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Submarine (US - BD RA)
Jonathan takes a look at the US Blu-ray of Richard Ayoade's first feature film..
Young Oliver Tate's coming of age is coming even sooner than expected. Prone to daydreaming, listening to French crooners, and indulging other self-absorbed fantasies, Oliver (Craig Roberts) suddenly finds himself submerged in real-life, dual challenges – plotting to lose his virginity with a quirky new girlfriend (Yasmin Paige), while also struggling to reconcile his parents' (Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins and Noah Taylor) marriage, even though his mom seems smitten with the self-help guru next door (Paddy Considine). (From the Anchor Bay synopsis)
I have to confess that I was a little wary of Submarine going into it. I have a tendency to be annoyed by movies that pander to indie crowds, and it was apparent just from the original poster (with a font structure straight out of a Godard film) that it would be steeped in French New Wave references. The trailer also made me feel like the film might be imitating Wes Anderson's style. But the glowing reviews and seeing the hilarious Richard Ayoade (from the original IT Crowd and Darkplace) attached as a first time director were enough to get me in a theatre seat. By the time I was fifteen minutes in, my stupid presumptions and cynicisms had been obliterated. It certainly does have references, but they're used in clever and subversive ways, and often as a basis by which our hopelessly romantic protagonist views the world around him. I'm probably making it sound like this movie is all about clever film references, but it's not. At its core, it's a confident and sweet coming-of-age story about a teenager trying to juggle between saving his parent's relationship, while starting a romance of his own.
Craig Roberts, in his first feature film, is immediately likable as our leading man, Oliver Tate. Ayoade wrote and directed Submarine, but the screenplay feels like it was pieced together by the fictional Oliver Tate himself. The film indulges in his dramatized views of himself and the world, using his self-aware narration and even opening with a "My Dear Americans," letter to the audience; from Oliver Tate. "Sometimes I wish a camera crew was following my every move," he narrates at one point, and it seems as though this entire film was wished into existence by the character. These touches come at a rapid pace, often filled with brilliant bouts of humour and witty observations, and somehow never grow tiresome. At one point he bullies another student from class to impress a girl, the result of which is shown using that bullet time effect pioneered in Buffalo '66. When he notices the bullied student has stopped coming to class, he immediately writes her a bullet-pointed pamphlet to encourage her and help her get over her grief. Does that sound like an ordinary teenager to you?
The girl he takes interest in is Jordana (Yasmin Paige), a sly manipulative girl who holds her cigarettes with an old fashioned demure and has a haircut that echoes some of Godard's leading ladies ( Vivre Sa Vie comes to mind). One day she asks Oliver to meet her under a bridge. As a train passes by overhead, she kisses him and begins taking pictures of them with a Polaroid camera in a scene so stylized you'd be forgiven to think an execution was occurring. It turns out she was using him to get back at her ex-boyfriend, but when Oliver is bullied by her ex as a result and chooses to defend her honor, she falls for him and their erratic relationship begins. Oliver's other struggle comes by way of his parents, played by the brilliant Sally Hawkins ( Happy-Go-Lucky) and Noah Taylor ( Almost Famous), a terrific actor who I fear may never get his due. They both care deeply for Oliver but are completely incapable of giving him the kind of attention and inspiration he needs, possibly because they are too busy struggling with their own grief. Oliver realizes, through some quirky ingenuity, that his parents have not been intimate for some time. His father seems depressed and disconnected from the world, and his mother appears to be enamored by their neighbor Graham (Paddy Considine); a wacky mystic guru who performs seminars where he tries to convince people that they are prisms, and each person projects a colourful aura. Maybe I'm imaging it, but it often feels like these colors are used in the movie to represent types of characters and emotional states. Graham's ridiculous nature only makes the bitter realization that his parents are unhappy more difficult for Oliver to swallow.
Such struggles could make for an especially bleak movie, and even though the film takes place under the gloomy veil of Wales overcast skies, Ayoade never demands pity for his main characters, and the movie refrains from wallowing in its sadder aspects. It does this by counterbalancing the forlorn elements with a barrage of charm and wit. Tate's ideas of how to be a responsible lover and son are amusingly offbeat and naive in a way that I've never seen in a movie character. He would give Rushmore's Max Fischer a run for his money in a duel of eclecticism. The two films would make an excellent double feature. Some of the movie's best laughs come from Paddy Considine as Graham. Dressed in all black and flaunting a mullet like it's the hottest new fashion statement, he brings some fun and aloofness to one of the film's dramatic conflicts. This amazing balance that Ayoade maintains keeps things contemplative instead of depressing, and the quirk factor never overstays its welcome. The wide array of filming techniques used keep the movie fresh on a visual level, and much like the films of Edgar Wright, the editing has a comedic sense of timing on its own. Submarine is a comedic, dramatic, and stylistic success, and if Ayoade can pull this off with his first film, I'm thrilled to see what he'll do next.
Submarine arrives courtesy of Anchor Bay on BD-25, using just under 20 gigabytes for the entire release. So it comes as a bit of a surprise that the picture quality is actually quite good. This is a 1080p/24 (AVC) transfer with plenty of noticeable inconsistencies, but they're isolated to the various filming techniques used by Ayoade and company. Though filmed in 35 mm, a small number of scenes have a distinct Super 8 appearance, complete with full-frame cropping and rounded corners. There's a lovely grain texture to most of the film, usually showing up more in foggy outdoor scenes or dark interiors, but barely noticeable at other times. The films colour palette is mostly natural, but the foggy overcast weather of Wales keeps most of the colours from being too exuberant. Indoor scenes are shot dark with a warm lighting. Certain shots are illuminated only by fireworks or flares, and this transfer does a wonderful job of capturing the harsh gradations of bright lights fading into deep blacks without any intrusive compression artefacts. I did notice a stray scratch mark here and there, but none last more than a frame.
This DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 gets the job done quite well, but it is never particularly dynamic. Surround channels are only used for some ambient noise, be it the waves gently washing up to shore or just the sound of a breeze rattling the trees. That said, the sound has a lot of depth and the soundtrack from Alex Turner (lead singer of the Arctic Monkeys) sounds terrific. The music has a relaxed 60's vibe. It's not something I'd find myself listening to outside of viewing the movie, but it fits the film like a glove. The original score from Andrew Hewitt is also very good, sometimes featuring a lively sinister organ playing during more mischievous scenes. So while I can't recommend this audio track for those looking to show off a new 5.1 system, it does do a great job of recreating the theatrical experience of the film and its modest technical ambitions.
I was disappointed to find that this release does not include the commentary track with director Richard Ayoade that is on the UK Blu-ray, but we still have some deleted/extended scenes and a brief but likable "making of" segment.
Deleted and Extended Scenes (12:53, SD): There are nine of them total. One scene is footage of Jordana talking to a news camera about Tate's imaginary death. There is some extended footage of Graham's seminars and an awkward dinner table scene in the Tate home, to give you some examples. The movie moves at such a rapid pace that its difficult to see how these raw scenes might have possibly fit into the big picture.
Making of Submarine (10:57, SD): This is a short but enjoyable feature. It's mostly just the cast members talking about how much they liked working with each other and they're feelings on the characters they play in the film. It's a good watch, but I found myself yearning for a more in-depth and informative extra.
Submarine, with its abundant wit and charming performances, is one of the year's finest offerings. Ayoade's love of classic movies is contagious instead of distracting, and hopefully it'll be the first of many feature films for him and the talented young actors. Anchor Bay gives the film an excellent video transfer with an acceptable audio track, but loses points in the extras department for lacking solid features from the UK release.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
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I didn't put together who Ayoade was until I watched the extras and recognized his face from Dark Place.
As someone who is dead tired of this brand of coming of age tale, I have to say I was utterly charmed by Submarine.
As someone who is dead tired of this brand of coming of age tale, I have to say I was utterly charmed by Submarine.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 4th October 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: The Making of Submarine, Deleted Scenes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Richard Ayoade
Cast: Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 98 minutes
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As Cambria noted in her Thanksgiving post, the holidays can often include those oh-so-awkward, though well-intended debates over lifestyle choices. This year, instead of running headfirst into awkwardness, why not quietly inspire friends and family through incredibly great sustainable gifts? And you don't even have to delve into the greenness of your gift. Unless, of course, they ask.
1 Recycled Wine Glass Vases ($12), West Elm. These elegant vases could also be used with a small spray of winter flowers or greenery for a great host gift.
2 Set of Felt Coasters ($22 for set of 6), Moufelt. Cool little coasters that come in bright hues and hip designs. The secret is that they are handmade in Oregon using pure wool felt.
3 Screenprinted Organic Cotton Tea Towel ($8), Oh, Little Rabbit. Oh, Little Rabbit carries a wide selection of towels that are completely charming and look far too fun to be as eco-friendly as they are.
4 Starburst Red Basket ($39), Ten Thousand Villages. Consider buying a fairtrade gift this season, like this handwoven basket made by Ugandan artisans. Fairtrade merchants like Ten Thousand Villages sell handcrafted home décor, jewelry, and ornaments while paying a fair price to artisans. These gifts offer the same price points and look of items you'd find at trendy chain stores but with a back story you as a gift-giver can be proud of.
5 San Francisco Poster (part of the Travel Series) ($30), The Heads of State. Check out the Travel Series posters, which not only exude style and celebrate local cities, they are also printed using water-based inks on 100% cotton.
6 Reclaimed Redwood Picture Frame, ($18 4x6 frame), bambeco. If you have a special photograph you're thinking of giving as a gift this year, consider framing it in a rustic, eco-friendly frame. A frame such as this one just looks beautiful, but it's actually putting to use wood scraps that would otherwise wind up in landfills.
7 One-year membership to a local botanic garden (e.g., Chicago Botanic Garden is $70 for a 1-yr. individual membership) or museum, or a gift certificate to a locally-owned restaurant or tickets to a local performance. You'll be encouraging the recipient to support their local community, and the only thing being consumed will be a great time.
8 Graphic Pillow, ($45-$62), Inhabit. A great gift for design lovers, these pillows come in a wide selection of gorgeous covers and are handmade in the US from 100% certified PET recycled polyester from pop bottles. I think I might pick up one of these as a sneaky green gift to myself this year...
9 Selection of local beers, such as these from Mad River (if you live in California), or a bottle of wine from a local winery. These are great gifts alone or, for an extra special gift, pair some wine or beer with locally-grown produce and locally-made cheeses for a sustainable gift basket.
10 Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet (12-in.), ($20.97), Lodge (via Amazon). Cast iron skillets are recognized as a kitchen essential for their natural, non-toxic, non-stick properties. A great way to help a cook create a non-toxic cooking environment.
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A "Renaissance Man" Writes About Landscape Design
Envisioning the Garden, Line, Distance, Form, Color, and Meaning, by Robert Mallet, Norton & Co.
This is no ordinary book on landscape and garden design. The author's sublime, poetic writing takes this publication out of the mainstream and raises it into a class by itself. What also makes the work exceptional is that Mr. Mallet has successfully integrated several disciplines of study to create one inspiring work.
In a friendly style, reminiscent of the passionate English garden writers of the first half of the twentieth century, the author introduces the reader to the primal significance of good landscape design, with references to the physics of optics, the anatomy of the eye and brain, the psychology of perception, and the fundamentals of pure design.
Mr. Mallet's multi-discipline approach is reflected in the book's original French title: - Optics of the Garden; Enlarging Space and Liberating the Spirit.
The author elaborates the details of his thesis in seven chapters in which he discusses lines and punctuation, scale, distance, forms, textures and lighting, colors, other senses that have an impact on a garden, and the search for meaning in landscape design. The book concludes with a short, inspiring summary of the author's philosophy on the subject of gardens.
To illustrate the breadth of the author's intellectual horizons, consider an excerpt from a chapter on scale. When discussing miniature gardens in a paragraph titled "Elasticity of mental markers; bonsai gardens", the author reports: - This representation on a smaller scale of a much larger natural world is intended to liberate us from our everyday environment and to allow us to escape into an idealized world. It can even serve as real therapy for people who are trapped inside their own mental universe.
On each of the 143 pages, Mr. Mallet shares fine details of landscaping concepts that are sometimes overlooked by other writers. For example, he elaborates on the art of lopsidedness, illusion and staged effects, false perspectives, verticals in front of horizontals, shadows, placing jagged forms in front of ovals and rounds, nuance rather than contrast, placing cold colors in front of warm colors, proprioception - a sixth sense that improves how we see by using sound and smell - and the emotional dimension of a garden.
Few books on the subject of landscaping touch the soul of the reader with the depth of meaning that Mr. Mallet has successfully imbued in his writing. While many of the examples, diagrams, and illustrations are drawn from large estates, the fundamentals are universal and applicable to gardens of all sizes.
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|09/11/2011 - 3:49am
If you look closely, Junior Hemingway's (/Desmond Howard's) jersey has the "Michigan Football Legend" patch on the right breast.
Go Blue!
|08/18/2011 - 4:18pm
|WTKA Podcast URL
If I recall correctly, WTKA changes their podcast feed URL on occasion. Anyway, the WTKA website has a podcast player, here:
If you use iTunes, you should be able to subscribe to the following feed:
I've found that if the current feed isn't updating, deleting the feed from iTunes and re-subscribing usually does the trick.
Hope this helps.
|08/17/2011 - 10:09am
|My point is...
If it were me, just an average joe, my ass would be in jail.
Oh, and that cop wouldn't have thought twice about searching my vehicle. (He didn't search the vehicle)
What I find funny is that the cop, in this circumstance, had to call someone and ask what he shuold do -- saying something like "I don't know what to do". How about you use your best moral judgement...you're a cop, afterall.
|08/17/2011 - 2:12am
|You may be on to something
This has been all over the news out here (in Portland). From what I hear, the video posted above, the cop actually called his supe and asked what he should do. The big question now is whether these guys got some sort of preferential treatment. Ask yourself this question...
If I got pulled over for doing 118 (and more like 130+), I didn't have a licence, the car smelled like weed and it was rented by someone other than myself, would I expect to spend some time in jail?
Answer: Hell Yes!
I truly believe that there is something fishy going on here, but in the land of the "Ducks" this type of stuff just gets swept under the rug because there's someone who can foot the bill to keep this kind of stuff quiet...make your own judgements on who that might be. Maybe there's a little bit of JT hypocracy here too!?!
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To add to his tangibles, he's also an excellent blocker and he has been consistently described as a guy that has a high football IQ...right place at the right time type of stuff.
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|08/15/2011 - 11:34am
|Mr. T = Mr. J = Freddy J. = Fred Jackson
"Gorgeous Al" Borges = "Face" (he's got the looks and he's a smooth talker)
Brady Hoke = Murdoch (because fanaticism is its own form of crazy)
Fred Jackson = "B.A". Baracus (I pitty the fool who tries to clog our running lanes)
Greg Mattison = "Hannibal" (let's just face it, he loves it when a plan comes together)
RE: Adam Carolla -- large face/head:small neck/body = slightly disproportionate outcome
Just for reference, here is the original source image.
Oh, and just as a side note: For anyone who scorns the existence of the "Split M", just take a look at Mr. J's chains...
|08/15/2011 - 12:39am
|Pardon my French but...
Fuck Jerry Jones...THIS IS MICHIGAN!
|08/14/2011 - 11:12pm
|I for one will be celebrating Al Borges Night tonight....
As a resident of the City of Portland and an a soon to be graduating Alum of Portland State University (PSU ESM, UM BA 2005), I would be remiss to not partake in such an event as" Al Borges Night on MGoBlog".
In honor of "Gorgeous Al" Borgess, I offer my Photoshopping services.
For maximim impact, I suppose I should include the rest of the gang...affectionately coined "The M-Team":
|08/14/2011 - 3:38pm
|iPad vs. Adobe Flash Content
I'm pretty sure iPads (iPhones and the like) don't support Adobe Flash content. Since the videos provided in this post are encoded for playback using the Flash Player, you probably won't be able to view the videos on your iPad. (Do a search for "Apple and Flash" and you will find quite a few news articles and press releases regarding the topic). FYI.
|08/14/2011 - 1:04pm
|FYI...Scoreboard video on Fan Day
Looks like they're running some additional practice footage on the scoreboards...
There was a pretty cool time-lapse sequence showing the construction of the scoreboard itself.
Additionally, it seems like they are running extended cuts of practice footage...stuff that was probably cut out of the "Countdown to Kickoff" videos.
Anyhow, here's a link if anyone is interested:
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|08/14/2011 - 2:28am
|(Almost) Complete North Scoreboard...
Go Blue!
|08/09/2011 - 7:26pm
|From DetNews
|08/09/2011 - 2:46pm
|Looks like the roster has been updated:
|08/08/2011 - 6:29pm
|...Or how about this
Denard For President!
Go Blue!
|08/07/2011 - 6:41pm
|Hoke Announces Wide Receiver Stonum will Redshirt 2011 Season
|08/04/2011 - 12:15pm
I would presume that there will be speakers housed behind the panels that make up the left and right columns.
|05/07/2011 - 6:01pm
|Little Brother best be worried....
...Now that "The M-Team" has come out of Hiding!
Nice Pick-up...GO BLUE!
|04/18/2011 - 11:54pm
|This even creeps me out...
Gorgeous Al Borges?
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|Gorgeous Al Borges Reprise
|04/18/2011 - 6:25pm
|"Gorgeous" Al Borges
"Gorgeous" Al Borges ...
... Heavy-weight Champion of the World!
|04/16/2011 - 3:54pm
|Nice pickup Hoke & Co.
This kid is an Animal... Welcome RJS!
|04/16/2011 - 11:22am
Kevin Durant is an impressive player and will definitely be a difference maker, taking OKC past San Antonio.
|04/16/2011 - 2:54am
|Say what you will about the Portland-Dallas matchup...
.... but I take Blazers over the Mavs in 6. The Blazers have a gritty team that may just surprise some people.
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My apartment is full of projects I've done myself, from building the upholstered headboard, to building the planter on my patio. While my main inspiration is mid-century modern, I always enjoy having a mix of pieces to create a nice timeless style.
As a graphic designer, almost all of the artwork on the walls is my own. What I like most about my home is that every piece has a story to be told. When looking for an apartment, I knew I wanted an older apartment that had character to complement my growing collection of retro furniture. Since I'm not allowed to paint the walls, I like to use bright colors and bold patterns. Upstairs in the bedroom, I stuck with mostly black and white colors for a more tranquil feel.
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M&M Manufacturing Co. has installed a Mazak Hypergear 2D FMS laser-cutting system at its Precision Products Division in Fort Worth, TX. The machine, from Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, IL, features a 4-kW laser to cut mild steel to 1 in. thick, as well as a material-storage tower for holding and retrieving as many as 10 different sheet specifications.
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5 on June 12, 2013
We really enjoyed our stay in Suite Elizabeth. The beds were very comfortable, and we enjoyed having such a nice living area where we could sit and visit. The porch was a great place to sit and read a book. The place was centrally located and we could easily walk downtown to shour or eat. Thanks for a great place to stay!
5 on June 12, 2013
We had a wonderful stay at the Elizabeth Suite. It was beautiful decorated and impeccably clean. The best part was being able to enjoy the peaceful mornings and relaxing evenings on the wrap around porch.
5 on June 12, 2013
The Bed was so comfortable and the jetted tub with stained glass window was so beautiful! This was our 35th wedding anniversary & the room made it very romantic! The walk-in closets are bigger than mine at home! Wonderful! Thanks! The garage parking is a plus!
5 on June 11, 2013
This suite is beautifully decorated, spotless, and cozy! The bed was so comfortable and the squishy pillows were heavenly. This location is close to everything - all the shops on Main Street. the HEB grocery store, the restaurants. I came with my best friend to have some time together and our own little spiriual retreat, and staying in hte suite made it perfect. Thank you!
5 on June 11, 2013
Amazingly Quiet & Peaceful Stay. Beautiful home. Bed very comfortable. Loved having our separate garage.
5 on April 30, 2013
We had a wonderful time enjoying the jetted tub and playing music on the piano. It was a great getaway!
5 on April 22, 2013
Suite Savannah was awesome and very pleasant.
5 on April 22, 2013
Fountain View Room was a luxurious way to stay in Fredericksburg for a family wedding at a local vineyard. This is a must repeat for our family, it was so enjoyable.
5 on April 08, 2013
The Suite was beautiful. Spent several hours just relaxing in the suite. Enjoyed wine on the front porch in the evening. The beds were so comfortable. Enjoyed the entire experience and can't wait to come back.
5 on July 11, 2012
We had a wonderful stay at the Victorian Mansion. Location was great and the suite was private, large, clean, and romantic. Housekeeping was quick to respond when we called and courteous, too.
5 on July 03, 2012
We love the spacious suite with the beautiful antique furniture. My wife really enjoyed playing the piano in the parlor. We both liked the outdoor porch and sat on the porch swing in the evenings. The oversized whirlpool bath was great and the hot baths felt great at the end of the day.
5 on July 03, 2012
Suite Elizabeth--This was truly the nicest, most enjoyable, amazing place my husband and I have ever stayed in. The suite is perfect--we would love to "live here." The porch was such a great spot for relaxing and reminiscing; the location is perfect--close to everything! We find it hard to find the words to describe our very wonderful and memorable stay--we will be back. Everyone should treat themselves to such a terrific "Victorian Mansion."
5 on June 11, 2012
Very attractive accommodations and great privacy. Neighborhood is beautiful and located close to main street. We enjoyed our stay at the Carriage House immensely.
5 on May 28, 2012
It was our very first time to stay at a bed and breakfast and we really enjoyed the stay! The rooms are just outstanding with very much attention to detail! We also enjoyed having vouchers for breakfast since you can choose from 6 different breakfast places and enjoy some alone time while getting the full benefits of a beautiful bed and breakfast!
5 on May 28, 2012
Master Suite: The room was even better than we expected and the photos had us expecting a lot! The only thing I'd change would be to stay longer. Wonderful location, the food coupons were nice, gave us more options. Would definitely stay again!
5 on May 23, 2012
Room is very elegant and spacious. The bathroom with the over-sized shower was amazing. The garage was wonderful as it rained during our stay. We would definitely come back and tell others about this B&B.
5 on May 21, 2012
Lovely room. Loved the outdoor space.
5 on May 21, 2012
Nestled in the hill country in a nostalgic setting in Fredericksburg, Texas, Victorian Mansion bring back memories of Grandma's house. The soothing colors help one relax and enjoy the moment. The sound of turtle doves cooing and butterflies landing on hedges and flowers takes you away from the stress of workplace, traffic, and the humdrum of everyday life. The yellows and sage colors help me focus on the moment. We've enjoyed our stay immensely.
5 on May 21, 2012
First time in Fredericksburg and a bed and breakfast, was a great time. Fun getaway. The room was great, very charming and the bed was fantastic! Thank you.
5 on April 23, 2012
Everything was wonderful! What a charming place to stay for a romantic weekend.
5 on April 23, 2012
Master Suite: I love all the rich red and gold colors. Fantastic furniture (Henredon)! Great bath tub :-) It actually is what sold me the room.
5 on April 23, 2012
We loved our stay. The suite was absolutely beautiful! Everything about our trip was perfect. Thanks for a relaxing mini-vacation.
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Perfect place for couples to enjoy each other. Has modern upscale amenities and unique features: private patio, outdoor fireplace, hot tub, that made the stay memorable.
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Carriage House--My husband and I were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. he has had some health issues this year, so we were looking for a nice and relaxing place. We got more than we bargained for with the Carriage House! Lovely!!! The hot tub on the enclosed patio was a dream. Will be back!!!
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Our stay in Fountain View was amazing. It was our private getaway for a few days. The suite is beautiful and very romantic. We ate at some recommended restaurants--Hondo's, Rathskeller, Sunset Grill and Alamo Springs and had great food everywhere. We will definitely be back.
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We chose Absolute Charm because of all the choices they had. We live in Austin and decided to have a "get-away" wedding. With permission, we got married on the Victorian masion property that a few different suites on site. Even our family used Absolute Charm to get their B&B. Most suites do not have actual breakfast instead have breakfast vouchers. But in Fredericksburg it is ok because every meal we had was an absolute wonderful experience and the local eateries appreciated us using the voucher at their establishment. We are already making plans to go back for our 1 yr anniversary!
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I loved the view, the comfort the Suite Savaanah amenities and the "homey feel"
5 on October 17, 2011
Beautiful! The perfectplace for our large family getaway. Well maintained and plenty of room. We love it and will be back next year!
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We loved our weekend getaway in Fredericksburg. The chandeliers are impressive and we loved playing the piano. We enjoyed the cool air conditioning despite the hot weather outside. The bed is incredibly soft. We will be back soon!.
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What a wonderful 24th Anniversary get away! The Carriage House was so inviting, relaxing and refreshing! The hot tub just outside the bedroom door was so calming at the end of a long day and the inviting patio a great place to unwind with a book! This is our second time to stay in an absolute charm cottage and we will definately be back again!
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It was like our own piece of romance heaven. The wife and I loved our stay and will be back to stay at the carriage House, definately!
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We had an amazing weekend get a way here. The room was so relaxing and peaceful. Definately be back!!
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Victorian Mansion Master Suite.. This is our second stay at absolute charm and we will be coming back many more. The mansion is withing walking distance of Main st. and our favorite restaurant is Silver Cree (they have great live music) The staff at absolute charm is always helpful and the rooms are clean and relaxing. Highly recommend Absolute Charm for the perfect weekend getaway.
5 on June 22, 2011
Having stayed in 5 Absolute Charm Bed and Breakfast rooms in the last 3 years we have always left relaxed, renewed and ready to book our next stay. every room raises the bar and the master suite was no exception. from the incredibly soft king 4 poster bed, to the spacious shower to the private garage, the room was amazing and in a word masterful.
5 on June 22, 2011
Great name for a great B&B - we felt like royalty, and as royalty could not have been more at home.
5 on April 07, 2011
I absolutely love this place. Quiet, romantic and lovely!!
5 on March 31, 2011
The master suite at the Victorian Mansion exceeded our expectations. My husband and I had the most romantic and relaxing weekend we've had in years. We will definately be back next year for our 13 th wedding anniversary. Beautiful suite. Definately recommend the ultimate pampering package! It was wonderful.
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We loved the ambiance and the warm feeling the room gave us! We felt at home and at peace. This room is perfect for ultimate relaxation.


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A bridge to Belgium starts two miles south of Odell.
Brewmaster Dave Logsdon and the rest of the team at Logsdon Farmhouse Ales will hold their first public event on Feb. 18, as one of three local stops on the statewide Zwickelmania brewery tour (see details at right).
It's a sort of first-anniversary party for the brewery, which released its first beers in February 2011.
Logsdon, long one of Oregon's premier brewers and makers of yeast, and brewer Charles Porter create distinctive ales in the Belgian farmhouse style known as "saison," giving the Logsdon products the name Seizoen, the Flemish translation. (It is pronounced "sez-yoon," notes Belgian native and Flemish speaker Judith Bams, one of the six members of the Logsdon cooperative.)
Bams regularly brings back Belgian ale samples for Logsdon to use in crafting the complex yeasts that go into the ales, and Bams also provided a key horticultural connection from Flanders to Hood River valley: She saw to the import of 100 sour cherry trees known as schaarbekse ("shar-beks-uh) that are currently in quarantine in Portland. Soon they will be planted on the Logsdon property and within three years will be the base for the brewery's cherry ale.
Ales from cherries, peaches and raspberries are a Belgian staple, and Logsdon will issue its Peche (peach) beer this spring, followed by Cerasus, a cherry ale, both now made from fruit grown in Parkdale.
Said Logsdon, "The peach goes really well with the Bretta beer," named for the special brettanomyces yeast.
Somewhat surprisingly, pears make their way into the Seizoen ales and Kili Wit, the three brews in the permanent Logsdon fleet.
"As far as I know, we are the only brewery in the world using pear juice," said Logsdon, who has more than 30 years' experience in brewing and culturing of yeasts; starting as Oregon's premier home brewer in the 1970s and 1980s.
"We're very pleased with how it turned out," he said. "We layer it in during fermentation, and get a lot of fruitiness from it. This is just another layer of complexity.
"When we started producing the Wit, we weren't sure (about including pear juice). It's a more delicate beer, and wouldn't typically have pear in it or anything unusual. We tried it with dextrose and with pear, and found the pear is better. It's rounder and has more fruitiness to it that kind of complimented the beer."
The pear juice is from Hood River valley and the hops are grown on the farm and in the Hood River and Tygh valleys, fulfilling Logsdon's preference for local and organic ingredients to go with the world-class Hood River valley water in making his ales.
The Bing cherries and peaches in the fruit beers are from Lava Bed nursery; within three years, most of the Logsdon cherry beer will be made from its own cherries, once the newly planted schaarbekse are mature.
Local farm ingredients are at the heart of making farmhouse ales such as saisons, which were historically produced in rural settings, as the name implies, for consumption in the summer season. That's when farm workers needed a low-alcohol alternative to the suspect local summertime water supply.
The Logsdon ales are unfiltered and "rustic," like their Belgian cousins, but about a third higher in alcohol content (at 5-6 percent) than traditional farmhouse ales.
The Logsdon ale labels depict the waters of Mount Hood turning into a waterfall near the barn and flowing into a rounded Belgian ale glass. The labels are multi-lingual, just like Belgium, with French and Flemish joining the English.
Yet another language appears on the label of Kili Wit, a light-colored thirst-quencher with a dry finish. The Wit bears the phrase "bia jeupe," Swahili for white beer.
The beer combines, less oddly than you might think, the name of an African mountain and the Flemish word for white. The label bears the image of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. Logsdon explained that proceeds from the sale of Kili Wit go to the K2 Foundation, which makes expeditions to Kilimanjaro and other parts of the world for handicapped children, wounded soldiers and people with disabilities. K2 is building a medical center near Kilimanjaro via donations by people the foundation guides in expeditions.
"That's why the label is strikingly different, but still has the farmhouse on it," Logsdon said. "It's something we felt would be a nice thing to do, to contribute a little bit of what we're doing to people who need it."
Logsdon co-founded Wy'east Laboratories in 1984, creating and marketing yeasts for distribution all over the world, from the same Neal Creek farmhouse.
In 1985 he signed on as brewmaster for the fledgling Hood River Brewing Company (now Full Sail) and remained there for eight years while also helping run Wy'east. That company moved to larger quarters in Odell after a few years, and Logsdon sold his portion of the business three years ago.
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After six years, development on Window Maker has picked up again. Other than mere bug fixes, the two new releases (so far) also include lots of code cleanup and, yes, new features as well. Welcome back!
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RE: Patches.
This gives me the opportunity for me to bug them for some multi monitor features.
I'd be interested in that, too. It's no problem to use it with "connected screens" approach (2 x X), but fullscreen applications (like mplayer -fs) become unusable that way. :-)
From the "New features and highlights" I saw this: New mouse-resizing functionality. Windows can now be resized vertically (horizontally) using MOD+Wheel (CTRL+Wheel).
Strange - you can already to that with pressing Mod1 (usually Alt) and then clicking the right mouse button anywhere in the window, causing size changes in X, Y and both dimensions. But maybe that mouse wheel feature is interesting for laptops, netbooks and tablets that are known to have mouse wheels. :-)
Another improvement: History and TAB completion in dialogs.
Very good! Now I'm just missing the ability to copy / paste text using the middle mouse button (edit buffer: selecting text gets it into the buffer, clicking the middle mouse button outputs it at current cursor position). I always found it annoying that you cannot use this feature within some of Window Maker's dialogs, but usint it with external sources or targets, it mostly works...


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The Dogwood equestrian collection - leading reins
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A bridle is worn around the horse's head in order to ride and direct the horse effectively and the bit, a mouthpiece for the horse, is the part of the bridle where the reins are attached. The reins extend up from the outside of the bit to meet the rider's hands.
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Reins are designed to communicate with and exert control over the horse. A gentle pull on the reins will encourage your horse to stop or change direction. But you must take care not to tug too hard as pulling on the reins also pulls on the bit which in turn pulls the horse's head.
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Spend an evening at the library with author Jim Davidson. This community talk is free.
About the author
Jim Davidson is a Colorado-based climber, author and international speaker who shares stories and lessons distilled from 31 years of mountain adventures. As a high-altitude mountaineer and expedition leader, Jim has scaled peaks in Alaska, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nepal and Tibet, including the sixth highest peak in the world, Cho Oyu, at 26,906 feet.
Davidson's epic survival and the wisdom he learned are shared in his national bestselling memoir, The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival (co-authored with Kevin Vaughan, a staff reporter for The Denver Post). His story has also been shared internationally through a TV episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive" on Discovery Channel. The Ledge is the 2012 winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature.
About The Ledge
In June 1992, best friends Jim Davidson and Mike Price stood triumphantly atop Washington's Mount Rainier, celebrating what they hoped would be the first of many milestones in their lives as passionate young mountaineers. Instead, their conquest gave way to catastrophe when a cave-in plunged them deep inside a glacial crevasse – the pitch-black, ice-walled hell that every climber's nightmares are made of. Jim survived the huge fall. Mike did not.
Jim was stranded alone on a small snow ledge, deep inside the glacier. Injured and devastated by the loss of his friend, Jim struggled to forge a way up the overhanging ice walls and to find the courage to even try. At once a heart-stopping adventure story, a heartfelt memoir of friendship, and a stirring meditation on fleeting mortality and immutable nature, The Ledge chronicles one man's transforming odyssey from the dizzying heights of elation and awe to the punishing depths of grief and hard-won wisdom. This book's visceral, lyrical prose sings the praises of the physical world's wonders, while searching the souls of those willing, for better or worse, to fully embrace it.
About the Spring Author Series at BWML
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents a series of free author talks throughout spring 2013. We proudly welcome Jim Davidson (March 18), Cheryl Strayed (April 11), Chris Bohjalian (April 17), Mary Roach (April 30) and Kent Haruf (May 15) to the library, and the Steamboat Springs community. Each of these diverse award-winning authors will speak about their literary works and their writing processes during a talk in Library Hall. Each talk will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to have authors sign copies of their books.
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(02/06/13) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with three gold mining companies, all subsidiaries of Barrick Gold Corporation, for their failures to correctly report toxic chemical releases and waste management activities. The companies, Barrick Cortez, Inc., Barrick Gold US, Inc. and Homestake Mining Company, agreed to pay a total of $278,000 in fines and spend an additional $340,000 to conduct an environmentally beneficial project.
The violations involved incorrect reporting under the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the Cortez Gold Mine near Crescent Valley, the Ruby Hill Gold Mine near Eureka, and the Bald Mountain Gold Mine near the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, all in Nevada.
"Cyanide, lead and mercury used at these mines have the potential to pose a health threat," said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA's Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. "We insist on accurate reporting of chemical releases so that citizens have a clear idea of the risk from the facilities near their communities."
Careful analysis of the mines' records by EPA inspectors revealed that the facilities failed to submit timely, complete and correct Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, for toxic chemicals. These chemicals include cyanide compounds used to extract gold from the ore mined at the facilities, and lead and mercury compounds produced during the extraction process. Under the settlement, the Barrick gold companies will audit and correct their TRI reports for 2005 through 2011 to comply with EPCRA. There is no evidence to suggest that the violations posed any immediate danger to workers at the facilities or local communities.
The agreement requires a $340,000 supplemental environmental project at the Cortez mine to identify the metal compounds formed in its oxide mill process. The gold companies will also perform audits at the other Barrick facilities in the U.S. (in Nevada and Montana), correct reporting violations, if any, and pay a $10,000 penalty per violation, not to exceed $250,000.
The EPA requires reporting of toxic chemical releases under EPCRA, and facilities that manufacture, process, or use toxic chemicals over certain quantities must file annual reports estimating the amounts released to the environment, treated or recycled on-site, or transferred off-site for waste management. These reports are submitted to EPA and the State or Tribe with jurisdiction over the facility. The EPA compiles this information into a national TRI database and makes it available to the public.
Metal ore mining accounts for 98% of total TRI releases reported to EPA in Nevada. This investigation and enforcement are part of an ongoing national effort that began in 2008 to ensure that gold mining facilities are in compliance, and that the public has accurate and complete information about the facilities in their community. Barrick gold mining facilities in the U.S. produced approximately 3.38 million ounces (105.6 tons) of gold in 2011, and the Cortez Gold Mine is one of the largest gold mines in the world.
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Raising a Modern-Day Joseph: A Timeless Strategy for Growing Great Kids - eBook
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Joseph, through trials not of his making, brought great honor and fame to his family's name while the prodigal son (even though eventually reconciled), through his own choices, only dishonored his Father's name during his time in the far-off city. Children are precious, and should be given every instruction to make sure that, when they are tested by the world (as they most certainly will be), they will be able to withstand whatever is thrown at them by applying simple, scriptural truths that they know to be true.
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Imagine this scenario for a typical teenager in your church: He's separated from his family and sent to live in a hedonistic, no-holds-barred culture. He's stripped of his spiritual support, left alone, and treated unfairly. Then, at his most vulnerable point, his ego is stoked with power and success. Throughout this rollercoaster ride, would he continue to serve God?
This very test was given to the Old Testament Joseph, whose faith remained rock solid. Yet it seems that our youth are ill-equipped to face the moral vacuum in today's culture. Worse, research shows that when young people leave home, many also leave the church. So how can we forge sons and daughters of faith and fortitude?
The vital answers are found in the story of Joseph. Drawing from this timeless narrative, author Larry Fowler offers a biblical plan for building teens who will love and serve Jesus Christ. Biblically based and up-to-the-minute relevant, Raising a Modern-Day Joseph is an essential guide to raising a generation that can pass life's tests with flying colors.
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John then asked me what I did, and I said, "I work for a children's ministry," and shared with him about my work. After some small talk, I asked him, "Do you have children?"
"Yes, two - they are four and one."
I probed deeper: "Can I try a question out on you?"
He was ready to cooperate: "Sure."
"Here's my question," I continued, "What do you want to be able to say about them when they are in thirty?"
"Wow," he remarked. There was silence for a few moments. "I've never thought that far in the future. College-educated, I guess - and in a good career. Happily married."
"Let me ask a different question." He wasn't going where I wanted him to. "What would cause you to grieve if you have to say it about them when they are thirty?"
"Oh...if they are lost." His answer was the first indication to me that he was a Christian dad. After a pause, he kept on: "And if I had to say that they had failed morally, or addicted so something."
I probed further. "Which is the more important question?"
"Oh, for sure the second one."
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"No, when?" He was now fully engaged.
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I could tell I had his attention. I zeroed in for the kill: "You mean your specialty at work is developing strategy for companies, helping them set vision, and you've never thought of having one for your own children?"
"No." He paused, clearly stunned. "No. Wow... No..." He perked up. "Am I glad I sat next to you. Wow."
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It's always been a critical thing for anyone who wants to really ride a wave of success in this business to have a good manager or agent. Unfortunately, that's an awfully hard person to come by, and finding one you can really trust, or who really believes in you can be a difficult and frustrating process. After all, when we have an agent or manager, (it's better to have both, by the way!) you need to have someone who you know really can represent the "real you", and who always has your best interest at heart. Sometimes there are managers who are so consumed with their own ego and how they picture you that they can actually "blow" many great opportunities that may present themselves without you ever even knowing there was such a chance offered to you.
The best managers I've ever seen, without question, are the ones who deeply love and understand their artist. This more often than not means that they came to the managerial side of things quite by accident, and that it came more as a result of them trying to fill a need they saw for their musical friend they had so much belief in. They may not yet know "the ropes" as far as the business is concerned, but what they don't know will certainly be soon changed into knowledge, and their lack of initial knowledge will certainly be made up for my their belief in, ad love for, their artist and his/her music!
If this occurs at an early age for the both of you, it's a great chance for you both to "grow" together into the music business, and all the crazy experiences that will inevitably follow. Unfortunately, I have seen many manager/artist relationships fall by the wayside when things just seemed to really be "taking off" for the performer. Clashes of personality and ego can certainly flare up and occur, not to mention just the sheer volume of agents and managers who end up getting too greedy, and who eventually steal from the artist. I have seen this on many very low and very high levels, sometimes involving literally millions of dollars that were taken without even being noticed for a long time! As the income grows, so does the temptation for someone who has a thieving heart, and sometimes it gets the best of them. In the long run, they all get caught, yet it just amazes me how many times this continues to happen. We of course, hear about the highest profile cases, the ones involving the biggest stars and the most money, but it also happens to thousands of artists on a much lower scale of income, but who get ripped off nonetheless.
So most of all, you must have an agent or manager you can really trust with not only representing you, but also in handling your finances, and making sure you are treated fairly by everyone. They have to be at the frontline, taking the shots for you, so you don't have to be exposed to the uglier parts of the business, and so you can stay concentrating on the most important thing of all...your music!


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Sea Scouting is a program of the Boy Scouts of America. It is available to young men and women under the age of 21 who meet any of the following qualifications:
- are at least 15 years old
- are 14 years old and have completed the 8th grade.
- Prior participation in Boy Scouting or Varsity Scouting is not required.
Sea Scouts is a specialized segment of the Venturing program, which was organized to address members' boating skills and promote knowledge of our maritime heritage. Swimming, lifesaving, first aid, Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses are taught with the ship by its officers.
Sea Scouts will learn and live by the Sea Promise; as part of Venturing they also learn and live by the Venturing Oath and the Venturing Code.
In addition, some ships suppliment these ideals with their own Ship Code, a statement of ideals and conduct developed and approved by the ships' members.


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Round up the Autos, Carlisle's Car Corral Is Back, Buy and Sell With Confidence in a Face to Face Setting
CARLISLE, PA "" Buying or selling a car has never been easier with the car corral at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds. This year, nine of the ten Carlisle based events will feature THE most convenient way to buy or sell a vehicle. In addition, Carlisle Events has partnered with Auctions America by RM, allowing for two additional car corral dates at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana.
With Spring Carlisle kicking off the Carlisle Events' schedule on April 27, the more than 100,000 attendees can scour the 150-acre grounds for a bargain among the more than 2,000 vehicles for sale. Spring Carlisle, along with our flagship event, Fall Carlisle (Sept. 28-Oct. 2) offers an all inclusive forum for buying and selling all types of cars, trucks and bikes, both foreign and domestic.
Whether you are attending and looking to buy, or signing up to sell, the car corral is for everyone. Each season, an average of nearly 500,000 car, truck and bike enthusiasts attend events in Carlisle. For each show (excluding Bike Fest), the car corral has become known as the go-to place for individuals to buy and sell with total confidence.
A gate admission is all that's required for buying access to the car corral. What makes the car corral different is the person-to-person contact afforded to both the buyer and seller. Instead of an online auction site where you have to take the sellers word for it, you'll have direct contact with the individual and the product. You can shop and compare on the grounds, sit in the car, test drive the ride, kick the tires and more. Further, to make the selling process even simpler, we'll bring the convenience to you with notary services including temporary tags available right in the car corral.
For the seller, the rules are simple. Only motor vehicles may be sold, they must be in running condition and cannot be displayed on trailers.
Finally, as part of our partnership with Auctions America by RM, buyers and sellers in Auburn, Indiana will also have the opportunity to buy and sell. At both Auburn Spring (May 12-15) and Auburn Fall (Sept. 1-4), the mid-western car corral will also be organized and operated by Carlisle Events.
In the end, everyone benefits!
About Carlisle Events: Carlisle Events, host of 10 annual collector car, truck and motorcycle events, attracts more than half a million people to its 150-acre facility in Carlisle, Pennsylvania each year. Included in the annual events schedule are two huge automotive swap meets and auctions ""Spring and Fall "" and individual specialty shows featuring Corvettes, Fords, GMs, Chryslers, trucks, motorcycles, sport compacts and imports. Founded in 1974 by friends Bill Miller and Chip Miller, the "Cars at Carlisle" shows attract automotive enthusiasts from around the world. Information about Carlisle Events and Carlisle Auctions is available to consumers via the Internet www.CarlisleEvents.com and www.CarlisleAuctions.com


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What Your Lawyer Don't Know Can Hurt You
For years we have been dying to tell ERISA disability income and other types of insurance claimants that they need a lawyer with solid experience to press insurance claims. We were reluctant to do so, however, because it might look as if we were blowing own horn and overreaching to try to get claims business.
However a recent blog post written by a respected ERISA employer defense attorney points out, http//www.bostonerisalaw.com/archives/benefit-litigation-denial-of-benefit-claims-the-repeat-player-and-saving-money-on-litigation.html, many employers lose a substantial legal advantage in denying employee and other claims, particularly ERISA claims, because they don't have attorneys who know ERISA insurance claims law.
If what's good for the goose is good for the gander, this goes even more so for claimants who are represented by attorneys not experienced in disability insurance and ERISA law. To get a fair shake on both sides, you need attorneys on both sides who are intimately familiar with insurance claims law.
The Rosenberg blog's advice was obviously meant for employers which may have only a few ERISA claims to deal with. Larger employers with more claims would almost certainly have attorneys who are well versed in ERISA claims law. And, it goes without saying that insurance companies that offer policies in the ERISA field would have loads of lawyers who know ERISA law and how to negotiate and defend ERISA claims.
So, why do employee-claimants many times go to their friendly neighborhood lawyer to handle their ERISA claims? Because, they have no idea of the complexity of the ERISA statute and the sometimes convoluted precedents of insurance claims law generally. This is a case of "what you don't know can hurt you."
Mr. Rosenberg, who mainly represents employers, talks of the "repeat player" (one who has handled ERISA claims over and over again) and the obvious difference in the knowledge and ability of the "repeat player" in handling an ERISA claim. He says, "…"I routinely see the difference when, on the other side…is a lawyer who regularly represents plan participants in such disputes, as opposed to a general practice lawyer who represents plan participants only occasionally".
ERISA claimant rights were created solely by Federal statute, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et. seq. They did not evolve from common law. General principles of common law may not automatically apply under the ERISA statute. So, a lawyer should have a good working knowledge of this specific statute and the case law which it has engendered to effectively represent a claimant.
Further, the law of insurance policy claims, in general, has many twists and turns which are exceptions to the common law. A claimant should consider this fact wisely before selecting an attorney to handle an insurance claim.
Just to blow our own horn, now that Mr. Rosenberg has opened the door for us, we specialize in handling complex insurance matters, particularly disability income, ERISA, life and long term care claims and claim denials. We have handled hundreds and hundreds of such claims in our 30 years at the bar and, we really enjoy doing this type of legal work.
To be fair, we are not the only ones who savor this calling. There are others throughout the country who do the same work with the same fervor.
Thanks to Mr. Rosenberg, our conscience is clear in writing this post. The aim is not to blow our horn. The aim is to blow a bugle to alert insurance claimants to consult with experienced legal counsel when fighting an insurance claim, especially one involving ERISA.


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Development Academy Quote Sheet: Academy Moves to 10-Month Season
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy has instituted a 10-month season starting in 2012-13. U.S. Soccer and Academy coaches weigh in on the move:
U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach JURGEN KLINSMANN
On the move to a 10-month season:
"If we want our players to someday compete against the best in the world, it is critical for their development that they train and play as much as possible and in the right environment. The Development Academy 10-month season is the right formula and provides a good balance between training time and playing competitive matches. This is the model that the best countries around the world use for their programs and I think it makes perfect sense that we do, as well."
U.S. Soccer Youth Technical Director CLAUDIO REYNA
On the benefit of the 10-month format:
"Going to a 10-month season is an important step in the evolution of elite player development. The format provides the ideal platform to combine an increase in the amount of high value training on a regular basis with the opportunity to play in quality, competitive games throughout an extended season. This schedule puts our elite players in line with kids in their age group internationally and places the appropriate physical demands on them at this stage in their development. The addition of as many as 50 extra training sessions per year will greatly enhance the ability of players to work on individual skills and receive advice and instruction from coaches. Along with the support of our membership, this move has been greeted with enthusiasm from soccer experts from around the world."
U.S. Soccer Director of Scouting TONY LEPORE
On the benefits of the 10-month season:
"Moving to a 10-month calendar of training and matches is an important next step for the most talented players who are ready to commit more time in the best everyday environment
s . For them, the benefits are unquestionable. Our Development Academy membership should be congratulated for all of their hard work and effort to overcome various challenges to help make this happen in the best interest of elite player development."
U.S. Soccer Technical Committee Chairman and D.C. United President KEVIN PAYNE
On the implementation of the 10-month season:
"We've made a lot of strides forward with the Development Academy since 2007 when we began this new approach to developing our best young talent. The move to a 10-month season and the focus on an increasing number of high-quality training days for our players is a logical next step and an important one which we believe will bear fruit for us in the future."
On the benefit for MLS clubs:
"Obviously there's no real magic to the process of developing talent. There's a fairly simple equation of the higher number of quality training days that a player puts in in a given year, the greater the results. By increasing the number of days in which players are training with their peer group and under the best training environment, it will logically help those players to improve."
Strikers FC Director of Coaching DON EBERT
On how the 10-month season creates a better path for player development:
"It's a better learning environment because it's not as rushed. In the old system we were playing games almost every Saturday and every Sunday for a few months in a row. The kids weren't able, at that age, to play two games and train at a high level and continue that process without breaking down. From a development point of view, it was holding us back. But the 10-month season allows us to spread out the games and now we're getting a good amount of quality practices every week. We can up the load and the players are now getting the reps and touches they need. That's where we really test the kids and now we're able to do it at more practices for longer periods of times. It's changed our team completely. It's going to work in the favor of player development and will work out better for all the coaches and players."
On how adopting the 10-month season has impacted his team thus far this year:
"Players aren't as fatigued and the pace and intensity of training compared to the last four years is like night and day. We've had far fewer injuries, much better training and also the games have been better. They have much more energy, they aren't on back-to-backs and everybody is able to have their best players on the field. The level is way up compared to the last few years."
On the choice the players have to play in the Development Academy and how it can benefit those players:
"The Academy isn't for everyone, and what I really love about the 10-month season is it's a choice. If your dream is to wear the jersey, get paid to play as a professional and represent your country, then this is a different avenue. It's more demanding, it does take 10 months and you do train three times a week, but it's a choice. We finally have a vehicle for the first time for families and players to choose what's right for them. The kids who are playing in the Academy are as committed as ever because they chose to go down this route."
Crossfire Premier Coaching Director BERNIE JAMES
On the key to player development:
"The key to development, to me, is playing against quality players in practice. I think if you're with a group of good players that are pushing each other, and you have that for most of the year, then I think it's bound to be better for development."
On the long-term benefits that the 10-month season will bring:
"I really think you might not be able to measure the benefit right away. But I think if you encourage younger players to be involved in the program, then those players get maybe four or five years of this, and I think that's where you'll see the difference. The program over the long-run will definitely be better."
On the Development Academy clubs driving the push for the 10-month season:
"I don't think there's any question the coaches of the clubs are excited about it. I can't believe any club or any coach wouldn't be excited about having more time with their top players in this training environment. The reason most of the guys coach is because they love the game, and they like trying to help young players reach their potential. I think having them for 10 months at the highest level in youth soccer is a positive, and we'll see better things out of them. Ultimately, the more players we put in college, the more players we get in the professional ranks, the more satisfaction we get. We have a better chance of that if we can work more concentrated and a longer time with our players."
FC DELCO Director of Coaching ALAN MEZGER
On the implementation of the 10-month season:
"We're excited about the 10-month season. We think it's another three months added to our curriculum and the development of our players, so we're excited that U.S. Soccer has made the step. I thought it was a necessary step toward developing not only top-level, National Team-type players, but I think Division I players, future college players. They need more training and the training they get with a professional academy staff will be beneficial to the high-level players in the country. Hopefully down the road it has a positive impact on our National Team success in international competitions."
On why those extra three months are necessary:
"All of our kids in the first four years of the Academy came directly from high school to play with us, and I felt like the beginning of the first month of the Academy season was basically dealing with previous injury and over-usage. It was almost like spinning our wheels in training. We did more rehabilitation than tactical and technical work. Now for us, we're going to be able to hit the ground running in mid- to late August and start attacking the season that way and not have to worry about getting back from over-use or injury or developing bad habits or anything like that."
Oakwood SC Coaching Director DAVE FARRELL:
On how the 10-month season is working at Oakwood:
"Four years ago, you trained one or two times during the week, and you went to a weekend tournament to play five games. Now you get to go over the science of coaching and determine the players' room for growth. We're training three or four times a week – five days a week right now because there's no snow. It will be new for everybody, and managing the season takes work to provide that same mentality and that same soccer facility. It's more work, but that is good. We like it. At the end of the day it is about the development of our players."
PA Classics Director of Coaching STEVE KLEIN
On the implementation of a 10-month season:
"It's obviously in the best interest for a soccer player, to get more training sessions during a year-round time frame. It's going to be exciting. The Academy system is the best way to develop players."
On the quality of play and benefits of a 10-month program:
"One of the issues of not being in a 10-month season is the back-to-back games on weekends, where during that second game your players are going on tired legs. That definitely contributes to injuries and oftentimes sloppy games. The overall quality of play will rise, players will be fresh during games, we'll have more practices and the players will be healthier. The overall benefit of spreading things out allows you to really work on certain aspects within the team, rather than jam everything into a small window."
St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro Director of Youth Program Development-Illinois DALE SCHILLY
On how the switch to a 10-month season affects players' development:
"The opportunity to lay out a year-long training program where the emphasis is placed on overall and sequential development of the player will be refreshing. Having players for 10 months will allow coaches to clearly plan. It will allow academy programs to be patient in the development process and not be forced to cram organizational information to prepare for an event at the expense of the building blocks that make a player."
On how his players feel about the change to a 10-month season:
"Ultimately the guys understand that the shift to a 10-month season is nothing more than another step in the evolution of the game in this country. Not too long ago, players participated in their comfortable and convenient community-based travel teams but eventually left for the experience and environment created by paid professional coaching. That change from a community-based travel team to a higher level of competition and training took as much courage and foresight as the move from the traditional participation in their high school program to competing in the 10-month Academy environment."
On how participation in the Development Academy provides athletes with exposure and opportunities for academic and professional development:
"Having an Academy schedule spread across a 10-month period allows for appropriate training plans to be developed. Appropriate training plans allow for a progressive developmental sequence to be implemented to produce a player who possesses a well-developed base to build on later in his career. Additionally, a 10-month season will allow for nearly 500 hours of competing and training in a high quality environment. Because of spacing of games, this is more than double the contact players have with a high quality environment in the current seven-month Academy program."
Solar Chelsea Director of Coaching KEVIN SMITH
On the impact the 10-month season has had on his team so far:
"We're already seeing the benefits. We've been together since before our season started in September and we've been going now for seven months. We're into February and our kids are playing really well. They're sharp and energetic. We've seen a bit of progression and we're moving along nicely. We're training all the time and the kids are able to play at that high level all the time. We've played quite a few games, as well, recently, so we're in a good rhythm. Our players are training four days a week, so the players are together a lot. The chemistry of the team is great, and they're all buying into it. There's no question the player is going to get better and that's why we're doing it."
On how the 10-month season can impact older and younger players in the Academy:
"If you're a senior in high school going into college in August, then there will be a benefit as you get ready for college. You'll be prepared to make that next step because of the environment you've been put in for 10 months. For the younger players, the elite ones will be in the Academy earlier and longer with the 10-month season, and that will allow them to develop even better habits earlier."