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Cinnamon Carrot Sticks
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Prep 10 mins
Cook 15 mins
This recipe comes from Sunset Ideas for Cooking Vegetables, 1973, & the carrots can be served as a side, a relish or an appetizer! Preparation time does not include time needed to cool before serving.
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- 2 -2 1⁄2 lbs carrots, peeled & cut into 3-inch sticks slightly thicker than a pencil
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup cider vinegar
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Place carrots in large pan with water & boil, covered, until just tender, about 7-10 minutes.
- Remove carrots to a bowl & keep the liquid in the large pan.
- To the carrot liquid add cider vinegar, sugar & cinnamon, then bring to boil.
- Pour hot liquid over carrots & let cool.
- Cover & chill overnight or as long as 2 1/2 weeks, before serving.
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What a tasty snack! Made these tasty carrots for Easter weekend but just could not hold out and had to try them this evening and all I can say is yum. Made using tiny petti carrots and cook till just starting to get tender as want them to have a little tooth to them. The only change I made was to use splenda for baking, cannot wait till the weekend to snack on these tasty little treats again. You know this is going into the keeper file. Thanks for the post.
I made these into chili cinnamon carrot sticks. After first preparing them as instructed, just boiling them for few minutes to retain the crunchiness, I tasted them and thought they needed something more. I added 1 teaspoon salt and 2 pickled red hot chili peppers to the marinade. After 1 week in fridge they turned out pretty good. I would next time add salt to boiling water and chilis with cinnamon and rest. Nice way to get your veggies!
These were a big hit with the family -- we had them last weekend as part of a vegetable crudite platter I made. I served the other veggies with a dip, but I told everyone to have these without dip as it would have masked the delicious vinegary-sweet taste. I made this recipe twice -- the first time I boiled them for the time listed in the recipe but they came out rather soft. I wanted a more crisp-tender texture so the second time I boiled them for only 2 minutes and they came out perfectly for the platter I was making. I've added this to my keeper list of appetizer recipes. Thanks for posting this, Syd.


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They're pretty much the same as those that troubled you in the spring:
How Are They Diagnosed?
Your doctor will ask you about your symptoms and allergy history. He may suggest treatments.
Or he might refer you to doctor who specializes in treating allergies for a skin test. This allergist will expose a small spot on your arm or back to a tiny sample of allergen. If you react, a small red bump will form. A blood test can also diagnose allergies.
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Over-the-counter medications include:
- Antihistamines
- Decongestants
- Nasal spray decongestants -- don't use them for more than 3 days.
- Corticosteroid nasal sprays
- Eye drops
- Nasal irrigation
If over-the-counter remedies don't help, your doctor may recommend a prescription medication:
- Corticosteroid nasal sprays
- Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs)
- Ipratropium bromide nasal spray (Atrovent)
- Immunotherapy -- you'll get tiny doses of allergens in the form of shots, tablets, or drops.
To treat insect stings or bites:
- For a severe allergic reaction, use an epinephrine shot if you have it, and call 911 immediately. Always carry two doses with you if you're at risk for a severe allergic reaction.
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- Try a pain reliever, like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
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- Wash your hair, shower, and change your clothes after you go outside.
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Edmund White has long been praised as one of America's most accomplished novelists. The Farewell Symphony is the final volume in the autobiographical trilogy that began with A Boy's Own Story and The Beautiful Room Is Empty. It details the narrator's life in New York in the 1970s and his flight to Paris as the AIDS epidemic begins. White's prose, at once lucid and magical, is the essence of great writing. Its plainspoken cadences and language resonate with the tragedy of youthful passion giving way to hard-earned knowledge. Like Sherwood Anderson or Theodore Dreiser, White has captured the soul of the American experience--in this case a gay male experience--and made it into art. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In White's novel, we are taken on a tour of the protagonist's (White himself) 30's, 40's, and 50's as he climbs from unknown author to celebrated chronicler of gay life. Along the way, White bares his soul through his no-holds-barred sexual confessions, as we see him interract with friends, lovers, and back-alley liaisons.
Beginning post-Stonewall, and culminating in the AIDS crisis we witness White in many scenarios: best friend, object of desire, live-in lover, and even surrogate parent. White envelops each role with his particularly magical brand of prose, sentiment, and bravado, that is sometimes shocking, sometimes sad, but always entertaining.
As the novel carries on, and reaches the now 20 year old beginning of the AIDS epidemic, we see the significance and poignancy of the title, as the disease ravages the ranks of White's friends, and leaves him the one violinist remaining to chronicle their lives, as they intertwined with his own.
From backrooms to bedrooms, from parking lots to Paris, with stops in New York, Venice, and Morrocco along the way, White delivers another triumph in chronicling his life, and what began as A Boy's Own Story becomes the life of a man.
I have never been a person who liked to read books with an autobiographical point of view; but I am glad I have dared to look beyond my prejudices and go for it.
Nice words, beautifully written, Edmund White is a real craftsman. (Based solely on this novel, because he lost some magic when I read A Boys story).
A very helpfull and insightfull book. How did gay men live in the 50's up till the 80's... Really beautiful!
I spread the word about the book among almost all of my friends and even the heterosexual people really liked it. I think it's not only a gay-tale, but it's a tale about loving people, wheter they are male, female... whatever, it doesn't matter, because the one thing you can read between all the lines is that the writer must have really loved the people he wrote about.
Within a few weeks he'll be coming to the Netherlands for a presentation, most definitely I am one of the people being there and hanging on to every word he tells.
The Unfinished Symphony sees a change in style from the other two novels. With clearer prose and less imagery than the previous two it at times loses some of the beauty of its predeccesors. Having said that this novel is more raw and grittier, more physical and forceful and as a result invokes a whole different range of sensory images than the first instalments.
In certain sections of the novel, the descriptive narrative tends to border on the mundane and dull but when White taps into the emotions of family and death the novel soars and speaks to you both as a human being and as a gay man. The recounting of the relationship with his sister and the illness of his mother is written from the heart and speaks a universal language. The emotional desolation wrought by the deaths of many friends to AIDS leaves the reader drained but feeling extremely human. The emotive passages as the novel nears completion make up for any over descriptive and dull passages earlier on.
I have referred to this book as a flawed masterpiece. Flawed, in my opinion, as a result of the decreased use of the imagery and senses used in the prior books. A masterpiece due to its rawness, its honesty and its ability to hurt, to make us ache and to make us feel human.
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I picked up this book in my local bookshop as it was being sold off half price. I'd never read Edmund White before, never even heard of him, so it's purely by chance that I'm... Read morePublished on April 20 2001
This is the final volume of the trilogy that includes A Boy's Own Story and The Beautiful Room Is Empty. Read morePublished on Dec 17 1999 by mholesh
This is one of the finest books ever written - and I have read a lot of books. Not for those of a moralising or piously nervous disposition, or for those with a tragically short... Read morePublished on Sept. 27 1999
I hope people fallow White's thoughts about the gay world, I like him because he can explain the reality and the real in gay mind.Published on Sept. 26 1999
This "autobiographical" book by Edmund White ultimately does nothing but reinforce negative gay stereotypes - that youth, beauty, being thin and well-endowed are all that... Read morePublished on Aug. 6 1999
I'm always intrugued by White's work and his singular ability to capture not only his stories but mine and those of many other gay men. Read morePublished on May 18 1999 by Michael Nicola
Though I've enjoyed some of White's other books, I couldn't finish this one. It was too boring, too academic, and though I'm a francophile, too *french* (he's neutered the english... Read morePublished on Jan. 8 1999 by Amazon Customer
This book is difficult to read (and review) in that it is over 400 pages long, and is filled with graphic sexual detail, and the abuse of alcohol and drugs. Read morePublished on Nov. 4 1998


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text: Uber's CEO Is Laughing at You on FacebookSam Biddle12/18/13 2:51pmFiled to: ubertravis kalanickcustomer service2148EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink For Uber, this weekend's snowstorm was followed by a shitstorm, of a magnitude that would make most reviled CEOs tuck their tails for a few days. Not Travis Kalanick, the techno-libertarian mastermind at the wheel with invisible hands—he's too busy sneering at his customers. He was kind enough to redact the name of this frustrated emailer before pasting their message to his public Facebook account—not because it's the "right" thing to do, but because the dictates of the free market demand it. Although, what would have been truly kind is just replying to the email and keeping it private, or just ignoring it. Really, anything but this: Surge Pricing email that just came in and my response. Get some popcorn and scroll down...————— Forwarded message —————From: Travis Kalanick Date: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 8:44 PMSubject: Re: I'm OUTRAGED!To: , We regularly do surge pricing when demand outstrips supply. Remember, we do not own cars nor do we employ drivers. Higher prices are required in order to get cars on the road and keep them on the road during the busiest times. This maximizes the number of trips and minimizes the number of people stranded. The drivers have other options as well. In short, without Surge Pricing, there would be no car available at all.Now granted, that the prices are significantly higher. BUT we notify every customer in big bold images in text, which each customer has to confirm in order to request. Furthermore, every customer also had to type in what the multiplier was in order to double confirm that they understood what they were agreeing to.So, was it expensive. It was, and we wish it wasn't necessary. But if you did indeed take the rides described then you confirmed the price which was very up front, and then entered the multiple you read into a text box in order to double confirm.Airlines and Hotels are more expensive during busy times. Uber is as well. We don't just charge to make a buck though, we take a small fee of the transaction, but the vast majority goes to the driver so that we can maximize the number of drivers on the road. The point is in order to provide you with a reliable ride, prices need to go up. If you have other ideas for how to provide a reliable ride during busy times, I am all ears. In the end, Uber is reliable, always, and we will create a system that maximizes the number of people that can get safe and reliable rides. Not surging is saying you shouldn't have the option. Not surging is saying we should be just like a taxi and be unreliable when people need us most. These are outcomes that take choices away from the consumer and make it harder to get around cities - these are outcomes that we put a lot of hard work in to avoid so that at least you have the choice if you want one.Thanks,TravisOn Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:01 PM, wrote:Dear mr. Kalanick,I used to love uber... I have written several blogs about the amazing service and how amazing I thought your company was. Key word, WAS! I called uber on sat. To take me to a show that was 60 blks away, and also called uber to pick me back up to bring me home. I usually get an email with my receipts, but havent received one yet... did a little research and was SHOCKED to see that i was charged $180 each way! That's $360 to go 120 blocks!I WILL NEVER USE YOUR COMPANY AGAIN! I AM OUTRAGED AND DISGUSTED THAT YOU WOULD JACK UP YOUR CHARGES THAT MUCH BECAUSE OF A SNOW STORM!!!I hope it was worth losing a loyal customer-like myself! I plan on telling this story to everyone I know and plan on writing about this on my blog!You should be ashamed of yourself!Sent from my iPad Grab the popcorn, because customer service is now a form of entertainment! Note: if more people than usual want popcorn, it will cost $90 per bucket. Advertisement Photo: GettyReply214 repliesLeave a reply


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It's so easy to love Italian food. The recipes are all about emphasizing the flavors of natural ingredients: mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, fresh basil. And, mostly, they aren't hard. Put together enough really, really good ingredients, and you'll end up with something equally good or better. One of my favorite Italian dishes, chicken Parmesan, really isn't difficult to make at all. However, this adapted recipe is so easy, I can't believe it. Literally, I decided to put together all the things that I like in the dish, sans breading to make it a little healthier or easier, and voila: a quick, tasty chicken Parm, sans the Parm, I guess. As long as you get the basic ingredients in there (chicken, tomato sauce, mozzarella, olive oil) it will turn out well; the rest is just about customizing it to you. That, in my book, is the only recipe worth having. Here's my version, but feel free to experiment. This is as foolproof as it gets, friends. The easiest, tastiest chicken … [Read more...]
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Cafe Buonaro's
On the first floor of Fifth Avenue Station, tucked behind the elevators that lead to upper offices and loft apartments, Cafe Buonaro's is a rare find in downtown Naperville, just steps from the Metra: it's a family-owned Italian restaurant, and it's not a chain. Everyone in the suburbs seems to know Naperville, ranked by Money Magazine as a best place to live three years running, has a lot to offer residents: a great school system, abundant jobs, a quaint Riverwalk surrounded by retail from Starbucks to the GAP. But what it lacks, according to many, is the charm that once defined it. According to one frustrated Yelper, for example, "[What was] once a pretty interesting little area full of unique, small stores with a lot of character ... is essentially a mediocre mall spread out over a few blocks." It's true, I admit, while enjoying the benefits of the commercialization, the chain stores do lack something. Nonetheless, as part of its commitment to being a great place to call … [Read more...]
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I might as well say now, since it will become obvious shortly, I like to bake much more than I like to cook. This is no surprise, as I like dessert much more than I like main courses, always preferring brownies and cakes to meats and sauces. I do make exception for very fresh, very hot-out-of-the-oven, crusty Italian bread, which can truly hold its own against any pastry, but, as bread is bakery, it's really no deviation, so I suppose no surprise there, either. A lot of people seem to frown upon this, my sugar love. I've heard many gourmets wax eloquent instead about a cheese or a particular vegetable---I believe I heard one Top Chef contestant proclaim the virtues of a beet---so it's with a little embarrassment I admit this freely: I have a sweet tooth. A big one. I've never met a chocolate I didn't love. I happily eat dessert before---and after---dinner. And, when given opportunity, I think cake makes a great breakfast. That's probably why I'm especially partial to breakfast … [Read more...]
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I'm growing tomatoes for the second summer in a row, this year four huge plants that began with leaves, then flowers, now green tomatoes, larger every day. I keep checking on them, every time I'm outside, with the dog, to get the paper, about to go for a walk, impatiently waiting for them to ripen, to be ready to eat. Most times, I pull away a few dead leaves--there are bunches of them--even though I have no idea if this is a good thing to do. I just want to help them along, do whatever I'm supposed to to make them redden. Last year, I'll be honest, I took the slew of my roma tomatoes inside too soon, mainly because I'd planted them near to the house (for easy watering) but also near a sprinkler head, which the plant grew over and then felt the effects of every day, making a whole side of it die of saturation. Bringing them in seemed the right thing to do then, the way to preserve them all from being ruined. With this year's group, every time I pull away leaves, feel the … [Read more...]
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In the world of writing, they say you should never judge a book by its cover. Well, in the world of food, the same goes for restaurants. Set in a strip mall on 63rd Street, just past the Target when you're headed east to downtown Downers Grove, Bok Choy's neon, red sign, sandwiched between two dance studios, doesn't exactly scream ambiance. In fact, the overall effect is so unappealing, I can't even bring myself to post a photo for you, lest you rule it out entirely, like we almost did. Inside, things are better: dozens of little tables with white tablecloths and silver chairs accented by deep blue glasses and contemporary art. There's a small bar area in the corner, not much bigger than the wet bars in the basements of nice homes, and a lounge/seating area offers magazines, I presume for patrons who are waiting to dine. We went on a Friday night recently, at around 7:30 p.m., a time when more popular restaurants would offer 45-minute wait times and too-crowded floor plans. … [Read more...]
Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder
As a DePaul alumna, I'm a big fan of Lincoln Park, the Chicago neighborhood known for its graystone buildings, tree-lined streets and rich character. But, just between us, what I really love are the restaurants. And of all the Lincoln Park restaurants, Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co is one I love a lot. Step inside this Lincoln Park landmark, and you enter a dimly lit, wood-heavy restaurant that's, nine times out of ten, packed with people. Those awaiting seating stay in the front benches or move into the glass-enclosed room at front. A man---the man---comes by to ask you how many and to give you the wait time. He doesn't write anything down. He'll remember your face. On the large, folding menu, there are pizzas, flatbreads, sandwiches, salads. The Mediterranean-style flat bread is a house specialty, and it's definitely worth trying and sharing. Large and doughy, boasting the smell of garlic and herbs, it overflows on the plate they place it on. It tears easily, with a … [Read more...]
His best, my first, the serendipitous peach cobbler
In my life, I've found that a lot of mistakes, or let's call them odd choices, have seemed to be no-remedy horrible in immediacy but have then turned out to be altogether good in the end. Case in point: obtaining a college degree in education, when I never intended on teaching, forced me afterwards to pursue writing with intensity, to freelance for tiny newspapers, to go back to school, to earn a master's degree I never would've gone for if I hadn't needed to. The degree got me more opportunities than I'd have found with a bachelor's in journalism; the opportunities, my current job; and, there you have it: in the end, an odd choice of major led me to do the very thing I love. I'd like to think that same serendipity was at work when, baking Molly's lemon sables last week, I confused ingredients, adding sugar, not flour, to a small bowl with baking powder, then partially adding that mixture to the butter, eggs and confectioner's sugar. I did realize this odd choice in time to remove … [Read more...]
beginning, for Caroline
It was my grandma who first taught me to cook, first helped me spoon drops of rounded batter, plump with chocolate chips and sweet dough, onto cookie sheets at her kitchen table. She grew tomatoes in her backyard, made homemade pizzas, fed me delicious chicken on clear glass plates. Self-taught, she catered weddings, rolled her own cannolis. Cooking was her world; the kitchen, where she felt most comfortable. And so it is for her today, on the ninth anniversary of her death, that I start this blog, in an attempt to pursue food, and the writing about it, with the same passion that defined her. … [Read more...]


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Lois Lowry wonher first Newbery Medal in 1994 for "The Giver. "Six years later, she ushered readers back into its mysterious but plausible future world in "Gathering Blue "to tell the story of Kira, orphaned, physically flawed, and left with an uncertain future. This second book in the Giver Quartet has been stunningly redesigned in paperback. As she did in "The Giver "and later" Messenger, " in "Gathering Blue "Lois Lowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve, and what could be considered valuable.
About the Author
Lois Lowry is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association s Children s Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com.
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"Lowry returns to the metaphorical future world of her Newbery-winning The Giver. . . . Plenty of material for thought and discussion here, plus a touch of magic and a tantalizing hint about the previous book's famously ambiguous ending." (6/15/00) Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
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- ITV Report
Great Tapestry of Scotland could be housed elsewhere
Man in court charged with murder of Galashiels pensioner
A pensioner from Galashiels has made a private second court appearance charged with the murder of a 75-year-old Tweedbank man.
Richard Cassidy, who is 68, is accused of stabbing David Farish to death with a knife at his home in Broadlee Bank, on Tuesday, February 16.
The body of Mr Farish was discovered two days later on the Thursday following an anonymous phone call to police.
Cassidy, whose address was given as no fixed abode, made no plea or declaration and he was fully committed for trial.
He was remanded in custody by Sheriff Peter Paterson.
Controversial 'Great Tapestry of Scotland' plans approved
Plans for a controversial six million pound scheme to permanently house the Great Tapestry of Scotland in the Scottish Borders have been approved.
Scottish Borders Council granted planning permission today for a two-storey building for the tapestry at Tweedbank.
The authority is contributing three and a half million pounds to the project which councillors say will boost tourism.
Last week a petition signed by thousands, urging the council to drop its financial support, was rejected.
Campaigner criticises 'closed minds' at Council
The campaigner who set up a petition against Scottish Borders Council's decision to house a tapestry in Tweedbank, has criticised the council for rejecting the petition.
Brian McCrow's petition was signed by more than 4,000 people, and debated by councillors today.
The main concerns were the amount of money the council is investing in the project - £3.5m - and the decision to locate the Great Tapestry of Scotland at Tweedbank, rather than a town with a more textiles-based history.
But the council leader says their decision to reject the petition was the right one:
- ITV Report
What is the Great Tapestry of Scotland?
Tapestry petition rejected by council
A petition against plans to permanently house the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Tweedbank has been rejected by Scottish Borders Council.
The complaints were discussed at a meeting of councillors today.
Amongst them were concerns that the plan is too costly - the council has agreed to put around £3.5m into the construction of a purpose-built centre for the tapestry.
The concerns could have gone before a full council meeting, but that will not now happen.
Council's Great Tapestry of Scotland plan could be scrapped
A decision by Scottish Borders Council to contribute around £3.5 million towards the construction of an arts centre to house the Great Tapestry of Scotland, is being scrutinised at a meeting today.
Four thousand people have signed a petition against the idea, saying it's "unacceptable'" when services are being cut.
There has also been criticism of the decision to build the centre in Tweedbank.
The council says people will use the new Borders Railway, which stops in the town, to come and see it.
But protestors say it should be built in a town with more of a textiles-based history.
At a meeting today councillors will consider the petition's findings, and if they accept them there will be a full council meeting to consider how to proceed.
Completion of Borders Railway officially marked
The completion of track laying at the Borders Railway will be officially marked today.
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure Keith Brown will join workers and will clip the final length of track into place at Tweedbank Station.
Borders Dementia unit saved from closure
A care home in Tweedbank that provides a specialised service for patients with dementia is to be sold.
Craw Wood Care Home faced closure when Scottish Borders Council cancelled its contract last year.
The home is being sold to Mansfield Care in a move which secures the service for the 13 residents and 30 full and part time staff.
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Attempted break-in at Tweedbank Craft Centre
Police in the Scottish Borders are appealing for information after an attempted break-in at the Tweedbank Craft Centre.
A window was smashed at the centre on Haining Drive in Tweedbank sometime between 7:00pm on Tuesday, 29 July and 8:30am on Wednesday, 30 July.
Police say nothing was taken in the incident but the cost of repairs to the damaged property will be 'considerable'.
Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101 or phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
) - the lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) - disclosed
fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted funds from operations (FFO) per
share of 33 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2
cents and the year-ago figure by 3 cents.
Quarterly year-over-year increase of 10% in adjusted FFO was
benefited from the significant rise in total owned hotels
revenues and comparable hotel Revenue Per Available Room
(RevPAR). Prompted by its results, Host Hotels declared a 7.7%
sequential increase in its quarterly dividend.
Also, including certain non-recurring items, FFO was 33 cents
per share, up from 29 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Total revenue came in at $1,331 million, which increased 3.2%
on year over year basis. This also surpassed the Zacks Consensus
Estimate of $1,291 million.
For full-year 2013, Host Hotels reported adjusted FFO per
share of $1.31 on revenues of $5,166 million. Results were
substantially higher than the prior-year adjusted FFO per share
of $1.10 on revenues of $5,059 million. Additionally, reported
FFO for 2013 was $1.26 per share, up from $1.04 per share in
Notably, on Jan 1, 2013, Host Hotels shifted to calendar
quarter reporting periods, instead of the fiscal quarter
reporting period that it followed earlier. Consequently, the
company adjusted the 2012 fiscal figures on a calendar-quarter
Quarterly Highlights
Total owned hotel revenue climbed 7.5% year over year to
$1,318 million, driven by the impressive performance of its
comparable properties.
During the reported quarter, comparable hotel RevPAR climbed
6.6% year over year to $150.03, primarily driven by continued
improvement in average room rates and occupancy. Average room
rates increased 4.4% year over year to $205.44 and occupancy rose
140 basis points (bps) to 73.0% on a year-over-year basis, in the
comparable hotels.
On the other hand, comparable hotel adjusted operating profit
margin upped 130 bps year over year at 25.6% and adjusted
earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) rose 2.5% to $322 million on a year-over-year basis.
Portfolio Restructuring Activity in Q4
During the quarter, Host Hotels spent $26 million in
redevelopment and return on investment (ROI) expenditures. The
company also expended nearly $64 million in renewal and
replacement expenses. Additionally, Host Hotels used up
approximately $7 million for capital and operational improvement
of the acquired asset.
In the quarter under review, Host Hotels paid
$19.9 million as a final incremental amount for the buyout
of the fee simple interest in the land at the New York Marriott
Marquis Times Square. Also, the company attributed $25 million,
paid in accordance with the ground lease terms, towards the land
Moreover, Host Hotels divested the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
(including the furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement
fund) for $63 million and garnered a profit of about $11 million
from it. Additionally, the company offloaded the Dallas/Addison
Marriott Quorum by the Galleria (including the furniture,
fixtures and equipment replacement fund) for $56 million and
reaped a profit of around $15 million from the sale.
As of Dec 31, 2013, Host Hotels had cash and cash equivalents
of $861 million, up from $417 million at the prior-year end.
Dividend Hike
On Feb 18, 2014, the board of directors of Host Hotels
authorized a quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share. This
depicts a 7.7% increase over the last dividend payment of 13
cents. The dividend is payable on Apr 15, 2014 to shareholders of
record on Mar 31.
2014 Outlook
Host Hotels provided guidance for 2014 adjusted FFO per share
in the range of $1.40-$1.44. The Zacks Consensus Estimate of
$1.43 for the same lies within this guidance.
Our Take
We are encouraged with the impressive quarterly results at
Host Hotels. We believe that given its solid portfolio of luxury
and upper upscale hotels, the company is poised to deliver better
results in the quarters ahead too. Notably, the strategic
portfolio restructuring activities bode well for Host Hotels'
long-term growth.
Also, the dividend hike for the 13
consecutive time boosts investors' confidence in the stock and
thus seems promising. Going forward, we believe that the
company's properties across hard-to-replicate areas have the
potential for significant capital appreciation.
Host Hotels currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). However,
better-ranked REIT-Equity Trust - Other stocks include
Liberty Property Trust
Public Storage
) and
PS Business Parks Inc.
). All these stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Note: FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of
REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization
and other non-cash expenses to net income.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
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The Orange Cove Titans girls soccer team won Tuesday's home conference game against Farmersville by a score of 4-1.
(February 7, 2012: Orange Cove, CA 93646) The Farmersville Aztecs soccer team (Farmersville, CA), 4-1 in Tuesday's league outing with the host Orange Cove Titans (Orange Cove, CA)
With the win, Orange Cove moves its record to 19-4 on the campaign. The Titans host Sierra Pacific (Hanford, CA) to battle the Golden Bears in a East Sierra outing on Thursday, February 9. The Golden Bears enter the contest with a record of 12-5. Sierra Pacific won 2-1 in their recent league contest against McFarland (McFarland, CA)
The Aztecs now have a 7-14 record. They take the field next when they travel to McFarland for a East Sierra contest on Thursday, February 9. Farmersville will face a Cougars team coming off a 2-1 league loss to Sierra Pacific (Hanford, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 11-10.


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Results of GAO's Survey on the Physical Security of Federal Facilities (GAO-13-223SP, January 2013), an E-supplement to GAO-13-222
GAO-13-223SP: Published: Jan 24, 2013. Publicly Released: Feb 20, 2013.
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This is an E-supplement to GAO-13-222. This e-supplement presents the results of GAO's Web-based survey of executive branch agencies about how they approach the physical security of facilities that the Federal Protective Service (FPS) is not responsible for protecting. The survey asks agencies questions on 1) the organization and administration of their agencies, 2) sources used to inform physical security programs, 3) security program policy elements and implementation, 4) challenges and best practices in physical security, and 5) the agencies' building portfolios.
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DHS Management:Enhanced Oversight Could Better Ensure Programs Receiving Fees and Other Collections Use Funds EfficientlyGAO-16-443: Published: Jul 21, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 2016.
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Coast Guard:Agency Could Better Assess Its Impact on Arctic Capability Gaps and Is Exploring Icebreaker Acquisition OptionsGAO-16-738T: Published: Jul 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 2016.
Critical Infrastructure Protection:DHS Has Made Progress in Enhancing Critical Infrastructure Assessments but Additional Improvements are NeededGAO-16-791T: Published: Jul 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 2016.
Critical Infrastructure Protection:Improvements Needed for DHS's Chemical Facility Whistleblower Report ProcessGAO-16-572: Published: Jul 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 2016.
Coast Guard:Arctic Strategy Is Underway, but Agency Could Better Assess How Its Actions Mitigate Known Arctic Capability GapsGAO-16-453: Published: Jun 15, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 2016.
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Maritime Security:Progress and Challenges in Implementing Maritime Cargo Security ProgramsGAO-16-790T: Published: Jul 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 7, 2016.
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Coast Guard:Actions Underway to Develop Acquisition Plans that Reflect New Assets and Improve the Asset Allocation ProcessGAO-16-633T: Published: Jun 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 2016.
Coast Guard:Actions Needed to Improve Strategic Allocation of Assets and Determine Workforce RequirementsGAO-16-379: Published: May 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 2016.
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Aviation Security:TSA Is Taking Steps to Improve Expedited Screening Effectiveness, but Improvements in Screener Oversight Are NeededGAO-16-707T: Published: Jun 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 7, 2016.
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It's worth noting that Zidlicky waived his NTC to come to Detroit.
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Good move for Winnipeg. Remains to be seen for Buffalo.
Good move for Winnipeg. Remains to be seen for Buffalo.
IMO, this will make the Sabres a worse team this year than before the trade...
...which is exactly what they want. They want to win the race to the bottom to better their chances at McDavid.
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It's a game, and a manly one at that. It's taken some time, but the news stories are finally back to men arguing over who has the bigger balls.
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From the 1/19/15 game vs. Carolina...
(h/t to FTW/USAToday).
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Sex Pistols
Lighter shade of wings jersey plus the name of the Electric Mayhem's bass player.
Sex Pistols
Lighter shade of wings jersey plus the name of the Electric Mayhem's bass player.
I swear, I'm such a nerd. You said lighter shade, and this is the first thing that popped in my mind...
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Line combinations for the Good Guys...
Darren Helm - Pavel Datsyuk - Stephen Weiss
Justin Abdelkader - Henrik Zetterberg - Gustav Nyquist
Tomas Tatar - Riley Sheahan - Johan Franzen
Drew Miller - Luke Glendening - Joakim Andersson
Jonathan Ericsson - Niklas Kronwall
Kyle Quincey - Danny DeKeyser
Brendan Smith - Xavier Ouellet
Starting goalie - Petr Mrazek
Backup goalie - Jimmy Howard
Line combinations for the Other guys...
Curtis Glencross - Sean Monahan - Joe Colborne
Johnny Gaudreau - Josh Jooris - Jiri "Happy" Hudler
Mason Raymond - Mikael Backlund - Paul Byron
Brandon Bollig - Matt Stajan - Lance Bouma
Mark Giordano - TJ Brodie
Kris Russell - Dennis Wideman
Raphael Diaz - Deryk Engelland
Starting goalie - Karri Ramo
Backup goalie - Jonas Hiller
Line combinations shamelessly lifted from www.dailyfaceoff.com
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Could we bring him off the bench for shootouts?
Said tongue in cheek...
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About A Girl
My sister is a year younger than I am, but it feels like she's older. For one thing, she's always been a step ahead on life's arc: Growing up in NYC in the '70s, she discovered punk rock while I wore out Hot Tuna records; she was the first to finish college, and lived in a communal East Village apartment while I futzed about in Queens. She flirted with and became bored by rock culture and drug culture early on, settled on a spiritual path (Buddhism) that gave her life a center, and began a family. All these years past and it still seems like I'm playing catch-up.
I share this history because I remember hearing Patti Smith's Horses for the first time in my sister's room, in our parents' house back in Flushing, Queens. She'd bought it after hearing bits of it on the radio (those were the last-gasp days of free-form FM), and I remember sitting on the ratty orange shag carpet and listening to that record wail from the plastic Toshiba compact stereo. It was so alien--if I'd heard women singing rock before (Janis, probably, and Grace Slick), I'd never heard anyone emoting quite like this: this boy-girl, so pale and handsome in the cover photo, with her sea of possibilities and her blinding desire to break out from the confines of her dingy life raft, and dive. To not want to go with her was unthinkable.
I don't remember how much we talked about it then, my sister and I. But Patti Smith's music took on a symbolic heft for both of us. In college she wrote her senior thesis on Smith's poetry; as things happened, her life, in its own way, followed a trajectory similar to the artist's. In me, the music branded an awe for the power of the poetic voice--it was part of what moved me to write, and I still use tapes of Smith's poetic readings when I teach--along with a disrespect for anything that would limit or hold a person down. "Beyond race gender baptism mathematics politricks," Smith wrote in the liner notes of Horses. More than just another rock & roll rebel, she was a yin-yang Janus head, a shamyn spirit who channeled the strengths of both sexes into art that aspired to great heights.
She was also a working-class girl from New Jersey who happened to become a rock star, then dropped out of sight to live quietly as a wife and mother in the suburbs of Detroit. And most recently, she returned to public view following a freakish chain of deaths: her husband Fred and her brother Todd (within a month of each other); her close friend Robert Mapplethorpe; her fellow musician (and one-time member of the Patti Smith Group) Richard Sohl. It's a story so rife with myth that one can forgive the almost embarrassing flood of publicity that's accompanied her comeback and the release of her new record, Gone Again.
It's not a record that yields to casual listening: As many have noted, it's a set of songs about death and loss, mourning and coping, a post-punk kaddish. But then, the body count has always been pretty high in Smith's work. On Horses, there was the lover's "sweet suicide" of "Redondo Beach," the rape/murder in "Land," "Elegie"'s lament for departed friends, and in "Birdland," a son's harrowing grief over his father's passing ("He fell on his knees/Looked up/And cried out/'NOOOOOOO, DADDY/ NO, DON'T LEAVE ME HERE ALONE/ TAKE ME UP...'"). Death, as the ultimate form of the transcendence her art aspired to, was always close at hand for Smith.
And so it is now, on Gone Again. And though the metaphor bears more of the weight of history, there's also a lightness and resiliency to the music; much of it has a folksy, almost traditional feel. "Dead to the World" is a tale of a man's ghost who visits the song's narrator regularly, while "Ravens" is a simple poem about life's brevity; both have waltz tempos and acoustic country-folk arrangements, and both use phrasing that can verge on the Elizabethan. Even the heavier songs find their graces. Amid the cold swirl of feedback on "About a Boy" (written in response to Kurt Cobain's suicide), there is the warm intimacy of her phrasing, at points reduced to a maternal whisper or less--the intake of air, or the spare sound of her wetting her lips.
There's also an acceptance, as there is throughout the record, of death as a stage of life. "From a chaos/raging sweet/from the deep/and dismal street/toward another/kind of peace/toward the great/emptiness," she sings dramatically, not lamenting so much as testifying. And on "Beneath the Southern Cross," she longs to take the journey herself. "Oh to be/not anyone/gone," she sings, "this maze of being." It's then that, by way of articulating and summing up the problem, she carefully shapes the word "skin"--a small moment that says everything about her power as a singer, even if you don't hear the echo of Horses' "Break it Up." On the latter (to me one of Smith's defining moments) she rages at her corporality while guitarist Tom Verlaine tries to lift her to the heavens: "I tore off my clothes/I danced off my shoes/I ripped my skin open/and then I broke through." Here, Smith is 20 years older, as is Verlaine, and their raging has given way to openness. Smith sings intensely, but gently, while Verlaine spins quiet little ecstasies behind her like some boho Zen master. "Cross over boy, cross over," she offers at the song's end, encouraging someone on their travels with what seems an implicit promise to join them later.
That Patti Smith would address personal tragedy by returning to her fans says a lot about the healing properties of art. But it also feels something like a declaration of family. Indeed, on the first of two nights of her official "comeback" shows at New York City's Irving Plaza, there was quite the reunion vibe in effect, both onstage and off. Many in the capacity crowd had traveled a ways to be there, like the couple from Paris who flew in especially for the show, not to mention myself and my sister (who got her in-laws to watch the kids until her husband got home). And under the spotlight, Smith was surrounded by family. There was longtime bandmate Lenny Kaye (who noted the ring on a chain around his neck was given to him by Smith at their first performance, 25 years earlier), and drummer Jay Dee Daughtery. There was Smith's sister, Kimberly, who accompanied her on mandolin on "Ravens" and even took the stage for a song of her own. Even her 13-year-old son Jackson was there, playing lead guitar behind his mom for a fairly rabid version of Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water."
Like Smith's body of work (just reissued in a handsome box set, The Patti Smith Masters), the show had its ups and downs. But moments of brilliant intensity seared though its casual programming, drawing a line from her creative beginnings to the here and now. She started with an unaccompanied reading of "Piss Factory," a remarkably prescient piece of autobiography about a kid wanting to break out of a dead-end job and become "a big star" (her first single, it's lamentably missing from the box set). She and her band (which also included young guitarist/collaborator Oliver Ray and old pal Tom Verlaine) moved through songs from various stages of her career--"Dancing Barefoot," "Free Money," "Ghost Dance," "Redondo Beach," and a closing medley of "Horses," "Land of a Thousand Dances," and "Rock & Roll Nigger"--with her voice huge but mobile, searching tenaciously for notes across the scale, while Verlaine sat in the shadows, adding subtle but often breathtaking guitar touches. The sense of time and people passing on was palpable on nearly every song, even on covers; a surprising version of Prince's "When Doves Cry," for instance, hinged on the verse "How could you just leave me standing/Alone in a world that's so cold?"
But where there might have been a sense of anger or outrage or wild grief, there was instead an air of acceptance, and of making peace with one's ghosts. She ended the show with "Farewell Reel," a song addressed to her late husband in which she assures him she and their children will be fine. "God only knows/we're only given/as much as the heart can endure," she sang near the song's end. Irony? Maybe, maybe not--her even tone betrayed nothing. But it called to my mind a pronouncement from a Faulkner novel which has stayed with me, though I've forgotten its exact source. It's something to the effect that the human heart is forced to endure infinitely more than it was made to endure. Me, I'm with the latter. But we endure it nevertheless.
After the show, my sister drove me to the friend's apartment where I was staying. (Her place in Jersey was filled to capacity with kids and visiting in-laws.) We talked about how good the show was, and how remarkable Smith's strength and dignity were, unlike so many other performers who try to repackage their youth. She joked about watching Mick Jagger on cable, how he looked like a crazed old rooster. We laughed ourselves breathless.
Last week I got a card from her. In it she wrote about current struggles, about kids and finances and workloads. She also wrote about drinking beer in her living room and listening to Gone Again, how emotional it was, and about how seeing Patti Smith made her think about things past. "[She] was so much a symbol of my youth," she wrote. "I feel so old... Patti is 49! Well, I guess we're all getting old. At least we're smarter (that is, hopefully) and I for one am happier--most of the time." Reading it, I thought about that "most of the time," and how living with dignity has to do with pledging yourself to it. And as I watch her do that, along with artists and others I've grown up admiring, I find it easier to do the same.
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Extreme Basement Finish: Bath Edition
I've had a change of heart in what I want to do with my basement shower. Are my ideas feasible? [more inside]
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I somehow cannot figure out how to make the water switch from bath to shower in the place I'm housesitting. Please help me determine what incredibly obvious thing I'm missing. [more inside]
Looking for a shower bag/caddy for the gym
I recently started going to the gym in the mornings before work. Looking for a convenient shower bag/caddy to help. [more inside]
Waterproofing a hand shower mounted on a bath enclosure?
I'm renovating my bathroom, and want a hand shower mounted in the tile of the batch enclosure, on a hose, like in this image. But it seems like water can get into the hose hole and then collect under the bath. There will be a shower over the bath, although at the other end of the bath to the handheld. My plumber is a bit worried about how to waterproof it. How are these type of retractable hand showers normally waterproofed?
Looking for a high pressure shower head
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showering after gym?
Mr. Lasamana and I have a teenage son who likes to work out. The problem? Son 16 yrs doesn't like to shower afterwards - eewww. [more inside]
I Want a Hot Shower
When my furnace is running, I don't get hot water in my shower. What's going on? [more inside]
how do you work science?!
Can someone explain with SCIENCE, how this glass jar just exploded in my bathroom while I was taking a shower, and ended up almost entirely on the other side of the shower curtain? [more inside]
Stinky shower drain! I tried bleach/hotwater method, but is it time to call the plumber?
Stinky shower drain! I tried bleach/hotwater method, but is it time to call the plumber? [more inside]
Using wood for a shower floor
I am having my bathroom professionally remodeled and I am strongly considering having the shower floor made out of wood (most likely Teak or Ipe), resting over conventional concrete drainage. Any experience, advice or vendor referrals from people who have done this or from professionals would be appreciated. I'm particularly concerned with the ongoing maintenance and durability compared to traditional pebble or tile shower flooring. Is it worth the elegance and tactile comfort enhancements? [more inside]
Share house shower etiquette? (In Japan)
I am a guy living in a co-ed sharehouse in Japan. I may have committed a faux pas, and would like to know proper sharehouse shower etiquette. Details inside. [more inside]
What is this on my shower walls and how do I clean it?
How do I clean the weird textured surface of my apartment shower? [more inside]
Not uninvited, just never invited.
Baby Shower Etiquette: My bestie is throwing me a baby shower at her Aunt's house. It is a tiny event of only 8 people- all adults (Our Moms, mother in laws, my sister in law & bestie's Aunt). I didn't really expect anyone to throw me a shower, so I am super grateful the she and her Aunt would take this on! My Mother in law sent me an email last night asking if my 8 y/o niece was invited... [more inside]
Help us keep the water in the tub
Need your experiences with bathtub door/screen that doesn't cover the width of the tub. [more inside]
Hot air heater for a cold damp bathroom?
Can anyone recommend a sub $100 heater for a bathroom? [more inside]
What was on your baby registry that you use and what was on it that you don't use?
I'm building a baby registry. a) What was your absolute most-used, wouldn't-survive-without-it thing you had on your baby registry? b) And what were you absolutely certain you'd use all the time that just gathered dust? [more inside]
Shower was fixed but now it's not
What happened to our shower? It was fixed, and now it's just a drip. [more inside]
Where is the best place to view the 2012 Geminids meteor shower (Dec 13/14) in the SF Bay Area..... where there will NOT be any chance of fog?
Where is the best place to view the 2012 Geminids meteor shower (Dec 13/14) in the SF Bay Area..... where there will NOT be any chance of fog? [more inside]
My mom won't bathe.
Ideas to help a mom who won't shower or bathe. Lots more details inside. [more inside]
Do I need a mold specialist, a window guy, a general contractor, or all three?
I have to replace a rotted out bathroom window by the shower, but I'm pretty confident that there's a bad mold problem in the shower wall beneath the window. Who should the first call be made to to resolve this? [more inside]
Converting dual temperature valves to thermostatic
Plumbing filter: Is there any way to convert an old shower with separate hot and cold valves into a thermostatic valve? Picture inside. [more inside]
Is there such a thing as a fun baby shower?
My step mom's friend has very generously offered to host my baby shower. So sweet and yay! Except... I've always sort of hated attending baby showers and I in general find them boring and socially awkward (hey people, come on over so I can feed you some sweets, just be sure to bring a really expensive crib with you). Is there anything I can do to steer the party into an occasion that's more fun for everyone? [more inside]
Themes for a couple shower?
One of my friends is getting married and I am throwing her a wedding shower. Do you have any suggestions for themes or any general advice for couples showers? [more inside]
Water water everywhere.
Why is my bathroom "sweating" after a shower? [more inside]
Shower me with shower ideas
I'm hosting a bridal shower for a colleague at work. What games can we play that are easy to execute? [more inside]
Apparently when you hit your early 30s everyone you know gets pregnant at the same time?
I want to give a standard starter library of awesome children's picture books as baby shower gifts for my close friends who are first time mothers. What should I include? [more inside]
What is this movie??
I need help identifying a movie from the 80s! [more inside]
how to get a shower at Vienna Airport?
Can I get a shower on arrival at Vienna International Airport? [more inside]
Nobody likes soggy toilet paper
The entire bathroom gets completely soaked from the steam/spray every time I take a shower. What kind of showerhead should I get to prevent this? [more inside]
Trying to be a good landlord
I just bought a new condo (yay!) but the shower water is not ideal (boo!). It gets almost hot, but not quite. I know that I can adjust the temperature on the water heater in the basement, but the water in the rest of the house gets very hot, so I feel like there's something shower-specific. From Googling, it sounds as though there's probably a blockage. Can you explain to me, like I'm a child, how (and if) I can deal with this? [more inside]
Upgrading my shower head and shower curtain rod
My shower (in a rental apartment) needs help in two ways. 1) I need to find a way to get the curtain farther out, with the complicating factor that the curtain is on an L-shaped rod (similar to this one). 2) My shower head puts out a piddly amount of water. I need one that will actually use the full water pressure available, and which is on a hose. Mefites, what do you recommend? [more inside]
Short showers (in height)
DIY bathroom remodel: I'm looking for small, and especially short, inexpensive, off-the-shelf shower options. Do you know where to find showers sorted by size? Do you know where to find oddly-sized home products? Do you have obscure and wonderful knowledge about shower stall options? [more inside]
Shoo fly, don't bother me. I don't need your company.
Can you help me identify these little flies? [more inside]
Cheer up my bathroom!
My bathroom is sad and it's making me sad. [more inside]
shower me with tips!
We have no water pressure and may be without it for some time, which makes showering difficult. What can we do about this? By which I mean (a) what can we do to get our water pressure back, and, in the meantime, (b) what are some tips and tricks to keeping clean without a working shower? [more inside]
Help me install a shower in place of a toilet.
I have two toilets with standard 4" toilet connections, mounted on a solid concrete floor. I would like to replace one toilet with a shower. Have you done this before? How do I do it? What problems will I face? [more inside]
First World Problems
Help me find the Ultimate Special Snowflake Online Gift Registry Website. [more inside]
How hard is this DIY replacement?
Handyman Help: How do you replace a shower handle? [more inside]
Nasty! Nasty seals.
How can I clean or replace my shower door seals? [more inside]
Why won't my paint stay attached to the wall?
I need to repaint a section of damaged-and-repaired sheetrock above my shower, but I can't seem to get the primer (Killz, anti-fungal and water-based) to stick. It goes on okay, but peels away at a touch. [more inside]
Anything else to be done with this clogged toilet/shower?
What to do with my clogged toilet/shower? [more inside]
Work baby shower ideas?
I have volunteered to give a co-worker her (office) baby shower. Help? [more inside]
Can I put a bathtub in my shower?
My fiancee and I moved into an amazing apartment which has everything we wanted...except a bathtub. The shower is porn-worthy: 2 shower heads, a big window looking over the city, and even a fully-tiled cubby with a step up...and it's 6 feet by 5 feet. The cubby is about 3 feet by 2 feet. [more inside]
Making shower time even better
I love taking showers. Do you have any tips, tricks or ideas to make my shower experience even more enjoyable?
Why does my shower emit a noise?
Why does my shower make a humming noise? [more inside]
Where are cutoff valves for shower?
How can I find the cutoff valves for my shower? [more inside]
What do you do when taking a shower and how fast do you do it?
What do you do when taking a shower? Do you wash your entire body and your hair? Only the body (and the hair every couple of days)? Only certain spots on your body? [more inside]
Name that shower part
What would you call this particular part of a shower? [more inside]
How to waterproof my shower cheap?
My tiled shower walls are water permeable, and it is messing up the adjacent drywall. Two tile guys agree - is a design issue, and re-grouting will not fix. Would cost a small fortune to fix right. I am redoing bathroom in five years or so, but for now, I need cheap waterproofness. What can I do to my walls that will keep water out? [more inside]
How do I get this shower floor ready for shower pan and/or tile?
What do I do about this shower situation? The step down shower floor is a mess and has tile sticking up from it, it's lumpy and uneven. I'm in charge of getting this bathroom put together, and I want to make sure it's done correctly. Tools don't scare me. A long explanation with a SLYT. [more inside]


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From retirement home antics to emotional stories of patriotism, see some of the Super Bowl's best commercials.
List: Most talked about 2013 Super Bowl adsUPDATED 10:03 AM EST Feb 04, 2013
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