Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 - (LPO 0034) Recorded in 1986, Released in 2009
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-9 (LSO Live)
- Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1-4/Double Concerto/Serenade No 2 (LSO Live)
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 4; Symphony No 9 (LSO Live)
- Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie - (LSO Live LSO0689) Recorded in 2008, Released in 2010[34]
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra:
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (BR-KLASSIK 900109)
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony Nos. 3 and 9 (BR-KLASSIK 900149 and 900113)
- Joseph Haydn: The Creation (BR-KLASSIK 900125)
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (BR-KLASSIK 900130)
- Richard Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (EMI)
- ^ a b c Nicholas Wroe (14 October 2000). "Master of the House". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Haitink patron of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "The Diffident Dutchman". Time. 12 May 1967. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
- ^ The orchestra's own website gives 1963 as the date when Haitink became sole principal conductor.
- ^ James R. Oestreich (10 March 2002). "An Eminently Rational Man in an Irrational Profession". New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ "Haitink nooit meer bij Concertgebouworkest". Het Parool, 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Press Statement - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Bernard Haitink" (Press release). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ Guido van Oorschot (2015-09-03). "Concertgebouw toont zich de wijste in kwestie-Haitink". De Volksrant. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ Nicholas Kenyon (2 June 1991). "For a Reluctant Maestro, Relief, No Regrets, in Berlin". New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- ^ Andrew Clements (21 June 2002). "A great musician – but that was not enough". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Andrew Clark (22 October 2004). "Bernard Haitink: unfinished symphony". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ Andrew Patner (15 October 2006). "Symphony in good hands". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Daniel J. Wakin, (28 April 2006). "Arts, Briefly; Chicago Symphony: Conductors but No Music Director". New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Geoffrey Norris (9 April 2008). "Bernard Haitink: I love power without responsibility". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ James R. Oestreich (6 October 2006). "A Jet-Setting Maestro Sets a Brisker Pace for Beethoven". New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Andrew Patner (19 June 2010). "Haitink wraps up CSO tenure with revealing Beethoven's Ninth". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink Receives Theodore Thomas Medallion for Distinguished Service" (PDF) (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ Anderson, Robert; Mahler; Soloists; Choirs; Orchestra, Concertgebouw; Haitink (1973). "Mahler: The Complete Symphonies". Musical Times. Musical Times Publications Ltd. 114 (1560): 152. doi:10.2307/957200. JSTOR 957200.
- ^ Martin Kettle (5 March 2004). "I started far too young. I still have sleepless nights ..." The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ "Breaking News: Next Royal Opera Season Promises Minotaur Premiere, New Salome, Voigt as Ariadne" (Press release). Opera News. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
- ^ Erica Jeal (8 December 2007). "Parsifal (Royal Opera House, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- ^ Tom Service (2011-08-11). "A masterclass with Bernard Haitink". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ "EUYO announces new conductors" (Press release). European Union Youth Orchestra. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ Tom Service (22 September 2009). "The passion and pain of Bernard Haitink". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ Mischa Spel (2017-02-12). "'Een leven zonder dirigeren lijkt me vrij miserabel'". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ "Queen honours conductor Haitink". BBC news. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ "[nl] - Bernard Haitink promoted to Commander of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands". www.concertgebouworkest.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ Fiona Maddocks (13 December 2009). "Mahler Symphony No 2: Chicago Symphony/Haitink". The Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Radio And Recording Initiatives". Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 30 November 2006.
- ^ John von Rhein (20 October 2006). "Haitink, CSO make magic with Mahler". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Andrew Clements (25 April 2008). "Mahler: Symphony No 6, Chicago Symphony Orch/ Haitink". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ Andrew Clements (22 August 2008). "Classical review: Shostakovich: Symphony No 10, LPO/Haitink; Symphony No 4, Chicago SO/Haitink". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ Andrew Clements (17 June 2010). "Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ Geoffrey Norris (2010-03-24). "Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
External links
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- List of recordings from Dutch Divas website
- Bernard Haitink at AllMusic
- Bernard Haitink biography at the Chicago Symphony
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- Bernard Haitink interview, 13 January 1997
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The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One may be the last of a dying breed of disc-based video game consoles.
The booming mobile and free-to-play video game markets are seriously weighing down today's disc-based game sales. Sales of new and used video game discs made up just 35% of overall video game sales last year, according to research firm Newzoo. That's down from 40% in 2012.
Meanwhile, smartphone and tablet games are taking control of the video game industry. For example, King's popular Candy Crush Saga game earns over $1 million per day from in-game sales of extra lives and power boosters. Mobile consumers play King's games more than 1 billion times a day --up three-fold from a year ago. The company announced its plans to go public on Tuesday.
That's why video game consoles are rethinking their disc-only strategies. Sony (SNE) included free-to-play games for the PS4 at launch. The popular free online game "World of Tanks" is now available on the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360.
As consumers get more accustomed to playing high-quality mobile games for free, and smart TVs become commonplace, there is no question that free-to-play games will eventually become popular games for the big screen as well, according to Peter Warman, president of Newzoo.
"Free-to-play games can gross the same numbers in revenues as paid games, so publishers no longer have an excuse," said Warman.
Not only can video game publishers make money on free games, they can save resources as well. That's because launching a completely finished game that is burnt on a disc is an outdated software development model.
Disc-based video game companies don't get to experiment and tweak their games the way that free-to-play game companies do. Established video game companies have to come out with sequels instead of updating the games consumers are already using. And since publishers hardly get any revenue from sales of used games, video game makers jack up prices of new discs at least threefold, according to Warman.
The reason big video game makers like Activision (ATVI) and Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) haven't yet embraced free-to-play games in the United States is because their disc-based games are still driving big sales. Activision's "Call of Duty: Ghosts" and Take-Two's "Grand Theft Auto V" each passed $1 billion revenue in record time in the fall.
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But the handwriting is on the wall for disc-based games.
"High-end categories with big budgets like first-person shooters, advanced sports games, adventure and role-playing games are doing better than ever," said David Cole, president of DFC Intelligence. "But in today's market it is really difficult to get consumers to pay for anything that is not top of the line."
Perhaps no video game company has struggled more from consumers' shift to free-to-play casual games than Nintendo. The video game giant once had great success charging a premium for casual mobile and Wii games. But sales of its new Wii U console have been abysmal.
"Disc-based games will disappear completely, or be decimated, within the next five years to a level we currently see with music," said Warman.
As a start, Warman expects video game publishers to try offering lesser titles as "digital only" for $20.
Before all games go completely digital, data storage prices will need to come down. Discs are basically a cheap form of storage. Right now a large disc game would take up the entire storage space of an iPad. Putting a game on a disc is a much more economical solution.
As cloud storage becomes a more viable option, that will start to change, but DFC's Cole believes discs are likely to be around for a while, especially for the biggest games.
As mobile games help the video game industry expand, there's a larger audience out there for savvy game makers to connect with directly through digital channels. Losing the disc one day won't be a bad thing. And unlike the music industry, game makers have embraced new technology and the new digital distribution revenue streams that have opened up.


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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Orthofix Medical 510(k) clearance for the nanotechnology feature of the Firebird SI fusion system, the 3D-printed titanium bone screw with nanotechnology designed to compress and stabilise the sacroiliac (SI) joint during fusion.
Orthofix is due to highlight their Nanovate technology, the nanotechnology feature of the Firebird SI fusion system, during the upcoming North American Spine Society (NASS) 2020 annual meeting (7–10 October, virtual).
SI joint dysfunction and pain may be caused by trauma, lifting or twisting, natural childbirth, degeneration from previous lumbar spine surgery, joint replacement or scoliosis among others, as well as sacroiliac joint pain, which is estimated to affect between 15–30% of individuals with chronic low back pain.
Kevin Kenny, global president of Orthofix Spine, says: "The clearance of the nanotechnology feature gives us the opportunity to educate surgeons about the unique benefits of the system's nano-surface."
This specific system is implanted through a minimally invasive procedure that involves inserting two to four bone screws across the SI joint to stabilise the joint during the fusion process.
Its 3D-printed mid-shaft porous region is designed to allow for bone through growth through the device to aid in the fusion process for patients being treated for pain and dysfunction of the SI joint.
It also features a cannulated screw design, which enables surgeons to pack the device with autograft and/or allografts to help promote bone fusion.
The FIREBIRD SI Fusion System is the latest from Orthofix Spine, which also offers allograft solutions such as the Trinity ELITE allograft.


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West Brom have appointed Sam Allardyce as their manager.
Allardyce, who has previously coached Everton and West Ham, has signed an 18-month contract.
The deal includes a break clause at the end of the season if the Albion are relegated.
Allardyce replaces Slaven Bilic who was sacked on Wednesday, following a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Tuesday night.
"In Sam, we have a man who has a proven Premier League pedigree with a track record of improving every club he has managed.
"We believe and, more importantly, Sam believes we have a group of players that have the quality needed to give the club its best chance of Premier League survival," West Brom sporting director, Luke Dowling, said.
The Baggies have only won once this season and sit second bottom of the table, but are only two points behind 17th-place Burnley.


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'Borat' Writer Dan Mazer In Talks To Direct Disney's 'Home Alone' Reboot
20th Century Fox has been absorbed by Walt Disney Pictures. While the dust settles on one of the most monumental agreements in history, Disney is quickly trying to establish their own takes on Fox's former properties. As first reported by Observer, Dan Mazer is currently in talks to revive one of those properties.
Home Alone is a 1990 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin. It has become a cult classic and holiday favorite. It has spawned several sequels over the last two decades. If reports are to be believed, Mazer, best known for his work on films like Borat and Brüno, would direct a reboot of Home Alone.
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Reports and rumors of a remake of the classic have been running rampant for the better part of a year. According to The DisInsider, the new Home Alone film will follow a husband and wife who go to war with a young boy, Max, who has stolen from them.
Saturday Night Live writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidel will pen the script. Additionally, Hutch Parker (Logan) and Dan Wilson (Patriots Day) on-board as producers. Early rumors from late last year had stars like Melissa McCarthy and Will Ferrel attached to star, though, those should be taken with a grain of salt. Quite the eclectic group of creators could make for a very fun film.
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South Korea's top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has denied reports on rumored plans to shut down a dozen local cryptocurrency exchanges due to fraudulent activity.
The FSC told Cointelegraph on Aug. 9 that the authority does not plan to suspend operations of several smaller local crypto exchanges due to involvement in operating fraudulent collective accounts. A previous report by local news agency The Korea Herald suggested that the authority was planning to shut down at least 11 mid-sized crypto exchanges in South Korea, citing anonymous sources.
A spokesperson for the FSC elaborated that its Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) is not looking to close down the exchanges but rather is looking to freeze the use of fraudulent collective accounts, or borrowed-name accounts on the platforms. "If the 11 exchanges intend to maintain their operations, they are required to open up and use real-name accounts for the purpose of collecting deposits," the representative stated. The authority refused to disclose the names of exchanges involved in the action.
The news came amid several smaller South Korean crypto exchanges suspending operations recently. Local crypto exchange Bitsonic announced Friday on its official Telegram channel that it would temporarily halt operations, citing "internal and external issues." Another local crypto trading platform, CPDAX, also said that it would entirely shut down operations as of Sept. 1. Previously, Darlbit exchange also reportedly terminated services after suspending deposit and withdrawal services last month.
Related: South Korea to take action against unregistered crypto exchanges
South Korean crypto exchanges have been under stricter regulatory scrutiny recently as authorities have required local virtual asset service providers to register their businesses until September as well as set up real-name trading accounts and reporting. Particularly, smaller- and medium-sized crypto exchanges have been reportedly struggling to secure licences from appropriate authorities, as opposed to major crypto exchanges like Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone and Korbit.
Larger cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have also been facing regulatory issues recently, however. According to Yonhap News, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Monday reopened an investigation into an alleged fraud case involving the former chairman of Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange in South Korea.
Disclaimer: This article was updated at 9:15 am UTC on Aug. 9 to reflect that the FSC didn't plan to shut down the 11 cryptocurrency exchanges that have been identified to be involved in fraudulent activity.


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Social norms define the appropriate values and beliefs that people follow in respect to their behavior and attitude towards a particular aspect. Notably, our behaviors lead us into certain actions. For instance, when watching a television at home alone or with friends, one may choose to watch shows that are to some extent violating the social norms. These may include: an adult watching kids' shows, men watching women shows and vice versa as well as watching hip hop videos if you like country music. These are some of the behaviors that we engage in and that violate social norms.
Engaging in something that does not fit you evokes personal emotions. For instance, an adult watching kid's videos may affect your sense of reasoning. You may take certain actions as folly because they are nor within your age. Your mental thinking is far beyond that. This is the same case when a man watches women videos. It may result into physical responses such as attraction to the opposite sex which occurs naturally (Ullmann, 1977). This is the same case when a woman watches men videos. The same is true if you your watch something that does not fit you within a given context. Nevertheless, one tends to discover something new related to the culture of the characters in the videos.
In case one is watching such videos with others, it is easy to observe their reactions as they evoke diverse feelings towards the cultural differences (Hechter, 2001). As I watched the videos with my friends, I noted that they expressed different reactions. However, some reactions were positive as they were interested in new discoveries.
Violating social norms is sometimes justified. Human beings are always curious to expand their knowledge. For this reason, a man may prefer to watch women videos. In this case, I preferred to watch such videos in order to have a greater understanding of all genders and ages. Although there are negative repercussions of such actions, it is sometimes vital to know what happens to others despite differences in gender and ages.
There were two social norms that I violated. These included: watching women and children videos as well as wearing unusual clothes. It was possible to violate these norms by watching "unfit shows" because my culture did not clearly define what should be watched and what should not. The second violation was also possible as our culture do not prohibit wearing certain type of cloths (Ullmann, 1977). One has freedom to wear what you deem right or comfortable with. Therefore, I felt comfortable to engage in these behaviors as I did not feel threatened. Although I knew i was engaging in an activity that was not socially allowed, I knew no one had the right to question me. I had a deep feeling that I was living in a free society.
Such violations evoked various emotions to others. Before watching the videos, we were unaware of other's behaviors especially those related to our culture. Sometimes, we thought that women or men could not behave in a certain way. For example, wear certain clothes. On the other hand, some people were stunned by my new behavior of wearing unusual clothes. Some openly criticized me. However, as we watched the videos, we learnt that everyone is susceptible to adopt a given behavior. This results in violation of social norms (Hechter, 2001). At the end, our attitude towards other people regardless of age or sex was changed.
The experience of violating the norms had great impact on me. It had great power as it changed my attitude as well as my understanding. As I watched the videos with my friends who did not "fit in" I observed their reactions as some were perplexed with our culture (Ullmann, 1977). Some highly criticized our culture; some concluded that our culture is good while other considered it as being "handicapped".
In conclusion, it is evident that when we violate unwritten rules for a given appropriate social behavior, we tend to learn surprising power associated new culture. This might be in form of invisible social norms. As i watched these videos, I realized that there was a certain power that was changing my feelings, attitude as well as behavior. This was the same case with my friends as they reacted differently to the new norms.
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Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, or youth crime, is participation in illegal behavior by minors (juveniles). The problem has been stressing since the dawn of the human civilization, because young people used to be active members of the criminal world. The most widespread crimes connected with the participation of young people are street fighting, robbery, etc. Evidently, juvenile delinquency ranges according to the age and sex of young people. Young men are much more likely to commit crimes, because of their physical peculiarities. Being tough, powerful, aggressive, daring and competitive becomes a way for young men to assert and express their masculinity. Acting out these ideals may make young men more likely to engage in antisocial and criminal behavior. Moreover, scholars present even racial differences concerning juvenile delinquency. It is obvious that Afro-American, Latino and Muslim teens who suffer from poverty, or low socio-economic status try to protest in some way and express their aggressive nature committing crimes.
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When I started looking into creating a webpage I started with free software like Netscape Navigator Gold or Microsoft FrontPage Express, that are not available anymore today. So I switched to Microsoft Frontpage , but I am not very satisfied because it can suddenly do things you don't want. So I think I have to look at Macromedia Dreamweaver or Adobe GoLive .
In the meantime I am using HomeSite V 1.2 from September 17, 1996. It is freeware. The original site for Macromedia HomeSite is , but for convenience I put a link on my page to download the old version from my website.
Anyway I needed some ideas what to put on my page. Although I found some templates, I noticed that content comes first. Later on I realized that you have to present it nicely. First I looked at how not to do it with Web Pages That Suck by Vincent Flanders who also helps you Fixing Your Web Site. Later on I found a book that helped me to present it with Learning Web Design by Jennifer Niederst.
For usablity I read Steve Krug's "Don't make me think", who claims that it is not rocket surgery, webpages about usability are e.g. useit.com by Jakob Nielsen and Useable Web.
To see how it looked like see http://www.archive.org/ under http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.mfranck.com/.
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In a compelling, heartfelt piece in First Post, one of India's most widely read online portals, North-Eastern writer Makepeace Sitlhou made a point about the Indian media's response to Nido Taniam's death. Nido Tainam, a youth from the North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh was the son of Nido Pavitra, a Congress politician. "The personal becomes political all too soon for a person of a minority community," Sitlhou wrote, "especially one who comes from a socio-politically disadvantaged and marginalized community that is routinely subjected to ridicule, stereotyping, suspicion and various forms of violence." She goes on to passionately describe why racism, particularly against people from the North East, continues to be viewed very differently in India. Nido's death, she suggested, above everything, could be a case of "harmless stereotypes gone bad".
But, there is a point that most writers seem to miss about the spate of racist and ethnic attacks on minorities in India – most of these attacks stem from common stereotypes and racial profiles that Indians have learned and observed over the years.
In India, the impact of colonisation is still a living history, which makes the colonial argument relevant for an Indian citizen witnessing any kind of violence against people who are ethnically different. Colonial discourse, still visible in English education in India at large, played a central role in shaping an average citizen's thinking for decades after independence. Yet, even today, the Indian state continues to focus on a narrow approach to sharing knowledge by avoiding discussions and debate on India's colonial past, discouraging positive curiosity about neighbouring countries and playing on stereotypes that perpetuate a divisive mindset.
Writer Thangkanlal Ngathe points this out in an essay about institutional racism in India, published in the Economic and Political Weekly.
"Most people have, through their own localised socialisation process, internalised some levels of prejudice against people who are not like them. The problem assumes an altogether different dimension when the institutions of law-governed societies themselves become a site of racism. One needs to seriously worry when institutions like the police, which are supposed to be neutral and fair to everyone, can no longer be trusted to enforce the law in a fair and just manner."
The reality that many of us in India are witnessing a wave of relentless, passionate nationalism that focuses on the progress of one religious community over another. With the general elections around the corner, there are more instances of racism surfacing in Indian cities. In January, Delhi minister for Law, Somnath Bharti, accompanied by male supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) conducted an illegal raid and shamelessly harassed young Ugandan women claiming that they were a part of a drug and prostitution racket.
Needless to say, this wasn't the first time that African nationals in India were threatened and held accountable for crimes they did not commit. Shefali Syed, a Ugandan of Indian descent was quoted saying "Indians work on a caste system, if we look down on each other, then why would we have an attitude of equality towards outsiders? Furthermore, Indians were taught by the British that the Africans were beneath them, we were the superior colony."
Of course, stereotypes can be positive as well. This is a point that many will argue. But what if we internalise stereotypes without questioning them? Simply put, the damage that can cause is unthinkable.
Meera Vijayann is a writer and blogger who focuses on gender rights and social issues in India. Her writing has been published by The Guardian, CNN, Open Democracy and Forbes among other publications.
Photo: DNA – A candle light vigil in Delhi to seek justice for Nido Taniam


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Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, Honorable members of the Senate committee, and Mr. Secretary. Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony here today.
My name is Herman Schumacher from Herried, South Dakota. I am a cattle producer, cattle feeder, and livestock auction operator and auctioneer. I have been involved in livestock production basically all my life. As I present this statement today, I can tell you I have never been more troubled. You see, Senators and Mr. Secretary, I know something most of you may not know.
The northern plains is a quiet place because there are very few of us who live there. We seem to be best known lately for our disasters, like tornadoes, droughts, winter blizzards, and floods. Our history has always included the natural disaster type adversities and high levels of risk, but there is one thing we continue to do with little recognition. We produce food. Food, not only for sustaining life, but the raw, natural food production that is the very basis of wealth creation, that provides the fuel for this nation's economy. We are producers. We invest the capital, provide the labor, and take the risk. We have never asked for or received high rates of return.
I was honored to serve on the 1996 USDA's concentration committee and became part of a minority report identifying the most serious problems that others on the committee elected to minimize and ignore. I observed members of the committee who were also producers, selected by producer organizations like the National Cattleman's Beef Association (NCBA), National Pork Producers and others who are mistakenly perceived by you and other leaders to represent the best interests of producers, actually sell out their members to the interests of big agribusiness.
I have realized the real threat to production agriculture is not the natural disasters of the Dakotas, but the predatory multi-national agribusiness corporations. These companies were well represented on the committee and through their presence, influence, and intimidation controlled the outcome. Even the studies that were commissioned have now been proven to be flawed, and yet are still referenced by some, trying to justify and minimize the economic rape these companies inflict.
These now monopolistic global predators have surrounded us, forcing the prices of what we produce below our cost of production while in many cases becoming the only source of high priced inputs. These same companies have not only invested heavily in gaining essential monopoly control over cattle feeders and producers but have also gained incredible influence in national and state politics.
Laws designed to uphold our constitutional rights of freedom and equal treatment are not being enforced. One such law, the Packers and Stockyard Act of 1921( P&S Act), the only law legislated to protect producers and consumers from another meat monopoly like the one of the early 1900s, has not been enforced. Government has succumbed to the lies of "efficiencies of scale, economies of size, the global economy, etc." to justify this catastrophic destruction of the American beef industry.
Please explain to me, and other cattle producers the following economic inconsistencies–
- Why are domestic cattle producers going broke producing less than 85% of the U.S. domestic demand? Overall, retail, hotel, restaurant, and export prices are at record highs. (USDA chart herewith)
- Why have cattle producers (USDA chart herewith) lost basically 20% of the consumer beef dollar at the same time the packer, processor, distributor, and retailer have gained approximately 20%, posting record profits. In 1975, it took seven calves to buy a new pickup. Today it takes nearly 100 calves. Like us, how many of you could live on 1975 wages with 1998 expenses?
Consider the fact that the four-firm packer concentration during the same time increased from 36% to 87% and non-competitive packer controlled, captive supplies of IBP, the dominant price leading packer, increased from basically zero to levels as high as 122% (IBP Vs Robert M. Cook); meaning they needed basically no cattle from the cash market.
Recently, two of the three biggest packers, IBP and ConAgra have traded finished cattle between themselves, reported the low price, and broke the live cattle trade almost $60.00/head from industry asking prices. This is corporate greed and solid proof that these companies intend to cooperate, rather than compete.
- Why, with the shortage of high quality, domestic beef, are the multi-national corporations allowed to export this domestic demand building premium beef overseas at exorbitant prices not shared with producers? (Ruth Fertel; Ruth Chris Steakhouses is questioning expansion plans due to short supplies of prime beef. Fall, 1997)
- Why are low quality, uninspected, and unsafe beef imports allowed to cross our borders unlabeled and unrestricted? Imports as with U.S. producers are bought below cost of production in other countries by the multi-nationals and sold in the U.S., free of our government-imposed costs.
These imports in many cases are produced under non-sustainable production practices, using slave-like labor, chemicals, and growth promotants illegal in the U.S. I have provided you with the Canadian data showing how their 224% increase in export values have resulted in lower to unchanged prices to producers. Where is the U.S. data?
- Why are uninspected and unsafe foreign meat imports allowed free access to all U.S. markets when U.S. producers are denied that same market access across our own state lines through state-inspected processing plants? These State plants have a far better safety record than the nation's biggest packer and global merchant of e-coli, IBP.
Fecal contamination and the resulting e-coli problem at IBP should be no surprise considering they are known for having the fastest chain speed, highest injury rates, and highest worker turnover in the meatpacking industry (U.S. News and World Report).
- Why are U.S. cattle producers denied access to vital price information? How would the NYSE function without transparency? Remember the late 1920s?
- Why do beef producers have to "give access to get access" in the global market while poultry processors enjoy high import restrictions while exporting freely?
The beef checkoff has recently come under scrutiny and is being questioned as to its benefits to the producers funding the commodity checkoff. As a board member of the Livestock Marketing Association, I am part of the effort asking for a referendum on the beef checkoff. Almost a billion dollars and 12 years later we have lost nearly half of our cattle producers, lost significant market share to poultry, lost the image of our quality product to the consumer, exported the top 8% of the beef supply at no benefit to the producer, promoted low-quality beef imports and funded the attack of the multi-national packer against the global cattle producer.
The cattleman's promotion money has been hijacked by the NCBA. As recently as 1996, South Dakota auction markets conducted a survey on the beef checkoff. 8,200 cattle producers voted to discontinue the checkoff, with 202 voting to keep it.
Many others and I believe the NCBA has sold out the interests of U.S. producers for the sake of the so-called "global economy". NCBA, USDA, and others are condemning the Europeans for their trade policies protecting their healthy and diverse agriculture. Should we expect Europe to sell out their producers just because we have?
The very packers that are manipulating the low prices paid to producers and handing higher margins to retailers are force-feeding complaining consumers the most inconsistent beef product in history. These same packers, namely IBP, are given producer checkoff dollars for value-added product development. Without fair distribution of the consumer beef dollar, any value-added will be the packers' gain only. Packers can adopt a number of very inexpensive practices to improve beef consistency and quality immediately, but they do nothing, and with NCBA's help, defer the unwarranted blame for lost market share to producers.
Finally, NCBA, empowered with checkoff funds, has provided cover for these multinational predators by promoting the benefits of bigness and continually minimizing their constant P&S Act violations. Most recently NCBA has tried to blame low prices on the Asian financial crisis, despite the fact that beef shipments in the Jan-Mar, 1998 period totaled 500.4 million pounds, 10% above 1997, and a new record for the quarter (USDA chart herewith).
Packer controlled, NCBA, represents less than 40,000 members of the nearly one million U.S. cattle producers, many of which are generated through feeder cartel and feeder council member feedlots and many of whom do not participate, plus many who may not even be aware they are a member.
You may have seen in the recent news coverage of our small town, Spencer, South Dakota, recently wiped out by a tornado, residents wondering why it should be rebuilt. The town was already gasping its last breaths. This small agricultural community is made up of many farmers and ranchers exploited to the point they are left believing there is no hope. The biggest cause of death in agriculture is suicide. Producers feel shut out of the system and feel helpless and hopeless.
Remember, I said I know something you may not know? Without a healthy, diversified agriculture we will fail as a nation. Be forewarned that the U.S. Beef Industry is in catastrophic crisis. We are in the same position we were in 77 years ago when in 1921, Wyoming Senator John B. Kendrick stated the following on the Senate floor:
"It (the beef industry) has been brought to such a high degree of concentration that it is dominated by few men. The big packers, so-called, stand between hundreds of thousands of (cattle) producers on one hand and millions of consumers on the other.
"They have their fingers on the pulse of both the producing and consuming markets and are in such a position of strategic advantage they have unrestrained power to manipulate both markets to their own advantage and to the disadvantage of over 99 percent of the people of the country.
"Such power is too great, Mr. President to repose in the hands of any men."
His efforts resulted in the establishment of the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act.
Today, at a minimum, this committee can—and must—take immediate steps to enforce this same P&S Act ending anti-competitive meatpacker concentration and monopoly, and breathing life into this nation's dying beef industry. Most of the other problems discussed here today are simply symptoms and the results of this deadly monopoly cancer.
Contrary to multi-national corporate rhetoric, steps must be taken to safeguard producers and consumers from unsafe meat and remedy the inability to identify the source of potential problems by adopting country of origin labeling on all beef and beef products. Producers are entitled to information on price, and today, without mandatory price reporting by these few companies, their market busting deals will stay secret.
Why are these deals secret? Why has there only been one man who is willing to speak out? Is it that feeders are in a favored position or are feeders just completely intimidated by the packers? Why are IBP-aligned cattle feeders, like Cactus and Simplot, expanding their feeding operations at the same time other more efficient and lower cost feeders are unable to sell their cattle at fair prices and are filing bankruptcy?
I have spoken to hundreds of feeders who are helpless and completely demoralized. Yet, when I have asked them to speak out, most have refused. So far, there has only been one cattleman who is willing to come forward and speak–Mike Callicrate of St. Francis, Kansas. As was once said:
"Truth is not only violated by falsehood, It may be equally outraged by silence."
To conclude my statement, how many of you really understand and feel the problems we have in agriculture today? I think our South Dakota senators–Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson–understand it because 55 percent of our state's total economy is dependant on the cattle industry. They realize that their state's economy left alone is going to fail. I also think that Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman got the drift a couple of months ago when he participated in a public agriculture forum in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where nearly 2,000 disgruntled farmers and ranchers showed up.
On behalf of all the people in agriculture today, I am asking you as committee members to tear away the rhetoric. Take the bull by the horns and stop these unfair business practices. Stop letting agri-business influence the votes through their giant campaign contributions. Your action to end market concentration can save the farmer and rancher.
If you want to see first-hand what is happening, I invite you to come to South Dakota where many farm auctions are going on, on a daily basis and the auctioneers are saying "SOLD" as the gavel ends a way of life and many people's dreams.
Thank you,
Herman Schumacher


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India records 14K new Covid cases, recoveries cross 1.02 cr
New Delhi: With 14,545 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Friday continued with its streak of low single-day cases, increasing the overall tally to 1,06,25,428, the health officials said.
For the past 15 days, the country has been recording less than 20,000 daily new infections even as the toll remained below 300-mark for the past 25 days.
On January 19, India had reported 10,064 new coronavirus infections, the lowest single-day spike in seven months. The country had recorded over 10,000 cases on June 6 last year.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that with 163 fresh deaths, the overall toll in India stood at 1,53,032.
As per the Ministry's data, 1,02,83,708 people have recovered so far and currently there are 1,88,688 active cases.
The recovery rate stands at 96.75 per cent, while the fatality rate at 1.44 per cent.
About 84 per cent of the daily new cases are reported from eight states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
The nationwide immunisation drive began across the country on January 16, with approval of two Covid vaccines in the country.
As many as 9,99,065 beneficiaries have received the Covid vaccine jabs so far, with 1,92,581 people inoculated on Thursday.


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The project study area crosses both Treaty 1 and 2 territories. The project may potentially affect: wildlife, wetlands, harvesting, hunting, trapping, gathering, habitat, cultural practices and Peguis First Nation interests. Peguis First Nation wishes to gather community member knowledge and feedback to inform Enbridge Pipeline Inc. of issues and concerns. This is a technical workshop; this is a project to share information and collect community information and knowledge.
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