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Avant-garde, underground, experimental...you name it, Derek Jarman helped define it. A painter, a poet, a gay rights activist, a filmmaker--he combined all of his passions together when he picked up a video camera, an artist in every sense of the word. Frequently experimenting with Super 8mm film, he challenged the way viewers interpreted movies, and frequently infused his works with his own style of "gay filmmaking". This new four-disc set presents four of his films--two art house, two avant-garde--available on DVD for the first time (Carvaggio and Wittgenstein will also be released separately; The Angelic Conversation and Blue are exclusive to this set).
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Caravaggio (1986)
Largely considered one of Jarman's most successful efforts, this 1986 biopic chronicles the life of 17th Century Italian painter Michelangelo Caravaggio--a sometimes controversial artist who led a tumultuous life, one exacerbated by his fame. The film starts on July 18, 1610 as the artist (brilliantly played by Nigel Terry) lies on his deathbed: "Four years on the run--so many labels on the luggage, and hardly a friendly face." Attended to by his loyal assistant, the mute Jerusaleme (Spencer Leigh), Caravaggio reflects upon his life, taking us back in time: "I built my world as divine mystery...found the god in the wine and took into my heart. I painted myself as Bacchus and took on his fate: a wild, orgiastic dismemberment. I raise this fragile glass and drink to you, my audience...man's character is his fate."
We see his exploits as a young man (the motto engraved on the blade of his knife: "No Hope, No Fear"), with his budding sexuality catching the attention of strangers ("I'm an art object--and very, very expensive...") as well as mentor Cardinal Del Monte (Michael Gough). We soon jump to a later stage in his life, where the bulk of the story unfolds as the painter eyes a new muse: a young, dashing fighter named Ranuccio (Sean Bean), who sees an opportunity to pay off his gambling debts when Caravaggio comes calling. Their relationship disturbs his girlfriend Lena (Tilda Swinton, in her first movie), but when she provides her own inspiration for the artist, the story escalates into a hauntingly beautiful Greek tragedy.
A labor of love for Jarman, this film was seven years in the making and constructed on a very low budget in a London warehouse. It's remarkable what he was able to create, aided by the superb skill of cinematographer Gabriel Beristain, production designer Christopher Hobbs and costume designer Sandy Powell. It proves that passion--not money--counts the most. The sets are simple yet striking, taking advantage of effective lighting (much like Caravaggio's paintings) to tell the story. A painter himself, Jarman's film is its own work of art--a personal portrait of an artist, a rebel--and a man in love. He makes effective use of bold imagery: a snake on a basket, shadows on a wall and any scene that brings Caravaggio's paintings to life, and uses sound to suggest grander surroundings. Jarman also opts for some anachronisms: a calculator, a typewriter, a motorbike and various costumes evoke a later period, a playful choice that perfectly suits the film's tone.
Jarman is able to convey not only the painter's passion, but his own as well: "All art is against lived experience," says Carvaggio. "How can you compare flesh and blood with oil, ground, pigment?" Bean runs away with the film, a smoldering presence that oozes sexuality and pops off the screen (I loved the final sequence with Carvaggio and Ranuccio). He and Swinton are perfectly cast, (literally) shining in their roles. The camera loves both of them, and countless shots leave no doubt as to how they put the artist under their spell.
Jarman has noted that when it was first suggested he make a film about Caravaggio, he knew very little about him--much like I had little knowledge of Jarman's work. This was a beautiful introduction (this film hasn't aged a bit) and quickly whetted my appetite for more.
Restored from high-definition elements, the anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer still shows age but looks beautiful. This is a warm presentation, bathed in dark shades and very soft. It's a beautiful choice to convey Caravaggio's work and life. There's mild grain and occasional candle-like flicker lighting (which sometimes seems intentional). The 2.0 stereo track (with optional English subtitles) is one of the more robust ones you'll find, making good use of the film's modest yet powerful sound effects.
Leading the way is a collection of four video interviews (30:22), led by three new ones. Tilda Swinton--a longtime Jarman friend and collaborator who many cite as being his muse--shares her thoughts on Jarman and the film. "He was very interested in how the individual survives any environment and the loneliness that any enclosed environment can instill," she says, adding that there was a feeling of family--and abandon--on the set. "There aren't that many artists working as filmmakers, and the thing about Derek which is really interesting is that he managed to come form a constituency of filmmaking--which is a fine-art constituency, generally speaking underground, and certainly experimental--and he managed to by two means...working with 35 millimeter early on, and secondly by the force of his own personality and his sense of himself as a performer. He crossed over into somewhere else."
Actor Nigel Terry reinforces Jarman's mantra to have a good time--sets were filled with laughter. Terry notes Jarman was a true Renaissance man: a painter, a filmmaker, a writer, a gardener...the list goes on. "He was sort of blasphemous, but he was kind, so he cared about people," Terry says. "(He was) not politically correct at all. He didn't follow a party line, he didn't follow a religious line. He saw the world for what it was--what he saw of it--a bit like Caravaggio. I think he liked Caravaggio because of that."
Production designer Christopher Hobbs notes that the film was created as "Italy of the mind and memory", a blending of history and modern recollection that intentionally had lapses in period. He shares how he refined his storyboards over the years, and that the sets were made with "ingenuity and a lot of hard work." He adds with a laugh that "Derek hatred period movies, and he hated period costumes...be he kept on doing it."
The last video interview (in lower quality video) is an excerpt of Jarman speaking with Simon Field in a 1989 interview. He shares his fascination with Caravaggio's work--the cinematic style of his paintings, his rebellious nature, his sexuality ("Caravaggio's age was in many ways more open than ours was")--and notes that he also made the film as a statement against the American commercial culture that took over after World War II. "In a sense, this was my own throwing down the gauntlet at the American-oriented cinema, and saying, here is a film oriented toward Europe, which has always been the way I've worked." He also talks about his roots in underground/alternative/experimental cinema. All of the interviews provide a powerful look at the man and his mind.
Jarman is also represented in an audio interview (58 minutes) with Derek Malcolm at London's National Film Theatre after a preview screening of Caravaggio during the week leading up to its 1986 U.K. theatrical release. The audio is low quality, but is still easy to follow and provides more great material. Jarman expands upon his influences and his filmmaking process. Malcolm notes that the director has been called "the James Dean of the Italian Baroque"--an apt description--and says the film is vital because "there's a need for cinema that shakes hands with people without pissing on them." As for the "alternative" tag that Jarman lived with? "No," he replies. "I'm always the center."
Up next is a feature-length audio commentary with cinematographer Gabriel Beristain. It's an enthusiastic track (there are periods in the film where he stays quiet), and it's clear from the start he's a huge fan of the film--and Jarman: "It was the greatest experience of my whole entire life," he says, calling the film an incredible masterpiece. "Derek Jarman has been the best director and artist that I have ever worked for." Beristain spends a lot of time talking about the various lighting and camerawork techniques, nothing how they used yellow makeup on the actors playing Caravaggio to separate them from the background. He notes they shot the film the same way Caravaggio's paintings evolved in his life, referencing a form of chiaroscuro that the artist popularized. He adds that Jarman wanted sparse sets with nothing superfluous, adding that he considers Jarman an artist, not a "technician that makes films"--movies gave him a way to express his dreams, emotions, ideology and needs.
Rounding out the package is a photo gallery of storyboard, notebook, production photo and design sketches, and the films British theatrical trailer.
Wittgenstein (1993)
A philosopher who hated philosophy? What better subject for Derek Jarman to tackle than Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian who pondered the connection between language and logic. Right from the start, you'll notice that Jarman is having some fun here: "If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done," notes young Ludwig (Clancy Chassay), staring directing into the camera to address us as he introduces his filthy rich family. "I'm a prodigy." All of the scenes are filmed as if this was a play, on a dark stage with minimal props and no sets.
Soon, Ludwig is waxing philosophical by a mail box with a Martian, who asks "How many toes do philosophers have?" It's a lot to soak in and adjust to, but Jarman still sticks with a somewhat linear narrative as young and old Ludwig (Karl Johnson) share their life--from childhood to Cambridge, from Norway to war, from Russia to death. Each sequence revels in minimalism. Everything is stripped down, forcing you to try and focus on the words and logic (which can sometimes be difficult).
The film is both frustrating and funny, much like we're led to believe the philosopher's mind was. The crux of his inner struggle comes as he tries to explore the limits of language after writing Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus--a book that combines logical symbolism with religious mysticism. "It's what we do and who we are that gives meaning to our words," he says. "There are no genuine philosophical problems...philosophy is just a by-product of misunderstanding language."
Jarman frequently sidetracks us with humor. Ludwig prefers the cinema to seminars--he'd happily take in a Western or musical with Carmen Miranda or Betty Hutton over anything Aristotle has to offer. The director also links Wittgenstein's sexual identity struggle to his angst, and Johnson does a good job with tough material. Everyone else pitches in with memorable turns, especially Michael Gough as fellow philosopher Bertrand Russell and Tilda Swinton as Lady Ottoline Morrell, an English aristocrat and one of Russell's lovers ("That's the trouble with your Bertie," says Morrell. "You can never answer a straight question!").
John Quentin also gets solid screen time as British economist John Maynard Keynes, a lecturer at Cambridge who challenges Wittgenstein by the throwing the philosopher's own words back at him: "All aristocrats idealize the common folk, as long as they keep stoking the boilers." It's one of the many confrontations that frustrate Wittgenstein, whose struggle for perfection becomes his Achilles' heel.
This is a colorful film with bold images and statements, and is probably best enjoyed if you don't take it too seriously. If you're a philosophy novice (like me), just put yourself into the shoes of the other characters (the ones who challenge Wittgenstein, like many of his students). I loved the images Jarman created, and the film's playfulness trumps any confusion you might have with the cerebral gobbledygook. This is a must for Jarman fans, but others are best advised to start elsewhere with his work and ease into this one.
Presented in a restored, 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer from high-definition elements, Wittgenstein is another solid effort. The film is a study in contrasts, with the black background repeatedly broken with colorful props and costumes. The 2.0 surround sound (with optional English subtitles) is more than adequate--there's very little use of intense audio here. This is more about dialogue, with the subtle sound effects serving their purpose.
Leading the way is an introduction (4:24) by film historian Ian Christie, a former philosopher. He talks about the importance of the film (which he notes "re-animates the clichés of the costume drama"), and addresses some of the controversy it created.
Up next is a collection of three short but heartfelt video interviews (28:32), once again led by Swinton. The footage was shot during the same interview she gave in the extras of Caravaggio, and you'll notice that a few minutes of her 10-minute clip here were also included on that release. She spends more time talking about Jarman than the film, and reflects on his nature: "In his enthusiasm for adventure, he was genuinely child-like. He was never disillusioned, and very rarely dispirited," she says. "He had an extraordinary charisma. He was a drama queen, and he was so delightful with it." She also addresses his filmmaking strategy ("it was all about process") and his two camps of film: "Derek Jarman Red Label and Derek Jarman-lite," with the choice of 35mm or Super 8 influencing his creative process.
Karl Johnson then shares his thoughts on making the film, noting with refreshing honesty that he had trouble making sense of it all: "It was hard to learn, trying to figure out some of it out, which was stupid because...you can't!" He also shares his thoughts on Jarman, a man who was "as enthusiastic talking about a feather boa as he was about the Tractatus. That's what I liked about him...he didn't seek approval." Closing the interviews is producer Tariq Ali, who talks about the funding and filming of Wittgenstein, and about Jarman--who embraced low budgets because it forced everyone to be more creative. The funniest moment comes when he recalls how he told Jarman that he needed to shock his fans with this work. When the director asked how, Ali answered: "No bums and willies at all. That will shock them!"
You also get a collection of behind-the-scenes footage (24:56) from the film, broken into seven sections. There's no narration and no talking to the camera--it's just raw footage of Jarman at work, and is a testament to his fun, laid-back style. It's clear that he embraced everyone on the set, fostering a real sense of family. It's fun to watch him and Tilda ponder over how to eat chocolate as she reads a letter, and to see Jarman enthusiastically direct an equally colorful trio of actors. Rounding out the features is "The Clearing", a short film (5:00) from Alexis Bistikas that has Jarman in a small role.
The Angelic Conversation (1985)
"Being your slave, what should I do but tend upon the hours and times of your desire..."
Long cited by Jarman as his favorite work, this film is one of his most experimental efforts. Shot on Super 8 (and blown up to 35mm), it has Judi Dench narrating 14 of Shakespeare's sonnets as images slowly unfold on the screen. Paul Reynolds and Phillip Williamson are the subjects, and Jarman gives a homoerotic interpretation of the sonnets. Dench reads a few lines, then fades away for a while as the imagery and sound take over.
The film explores themes of love, desire, heartache, longing and enslavement, and the music (an original composition by Coil) alternates between soothing, tender sounds and harsh, jarring ones. The audio uses other effects to help explore its themes, relying on the sound of water, birds, breathing, a clock, a fog horn, bees, bells and plenty of other cues to enhance the images, which frequently include fire, water and flowers.
The actors never speak, and there is no clear narrative--we see a man struggling with a load on his back, working his way up a hill; a man staring out a window, lost in thought; two men wrestling; a swimmer; a man kissing the body of his desire; two men sleeping; and many others. The images are mostly grainy, while Jarman employs a technique similar to stop-motion, slowing down the film in many sequences. He frequently employs a monochrome, black-and-white process, while other sequences have a more standard video look and are in color.
For many viewers, this will be a challenging watch. I like the idea, but for me the images weren't strong enough to keep my interest for 75 minutes. It was powerful in spots, but it couldn't maintain that for extended periods.
"What eyes have put love in my head, which have no correspondence with true site. Or if they have, where has my judgment fled..."
Presented in a restored full-frame picture, I image this looks just about as good as it can given the source. There's plenty of grain, and no sharpness. There's a shift between black-and-white images with various tints, with some scenes in color. The 2.0 audio presentation (with optional English subtitles) is boisterous, which can sometimes be a problem when Dench is speaking...the sound fights for your attention, making it hard to smoothly understand some of the words she is saying. But the other audio effects Jarman throws at you are done well, helping create a mood of unease or serenity.
You get three video interviews (48 minutes), the best being Jarman. He's talks with Simon Field in a 1989 television show. This is the same interview that you saw a clip of in the Caravaggio extras--while that just used a sampling, this offers the full interview (32 minutes). Jarman talks about a wide range of things: how he got involved with film as a set designer for Ken Russell, how he started using Super 8, his filming/narrative choices and his role as a gay filmmaker and activist. "I'm a very traditional filmmaker, conservative with a small 'c'. I found that the times I lived in sort of marginalized the sort of ways that I thought, and sexuality as I experienced it," he says. "I've never made a film that I didn't think was sort of conservative. I never actually thought of my films as being radical."
Production designer Christopher Hobbs (in interview footage shot at the same time as his Caravaggio interview) notes that Jarman relished in experimenting with technology, and this film was a subconscious diary with fragments of memory, thoughts and glimpses of ideas that he had filmed over the years. "I'm not sure there was a great deal of philosophical thought behind them, like a lot of conceptual art--which it was. It was very much out of the '60s and '70s, this sort of conceptual, multiple, communal art idea, and then you put a title on afterwards and sort of justify what you'd done by calling it something. But it didn't actually start out...with a very strong idea."
Producer James Mackay is also interviewed, and says that "Derek's films were essentially about Derek...they are all films where Derek is the essential character." He shares how Jarman re-filmed his Super 8 material onto video by projecting it onto a wall and capturing in using a VHS porta pack, and notes that the film grew on one hand as the soundtrack grew on another. Mackay adds that The Angelic Conversation was created out of different ideas that melded together. Mackay notes that this was Jarman's favorite work: "It was very gentle and fairly direct as a film...and it was a beautiful summer. He had a great time."
Blue (1993)
By the time Jarman was filming Wittgenstein, he was already starting to go blind as a result of complications from the AIDS virus. That ended up being his final "traditional" work with actors, but Blue is his last film. Like The Angelic Conversation, it's a more avant-garde entry that may be hard for many people to enjoy. If you're in the mood for reflection, it can be quite powerful. The film is like an audio diary with thoughts, life stories, dreams and music all being shared as a blue screen--with no other visuals--fills the canvas for 75 minutes.
The film is narrated by four voices, with Jarman joined by Nigel Terry, John Quentin and (briefly) Tilda Swinton. All of them speak as Jarman, who alternates childhood stories with musings on life, love and sexual roles. Those segments are interspersed with his current struggle, as he shares his thoughts on losing his sight and dealing with the complications from DHPG drug treatment, feeling further defeated as his body betrays him. "All that concerns either life or death is all transacting and at work within me now," we hear early on, as the narrator ponders the importance of current global warfare news. "If I lose half my sight, will my vision be halved?" he later asks. "I resign myself to fate...blind fate."
Jarman seems to be challenging us to see what he sees--or at least how he sees--using sounds and words to force us to create our own visuals and meaning. The color becomes a symbol for everything: life, love, death, bliss, cold, sound...and also represents a slipping away as he eyes heaven. In the bonus features for The Angelic Conversation, producer James Mackay says: "With Blue, he said, 'I finally have done what I always had to do surreptitiously...that is, make a film about myself. In the other films, I had to disguise myself as Caravaggio" and all of his other subjects.
Jarman also adds sound effects to help paint a picture, whether it's a cold wind, the waves of the ocean, a ticking clock, a thunderstorm, a busy café, bells, all of it joined by music of changing moods. The most haunting audio comes from the hospital sequences, with a breathing machine and other cold, sterile sounds forcing us to think about facing death. "I'm walking along the beach in a howling gale...another year is passing. In the roaring waters I hear the voices of dead friends...love is life...it lasts forever," he says, soon reciting a list of lovers, whose names echo through the film: Dave, Howard, Graham, Terry and Paul (Blue is dedicated to the frequently referenced H.B. and "All True Lovers").
This is a thought-provoking, haunting and powerful work that stands as Jarman's final piece of art, a legacy of life created as he eyed death. It's certainly not for casual viewers, and I'm guessing a majority of film fans will find it too frustrating a sit (I did prefer this to The Angelic Conversation). This is best left to Jarman enthusiasts, and anyone open to exploring its many themes free of forced visuals.
Presented in a new, anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer, this is just a blue screen--no change in shade, so it really doesn't matter how it looks, right? Some black and white film specs pop on the canvas every so often. The 2.0 surround track (with optional English subtitles) is solid, with all of the narration, sound effects and music being robust.
The sole extra presented here is the film Glitterbug, a heartfelt collage of various Super 8 home movies and video from Jarman's library. Posthumously assembled with love by his friends in 1994, it is set to an original (and sometimes jarring) score from Brian Eno (there's no narration). The full-frame presentation varies in quality with each sequence (most of it looks rough), and features a wide range of subjects. Jarman is frequently in front of the camera (he films himself shaving and sleeping), along with the warm smiles of many friends. There's a fashion show, an outdoor gathering, behind-the-scenes footage from his 1976 film Sebastiane, various shots of nature and art, shots of his neighborhood and friends just relaxing. It's a fitting complement to Blue, with no words forcing us to focus on Jarman's vision as he shows us what caught his eye during his life. We can only wonder what unique and wonderful stories belong to each person and shot, what intent came with each sequence...and I'm guessing that's exactly what Jarman would have wanted.
For a great read on Jarman and other great GLBT cinema content, check out Jim's page from jclarkmedia.com. He can provide a lot more insight into Jarman and his work than me!
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The four discs are housed in a paper-quad fold with a paper slipcase. An 18-page booklet is included, featuring brief and enlightening essays on the man and his work, as well as a short Q&A with Oscar winning costume designer Sandy Powell, whose first feature as a designer was Caravaggio. Her standout work has been featured in great films like The Aviator, Far From Heaven and Shakespeare in Love, among many others.
For Jarman enthusiasts, fans of experimental films or those into alternative gay cinema, this is an essential collection. For those new to his work, it's probably best to rent a few titles first. Caravaggio is the most "mainstream" entry here, a beautiful work with smoldering performances that have stood the test of time--it comes highly recommended. The other entries stray off the path a little bit, and offer a thought-provoking, challenging, passionate--and sometimes frustrating--viewing experience. If you know what you're getting yourself into and are open to the experience, this is a great introduction to a unique filmmaker. With four films new to DVD and a fantastic batch of extras compiled with love, Glitterbox not only shows Jarman's love for art and film, but it also shows the love he inspired in others. Recommended, but not for everyone.


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Opening Day starter Hernandez a model of consistency
PEORIA, Ariz. -- When Lloyd McClendon signed on as the new Mariners manager last winter, he didn't hesitate when asked what he liked about his new team.
"Felix, Felix, Felix," McClendon said with a smile, knowing the importance of an ace pitcher for any Major League club.
PEORIA, Ariz. -- When Lloyd McClendon signed on as the new Mariners manager last winter, he didn't hesitate when asked what he liked about his new team.
"Felix, Felix, Felix," McClendon said with a smile, knowing the importance of an ace pitcher for any Major League club.
That opinion hasn't changed any heading into Monday's Opening Day against the Angels in Anaheim, when Felix Hernandez will step to the hill to once again kick off the Mariners' season.
It will be the club-record seventh Opening Day start for Hernandez, and sixth in a row -- both marks breaking the former franchise benchmarks set by Randy Johnson.
"Not bad," Hernandez said, a smile creasing his face. "He's a great pitcher, he's going to be a Hall of Famer, so it's good to be there."
There are some who question why Hernandez has stayed so loyal to a team that has yet to reach the postseason during his nine years in the Majors. But he's never wavered, despite frequent conjecture from national media and fans who ponder his place in the Pacific Northwest.
"Everybody says that," Hernandez said. "But I'm happy here. I'm not going to leave. Don't worry."
He avoided even the prospect of free agency by extending his contract in 2013 with a seven-year, $175 million commitment that will keep him in Seattle through at least 2019. Now he looks around the clubhouse at new teammate Robinson Cano and the host of young, upcoming talent and restates his conviction.
"I believe," Hernandez said. "I believe in this team and what we're doing."
The 27-year-old has done everything possible to hold up his end of things since arriving in Seattle as a 19-year-old rookie in 2005. He's pitched 190-plus innings every year for the past eight seasons, including 200-plus for the last six.
He's earned four American League All-Star berths (2009, '11, '12 and '13), one Cy Young Award (2010) and thrown a perfect game (2012). He and Tigers workhorse Justin Verlander are the only pitchers in the Majors to total 200 strikeouts and 200 innings in each of the last five seasons. And in that same span, he's thrown the most quality starts in the Majors (124), and his 2.85 ERA is second only to Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers among regular starting pitchers.
Still, he was driven to get better over the offseason. He worked out with Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval and noted Venezuelan trainer Rafael Alvarez every day in January to prepare for this season. Hernandez wanted to strengthen his lower body to regain some of the power he felt he'd lost in recent years when he cut down on his weight.
"You always are looking for the right balance," he said, noting he struggled at the end of last year when he posted a 1-6 mark and 5.16 ERA in his final nine starts to finish 12-10 with a 3.04 ERA.
Even "The King" knows he has room for improvement.
"That's always the challenge for me, to get better every year," Hernandez said. "It's just trying to be more consistent. At the end of last year, I was hurt a little bit and wasn't consistent. That's what I'm trying to do this year."
Some have raised their eyebrows at the gradual decline in Hernandez's fastball velocity over the last few years. He's no longer the upper-90s flame thrower who arrived in Seattle in 2005. He's much smarter about his business now, knowing his wicked changeup and quality curve and slider keep hitters swinging and missing, and extend his durability.
Those who watch Hernandez up close and personal marvel at the tools he has at his disposal on the mound. Veteran right-hander Scott Baker, who spent the spring fighting for a rotation spot after seven seasons with the Twins, said Hernandez's velocity shouldn't even be a topic.
"He doesn't need to throw mid- to upper-90s," Baker said. "He just doesn't need to. It's unnecessary, and personally I don't think it's a good thing to begin with. Of course you get away with a lot more, but that is extremely taxing. Good grief. He's as good as it gets. He's every bit the term 'pitcher.' That's what Felix is. He knows how to pitch. He's got the best of both worlds. He knows how to pitch and he's got great stuff to go with it."
McClendon spent the last eight years with the Tigers, and thus is well versed with another ace in Verlander. He says having such a "stopper" at the top of a rotation is crucial, but notes the two go about things differently.
"Verlander is more a pure power guy," McClendon said. "Felix has the ability to attack you in a lot of different ways. He can go power, he can go finesse. I'd say his command is probably a little better than Justin's."
Hernandez trades a few ticks off the radar gun for his incredible durability, having started 30 or more games for eight years in a row. Baker noted what a grind it is for any pitcher to accumulate 200 innings even in one season, let alone eight straight, and that Hernandez is even more effective now that he's added guile to his arsenal.
"What does it matter how you get to the end result, as long as you're still getting there?" Baker said. "Which he is. As an organization or coaching staff, I'd be like, 'Hey, you don't need to throw harder. Just go out there and continue to do what you're doing.'"
For Hernandez, that isn't a problem. He'll take the ball Monday night in Anaheim, becoming the first pitcher in Major League history to make seven Opening Day starts before turning 28.
In his previous six Opening Day efforts? Hernandez is 4-0 with a 1.33 ERA.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog.


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Head to the Hall of Biodiversity to experience the 2,500-square-foot walk-through diorama of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest—can you spot the hidden wildlife in this nighttime scene? Or learn about the abundance of life on Earth in the hall's Spectrum of Life exhibit featuring 1,500 specimens and models representing a wide range of bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. The Endangered Species case features a number of endangered and extinct species, including a dodo skeleton. Around the corner, don't miss the specimen of a Passenger Pigeon in the "Firsthand Observer" section of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall. September 1, Labor Day, is the 100th anniversary of the death in captivity of the last known living Passenger Pigeon.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
I'm Alive, Whispering out of the Dark, Empty Cave
Also, a bit of news, since you may have assumed I'd given up on this blog: I'm coming back! For the moment, we'll just say I'm working on PROJECT RELAUNCH. Hopefully, things will soon be all shiny and new and full of words.
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Yea Carolina! I've missed you. Glad you're coming back. Happy Holidays!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Looking forward to your return! Merry Christmas Carol!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Looking forward to it as we've missed you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, I've missed being missed. Thanks, dude!Delete
I know exactly what a 2.0 re-launch is like! :)ReplyDelete
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Yay for a relaunch! I went for a restart. LOL. Change is a coming.Glad that you're coming back around.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I think that I have been in the same cave. Doing my own things and avoiding the web. I really want to get active again on my blog but haven't figured out what to do with it yet. I look forward to seeing more of you. There is still light at the opening of the cave, so you are not so lost yet! :)ReplyDelete
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I'm not familiar with the claims that the black community is very anti-gay. I assumed that was some exaggerated claim. However to hear such vocal criticism lately from two black atheists is frankly just embarrassing.
I'm going to guess and assume that there's been enough discussion on this forum about one member, Charlie. He's been harassing The Atheist Experience lately. Then there's the Black Atheists of Atlanta's, Blackson, who suggested homosexuality was a white, european conspiracy. I don't assume or expect rationality from a person just because they identify as an atheist but... wow. Are Charlie and Blackson typical characters in the scene? I had a meeting with local black atheists who sighed in disappointment when I brought up Blackson's name. I had never heard of either of these characters.
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I kind of understand what you are saying about Neil Degrasse Tyson. But I think coward is a little too strong. I really admire his knowledge of science and the universe. I'm impressed whenever I hear him speak. I guess he has his reasons for identifying as an agnostic. I went through a phase as an agnostic for a while because I wanted to believe in something if not organized religion. In my opinion his choice of labeling himself agnostic is political. It seems he doesn't want to alienate believers. It's obvious from his lectures that he doesn't believe in organized religion. His explanation of why he prefers agnostic is confusing. It would be nice if he would just come out and say if he believed in a supreme being or not.
None of us are 100% certain. Throwing an entire group under the bus in an attempt to protect yourself is cowardly. He specifically made it clear that he was calling himself an agnostic because he could not identify with a simple-minded stereotype of an atheist he described (wild, crazy, angry). I do not recall any philosophical reasons given with such zeal.
Say, for example, I decide to call myself a mulatto (instead of black) because I can't relate to Kanye West and Lil' Wayne. To back up my decision, I give examples of how they are idots. I would deserve, and likely take, much heat.
I can understand playing it safe to protect your image as a big, cuddly-wuddley, innocuous, teddy bear. He has a TV show that he wants people to watch and doesn't want to be seen as a big, black, boogie man. This, however, does not excuse him for making ignorant generalizations. He is lucky that Chris Mooney was interviewing him. Almost anyone else would have given him the hell he deserved.
I am equal opportunity with my criticisms. If you say something stupid I don't care if you are a common man on public access TV or an international star. Crap is crap and it stinks no matter where it comes from.
FYI. I like Tyson's show and I met him in NYC a couple of years back at the planetarium. He is an intelligent, friendly guy.
there are a couple of things to keep in mind, there is a strain of homophobia in the working class black community perhaps not as murderous as in the working class white community but still there.
the second thing is that on line personalities are not always "honest" some of the more outrageous statements are made just to provocate
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It was known then as Ambassador Veterinary Clinic. After eight years, Dr. Broussard moved to the present location on Broadmoor Boulevard to enable him to develop a bigger facility where he could expand his services. Dr. Trish Marullo, a 1999 graduate of LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, has been practicing with Dr. Broussard since April 2005.
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Leave it to Sesame Street to transform Mama's favorite cult show into a hysterical skit for toddlers just learning their ABCs. To kick off the show's 43rd season on Feb. 4, two Muppets transform into Downton Abbey's Violet Crawley and Charles Carsongain — complete with English accents and period costumes — in a parody skit called "Upside Downton Abbey." The puppets try their hands at eating traditional British foods like tea and crumpets, but keep dropping everything, leading the colorful Dowager Countess to exclaim, "Well, of course everything is upside down. This is Upside Downton Abbey!"
Sesame Street has a long history of spoofing popular culture to capture the attention of both tots and their parents. Among our favorite recent parodies are "True Mud," a take on True Blood, and Cookie Monster's perfectly toddler-friendly "Share It Maybe," a fun rewrite of "Call Me Maybe". Take a look at how they turn things right side up, and be sure to tune in to the 43rd season of the legendary show, which will also feature visits from Kristen Bell, Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dax Shepard, and more.


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ATLANTA (AP) – Carbon monoxide detectors will be placed in an Atlanta elementary school where dozens of students were sickened after two workers failed to reopen a boiler valve.
Associate superintendent Steve Smith says Georgia law does not require the detectors in schools. But Atlanta Public Schools is planning to install them district-wide.
Meanwhile, administrators say it appears the leak was caused by human error, not an equipment failure. More than 40 students and several adults at Finch Elementary School were treated at hospitals after Monday's leak.
Officials said at a news conference Thursday that two maintenance workers serviced the boiler identified as the leak source at the southwest Atlanta school just days before the leak. Officials say the leak occurred after they failed to reopen a valve after doing the work on Friday.
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SAC Capital Advisors LP, the $14 billion hedge fund founded by Steven A. Cohen, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury as part of the government's six-year crackdown on insider trading on Wall Street.
The charges against the Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund are the most significant to be brought by the U.S. since former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta was accused of insider trading in October 2011. Gupta, convicted in New York federal court last year, was sentenced to two years in prison.
This isn't the first time Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has sought charges against a business. In February 2012, his office charged Wegelin & Co., Switzerland's oldest private bank, for helping U.S. taxpayers hide assets from the Internal Revenue Service. Wegelin pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay almost $58 million.
SAC was indicted on four counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in an administrative action on July 19, accused Cohen of failing to supervise two portfolio managers who both face insider trading charges. Cohen wasn't charged in today's indictment.
While the agency stopped short of accusing Cohen of insider trading himself, the SEC alleged he received "highly suspicious" information and ignored "red flags" that should have caused any reasonable hedge-fund manager to investigate the basis for trades made by SAC employees Mathew Martoma and Michael Steinberg. Those trades helped the hedge fund earn profits and avoided losses of more than $275 million in 2008, the SEC said.
Martoma, 39, was charged in November by Bharara with the most lucrative insider trading case in history. Prosecutors said Martoma helped SAC reap hundreds of millions in illegal profits on tips provided by a doctor about a clinical trial about an Alzheimer's drug being developed by Wyeth LLC and Elan Corp.
Martoma, who has pleaded not guilty, is scheduled to go to trial in Manhattan federal court on Nov. 4.
While Cohen wasn't charged with Martoma, that case was the first to link Cohen directly to alleged inside information.
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AirAsia & AirAsia X to shift operations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
AirAsia & AirAsia X's operations at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) will be shifted from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 effective 16 June 2014.
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AirAsia currently operates daily flights to Kota Kinabalu and Airasia X operates twice daily flights to Kuala Lumpur from Taipei. The airlines also fly to popular destinations such as Penang, Langkawi, Phuket, Bali, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and many more via its Fly-Thru service.
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Pip Daddy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 77 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
I would like a creative, professional yet simple logo design for our software marketing company. Logo must be easy to use on any and all advertising, T-shirt, embroidery, website, etc. and something that may become an internationally recognized icon.
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In the Forex market, the major currencies traded are the U.S. dollar, the Japanese yen, the euro, the British pound, the Swiss Franc, and the Canadian dollar.
The software we market, trades the different currency pairs to earn pips which equates to earning money.
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Effective July 1, 2003, the Winston-Salem Fire Department was approved by the City Council to increase service fees. Previously, the Fire Department did not fine businesses for fire safety violations. The tragic nightclub fire in Rhode Island demonstrated the importance of fire safety. These fees will give businesses an incentive to make sure they comply.
Under the new regulations, businesses that violate basic fire safety by blocking emergency exits will be fined $200. Violations of the fire safety rules, such as failing to have their fire alarm tested annually or unauthorized storage of flammable or hazardous materials, carry $100 fines.
The new fee schedule raises existing fees for tents, ABC permits, hazardous event permits and storage tank installation, and establishes new fees for fire standby requests and courtesy inspections of foster homes and day-care centers.
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LeBlanc has also organised a number of events for NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) including the recent X Poly Nation (2015) at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, and How To Build An Art Scene That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later at Art Cologne (2015). He is currently the Curator of Events & Programming for Art Los Angeles Contemporary.
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Dallas • Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor has often said he doesn't buy into the idea Utah is rebuilding, going so far as to state his distaste for the "R" word.
Jazz guard Raja Bell joined his GM's side Friday night. Not in body, but in spirit.
After Utah watched a two-point deficit late in the third quarter swell to a 116-101 beatdown by the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center, the 12-year veteran said the Jazz clearly have enough talent to win games. Utah proved that by starting a lockout-shortened campaign 9-4, winning eight of nine to become the early-season surprise in the NBA.
But while the Jazz have continued to show fight during recent contests, Utah has also failed to finish games and at times has reverted to its early-season problems, highlighted by a stagnant offense and a porous defense.
Veterans such as Bell, C.J. Miles and Earl Watson said the message is clear. If the Jazz want to return to the playoffs and create a buffer for a grueling 34-game stretch during February and March that will see them play 21 contests on the road, Utah has to find a way to fill its holes. And after watching the Jazz (10-7) drop three of four, Bell knows his team doesn't have any time to lose.
"Look, if you can win games, you can win games, whether they're close or not close. I don't make any excuses for us down the stretch," he said. "We have to be able to win games like this if we want to be a good team."
He added: "This one hurts. I don't think it's a panic situation, but it hurts. We've got to learn these lessons and we've got to learn them quick."
Wing players including Bell, Miles and Gordon Hayward said they've already absorbed one crucial point. After watching big men Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson carry Utah through its early-season run, the Jazz have become too reliant on the duo to will the team to victory.
Millsap delivered again Friday, scoring a team-high 20 points, while Jefferson played through an ankle injury to pour in 19. But as Dallas (12-8) continually mixed an all-around offensive attack that saw speedy reserve point guard Rodrigue Beaubois (game-high 22 points) rip apart Utah's interior at the same time Jason Terry, Lamar Odom and Vince Carter fired away from the perimeter, the Jazz continued to perform as a two-man show.
Hayward and Bell disappeared from Utah's offense; Miles was frustrated by Dallas' length and size; Jazz point guard Devin Harris failed to score in the second half and took just one shot after recording 10 points during the initial two quarters.
"We've gotten to a point where [Millsap and Jefferson] are so good that we start to watch them sometimes," Miles said. "And then a couple times when they get going, we ride them for so long … when [a defense] changes it up, we take ourselves out of rhythm by just standing and watching."
Utah's defense was just as culpable, giving up a game-changing 28-9 Mavs run that bridged the third and fourth quarters.
During a 10-game stretch from Jan. 2-19, the Jazz went 8-2 and held eight opponents to 96 points or less. That blitz followed the turning point in Utah's season, a 15-point road blowout loss to San Antonio on Dec. 31 an embarrassing defeat that left Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin challenging his team to stand up for itself and fight for its identity.
But the Jazz have reverted to their poor early-season form during two consecutive losses. Utah watched an 18-point lead against Toronto disappear on Wednesday, eventually giving up 111 points in a double-overtime home loss. The Jazz then allowed Dallas to rack up a season-high 116 points on 54.9 percent shooting from the floor and 57.9 percent behind the 3-point line, despite the Mavericks playing without Dirk Nowitzki and Delonte West. Starting point guard Jason Kidd also left the game early during the first quarter due to a right calf strain.
Dallas wasn't at full strength. Utah was. But the Mavericks often outran, outshot and outmuscled the Jazz, leaving Utah looking like a rebuilding team instead of one aiming for the playoffs.
Asked if his team had returned to reality, Corbin's voice stiffened. Utah played hard and showed fight, he said, and everything remains a work in progress. But Corbin also acknowledged where Utah stands with a season-defining two-month test less than a week away.
"We're still a 10-7 team. We're going to fight for everything we get," Corbin said. "And that's the way it's going to be. We expected that right from the beginning."
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