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Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character in NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the original British version of the program Michael is the central character of the series, serving as Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc from season one through seven However, he leaves Dunder Mifflin temporarily to form the Michael Scott Paper Company during the late end of the fifth season and shares a co-managerial position with Jim Halpert during a sixth season arc from "The Meeting" to "The Manager and the Salesman" In the end of the seventh season, he proposes to HR representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado to take care of her aging parents, leaving the manager position to Deangelo Vickers in "Goodbye, Michael" to Andy Bernard in season eight and ultimately to Dwight Schrute in season 9
- 1 Casting
- 2 Character information
- 21 Biography
- 22 Interests
- 23 Personality and management style
- 3 Relationships
- 31 Dwight Schrute
- 32 Ryan Howard
- 33 Jim and Pam Halpert
- 34 Toby Flenderson
- 35 Erin Hannon
- 36 Holly Flax
- 37 Other romantic relationships
- 4 Alter egos of Michael Scott
- 5 That's what she said
- 6 Comparison with David Brent
- 7 Behind the scenes
- 8 References
- 9 External links
CastingFurther information: Steve Carell Steve Carell portrays Michael Scott in US rendition of The Office
All original series characters were adapted for the US version NBC programmer Tracy McLaughlin suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined Martin Short, Hank Azaria, and Bob Odenkirk were also reported to be interested In January 2004, Variety reported Steve Carell of the popular Comedy Central program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, was in talks to play the role At the time, he was already committed to another NBC midseason replacement comedy, Come to Papa Due to Carell being unavailable, Bob Odenkirk was selected as Michael Scott and was part of the cast presented to NBC executives However, Come to Papa was quickly canceled, allowing Carell to commit to The Office Carell later stated he had only seen about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before he auditioned He did not continue watching for fear that he would start copying Gervais' characterizations On the audio commentary of The Pilot episode, director Ken Kwapis says that Carell's unfamiliarity with the British version of The Office and their experience working together on Watching Ellie influenced his being cast as Scott
Two supporting roles in films helped get the attention of audiences: Bruce Almighty, in which Carell plays Evan Baxter an arrogant rival to Jim Carrey's character, who gets a humorous comeuppance while co-anchoring the news In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Carell plays another news personality, as slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland Although the series premiered to mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season because of the anticipated success of Carell's movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and the show subsequently became a ratings success Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his role He also received Emmy nominations in 2006, 2007 and 2011 for his work in the series Although The 40-Year-Old Virgin was a surprise success, Carell revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he had no plans to leave The Office However, on the BBC Radio 5 Live Film Review show, he stated in an interview that his time on the show would probably end after his contract ran out after Season 7 This was later confirmed on June 28, 2010, when Carell confirmed that the seventh season of the show was to be his last after his contract expired
Character information
Michael's hometown is also Scranton, Pennsylvania His birthdate is March 15, 1964, as described in "Michael's Birthday" and "Dream Team" He came from a relatively difficult childhood of loneliness, describing to Jan's child Astrid that she will be able to survive not having a father figure around because he was in that position as a child In "Diversity Day", Michael claims to be of English, Irish, German and Scottish ancestry He also claims to be two-fifteenths Native American He has mentioned a stepfather, Jeff, whom he despises In "Nepotism", it is revealed that Michael had a half-sister, from whom he was estranged from 1995 through 2010 As a consequence of their reunion, Michael hires his nephew Luke as an intern for the office, but eventually confronts the incompetent and rude Luke and ends up spanking him in front of the office, leading Luke to burst into tears and quit
In the episode "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Michael makes the claim that he was a child star on a kids' show called Fundle Bundle, however, it becomes clear that he simply appeared on the show as one of many guest children who usually watched from home In the old recording being played, he speaks touchingly about what he wanted when he grew up: get married, have "100 kids" so he could then have "100 friends" and none of them could say no to being his friend Michael did not attend college, having lost all his tuition money in a pyramid scheme
He was hired as a salesman at Dunder Mifflin in the 1990s, where he proved to be extremely effective Dwight praised him in a deleted scene from The Coup for winning consecutive awards for best salesman In "Two Weeks", he claims to have acquired half of the Scranton branch clientbase Both Pam Halpert and Ryan Howard are impressed watching him make sales and negotiate their contracts when working in The Michael Scott Paper Company Even Jim Halpert concedes that he might never become as good a salesman as Michael in "Koi Pond"
The skills that made him successful as a salesman, however, are not effective when applied to managerial duties and Michael is shown to be ill-suited to that position, injecting a lot of his personal feelings into the work environment During a candid conversation in The Fire, Michael tells Ryan that he became a salesman because he loved to make friends and, after being promoted to regional manager at a young age, continued to treat work-related relationships as personal friendships which he acknowledges is more difficult because his colleagues are all lower than him in the workplace's hierarchy He seems to have few relationships outside the office In his interactions with other characters, he is shallow, callous, ignorant and unaware of basic social norms He tends to overestimate his own importance in the eyes of his co-workers and cannot understand why they do not seem to have much fun at work, as he believes an office to be the "place where dreams come true" However, Michael is somewhat loyal to the company and honestly tries to help his employees when he thinks they are having a problem Michael has been at Dunder Mifflin as of "Michael's Last Dundies" 9,986,000 minutes, meaning he would have been working at Dunder Mifflin since May 6, 1992
Michael's constant desire to be the center of attention often manifests itself in selfish behavior For example, when he burns his foot in "The Injury", he expects Pam and Ryan to tend to his needs, despite Dwight's much more serious concussion When invited to be an usher in "Phyllis's Wedding", he assumes that his participation will be the high point of the ceremony and pouts when he is upstaged by Phyllis' elderly father, eventually giving an insulting and overly familiar toast that gets him banned from the reception altogether His desire to be liked often leads him to make unwise decisions or unfeasible promises without considering the consequences, only to back out when they result in an undesirable comeuppance Michael appears to emphasize moments of sympathy or civility directed at him by his co-workers mostly Jim and inflates their importance in order to compensate for his loneliness
Michael is irresponsible with his finances, and at one point is so heavily in debt he has to take up a second job as a telemarketer Oscar makes a chart of Michael's spending habits and chides him for spending too much money on things "nobody ever needs" like multiple magic sets and professional bass fishing equipment Eventually, Michael is forced to declare bankruptcy which he thinks requires only standing up and shouting "I declare bankruptcy!"
Due to his overall lack of common sense, Michael can withstand significant abuse from his peers and is often the butt of jokes He is quick to take offense when he realizes he is being wronged and his response is often disproportionate to the harm suffered; similarly, he tends to unintentionally offend people, but will usually sincerely apologize on the rare occasion that he realizes he has inadvertently insulted someone, the most notable example being in "Gay Witch Hunt" when he cries upon realizing his use of the term "faggy" hurt Oscar's feelings Even though he is generally oblivious to criticism, derision and sarcasm, Michael has some limits to his patience, and leaves to question the extent of offense that he can actually acknowledge demanding professional respect from Stanley Hudson in "Did I Stutter" or standing up to the employees in favor of Holly in "Business Ethics"
In "The Meeting", it is shown that Michael does not aim for his employees' betterment or his own, thinking that this would put his job at jeopardy; he unwittingly turns down a promotion that would put Jim in his position, choosing the status quo over his employees' ambitions, and sabotaging Jim with a bad recommendation because he mistakenly believes that Jim's promotion to his job would lead to his firing He does, however, concede to a co-managerial position with Jim to avoid losing him
Michael's catchphrase is "That's what she said!", a sexually suggestive double entendre he uses even in the most inappropriate circumstances, including business meetings and legal depositions Michael finds uttering the phrase so irresistible that in "Sexual Harassment" he is goaded into saying it just seconds after Jan Levinson and a lawyer from Corporate specifically ask him not to do so
He has diverse interests in media Song parody writing is often referred to: in "Goodbye, Toby", he relates the titles of two of his songs, "Beers in Heaven" and "Total Eclipse of the Fart", before singing a rendition of "Goodbye Stranger" as a departing gesture to Toby He performs his parody of "The Chanukah Song" to reflect the Diwali celebration Kelly invites Michael to In Dream Team, he comes up with "Achey Breaky Fart" and "My Stumps" during a brainstorming exercise He hopes to finish the video production of his script, "Threat Level: Midnight", whose script was found and read by the office and whose finished movie after ten years of production was viewed in the seventh season episode of the same name
He adores the theatrical stylings of Meryl Streep, describing her in "The Job" as the "best actor around," and mimics her character from The Devil Wears Prada after seeing the film He adores Wikipedia and YouTube, although he doesn't seem to really understand how they work and believes them to be news media organizations Michael also likes the music of Billy Joel, the movies Mean Girls, Million Dollar Baby, Die Hard, What a girl wants, and television series such as ALF, Entourage, The L Word and Queer as Folk Michael tends to be a bit "behind" when it comes to popular culture references, such as when he refers to his then-girlfriend Jan's youthful male assistant as "James Van Der Beek" or in his numerous ringtones, including "My Humps," "Mambo Number Five" and "Salt N Pepa"
He appears to have a history of playing ice hockey and demonstrates his talent in "Michael's Birthday", and mentions in "Dream Team" that in high school, after his math teacher told him he was going to flunk out, he went out the next day and "scored more goals than anyone in the history of the hockey team" He also has invited potential clients to "Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins" games On multiple occasions, Michael has also expressed interest in basketball even though he is terrible at it in "The Fire", "Basketball" and "Goodbye, Michael" He has also been shown wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates cap
Other interests include a pair of Levi's he refers to as his "fun jeans", which he has professionally dry cleaned and likely instituted Casual Friday for, according to Pam, in "The Convention", his self-bought "World's Best Boss" mug he bought at Spencer Gifts, that he has duplicates of, and Chrysler automobiles He drives a silver 2004 Sebring convertible for the first three seasons until he trades it in with Jan's Volvo for a shared Porsche Boxster in the episode "Money" After their relationship, he drives a red PT Cruiser convertible and later a newer-model Sebring as a benefit of the buyout of the Michael Scott Paper Company to Dunder Mifflin in "Broke" Michael enjoys planning fantasy entrepreneurial schemes that he would like to start, such as a men's shoe store called "Shoe La La", or another paper company simply called "Michael"
Personality and management style
Apart from his masterful salesmanship, Michael is lacking in almost any other skills, management or otherwise Co-manager Jim Halpert once made a color graph of how Michael spends his time: 80% "distracting others," 19% "procrastination," and 1% "critical thinking", and added that he inflated the "critical thinking" percentage so people could actually see it on the graph His laid-back approach more often results in lower than expected workplace productivity, particularly when Michael places his personal interests as a priority over work such as his birthday, someone else's birthday, or his various seminars To avoid being disciplined for his foolish actions, Michael often resorts to scapegoating employees to cover himself Although his actions often lead to more problems for his employees, Michael believes that Scranton is "the cool, fun branch like Animal House," and is genuinely upset when the top salesman from the Utica office trashes Scranton in a phone call by saying it's "worse than Camden"
Although his position as Regional Manager gives him broad decision-making authority on branch operations, he often places those responsibilities secondary to his desire to be friends with his employees On the other hand, he also oversteps his authority by hosting events that Corporate disapproves of, such as The Dundies and a booze cruise
It is revealed in the episode "The Duel" that, despite Michael's incompetence, the Scranton branch is the best-performing company branch, well ahead of Utica and Nashua Michael is called to Corporate to answer the question, "What are you doing right" After several minutes of Michael's inarticulate babble, his superiors concede that while Michael is definitely doing something right, they will probably never know exactly what They send him on a lecture tour for Michael to spread his wisdom; instead, he wastes time and annoys the workers who have to listen to his drivel
Despite his apparent ineptitude, Michael is prone to brief bouts of surprising insight and is shown to have a kind heart as he shows deep, family-like affection towards most of the people working for him in the Scranton branch The staff initially finds Michael annoying but he grows on them and is given emotional goodbyes during his final days in Scranton In the episode "Broke", Michael displays self-awareness of his inability to keep secrets when he, Pam and Ryan all agree not to let Dunder Mifflin know that the Michael Scott Paper Company is broke, yet moments later he is seen bent over and in a near panic when he admits that he's afraid he won't be able to keep himself from letting the truth slip Later in the same episode, he displays a remarkable ability to negotiate with Dunder Mifflin and convince the company to hire himself as well as Pam and Ryan back with full benefits
In the episode "Business School", Michael is one of the few Dunder Mifflin employees to show up to Pam's gallery showing Unlike Oscar and his then-boyfriend Gil, who had shown up and were critical of Pam's drawings which Pam overheard, Michael immediately marvels at her work and asks to buy Pam's drawing of their office building In a moment of sincere kindness, Michael tells Pam that he is very proud of her Pam begins to tear up and hugs Michael, who also seems touched by Pam's reaction During "The Seminar", Michael advises a fledgling Andy Bernard to step up and begin selling at a seminar Andy's hosting, in order to boost his sagging sales
While Michael's habits of joking around and treating professional colleagues as personal friends are often inappropriate for management, they are, along with his near encyclopedic knowledge of the paper industry, remarkably effective when utilized to sign clients, as seen in "The Client" and "Heavy Competition" In "Initiation", Pam balks at Michael's sugar-fueled phone calls to a local business, but later realizes that his silly conversation including a Bill Cosby imitation helped to secure a major sale for Dunder-Mifflin He remembers people through word association starting with nicknames such as "baldy" and "fatso" which, while offensive to the individuals in question, works to his advantage Although he is unsuccessful using his sales methods as a telemarketer in "Money", his social interactions with coworkers suggest that he would be a more popular presence in an office of peers as opposed to subordinates
It seems clear that Michael loves Dunder Mifflin very much, but he has also shown signs that he sometimes feels underappreciated, given his long history with the company In the episode "The Negotiation", Michael discovers that he is making only slightly more money than Darryl, the warehouse manager, even though at that point he had worked for the company for 14 years and was in a management position Later in the episode he drives to New York and demands a raise from Jan at corporate headquarters
In the episode "New Boss", after Dunder Mifflin's CFO David Wallace ducks Michael's calls throughout the day and Michael's 15-year anniversary party is cancelled by Michael's new superior, Charles Miner, Michael drives to New York to confront Wallace Citing his long history of service with the company and his many sacrifices for Dunder Mifflin, Michael asks that he be treated more respectfully Wallace, seeing Michael's heartfelt openness, promises Michael his party and pledges to attend, as well But Michael surprisingly recognizes that the CFO is just humoring him, and stuns Wallace by quitting his job
Michael tends to overestimate his importance to his employees, and, despite constantly offending some of them, has a close bond with them Most of the employees have been the focus of Michael's jokes at one point or another, usually in reference to their race, sex, size, attractiveness, or sexual orientation Examples of Michael's difficult relationship with his staff include getting slapped by Kelly for being racist, hitting Meredith with his car, getting kicked out of Phyllis and Bob's wedding, and outing Oscar to the entire office without his permission They are, however, generally sympathetic to his shortcomings and, while regularly losing patience when he interrupts their workflow, often try to assist him with his personal problems
Michael's relationship with the company warehouse employees is tense He has a tendency to disrupt their daily work flow, and in a talking head interview, warehouse supervisor Darryl Philbin Craig Robinson explains that they have never been able to make a full year accident-free because of Michael's antics CFO David Wallace tolerates Michael's antics because he values his loyalty to the company, but Michael offends CEO Allan and the rest of the executives during his only meeting with them
Although many Dunder Mifflin employees are initially barely able to tolerate Michael, they gradually grow to appreciate his sincere intentions, even at times coming to find amusement in his sophomoric humor and behavior; this transition is most apparent in Pam Halpert, with whom he eventually develops a genuine friendship His co-workers are overjoyed when Michael finds his soulmate in Holly Flax, participate in his romantic proposal to her and are shown to be emotional at his leaving Scranton to be with her Jim Halpert even teared up while calling Michael "the best boss ever had"
Dwight Schrute
Dwight has the most respect for Michael, viewing him as a model for success, and is thrilled when asked to handle any task given to him, however ill-conceived it may be Although on the surface, Michael usually appears dismissive of Dwight and generally views him as a suck-up, he is genuinely hurt and angry at the few times when Dwight has deceived him, such as when Dwight went over Michael's head to vie for the manager's job or when Dwight refused to reveal office secrets to Michael's new company, the Michael Scott Paper Company In the episode "Heavy Competition" of Season 5, Dwight steals Michael's Rolodex and finds his own business card, on the back of which, Michael had written before leaving Dunder Mifflin: "Dwight Schrute, tall, beets" Michael also cares how Dwight feels about him After Michael beats Dwight at his own dojo, Michael finds out that Dwight no longer wanted Michael as his primary contact in case of an emergency which causes Michael to promote him from "Assistant to the Regional Manager" to "Assistant Regional Manager", with a three-month probational period Dwight told Michael in Season 6 that Michael's pathetic career path hurt Dwight and he regretted working for him instead of taking a fast-track job at Home Depot, but they buried their differences later on When Deangelo Vickers arrives to be the new Branch Manager, Dwight is depressed that he didn't get the job after Michael recommended him, only to learn from Gabe that Michael didn't recommend him after all At first Dwight is angry with Michael, but they make amends when Michael gives him a letter of recommendation on his final day at Dunder Mifflin They end the day with a paintball fight behind the building In the series finale, Michael is the best man at Dwight's wedding after Jim arranges it
Ryan Howard
Michael has a one-sided mancrush on Ryan, which makes Ryan uncomfortable Examples of this are when Michael gave Ryan a $400 iPod for the staff's Christmas Secret Santa exchange, despite an agreed upon office limit of $20 per person, and when in "The Dundies", Michael gives Ryan the "Hottest in the Office" award Michael appears to view Ryan both as an idolized friend, such as when he grew a goatee just because Ryan also grew one, and as a son, which he says he views Ryan as in "Secret Santa" In "The Deposition", a page from Michael's diary reveals he describes Ryan as being "just as hot as Jan, but in a different way" He is horrified when he finds out about Ryan's arrest for fraud, and much to the dismay of David Wallace, he re-hires Ryan despite the fact that he was fired by corporate office for his crime He later earns Ryan's respect when Ryan sees Michael's talents as a salesman over the phone In "Prince Family Paper", Michael acknowledges that his heart has led him astray before, naming Jan and Ryan as examples of this In Season 7, Michael shows the full gamut of his ties to Ryan: he heavily invests in WUPHFcom and won't agree to sell his majority shares when it's clear Ryan is incapable of saving the venture from bankruptcy, although Ryan exploits Michael's goodwill in their friendship to keep his venture going But Ryan is later stunned when Michael later calls out his negative qualities and makes it clear Ryan only has nine days with no wiggle room before he fails everyone Michael is later relieved when Ryan sells the project and everyone gets their money back Ryan later appears as part of the group to help Michael brainstorm a perfect proposal to Holly
Jim and Pam Halpert
Michael doesn't hesitate to compliment or criticize Pam for her looks and he frequently mentions her breasts In the episode "Diwali" Michael mistakenly thinks that he and Pam have a connection, and is rejected when he tries to kiss her Throughout their relationship, Pam has served as something of a shoulder angel for Michael by encouraging him to be more productive and discouraging his bad ideas, with varying degrees of success She grows closer to Michael as he supports her goals in pursuing sales and art Pam is visibly touched when, after many art show attendees dismiss her artwork, Michael is so impressed that he asks to buy her painting of their office building Their relationship comes to a rocky point when he begins dating her mother Helene This is only repaired after he breaks up with Helene and allows Pam to slap him in the face in the parking lot He trusts and respects Jim, although when they were co-managers they clashed due to their polar-opposite management styles In "Secret Santa", Michael mentions that in a future vision he sees himself and his future wife living next door to Jim and Pam and that their children will play together He often also refers to Jim as his best friend in the office, although, based on his impersonation of Jim using surfer slang in "Michael's Last Dundies", does not have a very good understanding of his personality While Jim and Pam are both shown to care about Michael, his clingy nature makes them reluctant to socialize with him outside of the office; such as when, after numerous unsuccessful invitations, Michael is forced to trick them in order to have them over for a disastrous dinner in the episode "Dinner Party" In a Season 5 episode, Michael also shows his admiration for Jim, when Jim wears a tuxedo to work and goes on and on about having a 'classy party' for the party planning committee, and frequently suggests all of the ideas Dwight had offered that Michael had then rejected, only to bother Dwight by having Michael accept the same ideas from him During Cecilia Halpert's baptism, Michael approaches Pam referring to himself as "the godfather" while imitating Don Corleone, after which she sympathetically but emphatically asks him to acknowledge that he won't be Cece's godfather, he is disappointed but does so and is hurt to learn that the godparents are a couple they'd only recently met Pam is shown to have a soft spot for Michael, consoling him after he finds Holly to be in a relationship with AJ, and her advising him on ideas on how to propose to Holly In "Goodbye, Michael" it is revealed that Michael is secretly planning to leave for Colorado at the end of his penultimate work day, thereby avoiding having to say goodbye to everyone Jim figures this out and goes along with it, telling Michael that he will tell him what a great boss he was the following day at lunch, which they both know Michael will not be around for; Michael and Jim both get sentimental during this final conversation between them The strength of his relationship with Pam is revealed as he continuously enquires of her whereabouts, not wanting to leave without saying goodbye Pam, who spent the better part of the day away from the office finds Michael at the airport and says goodbye in a touching scene just as he's about to board his plane for Colorado She watches from the window as his plane flies off In a deleted scene of "The Inner Circle", Pam is flattered that Michael named his new dog "Pamela Beagsley" Pam later teases Jim that their second child will be named "little Michael Scott" displaying the affection she had developed for her former boss
Toby Flenderson
Despite liking the majority of the staff, Michael fiercely hates Human Resources Manager Toby Flenderson, likely due to Toby's requirement to enforce the rules of proper office behavior that Michael loves to flout Michael once reasoned that "Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for Corporate So he's really not a part of our family He's also divorced so he's not a part of his family either" His longtime goal is to get rid of Toby and any attempts at reconciliation between the two usually backfire, with Michael resorting to name calling or jokes at Toby's expense In the episode "Goodbye, Toby", Michael is thrilled when Toby decides to move to Costa Rica and gives as his going away present a rock with a note that reads "Suck on this" The next season, after Toby's replacement Holly is transferred, Michael is horrified when Toby returns to Dunder Mifflin In "Frame Toby", he goes to great lengths to get him fired, trying to frame him for possession of marijuana which turns out to be a caprese salad In "The Chump", Michael says if he had a gun with two bullets and was in a room with Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, and Toby, he would shoot Toby twice which disgusts the rest of the office In "Nepotism", after Michael spanks Luke, the office intern who is also his nephew, he is ordered to attend counseling sessions moderated by Toby, much to Michael's horror At first Michael is uncooperative but is gradually tricked by Toby into discussing therapeutic details of his life and childhood In "Classy Christmas", Michael is happy to hear the news that Toby is going to be on a leave of absence for jury duty and that Holly will be taking his place In "Michael's Last Dundies", Michael eggs Toby's house in the cold open while yelling, "you suck", while he and Deangelo are handing out Dundie nominations Ironically, Michael is shown to have befriended Toby's daughter Sasha in "Take Your Daughter to Work" In "Goodbye, Michael", Michael is seen saying goodbye to Toby without insulting him, possibly indicating that he will miss Toby on some level Toby suggests Michael visit his brother Rory, who also lives in Colorado
Erin Hannon
Once Pam is promoted to salesperson following Dunder Mifflin's buyout of The Michael Scott Paper Company, Michael keeps Erin Hannon as her replacement He is initially unkind to her as he misses having Pam as his receptionist, but she is able to earn his respect by cheering him up after his disastrous school visit in "Scott's Tots" Unlike her predecessor, Erin loves working as a receptionist, admires Michael and cheerfully accommodates many of his unusual requests such as serving him a plate of ants on a log every day at 2:30 and spinning him in his chair until he's dizzy that Pam likely would have been apprehensive about Although he generally enjoys Erin's thoughtful treatment, his dismissive feelings towards Erin continue until "Secretary's Day" when he reluctantly agrees to take her out to lunch Erin relishes the opportunity to spend time with her boss while Michael finds their conversation awkward and mentions that her then-boyfriend Andy Bernard was previously engaged to Angela Martin of which Erin was previously unaware, she is upset to learn this and ends her relationship with Andy Later that day, Michael apologizes to Erin; the two are finally able to relate to each other over their mutual fondness for silly humor, stemming from their similar immature tendencies with Michael's ignorance and Erin's naïveté Their working relationship then develops smoothly while they bond by making each other laugh with childish jokes, such as Erin pointing out that the phrase "it's not" sounds like "snot" In "Viewing Party", Erin throws a Glee party with her new boyfriend, Gabe Lewis Throughout the night, she unsuccessfully attempts to get Michael and Gabe to bond Michael is jealous that the office looks to Gabe as the boss and attempts to sabotage the party After being confronted by Erin in private, Michael questions why his opinion matters so much to her as he is not her father In a moment of insight, Michael realizes that Erin, who was raised in foster care, does indeed look to him as a father figure and he instigates a playful fight as father and daughter by saying "go to your room, young lady!" Erin becomes protective of Michael to the point where she is hostile towards Holly Flax, saying in a talking head interview that she doesn't understand what Michael sees in her, until The Search when she, Dwight and Holly go searching for a missing Michael Erin sees that Holly is able to sense where Michael is, and when she sees them reconcile, she finally understands their love for each other and smiles Later in "Goodbye, Michael", Erin talks to Michael about her love life and wishes that she knew her birth mother so she could tell Erin what to do Michael advises Erin that she shouldn't rush things and that she'll know what to do when the right guy comes along Michael then tells her that she won't need her mother for advice, because she will always have his personal phone number when she needs advice and kisses her on the head
Holly Flax
Shortly after the dissolution of his troubled relationship with Jan, Michael found love with Holly Flax Amy Ryan, Toby's replacement as HR Representative, who appears for a while to be Michael's best chance at love, with the two sharing a similar sense of humor and social awkwardness However, after David Wallace witnesses them kissing, Holly is transferred to the Nashua branch and she and Michael break up after choosing not to pursue a long-distance relationship Even despite the breakup and Holly's new relationship with another man, their affection for each other doesn't go away, as it's shown that Holly had been writing a note for Michael on her work computer, as well as their subtle romantic glances at one another during the summer company picnic Throughout her absence in Season 5 excluding Company Picnic and carrying on into Season 7, Michael hooks up with a few other women, but ultimately he realizes that they're nothing compared to her Around Christmas in Season 7, Toby is forced to leave the office due to being selected as part of the jury duty for a local murder case, resulting in Holly returning as the temporary HR replacement There's initial tension between the two of them and hesitation on her side mostly after her sudden break-up with AJ, but Holly finally reunites with Michael after realizing they're both soulmates The two continue dating for a few weeks, and on Valentine's Day, they tell each other they love each other, decide to move in together, and resolve that they will not allow Dunder Mifflin to interfere with their future together With her time at the Scranton branch almost up and the recent knowledge that her aging parents need to be taken care of, they ultimately become fiancees Holly later moves back to Colorado and Michael follows her soon after In the finale it is revealed that they have children together It was revealed in a photo album on NBC that they have 3 children and are expecting their 4th child
Other romantic relationshipsSee also: Jan Levinson § Relationship with Michael
Michael's longest relationship to date has been with Jan Levinson Melora Hardin, his original-then-former boss from Corporate Starting with a one-night stand after they closed their business deal at Chilli's in "The Client" which featured guest star Tim Meadows as the eponymous client, Michael and Jan begin awkward dating, become an official couple, and eventually move in together after Jan is fired from her job — although it should be noted that Jan usually treated Michael with contempt After Michael fails to defend Jan in her Wrongful Dismissal suit against Dunder Mifflin, they remain together for a short while, but end up blowing up at each other during an ill-fated dinner party and eventually break up He also dated Carol played by Carell's wife Nancy Walls, a real estate agent from whom Michael bought his condominium Michael was much more interested in Carol than vice versa, and after he made an unwanted and rejected impromptu public marriage proposal, Michael's decision to Photoshop pictures of himself over Carol's ex-husband in her family pictures resulted in their breakup On a business trip to Winnipeg, Michael & "Concierge Marie" become close, and Michael does not wish to leave her after they are caught necking in her suite After Jim and Pam's wedding, Michael begins dating Pam's mother Helene much to Pam's horror, but he breaks up with her on her birthday after discovering she is turning 58 Near the end of season six, Michael begins dating Donna Amy Pietz, the manager of a local bar, but later finds out that she's married and he is, as he puts it, "the mistress" He continues seeing her until the disgust of his employees drives him to listen to his conscience and break things off with her In Season 7's "Sex Ed", Michael reunites in person or by telephone with all of his aforementioned past girlfriends when he believes that he has contracted herpes In doing so, he realizes that Holly was the only one he truly loved
Alter egos of Michael Scott
Given his proclivity of constantly trying to keep his employees entertained and coupled with his juvenile personality, Michael has created a variety of different alter egos which he uses for both entertainment, and, at times, educational purposes Often at times he uses these characters names to hide transacting information, and at one point his credit card uses "Michael Scarn", instead of Michael Scott
- Ping "The Dundies", "The Seminar", "Goodbye, Michael", a Chinese caricature based on Michael's Chinese food delivery man
- Agent Michael Scarn "Threat Level Midnight", "The Client", "E-mail Surveillance", referenced in "Product Recall", "Money", "Dinner Party", "Prince Family Paper" is the star of Threat Level Midnight, a derivative spy/action hero screenplay written and illustrated by Michael He had kept it hidden in his desk drawer until it was discovered by Pam without his knowledge and photocopied so the staff could stage a rollicking reading of it while Michael was on a sales call A thinly veiled portrayal of himself, Michael also adopts the persona in one session of his improv comedy class, ignoring the rule to base his dialogue on his scene partners, and ultimately shooting everyone in the room, regardless of their participation in the scene He also uses the alias in another episode to go undercover in a local paper competitor to attain information from it "Prince Family Paper"
- Prison Mike "The Convict" wears a purple bandana over his head, speaking in a caricature of New York English, and explains that he is in prison for theft, robbery and kidnapping the president's son for ransom although he claims, in knee-jerk defensiveness, that he was never caught He proceeds to paint an awful, and somewhat fanciful, picture of prison life He states that the scariest part of prison is the Dementors The character is likely the result of Michael's take on the Scared Straight! documentary series
- Michael the Magic "Cocktails" attempts to escape from a straitjacket but fails because of a lost key actually hidden by Jim Michael's fondness for magic is referenced throughout the series, including an off-screen visit to a children's magic camp Michael also attempts to utilize a magic prop briefcase which included a working chainsaw while speaking at Karen's Utica branch in "Lecture Circuit" In the cold open for "Nepotism", he is seen performing numerous, albeit repetitive, magic tricks
- Michael Klump "Weight Loss", referenced in "Garage Sale" attempts to show that overweight people are people too Michael wears a partially inflated sumo suit underneath a business suit, and is patterned after the Eddie Murphy character in the Nutty Professor remakes
- Michael Scotch "New Boss" was co-created when Michael and Dwight were trying to contact David Wallace to complain when Charles Miner cancelled Michael's fifteenth anniversary party because of budget cuts Michael Scotch is an overly aggressive character who threatens that he has kidnapped David Wallace's son
- Blind Guy McSqueezy "The Lover" is a character Michael created at his improv class so he could feel up women
- Caleb Crawdad "Murder" is a Southern persona used for the purposes of a murder mystery game
- Date Mike "Happy Hour" is a personality Michael takes on when on a date Michael creates this personality when Jim points out to him that Pam's friend likes him Up to that point, Michael had been charming and likable, but Date Mike completely ruined things and the friend fled in disgust Ironically, Michael felt Date Mike was successful because he impressed Donna, while Jim thought Date Mike was a disaster because he didn't know about Donna Michael says Date Mike is inspired by watching dating competitions, saying " I absorb information, from the strategies of winners And the losers! Actually I probably learn more from the losers" Date Mike comes off as egotistical and introduces himself with the line "Hi, I'm Date Mike Nice to meet me How do you like your eggs in the morning"
- Scranton Strangler "Happy Hour"Bloopers Season 6 occurs in the same episode as Date Mike, although he only appears in the blooper reel for the sixth season Michael claims that "Oh, I'm working on a new one Scranton Strangler 'Hey, I'm going to kill you'" The character was cut from the aired version of the episode
- Mike Leno is an interview personality that is a parody of Jay Leno
- Santa Bond is an obvious parody of James Bond that Michael uses to help make Holly Flax notice him sexier in "Classy Christmas" However, it only appeared in that episode so far, and was replaced by a Santa Claus outfit later in the episode
- Reginald Poofta is Michael's English character, briefly mentioned but never actually seen in "The Seminar" Michael brings up the character after running into David Brent
- Mykonos "The Seminar", a Greek character whose persona he develops with the help of Holly, used in order to pretend he is a potential customer interested in Andy's product Michael states Mykonos was based on another character, Spiros, who is never again mentioned
- Orville Tootenbacher "The Search" is Michael's briefly mentioned "millionaire character that farts popcorn"
- Lord Rupert Everton is Michael's hopeful identity for his dream to be in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program
That's what she said
The show often uses the joke "that's what she said" which was popularized by the Wayne's World sketch on Saturday Night Live In the original BBC version of The Office, Ricky Gervais's character David Brent frequently used the similar phrase "as the actress said to the bishop" as an inappropriate joke Michael inserts the phrase as a sexually suggestive double entendre even in the most inappropriate circumstances, including business meetings and legal depositions Michael finds uttering the phrase so irresistible that in "Sexual Harassment" he is goaded into saying it just seconds after Jan Levinson and a lawyer from Corporate specifically ask him not to do so The phrase has become so associated with the character that the television show 30 Rock in the episode "TGS Hates Women" there was a scene in which Liz Lemon became infuriated at another character's use of 'TWSS' because "Steve Carell owns 'That's What She Said,' okay He owns it!" In the episode, "Goodbye, Michael", "that's what she said" was Steve Carell's final inaudible line as a series regular, and was his first line upon returning as a guest star in "Finale"
Comparison with David Brent
Although originally based on David Brent, Scott has developed into a significantly different character than his British counterpart Whereas Brent is shown to be irredeemably incompetent, Scott is portrayed as an outstanding salesman who is unwisely promoted to a management role to which he appears completely ill-suited In a scathing performance review during episode eight of season two, Jan Levinson suggests that Scott should be removed from his management role and return to sales Scott is thus an apt example of the Peter Principle which states that competent persons in a hierarchical organization will "rise to the level of their incompetence" after which they will not advance
Despite his failings, Scott has been oddly successful as regional manager This is attributed, in part, to his weakness of procrastination wherein he typically forfeits a bad choice by seeking the advice of his more competent subordinates such as Jim, Oscar, or Darryl and uses their recommendations Scott's success is also partly attributed to his main strength: genuinely caring about the well-being of the office and treating his employees like family When he took over the Scranton Branch he decreased costs by 17%, without firing any personnel After the merger of the two branches Scott does not lose a single client despite a great deal of employee turnover much of which he was directly responsible for He received a $3,000 bonus for firing Devon, most likely because his doing so saved the company around $50,000 Although it is suggested that Brent has had similar success, such claims only ever come from Brent himself, thus making them unreliable
Scott's social immaturity and inability to cope with responsibility is balanced with a personality that is much more caring than Brent's, even if both make unwise comments in the heat of the moment Unlike Brent, who pretends to be friendly with many of his employees purely for the benefit of the cameras, Scott seems to genuinely like his colleagues, with the exception of Human Resources Director Toby Flenderson Scott's need to be liked by his staff and his belief that people see him as a genuine friend leads him to become very hurt when he realizes this is not the case Most, if not all, of Scott's managerial blunders can be directly correlated with the degree to which he desires to be liked by his employees or jealously seeks their approval
The DVD commentary to the pilot episode suggests that Scott's character continues a process begun in the second UK series, in which Gervais and Merchant intentionally made Brent less nasty, and more of a buffoon It is said in the commentary that Gervais and Merchant suggested that this be applied to Scott This also reflects a general change in the US version's attitude, which is more sympathetic to the characters, and tones down the cruel humor of the original The commentary also says that Steve Carell had not seen more than a few minutes of the original UK series when he was offered the role of Scott, and has since made a conscious decision not to watch it in case it influences his own performance
The show's writers have said that the 2005 hit movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin provided very useful guidance as they refined the character along with Steve Carell between the 1st and 2nd seasons Michael Scott wore a large amount of hair gel and dressed sloppily in Season 1, but by Season 2 he had a more conventional haircut and dressed much more neatly Also, while Michael is often rude and nasty in Season 1, he is generally nicer and less hard-edged in subsequent seasons
In the seventh season episode "The Seminar", Michael in fact briefly meets David Brent in the lobby and they establish an immediate rapport, joking together and generally signalling that they would have been good friends
Behind the scenes
- US Developer Greg Daniels envisioned Michael Scott behaving as if "I was hoping that the documentary about this would one day be seen by Jennifer Aniston, and I was just trying to impress her any way I possibly could" On the audio commentary for "Valentine's Day", Daniels notes that he included a meeting between Michael and two other branch managers in order to contrast Michael's level of competence with theirs: while Michael is not as dynamic as Josh Porter who would later be hired in a senior management position at Staples, his management skills are superior to those of the hopelessly inept Craig and could be regarded as an adequate but unexceptional branch manager who is, despite his antics, just competent enough to avoid being fired
- Writer B J Novak explains that Michael Scott drives a Sebring because it is the most ostentatious car he can afford, opting for a convertible even though the climate in Scranton is cool even in the summer
- After the airing of "Garage Sale", Colorado governor John Hickenlooper issued a press release appointing Michael Scott to the position of Director of Paper Distribution in the Department of Natural Resources
- Until "The Inner Circle", he had appeared in every episode
- ^ https://wwwyoutubecom/watchv=u-5kjoj1s2c
- ^ http://wwwnbccom/the-office/photos/where-are-they-now/610151
- ^ Carter, Bill September 17, 2006 "The Whole World Is Watching, and Ben Silverman Is Watching Back" The New York Times Retrieved 2008-04-12
- ^ Susman, Gary January 29, 2004 "Daily Show's Carell may star in Office remake" Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 2008-04-12
- ^ Carter, Bill May 1, 2013 "One Last Cringe for 'The Office' Finale" The New York Times Retrieved 2013-05-04
- ^ Carell, Steve , The Office Season One US/NBC Version , Los Angeles, CA: Universal
- ^ Ryan, Maureen February 23, 2006 "'Office' promotions pay off in a big way" Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2008-08-23
- ^ "Is Steve Carell Leaving The Office - IGN" Tvigncom April 28, 2010 Retrieved 2012-11-11
- ^ "Dunder Mifflin, Inc - Scranton Newsletter" Dundermifflincom March 26, 2010 Retrieved 2012-11-11
- ^ Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Writing 'The Office'" WHYY-FM November 2, 2006 Retrieved 2008-08-23
- ^ Daniels, Greg Producer 2005 "Valentine's Day" , The Office Season Two US/NBC Version , Los Angeles, CA: Universal
- ^ Novak, BJ October 4, 2005 "Michael and Co Hit the Road" TV Guide Retrieved 2008-08-23
- ^ Gov Hickenlooper appoints new Director of Paper Distribution in the Department of Natural Resources
External links
- Michael Scott at the Internet Movie Database
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With so much interest from insurers in connected-car data, alliances between automakers and insurtechs are becoming more common throughout the industry so that the data holders can provide actionable information to carriers.
The insurtech Otonomo launched in late 2015 and currently holds 10 data exchange partnerships with carriers in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The Israeli-based company also works with nine automobile manufacturers, including BMW and Daimler AG, monetizing data and selling it to carriers for usage-based insurance services.
"Many [insurers] have come back looking to figure out other data use cases that add value for their customers," said Ben Volkow, CEO and co-founder of Otonomo. Volkow declined to share the insurance providers Otonomo has active relationships with. However, he says the company plans to make announcements in the coming months.
Otonomo's cloud-based platform extracts anywhere from 20 to 500 data points from a vehicle depending on the model, he added. These include car temperature, engine quality, braking, speed and what drivers listen to on the radio. Revenue earned off sold driver information is shared with carmakers, the company says. The startup has raised $40 million in venture capital funding so far, highlighted by a $25 million Series B round in April.
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According to Volkow, both Otonomo and its insurance partners will have to reconfigure their respective businesses when driverless cars arrive. Insurers have to figure out what risk to price—whether it be the number of people in a car, mileage, location or the AI technology itself. Meanwhile, Otonomo has to deal with what is expected to be 4000 GB of driving data every day. But Volkow is confident his company is ready for it.
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Landon Donovan is a name which football fans from USA – now the word 'soccer' is less used in America also – recognize at every hour of day or night. Simply, his numbers for the national team are so strong, that he is considered to be the most successful player from USA's history. From 2000, when he made his debut at the first side, he gathered 144 matches and 49. And counting! In fact he's only 30 years old and may reach even 200 games if injures won't cause him problems. Born on 4th of March 1982, in Ontario, of sunny California, Donovan dedicated the most part of his career to US football as in Europe he couldn't adapt despite the many tries.
The biggest curiosity is that his first professional contact was with Bayer Leverkusen, from Germany, in 1999! There, he signed a six years contract, but after the first two seasons in which he played 35 matches and scored nine goals, most of them at the second team, he was loaned to San Jose Earthquakes, in his native country. And it wasn't any usual loan, but one consumed on three seasons, until 2004. In this period, Donovan touched a top form and led US to some brilliant performances. He appeared in 2000, for the first time, in the national team in October that year he also put in his first goal, in a friendly against the mighty rival, Mexico, but Donovan started scoring important goals in 2002. One at Gold Cup, in a victory against South Korea, a few in some friendly encounters and most important, two at the World Cup from 2002! On Asian field. One in the group stage and one in the last 16, against Mexico, which brought to USA a historical qualification in the quarters, where they were only put out by Germany, the future vice champion.
After the transfer to LA Galaxy, his sportive form increased rapidly as he became there a main player, doing a great job as a striker with a goal at every two matches. During this period he scored a lot of goals in the World Cup Qualifiers, five to be more precise, and without a doubt, USA made it to the competition again. This time in Europe, Germany, where Donovan started his professional career… He didn't very good in the first time and nor he did this time. No goals, no victories, no passing through for his team. Years passed, he remained the same and prepared for another World Cup. With four goals in the qualification and a honorable appearance at the Confederations Cup from 2009, playing the final against Brazil. He scored once, but USA lost 2-3, after leading 2-0 and eliminating Spain, the European Champion in the semis! The preparation for South Africa was great. In… South Africa!
Meanwhile, clubs from Europe wanted him again. This time it was Bayern Munich. A short loan, without confirmation… Again! Next, Everton! Excepting two goals scored the story was the same. He returned to Galaxy and prepared the World Cup from South Africa. Moving outside Europe seemed right again for Landon and he put in another three goals, all culminating with a qualification in the last 16, in front of Algeria and Slovenia. But here, Ghana was better and won 2-1, even though, Donovan put his team level. In 2012 another loan to Everton started but ended shortly after the striker played like usual on European soil. Do you think I'm exaggerating with these affirmations? Well, think again, because Donovan never ever scored a goal, for USA, in a match played in Europe, even though he reached 44 goals for his national team!
I wrote a short story of this man's prodigious career, but something doesn't seem right. When you read the title and after the first part of the text you may ask yourself: 'Where's the tragedy?' Well, unfortunately there is one and it lasts from March 2001. A youth match between USA and Trinidad & Tobago played at Macoya ended in tears as Landon had a bad collision with Marvin Lee, the hosts defender and captain. Despite being stronger than Donovan, Lee got a neck injury which paralyzed him. Landon only a broken rib… His luck was his opponents' crucial point in life. Marvin remained in a wheelchair and despite all made efforts for him to follow a normal life as possible, including Landon, he died two years later, because he stopped breathing. His mother couldn't explain what caused this painful loss, but she got the power to tell the doctors that he was suffering for a cold in that period which have could cause him further complication.
More than nine years passed and only a stadium from Trinidad & Tobago reminds about Marvin Lee, because it was named after him. On the other hand, the story of Donovan, the man which destiny choose to be part of that horrible collision, grew better and better and fights today to consolidate his position as one of the most successful sportsmen from the history of US. May Marvin Lee rest in peace!


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Facing job uncertainty, returning Guard soldiers battle to survive
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Hundreds of soldiers from Houston's National Guard unit return from Iraq to find their jobs gone or not secure
AT least Alissa Ingrassia had a bed in Iraq and a steady paycheck.
After returning from a nine-month deployment at the end of July, the 20-year-old private 1st class from Magnolia has been sleeping on the floor of the National Guard armory in Pasadena.
Ingrassia got bumped off the Guard's payroll Aug. 12. She has no job, and her car is in the shop. Until it's fixed, Ingrassia is stranded at the armory, where she lives off pizza and Chinese delivery. After dark, she locks herself in, pulls couch cushions into a makeshift bed in the orderly room, and plays games on her laptop until drifting off at 2 or 3 a.m.
"I'm just waiting for my car to get out of the shop so I can find a place to live," she said. "I don't really want to live with my parents. I'm 20 years old. I'm a grown woman. It's pretty stressful, but usually I'm the type of person who asks for help at the last minute."
Ingrassia and hundreds of other Texas Army National Guard soldiers who served a tour of duty in Iraq with Houston's 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team have returned safely from the war zone only to confront unemployment and uncertainty at home.
More than 28 percent of the 3,000 Texas troops who deployed to Iraq with the 72nd have reported problems with civilian employment. About 23 percent are looking for work, and a small percentage say they're having trouble with their employers.
The brigade will open
an office today at the National Guard Armory on Westheimer Parkway to help citizen-soldiers who are unemployed or underemployed re-enter the workforce. It's part of a Guard initiative that provides assistance with résumé writing, interview techniques, educational opportunities and job-search services.
"I definitely will be there," said Sgt. Eduardo Cavazos, a 39-year-old guardsman who got laid off while he was in Iraq. "After so many years, I don't even know where to begin anymore."
Cavazos had expected to return to his job as an account manager for a national food broker. But when the sergeant e-mailed his boss from Iraq a couple months ago to let him know when he expected to resume work in Houston, his boss e-mailed back with the news that financial problems had forced the company to eliminate Cavazos' position.
Cavazos was shocked. The prospect of unemployment gnawed at him, disrupting his sleep and rattling his nerves long before he even left Iraq.
"I try not to think about it too much because it bothers me a lot, and I have nothing against my employer," Cavazos said. "The guy was pretty nice and generous, but his business pretty much went south, and it not only affected him, it affected me."
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Federal law prohibits businesses from dismissing or penalizing employees because of their military service obligations. As long as a Guard member or reservist gives reasonable notice, the employer must keep the same or equivalent job open until the service member returns from deployment.
If a service member's job is eliminated because of downsizing, employers must give the service member the same severance or transfer opportunities offered to other employees with the same experience and seniority.
Cavazos is the breadwinner for his household in Fort Bend County, where he lives with his wife, 14-year-old daughter and 20-year-old stepson. He got home Aug. 1 and will continue to receive a paycheck from the Guard until his leave ends in October. After that, his family must get by on money he set aside for a vacation with his wife.
"That money is basically going to be our backup money, so we decided not to go on vacation," he said. "It's tough, because I knew I was going to have some leave time, and the plan was since my wife has never really been overseas, I was thinking of taking her on a European trip."
If Cavazos can't find work soon, he'll consider volunteering for another deployment.
His wife and kids wouldn't be happy about that at all, Cavazos said.
"But sometimes we have to do what we don't really like to do," he said.
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Sgt. Mike Corey, a 40-year-old combat engineer from Webster, deployed with the Guard four times in seven years. He hasn't been able to find work since losing his job during the third deployment.
Corey is proud of his service, which he lists on his résumé. But he noticed that interviewers' interest seemed to wane when they noticed he served in the Guard.
"They'd always act cordial and thank me for my service and everything, but I could tell, 'Well, I just screwed that up. I'm not getting that job,' " Corey said. "A lot of places I applied for, I thought they were military-friendly, but they can come up with any excuse not to hire you. I can't really blame them: 'Do we really want to take the time to train this guy and then he's gone again?' "
Corey's wife awoke at 4 a.m. recently fretting about how to make ends meet.
"I like to stay optimistic, but I know that last time between the two deployments things got really bad," Renee Corey said. The couple, who have two sons, ages 11 and 7, were months behind in their rent and other bills.
"It was almost to the point to where it was a relief when he deployed again because we could pay all our bills," she said. "It's a very tough trade-off.


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As I recently acquired the sole missing piece of the "It's war Boys!" jigsaw, namely "Modern Shit Will Make you ill", aka, this tape......; and Amos (Jim Whelton) guested with The Work in Japan) and came from the same squatland scene as This Heat. I bring you this new chapter in the documentation of Amos/Its War Boys/Homosexuals recordings. Directly taken from the original Its War Boys catalog, here is one of the most obscure sonic works of the early 1980s, Modern Shit! First issued on tape (cat No. £21) this work circulated only privately among the close friends of the label and was never officially distributed. Actually, it represents one of the most intense and experimental outputs of this creative London squatland-garde period.
The idea was to create a contemporary 'Non-stop', vaguely in emulous contradiction to products by people like Cerrone and Biddulph (1970s disco queens- which in hindsight was probably even 'weirder' than this stuff?....it just lacked the sense of humour).
Lepke and Amos, the two minds behind this project (and 2/3 of the Milk from Cheltenham adventures), each constructed a half hour near-continuous non-stop collage using only the foulest materials.
In those days, they had their 8-track studio in a mouldy basement below Brixton Road, Sarf London and they happened to occasionally record some awful wannabe pop bands. It was a truly horrible experience for our heroes,but with a good side.
Almost as soon as the idiots left the studio, Lepke and Amos would start re-mixing their music, often stealing and sticking it (suitably mangled) onto new tracks, the basis material for "Modern Shit!"
Two pseudonymous British gentlemen lurk behind this Modern Shit. The first has used various vaguely absurd monikers over the years, including Amos, L. Voag, and Xentos "Fray" Bentos; the other has stuck with one improbable handle: Lepke Buchwater (no doubt meant to echo the name of legendary U.S. crime kingpin Lepke Buchalter). Currently, they comprise two-thirds of the excellent Die Trip Computer Die; in the late '70s/early '80s Amos was in the Homosexuals, the Just Measurers, Amos and Sara, and a host of other obscure bands, while Lepke was the brains behind the group Milk from Cheltenham.
Despite the fact that all these outfits produced wildly creative music, arguably some of the best from the post-punk era, chances are (with the possible the exception of the Homosexuals) you haven't heard of any of them. In the case of most of these recordings, their low profile was due to a deliberate obscurantism stemming from a DIY/anti-capitalist rejection of the Music Business. As for the Modern Shit project, originally released in the early '80s on Amos's cassette label It's War Boys, there was another reason for keeping things at an almost subterranean level. At the time, Amos and Lepke supported themselves by running a small recording studio, where they recorded all kinds of crappy local bands. As mentioned, after the bands had left, they would muck about with the session tapes—and a lot of that muckery/mockery found its way into this project.
Amos and Lepke's plundered material got worked into two absurdist "mega-mixes" that were intended as a surrealistic parody of '70s "non-stop" disco mixes produced by the likes of Cerrone (of Love in C Minor and Supernature fame). Each produced their own continuous half-hour mix, Amos's appearing on the first side of the original cassette version (indexed as tracks 1 to 19), and Lepke's on the flip (now tracks 20 to 37).
Amos and Lepke worked with the same collection of resources, principally drum machines, keyboards, their own vocals, and all manner of "found" recordings—taken from records, TV, and the hapless local bands mentioned above (from whom they mostly lifted vocal tracks).
In terms of methodology, Amos's mix bears less resemblance to an actual disco "non-stop" than Lepke's, but it is nonetheless more impressive as a piece of music. In place of a disco's steady rhythmic base, Amos uses recurring fragments or loops to create linkages between parts. (These bits and pieces can't really be called "samples," as it's very unlikely either Amos or Lepke used samplers, which had barely been introduced at that point. Their dense collages were done the old-fashioned way, with tape manipulation, splicing, turntables, and loops.) Rhythmically, the last thing Amos lays down is a groove—rather, his rhythms are deliberately ridiculous and deranged. The mix's wacked-out surrealism, however, is tempered by sections that are strangely beautiful, brooding, and mysterious. After a barrage of bizarrely collaged fragments, Amos's side ends with a five-minute song that could almost seem normal if you weren't really listening. A lifted vocal lead is rendered completely absurd through strange keyboard colourings and subtly off-kilter backing vocals.
Amos's own lyrics (that is, when he himself is singing) are both comically ridiculous and somewhat menacing. They are also interrelated with the lyrics in Lepke's mix: while nothing remotely like a coherent narrative emerges, both reference World War II, Nazis, and political repression.
Lepke's mix is "funkier" than Amos's—you can tap your foot to much of it, and an actual bona fide disco beat even crops up briefly. But it's still a complete piss-take, and full of wildly demented humour.Hours of fun can be spent spotting the extracts form Holgar Czukay's 'Canaxis', and identifying snippets of Pierre Henri's musique concrete oeuvre.
The work these two produced,predates and will appeal to fans of the plunderphonic/cut-up work produced by Nurse with Wound, John Oswald, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, and People Like Us.But remember ,they got there first.


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Survivor Guilt
Survivor guilt (sometimes incorrectly termed as, survivor's guilt) is a term often heard in the aftermath of wars, natural disasters, or some type of traumatic event. Unfortunately, this type of guilt occurs frequently and in a variety of situations. Victims of rape or assaults can believe that they are at fault or that they could have prevented the attack. Emergency workers who are unsuccessful in trying to save a life can feel guilt that they should have done things differently or acted more quickly. When a person commits suicide, the surviving loved ones usually believe that they should have done something differently to avert the suicide. The guilt that goes along with these traumatic events can lead to depression. Survivor guilt is also common in people who develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of a trauma.
Mental health counselors working with traumatized clients with depression or PTSD begin by helping them sort their emotions out. Often times, these clients don't even recognize the presence of survivor guilt until it is pointed out by a skilled professional. The guilt that results from the traumatic event or events can leave clients feeling like the event was their fault, or that something could have been done to prevent it.
These feelings of guilt become associated with a perception of some type of wrongdoing. Most times, being able to talk about the experience and gain a better understanding of the trauma itself with a mental health therapist can help people move towards a healthier realization that the event was not their fault, or that there was nothing they could have done to prevent it.
Unresolved feelings of guilt can intensify and create deeper feelings of hopelessness, negative self-worth and self-esteem, which further exacerbate depression. This guilt can intensify during times of stress and can have a negative impact upon relationships and work.
The most difficult part of overcoming guilt after recognizing it, is letting go of the guilt and accepting that there was nothing they could have done differently to have changed the outcome. A counselor can aid in helping one recognize this fact and help the individual work through the issues of self-blame. It is not always an easy journey, and may raise some emotions that one may have spent many years avoiding, but talking about it with a licensed mental health counselor can be an important first step towards alleviating the guilt and depression that one may be suffering from.
It is important to remember that survivor guilt is not experienced by everyone or to the same levels of intensity. It will be different for each individual. However, when guilt and depression begin to interfere with the normal functions of daily life, it may be time to seek the assistance of a counselor.
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MANILA, May 31 — A senior Catholic prelate said Friday mompo or mass wine will not get a priest intoxicated even if he officiated three masses in a day.
Retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz said it is impossible that a priest will get drunk from drinking mompo as the mass wine is not pure grape juice as they add water to it.
Hindi naman nakakalasing tsaka wala naman lasa e, he said.
The prelate explained that priests pour not more than two to three tablespoons of mass wine and water in the chalice.
Yung mompo na ginagamit para sa consecration unang una hindi naman talaga pure grape juice yun may dagdag na tubig na. Ikalawa, pagka ginamit ng pari sa chalice talagang konti lang ang laman wala pa sigurong 2 or 3 kutsara tapos lalagyan yun ng tubig, Cruz said.
He added that even if the priest celebrated three masses in a day, usually during Sundays, mompo will not get him dizzy as there are intervals in holding masses.
Ang misa ng mga pari kapag lingo karaniwan 3 misa pero kapag simpleng araw isa lang kaya its practically impossible that the priest will get drunk because of celebrating mass, the former head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said.
He said it will be acceptable to him if ever a priest was arrested for being drunk.
Yes, the law is the law. Tamang hulihin yung paring lasing pero imposible na nalasing yun dahil sa mompo. Iba nakalasing dun, he said.
On the other hand, Fr. Genaro Diwa, executive secretary of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Liturgy noted that the alcohol content of the mass wine is only 12 percent.
Mahina lang ang alcohol content ng mass wine, 12 percent lang. I do not think it can affect his driving, he added.
On Thursday, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10586, or an Act Penalizing Persons Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Dangerous Drugs, and Other Similar Substances.
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