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LeBron James to Produce New Sitcom for StarzSeptember 3, 2013
Have you ever dealt with the burdens of success?
Do you ever wake up in the night sweating Dom Perignon and feeling guilty about making millions of dollars while your friends toil away in miserable anonymity?
LeBron James understands this struggle, and now he's making a show about it.
According to the Associated Press, the Miami Heat superstar is collaborating with Starz to produce a sitcom called "Survivor's Remorse." The title is in reference to a mental condition that afflicts people who have survived traumatic events in which others perished.
Instead of a car accident or a plane crash, however, James' sitcom will focus on the guilt of living with fame and stardom around average, everyday people.
James will serve as the executive producer for the show, working alongside business partner Maverick Carter, actor Mike O'Malley and sitcom producer Tom Werner—the man who brought The Cosby Show and Roseanne to the viewing public.
The half-hour show will focus on two people from the inner-city of Philadelphia who rise to stardom and must learn to cope with their new fame. The characters will struggle with money, notoriety and the awkward reality that their best friends are still trying to make ends meet.
"I think the main thing for me is, first of all, making it out of a place where you're not supposed to. You're supposed to be a statistic and end up like the rest of the people in the inner city -- [and] being one of the few to make it out and everyone looking at you to be the savior.
"When you make it out, everyone expects -- they automatically think that they made it out and it's very tough for a young, African-American 18-year-old kid to now hold the responsibility of a whole city, of a whole community. I can relate to that as well."
So there you have it. LeBron James is revamping How to Make It In America with a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air twist.
Now, I know what you're thinking: This is going to be awful.
However, the presence of Tom Werner on the production bill does add to the project's allure. The world has yet to see James grab the reins on a television show, but we can hope the man who helped bring us "the sandwich birth" can sprinkle a little magical sitcom dust on this show.
So are we loving it?
Or dying inside?
Either way, James' "Survivor's Remorse" is going to add a new chapter to the King's growing legend.
The real question is, will Alfonso Ribeiro be a member of the cast?
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November 3, 2008 - Torrance, CA - Toyota's new Venza seems to be barking up the right tree with a line of canine-friendly offerings through Toyota Associated Pet Products.
Anticipating that many buyers of this versatile new car may be pet owners, Toyota has put together a line-up of aftermarket pet products offered through dealers, sure to generate a howl of approval from even the most finicky of canines.
"Venza is a vehicle designed to meet the needs of people with a fun and on-the-go lifestyle, especially active boomers," says Bob Zeinstra, Toyota Motor Sales' national product marketing manager for Venza. "Many of these buyers look to their pets to fill the gap left by their kids. We wanted to make sure the Venza can accommodate this important family member and traveling companion."
A recent survey conducted by the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association revealed that half of all dog owners consider their pet's comfort when buying a car. And with unrestrained pets causing more than 30,000 accidents annually, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), more states are passing and considering legislation requiring pets to be secured for their own safety and to reduce driver distractions.
Dogs and even cats can look forward to more than a dozen Venza-friendly creature comforts, the most ever available through Toyota dealers. Venza's large cargo capacity and rear hatch allow for easy entrance and loading of pets. Available products include: a rear hatch pet ramp for easy loading and unloading, a leash tether for securing pets in the vehicle, a pet booster seat with harness, a first/second row or cargo area pet barrier, pet seatbelt buckles and rear seat zip line-style harnesses. Waterproof and removable hammock-style seat covers are also available to fit Venza's bench and bucket seats.
Pricing for the pet products will be available at the end of 2008 in conjunction with the Venza launch. These new pet products may be one of Toyota's best fits yet for owner and pet alike, but canine travelers will be the ultimate judges.
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User Guide - Communications
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Fedora can be used to send electronic mail and communicate in real time with people around the world. In GNOME, Evolution is used to send electronic mail (email), and Pidgin (previously Gaim) is used to send instant messages (IMs) by default.
Evolution can also be used as a personal information manager, or PIM. You can maintain a calendar, manage a list of tasks, and keep an address book of contacts, among other things, using Evolution.
Pidgin is an instant messaging client that can access Gmail, MSN, AOL, Yahoo!, Jabber, and other IM and chat networks.
In KDE, Kmail is used to send email and Kopete is used to send instant messages. While Kmail does not include calendaring functionality, a calendar application called KOrganizer is included in KDE as part of the KDE PIM suite. There is also an application called Kontact which groups KMail, Korganizer and other KDE PIM tools into a single interface (comparable with GNOME's Evolution).
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* 1 Evolution o 1.1 Configuring Evolution o 1.2 Using Evolution * 2 Kmail o 2.1 Configuring Kmail o 2.2 Using Kmail * 3 Pidgin o 3.1 Configuring Pidgin o 3.2 Using Pidgin * 4 Kopete o 4.1 Configuring Kopete
Configuring Evolution
Additional documentation for Evolution is available at: http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/documentation.shtml
To configure an e-mail account in Evolution follow these steps:
- Start Evolution in GNOME, using the Applications > Internet > Email menu entry, or use the application launcher icon from the menu panel:
- Start Evolution in KDE, using KMenu > Applications > Internet > Email menu entry:
Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Communications_redhat-email.png This is the default icon associated with Evolution.
- Running the software for the first time displays the Evolution Setup Assistant wizard. Answer these questions using information provided by the ISP or e-mail provider.
- The Identity screen relates to personal information about the account, including Name, Organisation and Address. There is also a Reply-To field, which will allow you to specify that recipients of mail from this account reply to a different address.
- The Receiving Email and Sending Email screens both require information from the e-mail provider.
- To add a new account in the future, or to modify an existing account, launch the preferences dialog from the Edit > Preferences menu entry. In the dialog that appears, press the [Add] button to launch the Evolution Account Assistant again.
Using Evolution
Evolution allows you to create, store and send email by clicking the appropriate buttons located on the menu.
|How the button functions
|This will allow Evolution to send and receive all email.
|Open a new email message dialog box.
|Reply to the person who has sent you an email.
|Reply to All
|Replace to everyone who was included in the email that you have received.
|Forward the email message to another person.
|Print the email.
|Delete the email.
|Mark the email as junk.
|Cancel whatever you are doing.
|Move to the previous email in your folder.
|Move to the next email in your folder.
Kmail is the standard email client used in KDE it is installed by default from the live-cd and is also included in the DVD. Loading Kmail in KDE is done by clicking on Kmenu > Applications > Internet > Mail Client menu entry or alternatively Applications > Internet > Kmail in GNOME. Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Communications_kmail.png This is the default icon associated with Kmail. Configuring Kmail
* Running the software for the first time displays the main Kmail page with links to appropriate help locations. * To configure your account you will need your email information from your internet service provider or your e-mail provider. * Setting up your account requires you to open the Configure Kmail dialog box from the Settings > Configure Kmail menu entry. * Selecting Accounts and pressing the [Add] button will launch a dialog that will ask you for the type of account you wish to configure. * After selecting the appropriate account type you will be greeted with a dialog that shows the different settings available for your account. Add your personal email configuration information to Account Name, Login, Password, Host. The other default settings could be left alone.
To add a new account in the future, or to modify an existing account, launch the configure Kmail from the Settings > Configure Kmail menu entry. In the dialog that appears, select Accounts press the [Add] button to launch the Kmail Account Assistant again. Using Kmail
Kmail allows you to create, store and send email by clicking the appropriate buttons located on the menu. Button How the button functions New Message Open a new email message dialog box. Save as Save the email. Print Print the email. Check Mail in Sends the email. Reply Replace to the email. Forward Forward the email message to another person. Previous Move to the previous unread email in your folder. Next Move to the next unread email in your folder. Trash Delete the email. Find Message Search for a specific email. Create Task Creates a new task in KOrganizer. Additional Options Kmail has additional options with the green arrow pointing down. While not covered specifically in this topic clicking the button and holding it down for a few seconds will show additional options. Pidgin Configuring Pidgin
This section is specific for Pidgin in Fedora. For further information and documentation on Pidgin, refer to:
To start and configure Pidgin, select Applications > Internet > Internet Messenger from the menu panel in GNOME or KMenu > Applications > Internet > Pidgin in KDE. Image:Pidgin_logo.png This is the default icon associated with Pidgin. The Add Account dialog in Pidgin. The Add Account dialog in Pidgin.
Starting Pidgin for the first time goes directly into the Accounts dialog. To configure a new account follow these steps:
* Click on the [Add] button to bring up the Add Account dialog. * In the Add Account window, under Login Options, click on the right side of the Protocol dropdown menu to show the available protocols and select the network appropriate for the account being created. * Enter details for the selected account, including Screen name, Password, and Alias. Select Remember password if desired. Click on the [Save] button to add the account to the account list. * Once the account is added, the Accounts window displays the new account. * New accounts can be added in the future by navigating to the Accounts > Add/Edit menu entry in the main Pidgin window.
Using Pidgin
Select one of the enabled accounts to see the Buddy List window. In this window, menus allow the user to add additional IM contacts.
All 16 supported protocols are available at the same time within Pidgin. In other words, if you have setup multiple accounts with in Pidgin - one each of Yahoo, Google Talk, and AIM accounts, for example - all of your contacts for each of these accounts will be available to chat with at the same time, in the same contact list.
For more information on using Pidgin see:
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin Not all features supported Pidgin does not support features of all included protocols. Pidgin is useful for chatting via text across 16 different IM protocols, but not all the features in each IM system are supported. For example, video is not supported at this time. Kopete
Kopete is the Internet Messenger that is installed in KDE by default.
In KDE Kopete can be found in Kmenu > Applications > Internet > Instant Messenger
In GNOME Kopete can be found in Applications > Internet > Kopete Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Communications_kopete.png This is the default icon associated with Kopete. Configuring Kopete
This section is specific for Kopete in Fedora. For further information and documentation on Kopete, refer to:
To start and configure Kopete, select Applications > Internet > Kopete from the menu panel in GNOME or KMenu > Applications > Internet > Kopete in KDE. Starting Kopete for the first time goes directly into the creating accounts dialog. To configure a new account follow these steps:
* Click the selected messaging service you desire. * In the Account Information window, enter your details that you are using to connect to the services. * Make sure to fill out the details on the other tabs. * Once the account is added, click [Next] ' you should have an option to connect to the service tick then then click [Finish] . * New accounts can be added in the future by navigating to the Settings > Configure > menu entry in the main Kopete window then clicking the [Accounts] button after it has loaded.
Kopete comes with a wide range of messaging services some examples are:
Gadu-Gadu AIM GroupWise ICQ IRC Jabber Meanwhile MSN Messenger Testbed WinPopup Yahoo
Accounts for the services can be added to kopete using the steps listed earlier. Previous Page - Accessing the Web Table of Contents Next Page - Office Tools Retrieved from "https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User_Guide_-_Communications" Categories: Documentation | User Guide


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American dream unreachable for most
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This is the home of the American dream. In the U.S. we believe very firmly that with enough hard work, anyone can achieve their dreams. That is the magic of this country; there is so much opportunity that we firmly believe that all we need to do to succeed is put our nose to the grindstone and with enough time and effort, we will become the great American success story.
The middle class is chock full of optimistic people who are trying to achieve their version of success. They see the people at the top and believe that with enough time, enough effort, they too will be up there. Reality paints a different picture.
The wage gap in this country is widening. In a speech given by President Obama in December of 2013, he described "a dangerous and growing inequality and lack of upward mobility that has jeopardized middle-class American's basic bargain – that if you work hard, you have a chance to get ahead." Obama described this inequality as the defining challenge of our time.
Immediately following this speech, countless members of the media began postulating that Obama was inciting "class warfare" and that he wished to take the hard-earned dollars of the rich and give the money to lazy people who didn't want to support themselves.
In this country we view a lack of financial success as a result of laziness. We see the rich as success stories who have earned their wealth and to take it away...well that is something that is just not done.
I recently watched the documentary "Inequality for All" which was produced by Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration. Reich has authored 13 books, is a foremost expert on economics in this country, and is the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkley. This documentary focused on the wealth accumulation of the top one percent of this county and the effect that this has had on the middle and lower classes.
The facts cited by this film are startling and the difference between the richest and the poorest Americans is even more so. The poorest 47 percent of Americans have no wealth. According to Reich, In 1983 the poorest 47 percent of America had $15,000 per family, or 2.5 percent of the nation's wealth. In 2009 the poorest 47 percent of America owns zero percent of the nation's wealth as their debt exceeds their assets. On the other extreme, the 400 wealthiest Americans own as much wealth as 80 million families, or 62 percent of America.
Why? Reich blames the stock market. Since 1980 the American GDP has approximately doubled but inflation-adjusted wages have gone down. Yet the stock market has increased over ten times and the richest quintile of Americans owns 93 percent of that wealth.
We want to say that those wealthiest Americans are our success stories: that they earned that wealth. But the facts show otherwise. A study was done on the Forbes 400 or the 400 wealthiest people in this country. The study was called "Born on Third Base". The study found that on the 2011 Forbes 400 list, 35% of the people on this list were found to have "been born in the batter's box." These are "Individuals who came from a lower- or middle-class background, ranging from those who were born into abject poverty to those whose parents owned a moderately sized business with only a few employees. These are our success stories.
However, 29.5 percent of those on the list were born on third base or even on home plate. This meant that they inherited at least $50 million dollars.
Another study done of 141 countries found that the U.S. has the fourth-highest degree of wealth inequality in the world trailing only Russia, Ukraine, and Lebanon.
I believe in the American dream as much as anyone but we in this country are almost delusional to think that with hard work we will become a part of the 1 percent or even the .01 percent. The chances are infinitesimally small: smaller than winning the lottery. And yet, there we are each day buying our ticket. We put in ridiculous hours at the office because working ONLY 40 hours a week seems lazy. We work multiple jobs, nights and weekends. Anything to "make it" in this country and we protect the wealthy with lower taxes because they earned their money.
The top 1 percent of this country has 20 percent of the entire nation's wealth. The top 1 percent has more of the nation's total wealth than the bottom 50 percent. The gap is only getting wider every year.
So how do we solve this problem? Reich offers a few solutions. He suggests we strengthen the voice of the American workers by maintaining unions. He suggests we invest in education. He suggests we repeal Citizen's United and get big money out of politics. Reich suggests Wall Street reform and also suggests tax reforms to combat policies that shifted taxes from the wealthiest Americans and big corporations onto the rest of us.
But first and foremost, Reich suggests raising the minimum wage which, when adjusted for inflation, has remained virtually stagnant for the past 30 years. If a recent citizen's initiative received the appropriate number of signatures, it will appear on the November ballot and Arkansans will have an opportunity to vote on raising the minimum wage in this state gradually over the next three years.
I believe in the American dream. But I also believe that without reform, the American dream will simply remain a dream for most.


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Doing business is becoming a mobility game.
Wireless access points are being rapidly recruited to expand Wi-Fi connections.
Last year 33 percent of handset and tablet traffic was offloaded from 3G/4G cellular networks onto wireless LANs (WLANs). By implementing WLAN access points, your business can:
Access points can perform all these roles--for people working inside or outside a building, walking from building to building, or even working from a field communications vehicle in remote terrain.
Like other utility players, access points combine a variety of capabilities. Following are some guidelines for selecting access points, from three IT experts who work extensively with wireless technologies in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Access point performance is a function of capacity and coverage.
Capacity: A WLAN can support dozens of users. Their locations, the applications they're using, and the number who are accessing the WLAN simultaneously determines how many access points are needed. Typically the optimal capacity of a Wireless-N access point is a maximum of 20 to 30 simultaneous data clients or 8 to 10 simultaneous IP voice or video clients.
Scott Young, CEO at PennComp, says QoS is an essential access point feature, as is putting voice traffic on its own VLAN. "You can even set QoS to make reading preferable to talking, such as in a class or religious service," he says. PennComp is a Cisco Select Certified Partner that specializes in network solutions and services that offer strategic and process advantages for SMBs.
"When smartphones are SIP clients, we use the access point's QoS profiles for Cisco Unified Communications to optimize the default QoS configurations," says Brett Bowden, systems administrator at Nomad Global Communications Solutions. Nomad, a Cisco Certified Partner, specializes in providing government entities with mobile access to voice, video, and data services over cellular, radio, and satellite systems.
To help ensure top performance for voice, video, and critical data clients, you can use a dual-band Wireless-N Cisco® Aironet® 1040/1140 Series access point to take advantage of load balancing, 802.1 traffic prioritization and multicast filtering, simultaneous 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands, and 40-MHz channeling. Some Aironet access point models also offer ClientLink, BandSelect, and VideoStream technologies.
Coverage: A business-class Wireless-N access point can cover up to 5,000 square feet, depending on its physical environment, power setting, and antenna gain.
Multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antennas use inherent signal reflections to increase range and reduce dead spots; they also enable access points to be deployed more densely to increase WLAN capacity. "You'll find the range of MIMO antennas is tremendous--they increase range by a factor of two or three," says Seth Schmautz, CIO at Nomad.
Some access points can expand Wi-Fi coverage at low cost by operating in different modes. A tiny office may do fine with just a new wireless router which can later serve as an access point. New Cisco Small Business access points can also function as a workgroup bridge, or work together as Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridges and repeaters.
Standalone access points "are designed for small WLANs where simplicity is paramount," says Schmautz. For example, the new Cisco Small Business access points make setup quick and easy with web-based configuration tools. And Cisco AP541N Wireless Access Points feature clustering technology that enables businesses to configure up to 10 of them as a single entity; clustering also improves applications performance and handoff for roaming.
Controller-based access points deliver the advantages of full-featured, centralized management. "Users now expect more from their wireless devices--fewer drops and faster application performance," says Young. "A single controller can do that for 25 access points, such as for the Aironet 1140 Series, by letting you monitor and manage them, or having a Cisco partner do it for you through the cloud."
Preventing unauthorized network access requires a team approach. "The first line of defense is to set up multiple SSIDs (mSSIDs) so that each has its own 802.1q VLAN," says Bowden.
The number of mSSIDs in Cisco Small Business access points ranges from 4 to 16. "Probably dedicate at least one SSID for guests, for Internet use only," he says. "We also typically dedicate a minimum of one VLAN to a SIP server for voice and video."
Other defensive technologies to consider for an access point include 802.1X client authentication, 802.1X access point authentication, rogue access point detection, HTTPS management, and wireless broadcast scheduling.
Encrypting data that travels wirelessly protects against eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. Access points can implement a variety of encryption protocols; for example, the Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point supports Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2)-PSK and WPA2-ENT.
"We implement WPA2 for all our customers; it just doesn't make sense not to," says Schmautz.
"Even your guest VLAN may require encryption," says Young. "The users may be venture capitalists or other service professionals who are working with your confidential data."
And users of Android, Blackberry, and iOS devices with Cisco AnyConnect® Security Mobility Client software can easily communicate through their VPN connection.
When you need to improve wireless access or expand your wireless network, Cisco Certified Partners can help your company make winning mobile moves--including technology planning and financing, training, and award-winning ongoing support. Some partners also offer cloud-based managed services.
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Two rules to live by are, don't argue with a man who has a microphone, and don't bite the hand that feeds you.
At NBC, both are being ignored.
Jay Leno, who gets well-paid to tell jokes and interview celebrities as host of NBC's "Tonight Show," has recently turned to his own network's prime-time struggles for material. It started last month when Leno cracked that it's so bad at NBC that "'The Biggest Loser' isn't just a TV show anymore; it's our new motto." He followed that up with this dig: "It's so bad, NBC called Manti Te'o and asked him to bring in some imaginary viewers."
Bob Greenblatt, the chairman of NBC Entertainment, didn't take too kindly to Leno's cracks. He sent the host an email expressing his dissatisfaction with the material. That naturally didn't sit too well with Leno, who fired back that people in his position often poke fun at their own network's foibles.
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If Greenblatt was hoping his email to Leno would convince the host to look elsewhere for jokes, he was sadly mistaken. Instead, Leno turned up the volume. During his Tuesday night monologue, Leno talked about a woman who sees everything upside down and then added, "In fact, she thinks NBC is at the top of the ratings."


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Weatherholt Wins NCAA Opener
Urbana, Ill. - Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 38 Aleksandra Josifoska in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex/Atkins Tennis Center Wednesday.
Weatherholt, a senior from Prairie Village, Kan., notched a straight-set victory over Josifoska for the second time in NCAA Tournament play this season, after defeating UNLV's top singles player 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the NCAA Team Championships at the NU Varsity Tennis Courts on May 11.
Weatherholt, who is ranked No. 11 nationally by the ITA, and seeded 9-16 in the NCAA Singles Championship, improved to 26-1 on the year in singles play. It was her school-record 119th career singles victory and pushed her combined career victory total to 202. She advances to Thursday's second round to face No. 43 Klara Fabikova, who defeated North Carolina's No. 39 Whitney Kay, 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday. Weatherholt is scheduled to take on Fabikova at 8 a.m.
A win for the All-American Weatherholt in the second round would make her the first Husker in history to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Singles Championship. Live scoring will be available at the NCAA Tournament Central page at www.fightingillini.com.
Weatherholt also will be competing in doubles action in the round of 32 on Thursday with partner Patricia Veresova. The third-seeded Huskers will face Georgia State's Masa Grgan and Abigail Tere-Apisah at a time yet to be determined on Thursday. It will not be played before 1:30 p.m.


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Star Lawless Slams Oil Giant Shell Outside Court
New Plymouth, New Zealand - Film and TV star Lucy Lawless and seven activists were today convicted and sentenced to 120 hours community service each for attempting to stop an Arctic-bound oil drilling ship last year.
Along with six Greenpeace volunteers, the New Zealand actress occupied the Shell-chartered Noble Discoverer in New Plymouth in February 2012 in a move that captured headlines around the world.
Speaking outside Taranaki District Court, Lawless said:
"We are proud to have taken part in our attempt to stop Shell's reckless plans to drill for oil in the pristine Arctic.
"Since we occupied the Noble Discoverer, it has become evident to everyone watching, from the millions who have signed Greenpeace petitions to the US Government now examining Shell's plans, that it can never be safe to drill in the Arctic.
"Shell's Arctic programme has cost them billions and it's now regarded as an eye-wateringly expensive failure.
"Let's embrace clean energy; we're going to have to anyway, so why not do it before they cause a major oil spill in the Arctic, and consign our grandchildren to an uncertain and dangerous world?"
Lawless and six others climbed the drilling tower of the Noble Discoverer on February 24, 2012 while it was moored in Port Taranaki. All were arrested after a 77-hour occupation of the tower. An eighth person was arrested on the first day of the operation. The ship had been working off the Taranaki coast and was preparing for the first stage of its trip to the Arctic.
Besides Lawless, the others sentenced today were Raoni Hammer from Lyttleton, Mike Buchanan from Diamond Harbour, Shayne Comino from Lyttleton, Viv Hadlow from Auckland, Shai Naides from Spain, Zach Penman from Hamilton and Ilai Amir from Auckland.
Additionally they were ordered to pay a total of NZ$5210 in reparation to the Port of Taranaki. The court declined to entertain Shell's claims for damages totalling about NZ$650,000 which the lawyer for the group, Ron Mansfield, said was "excessive and unjustified."
- In July the Noble Discoverer slipped anchor in the sheltered waters of Dutch Harbor, Alaska;
- In November the engine of the drill ship caught fire as it returned to Dutch Harbor, and had to be put out by specialist fire crews;
- In December it was revealed that the oil spill containment system that Shell was supposed to have on-site in the Arctic was badly damaged in September testing. A Federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement representative said that the sub-sea capping stack was "crushed like a beer can".
- On 31 December, Shell's sister Arctic drilling oil rig, the Kulluk, ran aground off the coast of Alaska whilst being towed back to harbour in Seattle. It had hit heavy weather in the Gulf of Alaska a few days earlier which caused the 400ft towing line to break and the rig to drift free;
- In January 2013 Shell were cited by the US Environmental Protection Agency for violating its air pollution permits for both drill vessels;
- Also in January, the US Government launched a review of Shell's drilling plans in the Arctic.
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The Increase of Particle Flux in the Deep Canada Basin: Provenance, Resilience and Implications
Arctic Research Initiative
2010 Funded Project
AbstractIt has been predicted that anthropogenically-driven climate change will have far more rapid and amplified consequences for the Arctic relative to other regions (IPCC, 2001; 2007), and there is compelling evidence that marked changes are indeed already underway. Two of the most blatant manifestations of this change are a reduction in sea-ice cover and destabilization of permafrost soils, both of which will likely alter the Arctic carbon cycle, including the carbon cycling in the Arctic Ocean. In anticipation of these changes, we incorporated sediment traps into moorings supported through an existing NSF-sponsored physical oceanography observation program in the central Canada Basin. A major objective was to test our hypothesis that the central Arctic Ocean is poised for an invigoration of the biological pump. Examination of the most recent samples collected during Aug 2008-Aug 2009 indicated a 2-fold increase in annual particle flux over prior years (2004-5; 2007-8), with the emergence of a new period of mass flux during the late summer. This increased particle flux delivered to the deep basin may have been triggered by an activation of the biological pump fueled by increased surface ocean productivity, consistent with our hypothesis, but there are alternative explanations. We also do not know if this change in behavior truly represents a shift in the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle. Our ARI funding request focuses on 2 objectives regarding the functionality of the Arctic Ocean carbon pump that will fill looming information crucial for assessing future change, and will provide important leverage for future federally-funded in-depth investigations. Specifically, we seek to determine the origin of the summer flux maximum and to evaluate whether the increased fluxes represents a shift or trend, or a transient feature. We propose to:
1. Collect 2 additional years of sediment trap samples (2010-2011; 2011-2012) in order to establish whether the observed increase in particle flux in 2008-9 is a resilient feature.
The additional time-series samples will provide crucial data for assessing whether there has been a shift in the behavior of the biological pump.
2. Explore new geochemical tracers for assessing the provenance of margin-derived particulate matter intercepted in the deep Canada Basin.
In order to establish the provenance of laterally transported material we propose to exploit anticipated differences in the Nd isotopic composition of particles emanating from the dominant terrestrial source (the Mackenzie River) versus those entering the basin via the Chukchi Sea. The timing and outcome of the WHOI-ARI call for proposals is such that, if successful, we will be able to install sediment traps this coming field season (Sept 2010) in order to insure only a l-year gap in the particle flux time-series and to extend the sediment trap study for a further 2 years (until 2012). In addition, we will be able to assess the Nd isotope approach using the sediment trap samples that are already in hand. We plan to use findings from our current NSF project, together with the acquisition of new time-series particle flux samples, and a successful demonstration of the utility of Nd isotopes as a particle provenance tracer in order to justify additional support from NSF-OPP in order to build upon and sustain biogeochemical flux studies in the Arctic Ocean.


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New claim: Was James Levine arrested in Memphis?
December 6, 2017 by norman lebrecht
An attorney from Tennessee has contacted Slipped Disc with a recollection that James Levine was arrested with a young man in a public restroom in Memphis during the Metropolitan Opera tour in May 1979.
Our informant was told that the music director was bailed out by tour managers and no criminal proceedings ensued. However, he suggests Memphis Police may have a record of the arrest.
This may be something for the Met's independent investigators to check, particularly in regard to how the bail funds were accounted for in the company's books.
It is, of course, quite possible that no offence took place and the arrest was an act of harassment by bigoted police. It is also important to note that our informant does not have firsthand, professional knowledge of the case; he was in Nashville at the time. But he suggests that, alongside other current allegations, this incident might help shed light on how the Metropolitan Opera handled its music director's extra-curricular activities.
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Dear Norman, This is highly unethical, notwithstanding the emotions surrounding these current affairs. You report that you get confidential information that you seemingly have not independently substantiated and, instead of doing that or reaching out privately to the Met, you air it out in public. Even though it is clear these alleged perpetrators are being tried in the court of public opinion, you have respomsibilities as the guardian of one of those public opinion platforms, an arguably influential one. Judging from what I have read above, I must say that I am disappointed in you. All the best, Miguel
Excuse me "Miguel"?
The time for silence is OVER. And please don't embarrass yourself by couching your weak argument in "ethics."
You are right, of course, as too is Miguel. SD is the National Enquirer of music blogs, or more-or-less music blogs. The periodic cautions about not rushing to judgement, the claims to be interested only in Truth and Justice, are a hallmark of tabloid journalism and just make things the more bilious.
You are very lucky, Steven. SD erases all my comments within minutes, but I still post them.
So much for "Journalism".
Interesting the criteria used to keep some critical posts but erase others, even though what you said was much more negative.
Interesting indeed….
Ben – however, we must also be cautious that reports published on unsubstantiated claims can ultimately do only damage to the case of the victims as well as those of future accusers.
+100 What William said. The rule of law and due process do not only protect alleged offenders; it also protects their victims.
SD is The Sun among music blogs.Sensation seeking,cheap,saucy tabloid gossip,thinly covered with a pseudo ethical veil.Unnamed sources,little or no evidence,poorly researched,often plain wrong "facts".
I happen to like Mr. Lebrecht's blog, but this particular posting is simply gossip and should not have been put out there without some substantiating evidence. Poorly handed, sir.
That would be "Poorly handLed, sir."
I agree 100% with you, Miguel.
So if this is hearsay, why publish it? There's already plenty of substantiated dirt on Levine. Didn't you advise "a note of caution" on December 3rd?
The very fact that this "information" was communicated to SD makes it suspect. Was there ever a conduit more willing to be used in this way?
The big story is not Jimmies behaviour.It is really about the way the Met apparatus paid out to cover up.The journalism is quite acceptable because it is pointing to evidence that can be found in criminal proceedings and the Met's payout which could be found on their books.
But I ambivalent because the prosecution for gay encounters are a terrible stain on the past.It happened to Gielgud.Homosexuality should never be a crime,but the use of sexual harassment to intimidate a powerless young man is an abuse of power.Perhaps the Met was just ahead of its time protecting an artist for anti gay police harassment
Yes, a culture of covering up their (the Met's, the BSO's, etc) dirty tracks at any cost. It's in parallel and maybe comparable with the enablers and accomplices that surrounded and protected Harvey Weinstein. One straight, the other not, so nothing to do with sexual identity and everything to do with abuse of power. I have to wonder which other male conductors of reknown are presently shaking in their boots in abject fear (of their turn in the limelight). Who will be next? Stay tuned.
May 1979. Wasn't that around the time of the Bliss letter shown in the NYT?
I wonder if the "lost" incoming letter to which Bliss was replying came from Memphis?
Stumping up someone's bail in the US is not a "payout". You get the money back unless the bailed individual violates a court order. From what has been reported, the Met's accounts were not affected by this incident.
Mr. Moshinsky, I see that you have a new production (?) coming up of Luisa Miller at the Metropolitan. Would you mind sharing your feelings or views, if at all possible, about working for Peter Gelb in light of his and his board's cover-up? As you know, they sat on the Illinois police report for longer than a year and yet continued to engage Levine. They took appropriate action only after the NY Post and the Times made the story public.
Not a new production. A very old production.
Thank you for the clarification.
You will be pleased to know that Chenier from La Scala is now available on YouTube. I know how much you were looking forward to it…
@Sanity, LOL. Caught a bit of the Scala Chenier. Not too bad and traditional (to a fault?). But since you brought it up, I did not enjoy Nebs. It's more of the same with her. Generic and increasingly wobbly and sloppy. And the intonation keeps deteriorating. Those low notes are massive, yes, but they sound as if from a separate body altogether. Very strange. Eyvazov, whose voice is neither here nor there for me, sang better and healthier than she.
I knew you'd love it. I only managed the finale and I barely made it through that. At one point, he was clutching his throat, which is not a good look…
Most news sources would properly treat this as a "lead" to be investigated by reporters and only it publish if substantiated.
The Memphis arrest has been aired many times before elsewhere so it is not news. The ball is now on the side of Gelb, his board, their lawyers and their investigators' court. The ball has already bounced off the court of public opinion. I agree that the silence is over.
Produce reference or a link to back up your claim.
I don't think this adds anything. If anything, it distracts.
There is an ocean of difference between 'cottaging' and coercing vulnerable students into sexual activity.
I am also surprised and disappointed that this website published such an unsubstantiated report. It makes me wonder if I should continue reading and trusting in the veracity of this site. Frankly, I never before considered it a tabloid.
I find all these entries quite dreadful. Until proven guilty, best let those in the know get on with their investigations in America – not from London or any part of the UK unless there is concrete evidence – and see who.is guilty of what. At the end of the day we are all flawed human beings with our own skeletons. And no, before you all stick knives in me, I am not condoning any kind of abuse whatsoever but throwing unsubstantiated words is not good either. There are no winners in any of this. Lives are destroyed either way.
The court of public opinion has no legal bearing. People are entitled to gossip and express opinions, however uninformed. (Or well-informed, as the case may be.)
You might possibly remember the overwhelming public opinion (among white people anyway) that OJ Simpson had killed his ex-wife, but he was nevertheless found innocent in a court of law. He later went to jail for something related — wrongful death or something — but not for murder.
So I don't think you need to worry too much. Regarding his reputation, Levine's career was basically over already anyway — this won't change his future income much. And people can make their own decisions about what to do with his recorded legacy.
If you know as much about Levine as you do about OJ Simpson, you are flailing. OJ Simpson, found not guilty of capital murder as you stated, WAS convicted of wrongful death in a civil suit, which carried no prison sentence. Many years later he was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping for trying to steal his Heisman Trophy and other souvenirs purchased by another, to which Simpson felt entitled. (He was recently released on parole after nine years served).
This blog is a disgrace to journalism if not to morality — no checking, no follow-up. Pity the correspondent wrote here as it is doubtful anyone at the Met, who should indeed be following up, reads SD.
You might be right about some of the points you raise, but you are most definitely wrong about Slipped Disc. Love it or hate it, EVERYONE reads it.
Check out the international traffic stats; the site has higher traffic than nearly any other website in the world focused wholly on classical music.
Like it or not, SD is the place people check for "the inside track on classical music" — just like SD's tagline claims.
Oh — and It's why you're here as well.
I know at least one Orchestra manager who has said she stopped reading it because of its consistent inaccuracy. (She said a lot more, but I would not be allowed to). Makes me wonder if anyone at the Met, where no doubt many read it for a time, still bothers. Maybe they will look in because of the topicality of this issue, just to see how it is playing.
As for me — I do not read Buzzfeed or TMZ or any of those. I read this. And, yes, I do get lots of news on it. But I also get frustrated by some of the carelessness and the doubtful journalistic standards..
Thank you,Una.At least,a voice of reason.It's getting totally absurd..
Thank you. Whatever happened to innocent, until proven guilty. People can go to media, and make terrible accusations about somebody, it is spread around, and that person's life is basically wrecked. Guilty verdict is judged, punishment is meted out, and lives are torn asunder. Some people seem to reap joy from these so called "witch" hunts.
Spot on comment!Trump´s America!
This has nothing to do with Trump. Other perhaps than Trump's own behavior leading to a less tolerant attitude toward sexually inappropriate behavior.
Actually, Obama's America in the case of Rolling Stone and its false accusations of gang rape by a fraternity and indifference by the University of Virginia.
Thank you Una
Has anyone investigated the accuser Ashok Pai ? The statute of limitations on this "
Case" ran out 25 years ago and yet a busy police force in Illinois decided this case had to be investigated ? Do they do this for all their complainants in Illinois or only the ones pointing fingers at celebrities ? This fellow has a very telling Facebook page for someone who has suffered so much trauma….
As for Met management, Peter Gelb, there is No INDEPENDANT investigation going on .
Mr. Gelb is using just one in a succession of extremely expensive lawyers he has on retainer, for anything from grievances about the contractual pay for " pasties" worn by supernumeraries in Tales Of Hoffman ( a tiny sum btw) to this ; heavy hitters
Joe Volpe the former GM at the Metropolitan Opera always settled labor disputes / grievances HIMSELF and / or with counsel Pamela Rasp. It was handled " in house" which naturally saved an ENORMOUS amount of money and earned Mr. Volpe the respect and affection ( Papa Joe) of a great many employees. But, of course, he knew how to run that opera house from bottom to top. The Met does not have that Luxury currently. Peter Gelb continues to take a salary of over 2 million dollars, makes movies of the operas and independent movies of other things while he should be trying to learn how to manage the Met ! Too late : no doubt he is still overspending despite all the cuts the employees took to try to " Save the Met" and will cry poverty at the upcoming negotiations again .
Interesting timing that this particular scandal should come out now don't you think , just before union contract negotiations ?
Any ideas on that ?
Too many points, Janet, but your Volpe/Gelb comparison is important.
I don't think the Met can be fixed until Mrs. Ziff is gone.
I agree wholeheartedly!
Prior to going to Grad School for Historical Musicology I worked in Washington DC for a major newspaper.
While I can tell you that there are a lot of stories that are not adequately vetted most editors would publish information received from named and credible sources.
This story and another of a possible Ohio arrest have be out for years.
I agree there is enough to assure that Levine's career is over and even that he may face criminal charges
The key here should be focused on any actions the present and former Met attorneys and General Managers had in covering this up and to determine if Met funds were used for bond or payoffs.
If so the tax exempt status of the Met could be revoked by The IRS.
"While I can tell you that there are a lot of stories that are not adequately vetted most editors would publish information received from named and credible sources.
"This story and another of a possible Ohio arrest have be out for years."
OK, name your credible sources for those.
In fairness, Charles didn't claim there were credible sources. He said that, while not every story is adequately vetted, most editors would publish stories from named and credible sources.
What I read in his comment was that the "stories" have been out there for years, but (like most of the stories surrounding Levine) there were never named & credible sources, or enough evidence I guess, to publish them.
I suspect that you and Charles may actually be in agreement.
He was also arrested in Cincinnati. Similar time period.
Sherlock Lebrecht …
Not at all on the side of protecting Levine, but I do have to wonder how this current post squares with the "note of caution" post from a few days ago: https://slippedisc.com/2017/12/james-levine-a-note-of-caution/
It has a whiff of "let's not rush to judgment, but — guess what I heard."
The "music director's extracurricular activities" were those of 90% of gay men in 1979, usually at risk of their own social disgrace, because hello! being openly gay in those times could be the social and financial death of many. I'm shocked that people read something that (allegedly) happened 40 years ago with the eyes of the freedom we have today. Talk about short-term memory.
This (alleged) event, in itself, doesn't shed a fig on Levine's character.
90% of gay men were not molesting teenagers in 1979.
The use of the word "teenager" in stories such as these is useless and misleading. 13-18 yrs old is a huge age range. At the lower end always wrong and criminal. At the upper end? Well at the age of 17-18 one is much more responsible for their own actions. At Meadowbrook Levine was 24. It's all wrong one one level with quite a bit of nuance after that.
It's funny how much outrage this is causing.
Levine was caught with a "young man" (which is not a "child"). No age is given in the above article.
Meanwhile, Republicans are happily sending a child-molestor to the Senate with "Judge" Roy Moore. None of those "right minded", morally superior, "true Christians®" are saying a thing about it… because it's ok for a heterosexual man to harass and stalk 14 yr old girls, but for a gay man to have sex with an 18 yr old is the end of the world.
Well said Mikey … and while we are at it in our collective rush to judgement let's not ever forget who actually made the great METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE what it is today .
I do not dismiss/ condone or minimize any real or imagined harm done anyone : EVER .
But as Una said we are all … at least I am, a flawed human being : I have made mistakes and some of them still make me shudder with shame. I am not famous. No one is likely to make money or get notoriety by ratting me out.
I have recalled with my friends lately, so many times when younger, that I escaped almost tragic consequences of being with the wrong man at the wrong time in the wrong place and maybe there was alcohol involved ? Plenty of frightening experiences that I would much rather bury than go to the MEDIA about decades after the fact just to obliterate another person … what are their motives ? Closure ? I hope they get it
Child abuse, both hetero- and homosexual, was held with the same condemnation then as now. Both communities have always abhorred it. To claim that 90% of homosexual men abused children in 1979 is not just ridiculous, it's homophobic.
Mr. Lebrecht, you're doing a great job covering this ongoing story. Thank you.
Thank you Bruce you are a voice of reason at a time it is needed.
Frankly after ten years working in DC media,I literally ran to Grad,School for Historical Musicology because I was fed up with the trash that was far too often published nationally
While tis,was prior to CNN, Fox and MSNBC I myself under pressure from editors and publishers wrote unvetted stories and like do many still today used so called unnamed sources to fabricate stories to fit the slant of our readers.
This,still goes on to this day
Regarding stories,of Levine although I have been away from journalism for over 30 years in my opinion when allegations reach a certain level of critical mass it is not unreasonable to publish
Maybe NL and CF could venture into private investigation.That would spare us of a lot of nonsense…
Levine had long associations with Aspen and Tanglewood. Festival environments like these increase the conditions for abuse due to temporary living arrangements, the dislocation of young people from their homes and parents, and the lack of administrative oversight afforded temporary employees. These are places the investigators should examine closely.
A group of women are bringing a civil racketeering suit against Weinstein. It's interesting to apply the same idea to the Levine scandal. There are about 15 criteria that must be fulfilled for a civil RICO suit and most all would fit the Levine case. The key point could be conspiracy for the interstate marketing of a fraudulent and criminal product that created strong financial and professional liabilities for host organizations.
Little chance this will be done, of course, but it's an interesting thought experiment that seems to tell us something about the sad state of over commercialized classical music industry.
These are excellent points, not least your last sentence!
Ahhh … possibly timed by Peter Gelb and the Board of directors to close the Met as they go into negotiations ?
The timing is just too coincidental after 25 years .
Maestro James Levine is certainly more loved and respected than Gelb will ever be . That has to rankle
Harold. Perhaps you should seek professional help to expedite you getting back to reality.
Running out of arguments,Fishy?
It Dr. Fischbein to jerks like you.
It is shame that some people excuse perversion and are void of morality but then again in a country run by Obama and Pelosi what else could be expected.
Levine and his apologists are a symbol of what liberalism and situational ethics has done to the Judeo Christian ethic this country was founded in.
Levine will eventually disappear along with Gelb and his cadre of apologists but the damage to America from years of liberalism will take longer to fix.
People like you Harold are just a symptom of what is bad in this country.
Oh boy,a Trumpist…That explains it all.Sorry for bothering you…
"the Judeo Christian ethic this country was founded in."
Let's hope you perish before you find out the truth about God. I don't think you can handle it.
"Judson-Christian ethics"??? Levine is a Jew and Moore is a Christian – so maybe if your head wasn't so far up where the sun doesn't shine, you wouldn't allow yourself the Fox News luxury of blaming everything on liberalism – geez!
"Judeo-Christian ethics"??? Levine is a Jew and Moore is a Christian – so maybe if your head wasn't so far up where the sun doesn't shine, you wouldn't allow yourself the Fox News luxury of blaming everything on liberalism – geez!
Lukam. There are a few universal norms but most moral individuals even homosexuals would agree having any type of sex with children is immoral in Western culture
.i leave out the norms in many Muslim countries where child brides as young as 12 or 13 are highly valued and homosexuals are killed.
"…most moral individuals even homosexuals…"
Hoo boy 😀
Bruce in traditional Judeo Christian terms homosexuality is immoral.
However there is also the concept of hating the sin but living the sinner.
"Bruce in traditional Judeo Christian terms homosexuality is immoral.
However there is also the concept of hating the sin but living the sinner."
(a) Yes, I know. I've been informed a number of times what I'll die from, how much I'll deserve it, and where I'm going afterward.
(b) I know what you meant to say, but that typo is pretty great 😀
Bruce yes there was a typo the concept is hate the sin but LOVE the sinner.
It is a difficult concept to adhere to especially when I think of children violated by Levine.
My cousin died of Aids and I held his hand and we prayed as he died.
Live long live happy enjoy great music and great opera.
Judgement is not mine to make but that of a higher power.
If my opinions are immoral I too will be judged some day Just as Levine
Merry Christmas and good health
Please read your Bible, and remember that a disciple was "the one whom Jesus loved."
(John 13:23)
All his Disciples were male.
Think about it….
That's a stretch.
Sounds like Charles Fischbein is the pen name of Donald Trump….
It could be Mr. Braun something to think about
Could you be a pen name for Obama or weren't you born in Kenya?
Ouch….!!!!!Words are failing me now!!!!But you are really outrageously funny,tha i must say!
"Sounds like Charles Fischbein is the pen name of Donald Trump"
Can Trump write?
100 points!!!!!!!
Levine was always my favorite opera conductor, his Verdi recordings are more-than-amazing.
But… i'm soooooooo shocked with this case of sexual abuse. he always seemed so serene. I am following this police investigation in every possible way(in internet).
How in less than five days many information about the musician was revealed?
(Sorry for the english, i'm Brazilian.)
Could be this dirt is a bit old to be worth turning with a shovel?
This is just downright prurient.
Thinking a bit more about the Levine situation; I'm wondering if major arts organizations, like The Met, should really hang onto their talent for decades. This breeds complacency and familiarity and probably facilitates cover-ups. Do what Kleiber did; a peripatetic conductor is really excellent for an orchestra and mostly avoids scandals such as we've read about here.
Yes, throw away the baby with the bathwater. That's a soluttion. Recent allegations aside, the longevity of Maestro Levine is what made the Met orchestra as great as it is. Guest conductors have little effect on the longterm health of an orchestra, chorus, or soloists. Sadly, jet travel, monster salaries, and overlapping principal conductor posts have swayed the allegiances of most conductors today.
Mostly agree that guest conductors have (often) little effect on the longterm health of an orchestra and soloists. But choruses are the responsibility of the chorus masters. Anyway, a guest conductor, and it depends on the acumen of the guest, can make the orchestra sound dramatically different from the day to day. I'll give you an example. Compare the sound and manner of the orchestral playing at the Metropolitan in Der Rosenkavalier between Levine and rare guest Jiri Kout. I think they both conducted the work in the year 2000 or so. Where Levine coaxed a relentlessly bloated and agressive sound, Kout made the orchestra sound like a diamond, all transparent and very Mitteleurope, ideally, as should be. At the moment I can't find audio or video references anywhere on the web but they must exist. It is fun and enlightening to compare the two.
Yes, Levine raised standards with the orchestra but the main reason it improved so much technically over the decades has vastly more to do with the audition process put in place by the orchestra. For the past 30 years auditions have been behind a screen INCLUDING for the final round, something very few orchestras do. Levine was present at very few of them and in any case he had only one vote. So the members were actually chosen by the orchestra. Add to that the large increase in salary and benefits and vast improvement in working conditions. These were quite attractive to the young graduates of conservatories whereas back in the 40s and 50s the best players actually turned down positions offered at the Met because it was such a lousy job! They could make much better money in the radio orchestras.
The audition procedures changed because of Levine and his undue influence, casting couch interviews, and the cult of his followers who were getting in the orchestra. The musicians made a priority in contract negotiations. This was told to me by a sub as well as a member of the orchestra.
Ironically, the improved orchestra made Levine seem even more incredibly gifted. But in fact the orchestra became so strong they could do that for anyone.
A few members of his cult are still there.
Except that, sadly, we have no Carlos Kleibers.
Carlos Kleiber! An extraordinary conductor. I first heard him when I entered my coach's apartment and he was watching a performance of Kleiber conducting Beethoven's 7th. I heard only a couple of minutes from the doorway and I knew immediately that the conductor was extraordinary because his "voice" was so distinct. It's a voice I never forgot. His rehearsal cds are ear-opening.
My Lord you know about the Birmingham Symphony.
The pinical of culture in America??
All of you who are NOT in the music/opera business as a profession should stop defending this person when you don't know any of the facts. We who have been in the music staffs of the Met and other major houses, as I have, in the USA and in Europe, have known the truth for decades. Some of us have proof, in various forms. But please stop saying'Name your source', etc. We live our lives backstage. We know almost everything. In many situations we carefully navigate our comments and reactions in the opera house so as to avoid any faux pas. I am a great admirer of J.L., but he is not perfect as a human being. Either are any of us. Our transgressions might be great, or they might be small. The fact is, the Met has been dealing with this for a very long time. It was bound to come out. Gelb was in a hurry to get Nezet-Seguin hired as MD so that, when this was revealed, the impact would hopefully be lessened, as J.L. Is quasi out-the/door in a laureate way. Alas, it is too big a story to not have such a huge impact. J.L. has lost out on major European Orchestra directorships due to the fear of scandal among those who hire the conductors. We in the business know these people, they talk to us, often we are friends. The list of incidents in this current scenario is so long that it is astounding. But naive opera buffs who don't have any inside track should stop using words such as 'unsubstantiated '. More facts will come out, and other victims will opt not to come forward. That is their right. But the Met has been a house of horrors for a long time. Toxic. Depressing. Unfortunate. The Maestro has so many wonderful qualities. It is normal that the ignorant Lincoln Center crowd does not want ever to believe such things could be true. If that is the case, pay your money and sit and watch the opera. But don't challenge or put down those of us who know the truth.
Excellent argument. +100
The other problem at the Metropolitan, and this one I don't know how they can resolve, if ever, is the drought of important artists and important voices. But this is a separate issue from what they are now facing and which will have to go to the back of the queue. It is unfortunate because it should be issue #1 and top priority: artistic excellence. But Gelb and the board brought this on themselves. I sense it is only a matter of days, if not hours, before we hear of his resignation. But when that happens it won't be enough. Every member of the board must follow him out the door. I don't see it but maybe, just maybe, there lies a silver lining. What can that be? I have no idea.
You have given nothing that makes yourself believable. You are anonymous (another big talking coward). You sound like one more know-it-all that believes they alone know the truth and everyone else should just take your word for it. But hey, you got a +100 from one of the biggest blowhards on this blog. No one is actually defending JL. But there are a few who are not part of the herd of sheep and they ask questions like "where is the objective proof behind the accusations". That is what fair people do and many of them use their names! If you have first hand information of illegal acts, then you have something to add. Otherwise you are part of the noise.
He sounds genuine.
Terry Teachout's column in the December 6th print edition of The Wall Street Journal:
Paywalled. Could you please copy and paste?
this could be one of his conclusions – from his twitter feed
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I don't see how Peter Gelb survives the Met's admission that it accepted without further investigation James Levine's denial of guilt, then sat on the police report for a year.
8:32 PM – 2 Dec 2017
No larger truth. Just as Levine is done, so is Gelb. The sooner he and his board walk away the better for the institution. It now needs to rise from the ashes (of management's own making).
there is just an extract on his blog; article is behind the pay wall. have you read the article?
this is just the extract from the blog
Two to get ready
December 6, 2017 by Terry Teachout
Palm Beach Dramaworks has scheduled two public previews of Billy and Me, my second play, prior to Friday's opening-night performance. The first one takes place this evening, and we think we're ready for it. Yes, there's a bit more work to be done before the curtain goes up, but Bill Hayes, the director, liked what he saw at the final dress rehearsal on Tuesday, and so did I. If you're coming to tonight's preview, you can expect to see a well-polished production.
This isn't to say there won't be any bobbles. My guess, though, is that you won't notice them: the lines are learned, the blocking down pat, and the show we'll be performing tonight is the same one we'll be performing on Friday, give or take a few minor adjustments. After four and a half weeks of unremittingly hard work, the time has come to light the candle.
I'll be in the audience, double-checking my copy of the script to make sure that it incorporates all of the changes that we've made in the past few days. For the most part, though, I plan to sit back and enjoy myself. I hope you do the same.
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The Levine cataclysm
December 6, 2017 by Terry Teachout
The Wall Street Journal asked me to write a special "Sightings" column about the James Levine scandal and its possible short- and long-term effects on the Metropolitan Opera. Here's an excerpt.
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"Everybody knew." That's what they said about Harvey Weinstein, and that's what they're saying now about James Levine—but can it be true? Not in the narrowly legal sense. As of today, nobody "knows" anything about the alleged transgressions of the Metropolitan Opera's music director emeritus beyond the indisputable fact that, as the New York Times has reported, four men have publicly accused him of abusing them sexually many years ago when they were teenagers….
Yet it is no less indisputable that rumors that Mr. Levine is a pedophile have circulated for the whole of my adult life. I first heard them in Kansas City in the '70s. I have yet to meet anyone in the world of opera who was unaware of these rumors….
The Times reported over the weekend that a spokesman for Mr. Levine had no comment on the specific allegations that have now emerged, and that he has twice denied to Met executives, in 1979 and a year ago, any sexual misconduct. But the company is taking the charges seriously enough to have suspended its relationship with the conductor, who served as its music director from 1976 to 2016. Over the weekend, Peter Gelb, the Met's general manager, canceled all of Mr. Levine's scheduled performances and commissioned Proskauer Rose, an outside law firm, to conduct an investigation.
It is impossible to overstate the significance of these developments. In a very real sense, James Levine is the Met. He is the public figure most closely associated with the company, the one who has been central to its fortunes for more than four decades, and the first truly great artist to be swept up in the current maelstrom of sexual-harassment accusations. If it is proved that he did what his accusers claim, there can be no doubt that his extraordinary career will come at once to a shameful end.
Beyond that, much will hang on whether Proskauer Rose's investigation proves that "everybody"—that is, those inside the Met—did in fact know about Mr. Levine. For this is no ordinary scandal: It is an existential crisis, one that threatens the survival of a financially beleaguered organization that had already spent years struggling with the problem of Mr. Levine's declining health….
James Levine is NOT the Met. Never was. He improved the orchestra in the 1980s, worked well with musicians vocal and instrumental, and was always around. Basta.
There is a constant tendency by critics (and then audiences) to overstate the importance of the almighty conductor. The musicians make the quality of the orchestra. Playing in the Met Orchestra, with it's high salary, is a highly coveted job. Only the finest musicians can make it into an orchestra like that, and they make it sound magical.
The conductor matters, but they generally get far more credit than they deserve.
Ross: Then how can you explain the association of specific conductors with specific orchestras (e.g., Szell – Cleveland, Ormandy – Philadelphia, Reiner – Chicago, Bernstein – NY, Koussevitzky – Boston, Mehta – LA, Slatkin – Saint Louis, Karajan – Berlin, etc)? If it didn't matter who was at the helm, then notable relationships like these wouldn't exist.
Well, so much for being careful about how you report things… In any event, I applaud the fact that you're discussing it, but this, not the earlier post about being careful, is what you should be praised for.
The staggering incidence of present — past — and historic behavioral problems of the wealthy and famous has led to the bubbling up from the murky depths an ultimate suggestion that no one of any age or sex can be allowed to be both rich and famous… so if you become famous you will forego material prosperity and give it over to a fund set up to reward everyone non-famous… if any recipient becomes subsequently famous the material support received will be re-allocated back to the fund … simple as that.
Just wondering if the goal of rich and famous should be recognized more as a trap and if the known misdeeds so far are the tip of the iceberg.
Over on Facebook, regarding the most recent articles with named accusers, Terry Serres says it well:
"Here's an article that puts a little bit more focus where it should be: on the victims. Not on the downfall of a great man (banal at this point). Not on the hand-wringing and institutional rot of the Met management and board. Not on the self-indulgent laments of fans torn about how to view his legacy.
Levine was a Dream Crusher. He told talented and hopeful young men that submitting to his sexual needs was part of their musical development. Ponder a moment how messed up that is. When bassist Chris Brown rebuffed him after a first disturbing encounter at Meadow Brook, Levine instantly cut him off and withdrew mentorship.
The specifics are chilling, especially considering the age of the victims, their vulnerability, and the insular educational context. Levine's talent and sway only deepened the damage. His artistry was an exacerbating factor, not the extenuating circumstance that so many take it for."
If these allegations are true, castration wouldn't be too harsh for this predator.
Terry Serres says it brilliantly.
Let's keep it simple this time.
Levine is an evil man.
Gelb covered for him.
The board at The Met also covered for him.
They should all resign and a new era should begin for the greatest opera company in the world.
Levine issues denial and Gelb speaks at luncheon NY TIMES
James Levine Denies 'Unfounded' Sexual Abuse Accusations
By MICHAEL COOPERDEC. 7, 2017
James Levine leading the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2015. Credit Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times
James Levine, the famed conductor and former musical director of the Metropolitan Opera, issued his first response Thursday evening to accusations that he sexually abused several men decades ago when they were teenagers or his students, calling them "unfounded."
"As understandably troubling as the accusations noted in recent press accounts are, they are unfounded," he said in a written statement. "As anyone who truly knows me will attest, I have not lived my life as an oppressor or an aggressor."
After the first accusations began to emerge over the weekend, the Metropolitan Opera suspended its four-decade relationship with Mr. Levine on Sunday, and asked an outside law firm to investigate his behavior. Four men told The New York Times that Mr. Levine sexually abused them decades ago. One said that he was 17 when Mr. Levine abused him in 1968 at the Meadow Brook School of Music in Michigan, a summer program where Mr. Levine, a rising star, conducted the school's orchestra and led its orchestral institute. Two more said that they were abused as students there that summer as well — one when he 17, the other 20 — and said that the abuse continued for several years after they joined a clique of young musicians who followed Mr. Levine to Cleveland and later to New York. A fourth man said he was abused in 1986, when he was 16, near the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, where Mr. Levine was the music director. He reported the abuse last year to the Lake Forest, Ill., police.
The Metropolitan Opera appointed Robert J. Cleary, a partner at the Proskauer Rose law firm, to investigate the accusations against Mr. Levine as it weighs his future. The company has been naming replacements for Mr. Levine's scheduled performances.
Mr. Levine made it clear in his statement that he hopes to resume conducting.
"I have devoted my energies to the development, growth, and nurturing of music and musicians all over the world — particularly with the Metropolitan Opera where my work has been the lifeblood and passion of my artistic imagination," he said in the statement. "My fervent hope is that in time people will come to understand the truth, and I will be able to continue my work with full concentration and inspiration."
When asked about the statement, Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Met, said, "It's a sad state of affairs, but of course our investigation has to continue."
James Lestock, 67, said on Thursday evening that he stood by his account.
"He is lying," he said of Mr. Levine's statement in an email. "The examples of instigating sex with a minor, physical abuse using physical pain leading to break down crying, all happened. I will take a lie-detector test. Will he?"
Mr. Lestock said that he was a 17-year-old cello student at Meadow Brook when he was abused in Mr. Levine's dorm room. He described numerous later incidents of abuse; he said that once Mr. Levine had pinched him painfully until he cried, and then continued pinching him, to wound him.
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And Chris Brown, 66, who played principal bass in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for more than three decades, stood by his account that Mr. Levine had abused him the summer before his senior year in high school, when he was 17.
"Sexual abuse at any age is inexcusable," he said. "Further, belittling those of us who were abused as less than fully human is repugnant. I stand by the story."
Mr. Levine issued his statement on Thursday night after the Met announced that it had found replacements for most of the operas he had been scheduled to conduct this season. The company said that Marco Armiliato would conduct the Verdi's "Il Trovatore," and Bertrand de Billy would lead Verdi's "Luisa Miller."
The accusations of sexual abuse have shaken the company and opera fans. On Thursday afternoon, Mr. Gelb sought to reassure some of the company's core supporters at a previously scheduled Metropolitan Opera Guild luncheon honoring the soprano Renée Fleming.
"As everyone in this room knows, the Met has recently been facing a very painful and challenging trial," he told the guests who had gathered at Cipriani 42nd Street. "But while the Metropolitan Opera has been shaken, it still stands strong."
Mr. Gelb never mentioned Mr. Levine by name at the lunch. But he emphasized that the Met was greater than any one individual, and spoke of its previous trials, including a disastrous fire in 1892 and the recession of 2008.
"The Met's greatness is a collective effort," he said. "It's the grand result of thousands of artists and artisans who create operatic magic on our stage and in the pit night after night, season after season, and decade after decade."
As so he goes down as a LIAR as well.
Look, he was never going to just admit to this. Abusers don't do that. It's possible he doesn't remotely see himself as an abuser. He may well just see himself as 'bringing (these boys) up special'.
He's ridden out these rumours for 40 years. He probably expects to do so for some time yet. Speak to anyone experienced in prosecuting pedophiles/sexual abusers and they will tell you that they can be sat in a courtroom with all their victims and all the evidence ranged in front of them and STILL they cannot admit to wrongdoing.
Those asking for corroborating evidence simply don't understand how cases like this are investigated. Detectives will be looking for instances of 'chiming', the points at which testimonies elide. Small things that show a modus operandi. You'll notice that all three of the original accusers were interviewed separately, and all three describe a very similar modus operandi.
I have been in this business many years. This has been an open secret. And Levine is far from being the only one. I know houses where the culture of physical, emotional and sexual abuse runs through the house like quartz through a coal seam.
This has months, years to run.
Yes. That all makes sense.
They seem to divide between those who deny, deny, deny, and those who admit and apologize.
Of course, Al Franken admitted (to a degree) and apologized (to varying degrees), and look what happened to him.
So maybe denying is the best option — or the only option if you also lie to yourself, as James Levine is doing.
@Olassus – I don't think you can compare Franken and Levine. Franken is allegedly guilty of opportunistic groping, the act of a reckless and inconsiderate male entitled by a patriarchal society. Levine is, allegedly, a pedophile. We cannot confuse the two.
Franken's alleged behaviour is impulsive. Levine's is long-planned and considered. It would seem, from the accounts, to be a re-enactment of abuse that he himself suffered as a child.
It's important that we don't blur these two things. Names as big as Levine – bigger, in fact – may well be exposed over the next few weeks and months. There are some whose crimes are minimal – the sort of social aberration of which many of us might be found guilty. But there are others whose crimes are altogether much more serious. And in order for them to be brought to book, we need clarity.
Of course not. I was just putting him in the "admit-and-apologize" group. The crimes should be considered one case at a time.
Five pinocchios.
Oh dear Jimmy Levine- what a naughty boy you've been by all reports. So much talent & such great performances- all now counting for little in the scheme of a perverted past. Equally shameful is that just about every major arts organisation he's ever been involved with was aware of his predilections for a very long time & chose to ignore it. Ranging from Verbier Festival to the greatest orchestras in Europe like Berlin, Munich & Vienna Phils. Most culpable are surely the Met however- who appear to have gone beyond mere burying their heads in the sand to a genuine cover up of epic proportions- involving pay offs to silence the allegations. Not everything which Norman expostulates on is based on hard fact- but here he's spot on. The Levine scandal is a big wake up call for the Classical music industry to finally address these issues (which are hardly rare occurences by all reports) & clean up its act.
If anyone believes Levine's denial I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
Cash only
Five pinocchios.
Just what I thought. I know this ain't Twitter but #IBelieveTheAccusers
Not to worry. Hashtags ceased being a #TwitterExclusive years ago.
Just glad all of this kerfuffle precedes the arrival of Yannick N-S! He'll be asked about and deliver a carefully thought through statement, but he'll also turn the page.
The other issue is timing Gelb's exit.
Gelb should have been shown the door after the last Ring Cycle that cost the Met millions they do not have.
Perhaps there will be a silver lining in this horror if it becomes the catalyst that removes Gelb.
I pray for the victims of Levine's perversions as should all people of good faith
Common sense might suggest that WHATEVER HE DID — if it was that terribly life-changing and abominable and hurtful … it would have come into view the next day or the next year or the next decade … but no — it is instead caught up in the new tsunami of accuse that name (rather than "Name that Tune") game aimed at multi dollar payoffs.
Are you crucify-happy do-gooders forgetting that we are all "sinners" and deserve a break mainly because there are simply not enough crosses to hang us all?
Show me where Messrs. Chris Brown and James Lestock are asking for money.
Half a century? Are you serious …
Why not round up all grandmothers and screen them for who might have shoplifted in their teen years.
Looking forward to the time when this crazyness is over … please do not make it worse.
Richard you sound like a fool.
Please stop apologizing for a pervert.
I bet when you look in the mirror you see one there.
No reply could reveal you more than your own words.
Sale époque où n'importe qui est cru comme victime sur simple dénonciation des dizaines d'années après des faits qui seraient de toute façon prescrits !
Du droit et rien que du droit et la présomption d'innocence !!
Anyone participating in a kangaroo court considering evidence 25 to 50 years in the past deserves similar judgment.
The true focus of this discussion: should we dismantle our legal system?


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American International Group Inc. slid 0.8 percent after the insurer said superstorm Sandy will cost the company about $1.3 billion. Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, dropped 1.3 percent after Jefferies & Co. cut its share-price estimate. McDonald's Corp., the largest restaurant chain, added 1.9 percent as its November sales rose 2.4 percent globally.
S&P 500 index futures expiring this month dropped 0.1 percent to 1,414.8 at 9:15 a.m. New York time. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 1 point, or less than 0.1 percent, to 13,144 today. The number of shares changing hands in Stoxx Europe 600 Index's companies was 73 percent above the 30- day average at this time of day.
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said he lost support and will resign, while his predecessor, Silvio Berlusconi, announced he will run for the premiership to roll back Monti's budget rigor. China's stocks rose the most among Asian equity markets today as the Shanghai Composite Index jumped to a four-week high after factory output and retail sales data beat economists' estimates.
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Apple slid 1.3 percent to $526.10. The company's growth will likely decelerate in 2014, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in a note. He cut his share-price estimate to $800 from $900.
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Wheat farmers across much of the Southwest are poised to harvest a good crop and take advantage of a strong market. In the Texas High Plains and the Oklahoma Panhandle, however, yield potential has been drastically hampered by persistent drought.
"The High Plains and part of the Rolling Plains in Texas are in trouble," says Gaylon Morgan, Texas Extension wheat specialist at College Station.
It's similar in Oklahoma, says Jeff Edwards, Oklahoma State University Extension wheat specialist, in Stillwater.
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Edwards said a few acres of irrigated wheat in the Oklahoma Panhandle will make. "Otherwise, there is no wheat there."
He and Morgan say disease pressure has been light this spring. "We did not see much pressure until early May," Edwards says. "We began to see more after spring rains but it came in late enough that it will not affect the crop."
He says Oklahoma farmers sprayed more fungicide on the crop this year than "ever before."
"Rain in early May was probably too late to rescue drought-stressed wheat," Morgan says. "But we have not seen a lot of disease. We've had some leaf rust and stripe rust eruptions in northeast Texas, but across the Texas Blacklands, leaf rust pressure has been low."
A dry early spring helped, he says.
Morgan says he's uncertain how much drought-stressed wheat will be abandoned. "With the price of wheat as high as it is, farmers will harvest if they can. I don't expect fields to be abandoned unless they have no production potential."
Edwards says Oklahoma farmers stuck pretty close to typical fertilization practices, despite high prices. "We may have gone a little lighter than usual," he says. "Back when they needed to be topdressing, much of the crop still looked iffy. And some of these farmers have not made a wheat crop in the last two years so cash flow has been tight. Consequently, fertilization may have been off a bit."
Oklahoma farmers planted about 5.7 million acres of wheat for 2008. Some of that acreage has been grazed. Texas planted acreage is about 6 million. Both figures are from National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates.