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@tmd said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

Are your clinics still closed Gary? Is telehealth working out for you? So far, we're down 4 MDs in our ER. Lots of surge shifts to cover.

Mike

Mike, clinics never were closed. My practice group were one of the first if not the first to use telehealth. So still working the same numbers of half days.

I am seeing a few patients live, all pediatric well infant/child visits and as many of my mental health patients as I can as I try to administer inventory scores to adjust psychiatric medication doses.

We definitely try to keep ALL ill patients out of the building, albeit I did have to get a man with COPD exacerbation in to run a pulse ox, but then when it came back at 86% I had to send him to the ED to get a breathing treatment as we cannot give a treatment that aerosols respiratory secretions into our treatment areas. Really strange times in medicine land!

@tmd said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

@Dr-Mark said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

You're welcome "Dr" Mike

Now you're getting it Mark. The strategic use of quotes is an example of passive-aggression. Just like you did in your initial post in this thread.

Mike

THANK GOD Passive-aggressive disorder is no longer listed in DSM-5. Not a medical issue at all (at least not one physicians can bill for). My theory is all the psychiatrists sitting on the DSM-5 review board were Passive-aggressive, yes?

@ROWUK said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

...In this case, both players were reinstated, happy end? I think not. We will see if they decide to stay or not.

This is so true. It is highly advised in these situations that individuals move on, for there own mental health sake. For the 5% that remain in this environment, life is stressful. The one thing in their favor is remediation with the court magistrate singing the agreement means the employer must provide a non-threatening environment for them.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

@Dr-GO

My custom A4 LT-S is a ML bore. I think it plays more open than most ML horns, but I don’t get wasted on it like I did on my first A4 which was L .470 bore.

Bottom line, you need to play it. Hopefully we can hang soon.

Yes, perhaps that is the difference. We really will need to get together soon. And yes I would like to take your A4 LT-S for a spin. Would like to experience for myself that this horn has corrected the resistance problems I experienced with the A4 L.470 bore.

Also, bring up one of your 5mm mouthpieces (and your nuts) with you as I would love to have you test drive my Harrelson Summit.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

@Dr-GO

Hi Gary, Sorry for delay ... I haven’t been here for a while.

My custom A4 LT-S is a ML bore. I think it plays more open than most ML horns, but I don’t get wasted on it like I did on my first A4 which was L .470 bore. I still fresh on it now after 3 hour gigs, and just love the way it plays.

Bottom line, you need to play it. Hopefully we can hang soon.

You know, I did read the discussion of this case story on TH and I just got to say the discussion here has been so much more informative by the comparisons discussed. I am hoping the Administrator as the OP is getting a better understanding behind his original question.

@FranklinD said in Please help me to understand something...:

It's a juridical case and the only post here that makes sense is the one from Newell Post, more specific under 5.

That depends: Here is item 5: Arbitration is binding. There is no appeal from arbitration except in the very unlikely case that one party can prove malfeasance on the part of the arbitrator. No court ratifies the outcome of an arbitration, although a party to arbitration can go to court to collect on a financial award issued by an arbitrator.

Nothing is untrue about this statement, but there is a hidden nuance within the highlighted portion of this text. One aspect that the arbitrator can put in the final settlement is the statement that the plaintiff (and defendant) in my case waive their right to have this judgement go to trial through the court system. HOWEVER, the only way that the "finalized" process can re-surface is if one side uses the judgement as retaliation against the other. In that case under US law a Federal Crime has been committed and a whole 'nother level of legal process begins... now as a Federal Crime... way beyond the level of civil courts.

@administrator said in Please help me to understand something...:

So...is the New York Philharmonic not a private organization?

Getting back on track, mine and my colleague's organization was (just like NYP) a private organization. We BOTH had no due process. We both hired our own legal council, at great expense, to take the process to the next level, to civil court. I know this process well and I know the pain that the other side inflicts on we the plaintiffs. (Refer to my above description of my colleague for being falsely presented to the court as a hideous sex offender).

So we do not know the facts of the 2 defendants the original OP brought to this thread. The NYP presented them as sexual perpetrators, and their members believe this. HOWEVER the fact remains, these plaintiffs were reinstated through the work of a THIRD PARTY arbitrator working with another THIRD PARTY magistrate of the court that has now told the world they are a quality of persons that can return to the original work force.

People, let's not question what we do not know, but rather let us credit a system the works for people that have been miss-characterized by their workplace, OK. I have been there. I have seen this first hand. This is painful. Yes, my colleague and myself walked away from our experience as much wealthier from our win, but in the end, those scares still linger. The only ones involved not scared by the process are the legal firms representing us that receive 1/3'd of the spoils... and my Federal Government that has so far received $221,000 from my portion of taxes I paid toward my "win" from the settlement.

@administrator said in Please help me to understand something...:

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@Dr-Mark said in Please help me to understand something...:

@flugelgirl said in Please help me to understand something...:
... For all we know, principal oboist, Liang Wang, and associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey are a couple.

Moral of the this story... just don't duet on company time.

Please refrain from speculating about "what happened." The point of the thread was to help me understand legal/labor disputes in this industry. I thought the two players were fired for good, so this came as a surprise to me.

Fired for good is always relative. From above posts, due process is a legal option to pursue. However, due process is not usually a legal requirement for a private corporation. A state or government organization is bound to require due process by legal doctrine of that particular state. If however, a corporation not bound by due process terminates an employee, that employee always has the right to filing legal action (under harassment, violence.. etc) charges.

@Dr-Mark said in Please help me to understand something...:

@flugelgirl said in Please help me to understand something...:
... For all we know, principal oboist, Liang Wang, and associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey are a couple.

Moral of the this story... just don't duet on company time.

@administrator said in Please help me to understand something...:

3. If I had gotten embroiled in this mess, and knew that I was innocent, I would quit, leave the state, find a farm in the country and want nothing to do with my former employer and life. But that's just me...

That is exactly what my friend did (and a little richer at the conclusion), as he left the state and started his own business with nothing to do with the former employer.

@ROWUK said in Please help me to understand something...:

I disagree with the orchestras/operas "right" to dismiss without due process... It seems to me that "Me Too" is overstepping the basic tenant of innocent until proven guilty... Spinelessness is just as bad as sexual harassment. In my world, it does not matter who tells the lies.

Another point that this brings to mind, again from the employer I had a dispute with, was a co-worker's situation. My employer did fire him, without due process (very convoluted way twist of State Law that I will spare the details). But my colleague was charged with inappropriate sexual behavior. I actually went to his trial to observe the judge (that was to be the judge my dispute) so saw the perverse actions of my employer first hand.

At the beginning of his trial, a letter, had written by the woman "abused" was flashed up on the courtroom wall by overhead projector in front of the jury, detailing her being grouped, and forced to engage in unwanted sexual advances by my colleague. The woman was not personally in the court, only her letter was projected "as evidence" . As it turned out on the LAST DAY of the trial, that woman had the courage to come forward to actually testify in front of the court.

Here is what she said (I was there to hear her testimony). She testified that she was paraded into the corporate offices of our employer, and was told to take dictation in HER OWN WRITING of the letter projected in front of the jury with the grotesque sexual details. She was told by our employers' executives that if she did not write that letter, she (a single parent with two small children) would be immediately fired. She as an underling had no choice but to write false actions against my colleague. Consequently my colleague received a nice settlement from our employer as arranged by the jury, that included an additional personal settlement from his Department Supervisor AND the institutions Executive Officer.

So I agree with Rowuk. This Me Too move can be exploited against the innocent as was done against my colleague. This all hits way too close to home.

See my original post above. I had just had a recent settlement for a labor dispute so I am fairly certain the NY state laws would parallel other state laws (my case was in Ohio). In this situation, Dr. Mark is correct, it is not handled by a criminal court. These cases do go up however in the civil courts of the county of the infraction. The process from here can go in multiple directions.

My case took an REAL interesting twist, as my labor dispute was two weeks away from going to trial, when the defendant's attorney decided to appeal the case to the Ohio supreme court! So before the case even went to the original civil trial in county court, the case was appealed to the State Supreme court. The Supreme court actually judged quickly that the appeal was not founded, and sent the case back to county court. The defendant with that action saw the writing on the wall and finally agreed to arbitration which was my legal team's desire as going to court is a lengthy and expensive process. The case was arbitrated in my best interest.

So in the case of the musicians' labor dispute, from first hand knowledge, I bet it went through the same process.

Let me try to address A and C.

Issue A. If I read the thread correctly, it appears the orchestra did pursue legal charges as arbitration which is a pre-trial process to try to resolve a legal dispute so to prevent a lengthy and expensive court case. So, because arbitration was accepted (this goes through a court magistrate) that the orchestra did pursue a legal prosecution.

Issue C. Since the plaintiffs won their case, they likely received a monetary settlement and as a condition of arbitration the right to return to their positions. The arbitration, once accepted by both sides, is a final judgement and both sides then need to comply to the final settlement. The orchestra can no longer pursue this issue further as a result of the settlement. IN ADDITION: The orchestra now has to "walk on egg shells" as if there is any action the orchestra takes that even remotely appears to make the return of the performers "difficult", these reinstated orchestra members can then go back to the legal council to file Federal Retaliation charges against the orchestra. This is a BIG DEAL and most of the time, retaliation is upheld which then constitutes a Federal Crime. No organization wants to be in that situation.

Since this is "A little humour" Thread:

Did you hear about the Berklee Boarding house that blew up?

Roomers are flying!

@GeorgeB said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

@Dr-GO
...Trouble with ME is he never seems to be satisfied with my playing...

Me too, and that is what keeps us progressing.

I have always had this saying by combining sayings that appear initially at odds: Practice makes perfect, but no body's perfect... so why practice?

That is not the final question, but the initiating thought for why I make such a statement. If one stops at the point where they have achieved "perfection" then they have sold themselves short as there is always a level above this... a new perfection so to speak, and if new goals are not reset then we stop progressing. So why practice? So to achieve goals to get to a level and then set new goals to advance beyond.

@FranklinD said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

OK I'm in, but I did also read Rowuk's post here above and I have to say that his post offers, at least to me, a complete different and liberating view on the subject and by that more learning experience and a much more usable view on trumpet playing than yours and your comrades'. You chose to ignore him, that's your right but at the same time it is a little suspect, Rowuk is Rowuk.

Once again FranklinD, we agree to agree on most of this point; however, one minor correction, I NEVER chose to ignore Rowuk. He has taught me a lot both here and on TM. To recap Rowuk's post, which I also agree with in its entirity:

ROWUK said:
*" - if there was ANY killer system, where are all of the killer players using it? All of the blah, blah about teeth, lips may work for a "few" but a disciple is usually the WORST person to have. They simply lack the holistic view of the world as it is.

The biggest joke is the so called opposition to the method. Just because we do not believe "Sound Advice" does not mean that we discredit Stevens or Costello. I generally oppose zealots of any color. Just let him have his rant on this thread. I really see nothing to discuss."*

My posts have been supporting the same concept. What works for an individual is the method that fits the individual. One size does not fit all. Beyond the brief educational snippets offered by Dr. Mark, there really is nothing else to discuss, which again, has been the direction of my commentary that tries to steer the discussion to: There are a lot of factors that influence our efficiency of playing and discussions limited to one method does not resolve the situation for the masses.

@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:

They wholly Playboy Magazine, obviously!

@GeorgeB said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

I have been following this thread because I found it mildly entertaining and only really took it seriously when Robin ( rowuk ) posted. Since then the entertainment value has gone down hill and I have a feeling Robin won't be making any new posts so my time here would be better spent on the process of playing my trumpet.
Ciao !

GeorgeB. I so highly respect you and it is the gifted and deeply contributing members such as you that I have been trying to keep this discussion on tract as I do believe there has been much valuable information posted here, that I agree, has been clouded by the aggressive attacks.

Framing the picture is so important in seeing the beauty behind the piece, and I have been trying, since Robin's prompt to try to get this on tract. I am sorry we lost you, especially, as I do so respect your input as well. I am sure you however have chosen wisely to focus additionally on you process as this is the real secret as to how it's done. And to you my friend, Ciao! Stay healthy!

@FranklinD said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

@Dr-GO said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

I'm afraid I missed something but what did you learn, can you be specific?

First: get the anger out of your soul FranklinD.

Next: If you have the anger resolved, read my comments carefully that followed Dr. Mark's informative review reference. To be specific, I have learned that the embouchure is multi factorial and is a function not only of the anatomy of the lip but also the support around the embouchure that is both intrinsic and extrinsic to the lip.