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Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 9, 2012 7:56 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I just purchased a keurig B70 platinum model for my vacation home. I know many of my guests enjoy coffee and I thought it would be popular for brewing individual flavored coffees. It's in addition to a cuisinart drip coffee maker and a stove top espresso pot.
So many people own keurigs and enjoy them that I thought it would be very welcome in addition to the usual counter top appliances.
K cups are readily available. I've listed the keurig on my annual update that goes out to returning guests and it's included in the description of kitchen appliances in my online postings (I think, I should check . . . . ).
I decided to gift a variety of K cups to my guests. My home sleeps eight to ten, and I am leaving a basket of 10 K cups.
I have just started my season, thus I can't offer any feedback from guests or information on how it holds up under use in a rental property.
I am writing up a simple sheet of instructions for use of the keurig for my guests. Hopefully this will prevent any problems.
I don't think the keurig replaces the drip coffee maker. I actually prefer making up a pot of coffee for a group and pouring it out so all can sit and enjoy at the same time. The keurig is quick, but the process of brewing cup by cup is not the same as sharing a pot. Something, in my opnion, gets lost in the translation.
Edited to include: I have a large insulated table top coffee dspenser/jug for keepng a pot hot for quite a whilte - it takes care of early and late risers!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalanja May 9, 2012 10:12 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
That's a nice idea, the Keurig coffee maker.....and gifting the K cups! The 'cups' make a nice 'welcome basket item'. [I think I noticed that Costco sells the K cups..] People are really into coffee these days ...and especially those flavored ones. Your coffee drinkers will like that.
I live on an island that grows and produces coffee {Kona coffee} so my guests always expect to have the local brew. That's among the first things they ask me about when they arrive here.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 10, 2012 2:17 PM (in response to anja)
Ooh, Kona coffee.
The Keurig, in my experience, brews an ok cup of coffee. Nothing to get excited about, but there is an advantage of convenience and relative speed, prized by some for an easy morning cup.
But fresh ground Kona beans, brewed traditionally - that's something to whicih I would look forward!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalanja May 10, 2012 4:43 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
100% Kona coffee is real nice for people who really appreciate and like to linger over a good cup of coffee.
My guests tour the plantations here for "tastings". I go to the yearly coffee festivals to "taste" and vote on "the best"...and connect with the coffee growers to get sample packets for my welcome basket so they can try "different flavors"....but it's mostly the regular coffee beans that I offer here in the pantry. There are so many growers here ...some brands are superior to others...but basically you can't go wrong with any of the 100% Kona coffees. So, for the afficionados, I provide the coffee grinder that they can programe for different "grinds".
To kastnersbeachhouse: don't forget the coffee grinder...it does not have to be a fancy one! People like fresh-ground coffee.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalttaylor0 May 9, 2012 8:14 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I think one big pot for several guest at a time is the way to go. My home sleeps 12 and I would hate to be the last in line to get a cup before hitting the slopes or to wait for 11 others to get a cup while we sit out on the deck on a crisp night looking at the stars. I think most would come back in before I ever got mine. So, put a Keurig if you just want to say that you have one, but leave a big drip pot for the group.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalanja May 9, 2012 10:43 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I like the idea of the Keurig + the flavored K cups. Some people will really like that...but not everyone. So, I think that you should have a regular coffee maker as well.
[I have guests from around the world so I offer whatever people are happy with: I have a coffee maker, a cappachino/epresso maker, and selection of nice teas +herb teas...as well as a nice tea pot for those who "brew" a pot of tea. The tea pot gets a lot of use especially by my European and Canadian guests. My pantry includes hot chocolate, too.....my guests like to drink hot chocolate in Hawaii...go figure. It's always used up. }
As ttaylor0 said, give people a choice of how they want to brew their coffee and you'll be fine.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalstjvilla May 10, 2012 8:59 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
We agree with the advice you have received. A Keurig wouldn't work at our place as we are on a small island which is a fly-to-only destination. No one is likely to pack K-cups. And although they are available in at least one store locally, the price is even more expensive than usual, which is high enough.
So, it depends on your location. And we would definitely provide a regualr drip system and coffee bean grinder also.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 10, 2012 9:33 AM (in response to stjvilla)
Yes, most definintely a coffee grinder - I left this off my list. It's a must for "serious" coffee drinkers.
Our location allows for purchase of K cups - there's a large chain grocery on the island and because our guests generally bring their vehicles over on the ferry, they often are able to pack small items such as K cups, thus the reason I listed the cofee maker in my adverts.
I happened on a 50% off sale on K cups a few weeks ago and was able to purchase enough K cups to gift a starter pack to weekly guests. Otherwise, its' a very expensive proposition.
It's not something I would do for myself (I'm for the big pot shared at the table), but given the popularity of the Keurig, it makes sense to consider adding it as a feature,
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalgmajay May 10, 2012 9:12 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I've been thinking of doing this, as well. Not ready to make the leap into buying one, but maybe next year. Look forward to hearing others feedback on this after you've used it for awhile. I've balked at the expense of both the unit and the cups, but didn't think about just supplying a few and letting guests bring their own.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 10, 2012 9:36 AM (in response to gmajay)
I hope to have some idea of how it's working in the next 4-6 weeks.
I send guests a "how was your stay" email a few days after end of stay and I have several new appliances (major and counter top) I expect to hear about.
My guests are not shy about telling me what they like and what they do not like. I'll know if the Keurig is a hit or miss very soon!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentallovespcb May 10, 2012 9:43 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I'm the only coffee drinker in our home so I love my Keurig. We added one in our condo just last weekend so will have to see how it is received. I did place a few K-Cups with the gift basket, but everyone's taste in coffee is different, and there are so many to choose from, so am not sure if I will continue. I also have a regular coffee pot and do supply coffee for that. I put some directions in my welcome notebook and also included the directions provided by Keurig and a list of nearby stores that sell the K-Cups. I look forward to seeing feedback from others as to how they hold up and if guests use them.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalkastnersbeachhouse May 10, 2012 9:52 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Thanks everyone for your advice and opinions. We are in Myrtle Beach so the K cups will be readily available. Living 700 miles away, I am not there to stock the K-cups so I think I will just put in my letters I send out with my keys that it is available and they are welcome to bring their own K cups. I will put a basket of them there to get started. In past experiences, people tend to leave leftovers so maybe they will "take a few-leave a few" If not that is fine but if they do, it would be a welcome surprise! I truly appreciate all the ideas and feedback this board provides. We are new at the rental game but enjoying it so far! Sheila
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 10, 2012 9:57 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
kbh, I'm not at my home either; I have put together the K cup gift packs at the start of my season and asked my cleaners to put them out, with other welcome gifts, after they clean. We keep the goodies in our owner's closet - the cleaners have a key and put out whatever I instruct them to for the guests. I make sure I have sufficient stock for a particular period and replenish (in person or by mail to my house cleaners) whenever necessary.
It can work, if your property manager or house cleaners are flexible to your needs and reliable.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalkastnersbeachhouse May 10, 2012 10:04 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Thaxterlane, that is a great idea! I am going to talk to my cleaning lady about this! Do you pay your cleaners extra for doing this or is it just part of their cleaning fee? Thanks! Sheila
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 10, 2012 10:32 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
It's just part of the cleaning and set up that my cleaners do each time they visit.
When I hired the cleaners I included these tasks, which take minutes, in the list of regular work. And I made it clear that over time the task list may change and I would need them to be flexible. I expect some cleaners are strictly cleaners and might refuse, but if you have two or three packaged items to place on a table, I think they would have a hard time claiming it is any additional work.
My cleaners charge a ratet per cleaning that allows them to accommodate me on these types of requests. I often email different priorities depending on the needs of the guests, for example wiping down children's equpment stored in the basement prior to a particular party's arrival, and my cleaners are very good about adding such items to the usual routine.
In the many years I have been renting we have not had a cleaning service that refuses to be flexible and handle these types of tasks.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalgmajay May 10, 2012 11:30 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Okay, so this thread actually got me googling "Keurig small model" as that is all we would have room for in addition to the regular coffee maker on the counter of our VR cottage. Up popped the B30 model recommended for dorms, RVs and such. It looks really cute and doesn't have a water tank which is why it is smaller than the rest. It WOULD look really nice in our Cottage. You have to add 8 oz of water every time. Has anyone tried this model? Would love to get some reviews before I make the leap and purchase it!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalkastnersbeachhouse May 10, 2012 11:36 AM (in response to gmajay)
HI! Both my daughters actually have had these for their dorm rooms at college and they loved them. The only drawback is you have to add the water everytime but they are really cute and fit nicely in small spots. I think one of my daughters had hers on the corner of her desk. Came in handy for many nights of late studying and for hot chocolate in the winters after trudging around campus all day in the snow!I am thinking this is what I am going to get for our place too. I have limited counter space and want to keep my regular coffee maker also!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalsophie May 10, 2012 12:38 PM (in response to gmajay)
I actually have this one in my home. It is nice if you just want one cup of coffee or tea and don't want to make a whole pot or if you drink decaf and the rest of the bunch drinks regular. Not great though for a large group because it takes a few minutes for each cup to brew. Even if you only have 6 people, that is 15 or so minutes from the first cup to the last.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 10, 2012 2:11 PM (in response to sophie)
There may be different brew times for differenent models - I'm not sure. My Keurig brews a beverage in approx 40 seconds. Also, it holds sufficient water for 10 regular cups and can produce them in rapid sequence, in my experience.
But, I really am not concerned with the brew time - it's the ability of guests to have a cup of coffee, then a cup of tea, then a cup of cocoa that is the attraction for me. That, and that so many people seem to be so gaga for their Keurig. My daughter misses her "out the door in a rush" morning cup of cocoa, but the rest of us are fine with our usual routines.
As I wrote earlier, I don't have one at my home, I experimented for a few weeks with the one I bought for my vacation home. I use a stovetop espresso maker and a cuisinart drip machine for my beverages and I'm very content.
I do think that having the Keurig could be an attraction for guests. But, if it doesn't hold up to rental use, it could be a disaster, sitting on the counter unable to produce a beverage!
I'll post re performance and upkeep as the rental season progresses.
For information on the various Keurig models I would recommend reading the reviews on Amazon or looking up forums that discuss the Keurig versus other brew methods. Keurig has a very thorough website which includes descriptions of the various models as well as copies of the product manuals.
Also, if you are a Costco member, they offer a great price on the B70 platinum model. There Keurig package includes four boxes of K cups as well, if I remember correctly. It was a good offer.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalgmajay May 11, 2012 9:13 AM (in response to sophie)
Thanks sopie and kbh, Your comments are helpful and make me believe that the small model would actually be a welcome in addition to the 12 cup drip pot and the espresso maker we already have in our Cottage. Since we usually only have 2-4 adults, it would be for the one who wants someething a little different or the occasion when one person wants a cup and the rest don't. I think this would make a nice surpise along with a few gift K-cups for our guests this season.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentaliopbeachhouse May 10, 2012 12:25 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Our house sleeps 16 and we have a standard coffee maker. I would think it could be pretty annoying to line up and wait to use the machine for one cup at a time with that large of a crowd. I don't think we'll do it at this point, but I probably should look at getting a coffee grinder.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalmsdebj May 10, 2012 1:21 PM (in response to iopbeachhouse)
While it wouldn't work for our place, due the # of guests we normally host, I've been thinking of buying one for myself!
One thing I might suggest to others who host groups of 5 or more guests at a time: Buy a thermal carafe. My guests all seem to love it. First up can make a pot of coffee, then pour it into the carafe and make a second pot for those later risers. (And they can carry the carafe out to the patio or porch with them for refills). Unlike a thermos, they are attractive and come in various designs to fit your decor.
I found mine at Target for around $15, and it keeps coffee piping hot for up to 3 hours.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalcrescentbeach4u May 11, 2012 4:49 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Well, we have had a Keurig and a normal Mr. Coffee in our condo for over 6 months. I go to BJ's, etc and buy bulk K-Cups and leave an assortment out for the renters. I have noticed that the long term renters (1 month) put the traditional coffee maker in the cabinet.
I also have had 4 compliments during these past 6 months on having the Keurig there. Two of the comments were: they were too lazy and did not want to measure the coffee, grind, etc but rather just add water and a K-Cup. I was also thanked on all 4 compliments for having an assortment out there for them to try.
I get no heartburn by buying KCups for the guest.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 11, 2012 10:25 AM (in response to crescentbeach4u)
Thank you for telling us about your experience.
I'm looking forward to hearing from my guests and will share responses in this forum.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalmsdebj May 11, 2012 2:02 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
Great timely topic! I just got an RSS feed ( I wish I could copy it , but I'm so dumb abt that at times). A Daily Finance article that said those little cups Keurig uses are about to lose their patent in September. That means the cost will drop = a great cost savings to those who provide these coffee makers!
Good news! (I think!)
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 11, 2012 2:11 PM (in response to msdebj)
That's great news, Thank you for sharing.
A drop in k cup cost should make the decision about adding a keurig to a vacation rental so much simpler.
My primary concern remains user difficullties and possible break down of the coffee maker - but, I haven't had any problems with other counter top appliancces and there isn't any reason to believe this would be any different.
Again, thanks for the heads up.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalmsdebj May 11, 2012 2:43 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
Thax, since I don't have one I don't understand the concept or overhead involved, but I was happy to read about this new trend. ( I'm not a Starbucks or big coffee type person). We have no Coffee Shop within close proximity to our VR, so this might be something I want to add to our VR home. In the long run it sounds easier than providing a grinder. ( & I find my 'Good Coffee" tends to walk out the door when a guest leaves.
Do you think folks would do the same (walk away with those little cups thingies)?
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalmsdebj May 11, 2012 2:44 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
Thax, since I don't have one I don't understand the concept or overhead involved, but I was happy to read about this new trend. ( I'm not a Starbucks or big coffee type person). We have no Coffee Shop within close proximity to our VR, so this might be something I want to add to our VR home. In the long run it sounds easier than providing a grinder. ( & I find my 'Good Coffee" tends to walk out the door when a guest leaves.
Do you think folks would do the same (walk away with those little cups thingies)?
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalstjvilla May 12, 2012 9:11 AM (in response to msdebj)
Are you saying you provide coffee for a guest's entire stay? Wow! We can see the temptation for them would be to take the coffee with them. That would not work for us anyway (our cleaner or local representative would have to shop for things like this) and it would be too expensive. Also you never know what a guest wants. If you have a Keurig, a starter pack would be nice, but supplying them with enough cups for their visit sounds difficult and expensive. And yes, they would probably walk away with them, in our opinion.
K-cups are going off patent and should be cheaper, but be careful not to buy the new Keurig Vue machine which uses a totally different cup, not compatible with the K-cups. A coffee grinder is quite cheap to buy: Mr. Coffee has a nice style - we own one ourselves - $39. We've had ours for years. You can get a nice grinder for as little as $19.
We still think if you have a Keurig, you should also have a drip maker, even if just for back-up.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane May 12, 2012 11:10 AM (in response to stjvilla)
I think adding a non-essential appliance needs to be carefully considered.
I agree with everyone's recommendations - a drip coffee maker, grinder, and carafe or jug for keeping a pot of coffee hot are more than adequate.
And a starter pack of coffee for guests is great.
The Keurig, in my opinion, can't be the only coffee making appliance, for many of the reasons already discussed here - large parties using a single cup maker, availability of K cups, cost of K cups (for owner and/or guests), and proof of the Keurig's reliability in a rental setting. (Keurigs are in use in offices - does anyone have experience with how they hold up in this multi-user setting?)
Although I have friends and neighbors that have substituted the Keurig for their drip coffee maker, I haven't done it at my own home nor will I do it at my vacation home.
I view the Keurig at this time as a "bonus". If my guests prefer the Keurig, I will consider puting the drip cofee maker in the cabinet. For now the coffee makers are side-by-side on a kitchen counter. I provide paper filters for the drip coffee maker and will be able to estimate it's use by checking the supply of filters.
My season is 18-20 weeks and I will be leaving a starter pack of 10 K cups for my guests. My home sleeps 8-10 and the typical party is made up of two families, or a multigenerational family - four to six adults and anywhere from two to six children.
The K cups are not a big expense for my budget for this period of time. For a year round rental the expense could be an issue.
I wouldn't recommend this appliance for a location that does not have access to a grocery store or coffee shop that has K cups available at a reasonable price. There isn't any point, in my opinion, in providing an appliance that is difficult or expensive for your guests to use. It will only frustrate them.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalwiffle May 16, 2012 12:19 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
People love Keurig coffee makers, but in my experience, they break down a lot. Friends who have them rave about the customer service when the machine breaks and Keurig sends out a new one quickly, no questions asked. Some friends are on their third machine in two years, but they still love Keurig. It is speculated that the money is made in the cups, not the machine.
So it's great that they replace the machines, but too many people have had to return broken machines.
I would never put a high maintenance machine like that in my rental, nor would I add that machine to my listing.
I would never select a rental based upon the presence of a Keurig.
I provide fair trade organic ground coffee for the entire stay, and our rental is a two minute walk from a coffee shop. Works for us. No complaints, only happy people.
A broken Keurig will tick people off.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalwitneysmom Jun 1, 2012 8:49 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I have the Keurig coffee maker in my home and the same model at my office. I LOVE IT!! It is perfect when someone wants a cup of coffee anytime during the day, sure beats brewing a whole pot for just one cup and having to throw out the remaining coffee. I don't know about putting one in our VR, simply because if you do not put FILTERED water in the reservoir or when it is used EVERY time, it will eventually ruin the brewer and then you have the cost of replacing the brewer. I am curious to see what feedback other VR owners get.
The cost of the k-cups can be managed if you buy different varieties when they are on sale. Many of our grocery stores have them on sale regularly. Then again there is always Costco! Leaving a few out for the guests is an awesome welcome gift item.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalwiffle Jun 1, 2012 10:48 AM (in response to witneysmom)
Just curious if you also have a traditional drip machine, or perhaps a French press for those who do not wish to use Keurig.
If I ever found myself in a rental with a Keurig as the only machine, I would hope that this fact was either specified clearly in the listing or that there were enough of the k-cups for the duration of my stay. I would not want to have to buy k-cups.
Edited to add: Sorry, whitneysmom, I didn't mean to reply directly to you, rather the post a bit upstream!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalmargaret Jun 1, 2012 9:32 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I have a keurig at home and I love it but as mentioned above they do tend to break. I have had mine replaced twice (free) in the past 2 years. I do use only filtered water but they still break over time. I would not put one in my VR as I would not want to deal with it breaking down or have to supply the k-cups. If anyone does choose to have this type of brewer I would definately recommend also having a traditional coffee pot on hand.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalsapphiresteve Jun 1, 2012 11:49 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Regardless of wheter or not you add a Keurig, I would keep the old pot as well. Particularly in a warm climate, many people enjoy their coffee cold. The easy way is to make a pot of coffee, and then let it get cold in the refridgerator. Also, it will be a back-up if the Keurig fails.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalcrescentbeach4u Jun 1, 2012 5:56 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
Like I mentioned earlier I have both and the cleaners tell me that the Keurig is used the majority of the time.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentallakehouse Jun 1, 2012 9:22 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I have both, a traditional maker and keurig. I leave a basket in the pantry with a "starter pack" - some filters and a bag of ground coffee - as well as about 10-15 k-cups (purchased in bulk from BJs).
I rent to groups as small as 2 and as large as 10 so I think that the usage is correlated to our party size.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalwildherbs Jun 4, 2012 10:21 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I don't think I'm going to run out and get this machine based upon these comments. Breaks all the time?
We provide coffee to our renters, but most of the time they bring their own. Usually Starbucks or Peets. At least if they've forgotten their grounds, we have some out on the counter for them. Not expensive at all, and none of it has ever walked away. Most of the time they'll leave their leftover coffee for us to use up.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalgmajay Aug 17, 2012 9:30 AM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I am still thinking about this for my VR in spite of the break downs which I also have read about in online reviews of the Keurig. For those you who have a Keurig in your VR, how do you provide filtered water for the system?
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalsophie Aug 17, 2012 10:07 AM (in response to gmajay)
I've never used filtered water in mine...in fact, I wasn't aware you were supposed to.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalcrescentbeach4u Aug 17, 2012 1:23 PM (in response to gmajay)
I use a Britta Water filter and it is kept in the refrigerator. While I do not mind the taste as I am used to it most people that visit Florida do not like the taste of it. My Keurig is still working flawlessly and I have had a couple of nice compliments about it in the reviews.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalthaxterlane Aug 17, 2012 7:17 PM (in response to gmajay)
I don't provide filtered water at my house. The taste, smell, and overall quality of the water is fine. I provide the annual water department quality report in my house binder for guests to review and determine if they want to purchase bottled water for their stay.
Like Sophie, I've not used filtered water in my keurig. I do not recall if the directions call for filtered water. If they do, my coffee, hot cocoa, and tea have been fine despite use of town water.
The keurig is doing very nicely in it's fourth month of use at my vacation property. I've left gift bags of keurig cups for each weekly rentall and I understand from my house cleaners that many more are in the kitchen cabinets. It appears guests are bringing their own and leaving the extras for future guests.
I have also received compliments on providing a keurig. It seems guests are using the drip coffee maker to brew a morning pot for the family (or families, my house sleeps 8-10) and the keurig throughout the day and evening for individual flavored cups. That makes sense to me. In my (own) house, the early riser makes a big pot for people filtering into the kitchen for breakfast over the course of the morning.
I had two guests call to be certain I had not switched over from the 12 cup drip coffee maker to a keurig. They were pleased to learn both would be available.
The keurig is a hit with my guests!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentalswiss-house Aug 25, 2012 9:43 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
As with everything in our rentals, I'm always concerned about things that can break - 'cuz it's always up to me to fix them. So on the face of it, I'd say: "Great - just one more thing to break!"
But if it's a sales generator, I'd say go for it.
However, if you're going to include it in your advertising, I STRONGLY suggest that you buy a spare and keep it nearby for your cleaning service to swap out. It might well be that even having to replace it every 6 months is still worth it in additional rentals or higher rates, but you MUST be sure that you can actually deliver what's in your advertisement. It would be a real shame if a Special Feature generated a bad review some day because it was unavailable to a guest who chose your home because of it was advertised.
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentaltwobitrentals Sep 19, 2012 5:17 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I just caught this thread and wanted to tell a funny story.....one of my regular guests (okay 2 years in a row) brings his Keurig coffee maker with him when he travels!
He suggested that I get one for the VR, but I decided against it as I provide the coffee and supplies and just can't imagine trying to keep up with all of that as well.
I thought it was kinda cute though that he traveled with his coffee pot!
Re: Keurig coffee maker in rentaltylerma7 Sep 19, 2012 10:34 PM (in response to kastnersbeachhouse)
I got a Keurig individual coffee maker from work as a fundraiser. I put it in the condo and supplied a few cups. Renters would try my cups and leave different ones that they brought. We even had people leave Canadian cups. It was a nice thing until one renter took all the cups. Guess she thought it was a take away amenity.


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Katy Trail State Park is built on the former corridor of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railroad (better known as the Katy). It provides a scenic hiking and biking trail of more than 200 miles across Missouri.
Traci dropped her husband off in Clinton in Henry County and four days later picked him up in Machens in St Charles County.
Steve couldn't say enough about the 240 miles he spent on the trail.
"It is one heck of a facility. The state should be proud of this park," he said. "It is very easy to ride and well marked and well maintained."
He learned quite a bit of railroad history as he traveled from town to town and saw a lot wildlife along the way.
When the two met at Machens, Traci said Steve pointed out that she would need to drive back home to Rolla as he would be too tired.
"However, he wouldn't stop talking," she said. "He was like a kid in a candy story telling me everything he experienced on the trail."
Her hope is that this trip is not about another older man on a long-distance bike ride but rather his story of determination to better himself will inspire others.
"I think he is an inspiration to all as he decided to be healthy a few years ago and he hasn't looked back," she said.
Will Steve make the Katy Trail an annual bike ride?
"I plan on going back for sure. Maybe next summer I will go for the whole trail in two days."


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|2012-04-02, 00:56
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WAIT A MOMENT. Episode 18 is a RECAP?.....
Do they even have the time to afford for recaps? There's quite a bit of content in the last 2 volumes. The 4th volume is ESPECIALLY dense in important scenes. I do not see how they will be able to fit it all into 12 episodes, much less have room to spare. D:
|2012-04-02, 00:58
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EDIT: This is especially weird since we have the Remix episodes that have already aired.
|2012-04-02, 01:07
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I think I may have jumped the gun. I somehow misinterpreted intermission to mean recap...
But intermission can really just mean... intermission.
If it is a recap of Kiritsugu's childhood, then the word intermission would make a lot of sense.
|2012-04-02, 01:11
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I suppose it might have been slightly confusing, since the adaptation should still be at Vol 3 by episode 17.
|2012-04-14, 20:55
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According to the preview, it seems that Lancer's downfall is next episode, and not the episode after next like I assumed. I suppose this works, since Kirei's revelation can be the episode after that.
All in all, it seems like that we'll be ending Vol. 3 at around episode 19, which gives plenty of time for the final volume.
|2012-04-15, 03:46
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The timing is definitely right and I wouldn't be surprised if they shuffle a bit the events for Episode 17 (ending it with Kiritsugu loathing Heroes).
Which probably means they will end Episode 16 with Lancer killing himself, leaving it as a cliffhanger or ending it with Saber and Iri facing Kiritsugu after the former had to put Kayneth out of his misery.
The second option is a tad better (since it would be a tad awkward to have the last scene at the start of an ep), although it would pack tons of things in ep 16 as result.
|2012-04-15, 21:00
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If that occurs, then I can see episode 17 starting out with Kirei discovering Risei's body, then finishing with Saber confronting Kiritsugu. At least, that's how I would direct it, since the effects of arranging events like so has several major effects:
- Having these two events occur side by side would allow the audience to see exactly the difference between the two characters.
- It would also contrast directly with a similar event in episode one, where Kirei and Kiritsugu tried to analyze each other's character. The audience would be able to see the how well the characters' expectations of each other holds up to the real thing.
- Most importantly, by going back to that pivotal event in episode one, the show allows the focus back onto the two primary characters, Kirei and Kiritsugu. It's essentially like saying "from the very start, these two have been the major players in this war and we'd like to remind you of that".
Episode 17 can also be used for a launching pad to fully flesh out Kiritsugu's character too, since that is the first time the audience really gets to see what Kiritsugu is thinking. Episode 18 being Kiritsugu's flashback would really drive that home.
|2012-04-16, 00:50
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Although you have to work in Kayneth visiting Risei and killing him before you can conclude the Lancer/Kayneth storyline... I thought that he got his sole command seal at that time, since his wife has (shortly to be had) the rest.
Which... will be a lot to fit into an episode. But I suppose manageable, if you pretty much restrict the episode to the directly involved characters. You can also probably compress Sola's fate into the latter section. Just move her maiming post-Kayneth talk with Risei.
You'll probably want to shorten Kayneth berating Lancer, too, as otherwise, the whole episode is spent with him wheeling himself around...
That said, the adaptation has been strenuously faithful to the novel, so I don't know how much moving around of events they're really going to do, even if it's minor.
Looking forward to it, though. It's a painful sequence.
I think for the most part, that the people least deserving get the happiest endings (see Ryuu and Caster for proof of that), and that the converse tends to hold true, as well. Kiritsugu is kind of a mixed bag, since he does terrible things for the right reasons, so he gets an awful ending, with a hint of redemption.
|2012-04-17, 19:57
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Spoiler for Fate/Zero Berserker:
FSN Archer has a chance of beating Heracles with UBW, but its not very high. Also, Zero Caster with his super summon seems like it has a chance. Medusa could also hurt Heracles with Bellerophon, but I don't think it'd OHKO him. No one else seems to be able to touch Berserker with his ability to shrug off weak attacks.
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Also, Caliburn even downranked by Shirou's tracing could destroy 7 of Herakles' lives.
If we consider Arondight, the parameters increase and Berserker own's strength (which is arguably superior to weakened Saber + Shirou), it is very likely he can just deal an attack that would annihilate more than 7 lives.
|2012-04-18, 11:22
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1) It completely eradicates the person (we know this wasn't the case with Berserker, since he was still around afterward)
2) It's some sort of multi-stage attack like Nine-Lives, giving a chance for the opponent to revive before cutting them down again.
This is just my opinion of course, but it's one of the things that made me dislike the Fate route so much.
|2012-04-18, 12:01
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This is also a plot hole/device that I really don't fancy either. That said, the problem is that everything indicates that it is indeed the entire raw power of the attack that leads to the amount of damage to Berserker lives stock.
Caliburn plainly broke and emitted a flash of light similar to excalibur (only 1 single instant as Shirou stated, and "one blow" by Herakles).
Therefore, the only way to consider the whole mess is that Herakles has 12 HP, each of them having a HP value as well... which is stupid as heck but heh.
|2012-04-18, 12:20
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Also, FSN Archer has enough BP to take out Heracles. Now whether Heracles will just let him channel UBW is a different question.
Lancer I don't think has a chance against Berserker because God Hand prevents all attacks of rank B and Gae Bolg is rank B.
|2012-04-18, 13:00
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Though Gae Bolg vs God Hand comes down to a "Does" vs "Does not" thing. God Hand "does not" allow damage from lower than A rank attacks. Gae Bolg "does" pierce the heart. So unless God Hand somehow allows the heart to be pierced but not allow it to be damaged (a pierce implies damage, though, unlike if it were merely a strike or a hit), then Gae Bolg should allow a solid blow. Once. From there, it comes down to another conflict: God Hand "does" heal vs Gae Bolg "does not" heal.
|2012-04-18, 13:08
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So in that case maybe Caliburn is the only weapon that could take more than one life at a time.
|2012-04-18, 13:14
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So since Gae Bolg cannot damage him to begin with, its effect cannot be applied at all, even if he unleash it (Luck would determine if the target manages to survive or not, which should be determined at the very moment GB is activated. Likewise, it is already "decided" it cannot connect on Herakles the very moment of the activation).
It has always been described as inferior to Excalibur, without any specific ability.
Furthermore, it doesn't make sense that Caliburn "bypass" God Hand considering how Herakles described the blow: he said "killed me 7 fold in one blow", which literally overkilled him (he was killed 6 times by Archer, once by rin, so for a total of 14 times), instead of saying "ignored my ability" or "depleted my remaining lives".
The way how Caliburn blow was described specifically shows it deals a certain amount of damage, without any kind of trick aside of raw power.
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Sergio was short. Handsome, but very short. I didn't notice this at first, however, as when I met him I was sitting down. By the time I stood up and realized my mistake, it was already too late.
I was at a private club called Lochness located just a few blocks from my Florentine flat. Private clubs are common in Italy, where the "members only" policy allows the bar owners to skirt one (or a dozen) of those complicated Italian government regulations. The term is used casually in this city, though, and I was able to offer un sorriso (a smile) in lieu of the 3 Euro membership fee. I still have my card in my wallet; a green laminated rectangle featuring a cartoonlike image of the famous monster inviting me to "get messy with Nessy."
The night I'd met Sergio, I'd been stood up by my wonderful, albeit flaky, roommate who'd promised to meet me after running an errand. I quickly realized that errand had turned into a sleepover with the boy she was not-so-secretly shagging, and so I was left alone at the bar chatting with the cute barman who kept generously refilling my wine glass each time the owner looked away. He spoke Spanish and English, but I preferred to use my newly-acquired Italian to chat away about cooking school and living in the city. He convinced me to stay until closing and offered to drive me the few blocks home in his funny-looking little Italian car.
I met him at the bar again the next night(this time in flats)and again the following evening. But I was quickly starting to realize that the problem with dating the bartender is that he can never leave the bar. That, and the fact that a cute bartender fluent in English in study abroad-saturated Florence is never a good idea. After a week or two of copious text messaging and side-street kisses, I arrived a few minutes later than usual one night to find him kissing the neck of a willowy blonde who giggled as she loudly massacred the Italian language. Furious and humiliated, I shot him a look of death and quickly turned to head out the door. He darted past me, blocking my exit, and in a pleading ménage of languages explained that he was just "helping her with her Italian." I stared at him in stony silence, prompting him to ask me nervously:
"Sei arrabiata??"
I laughed despite myself. Though it was a word I'd not yet officially learned, I recognized it from countless dinner menus back home. Arrabiata. I instantly understood the way my feelings at that moment mirrored the fiery, spicy red sauce.
"Si!!" I shouted angrily, as I pushed him out of the way and walked out the door.
That was the end of Sergio, but as it just so happened, arrabiata sauce was on the menu in my class the following week. It was then and still continues to be one of my favorites.
You can adjust the spice in this dish by adding more or less red pepper. I, as I'm sure you've guessed, like it hot...
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes with their juice*
1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chicken stock
*Remember to use canned, not fresh. Tomatoes aren't in season now so canned is going to taste much better.
1) Place a heavy saucepan over medium –high heat and add the olive oil. Sauté the minced garlic until it starts to turn golden, but not toasted.
2) Add the tomatoes (along with their juice), chicken stock, and pepper flakes to the garlic and reduce your heat slightly. Season with salt and pepper, and allow the tomatoes to cook down for about 30 minutes, until the sauce is thick. Lower the heat if it starts to boil—you want to keep it at a gentle simmer.
3) When the sauce has thickened and the tomatoes have broken down. Turn off the heat and either serve over meat or pasta (or both) or allow to cool before refrigerating
Three-Meat Meatloaf
This is basically a giant meatball for the lazy. Instead of lots of little balls you just shape the meat and bake. The replacement of breadcrumbs with bran and flaxseed dramatically ups the fiber content and lowers the carbohydrates. How perfect is that?!
1/2 cup chicken or beef stock
1 diced medium-sized yellow onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 handful of Italian parsley, chopped
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground veal
1/2 lb ground pork
1/3 cup course unprocessed bran
3 tablespoons ground flax seed
1 egg
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Extra Virgin olive oil
1) In a heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onions until transluscent.
2) Add the garlic and cook until golden. Remove from heat and let cool
3) In a food processor, blend together the stock, cooked onions and garlic, parsley, red pepper, and salt.
4) In a separate large bowl, combine the three meats and knead until combined evenly.
5) Pour the stock mixture over the meat and combine well with your hands
6) Add the bran and flax seed and mix in well
7) In a separate bowl, beat the egg slightly and then pour over the meat mixture. Again knead until everything has been distributed evenly.
8) Turn the meat mixture onto a large roasting pan and mold into a loaf in the center, allowing room on all sides.
9) Bake at 450 degrees for approximately 35-40 minutes.
10) Raise the oven to broiler, and broil for an additional 3-5 minutes until the top is golden and develops a nice crust.
11) Remove from oven and let sit for ten minutes before slicing so as to not lose all the juices.
To serve, place a thick slice on a plate topped with a couple heaping tablespoons of the arrabiata sauce. Shave Pecorino cheese on top and garnish with more parsely if desired.


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It's not whimsical. Fountain, like everybody in Michigan's golf industry, really is ready to put the most severe winter in many years behind him.
Playing the ball as it lies is an imperative in golf. Mulligans, not so much.
But if Michigan's courses could take a mulligan on the winter of 2013-14, they certainly would. That's not going to happen, so it will be back to Rule No. 1: The ball will be played on turf conditions that won't be determined until the mountains of snow are finally gone.
Michigan has nearly 850 golf courses employing some 58,000 people. The economic impact of $4.2 billion annually makes golf a key industry in the state's economy. How successful any golf season can be in Michigan is dictated to a great extent by weather and turf conditions.
The anticipation of getting out on the courses, normal at this time of year, has been supplanted by guarded optimism because delays to the start of the season are always costly for an industry looking for a fast start and early revenue flow.
"I think the pent-up demand will be there," said Jim Dewling, who has been involved in Michigan's golf industry for more than five decades as a PGA professional, course owner and operator.
"If the weather turns, we could be in great shape by April 1."
Kevin Frank is an associate professor and extension turf specialist at Michigan State University. His areas of expertise include turfgrass nutrition and winter injury.
"This year certainly has the potential to be one of the worst for turfgrass coming out of winter," Frank said. "It's fair to say we're going to have dead grass. How much, we won't know."
Frank bases that assessment on how long ice has covered the greens and fairways.
"Our No. 1 concern is always the putting greens," he said. "They have been under ice in many cases now for 60-some days. Next week, it will be 70 days. The week after, 80 days. Many of our courses have poa annua (annual meadow grass) putting greens. The low end of how long they can live under ice is 30 days; the high end is 80, 90 days. We're in the middle of those ranges, if not getting to the higher end.
"People have drilled through to get (turf) samples and it's been a mixed bag. We've done it at Michigan State at about 40 days, 50 days and 60 days. (The samples) smell like rotten fish and are not growing. I'm trying to remain really optimistic at this point, but it's getting more challenging."
The severe weather has been a focal point this winter, but what comes next will be equally telling.
Steve Cook, director of agronomy at venerable Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, doesn't try to anticipate weather.
"I would assume that the frost is going to be very deep, and it would take several nights in the 50s to get the frost out, and it might take a week of temperatures above 40 degrees to melt the snow," he said. "If this weather pattern holds, I don't see being open until earliest April 1, and I can see mid-April."
Cook said the sequencing of the weather conditions this winter was the imperfect storm for golf courses.
"Snow, big meltdown, turning to ice, snow on top of that — it could not be worse," he said.
"Our average opening in recent years has been March 25," Fountain said. "That's the typical time we will open, and I haven't given up on that."
Fountain has had a chance to check on some of his greens.
"There's lot of buzz around superintendents this last month as what's the best approach to take — leave the snow on or take the snow off," he said "The biggest concern for everybody is ice. The snow isn't too bad. If there's ice underneath there ... ice takes oxygen out of the ground. That's the worst-case scenario. We didn't see too much ice.
"What really happens these next couple of weeks will tell us."
Fountain said any additional maintenance expense due to the snow and ice will take a back seat to the lost revenue from greens fees if there is a dangerously late start to the season.
"From a financial standpoint, if you remember (2012) was the earliest spring ever, and we had a really good year," he said. "It was 80 degrees in March, and it was an anomaly.
"To average that out, last year we didn't open until the 10th of April and then had an awful lot of rain. We lost all of last spring, then had a great summer from May 15 to October 15. Then the bottom dropped out and we went from 2,000 rounds to 400 rounds."
The National Golf Foundation, in its 2014 overview of the industry, shows that the game is recovering at a slower pace than the overall U.S. economy. In 2013, the key metric of rounds played dropped 4.9 percent. That makes a strong early start important, especially in Michigan with its abbreviated season.
Over the past decade, 5 million golfers left the game, according to industry sources. It's interesting to note that despite such a staggering statistic, the number of rounds played in 2012 was up a rousing 5.7 percent. That was credited to outstanding weather conditions across the country, as noted by Fountain. The weather turned sour for golf last year, and the gains were immediately offset.
PGA PerformanceTrak reported a nearly 7 percent drop in "playable days" in 2013, or 23 fewer days than 2012. Rounds played dropped in 45 of the 50 states, including Michigan.
In January, industry leaders painted a gloomy picture at the annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla.
"We're leaking golfers," said Joe Beditz, executive director of the National Golf Foundation. "We've lost 5 million golfers over the last 10 years — that's out of 30 million."
What golf needs is a vibrant spring to jumpstart the season. Dewling is optimistic because he figures the odds are in favor of it.
"Last spring was terrible," he said. "I don't think it can be worse than that."
According to the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association, there are 450 daily fee courses, 85 municipal courses and 50 resorts, many of them with multiple courses. There are about 100 private courses, and 35 which are semi-private, allowing limited outside play. Within the past decade, roughly 50 courses have been closed. At one time in the mid-1990s, Michigan had 950 courses.
Michigan's prominence on the national golf scene is unmistakable. Golf Digest, a leading national golf magazine, lists Michigan No. 4 on its list of Best Golf States, based on the number of top courses per capita. Golf Digest describes "top courses" as those rated at least four stars. Only Hawaii, South Carolina and Nevada are ranked ahead of it which, given Michigan's climate, represents a major kudo.


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I mean, they are filming in a fictional Chinese city. You'd think with all the giant robots blowing stuff up, the Chinese police might just make an appearance.
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Jet Li is a sweetie monster in Unleashed, and we're still fonda Fonda in Monster-in-Law.
Unleashed (Rogue Pictures) is a clever, expertly done variation on the old (but always potent), monster/mad-scientist fairy tale, with the scientist a cockney gangster and the monster a kung fu fighter. Danny (Jet Li) is a near-mute automaton with dead, sunken eyes. Shambling, head bowed, led around on a leash, he comes to life only when his master/creator/father, Bart (Bob Hoskins), aiming to collect a debt, removes Danny's steel collar and snarls, "Get 'em, Danny!" Then Danny is something to see.
The director, Louis Leterrier, was responsible for one of the most overpraised movies of recent years, The Transporter, in which the action was so absurdly sped up, chopped up, and jazzed up (in the manner of an unusually obnoxious music video) that it lost all connection with gravity. Leterrier's technique is better here, but what's really different is the whirligig in the center of the frame. No matter how fast Leterrier cuts, Jet Li seems to cut (and kick and punch) faster. Working with the great fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, Leterrier shapes the action around unbroken shots in which Li does things that no human body should be able to do at speeds that no human body should be able to travel. It's not just that his hands and feet are a blur. It's that you can't quite see how he gets from adversary to adversary: He seems to be taking quantum leaps through space.
His acting is wonderful, too. Did Li study the greatest monster, Karloff? The eyes in the middle of that homely, pockmarked face are first hooded, then beseeching. Bart keeps his good dog shut up in the cellar, and Luc Besson—who wrote the screenplay—was clearly thinking of King Kong when the bereft Danny stares up through a grate at one of Bart's prostitutes.
Unleashed is claptrap, but it would take a stronger man than I to resist it when the main characters are played by Li, Hoskins, and Morgan Freeman—as Sam, the kindly, blind (or is it blindly kind?) piano tuner who speaks to Danny like the hermit in Bride of Frankenstein and then brings him (wounded, bleeding) into his home. This didn't strike me as the wisest move, given the presence of his teenage stepdaughter, Victoria (Kerry Condon), in the house. But if Freeman's Sam is blind, he can see into a man's heart. Soon, Danny is getting all snuggly, shopping for fruits and vegetables, listening to Mozart… When it's time to fight again, he makes like Ferdinand the Bull and heads straight for the flowers. But kung fu assassins have a way of making it hard to say no.
The picture ends with a burst of pacifism, but there's one terrific fight before then: Jet Li and some really big bald guy in white robes going hand-to-hand in a tiny half-bathroom. Only people who can move so astonishingly through space could make such a witty spectacle out of the lack of it.
From the mailbag re: Monster-in-Law (below):
"Nice review, jerk. Yeah, way to puff up the insanely traitorous ego of Hanoi Jane. Next time, try licking her feet, she might be responsive. Then again, I heard she likes her Americans dead. Have some integrity next time, and let Hanoi Jane's movies go unreviewed, dick."—JM
Dear JM: Thanks for the note. But politics have no place in a movie review. At least that's what people like you are always telling me... 1:01 P.T.
We're used to films that are intellectual jigsaw puzzles—but emotional ones? They're a lot more upending. They not only keep us off base; they can make us question what we thought we understood about the characters' lives. Arnaud Desplechin's Kings and Queen (Wellspring) is an emotional jigsaw that will keep you engrossed for days, maybe years. It has two story lines—one grave and melancholy, one antic—that intersect about halfway through its two-and-a-half-hour running time. It's as if Woody Allen in Melinda and Melinda had ended by merging his comedy and his drama, and the marriage proved unexpectedly fruitful. (Come to think of it, that might have made Allen's overpraised dud more interesting.)
At the start, a woman called Nora (Emmanuelle Devos) talks to the camera. She tells a story about Zeus—the one in which he fell in love with Leda and took the form of a swan to make love to her. Why is she telling us this? A clue is that Nora buys a beautiful illustration of the myth as a gift for her beloved father, Louis (Maurice Garrel), a renowned author and published diarist, who's clearly uncomfortable with it. He's uncomfortable for another reason: His insides are ravaged by a cancer that will kill him in days.
Faced with watching her father die, the widowed Nora decides to find a place to stick her 11-year-old, Elias (Valentin Lelong)—and then, in one of those inexplicable psychological turns, a place to put him permanently. Elias doesn't like the (rich) man she's marrying: Maybe he should live with her last lover, Ismaël, whom Elias adored. Played by Desplechin regular (and alter ego?) Mathieu Amalric, Ismaël is the movie's second protagonist. In his first scene, two smiling men in white haul him from his chaotic apartment to a mental hospital. A respected violist, he's buffoonish, grandiose, and unhinged—a blurter of unpleasant truths and even more unpleasant (misogynistic) delusions. But he's hugely likable and adorable—a rumpled cuddlebug.
Now we watch the protagonists struggle: Nora to come to terms with her father's dying; and the hospitalized Ismaël to center himself, despite a lawyer (Hippolyte Girardot) who shows up to steal drugs from the pharmacy, a nurse therapist who flirts with him madly, and a suicidal patient (Magali Woch) who thinks he's her soul mate. Ismaël has two therapists, a hospital one played by the still stunningly beautiful Catherine Deneuve, the other an immense French-African woman played by Elsa Wolliaston, with whom he grapples with the meaning of existence.
Nora and Ismaël try to use myths (like Leda and the swan) to account for their feelings, but we learn, to our shock, that they haven't begun to frame their lives properly. The final act of Kings and Queen contains a series of brutally frank exchanges—between Ismaël and his former musical partner, between Nora and her father (via his last diary entry), and between Ismaël and the boy Elias—that hit us like an anvil. We made the mistake of buying into the characters' own interpretations of themselves—but they knew nothing! For all their psychoanalytic myth-mongering, their views of their places in the world have always been clouded by selfishness.
I don't think I've fully penetrated the mysteries of Kings and Queen, which is too complex and contradictory to reduce. But at every turn the movie is messily alive. Most films give us signposts: They signal what we're going to see before we see it, in ways we often don't even register. But Desplechin and his actors are nervy, glancing, and intuitive: They keep us one step behind, racing to catch up and make psychological sense of it all. The director varies tones, rhythms, and visual styles. He serves up dreams, ghostly visions, horrifying flashbacks, scenes set against theatrical backdrops with melodramatic music, and opening and closing snatches of the song "Moon River"—which poses the question: Is Nora a modern Leda, or a modern Holly Golightly?
It's possible that Desplechin and I part company at the end. He seems to want us to see Nora as emotionally stunted and Ismaël as emotionally liberated, but I found both to be self-centered and semidelusional. I didn't like Ismaël's parting words with Elias, which are meant to stun us with their wisdom even as they break our hearts. In any case, Kings and Queen winds up with Nora's son happily assembling a collage featuring the heads of all the figures in his life. He's beginning to form a more complex view of the world: Perhaps this is the beginning of an artistic vision. The best thing about this marvelous movie is that it inspires us to rearrange our own emotional jigsaw puzzles, too... 5:20 P.T.
The comedy Monster-in-Law (Universal) is a depressing comeback for Jane Fonda, but it's still nice to see her in movies again, and in something that isn't dripping with self-actualizing virtue like her last projects. Maybe the next one will be better. At 68, she is amazingly fit, with more evident bone structure than in her curvy, baby-fatted youth and, befitting her overcontrolled character, straighter posture than ever. But she hasn't been on the big screen in 14 years, and so—in movie time—she appears to have aged overnight. I still see her with that hot, shag-cut dark hair as she incinerates pasty Donald Sutherland with a glare: "What's your bag, Klute?" My Bree Daniels, my adolescence …
Anyway, Fonda plays Viola Fields, a rich and powerful news anchor who gets a double whammy: She has been replaced at her station by a bubbly blonde about four decades younger; and her precious son, Kevin (Michael Vartan), has announced he's going to marry a working-class (but squeaky-clean) Latina woman named Charlotte "Charlie" Cantolini (Jennifer Lopez). Well, not if Viola has anything to do with it!
The film, directed by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde), is a slapstick chick flick that flirts with a real theme before degenerating into the tale of two women playing sadistic tricks on each other. It's not the slapstick that's the problem. Contrary to its reputation, physical comedy can deepen a film's psychology. Jane's dad Henry's pratfalls in The Lady Eve are the perfect correlative for his psychological upheaval, and Blake Edwards and Dudley Moore did something delightful in the first few scenes of 10: They turned a man's 40th birthday into a harbinger of his ultimate defeat at the hands of time and gravity. (Too bad the rest of the film is so god-awful.) But Monster-in-Law's climactic gags are subtext-free and easy. They make you laugh, but mainly because you don't expect a film with Fonda and Lopez to sink to that pie-in-the-face level.
Women whose struggle to stay in control causes them to lose control are terrific subjects for the hypercontrolled workout queen. And Viola is potentially a good fit: the kind of egotistical ogre that Fonda claims—in her autobiography, My Life So Far (which has its juicy passages, even if it's clearly the product of so very much therapy)—she never had the desire (or the confidence) to be. But if Fonda was once an excellent comic actress, she was never an especially broad one. Viola is a Candice Bergen role: out of Fonda's range even if she weren't so rusty. And it doesn't help that she has been paired with a black domestic sidekick (Wanda Sykes) of the sassy, eye-rolling variety. What an awful part for Sykes. I thought the '70s and '80s had elevated Fonda's consciousness above that.
This is Fonda's project, co-produced by her pal Paula Weinstein. But the multiplex draw is Lopez. Her Charlie wears pigtails and Laura Ashleyish dresses, wags her head from side to side, and wears the dreamy expression of Judy Garland singing about happy little bluebirds flying beyond the rainbow. Her smile lights up the room, and she doesn't walk when she can skip. She's just remarkable. Watching Jennifer Lopez as a lilting ingénue and Jane Fonda as a roaring, dragon-lady diva, I dreamed of a film in which the roles were, quite properly, reversed. That's my bag... 3:40 P.T.
In Mysterious Skin (Tartan Films), the director/writer Greg Araki travels deep into the heads of child sexual abuse victims—into their fantasies, dreams, and mystical visions. The two male protagonists are severely damaged, but they had different kinds of traumas, and they cope, as young men, in vastly different ways. One, Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), hustles for money; the other, Brian (Brady Corbet), retains only vague images of colossal flying saucers and (maybe) alien medical experiments, his flashbacks accompanied by streams of blood from his nose. The movie has some heavy-handed strokes (in more ways than one), but Araki is trying to work from the inside out; and he captures feelings about sexual exploitation that I've never seen on-screen—not all of them negative.
Don't worry—this isn't a NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) * manifesto. But Araki—working from a novel by Scott Heim—begins with a vision of bliss, of Froot Loops cereal flying through the air in lyrical slow motion. Later, we learn the source of that image. A baseball coach (Bill Sage) ushers prepubescent Neil (Chase Ellison) into a subterranean den filled with video games and junk food—a juvenile paradise, far from the unstable world of his single mother (Elisabeth Shue) and her various boyfriends.
The coach isn't your typical movie pervert. Sandy-haired and laid-back, he's a cross between Robert Redford and Owen Wilson. He's attentive—boy, is he attentive. When Neil opens a mini box of cereal too enthusiastically and its contents fly across the table, the coach opens another and dumps it over his own head; and then the two, madly giggling, rip open box after box. It's this ecstatic romp that the fatherless boy keeps returning to. Years later, he says he has never felt so loved. (Mysterious Skin makes you wonder if—as an ongoing trial suggests—sexual predators can be the neatest playmates.)
Araki's treatment of the sex that follows is careful—for legal reasons, obviously, but also because it makes artistic and moral sense to isolate Neil in the frame. The camera fastens on a hand, a chest, some fingers in a mouth—images that will anchor themselves in the boy's brain. We are not seeing a communion of souls, but a violation that will leave Neil locked inside himself for the rest of his life. Gordon-Levitt is a slender and beautiful young man—in the Keanu Reeves mode, but flesh-and-blood instead of wood. The smugness with which he regards the (many) middle-aged johns who solicit his favors can't conceal his addiction to them. Neil boasts of being the one in control, but when the johns are on top of him, he goes for an instant to another, more exposed, place. His cool looks increasingly like desperation.
The concurrent trajectory of Brian—blond, frail, bookish—is more fractured, and full of bizarre zigzags. When the UFO obsession takes hold, he's suddenly trekking out to the farm of Avalyn (Mary Lynn Rajskub), a disabled woman profiled on a "reality" show called World of Mystery. She's sure that as a girl she was taken and probed and mutilated by aliens—although the way her old dad gazes suspiciously on her visitors makes you wonder if the alien didn't arrive on a tractor. For Brian, the alien thing won't take. The face that he remembers is human and belongs to a boy—a boy who must have gone to his school.
The work of Araki and his colleagues (cinematographer Steve Gainer, designer Devorah Herbert, composers Harold Budd and Robin Guthrie) is entrancing, but Mysterious Skin is sometimes a mite... unmysterious. The young Brian's first, post-traumatic fainting spell is followed by a slow-motion shot of his glass of milk sailing through the air and shattering: Goodbye to childhood and all that. An uncannily touching scene with Billy Drago (a wonderful heavy in B and C pictures) as a lesion-riddled john moaning with joy as Neil caresses his back is nearly undone by Araki's final, plaintive close-up of a Vermeer reproduction hanging on the man's wall.
But the actors spell nothing out. Beyond Gordon-Levitt's revelatory work, Mysterious Skin features intense but gorgeously restrained performances by Corbet, Shue, Jeffrey Licon as Neil's effeminate pal, Ellison and George Webster as the young boys, and Michelle Trachtenberg—whose lips seem finally under control here. Another surprise is Rajskub, the nerdy-cutie of The Larry Sanders Show and 24, who goes deeper into her dysfunctional persona than ever before. What a twisted, inward character. Along with Brian, Avalyn makes you understand the religion of UFOs—as both a metaphor of violation and a means of leaving this wicked world behind... 3:17 P.T.
Correction, May 13, 2005:The original version of this review incorrectly identified NAMBLA as an acronym for the "National Association of Man Boy Love" as opposed to the correct title, "The North American Man Boy Love Association." This was not intended as a slight to Canada or Mexico. Anything but. I ought to have Googled it, but the fear of S.W.A.T. teams promptly crashing through my office window forced me to take a stab. My thanks to a reader—not a NAMBLA member—for supplying me with the correct name. And my apologies to... On second thought, never mind. Click here to return to the corrected sentence.


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Another one for my 11-year-old niece which I wouldn't mind stealing myself if I had made it my size! I was going to use Burda Kids 9547 E, but decided I'd prefer the tiers to be free-floating like the out-of-print McCall 5920 A. So I ended up improvising.
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Athletes competing in the upcoming Sochi Games have been cautioned about wearing team gear outside the secured Olympic zone, according to a U.S. Olympic Committee memo obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
"The U.S. Department of State has advised that wearing conspicuous Team USA clothing in non-accredited areas may put your personal safety at greater risk," said the memo, which includes several other common sense reminders related to foreign travel.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the contents of the memo, which was sent to athletes, friends and family.
"We've heard some stuff about if you're going to be outside the Olympic village, keep it mellow," said snowboarder Danny Davis from the X Games. "Don't be 'U-S-A! U-S-A!' or whatever, and wear some non-descriptive clothing and things like that. That's a little bit of a bummer. It's nice to be a real American when you're there, but that's all good. I'm just going to try to enjoy it."
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On Sunday while your team is facing off in New Orleans (or perhaps waiting it out to try again next year), skip a pitcher of beer in favor of these classier cocktails. The Long Bar at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa passed along a few theme drinks to turn your party into an at-home cocktail smack down between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. So while you're watching all the action go down in the Superdome, be sure to have a cocktail shaker on hand. Not a fan of either team? We too are equal opportunity cocktail drinkers, so sip away.
The Gold Rush
Inspired by the gold rush that began in Northern California in the late 1800′s, this historically-minded drink showers the team in well-wishes for an exciting game.
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• 1 oz Disaronno
• Pineapple Juice
Add all ingredients together and shake. Pour into highball glass with ice. Garnish with a lemon slice.
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The potency of this cocktail is inspired by the Baltimore Raven's intense offense and one of the league's most feared defenses. The drink, as well, is a force to be reckoned with.
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MONTREAL--(Marketwired - May 1, 2013) - Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (OTCQB: SBFM), a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer, is pleased to report that following negotiations with several Contract Manufacturing Organizations ("CMOs") for the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing of one kilogram of Adva-27a breast cancer drug candidate, the Company has narrowed the field of contenders to three CMOs. While there are timeframe variations among these three manufacturers, largely related to the availability of their large scale chemical reactors at the time we place our order, overall it will take approximately 10 to 14 weeks for a one kilogram GMP synthesis of Adva-27a to be delivered to us.
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Diabetes is a complicated disease that comes in multiple forms and affects people of all ages. All diabetics have one thing in common — their bodies have difficulty processing glucose into energy. Insulin is the key substance that helps cells transform glucose into energy that the body can use. If insulin is not produced, or if the body ignores it, glucose levels build and cause potentially life-threatening problems.
According to a report compiled by the American Diabetes Association , the CDC , and the NIH , 25.8 million people in the U.S. are affected by diabetes, and millions more may have early symptoms or are unaware that they have it. Diabetes is the nation's leading cause of heart disease and stroke, kidney failure, and more. It costs the U.S. more than $174 billion annually in medical costs and associated costs.
Dr. Cras-Méneur is part of a team led by Dr. Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, M.D., that has the ultimate goal of freeing insulin-dependent diabetics of the need for daily insulin injections to control glucose levels. He will be helping this team of researchers to attain a more complete understanding of how high blood glucose levels can damage special cells in the pancreas called beta cells.
Beta cells are incredibly important. Although they make up just 1-2% of the pancreas, beta cells are solely responsible for producing insulin. These specialized cells are produced only during the first 15-20 years of a person's life. Beta cells age with us after that, with a natural decline in their ability to adapt to high levels of glucose in the blood.
The team Dr. Cras-Méneur is working on hopes to learn how to modify other cells in the pancreas to produce insulin. These exciting studies may help develop novel drugs to help people with insulin-dependent diabetes better regulate their glucose levels, or even achieve insulin independence.