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Vienna Philharmonic: We'd like a woman to conduct New Year's
December 27, 2017 by norman lebrecht
In the orchestra's most egalitarian statement to date, new chairman Daniel Froschauer has told DPA: 'Wir würden uns zudem freuen, wenn auch einmal eine Dame am Pult steht.'
Which translates as: 'We'd also be happy if a lady once stood on the podium.'
The coming New Year's Day concert will be conducted by Riccardo Muti.
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Who could be? Alsop, Young, Mälkki, Zhang?
Sian Edwards; Alondra de la Parra; Jessica Cottis; Sarah Ioannides?
Only 3 of these 4 ladies get my vote!
Alondra de Parra? Seriously?
Wondering why no one's mentioned Marin Alsop. Mirga is too young to be a flagship woman in this situation. Should be a more established, mature woman. Marin is one of the few out there unless they could lure Catherine Comet out of retirement.
Wait, somebody mentioned de la Parra without posting that YouTube link. Is that allowed?
Made my day, Bruce!
Ionnides is a complete amateur: no stick technique, weak leadership. The VPO would eat her alive. Young is an overrated hack who butchered 'Hoffmann' at the Met. How about not obsessing about using a woman, and getting the best person for the job??
Who is 'Ionnides' (sic)?
I was referring to Sarah IOANNIDES who, I.M.V, has an excellent conducting technique..
Ionnides is a rank amateur. I saw her rehearse a Sibelius symphony: half of the room played one tempo, the other half a different one. Couldn't even bring them in with a clear prep beat. There are certain female conductors who think that a pseudo-glamor photo of themselves standing by the ocean with their hair blowing in the wind will give them charisma. To be fair, many male conductors have used Svengali-pix as well, part of the career if you can back it up. But you shouldn't just stand there holding your white stick if you aren't cut out for such a career. Ionnides should appear at the VPO, as a member of the audience.
Not Alsop
Why one? Why not all of them?
Is there a quota on Jewish conductors of the New Year's concert?
It's like: We only have a single slot for a French conductor, it's George Prêtre or no one else.
Yeah, right, how about a Jewish conductor or a transgender, for example? Who cares how good they all are! Play the gender or race or ethnicity card, who cares> Quality matters not, not anymore, at the Left anyway! Appalling!
BRAVO VIENNA for picking quality above all! Muti is a great choice! Thielemann is also a great choice!
Careful, some of us are best described as on the left but hardly willing to give up quality! I don't see any reason why musical talent should be the exclusive province of men; why would I want to arbitrarily eliminate a big group from consideration, when my goal is to hear and play with the best?
Uh, Nick, I didn't bring it up – I am simply pointing out that the absence of an insistence on white European males is not the same as not caring about quality (your strong implication). If someone conducts, composes, or plays well, I am unconcerned with their gender identification and preferred sexual partner(s) so long as those interests would be accepted regardless of profession. I believe this framework allows me to be unhappy about the allegations against Levine without having to condemn gay conductors as a class, for example, and furthermore, I believe it does not require me to enjoy someone's work simply because they are female, or gay, or whatever.
Nick, you are making a classic strawman argument.
What's appalling, Nick, if you care about quality, is that the quality of numerous women musicians have been shut out. That's appalling. Linking inclusion of talented women with some "politically correct" agenda that's trying to force through an "agenda" irrespective of quality is the strawman argument. Absolutely NO ONE is doing that.
Have you been appalled that talented women have been shut out? Have you been a champion of your favorite women conductors? It is sheer hypocrisy to be appalled that talented women are finally getting some opportunities and not to have been appalled when we were shut out irrespective of quality.
"Conductrice" is rude, demeaning, misogynistic, and clearly exposes that your straw man argument is solidly in the service of maintaining the all male status quo.
As for the VPO NYE concert being "the most prestigious engagement of the year…" I think you have a very inflated view of pops concerts and perhaps wouldn't know quality if it hit you in the nose.
I'm sure it was a delightful event for people who like that sort of thing.
Young of course.
Art is above gender. I would hope that serious artists on this site would know that. It's not about men or women directing a reading of a work; it's supposed to be about art. ART. I hope that they select the conductor solely on merit. Go home, everyone.
Going back to early in this thread, where 'Anonymous' said 'Art is above gender' . . . the whole point is that it's not! Art is a social construct, a creation of human beings, and all their (our) preoccupations play a part. So it stands to reason that Classical Music (or 'Art', if you prefer) would be affected by gender power-plays — which have, for males, for centuries, been concerned with marginalising women. 'Art', in particular its reception, is NOT gender-neutral!
Mirga, I bet!
Mirga of course !!
Nav mans tasi tējas…
Vēl labāk nekā….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfKBfH0g_Hc
tas pats
A rather deft/balletic -albeit too light-weight -Eroica at the Proms a few years back. She would be a good choice.
These people are neanderthals. With everything happening right now, how is it still acceptable for this orchestra to have such a low percentage of women and virtually no female conductors? It's disgraceful. In the orchestra I play in, we get many female conductors each season and they are just as high quality as the men.
Again, confusing parity and equality. This gets old. Who do you think is prepared to take the concert?
There we go again….
No surprise that it's 3 men offended by my comment. Wouldn't want to shatter the fragile male ego by implying Vienna phil is falling far behind modern times
Like to name your Maestri?
No sure about your band – but the Vienna Phil. is the VIELLA PHIL, dear!
So they're too good for women…? Seems you fit right in with your antiquated views.
Just because it's a good orchestra doesn't give them the right to be bigots. Where are the women?? Look at the rest of Europe/USA, women are winning positions everyday. Why is Vienna stuck in the olden times?
Your need to call me "dear" solidifies my view of you as a crotchety old white dude whose angry and scared of the ever growing empowerment of women around the world
I am an old white guy! I hope you don't think we are all the same stereotype that you have in mind.
I don't assess someone's ability based on their gender.
Of course I don't!! All the men in my life are respectful, non sexist, open minded and feminists. Unfortunately, as soon as take a step outside that bubble, I'm met with bafoons like these guys here
What level orchestra is that?
One of the biggest and oldest orchestras in Europe. Don't condescend, as if a orchestra in which women conduct couldn't possibly be of a passable standard.
Still waiting for YOUR suggestions, dear.
Would you call a man with whom you disagree, "Dear?"
Exactly what I'm saying, harpsi!
There are plenty of good suggestions here. My vote would be for Mälkki, I've loved working with her in the past. Wish some of the men on this site would try not to fit that old white guy stereotype so well. It must be exhausting walking around with that ego all day. Maybe if I'd signed my comments "Andy" instead of "Alice" I could've gotten a little more respect from these Neanderthals.
Yes a pile of males on this blog. And anything I would attempt to say on here would be qualified and shouted down with 'Oh, well she'd say that anyhow!' or 'You don't know what you're talking about!' You've already shown total disrespect to Alice on here and any woman who speaks and who seems to cause you offence. And you all think you're all experts in your armchairs, throwing out words from your mouth to people you don't even know. And then you are there lining up women conductors as if they were race horses. No wonder women don't want to join in because you get shouted down by this 'boys club' and it's verging on the abusive.
+1 amazingly said, Una!
I phoned my Italian cousin who lives in Turin, to ask Marina Minestrone, the current conductrice of the Torino Mandoline Ensemble, how she got her job and what she thinks of the VPO. She claimed that while conducting has been a male invention, like music notation, the book press, the vacuum cleaner, the atomic bomb and the internet, there always was a strong woman behind it and that the inventor of the mandoline lost interest in the result and that's why the females got their hands on it. Her own husband finds the thing 'mere woman's twitter' and that's why she fears a female take-over in Vienna which would mean the loss of interest of the males. Also she thinks it's the walzes which erode male commitment, taking their thoughts off the notes and fantasise about long robes. But I don't really know how reliable my cousin is in forwarding information, it's Italy after all.
I agree with Una and support Alice. I'm afraid that some of the white men on this blog are indeed, knuckle dragging neanderthals. "I just want the best person for the job…" when women have been shut out!!! Amazing. And "it's the Vienna Phil" as if that orchestra isn't bested by nearly all of the top orchestras on the planet that don't shut out female talent in the orchestra (the podium is a different matter). I'd take Cleveland and Concertgebouw over Vienna any day. As well as the Met and Berlin… And so many others, often depending on who is conducting.
Name your orchestra, or for all we know, it's the Culpepper Community Symphonette in White Trash Ville, Alabama.
Why do you insist I name my orchestra? Have you even read my post? My orchestra is in EUROPE, not the USA. It's a highly sought after job in which hundreds of people come each year to audition. But this is no doubt because I'm a women disagreeing with you and all the other bigoted men here that you insist on focusing on small details, rather than the large ones. What orchestra do you play in? Maybe according to you, only people in "big 5"' type orchestras are allowed opinions. Ahem, excuse me, only MEN in these orchestras are allowed opinions.
Sigh…you are being as sexist as the men you criticise. While some men may not want women to conduct or appear in orchestras, most men do not feel this way. My view is that sooner-or-later women will appear in greater numbers in the Vienna Philharmonic and it won't be long before the audience stops noticing whether it is a man or a woman conducting. And this seems to be what the new chairman is encouraging.
Genuinely curious: which female conductors do you think would be good suggestions to conduct the New Year concerts? And why would you suggest these names?
Mr. Schwa, why don't you name your workplace, as you've been badgering Alice. I take it your "name" is a pseudonym and that you likely work in vocal music… What makes you so qualified to be so nasty to and about women musicians? Or are you an armchair musician who never has to put it on the line?
As for it being about "art" and the "best person for the job," why yes, of course. But do delve into the issues that bring about the pipeline of conductors. Those issues are often quite separate from talent and training. Sadly.
Screened auditions have broken down misogynistic attitudes that kept fabulous women musicians from getting jobs in orchestras. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent for conductors. The lack of visibility of women in top positions discourages smaller orchestras from hiring talented women… a vicious circle.
Kudos to Vienna for wanting to change the perceptions by spotlighting a talented woman on their famous pops concert. I was an apprentice for the Cincinnati Pops, perhaps they should consider me? Though I prefer John Williams Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, etc., over the Trisch Trasch Polka…
Poor Alice! How does one survive being badgered on social media? At least she has you to fly to her rescue! I am tired of social-media crybabies, both male and female. If you and Alice can't take opinions that differ from yours, then you certainly couldn't deal with actual real-life pressures such as surviving in the professional world of music. I have worked at the Met, the Bastille, in Germany, Spain and Austria. But that is not important. What is important is that you can't accept or consider any opinions other than your own due to your close-minded, angry feminism. Thousands of excellent, talented, qualified women have worked for decades in great orchestras, have conducted, etc. In many cases they were better than some of their male colleagues. And in many cases, qualified men have lost out to lesser talents for a variety of reasons. The world is not a fair place. That is unfortunately not going to change. One must persevere. When/if a man or a woman is shafted/cheated/screwed by the games/politics, he/she has to suck it up and push on/forward. Or, if one so desires, he/she can quit. That's just how it is. I don't like it either. But you won't solve anything by whining. Find a constructive way to make things better. The VPO doesn't 'need' a female conductor: they need first-rate conductors of both genders.
Finally, you've said something respectful of women and true of the profession. And you've brought up issues in a way that can be discussed. For example, Alice and I are social media crybabies, but for some reason you're not? You're the one complaining about Vienna wanting a talented woman for this particular gig.
Yes, the world isn't fair and one must persevere. Alice seems to play a non traditional instrument, perhaps brass or percussion – that IS persevering (talk to female percussionists and brass players, if you don't know what they deal with)! I had a nasty accident in an orchestra pit some years ago that destroyed my playing career for some time, though I was able to continue conducting. I always wanted both, and as a woman, being able to play an instrument at a professional level is very helpful to prove one's worthiness. I persevered. It's likely, Mr. Schwa, that most professional women musicians have sucked it up and moved on, just as you have.
The world isn't fair. But it is more than a little cheeky to complain about visibility on a freaking pops concert after years of being deliberately shut out. I don't care if it's Vienna Phil's pops concert, it's a pops concert.
Mr. SCHWA,
Much of what you say here is valid.
However, the point that was made earlier was that the VPO is out of date in its approach to the employment of women, compared to other orchestras. This goes beyond the normal realms of fairness!
Currently the VPO Website lists 134 associated members of the orchestra and 12 (TWELVE) of them are women!
Does that strike you as legitimate or likely based on ABILITY?.
I suggest, To paraphrase – "Something stinks in the state of Vienna"
Make allowances for my paraphrased quote. I had a read-through of Hamlet recently and the "Something rotten in the state of Denmark" line came to mind when on-line and in a moment of weakness……
Back down to earth and in summary –
The VPO is a world class orchestra.
It is a fact that not many women are in the orchestra at present but the VPO is changing and including more women.
It takes time to bring about significant change in the orchestra membership. The orchestra cannot replace staff ad hoc. It is evolution not revolution.
Finally, to quote your comment "Find a constructive way to make things better". I think that is what is being asked for in the end. It doesn't mean preferential treatment but it does mean an equal chance.
Xian Zhang, One of the most exciting conductors on the planet – regardless of gender. Everyone, even the VPO, should disregard gender. Failing Zhang, Jessica Cottis is very special.
When making a statement such as this, you should specify which planet you are talking about.
There is a planet around the star Aldabaran, where aliens live without gender. But they don't have music.
I think that the planet being to referred to is Earth, since there are also comments here about Neanderthals.
Martin, Glad you like Jessica! A few years ago ( maybe 10?) I had the very good fortune to take part in a masterclass with her and I 'knew' immediately that she was a major talent and that she would definitely be 'going places'.
I saw Falletta and Zhang in Phoenix AZ when they were auditioning for a new Music Director…both were stunning, yet they signed up boring Michael Christie.
I agree that Kleiber and Karajan's concerts were both exceptional. Muti's 1993 was also amazing. Does the orchestra need more boring performances by Austrian Welser-Most?
Falletta is a master of the long line. Her concerts are amazing, I've heard her with major American orchestras. Real gravitas. I'm not sure that's a recommendation for a pops concert, but what she brings to the table is worthy with any orchestra.
It seems that everyone rates Kleiber's concert highly and rightly so.
What you and Cynthia have said about Falletta sounds good. I haven't had an opportunity to see her and there does not seem to be much video of her in concert which is a pity! Strange that so little recording of her work is available.
Who are the women who have already conducted the orchestra at the opera or in concert ? I'd say they have more of a chance. The VPO never invites before having already tried usually
Simone Young, Speranza Scappucci KeriLyn Wilson and Julia Jones have lead the orchestra at the Opera
Maybe the best solution is for Muti to wear a dress and a wig for the concert, because not one of the females named here is good enough. Not because they are women: but because they should not be hired for the concert simply because some people want a woman to conduct. The names proposed aren't worthy of kissing Kleiber's shoes.
Doesn't Simone Young have a reasonably solid reputation?
As what?
How about hiring a conductor steeped in the Austrian tradition? Many of the usual suspects , jet-setting males or females, don't meet that criterion.
Andre Rieu perhaps?
you mean like this?
(also not the hardest four bars to conduct from memory)
Not woman enough.
What made you think of Rieu? What is his connection?
He's undeniably steeped in waltzes. (It was not a serious suggestion)
Don't forget to include Frülingsstimmen sung by Jonas Kaufmann.
Whatever happened to "Anal Eck von Krapp-Hamburger" or whoever, who was perpetually commenting in threads like these? The one with the pretentious farcebook page?
Imagine had he said 'Wir würden uns zudem freuen, wenn auch einmal eine Afroamerikaner am Pult steht.' Would it generate a similar discussion? Enough of this, already.
No doubt, in the future there will be a black lesbian pope pronouncing the 'urbi et orbi' from the Vatican balcony to appease the POC crowds, and the re-installation of the inquisition to make sure that finally, the perfect society will prevail.
It'.s my cat…. 'PC crowds'.
Yes, because POC means "people of color" and that would be racist, and helps support John's point… Of course, "PC crowds" doesn't sound very kind, given that it is a liberation movement to bring about equality so that talented POC, women, LGBTQI, etc., can make our contributions.
PS. I wish I had a full year's salary for each awful male conductor I've had to play for… That would be justice.
Would you be appreciably happier playing for an awful female conductor? Solidarity is great, but will you make them better? If so, why don't you do us all a favor and do the same for the men
The LGBTQ crowd has been contributing for many, many years. Should we start listing the gay men who have had conducting careers? Listing those who conduct opera regularly? It's a gay business, basically. So you shouldn't add them to your angry feminist chip-on-your-shoulder rant. Some of the women you and others mention are not necessarily held back because of their gender; many are simply not making the great leap to the next and higher/highest level simply because they aren't that caliber, as many men also aren't. So go easy on your Affirmative Action Woman Conductor rant.
Dear Mr. Schwa,
I included gay men in the LGBTQI bit because it seemed rude to leave them out, however, the rest are barely represented. As for ranting, the rudeness and mockery in your discourse is simply ugly, misogynistic and completely disconnected from the real life of women artists. It's your discourse that qualifies as a rant. A hateful, contempt-filled, rant.
Affirmative action!!! In my state, Colorado, in the last 10 years, no women have been auditioned in this state for a music director position with professional or youth orchestras, and few for community orchestras (there have been a lot of openings with no women guest conductors). So you get on this bandwagon of women not being good enough, or "ready" etc., when the opportunity is so limited. Everyone knows that to learn how to conduct, you have to conduct… Pops and educational concerts are typical venues for gaining experience, and pops is what is on offer here.
Bill, all of the women I've played for have been competent and musical. You have to have something to be in the biz against all the animus (on parade here).
Matt, so bigoted. It's a shame really.
Very well said, Cynthia. Couldn't agree more. Don't know why being inclusive and speaking respectfully about different groups of people is so offensive to some…
There are good and bad male and female conductors. So far, there have been plenty of famous male conductors who don't deserve the career they had/ are having (everybody has their own list; probably every conductor is on somebody's list, except Sawallisch).
But somehow, no matter how terrible a male conductor is, nobody accuses management of hiring him just because he's a man, or because of his looks — usually — or complains about him taking work away from someone more qualified.
Just something I've noticed.
There are a few male conductors who incite a lot anger here and the accusations of looks over talent fly frequently.
I think you're right though that women performers and conductors have it a lot worse.
I've seen it, but only a little bit. Male conductors and soloists mostly get criticized for their flash-over-substance style of performing, and sometimes their hair, but not for flaunting their prettiness. Charlie Siem and David Garrett are the only males I can think of offhand who are accused of trading on their looks. (Nobody seems to be for or against Lang Lang because of his looks…)
Conductors, I dunno… Nagano maybe, when he was younger?
Oh god, can you imagine: the most boring New Year's Concert of all time with Marin Alsop (leading the Vienna Philharmonic solely because she's a woman and not because her abilities merit it).
Right, because the Vienna Phil would totally hire a female conductor without caring if she's any good.
I think they would hire a conductor whose presence they felt would bring them economic or PR advantage. They play concerts with Dudamel, right? Is that because they think he is the best available?
I think they must hire him because of his amazing breasts.
Amen to that!! I think a simian should be given a chance; perhaps a gorilla or a monkey. This would be great PR for classical music. Give it a name like Fritz Affe von Schmuckenberg and the Austrian public will buy it. Or kill two birds with one stone by hiring a female ape…..
So you're comparing women to apes and monkeys now…and I thought the men on this forum couldn't sink any lower
LOL. Oh Alice, you're the best.
If Vienna Philharmonic wants to remain a local boy band, let them be… Just cut all the EU and Austrian government fundings. I'm sure they are well established enough to fund themselves, and then they can do whatever they like. Problem solved.
And please state clearly in their recruitment notices that they only hire men, preferably Viennese, and that they only hire male conductors, because that's the way they like it. The current charade of pretending to give women opportunities while turning them down with the undisprovable excuse that they don't have enough "merit" is revolting.
The VPO has hired many women in th last years and the fact that they state they'd like a woman on the podium for their most "traditional" concert is a proof that times have changed. One of their concertmasters is a woman and many first parts in the wind section are women.so please let's stop the pre conceived attack on them. They are a wonderful orchestra full of new generation wonderful players and human beings .
"they'd like a woman on the podium for their most "traditional" concert is a proof that times have changed"
You may feel that way, but many people (as evidenced by this comment section) feel that is merely a PC gesture. The fact remains that since it was forced to start to employ female musicians 20 years ago, the percentage of women admitted into the orchestra remains abnormally low. I don't see why female musicians should waste their time auditioning for this orchestra. They have better chances elsewhere.
What is so bad about getting rid of government funding in order to retain their identity, anyway? I for one would love to see band consisting solely of Viennese men, conducted by men. Think of that as a selling point. Pure local Viennese culture! That would be so much better than the current charade that nobody is happy about.
Some people will refuse to be satisfied. In their view, if a woman conductor is hired anywhere, the reason can never be because she's good — or rather, because the people hiring her think she's good. Oh no. It can only be because of political correctness, or [possibly] to sell tickets.
They'll say "show me a female conductor who's actually good, and I will respect her without regard to gender," but somehow nobody ever seems to pass that test… :-\
Most likely because of your own sexism and prejudice that is so deeply ingrained inside of you, you probably don't even realize it.
Um… okay
To "alice": it would be helpful to your cause if you stopped attacking those who – in spite of their masculine-sounding monikers – can actually, believe it or not, be your best allies.
Ready. Fire. Aim.
No attacking here, just calling out truths. I know the men in this forum don't get much push back, so I understand why you see it as an "attack." I'm so tired as a young woman of classical music being a boys club. Things are finally starting to change and some people don't know how to handle it
Please read some of these comments again. They are supporting your view with irony or humour.
Also, some of those who argue against the appointment of women are doing so on the basis that they think it is not relevant or that they consider other factors to be more significant or of higher priority on THIS topic.
I don't believe that SO MANY of the contributors are sexist!
Aha. I have a hard time discerning sarcasm/irony on the internet. I stand corrected.
I think it's called Poe's Law: no matter how obvious and over-the-top you make your internet comment, someone will think you're being serious.
In my previous reply to you I suggested that you had misunderstood some of the comments and that not SO MANY contributors are sexist.
Since then I have seen more comments and have returned to say that there is evident prejudice and hostility from some.
I trust that you and others like Una and Cynthia will continue to comment on topics that interest each of you. It is good to have fresh and interesting thoughts.
I discovered this site some months ago and found many of the comments informative and entertaining. I hope that continues and the forum remains a place for a friendly exchange of views even when people disagree.
Derek, that's very easy for you to say as a man. All I ask is for people to try and understand the women's perspective in the classical music world. I play a largely male dominated instrument and have had many struggles, a lot of sexism and a lot of missed opportunities because I'm a woman. That is why I feel passionately about this topic, I have a lot more riding on it than you and your male friends. Try and see that.
(That comment is for the men reading this as you clearly get where I'm coming from)
JoAnn Falletta. Incredible Bruckner 4th with the Des Moines Symphony last season.
Of course, she'd need to work up to the New Year's Concert with some regular VPO subscriptions first.
I'm sure Herr Froschauer is scouring his calendar for dates as we type.
Sure… from Des Moines to Vienna!! Now that's a realistic career scenario. Here's a radical idea: how about the most qualified conductor, not necessarily a woman.
If they simply must have a female lead the orchestra to scratch a PC itch, how about just select a celebrity conductor? PatKop, Yuja, Lola…all fine musicians who could stand in front of the VPO and cavort in a reasonable fascimile of conduction.
Don't underestimate the work involved in memorising all the repeats and da capos in those endless unknown waltz sequences.
Would need at least a two hour flight before…
To all of you upset at the Vienna Phil,
I think the issue here is that you are misdirecting your complaints. Institutions like the Vienna Phil (or the Berlin Phil) only hire the very best in the field, both conductors and players. By the time someone is auditioned or being asked to conduct, they are already internationally famous and have substantial credentials. They don't hire people because "he/she seems like a really nice person and we want to give him/her a chance". The fact remains that when asked to list the female conductors qualified, none of you can give a substantial list. (Imagine trying to make a list of men qualified to take the concert!)
It's not the Vienna Phil's job to ensure that there are qualified women in the field! They work with what is already there. They are not an institution to recruit and train those with less experience. If there are not enough women currently operating at this level, effort needs to be given to training them.
Conducting these orchestras is a very daunting assignment. I was listening yesterday to members of the Berlin Phil discuss their relationship with conductors on the documentary "Trip to Asia" (interestingly, one of the players was female). It's brutal; if a conductor doesn't show a high level of skill and confidence in interpretive direction, they won't be asked back. Debuts scare the best conductors. Simon Rattle waited until he was well until his thirties to "risk it", he says, and he had no small international name.
So why would we want to push women to conduct these orchestras prematurely? If they aren't up to the highest standards, the orchestras won't want them back. This will hurt them, naturally. There's nothing sexist about this, it's just reality.
If women find the grueling standards exacted by these orchestras to be distasteful, why not work with one of these other orchestras that is more flexible? If they truly don't appreciate the culture, maybe that's why they're not getting more jobs with the orchestra? (Although that's not entirely true, because anyone paying close attention will see that there are indeed a rising number of females in both Berlin and Vienna. Cheers for Sophie Dartigalongue!)
Bottom line: if there are highly qualified women being turned down by these orchestras (either as conductors or players), they will have enough of an international reputation that we should be able to actually name them. Is there just one woman who auditioned for Berlin and Vienna, was clearly the best applicant, and wasn't hired? Just one? Please? And if not, it's a matter of critiquing the institutions that train these people. Are music schools discriminatory?
It may be a problem, but the Vienna Phil isn't the one to fix it.
In my opinion, Susanna Malkki, Xian Zhang or Simone Young would all do a great job with the New Year's Concert.
Your comments are realistic. As you say, the top orchestras want to work with only the very top individuals. There are not a large number of women with the experience and what you refer to as "substantial credentials" so far, though this will change.
I would add that your comments on reputation, the high levels of skill in interpretation and standards rule out the large majority of male candidates as well.
It takes time and a great deal of experience to reach the level that is required (although I feel that these orchestras have too high opinion of themselves for their own good).
Xian Zhang's name was thrown into the hat in the first post above, I have not yet seen her conduct and only know of her by reputation. But if she were engaged I'll bet the already high annual revenues from this concert would soar with a huge Chinese audience.
So it is only about the money for you?
That's a hugely simplistic and basically silly comment! I was making one point – the same as others here are making different points. You cannot deny that a Chinese conductor directing this most famous of concerts would be bound to lead to a much larger TV audience base.
Your chinese conductrix for chinese revenue.
The VPO's laugh is on you.
I did not propose her!
Given the high level of the Vienna Phil and the usual repertoire of the new year's concert, it probably does not matter who is conducting. They could hire my favorite female conductor, Susanna Mälkki, but they could hire Melania Trump as well, with the same (musical) result.
Totally agree with Pianofortissimo. We are not talking about the next big interpretation of a Bruckner Symphony here.
The VPO New Year's event is a Pops Concert. It's frothy fare which the musicians could probably play blindfolded. Conducting this event is more an honorary position than a musical one. They want a big name who will sell tickets. Someone who can effectively cavort onstage with a TV audience watching is also desireable, I'm sure.
But Pianofortissimo is spot on. Musically it doesn't matter much who's on the podium.
Old Viennese joke:
One player to another on entering the Musikverein for a rehearsel: "What is he doing this morning?"
"I don't know, but WE are doing Brahms 2."
COMPLETELY AGREE! I've said for years that the conductor on New Year's Day is just there for show – tradition, basically. The VPO is gonna play that music the way the VPO plays it, regardless of who's waving the stick.
Here's an easy test: compare the performances of The Blue Danube and the Radetzky March from different years. They sound exactly the same. Seriously. I've been listening to/watching the concerts every year since 1984, and whether the conductor's Maazel, Muti, Pretre, Jansons, etc., the Blue Danube performance never varies. OK, maybe the two Kleiber performances are just a smidge looser, more fluid, more relaxed…..
PF and Vaquero, I generally agree with your comments. BUT there is another exception besides Carlos Kleiber–and it's none other than Karajan. His 1987 New Year's Day concert is considered by many to be one of the best of these concerts, and some argue it is the best. There IS a very clear distinction in the VPO's performance that day and what you hear in most other concerts. How it is that Karajan elicited such an extraordinary performance? It's impossible to explain except that likely the very definition of genius. By accounts of both Karajan and some of the orchestra members I've read over the years, something magical happened that day. And it's hard not to notice.
Indeed. I attended the Karajan and the first Kleiber concerts and Karajan was the better one ( Kleiber himself would agree ). I was specially impressed and moved by the two Josef Strauss waltzes ( Delirien and Sphärenklange ). It was music of the highest quality with the highest performing standards. Kleiber was very good too ( Die Libelle!) but Karajan's was more profound while keeping the lightness of the music. This was certainly also due to the quality and tradition of the orchestra. The BPO of that time could not play this music so well.
Yes, Kleiber worshipped Karajan, so no doubt he would've agreed that Karajan's New Year's Concert was better!
I will say that when I typed my earlier message, I almost said, "Kleiber and Karajan," so I agree the 1987 concert was special, even though HvK was already in pretty bad health. But it was still a shock when he passed barely 2.5 years later….
IMHO, Haitink and Blomstedt should be invited before any of the ladies mentioned in this post. After them, Mälkki, Mirga and Young.
Not sure Haitink or Blomstedt are really suited to that repertoire, though see my other comment re: the conductor of the New Year's Concert is pretty much for show.
I'd like to see Manfred Honeck. He's an Austrian native, played viola in the State Opera Orchestra/Vienna Phil for about 11 years, and based on the similar concerts he and the Pittsburgh Symphony do the weekend after Thanksgiving – HE should be doing a New Year's Concert.
Haitink is too boring. Not enough grasp of the style, not enough Schwung, slancio… the fact is, the VPO doesn't need a conductor for this concert; they could play it without anyone on the podium.
Didn't Willi Boskovsky (VPO chief konzertmeister) conduct it for donkey's years? Wasn't it only after his retirement that 'star' guests were invited? (Or is my memory failing?)
Vanska, Nelsons, Salonen, Tilson Thomas, Spano, Slatkin, Honeck, or De Waart should be asked before any woman is even considered. Can you imagine Alsop being asked before anyone in that list based on merit alone?
Thielemann, Gatti and Yannick have already a close relationship with the VPO and lead three orchestras of the same league
I nominate Jane Glover !
And John Williams (film composer).
To be fair….while quite a few excellent and talented women conductors have been named in this thread, let's be honest: IF they were men, NONE of them shbe considered ready to lead the Vienna Phil.
Some day *some* of them will be.
That's right. VPO is pushing fast & hard to become politically correct. Pushing a female conductor onto the podium if she's not sure to be a good fit could be too fast.
I follow the wind section, where within an amazingly short time frame they've tenured the 1st female wind player in their history (flutist Karin Bonelli) and are now dovetailing that with 2 more female winds – both Principals – bassoonist Sophie Dartigalongue & flutist Silvia Careddu – who are now on track for tenure.
The guy Careddu is replacing was one of the most outspoken advocates of a no-woman VPO. He came out in the press and explained why there should be no women. He took an early retirement and is now being replaced by a woman! That's the world turning on its axis in a remarkably short time.
The changes happening within the orch. to allow women are substantial. To thrust a woman onto the podium just to be politically correct right now in addition to that, is unethical. I agree with Vaquero – if the women conductors being mentioned here were men, they wouldn't be considered. Leave it at that. Let some time pass, let the right women come forward.
There are heated discussions going-on in London's men's clubs about how to rename their species – 'Men's and Women's Cliubs'? Or just 'Clubs'? But then, where is the distinction which is the core identity of the institution? The Diogenes Men's Club has already been taken-over entirely by women who insisted to keep the term 'men's' in the name, to stress their victory, but now they face charges of gender discrimination…. like the Torino Mandoline Orchestra who reverted from female to male and back to female again in an effort to escape discrimination charges, but to no avail. And so on.
How about Arthur Fiedler?? He brings the prestige of the Boston Pops, and he has proven that he can conduct even when inebriated. And his name sounds Austrian, so all the Viennese snobs will adore him.
That is not going to happen because VPO has always been discriminating shamelessly against dead conductors.
dead men or dead women?
When it comes to dead musicians, VPO are strictly equal opportunity offenders.
It is only fairly recently that the VPO has employed major conductors for the New Year concert. During the first 40 years of these concerts the had Clemens Krauss and Willi Boskovsky.
Hmmm…. therefore Clemens Krauss wasn't a 'major conductor' are you saying?
Krauss was very good, but he did not really embrace his feminine side; therefore, he was eliminated from consideration.
How about TWO conductors on the podium at the same time??!! Each would be in charge of one half of the orchestra. The rehearsals and the performance would be quite interesting. One would be a man, the other a woman. That way, the troglodytes AND the angry feminists would be happy. Thoughts??……
What about Sarah Caldwell??
And she had great personality and comportment too! Is she still available? I think she's in a home up near Braintree?
Stereo conducting has already been tried-out long ago in Ives' Fourth Symphony, but it appeared to be quite hard to synchronize the two, which needed a third conductor but that happened to be much too expensive. In gender terms, ideal would be a male and a female conductor, both being conducted by a transgender one. Best repertoire: Stockhausen's Gruppen.
Can anyone find me the March1956 bootleg recording of Norma from La Scala featuring Torrini and Tucker? I can't find it anywhere.
Does anyone know if Mr.Tape in NJ is still in business?
Who to conduct? Well Nathalie STUTZMANN of course!! Simon Rattle says of her "Nathalie is the real thing. So much love, intensity and sheer technique. We need more conductors like her".
Fortunately, the anti-woman crowd are dinosaurs who will be extinct in the upcoming generation.
The earnest "quality first regardless of gender" crowd are simply clueless about how women of quality are shut out of the opportunities to grow. Your first Bruckner Symphony is probably not going to measure up to Barenboim's 200th performance. For your consideration:
1. Star conductors I know did their major works with less famous orchestras in preparation for their debuts with major orchestras.
2. Most professional orchestras, even mid-level ones, get their conductors from a handful of artist management companies. Typically there is only 1 woman for every 50+ men. So opportunities to "grow our repertoire" is heavily rationed. And the deciders are bean counters.
3. Conducting major orchestras is different than regional, that's why young conductors so often train by being assistants doing educational and pops concerts – note how few women are even assistants with major orchestras.
4. All of this supports perceptions that keep talented women out of the circuit, down to local community, youth, semi-pro, and pro orchestras.
5. Is VPO's approach the "right one." I believe that it's going to take some mindful effort at the top levels to help smash the perceptions, and now there are some fine women who've managed to work through the above.
So if you are earnest, then a bit more sensitivity is in order.
As for the knuckle-dragging neanderthals making the rude comments, I find the discourse unbelievably pretentious, intellectually dishonest, and the root is probably some sort of personal inadequacy. Ultimately, it is a great art that requires rigorous integrity, passion, and Mr. Schwa's persistence.
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Today is America Recycles Day. Each year our country produces almost 240 million tons of municipal solid waste, equivalent to nearly 4½ pounds of waste per person per day, most of which is recyclable.
When we recycle, we conserve energy and natural resources, reduce air and water pollution and reduce greenhouse gases. By using our resources wisely, we strengthen our economy and national security. Thousands of products are recyclable, especially paper, yard waste, motor oil, tires, plastic, glass, batteries, building materials, and obsolete electronic products.
In 1999, recycling and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of material from ending up in landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles 28 percent of its waste, a rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.
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PARIS (AP) — A French court on Thursday approved the extradition of a Kazakh banker-turned-dissident who is accused by his government of siphoning off billions of dollars before fleeing. His lawyers say the charges are politically tainted and promised an immediate appeal of the extradition order, potentially delaying the case for months if not longer.
French police special forces detained Mukhtar Ablyazov, Kazakhstan's former energy minister, in July in southern France. That was more than a year after he disappeared from Britain, where he had received political asylum in 2011. He has been jailed since he was detained, despite efforts by his lawyers to free him.
The banker, who has been involved in legal troubles with BTA Bank, left Britain just before he was convicted there of contempt of court over a dispute over his frozen assets. He, his wife and their two youngest children spent the next year wandering, going first to Latvia, then shuttling between Italy and Switzerland, where his oldest daughter lives, according to the family.
Despite being a former minister, Ablyazov turned against Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has led the Central Asian nation since 1989. Imprisoned in Kazakhstan and then freed, Ablyazov continued to be a major financial and philosophical backer for an opposition movement that has gained little traction in the oil- and gas-rich country.
The French court in Aix-en-Provence agreed Thursday to extradition requests from Russia and Ukraine, which both had BTA branches. France has no extradition agreement with Kazakhstan, but his family and lawyers say they fear he will ultimately be returned to his homeland via Russia or Ukraine, which do have extradition deals with Kazakhstan.
Peter Sahlas, a lawyer for Ablyazov, condemned the French decision as flawed.
"This court wants to send Ablyazov, a refugee, straight to the very people he should be protected from," he said.
The banker's wife, Alma Shalabayeva, agreed.
"For my husband, extradition is a death sentence. If he is extradited, he will never see me or our four children ever again," she said in a statement.
Amnesty International called on France to reconsider the decision, saying Ablyazov was unlikely to get a fair trial in either Ukraine or Russia, which was given priority in Thursday's ruling.
BTA welcomed the French decision, saying it "demonstrates once again that Mr. Ablyazov's repeated attempts to portray himself as being pursued by the bank for political reasons are groundless."
Legal troubles have followed Ablyazov since BTA Bank was nationalized and he left Kazakhstan. The bank says there's at least $6 billion missing and accuses Ablyazov of misappropriating the money. Ablyazov denies the allegations. In his absence, BTA has won multiple judgments against him in British courts.
Shalabayeva, the banker's wife, was recently permitted to return to Western Europe after being forcibly removed from Italy along with their 6-year-old daughter. The expulsion of Shalabayeva to Kazakhstan roiled Italy's government, which acknowledged it had botched the operation and then pressed quietly for her return.


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When I am in a fiery and agro mood like this, I like to run. But I get back home too late these days, so I baked instead. I usually bake when I am in a giving and loving mood. But I can be an angry baker. Bread would normally be a good way to let off steam because all that kneading is a good way to get rid of all the nervous energy. But I am so short of time so I wanted to bake something quick and stress-free. Thankfully, Wendy's Omenakakku (Finnish Apple Cake) recipe came to the rescue. Her original recipe can be found here.
~ I've already made this twice since Wendy posted the recipe so that's testament of how much I enjoyed this cake. The cake was perfectly moist without being too buttery. The sour cream is probably responsible for that (look here for baking with yogurt, which also results in moist cakes that are lower in fat).
~ What increased the moreish factor of this cake is the mingling flavours of the apples with cinnamon.
~ It had just the right amount of sweetness.
~ A plus point for me is that this cake also freezes well. When I don't give away my cakes, I like to freeze them for "emergency" situations. My only regret is that I didn't have enough apples when I baked the cake that you see in the photos, so I used more apples the second time round.


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SALT LAKE CITY — He's not one of the famous faces of Jazzdom. Few ordinary fans know Grant Harrison. But they know his work.
Friday he retired as game operations/promotions director for Utah's NBA team. From here on, it will be someone else's concern if the sound system dies during the anthem or "Bear bowling" runs amok. He now has the luxury to laugh if the scoreboard lights go out, which has happened on occasion. If the roof leaks, as it did prior to a game in 1996, he can yawn. Not so for the Jazz. They're losing their longest continuous full-time employee, dating back to when the team moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake, 34 years ago. Before that, he had a similar job with the Utah Stars of the ABA. When the now-defunct league played its All-Star game in Utah (1973), Harrison hosted it, just as he did when the NBA played its All-Star game two decades later.
And of course he was there when the Stars won the ABA championship in 1971. Everyone claims that, but Harrison has the pictures to prove it.
He also did work for the Utah Prospectors (basketball) and Salt Lake Stingers (volleyball).
"I look back at all of it and say, 'you've got to be kidding me,'" Harrison, 67, says.
For 44 years, promotions have been his thing. Every ceremony, tipoff, firework display or balloon release — in fact, every non-game-related event imaginable — was under Harrison's direction.
So if you don't like adults wearing foam bumper costumes, or the Stones playing on the JumboTron, blame him. He was the guy in charge of feel-good arena experiences.
"We wanted to make sure they had a great time, no matter what the outcome of the game," Harrison says.
The thing about Harrison's job was that it wasn't really just "game operations." It was "everything operations." It's true he was there for 1,700-plus Jazz games alone. But he was also there for everything else. When Karl Malone, John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek had their numbers retired, and a curtain was raised to unveil their jerseys, Harrison was on the other end of the rope.
He even oversaw the public memorial service for former Jazz owner Larry H. Miller.
Harrison arranged for every national anthem, including what he considers one of the best, when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir raised the roof on opening night shortly after 9-11. He also arranged one of the worst, when a singer from Air Supply nailed the audition but forgot the words when it was show time.
"Is it going to be a Whitney Houston anthem, or a Roseanne Barr anthem?" Harrison says. "You never knew."
Consequently, Harrison always had a backup plan. Besides the scheduled performer, there was always a recorded version available. A third option was the ever-popular audience sing-along.
Finally, there was Harrison himself, who sang in an amateur band as a youth, and says he could have filled in if needed.
"But I'm not going to do that," he laughs.
It would be wrong to say Harrison has been the face of the Jazz, but he did help create it. He outlasted such icons as Jerry Sloan and Hot Rod Hundley, and began his career before longtime TV analyst Ron Boone. Maybe his biggest coup was hiring the mascot, Bear, from Sioux Falls of the CBA. You might say Harrison's paw prints were all over the move. It was he who pushed making the mascot a bear, instead of a bird or dinosaur.
"A bear is indigenous to Utah and can be fierce, but it can also be a teddy bear," he says.
Kind of like Karl Malone.
Polls always verified what Harrison suspected: Bear was more popular among fans than even players, excepting Malone, Stockton and Hornacek.
"If you wanted to put a face on the franchise now, it's Bear," Harrison says. "It has to be."
That's good news to Harrison, who was told long ago by Stars owner Bill Daniels that it was an entertainment business, not sports. The Jazz were the fourth or fifth team to have a mascot and second to use a blimp for promotions.
"You can't control what the team does," Daniels would say, "but you can determine whether the fans have a good experience."
Thus, goofy-but-addictive acts such as quick-change artists, jugglers and trampoline dunkers became the norm. Bear rode a cycle down the stairs and sprayed Silly String into the crowd. Harrison's motto: Never allow a lull in the action.
But on Friday he actually did.
He has seen pro basketball in Utah through Daniels, Sam Battistone, Larry H. Miller and beyond. On the player side, his career stretched from Zelmo Beaty to Gordon Hayward. He met hundreds of stars, from Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving, to Madonna, Billy Ray Cyrus and Eva Longoria.
Mostly, though, he made sure the show inside the show happened on cue. Because even if the Jazz lost, he never wanted to be the one who hit the false note.
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – The rain let up at soggy Oak Hill.
Adam Scott kept right on rolling.
The co-leader from the opening round pulled ahead of everyone else with another flurry of birdies Friday at the PGA Championship, taking advantage of a course softened even more by morning showers.
Scott, who opened with a 5-under 65, pushed his score to 7 under through 12 holes – two shots clear of the field. He had four birdies, most notably sinking a 40-foot putt at the second, though a couple of bogeys kept him from stretching his lead even more.
The early starters had to break out the umbrellas and rain gear for showers that turned heavy at times, though the course seemed to be draining well and there no stoppage of play.
For a while, the final major of the year looked more like a British Open.
In fact, England's Luke Donald longed for the other side of the Atlantic.
"I much prefer the weather in the UK,'' he quipped, walking off the 10th green.
Really, he had no reason to complain. The dreary weather provided another chance to attack the soft greens that made Thursday seem more like a regular tour event than a test of major proportions.
No one took advantage like Webb Simpson. He was 7 under through his first 15 holes and making a run at the major championship scoring record before a bogey at the seventh – his 16th hole of the round – stemmed his momentum. No one has ever posted a round lower than 63 in one of golf's biggest events.
Still, the surge left the former U.S. Open winner just three strokes behind Scott, lumped in a group at 4 under that also included Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and David Hearn.
The Aussie, starting on the back side, chipped in at No. 10 for a birdie that quickly gave him the outright lead on Jim Furyk, who also shot 65 on Thursday. The 43-year-old American had an afternoon tee time, when the weather was expected to turn sunny – and remain that way through the rest of the weekend.
Many wondered if the PGA of America might try to boost Oak Hill's defenses with tougher hole locations.
"The golf course can easily be protected with pins,'' Graeme McDowell said after opening with a 70. "They can soon tuck these pins away and make this a difficult test.''
On Day 1, Tiger Woods hardly looked a player capable of breaking an 0-for-17 drought in the majors since his 2008 triumph at the U.S. Open.
The world's top-ranked player closed with a double-bogey to finish with a 71 and went into Friday with a staggering 49 players standing between him and the top spot on the leaderboard. He figured to face a more-daunting challenge by the time he teed off in the afternoon. Phil Mickelson, playing in the morning with fellow 2013 major winners Scott and Justin Rose (6-under), shot 71 to finish his second round at 2-over.
Others ripped through a course that was very much there for the taking, the birdies falling into the cup at an alarming rate.
Scott strung together five in a row on the way to his opening 65. Furyk had a bogey-free round going until a stumble at the final hole left him with a 65 as well. Westwood and unheralded Canadian David Hearn shot 66, and a total of 35 players broke par.
That compared to only 10 rounds in the 60s when the PGA Championship was at Oak Hill a decade ago.
While Woods came in as the overwhelming favorite, Scott increasingly looks like a player who will add more major titles to the one he finally got in a Masters playoff back in April.
Three weeks ago, he had the Sunday lead on the back nine at Muirfield before fading. In the last major of the year, there were times he looked unstoppable.
"Just got on a bit of a roll and hit a few shots close,'' Scott said before the second round. "I didn't have too much putting to do. You've got to take advantage when it happens, because it doesn't happen too much in the majors.''
Woody Austin would be happy just to make it to the weekend after being assessed a four-stroke penalty for carrying an extra club.
Golfers are allowed to carry 14 clubs in their bags. Austin discovered the extra club while playing the third hole, removed it from the bag and reported the infraction to an official.
The rules call for a two-stroke penalty for each hole played with an extra club, up to a maximum of four strokes. Austin added two strokes to his score for the first and second holes.
While rare, Austin isn't the first player to receive such a penalty. Ian Woosnam was in contention at the 2001 British Open when he began the final round with 15 clubs. He took a two-stroke penalty and finished third.


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MACAU (AP) — Kung Fu Panda, Shrek and other DreamWorks characters are coming to a new attraction at Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s Chinese casino resorts, the companies said Tuesday, in the latest sign of China's growing importance to Hollywood studios.
Sands China Ltd. is licensing DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s stable of animated characters for use at the gambling company's resorts in the former Portuguese colony of Macau starting July 1.
The deal is also a sign of how authorities in Macau, now a self-governing Chinese region that has become the world's biggest casino market, want to diversify the economy away from gambling after years of hypercharged growth.
The companies said there will be an array of themed interactive experiences. One idea could involve guests having "breakfast, lunch or dinners with some of our characters in a highly themed way," said Yoshi Maruyama, DreamWorks' global head of location-based entertainment.
The companies would not disclose financial details such as the investment amount or how long the agreement would run.
DreamWorks last year set up a $330 million joint venture with three Chinese companies to make animated and live action content and the venture is producing the third installment of the "Kung Fu Panda" series. It's one of a number of Hollywood studios that, faced with stagnant growth at the box office back home, have set their sights on the rapidly growing film market in China, which raked in $2.7 billion last year to become the world's second-biggest movie market. Studios are also adding Chinese scenes and characters to big-budget blockbusters to make them more acceptable to local audiences.
The new attraction will be based at the company's newest resort, Sands Cotai Central, one of three operated by the company on the Cotai Strip, an area of reclaimed land that's modeled on the Las Vegas Strip. It will be open to both hotel guests and casino visitors.
Maruyama said the deal is aimed at families and would not involve Sands' gambling business. He said DreamWorks' movie characters are very popular in China, noting that "Kung Fu Panda 2" is the top-grossing animated movie of all time in China.
Macau was handed back to China in 1999 and is the only place in the country where casino gambling is legal.
Macau has about three dozen casinos that raked in a total of $38 billion last year, 13.5 percent more than in 2011. Much of the growth has come from wealthy high-rollers from mainland China, whose trips are organized by junket operators — middleman companies that lend money and collect debts. Some junkets also have a reputation for being associated with organized crime. But leaders are eager for the tiny enclave to shed its reputation for seediness and corruption and draw more middle-class Chinese families.
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Cardinal Dolan receives warm welcome from Milwaukee crowd
Cardinal Dolan receives warm welcome from Milwaukee crowd
A standing ovation welcomed New York Cardinal and former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan and back to Wisconsin.
Dolan spoke to a sold-out at crowd at the Milwaukee Theater Thursday night along with current Archbishop Jerome Listecki.
His speech, called "Who Do You Say That I Am" focused on the Catholic faith.
Dolan reminisced about Milwaukee and praised the archdiocese
"What a great thing you've got going for you here in the church of Wisconsin. My nearly seven years here were extraordinarily happy ones. I miss you very much," Dolan said.
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In an introduction that couples AKG's legendary wireless performance with Harman System Architect's ease of use, AKG recently updated its System Architect plug-in for the HUB 4000 Q to version 3.5 with the introduction of the Harman System Architect 2.1 release.
The professional digital wireless microphone system DMS 700 is now fully integrated into System Architect. Users have the ability to setup and monitor multichannel DMS 700 systems with tools such as 1 Click Setup, RF Monitor, Environment Scan and Offline Configuration. With AKG's 1 Click Setup, the frequency coordination of DMS 700 multichannel systems can be done with ease with just a single click.
The 1 Click Setup is easy and straightforward and allows for optimal frequency coordination for most of AKG's wireless systems. With a single click, the algorithm completes a full frequency coordination by performing an environment/frequency scan, calculating the inter-modulation-free frequencies for each device and programming each device automatically.
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Payroll problems persist at Michigan Steel | News
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) - Employees at Michigan Steel say a 13 On Your Side investigation was helpful in getting their employer to stop issuing bad checks. But according to workers, it's happening yet again.
"Something has to get done because it is getting old," said Michigan Steel employee Troy Barnes earlier this month before he was laid off. Barns and his co-workers started contacting WZZM 13 after area banks wouldn't cash their paychecks.
Following our report, employees say management at Michigan Steel made special arrangements to make good on those pay checks. But now after two good pay periods, workers say the checks they received last Friday are not being accepted at the bank their employer uses.
The employees we talked to wouldn't go on camera for fear they would be fired.
Previous Coverage: Michigan Steel payroll problems
Public records show Michigan Steel has lingering financial problems. The company owes the city of Muskegon more than $300,000 in back taxes. And 13 On Your Side also uncovered a stack of tax liens on file at the Muskegon County Register of Deeds. They show the company owes withholdings to the Michigan Employment Security Commission.
There are also three bills, one for $210,000, another for $52,000, and one for $6,000. Added together with other tax liens dating back to 2007, Michigan Steel owes the state approximately $900,000.
And despite our repeated efforts, the company owner and president have not returned WZZM 13's phone calls.
Other public records show the company was behind in federal taxes too. But a tax lien placed on Michigan Steel by the IRS was released after a bill for $67,000 was paid off.


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It's not a character named "Insecticon", it's just a Cybertronian animal.Megatron Wolf wrote:so is he based off of Beast Wars insecticon or are they just calling him that cause hes an insect & a decepticon?
The Universe 2009 TRU reissues went by the names "Kickback", "Sharpshot", and "Hardshell".gothsaurus wrote:I can't recall the last time they used any of those three insect names. I'm guessing they are long gone.
Anyone remember an instance since the original toys? ... or what they were called in the reissue box set?
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2011 Record (SEC): 13-1 (8-0)
Returning Starters (Off/Def/ST): 13 (7/4/2)
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For the first time since 1959, the Bayou Bengals will open its football season ranked No. 1 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. Although only four starters return on defense, it is still one of the best units in the nation. Three of the four behemoths lined up on the defensive front project as first round picks. All-American Sam Montgomery and second-team All-SEC performer Barkevious Mingo give LSU the best defensive end combo in the country. The two combined for 28.5 tackles for loss, 17 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries as sophomores last season. Bennie Logan, the third junior in the terrifying threesome, is a force to be reckoned with when it matters most. Last year he accounted for 57 tackles, six tackles for a loss, three sacks, blocked a field goal at Alabama and forced a fumble in the SEC Championship. The linebacker group is a youthful one, with junior Kevin Minter filling in at the Mike positions as the lone returning starter. A trio of true freshman, Kwon Alexander, Ronnie Feist and Lorenzo Phillips, could all get looks as the season goes on. LSU has an exceptional group of safeties led by Craig Loston and Eric Reid, who was named to the Lott Trophy watch list. Reid tied for the team lead in tackles last season with 76, including 11 in the BCS National Championship Game against Alabama. Tyrann Mathieu's departure leaves a hole at one of the corner slots, but Les Miles has been impressed by redshirt freshman Jalen Collins who should steps into some pretty big shoes. Junior Tharold Simon is a lock-down guy, tied for the team lead with 12 pass breakups last season, and will fill in at the other corner.
Offensively, the Tigers seem will be more balanced with the emergence of strong-armed sophomore quarterback Zach Mattenberger. After the Jordan Jefferson-Jarrett Lee seesaw last season, Mattenberger has the LSU faithful buzzing that he may be the best Tiger quarterback since Ja'Marcus Russell. Despite his lack of experience, the Tigers will look for Mettenberger's powerful right arm to deliver Baton Rouge a crystal trophy for the first time since 2008. He'll have an experienced bunch at wideout to throw to, with Odell Beckham Jr. and Russell Shepard returning six touchdowns and 665 yards to the position. True freshman Avery Johnson, younger brother of Tiger great Patrick Peterson, could also garner some attention his first year in Baton Rouge. The LSU ground game should be as strong as ever, bringing back their four leading running backs from 2011, including second team All-SEC honoree Spencer Ware and the team's leading rusher Michael Ford. Between Ware, Ford, Alfred Blue and sophomore Kenny Hillard, the Tigers' backfield returns over 2,300 yards rushing and 32 total touchdowns. The offensive line is just as experienced as the legendary defensive line with four of five linemen back for 2012 along with senior Josh Dworaczyk, who was granted a sixth year of eligibility after missing all of last season with an MCL injury.
LSU's 2012 schedule features five of the nation's Top 25 teams. The Tigers travel to Auburn week four and play Florida and South Carolina back-to-back weeks in October. The marquee matchups will be a national championship rematch against the Crimson Tide November 3. A win there and a win in their regular season finale against Arkansas should put the Bayou Bengals in the SEC Championship game, where they'll likely face either South Carolina and the brilliant Marcus Lattimore or Georgia and their stalwart defense. Running the table against in the powerhouse SEC will give LSU a chance to win their third national championship in 10 years.
BURNING QUESTION: Is this really a number one team?
LSU received less first-place votes in the coaches' poll than either Alabama or USC, were destroyed in title game last season, released Heisman finalist and big-time corner Tyrann Mathieu in the offseason and enter 2012 without an experienced quarterback. They're defense is elite, the kind that doesn't just keep a team in games but wins them, yet there are still a lot of questions surrounding this team. The preseason ranking seems merited based on potential, but time will tell if the Tigers can really live up to the mark and reach a second straight title game.
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On Monday, March 4, Barnard President Debora L. Spar welcomed The Honorable Mauro Vieira, Ambassador of Brazil to the United States, to Barnard's campus for a conversation on the revolutionary Program "Ciência sem Fronteiras," the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program. Within this Program, which provides scholarships to Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students in mostly STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), the Brazilian government intends to enable 100,000 of its best students to study abroad at the world's best universities. Barnard is among the Scientific Mobility Program's host institutions in the United States.
This event, attended by Barnard and Columbia faculty, students, alumnae, and friends, took place two weeks before Barnard's fifth annual global symposium, Women Changing Brazil, being held in São Paulo on March 18.
Below, Barnard students Annelise Finney '15 and Mary Glenn '13 reflect on the conversation between President Spar and Ambassador Vieira. They are among six Global Symposium Student Fellows selected to attend Women Changing Brazil and facilitate a workshop for high school students in São Paulo.
Annelise Finney is a sophomore majoring in urban studies, with a minor in race and ethnicity. An excerpt:
As Ambassador Vieira pointed out, this program is a practice in humility: it is a government acknowledging that no one country is the best, and every country can greatly benefit from educational interchange with the world. By traveling and studying abroad, students gain the opportunity to break out of the educational styles predominant to their home country, and subsequently learn in new ways in new settings.
Senior Mary Glenn is a Spanish and Latin American studies major, with a minor in human-rights studies.
Listening to Ambassador Vieira talk with President Spar about Brazil's Scientific Mobility Program, I was struck by his determination and confidence in Brazil's ongoing efforts and abilities to grow and improve in all sectors, particularly via international collaboration and learning from others. This, above all, stood out to me about the event: that improvement does not happen in a vacuum, and that a diversity of perspectives and partnership will always produce better results—in every field—than isolated, inward-focused initiatives, especially in today's highly globalized world.


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I did some searching and on this as i just noticed today that my staff/pit has split her dew claw. Neither top or bottom is torn off and it doesn't seem to bother her one bit, and she is a big suke when it comes to these things. I was alloking at my pit reference book and the coment on split claws was to cut them then soak with warm salty water and then put some blood stopper stuff and bandage it up.
Whats is everyones opinion on this. As of right now I have done a couple boughts wiht the warm salty water but am very hesitant to do any cutting of the nail, it already seems to be on its way to healing and I never notcied any blood. There is the option of going to the vet but they said the normal protocol is to just put her on antibiotics to stop any possible infection. Personally i am thikning to keep cleaning it a couple times per day and a close eye on it, if it starts to bother her, or looks to be not healing properly/infected i was then going to take her to a vet. Also what about continuing to take her out for her normal exersice durring the healing times, or should i back off giving the claw some times to heal as when we are at the dog park she is flying aorund playing with other dogs and running through the wooded areas.
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Mine have never had a split dew claw before. Caesar did rip one, however. The claw did not completely come off and ending up having to be surgically removed. Was pretty painful for him. I would recommend the same thing as far as cleaning it out and taping it up if you do not see any blood. If you do decide to cut the claw, make sure that you have a styptic pencil or some Kwik-Stop powder on hand. Jamming the nail into a bar of Ivory soap will also plug it up and stop the bleeding, if there is any.
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darko wrote:I was looking at my pit reference book and the coment on split claws was to cut them then soak with warm salty water and then put some blood stopper stuff and bandage it up.
My dogs have split just about every nail on their toes. I use stypitic powder, a little cotton swab and let it go. If it's torn right down the middle you might want to put a little wrap on it for a day or two. All my dogs nails healed nicely. Now I keep them cut very short.
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Per multiple sources inside the closed Rules and Bylaws Committee lunch, Obama actually had the votes to get a 50-50 delegate split out of Michigan -- but by just a vote or two.
However, it was decided to go with the 69-59 split to win a larger majority. That measure passed 19-8.
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Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may stem its worst two-day drop since mid-November, ahead of the resumption of "fiscal cliff" negotiations.
U.S. President Barack Obama is cutting short his Hawaiian holiday to leave for Washington on Wednesday to address the unfinished negotiations with Congress.
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Obama is due to arrive in Washington on Thursday to resume talks on the cliff, a sharp rise in taxes and deep spending cuts due to begin on January 1 that could tip the U.S. economy into recession.
"This is what we've come to - the President might get on a plane today and this is what the markets might react to," said Kim Forrest, senior equity research analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh.
"It's all about the fiscal cliff."
A Republican plan that failed to gain traction last week triggered the recent decline in the S&P 500 , highlighting market sensitivity to headlines centered around the talks.
Investors will also look to housing data for signs of improvement in that sector of the economy, with the S&P Case/Shiller Home Price Index for October expected at 9 a.m. (1400 GMT).
Housing data has shown modest improvement in recent months, and continued strength could help support the sagging economy.
"The data is two months old, so it's interesting, but I don't know that people will react to it given these other more timely events," said Forrest.
S&P 500 futures rose 3 points and were slightly above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures gained 17 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 3.25 points.
The benchmark S&P index is up 13.4 percent for the year, and has recouped nearly all of the losses suffered in the wake of the U.S. elections, when the fiscal cliff concerns moved to the forefront of investors' focus.
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An outage at one of Amazon.com Inc's web service centers hit users of Netflix Inc's streaming video service on Christmas Eve and was not fully resolved until Christmas Day, a spokesman for the movie rental company said on Tuesday.
In Asian markets, the Nikkei moved to a new nine-month high but shares elsewhere in the region were capped in thin holiday trade, with investors focusing on the fate of U.S. negotiations to avert a budget crunch looming at the end of the year.
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Admission to most colleges of pharmacy occurs when the student enters the professional program. This may occur after completion of pre-professional requirements or after completion of the bachelor's degree, generally with a major in biology, chemistry, biochemistry or natural science. Students are advised to consult with the faculty advisor early in their studies. It is recommended that students applying for pharmacy school apply via the early admissions process if available.
Pre-professional coursework requirements differ slightly, but the following list of courses is recommended based on the requirements of the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota for 2012:
General Biology with lab 1 course (BIOL 121)
Microbiology with lab 1 course (BIOL 212 or 307)
Human Physiology 1 course (BIOL 325 & 326)
Human Anatomy (no lab required) 1 course (BIOL 325 & 326)
Advanced Biology 1 course (Recommended courses: biochemistry, cell biology, genetics or molecular biology. Any other advanced biology course must focus on the human body in order to be considered.)
Calculus 1 course (MATH 119)
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General Chemistry with labs 2 courses (CHEM 125, 234)
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The new Chemistry curriculum is currently under review by the University of Minnesota. Likely replacements for the above courses will be CHEM 125, 250, 251, 255, and Chemistry labs CHEM 201, 202, 203, 205.
Physics, must be calculus-based 1 course (PHYS 191 or CHEM 333 or CHEM 334)
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Advanced English Composition 1 course (FYS 100 & 101, or HONR 100 & 101, or ENGL 211)
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