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Carol Koala was born in the Australian bush and dreamt of becoming one of Santa's reindeer so headed to the North Pole. One Christmas Eve she hid in Santa's sack for a magical journey delivering gifts. Then with just one child left Santa found his sack empty of toys! "Santa" Carol whispered "let me be the last Christmas gift".
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Carol was born in the Australian bush, not far from a place called Wee Waa. She lived in a gum tree with her mother, father, older brother and younger sister and spent her days doing what Koalas seem to do a lot of; eating gum leaves and sleeping. But there was always something different about Carol. Maybe it was the little antler headband she always wore (even to bed) or the red ochre dust she rubbed into her nose to make it glow. Carol's father would often read bed time stories but her favourites were always about Christmas.
Carol loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Maybe that was because she was born on Christmas Day. Although Carol loved living in the Aussie countryside, she had her heart set on a world far, far away from the sunburnt country she called home. She was always dreaming of living in the North Pole and becoming one of Santa's reindeer. She wanted to be just like Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen, Cupid and Comet. So, one day, she decided to leave home and take the long journey all the way to the North Pole. She met Santa Claus, Mrs Claus, the cheeky Elves (who laughed out loud whenever she told them she was from Wee Waa) and she made friends with all of the reindeer.
No matter how hard she tried, however, Carol would not, could not, become a reindeer. Tears rolled down her furry face that Christmas Eve but then her little red nose beamed as she came up with a plan... If she couldn't become a reindeer she would do the next best thing and hid inside Santa's huge toy sack. She would make that magical journey with Santa Claus after all. From the North Pole they shot across the sky, the reindeer flying so fast they looked like shooting stars. Carol was peeking from one of the sacks, the world was flashing past as they made their way through Europe, Africa, Asia and up to Canada, America, then South America, New Zealand and everywhere in between until finally they reached Australia.
On the very last stop, at the very last house Santa's flowing beard turned extra white, his eyes opened extra wide and his mouth dropped wide open. How could this be? How could this happen? It had never happened before. What could he do? There was one child left and his last huge sack of toys was completely EMPTY! Santa looked down at the sleeping child. He checked his list. The small child had been extra good all year. His heart sank. This could not be.
Then all of a sudden, the sack started to move, the antlers popped out first, followed by two small furry ears, followed by a furry head and a bright red nose. It was Carol, the Koala who most of all wanted to be a reindeer. "Santa" Carol whispered, let me be the last Christmas gift, I promise to be good and loyal". A lump formed in Santa's throat and a tear settled in the corner of an eye for he knew that the gift Carol was prepared to give was the greatest gift she had. In the morning the child awoke and instantly fell in love with Carol and the two were never separated. Carol may not have become a reindeer but she became something just as important; a symbol of Christmas - the symbol of giving.
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The list will be narrowed to 25 in late April and five in mid-May. The five finalists will be in Washington, D.C. on May 30 when the 13th annual Tewaaraton Award is presented, along with the men's award, at the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian.
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Kara Cannizzaro, North Carolina, Sr., M
Tatum Coffey, Penn State, Soph., M
Demmianne Cook, Stony Brook, Sr., M
Kitty Cullen (McDonogh), Florida, Sr., A
Taylor D'Amore, Johns Hopkins, Jr., A
Brittany Dashiell (John Carroll), Florida, Sr., M
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Tori Dugan, West Chester, Sr., A
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Caitlin Fifield, Richmond, Sr., A
Erin Fitzgerald, Northwestern, Sr., A
Emily Garrity, North Carolina, Sr., M
Kristin Giovanniello, Dartmouth, Jr., GK
Anna Kim (River Hill), Stanford, Jr., M
Kim Kolarik (South River), Virginia, Sr., GK
Tayler Kuzma (C. Milton Wright), Ohio State, Jr., D
Alyssa Leonard, Northwestern, Jr., M
Megan Leonhard, Trinity, Sr., M
Lauren Maksym, North Carolina - Sr., GK
Kelly McPartland, Maryland - Soph., M
Mikey Meagher, Florida - Sr., GK
Maddy Morrissey, Duke - Jr., M
Lyndsey Munoz (St. Mary's), Stanford, Jr., GK
Alyssa Murray, Syracuse, Jr., A
Ariana Parker, Albany, Jr., M
Marlee Paton, Loyola, Jr., M
Claire Petersen, Stony Brook, Sr., A
Maddie Poplawski, Penn, Sr., M
Caroline Salisbury, Cornell, Sr., A
Iliana Sanza (St. Paul's), Maryland, Sr., D
Katie Schwarzmann (Century), Maryland, Sr., M
Jaclyn Sileo, LIU-Post, Jr., A
Margaret Smith (McDonogh), Notre Dame, Jr., M
Covie Stanwick (Notre Dame Prep), Boston College, Soph., A
Barbara Sullivan, Notre Dame, Soph., D
Megan Takacs, Cal, Sr., A
Sophia Thomas (Maryvale), Georgetown, Sr., M
Taylor Thornton, Northwestern, Sr., M
Michelle Tumolo, Syracuse, Sr., A
Taylor Virden (McDonogh), Duke, Jr., D

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Do we always create problems or do they just happen
Just an idea. A question that needs some thought process to be answered.
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Sep 7 2012: Sumit and Ted,
Your comments remind me of a statement a retired engineer friend of mine often makes...."it's not a problem....it's a feature"! Challenges are part of the human life experience.
I agree with you that we have evolved to a certain point, and as thinking, feeling humans, we have the opportunity to be mindfully aware, look at history for the purpose of learning, and make better decisions which may benefit us as individuals AND the whole.
Sep 7 2012: Here is the experiment: Find a place which can be observed without influencing the system*. Determine if there any problems there. If the answer is no I think it might be shown that problems are a uniquely human phenomenon.
*To influence the system will almost certainly create a problem.
Sep 7 2012: You can say that as long as there are people, there will always be problems. Problems is a subjective thing, so if we take away subjection (get rid of people), then there won't be any more problems because no one would view them as problems.
Problems is also scalar and can also be measured in an arbitrary quantity because the degree of how much something is a problem can be compared to the degree of how much other things are problems. You have big problems vs small problems.
Sep 7 2012: Aside from Natural disasters/problems, I believe every problem is a man made.. Every flow/process/entity by nature is in a perfect spin. It's us that takes matters in hands and then either deliberately or accidentally, we end up in problems.
Just my theory- If you disagree, put up an example? incase they just happen
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Sep 7 2012: Perhaps. When things go south I want the facts of what are we facing. I want to nuteralize the situation as soon as possible and return to normal operations.
I have worked for people who want the head of the person who caused this right now and the problem is still raging on. I find those people being more concerned about how it will impact them than what the problem is or how to solve it.
Fire fighters fight the fire and determine the cause later.
I guess that we each employ our seperate logic to the situation.
Sep 7 2012: You bet. Once things are under control we always analyze the situation to install preventative measures.
The absolute worst managers want to point a finger and seek a head to cut off. If there is a clear violation of policy and procedures than corrective action must be taken. However do it reluctently and after a through investigation. You will be seen as a better boss than most. They may not like you but they will consider you fair and give that respect.
Sep 7 2012: Both the discussion seems to indicate. However, it does often seem that no good deed goes unpunished or resented. Didn't the Budha note that existence is a problem Just imagine that you are a mouse in a lab and alll the neat challenges that your master has prepared. Yes, pretend that there are problems for yo9u to solve.


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The recent history of cognitive therapy has been marked by efforts to broaden its applicability to an ever-greater number of clinical applications. This erudite text, edited by Dr. Paul Salkovskis of Oxford University, continues this effort by bringing together many of the foremost researchers and clinicians in the field to describe, in the editor's words, the "present status of cognitive theory and therapy"
The theoretical basis of cognitive therapy is expanded and enriched in the first chapter by the current ideas of the seminal thinker in the field, Dr. Aaron Beck. Beck presents the concept of "modes,"which he defines as "structural and operational units of personality that serve to adapt an individual to changing circumstances" Through the use of the concept of modes, he deepens our understanding of how a web of schemas interact in a given individual to lead to the symptoms of psychiatric disorders.
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UGE Secures Order to Power Telecoms Sites With Distributed Renewable Energy MicrogridsAugust 28th, 2014
Remote Tower Locations Will Be Equipped With UGE's Hybrid and Battery Storage Systems for Maximum Reliability and Efficiency
August 26, 2014 — New Yrok — UGE (TSX.V:UG), a leader in renewable energy solutions for global enterprise customers, has received a purchase order to deploy hybrid microgrid energy systems for remote telecommunications towers. The telecoms site operators will utilize UGE's expertise and equipment to increase the reliability and security of their energy supply while dramatically lowering the costs of powering the sites.
The telecoms towers are powered by UGE's modular technology platform, designed to capture the specific renewable energy resources available at each site. Each site location incorporates an optimized combination of solar panels, energy storage, and wind turbines for fully integrated off-grid hybrid systems. The telecom towers will also utilize UGE's monitoring and control technology to ensure constant system uptime.
"Telecommunication tower operators in emerging markets often face severe challenges with grid reliability, site accessibility, and rising fuel costs," said Henry Hatch, UGE's business development manager for the telecoms market. "Renewable energy paired with UGE's advanced site analysis and monitoring capabilities address these issues with a solution that lowers costs and facilitates uninterrupted communication."
These microgrid systems have been purchased by a confidential government entity for use in the Middle East. The purchase order, valued at over $400,000 USD, is expected to be fulfilled throughout the remainder of 2014.
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UGE Wind Turbine's go up on the tallest building in BrooklynJune 17th, 2014
The Big Wind LLC Vision Air GT Wind Turbine installed at the first totally green school in New York City-IS285 Highbridge Middle School the Bronx.May 27th, 2014
Hilton Hotel in Ft Lauderdale goes greenMarch 7th, 2014
Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Beach Resort has distinguished itself as the destination for green lodging and events. Six UGE wind turbines now sit atop the hotel and Hilton couldn't be more pleased!
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The Big Wind LLC will Install EDDY GT at Wayne Auto Spa NJFebruary 25th, 2014
Wayne Auto Spa Owner and Wayne Township finally agree on installation of Wind Turbine
Representatives for Wayne Auto Spa Owner and the township have come to an agreement regarding owner Rob Burke's application to construct a wind turbine at his business.
The Planning Board is scheduled to vote Monday on a resolution amending Burke's application.
The matter has dragged on for years after Burke applied to construct a turbine with 6-foot long blades on it in 2007. The turbine would generate power for Wayne Auto Spa. Several solar panels are operating on the property
The Planning Board denied Burke's application in October of 2008 citing a lack of expert testimony and concerns about safety and noise.
State Superior Court Judge Donald Volkert overturned the denial in July 2010. In his decision, Volkert said that the board improperly denied the application due to the concerns.
"The board should have granted minor site plan approval and used its authority to place reasonable conditions to mitigate any noise or safety impacts," Volkert said in his ruling. "The board did not have the authority to enforce noise or safety ordinances. That is the responsibility of administrative departments."
The Planning Board unanimously at a meeting in November 2011. The approval is part of a settlement agreement with the town to have the 50-foot tall turbine installed on the property.
The council must approve the agreement before the turbine can be installed. According to Burke, the council has not approved the agreement.
Burke said that the case is not settled and "has no idea when" it will be.
Matthew Giacobbe, the town's general counsel, could not be reached for comment.
As part of the agreement, the turbine will not have blades on it. Instead, a bladeless version, which is designed to be much quieter than ones with blades, will be installed.
Burke is also looking to recoup between $250,000 and $300,000 in legal fees he claims he is owed.
Burke said he has never met with township officials regarding the application.
The council approved an ordinance in December 2009 permitting wind turbines to be installed in industrial areas in the township but not at the Wayne Auto Spa.
Tax-equity investment for renewables to increase in 2014, firms sayJanuary 24th, 2014
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Ample debt, tax equity available for wind, solar projects, lenders say
By Michael Copley
Some of the country's biggest financiers of renewable energy say there is ample debt and equity in the market for qualifying projects.
In 2013, about 25 tax-equity investors completed an estimated $6.5 billion in deals with wind and solar project developers, according to John Eber, managing director of energy investments at J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Keith Martin, a partner at the law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP. During the same period, between 50 and 60 commercial banks committed roughly $29 billion in debt for project finance, said Thomas Emmons, managing director of Rabobank Group's renewable energy finance Americas division.
Those numbers appear to be trending upward, at least on the equity side. Tax-equity lending increased by about $1 billion in 2013, and Eber forecast "a sizeable pipeline" of wind and solar projects seeking equity lending from a growing number of investors in 2014.
On the debt side, project finance rebounded after falling to between $24 billion and $25 billion in 2012 from $40 billion in 2011, Emmons said. However, financing for oil, gas and conventional power projects appears to have been up in 2013, while investment in renewables was flat or down slightly, Emmons said during a Jan. 21 webinar hosted by Chadbourne & Parke.
Still, about 10 new commercial banks entered the project debt space in 2013, and more are expected in 2014, including regional U.S. banks, smaller banks in Canada and some in Northern Europe, Emmons said.
Transaction quality
Tax equity was the subject of considerable debate within the U.S. solar industry in 2013. Some industry advocates, such as Jigar Shah, the founder and former CEO of SunEdison LLC, have argued that tax incentives like the investment tax credit drive up the cost of capital by limiting the pool of potential investors.
Others, though, have hesitated to turn their backs on the ITC, saying the subsidy is cumbersome but workable and a decent tool to help level the energy playing field.
In 2013, roughly 20 tax-equity investors completed 27 solar deals totaling nearly 1,800 MW, Eber said. According to SNL data, 4,114 MW of solar are under construction, with 2,234 MW expected in service in 2014 and 1,561 MW expected in service in 2015.
Meanwhile, 13 tax-equity lenders completed 21 wind deals totaling more than 3,000 MW, Eber said. There are 5,727 MW of wind projects under construction, according to SNL data, with 3,024 MW expected in service in 2014 and 1,759 MW expected in service by 2015.
"Let's just say we see a sizeable pipeline of opportunities in both solar and wind tax equity that we expect to be in the market in 2014," Eber said. "The market continues to expand in terms of the number of investors, and the active investors continue to increase the amount of dollars they're making available," he added. "So we expect the market to be able to serve the needs."
Asked what their biggest concerns are moving forward, the speakers cited "transaction quality."
"We're seeing in this a wide variety of transactions, some of which are … similar to just a very easy project to get completed and then we've seen merchant and all sorts of stuff that people are kind of pushing the envelope" with, said Lance Markowitz, Union Bank's senior vice president of leasing and asset finance.
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US fossil fuels losing out to Wind and SolarDecember 10th, 2013
The price of new power purchase agreements for wind farms and new solar projects in the US continue to defy all expectations, making some energy experts wonder why anyone would contemplate a new fossil-fuel plant. A new report by UBS analysts in the US has crossed our desk. It is basically a write-up from a webinar hosted by UBS and Declan Flanagan, head of local renewable energy group Lincoln Energy, but it provides some fascinating insight into what is happening in that market.
The first notable conclusion is the declining cost of wind energy. Contracts in Texas, which accounts for around one quarter of all US installations, are regularly below $30/MWh, and some are at $25/MWh. Even with a tax incentive, this still put wind well below $50/MWh.
Why is this happening? New equipment is lifting capacity factors by 5 percentage points, and Texas' excellent wind conditions mean that wind farms are getting capacity factors in the high 40s or low 50's (per cent). Nearly half of this occurs during peak load, defying most characterizations of wind as essentially an off-peak power source.
What does this mean? Greentech Media recently quoted Stephen Byrd, Morgan Stanley's Head of North American Equity Research for Power & Utilities and Clean Energy, speaking at the Columbia Energy Symposium in late November: "Compare that to the variable cost of a gas plant at $30 per megawatt-hour. The all-in cost to justify the construction of a new gas plant would be above $60 per megawatt-hour." So who would build gas?
Not as many people. Citigroup recently reported that some peaking gas plants were already being replaced by solar PV plants.
Why is this so? The UBS research note says that in Colorado, local utility Xcel has just announced new contracts for solar PV plants below 6c/kWh ($60/MWh). This, UBS said, was the lowest reported solar pricing it had seen in the US, although it confirms a recent survey by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which found pricing in that range and with no inflation kicker, meaning that the solar plants would be producing for an effective $40/MWh by the end of their contracts.
That would match even depreciated fossil fuel plants. The variable costs of gas fired plants are likely to be at least $30/MWh, and that does not include their capital costs.
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UGE Launches the New Boardwalk Hybrid/Solar/Wind turbineNovember 21st, 2013
The Big Wind LLC benefits from the Twp of Wayne NJ law suit settelmentNovember 7th, 2013
The Big Wind LLC benefits from the Twp of Wayne NJ settelment, and will install an EDDY windturbine at the Wayne Auto Spa.
The Twp of Wayne will pay $220,000 to settle a zoning and discrimination lawsuit.
On August 23, 2013, the Township of Wayne (Passaic County) agreed to pay $220,000 to a local car wash/quick lube center and its owner. In its lawsuit, the car wash, Wayne Auto Spa, which advertises itself as being "environmentally responsible" claimed that the Township "unlawfully targeted [its] efforts to install a wind powered electric system on its premises. The Auto Spa's owner, Robert Burke of Morristown, alleged that Wayne officials subjected him to "invidious discrimination" because of "his outspoken advocacy for the wind energy system."
Burke alleged that he was the campaign manager for William Brennan, who challenged Council incumbent and Planning Board member Paul Margiotta in an election. He claimed that his support of Brennan resulted in the Council and Planning Board taking action to "impede, frustrate and prohibit the Wayne Auto Spa application for approval of a proposed wind energy system."
Burke claimed that Joseph Connolly of Wayne, who is a retired Bergen County Sheriff's Officer, opposed his wind energy proposal and threatened him. Specifically, Burke claimed that Connolly e-mailed him that "I will come back and see you about this. I expect you to get the point this time around."
Burke also claimed that Connolly came to the Auto Spa, flashed his Sheriff's badge and told him "I will kick your ass" unless he stopped pursuing his wind energy application. The threats, he claimed, were not investigated by the Wayne Police Department or the Passaic County Prosecutors's Office despite his repeated requests.
Burke further claimed that the Wayne Police Department "began stopping patrons of Wayne Auto Spa who were making or attempting to make left turns," which Burke said are legal, into his business. This, according to Burke, was the police department's attempt to intimidate and harass his customers.
During an October 20, 2011, "sealed settlement conference" before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson, Burke and Wayne Auto Spa agreed to a) accept $220,000 as a settlement amount, b) not disclose the amount of the settlement to anyone, c) not disparage Wayne or its officials and d) to not file any more Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests regarding any matters relating to his lawsuit. The settlement was made contingent upon the failure of a legal challenge to Burke's application to the Planning Board for permission to install his wind turbine system. The transcript from the October 20, 2011 conference, together with a transcript of another conference held on October 24, 2011, are on-line here.
Fortunately, however, confidentiality provisions, such as the one agreed to in this case, do not trump the public's right to obtain copies of settlement agreements that arise out of lawsuits in which a government agency or official is a defendant.
The case is captioned Burke v. Wayne, Federal Case No. 11-cv-1066 and Burke's attorney was, at least initially, R. William Potter of Princeton. The lawsuit is on-line here and the settlement agreement is here. The resolution under which the Township Council accepted the settlement is on-line here.
None of Burke's or Wayne Auto Spa's allegations have been proven or disproven in court. The settlement agreement resolution expressly states that the $220,000 payment does not constitute an admission of wrongdoing by Wayne or any of its officials. All that is known for sure is that Wayne or its insurer, for whatever reason, decided that it would rather pay Burke and Wayne Auto Spa $220,000 than take the matter to trial. Perhaps the defendants' decision to settle was done to save further legal expense and the costs of trying what were in fact exaggerated or meritless claims. Or, perhaps the claims were true and the defendants wanted to avoid being embarrassed at trial. This is the problem when cases settle before trial–it is impossible to know the truth of what really happened.


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Concise synopsis of Pandora's Brain
Pandora's Brain is a debut thriller by best-selling business writer Calum Chace*. It uses the issues raised by the coming machine intelligence explosion as a platform for a fast-paced and thought-provoking adventure story. Set in the very near future, it features Max, a shy but engaging and resourceful student who discovers that his recently-deceased father was involved in research that could enable the construction of the world's first conscious machine. Max's enquiries lead to him being kidnapped, as he is caught in the crossfire between two groups pursuing that goal – one led by a Russian billionaire, and another backed by the US military. Max has to do more than simply survive: he has to harness these powerful forces to his own ends. At stake is his own life and those of his family and friends.
A dramatic seaborne rescue operation, a series of brutal murders and other filmic action scenes follow. In the course of his adventures, Max discovers that the potential upside of creating machine intelligence includes immortality, and godlike powers of understanding and being – but the potential downside is immediate extinction, or worse. As he is drawn deeper into his adventure, he becomes both the symbol and the victim of a global struggle over the approach to be taken towards this powerful new technology. A landmark decision at a meeting of the UN General Assembly forces Max to make a fateful decision which sparks the story's final twist.
Pandora's Brain is a scientific thriller which might appeal to readers of Michael Crichton, or Robert Harris' The Fear Index. Its subject has also inspired a major movie being launched in April 2014, called Transcendence, and starring Johnny Depp.
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Why is it that people first think "who to sue" in situations like this. I am aghast that Marcy Lippincott thinks she deserves to profit from this.
Agreed, saddoctor. It's unfortunate how generally overconsumed with law suits our culture has become. If, however, Ms. Lippincott's identity or assets were compromised as a result of the situation, that liability is grievously remedied–a devistation I know I wouldn't sign up for.
What happened to people just making a mistake sometimes? Out country is just one big lawsuit waiting to happen.
20 years ago, this would have been though of as "just making a mistake". Now that there are low-life sharks looking to profit from peoples private information, "mistakes" like these have devastating consequences. Without jumping into the lawsuit fray, I would suggest that penalties for identify theft should be considerably stiffened. A mandatory 20 year prison sentence for first-time offenses would change the profit/loss calculation of criminals.
Another reason why you shouldn't use UPS
B- Who's to say the package was labeled properly by the shipper? I've seen many packages that have very poor labeling. If the label falls off, there's not indication of who the shipper or receiver is. I can tell you from experience that UPS is the best at delivery. This would explain why they are over 100 years old and are the World's largest package delivery company. They don't force people to use their services. Obviously they perform well most of the time.
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NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger gives you his love 'em and hate 'em from the final game of the brief series down in San Diego. With the Mariners coming away with a 7-1 triumph that saw Seattle crush five home runs, there was clearly plenty of love to give. Not only does Nick Franklin deserve praise for blasting two home runs in the game, Brendan Ryan found the home run swing as well!
Felix gets downright Franklin against the Padres
Mariners' organization lacks organization and plans
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke has had it with the Mariners' front office. From the top management to Eric Wedge, Jeff voices his opinion on how lowly the organization has been the past decade. Seeing an excess of talent shipped away only for drearier results, Seattle's organization must change if it is to succeed at any point in the future. The time for Eric Wedge may be running out.
Mariners absolutely dominate Padres 9-0 on Memorial Day
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke talks about the Seattle Mariners win over the San Diego Padres today. It would appear the M's are feeling the positive vibes right now. Jesus Montero and Dustin Ackley have both gone down to AAA, in their place are Jesus Sucre, Nick Franklin, and Carlos Triunfel. They've won 2 in a row now. And are playing some great baseball. Go M's, let's get a winning streak going this time.
Three Mariners trade chips for the 2013 season
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke talks about three Mariners players who could wield a nice return come trade deadline time in MLB. For quite a long time now the Mariners have been sellers at the deadline. This year could be the turning point where we finally become buyers. But if not, the M's do have some players of worth who could bring some top prospects in return. Hisashi Iwakuma, Kendrys Morales, Michael Morse could all be dealt.
Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 6
NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. The pitchers headlined the dominant performances this week, with Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma combining for 4 wins and Tom Wilhelmsen adding 2 saves. Michael Saunders and Kyle Seager did their part at the plate while many did not.
Moving Forward…Bold predictions for the Mariners
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Jordin Ereth makes five bold predictions about the remainder of the M's season. Among the predictions are Felix Hernandez winning the Cy Young award, Nick Franklin becoming the starting short stop, Kendrys Morales being traded, four players making the All-Star Game and the team making the postseason.
Mariners edge A's behind Safeco Joe
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke talks about the Seattle Mariners win over the Oakland Athletics in game 3 of the three game series. Safeco Joe once again showed why he is a valuable asset at home, giving mother's all across the northwest a reason to celebrate Mother's Day. Aside from Saunders' effort on the mound, the Mariners continued to produce well at the plate, scoring six runs in the game.
Well that was strange; Mariners win big at home
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke talks about the Seattle Mariners nice game 1 win over the LA Angels on Thursday night. The good. OF Carlos Peguero hit the third-longest home run in SafeCo history (estimate 452 ft), giving the M's a lead they never relinquished. Bartender cleaned up the place, even in non-save situations Tom Wilhelmsen has been money in the 9th for Seattle. The offensive stars of the night were Kyle Seager and Jason Bay
Mariners lose to Astros again, still have chance to take series
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke talks about the Seattle Mariners tough game 2 loss to the Astros on Monday night. The good. Oliver Perez hasn't given up a run since April 9, which has been his only allowed run in 2013. He has 10 K's in 10 innings and deserves respect solidifying the bullpen after the M's lost Stephen Pryor to the DL. The bad. After Kendrys Morales gave hope in the 8th, the Mariners went down quickly.
Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 1 & 2
NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez is always your best bet, but there are more MAriners in the mix this year. Hisashi Iwakuma has pitched like Felix this season (so far) and Michael Morse and Kendrys Morales have been doing what they were brougth in to do – produce runs. Last year's scapegoats, sans Chone Figgins, are already on the hot seat this season – Justin Smoak, Dustin Ackley, Brendan Ryan
Brad Miller: A key piece in the Mariners future
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Jordin Ereth weighs in on the up and coming prospect in the Mariners prospect system Brad Miller. Jordan says Miller has quietly become a favorite for call-up consideration, and he made quite the impression on Eric Wedge this spring. Wedge praised the young shortstop before their final spring contest, saying "We look at him as a true short stop."
Great game! Five awesome things to love about the Mariners 2013 home opener
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Erin Acacio was at the M's opening night game versus the Houston Astros. Kendrys Morales had no problem adjusting to his new home in Seattle. Morales capped out his home debut by going 2-for-3 with two RBI's. With the rate that he's going, he will be a huge factor for the Mariners and will become a fan favorite, fast. Five things I loved about this year's home opener…


text: 8/15/2008O'Connell Named County AttorneyMayor Jerry Abramson today named Mike O'Connell, a former judge and veteran lawyer, to fill the post of Jefferson County Attorney following the appointment of Irv Maze to a judgeship. Gov. Steve Beshear has named Maze, who has served as county attorney for nearly 10 years, to fill the vacancy on the Jefferson County Circuit Court created by the recent death of Judge Kathleen Voor Montano.


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At The Henley College you can choose from a broad range of A Level subjects, including many subjects you may not have encountered before or have the opportunity to study at school, from Classical Civilisation to Economics, Film Studies to Geology, Government and Politics to Philosophy.
You will normally study four subjects in year one (AS Level) and continue with three of these subjects in your second year (A Level). You do not need to decide which of your subjects you would like to continue with until near the end of your first year, and you will receive support from your tutors to make the right decision.
How we assess you
You will be assessed through classwork, homework, coursework and formal exams. A Levels are graded A*– E.
Entry requirements
You will need at least 44 points, which must include a grade C in Maths and English Language and specified grades in some subjects depending on your choices. See further information.
The Extended Project
Our highest achieving students are encouraged to supplement their programme with the Extended Project, a qualification completed in your second year of study. It will provide you with a wide range of transferrable knowledge and skills and is highly regarded by leading universities. See further information.
Our A Level students' results compare very favourably with more selective institutions in the area, and with sixth form colleges nationally. In 2013 our A Level students celebrated an impressive overall pass rate of 98%, with a fifth of achieved grades an A or A*, despite the downward pressure on higher grades nationally. Three quarters of students gained A*– C grades.
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The majority of our A Level students continue on to study at university, with many recently securing places at Oxford and Cambridge and leading Russell Group universities. See further information.
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You will spend an average of 17 hours per week in lessons, which are each one hour and 25 minutes long. For each of your subjects you will have an average of three lessons per week and be expected to dedicate at least 12 hours per week to private study and further reading. Tutorial (one hour) takes place on a Wednesday and enrichment time (one to two hours) follows in the afternoon. Timetabled study periods provide valuable opportunities to visit the library and learning centres, complete work and discuss your course with friends.
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A "good Samaritan" has evil intentions when he wakes up a Waco home to tell them their cars are on fire.
Carlos Obiedo and his family were sleeping in their home off Waco Dr in north Waco. Then at around 4:30 a.m. he was woken up.
"Somebody knocked on the door and told me my car is on fire and just opened the door and checked my wife's car and I see the fire," Obiedo said.
Obiedo's mini van and Mercury Cougar were engulfed in their front driveway. That's when Obiedo rushed his family and what he thought was a friendly neighbor to their backyard, away from the fire. That's when police say 17 year old Franco Navarrette turned out to be not so friendly.
"I don't see him anymore, when he go to the front of the house, I don't see nothing else. He take my TV's, my computer," Obiedo said.
"What he did is he lit the cars on fire, then goes to the door, beats on the door and tells the family inside, your cars are on fire, you need to get out of the house," Waco Police spokesperson Patrick Swanton said.
"This was a first for me in 33 years I hadn't heard of someone going to this extent to be able to burglarize a home."
Officers did find Navarrette inside the home, but assumed he was a family member and let him go. Navarrette got away with two televisions and a computer, but he didn't get far.
"They eventually caught him. He resisted arrest, they ended up having to tase him to take him into custody," Swanton said.
Obiedo was able to get his stolen property back, but he was left with two fire damaged cars. One was too far damaged and the other he had to work on.
"I'm going to try to fix my car," Obiedo said.
Reporter: "Can you fix it?"
"I'm going to try, but I think I can fix it."
A day later, Obiedo was able to fix the Mercury Cougar even with multiple melted parts. However the damage to the cars and the stolen property wasn't the only danger.
"The potential hazard here is that the house very easily could've caught fire had it gone awry and the car goes too fast, he may never have been able to wake those individuals in the house prior to the house catching fire," Swanton said.
Thankfully, that did not happen and the most important things were never hurt.
"Everybody is safe, my kids they are school, my wife inside the home," Obiedo.
Navarrette is charged with burglary of habitation, resisting arrest and arson charges may also be filed.


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Capone With Writer/Director Tony Gilroy About MICHAEL CLAYTON, And AICN!!
Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
Opening wide this week is MICHAEL CLAYTON, a film I'm convinced will at least make my Top 5 of 2007; as of right now, it might even be my Number One, but the fall is young.
Anyway, long-time writer, first-time director Tony Gilroy was in Chicago recently for a special, sold-out screening of his film during the Chicago Film Festival, and the next afternoon, I had a chance to sit down with him about his great new film, plus those little movies he wrote that had something to do with an assassin named Jason Bourne who lost his memory.
Gilroy had a hand in writing all three Bourne movies as well as screenplays for DOLORES CLAIBORNE, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, ARMAGEDDON, PROOF OF LIFE, and perhaps his finest work, the ice skating epic THE CUTTING EDGE. More importantly, he has made one of the most thought-provoking film of the year. Enjoy…
Tony Gilroy: You guys have been really good to me the last week.
CAPONE: I put my review on Friday; I think that's what you're referring to.
TG: What's your handle, then? Who are you?
C: Capone.
TG: Oh, you're Capone! Nice to meet you. My son was the first one. He's in London, and he saw the review first thing, and he woke me up at 3:00 in the morning. He had no idea what time it was in Los Angeles. I'm, like, "What are you doing?" [Imitates his son] "I just wanted to tell you, the film is working out with the fan boys. This is hot. Keep the fan boys." Anyway, really nice to meet you.
TG: So, how does it work? How often do you file?
C: Whenever I feel like it, I mean, as often as I can. At the very least, every Friday, just with whatever is coming out that week, and then I'm doing interviews all the time, especially during the Festival. I wanted to begin our discussion talking about the very last shot of MICHAEL CLAYTON. And, this is an interesting film, because you can talk about some very key moments without ruining anything…
TG: Okay.
C: But, that final shot of Clooney in the back of the cab…I don't know why, but as I was watching that film the first time, I just thought, That is the ballsiest shot I have seen all year. The credits are rolling, it's just a shot of him. I think sometimes an actor pretending to be doing nothing is the most unnatural thing I've ever seen, but in that scene, it's almost like…He's not having a break down, he's just sitting there, and you sense there's some sort of decompression going on.
I felt like there must have been other ways you thought to end the film. That's one of the reasons I went from loving the film to just praising it to no end--that final shot. Can you talk about that? Why was that the last image you wanted to leave with us?
TG: I didn't have the final shot. I've worked on movies where there's just such a huge vacuum, where every day is chaos, and so everybody gets used to that. But, everything was so organized for us, and we were so precise, and we had to be, to have that ending hanging out there was creating this…you know, there's a certain requisite amount of anxiety that people have to fill up.
So, we were pretty deep in the shooting, and I tried a couple things that I didn't like. There was a shot of George walking on the street. It was a very cliché, but it ended up as a transitional shot. So, I couldn't find what I wanted. We were shooting with George while we were at the Hilton. We were going to run out of Midtown, we were going to leave Midtown, we were going to be there a couple more days. And, we had a break, and I was not in the habit of watching films while we were shooting. You don't want to see anything else. It's like trying to read books while you're in the middle of the script. It's really hard to do. But for some reason, I had a pile of Academy screeners downstairs. For some reason, I put in THE PIANO TEACHER, like, watched a couple minutes of it, I don't even know why. I got sucked into that movie. Have you ever seen that movie?
C: With Isabelle Huppert? Oh, sure.
TG: And, I was watching it, and I got sucked into it. It's just this harrowing film. And, the final shot of that film--I don't know if you remember it--but, she stabs herself. The lover comes in, and she's gets up and she's alone. Everybody goes into the concert, and she [he mimics stabbing]…she stabs…And, there's this final shot. It's very different than what's out there… but it's so intimate. It's so private, it's so powerful. I was, like, man, We have to have something that is that…I don't want to give the energy away. I don't want to have him on the streets surrounded by people. I don't want to have him alone in the big world. I think I want to try to be right on him and see what happens. And, I live in taxicabs.
There's also…[executive producer Steven] Soderbergh set up a luncheon for me with Mike Nichols while we were editing, because he was editing upstairs, up from us in the building. And, he said, "Do you want to have lunch with Mike?" And, I go, "Omigod…NO. Of course, I do." So, I go to lunch with him, and they're about to edit films, one of which I'll mention, and so we're sitting at lunch, and I say, "Look, I just have to let you know… I sort of completely ripped you off at the end of the film." I said, "I ripped off the end of THE GRADUATE. And, he says, "Don't even think about it, because I totally ripped off QUEEN CHRISTINA from reading the movie. That's the one that's the real rip off landmark" So, I went back, it's the final shot of Garbo. But, there's also THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY. It has a different tension. There's a lot of drama, too. You know he's going to be taken out and shot. I guess you could do a festival of 'private final shot' films.
C: Really, in the back of a cab and, maybe, in an elevator by yourself-those are these moments where you think, 'I'm alone, and no one's looking at me'. Even though there's a driver right there or a camera in the elevator, you feel like you're isolated. It's very private, and it's so vulnerable.
TG: When we tried it, we tried it as an experiment. We tried it, and it didn't work the first time technically. But, once we tried it, [film editor] Johnny [Gilroy] and I looked at it. We were, like, Aww-w-w. It was really complicated, it really stretched the production to be able to do it the right way.
C: This would be a really easy movie for me just to go scene by scene through it, because every scene seems like it has either some really great dialog or a great, singular performance by somebody. But, the only specific scene I wanted to talk about, again near the end--and I mentioned it in my review: it's a crucial scene, but it doesn't give anything away talking about it--is that confrontation between Clooney and Tilda Swinton, where he says, "You're fucked."
Again, that's something I've never seen done before. We've certainly seen someone get their comeuppance in a way, but usually that "You're fucked" thought is what's going through the audience's head, not through a character's mouth. You never hear a character just say "I got you." It's almost like a pat on the back, like, "I've still got it. I'm falling apart, but I can still get you." It's such a great [scene].
TG: It was really shocking, because you write a reversal, and you just never know when you write a reversal if it's going to go over until you see it with an audience.
C: Both times I've seen the film, people laugh when he says that. The tension is broken.
TG: The first time we showed the picture in Pasadena…I don't want to give this away, but I mean, the audience…they really think he's going to take the dough. A lot of people really think he's going to go for it. So, even though they've had this enjoyment, they're tense about it. They're, like, that's the final confirmation that it's okay. The world is going to be right.
C: Certainly, at that moment, he could go either way. And, it wouldn't compromise the character in anyway, because he's already compromised himself so much up to that point.
TG: Exactly.
C: It's fascinating to watch Michael Clayton's character as he's in decline, or maybe he's already as low as he's going to get, I don't know. But, that's an interesting spot to drop us into his story. We hear about all these incredible things that he did in his heyday. But, to introduce us to him when he's at his lowest is an interesting choice. Did you ever think, Well, maybe I should show at least one spectacular deed that he performed for the firm before we show his collapse.
TG: One of the hardest things about doing this was trying to rein the story in, because once I started with him, there were so many things for him to fix. And, then the sketching…this sort of infinite sketching process that went on before this--that's the way I kind of work, trying everything. There were so many things to do. I really thought about it; I even thought, You should do this in a television series, or as a series of novels or something. There were so many things for him to fix.
There were two little fixes. There's one description of a fix that was in a scene that got cut out, which was the hardest thing to cut out of the film. There was another phone call in that series of phone calls that he made. It was a really, really cool one where he's killing a story with a journalist and doing it in a really cool way. That had to go just because the way the rhythm of it worked. And, the other scene had to go, another scene in the film that got cut out, and there was a description of a fix that he had done years earlier for somebody that was sort of…
C: We do see him start to take care of that drunk driving thing, but you get a sense that that's below him.
TG: It's not like his 'A' game. Also, in the end…a lot of people realize in the end, that's the last fix he's ever going to do. I almost wonder if it was five years earlier if he wouldn't have completely taken care of it. The sort of navigating rule on this was to make everything real, and not try to do those backfilling kind of stories, not try to do all the explanation that you normally do. Nobody knows what 'drop the needle' means anymore. "You're dating yourself."
But, it's like, if everything on this table is real and it's spinning, I should be able to make 15 different movies just by putting dropping the needle on everything that's real. There should be some value in that. So, if you carry that forward, rather than constantly sort of being, Oh, we're going to buttress this story and keep squeezing it in here. We're going to backfill…There's a different way, so I was more trying to do that. And, trying to be brave…about making sure that wherever I did a core sample in this story that it was real. Then, maybe, you feel everything else around it.
C: I think it goes without saying that between this film and the Jason Bourne films that you're one of the top guys in really capturing the modern-day conspiracy paranoia. It used to be an art form in the '70s, but not a lot of people are doing it particularly well right now. So, I guess, the obvious question is, Why do you hate the government and big corporations so much? Why do you distrust them?
TG: [laughs] If we look for a unifying…I didn't realize this until you go out talking…I've been out talking for five weeks, and you end up talking about your work. You end up finding out…because you don't think about it that way yourself…I think the unifying principle of all these films--coming back to DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, all the way through BOURNE to this film--I think it's very easy to look at them and sort of say, "Oh, there's this external danger and paranoia, whether it's theological or whether it's the pits of the government or, in this case, if it's corporate, the unifying spinal fluid of all those films is the fact that the villain is inside. I mean, it's the villain inside all the heroes that's the real problem. And, that's way more interesting to me. Anybody knows, it's sort of old, and it's a tired notion: corporations are evil, governments are evil.
Anybody who had any glimpse of the Kennedy assassination and the war in Vietnam--an entire generation has grown up--I mean, what's new about that? You might as well be doing SWORDFISH or something, do you know what I mean?
What's interesting about it is the fact that it's human behavior that bleeds through all these things and ruins all these things. There was an article on the front page of The New York Times yesterday about this spray grout that they sold at Home Depot that poisoned all these people. The guys, the people who made [the grout] know it, and some guy goes down [to a loading dock], and they restock 50,000 units--even though they know. Now, that isn't some 'Star Chamber Omega Squad'. That's a guy on a loading dock, writing a memo saying, "Shoot, man, what am I going to do with 50,000 units I have here? We better get 'em out there." And, that's…that'swhat's interesting to me. That's what's interesting. That guy…the moment, how he got there, and what he's going to do in the two hours after that…on the weekend…Put that in a thriller.
The rest of it, it's not window dressing, but it's the excuse, it's the scenery to put that problem in. And, Jason Bourne needs to be afraid of himself. Michael Clayton is his own villain. And, in DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, that was the most naked instance…my contribution to that script was to say… I said to [director] Taylor [Hackford], "What if we make it…What if it's the father? What if we make it the father? What if I make it metabolic, so it's actually inside him?" Does that make sense to you?
C: Oh, yeah, absolutely.
TG: I mean, writing paranoia is writing paranoia.
C: In this film, not taking anything away from this very intricate plot, but the plot's almost an excuse to get to know these incredible characters.
TG: Exactly.
C: I mean, really get into them. And, I'm not just talking about Michael Clayton, but Tilda Swinton's character is almost more fascinating, because we know less about her. Again, you show her in those private moments that are very uncomfortable to watch.
TG: It's almost sad, because you realize that maybe there's not that much more to know.
C: Well, that's true. Again, another choice that you made to show, to really spend time just watching her alone. You learn so much more from that than having someone talk about her. And, just looking at the sweat sticking to her blouse and things like that…Watching her is breathtaking. I will admit, she's always an actress that kind of frightens me a little bit. So, can you talk about her a little bit and working with her?
TG: I knew that it was a private performance. I mean, all that stuff was scripted, all those rehearsing to be herself, and all that stuff was really in the script. I mean, Johnny cut it in a different way that's actually much more energetic than it was in the [film].
But, I knew I needed someone who was really going to be alone all the time. And, you know, it's a kind of…that list, that actress list--30 to 50 years old--is the best list in the world, I mean, there are just so many great actresses, and they all want to work, and there's not enough work for them. It's a great list. I said, Wow. You look at the list and go 'Wow'. But, I needed somebody who's going to be by themselves all the time who is sort of fascinating.
And then, THE DEEP END was such a…I watched THE DEEP END. Or, [Casting director] Ellen [Chenoweth] said, "Really think about Tilda." And, I watched THE DEEP END again, I'd seen it the first time, and she is so alone in that movie.
C: That's my favorite movie of hers.
TG: She's surrounded by all these people, but she's really the only who knows what's going on, and she's just… it's private hell. It's a movie about private hell. And, I thought, Wow, that's just really strong. And, she certainly is fascinating to watch, and she's certainly very brave, if you look at YOUNG ADAM. There's no vanity at all. I'm trying to make a movie that doesn't have any vanity in it. And, I went and had lunch with her, and I got about 20 minutes into it before…She's just…Have you ever interviewed her?
C: No.
TG: Oh, she's just the coolest…She did the coolest hang of all times. We were just about 20 minutes in, and I go, "Look, do you want to go make the movie with me? Let's go do this. Let's go." She makes you very brave. She made me braver along the way.
It's not, like, some cheesy cliché either, There were so many people on this movie who were…I think a lot of people in a lot of films are always wanting to do this, but the environment isn't there. But, I was sort of welcoming it. There were so many people that were filmmakers on this movie.
C: Other than…
TG: [Cinematographer] Bob Elswit is a filmmaker. John Gilroy is a filmmaker. Tilda Swinton is a filmmaker. George Clooney is a filmmaker.
C: Not to mention your executive producer list [which includes Anthony Minghella, Soderbergh, and Sydney Pollack, who also acts in the film].
TG: No, I know, but I mean people that are there every day doing stuff. That's easy to see, it's easy to see. I'm talking about people that are… I mean, it's not a collective, but if you open the door and you have those people pulling for you, there's this momentum that goes up where everybody's…People want to be inspired. And, Tilda is a filmmaker. She will direct a film someday, and it will be amazing. She's all singing, all dancing, I'll tell ya', man. She's really remarkable.
C: You've kind of filled your main cast with actors that are not only always interesting, but really, in any film that they're in, they always tend to…and I'm not just saying this because you're here…like Tom Wilkinson, and even [Sydney] Pollack as an actor, these are always people that elevate a film somehow. I'm talking about the supporting people and the lead.
TG: Well, Denis O'Hare and Merritt Wever…I mean, we're up and down the line, but…Sean Cullen, who plays Michael's brother. But see, once I had George…Once George came in, and George was going to work for free, I don't have to cast around a budget number…I mean, you can't sit at the table and talk to too many people who don't have to cast their movie around a number, you know?
Most of the people who are going to sit and do this interview, unless it's some gigantic…you know, any movie that's down a certain number, they're casting around foreign sales. You have to. You're chasing things. Oh, I gotta have this, I gotta have that. Once I had George, we could do whatever we want. I go back to the casting director and say, "Let's just get every great New York actor in here we possibly can."
I've got two other directors in the movie: Brian Koppelman played the asshole plumber in the beginning at the card room; then, Doug McGrath is in two of those scenes. He had one scene with another character that got cut out, so his real reason for being there has sort of been eliminated. But yeah, we could do whatever we needed.
C: This is a very minimalist film. How do you, as a first-time filmmaker…I mean, there are not a lot of…other than a couple of explosions…it's a fairly…
TG: Straightforward?
C: Yeah, and how do you as a first-time director, how do resist the temptation to just throw all your energy into…
TG: Throwing the camera around?
C: Yeah, exactly.
TG: If I gotten this six years ago, if I had been given the green light right away, I probably would have made a much more kinetic, a much more…you know, a much more jazzy, jacked up, 'let me show you everything I think I always wanted to do' kind of film. The time it took to get the film made, while it was a pain in the ass…the benefit of it was I think over time that my sense of the film changed.
If I told you that you were going to direct a film two years from now, and you've seen--I know how many films you've seen, and I know what a geek you are about it--but I'm promising you, if I told you that two years from now you're going to do that, you would start watching films in a different way. I promise you. I mean, you see films, there are films I won't even mention, films I didn't like that I went back and looked at again, I thought, Wow, I don't like this film, but, man, these guys laid a shot.
I thought, Well, this film really wants to be anamorphic, wants to be like negative space. And, Robert Elswit, when he came in, I was enough of a camera geek and enough of a closet cinematographer freak--that was sort of a secret weapon that I had--but I knew enough that I could start a conversation with him on a sort of gradual level. And, I knew enough that I could interest him, to keep him interested, to come and work with him. When he and I started watching films, and we spent a month sort of getting to know each other and watching films…Over that period of time, both of us began to strip away the things that we would be allowed to do on the film. Stuff kept getting pulled off the table. And, we kept getting less and less…more and more about framing, all about letting the action move through the environment, all about creating negative space, all about making sure that the temperature of the film was about, you know, at 15 degrees.
And, there were times, not many times, there were times where we'd be on set, we'd think of a shot, we had the equipment on the truck to do it, we had the stuff do it, we had enough time to do it, and, we'd sort of get, like, 45 seconds, and we're going, "You know what, we could bring the camera over the toilet…and we could do this, yeah, yeah" and then we go, "Wow, that's not our vocabulary." So, we were very, very disciplined. There's only one or two, you know, sort of subjective kind of shots in the whole film. The rest of the time, we're trying to cast a spell. It's very considered, it's very deliberate.
C: Speaking of casting a spell, there's one scene that you actually show twice--the scene in the woods with the horses. As soon as I saw that, I thought, People are going to ask him about that scene more than anything else, because they're going to want to know about those horses. They're going to want to know what that means, or does it mean anything? I certainly have my own theories about it, whether it's what you intended or not, but it just feels like a moment where Michael puts everything in perspective.
TG: Yeah, I think it's as simple as that.
C: It has taken him out of his environment, and he's looking around just going, What am I doing here?
TG: It's amazing that you do something that's so simple, and…I mean, I've heard the most remarkable interpretations.
And someone said to me, "Oh, it's a copout to say everybody's interpretations are right." But, I can't tell you, I've heard the most elegant, beautiful, some truly eccentric and odd interpretations of what's going on there. And, you don't want to get in the way of any of it.
But, for me, it very much…it's as simple as having been on a three-day binge and leaving…it's almost like…he needs something natural. He needs to put his feet down, He needs a moment to…and within it, it must have…it has enough elements and it's simple enough that people can find many of the things that they need to find in there. Some of the things I've heard, I want to go, Yesss, that is exactly what I intended, because some of them are incredible. Some are mind-blowing. There's a whole crystal interpretation…
C: You just say 'yes' to every interpretation, yeah?
TG: Exactly. But, someone called me out the other day, "That's a copout." Really? I don't know. We don't think about that.
C: So, the film is out there. People are receiving it very well. Where do you go from here? Do you retreat back into the writing? Or, do you look for something else to direct?
TG: No, I think I've got a movie I'm going to direct before the strike. We're just closing right now, so things haven't exactly closed. I would talk about it. But, we're very close, and I think it'll happen.
C: Something you've written?
TG: Yeah, I wrote it about five, six years ago, yeah. So, we'll see. If we go, though, we have to go in March before the deadline. But, I think we have a good shot at doing it. But, I've written for…since we finished the film, we finished it quite a while ago, we had to sort of sit and wait our turn, so I've written for…I've done a production that's a studio rewrite, I've done a rewrite for a director, and I've finished something for myself, so I'm back to my day job in between.
C: Well, congratulations on this, really, because it's tremendous.
TG: Has Harry seen it?
C: If he has, he hasn't said anything to me, but I don't keep close tabs on what he's seen.
TG: I'm really kind of curious about how…about what they do print…Do they run everything that you file? Or, does he throw stuff out?
C: I don't think anything I've ever written has never gone up.
TG: Right. Very cool, very, very cool. Has it changed a lot? It's changed a lot hasn't it?
C: That's a loaded question. I guess it depends on whether you liked us when we were shunned by the industry rather than embraced.
TG: Yeah, the whole scoopiness of it was the hook for so long. It sort of seems like you've moved past that now.
C: Don't tell the people making the new INDIANA JONES that.
TG: [laughs] But, it's not…you don't hear people…I remember working at Bruckheimer early on and there was, like, when Ain't It Cool first came in, when it first started bubbling up, and it was, like, "Omigod, use it, or try to warp or co-opt it or do anything."
Not being used or co-opted is always the challenge.
TG: It's easier being based here, yeah?
C: It depends. I don't get flown to L.A. or New York to do junkets. And I don't get flown out anywhere to a set, or anything like that. But being in Chicago definitely has its advantages.
TG: So, it's all in that loop. Well, great meeting you.
C: Thanks.
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Oct. 15, 2007, 9:24 a.m. CST
by dacanesta
and i have no idea what the article is about yet
Oct. 15, 2007, 9:48 a.m. CST
really nice interview.
by PVIII
Thanks. Interesting film, but not as great as some of the reviews and does drag during the middle (coming from someone who works at a top ten law firm).
Oct. 15, 2007, 10:01 a.m. CST
by THE KNIGHT
Oct. 15, 2007, 10:21 a.m. CST
Good interview. I wish the movie was half as good, though^^
by SpencerTrilby
Clooney's gotta eat, but still...
Oct. 15, 2007, 10:34 a.m. CST
by Kefrif
Its good to see a guy reaching out from his normal world and succeeding in a new one. I'm pleased he's done a good job, and wish him well for the future. Kefrif
Oct. 15, 2007, 11:01 a.m. CST
I kept waiting for him to pick his nose
by CherryValance
in that final shot. This interview is good on your end but I think that when filmmakers are promoting a film, it may be wise not to reference a bunch of better films. Not that MICHAEL CLAYTON was bad, it was pretty good, but stuff like YOUNG ADAM and THE PIANO TEACHER blow it out of the water.
Oct. 15, 2007, 11:07 a.m. CST
Great Interview
by RobFromBackEast
In my top 5 films of the year EASY. So is Bourne. Really loved it. Gilroy comes across as very fuckin cool and passionate too. Great job Copane!
Oct. 15, 2007, 11:11 a.m. CST
very good movie
by darthnoodle
good interview capone. i think the horses are about finding purity and calmness in the world which is then interrupted by the exploding car, thrusting him back into his horrible life. i saw the movie this weekend in a theatre w/ about 10 other people in it. its a shame b/c this is a very well done movie. i don't know if it will be in my top 5, but most likely my top 10. i think clooney is a one dimensional actor, but at the same time i like watching his performances, and more importantly, i love the movies he chooses to associate himself with (post batman and robin). for my $11 he's my favorite "movie star", but definitely not my favorite "actor" (thank you johnny depp). anyway, its a shame this movie isn't making much money. here we all bitch and moan that hollywood doesn't make smart movies anymore, but when a good smart one comes out nobody sees it. why should hollywood make smart movies when dumb americans would rather see the game plan w/ the rock than a legal thriller about people destroying their own lives? fuck you dumb audiences, and thank you george clooney and tony gilroy.
Oct. 15, 2007, 12:14 p.m. CST
I liked this movie.
by Christopher3
Definitely one of the best of the year so far, and on par with "Syriana." I hope the screenplay gets remembered at Oscar time. But it probably speaks to lawyers more than the general public. My wife thought it was dull as dishwater.
Oct. 15, 2007, 2:05 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Clooney is a bona fide movie star. You're just jealous cuz you one ugly fuck.
Oct. 15, 2007, 2:27 p.m. CST
Michael Clayton was boring
by jivatmax
Clooney couldn't even save this worthless script.
Oct. 15, 2007, 2:32 p.m. CST
You answered your own question, Animal Structure
by Garbageman33
Clooney's movies hardly ever make money. And yet, people follow his every step. Why do you think that is? Could it have something to do with the fact that he's a major star? In fact, he's probably the biggest star there is right now. Not the best actor. Not the most successful at the box office. The biggest star.
Oct. 15, 2007, 2:38 p.m. CST
The Vault of Horror
by Wu Fang
Oct. 15, 2007, 3:09 p.m. CST
Paul W.S Anderson's LONG GOOD FRIDAY
by AngelinasOilBoy
Now that Tony G. has ripped off the ending, will Paul W.S. have to change the final scene in his Miami-set remake of TLGF? Or will he come to his senses, stop trying to play with the grown-ups, and fuck off to write Resident Evil 4? *fingers crossed*
Oct. 15, 2007, 3:54 p.m. CST
Animal's right!
by Holy Hell
I think Clooney's considered a movie-star by the press because he's sort of a throwback to the Hollywood masculinity of old. He's like a Carey Grant playboy bachelor (the whole women-want-to-be-with-him, men-want-to-be-him thing), and the cinema press is a bit nostalgic when it comes to Hollywood romance. Also, he's a very good actor, and invests both time and money into solid, smarter than average, well-crafted projects (Syriana, O Brother, Good Night and Good Luck, Ocean's, etc.). He's a very relevant cultural figure at the moment, at least in terms of Hollywood. And in terms of Budweiser. And Michael Clayton was very, very good. Economical, entertaining, culturally relevant, and ethically motivated. Just terrific.
But who cares if he's "considered" by various clowns who's opinions don't matter, a "movie star"? I'd take Clooney over Will Farrell or Tom Cruise any day.
Oct. 15, 2007, 3:56 p.m. CST
AnimalStructure, biggest GODDAMNED loser on AICN
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Which is saying something. This guy cries about Muppert voice actors and George Clooney being a big star. Jesus. I just come to AICN to read his silly ass rants for my morning self esteem boost.
Oct. 15, 2007, 4:20 p.m. CST
Guy Who Got A Headache...
by Garbageman33
If you really want to feel good about yourself, go over to the Juno board. Animal Structure is trying to explain to me why the film sucks so bad. Only problem being, he hasn't actually seen it.
Oct. 15, 2007, 6:31 p.m. CST
Michael Clayton - favorite movie this year, best interview too
by antonphd
Funny, I thought that Clooney pulled over to that spot on the side of the road to see the horses because the scene of the horses under the tree was right out of his son's book. It was a picture as he looked thru the book. I thought it kinda caught his attention at just the right moment. I really loved this movie. What a knockout first film for the director. Oh, while I'm writing this, since the director may read these. Kudos on the title The Devil's Advocate. I loved that spin of irony. Devil means Accusor. Specifically in the sense of one who stands before a judge and accuses someone of a crime. And of course Advocate is someone who defends the accused. Nice play on words. The ultimate accusor's defendor.
Oct. 15, 2007, 9:38 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
All because of this interview. I wasn't even going to see it, but the interview intrigued me. It was a great performance from Clooney, and yeah, he was miles away from his Danny Ocean persona. I thought that ending in the cab was gonna go on forever but it wasn't all that long. <p> You know, if it weren't for movies like The Insider (true story), I would have thought these plots to be far-fetched, but fuck - these corporations are nothing but vampires. Clayton was a very real character; despite being a corporate lawyer, his life is far from glam. I'm Queens-born too, so his family and background is something I definitely relate to. Great movie.
Oct. 16, 2007, 2:27 a.m. CST
Capone, another interesting fact about the horses...
by Executor
...they digitally inserted a drawing of a horse into the book that Clooney was looking at in Wilkinson's apt. (the red book his son recommended) to add to the horse symbolism.<p>Best movie of the year so far.
Oct. 16, 2007, 10:15 a.m. CST
by kwisatzhaderach
Tells you everything you need to know about the mindset of the average moviegoer.
If Clayton was Cruise instead of Clooney, it would make more money AND it would suck. Yea! Intense Cruise clenches teeth at Tilda Swinton. Victorious Cruise flashes winning smile at cab driver.
Oct. 16, 2007, 9:39 p.m. CST
Over Celebrated Pish Posh Television at best Tony!
by Alex Trevelyan
The title is in short terrible. It means nothing. Says nothing. Conveys nothing. Non descript. Bad. Why do I want to see Michael Clayton? Oh thats right George Clooney is Michael Clayton. The subtext, Tony Gilory, to the title Michael Clayton is George Clooney. Thats why the boys in marketing put his face so BIG on the poster. To sell, push, George not Micheal. 100% shit title for a film. Crap. Have you watched 'Micheal Collins'. Its another Warners flop. Collins had more balls than this. Yo Tony the first thing the audenice comes into contact with is the title of the film and maybe who's in it. Then the next thing they ask themselves is "what is it about?" Is it Tony? Christ this was ball less. Its a fucking prequel to Oceans 11. You should have called it "Danny Ocean". The ideas are so "done". Cliched. Who cares?. Yo Tony stick to the writing its your place in life. Super stuff with 'Bourne'. Hate to break it to you but thats your pinnacle. Thats as good as it gets. Thats your purpose in life. Let Paul Greengrass and his like mount your screenplays. By the way why do you think they sat on the release of this average TV show until October? Is it because its crappy crap crap? Alex. P.S. If you had cut 30 mins out of your "Precious MC" you would have done alot better. Alot. Cant wait for the next Bourne film Tony. Maybe call it 'The Bourne Annihilation'. Now that I think of it you may have been OVER swamped by toooo many cooks in the kitchen and you, Tony, a new boy were out of your dept. Far too many filmmakers on the credits. Too many masters' Tony. Too many. Yo T! Is a differnet kettle of fish isnt it? Writting towards DIRECTING. Love & Kisses, A. "Nobody knows Anything"
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