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Hand Towel Holder, Towel Rack, Bathroom Decor, Towel Rack, Farmhouse Bathroom, Towel Hook, Kitchen Towel Holder Industrial
Hand Towel Holder, Towel Rack, Bathroom Decor, Towel Rack, Farmhouse Bathroom, Towel Hook, Kitchen Towel Holder Industrial
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Hand Towel Holder, Towel Rack, Bathroom Decor, Towel Rack, Farmhouse Bathroom, Towel Hook, Kitchen Towel Holder Industrial ....................... To view all of our products click here:
This modern-industrial farmhouse hand towel rack is the perfect addition to your kitchen or bathroom! Made of pine wood. The towel bar is a metal handle.
Comes with 2 D ring hangers attached to the back for quick easy hanging right out of the box!
Pictured color is RH Finish.
If you have any questions about this item, just hit the 'Ask a Question' button next to the price and I will get right back to you!
Overall dimensions are 12 5/8" wide x 9 3/4" tall (including handle for towel) x 5" deep. Inside shelf space for decor is 2 3/4" deep.
*accessories not included
Shipping from United States
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1-2 weeks
Estimated shipping times
- North America : 2 - 3 weeks
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
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Note to Potential Buyers
We do not accept cancellations or returns but if for any reason you aren't satisfied with your order or there is an issue with your order, please do not go to the extent of leaving a negative review. Our business depends on our ratings and we are more than willing to go above and beyond for our customer's satisfaction. We are here for you!
We use real, solid pine wood. We do not use veneers or plastic wood. Real wood has beautiful characteristics. It is a natural material and is constantly moving with temperature and humidity. The wood can contract & expand, causing slight movement and may develop small cracks, cup or bow over time. I believe this only enhances the rustic character!
Do I ship to Alaska and Hawaii?
The shipping costs shown for North America do not reflect costs for Alaska or Hawaii. If you live in one of these locations and are interested in a quote, message me. Otherwise, your order may be cancelled/refunded.
Liability and/or injuries
Cottage Country Corner LLC is not responsible or liable for any injuries that could occur. Once the box arrives to you, the product is considered your personal property.
We are not responsible for any damage/injuries that could occur due to faulty hanging of our items.
Do your window frames have glass?
All of our faux window frames are decorative home decor pieces intended for indoor use only. They are not made or meant to hold glass or pictures.
Lost Package / Package Delivery
We are not responsible if you entered the incorrect address at checkout. We will do our best to update the address if you contact us prior to shipping. However, we are not responsible for packages delivered to the "wrong" address as we will ship the package to the address you entered at checkout.
If an incorrect address was entered at checkout and you contact us prior to shipping, we will cancel/refund your current order and you will need to re-purchase the item using the correct shipping address.
We are not responsible for lost packages. You will need to contact and file a claim with FedEx.
Do we accept returns?
Since each item is custom made from your color choosing, we do not accept returns. However, if there is an issue with your order please contact us.
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We use standard FedEx Ground for all of our shipments which do not require a signature upon delivery. If you require a signature upon delivery, please contact us prior to purchasing. There will be an additional $10 fee for this service.
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Buyers outside of the US are responsible to pay any customs & import taxes that may apply. You may be sent a bill by FedEx to pay these fees. If you have questions regarding the fees, you will need to reach out to FedEx as we do not handle this. We are not responsible for delays due to customs.
Reviews (4)
Oct 29, 2018
This is the most adorable hand towel shelf!!! Looks just like the pictures. I believe I asked for a 50/50 stain of Dark walnut and Jacobean and absolutely it's beautiful! I wish I had bought some of the other items for my bathroom from this seller because this shelf turned out to be the nicest thing I got!
Aug 20, 2018
Jul 9, 2018
I love the towel racks I ordered from CottageCountryCorner! They are perfect for a hand towel in the bathroom and add a nice rustic look to the space, plus quite a bit of storage when using the shelf at the top. Everyone communicated with me regularly about my order until it was perfect - great customer service and a great product!
Jun 8, 2018
Very heavy duty and beautiful! It is just what I was looking for to compliment my guest bathroom.


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Holiday 2012 Alternative Gift Guide: Make it Meaningful
Holiday gifts don't have to cost a bundle! Show your loved ones how much you care with these fresh, alternative gift ideas!
-Angelica Catalano, YouBeauty.com
Is wine your default holiday gift? Do you wish you could come up with thoughtful gifts, but the thought of a DIY project—carding wool, dying it and spinning it into a shawl for your best friend—makes you panic? Whatever your gift-giving style, you can achieve a thoughtful balance. Rather than toiling over a handmade gift for hours or just grabbing a decorative candle on your way out the door, check out these fresh ideas.
1. Paint pottery
Take a trip to the pottery place and you'll find ceramics your friend will actually use (not that cat figurine—though, she may be into that, too). Is your friend a coffee nut? Paint a mug and throw a coffee gift card in there. If she has a green thumb, try a flower pot with seeds and soil inside. For a delicate touch on a housewarming gift, fill a hand-painted vase with fresh flowers. Whatever you choose, use your friend's favorite colors and patterns. Bonus: Painting is a stress-reliever. Color yourself happy!
Read Treat Yourself! 10 Things Your Should Do For Yourself This Holiday Season
2. DIY sea salt spray
Getting beachy waves in the dead of winter is not always practical. So it'll be a sweet (er, salty) surprise to give your friend that tousled look with a spritz of something natural. With just four ingredients in this thrifty sea salt recipe, you can bottle up the beach for Baywatch-worthy hair without spending a ton of cash. Just add a cute tag and you're good to go— she won't "sea" this one coming! (Wait—don't ruin the presentation with that corny joke.).
3. Make a cookbook
Instead of buying a cookbook, make one full of your winning recipes. For a fancy finish, have the pages laminated and bound at your local copy shop, complete with photographs of the final product. If you're more crafty than techy, handwrite the recipes and draw for a homespun look. The best part? You can cater to her favorite eats. If your friend has a sweet tooth, make it full of mouthwatering desserts. Super low-maintenance pal? Try no-brainer 10-minute recipes.


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If, by the time you have decorated the tree, hung up the Christmas lights, and wrapped all the presents, you can't figure out how to decorate the front door for Christmas, the following are some fun Christmas door decorating ideas.
Decorate Your Door with Christmas Garlands
There are a variety of ways that you can dress up an evergreen garland to create the perfect Christmas decoration for the front door.
- Using a hot glue gun, attach red ball ornaments and red bows to the garland. Of course, if your Christmas decorating color scheme is a color other than red, use ornaments and bows in that color instead.
- Using a hot glue gun, attach pine cones and holly berries to the garland. The number of pine cones will depend on how large your garland is and how busy you want it to look.
- Purchase fake birds from a craft store and wire them on to the garland. If you have a Christmas decorating theme like the Peanuts gang, candy cane theme or a nativity scene, you can also purchase small trinkets to reflect your theme and hot glue them into your garland.
- Spray the garland with fake snow or glitter.
After you have decorated the garland the way that you wish, use a staple gun to attach your new Christmas decoration to the door frame. Begin at the bottom corner of one side of the frame. Take it up to the top corner, across the top of the door to the next corner, and down to the ground on that side.
Christmas Wreaths
A wreath is a classic Christmas decorating idea for the front door. You can either buy a pre-decorated Christmas wreath or, if you want one that is truly unique, you can make one yourself. Here are a few tips on how to make a Christmas Wreath:
- Purchase a plain evergreen wreath from the craft store.
- Use a glue gun to attach pine cones, berries, bells, ribbons, and any other Christmas decorations you want to use.
- Attach a wire loop around the top of the wreath (underneath the decorations so that you cannot see the wire) and hang the wreath from the loop on an over-the-door wreath hanger.
- To make a personalized Christmas door wreath, purchase small frames, scan in your Santa pictures from when you were a child, cut them to size and hang them all over the wreath. These make a perfect Christmas door decoration that you can give as a gift to a parent or grandparent.
You can also make a triple wreath for your front door by making two smaller wreaths and one that is a few inches larger. For a cohesive look, you can make them identical to one another, or, if you want to mix it up a bit, decorate them differently making each wreath unique. Rather than using wire to attach your wreath to your door, hang one of the small wreaths to the door hanger with a 12″ ribbon loop. Attach the bigger wreath to the small one using a piece of the ribbon, so that it hangs a few inches below the small wreath. Attach the second small wreath in the same manner to the big wreath.
Vintage Decor
If you have anything that screams "winter" or "Christmas" that you have been saving for hundreds of years, pull it out to see what you can do with it. Some examples of Christmas door decorating using vintage items might include:
- Your grandmother's old ice skates. You don't need to clean them up because the wear and tear will add to the vintage charm. Tie the laces together at the ends so that you can hang them over the door hanger. Wrap small boxes with butcher paper and Christmas ribbons and stick them out the top of the ice skates. You could also add a candy cane or two.
- An old wooden sled. If you have an old wooden sled lying around, create a Christmas door decoration with it. Stand it on its end and tie a bunch of fresh evergreens and berries to it with a big bow. Lean it up against the wall next to the front door.


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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:06 pm
Post subject: El Niño: implications for Gorge, Hawaii, Baja, California
El Niño and La Niña have a major impact on winter and spring winds and weather in the Gorge, Hawaii, Baja, California.
When a winter brings a full blown El Niño develops the storm track over the USA west coast drops more south than normal. And the North Pacific High moves much further south leaving low pressure of lord over the N. Pacific. On the
this means:
Southern California:
More storms and rain in the winter and has later and weaker NW clearing winds in the spring since the North Pacific High's surface NW winds are too far to the south.
More Kona conditions than normal. But with the North Pacific High further to the south the NE trade winds are less reliable than normal and have a more easterly direction.
Bay Area
About the same as Southern California.
Baja, La Ventana and Los Barriles:
Normally dry Baja Norte gets significant rain and it can be very difficult to get into or out of San Carlos.. The big winds on the east cape are caused in large part by the high pressure that moves into the 4 corners (where all the square states meet) after a storm has exited eastward after hitting California. In an El Niño year this high pressure often does not set up in the 4 corners so Los Barriles and La Ventana are less likely to have El Norte winds to push their mid teens local sea breezes into the low 20's. In addition since there are not El Norte winds blowing down the entire length of the Sea of Cortez the swell is smaller.
The Gorge:
The Pacific Northwest has less rain/snow than normal. In the spring and summer the wind starts a bit later than normal since it takes longer for the North Pacific High to climb up the coast from the south.
So what are the chances of an El Norte this winter especially in Baja?
Last winter 2011/12 Baja and the west coast was in a La Niña pattern which can produce very good or very weak wind. We lucked out and had great wind but very few big El Norte blows. This winter is more complex. We would expect that this winter would normally be a neural year, No El Niño, no La Niña, since we just finished a La Niña. However this summer there have been hints of a El Niño developing. In recent weeks there has been a slowdown in the development of El Niño conditions.
Half of the models indicate that neutral to weak El Niño conditions for this winter and half suggest that a weak El Niño could develop.
The official NOAA forecast favors the continuation of neutral to weak El Niño conditions into Northern Hemisphere winter 2012-13, with a chance of a stronger El Niño developing by the holidays.
I will update in the Baja Guide as things become more firm.
Mike Godsey
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1982-1998 held the 2 largest El Nino's in recent history. These were the best years for windsurfing in Southern California. After about 2000 the wind progessively lightened down here. I remember at its peak in 82-83 the wind and waves were double mast high at county line, and the Sea Lion Restaurant (Dukes) was destroyed. One particularly large wave blew through the restaurant depositing tables and chairs onto PCH.
The point? I suppose traveling south into Southern Cal or Northern Baja might be the call during these years. Our sport could use a couple of decades of nukin winds like the 80's and 90's down here. I can say for sure that many of us down here have travelled north for wind.....it'll be nice to get the winds back some day.
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Anomaly apears to be sitting further south then in 1998.
do any of the Meteos think that it is enough to bring jetstream down????
The east coast of Japan apears to be on fire.....does this postpone the forecast into sprin/summer 2013???
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:45 pm
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The east coast of Japan appears to be on fire because there's a giant raft of radioactive Tsunami waste headed across the Pacific.
Run for your lives!!!
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It has brought down some early season NW swell in the 10-14 foot range to Hawaii. Let's hope for some wind for the AWT event later this month!
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:20 pm
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You can try all you want, but you cannot predict what's gonna happen, even if you think an ElNino/LaNina/end of the world prediction is coming.
Weather is too localized to predict in such a long range forecast.
Big swells only mean storms from far away, uninhibited by landmass on it's way to you.
Most years, we on the WestCoast get double overhead days by early Oct., usually WNW swells. It don't mean a thing.
And a big South can happen in Oct, any year.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:51 pm
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OTOH, I've definitely seen some seasonal trends, even a decadal trend.
The former: I usually WS out my motor home because most winds "Out East" last for a couple of days, with some whole weeks being saliable most days, so I stay for days or a whole week and need my bed and kitchen with me. I sometimes have to worry about the Corps' 14-days/mo limitations on overnight parking in most of the eastern Gorge area.
Not this year. Not even close. I drove the RV about three times for a single overnighter, and one of those was wasted on a one-dayer. I drove my Subaru almost every trip, and only once had to return the next day for a surprise two-day blow. I've got to guess the reduction in multiple-day blows was at least 90%. That's a pattern, and Godsey explained it with systemic seasonal PacNW logic, just as he did the Bay Area's significant wind pattern changes of late.
Another seasonal difference this year, probably a hitchhiker with the cause of our single-day blows, has been gusty frontal winds in most of the Gorge most of the season instead of the steadier thermal stuff. Those one-sail, all-day, consistent blows we will kill for were almost nonexistent this year ... maybe due to the same pattern that cut my boardies sailing time by 90%.
And yet another seasonal difference this year has been the lack of the well-known "evening push" out east. That's also been off by something like 80% this year.
The decadal trend has been a huge (90%?) reduction in dawn patrol in the corridor since roughly Y2K (Yeah, I know ... Bush did it.) If it were still as common as it was in the '90s, I'd park that moho in the corridor much of the summer and sail my ass off without crowds.
Forecastable on a daily basis? Yes, in the sense that "they" could predict "gusty, short-lived, midday wind" every day they expected any wind, and they'd be right more often than "they" usually are. Come to think of it, "they" -- collectively -- usually
predict gusty, short-lived, midday wind many times this year, and nailed it.
Thus the Subaru ... and a four-digit saving in fuel costs this year for me.
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Typical SFBayArea forecast...
Low clouds and coastal fog, retreating to near the coast, by afternoonPM's, winds 10-20mph, wind swell 2', with fog intruding into the bay evenings and nights.....
They say that all the time, and some locales have exactly "10-20" moh winds, whiles other's close by (within 2 miles), might hit into the mid 30's.
And other windsurfing spots, zero to 10.
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zirtaeb wrote:
Typical SFBayArea forecast...
Low clouds and coastal fog, retreating to near the coast, by afternoonPM's, winds 10-20mph, wind swell 2', with fog intruding into the bay evenings and nights.....
They say that all the time, and some locales have exactly "10-20" moh winds, whiles other's close by (within 2 miles), might hit into the mid 30's.
And other windsurfing spots, zero to 10.
Hi Zirtaeb,
It might be nice to define "They" in your comment. For better or worse I have never issued a 10-20 mph forecast anytime much less all the time. I suspect the "They" you are referring to the NWS. They have a 8 man staff forecasting wind and weather many times per day for the Bay Area. They do a hell of a lot better job than I can do when it comes to rain. But I can see job satisfaction advantages to their way of forecasting wind.
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Well, sure.
You know me, ever the pessimist.
You can see my name in the credits of your Windfinder binders.. pessimist to the max.
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Hey guys, we are on the lookout for coders for a mobile demo; a very simple but fun side shooter. The role offered is an internship with no compensation, but there will be a good chance of employment after we finish the demo and go for financing. The project is estimated to be lean and needs to be completed within 3 months. It has been already running for 2 weeks you will work together with our lead programmer. The coders should have experience in working with mobile platforms and be familiar with cocos2D and cocos2D-X . Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com with your CV and links to your works.


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Titania Inglis returned to New York Fashion Week on Wednesday with her Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Inspired by fairytales and parallel universes, the collection highlighted the designer's knack for geometric shapes and sharply angled silhouettes. Featuring dark, wintery hues, the collection had a mysterious aura and featured a new addition to Inglis' line: furs. Need not worry. The designer was quick to explain the responsible sourcing practices behind her decision to incorporate them into her collection.
Furs, fake or not, seem to be visible everywhere and Inglis is highly aware of this. "The furs are a huge up and coming trend recently. I knew it was going to be big and I wanted to see how I could do that in a sustainable way," she explains. Sourced from the Sami people of Lapland, the reindeer hides are what is left after all other parts of the animal are used for meat and other purposes. Additionally, Inglis states, "It helps preserve their traditional lifestyle and the forests there." The other type of pelt that can be found in her collection are ones that come from heritage Icelandic sheep. Raised among gorgeous mountainsides, the sheep live a long plentiful life before being used for their meat, wool and hides.
Though furs may have been the latest addition to the Titania Inglis label, the designer used many of the former fine fabrics she has become known for. A funnel dress made of Japanese Cupro featured two triangles that meet at the waist. Pants made from vegetable tanned leather from Italy fit snug against the leg. Wool for several of the garments was sourced from deadstock fabric scraps from the NYPD.
Every design decision mirrored Inglis' initial inspiration for the collection. Inglis described, "I sort of have this idea when I look in puddles about there being this parallel universe that's almost ours but that's a little more magical. The reindeer hoodies, this idea of transformation, where the girls are on this borderline of being something magical." The color palette is dark and mysterious with blacks, tans, crèmes and a few purples adding to the icy look. Sharp, futuristic angles contribute to the designer's signature mystical, dark aesthetic that drives this collection. Several designs have visible 3D pockets, a feature that has become one of the designer's trademark touches. Jewelry by Nettie Kent and shoes by Finsk appropriately accessorized the collection, adding an additional dimension to the already sharp, geometric angles of the garments.
With a growing following, it remains to be seen what other surprises Inglis will unveil with her next collection. Having been honored for her work with the 2012 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award in Sustainable Design, the young designer is well on her way to wide acclaim.


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Glacier Ball 2 Pack
Invented by avid scotch sippers, Glacier Ball overcomes drink dilution. This silicone mold produces a long-lasting 2.5' sphere of ice—more volume and less surface area than any other ice form meaning it melts more slowly to keep your drink cold and potent. Simply fill the form with water and squeeze out excess to avoid expansion during freezing. Stick it in the freezer and when happy hour rolls around peel off both sides of the flexible mold. Slip the smooth seamless ice ball into your favorite spirit and let the sipping swirling and savoring begin."
Includes 2 silicone ice molds. Diameter 2.75'. Yields 2.5' diameter ice ball. Flexible silicone freezes evenly and allows for easy removal. BPA-free. Tips: Leave extra space when filling mold to create flat, stable surface at the bottom of the ball. To avoid separation, ensure that ball is dry and that there is no water between halves. When frozen, peel off each silicone half and insert into drink with tongs. To avoid cracking, do not pour drink over ball.Country of Origin: CN
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Grow These Veggies to Save Money
Vegetable gardening brings you all kinds of benefits – reducing your carbon footprint and your consumption of pesticides, providing an opportunity to get healthy exercise outdoors, and supplying you with fresh, nutritious produce. Growing the right varieties of vegetables can also save you a substantial amount on your grocery bill.
Initial Investment
When you've identified money saving as one of your criteria for starting – or maintaining – a backyard garden, there are some sound general rules to help you select which vegetables to plant. Consider how much you'll need to spend as an initial investment. Will you have to till the soil and perhaps improve it by adding organic material? What tools and other supplies will you require? How much are seeds going to cost you? Do you need to build a wildlife-excluding fence? (And perhaps reinforce it against exceptionally clever rabbits, as this Ohio gardener had to do with his Cleveland-area fence.)
Characteristics You Want
Over the long haul, you'll want plants that offer you great results for a relatively small amount of effort. That means vegetables which grow fast and give a high yield over a long harvest season, without the necessity for a lot of watering (expensive and eco-unfriendly) or weeding (backbreakingly hard work!).
They should also be a type of food that's easy to use up quickly as part of your daily diet; for example, your household would probably go through a crop of cucumbers more readily than one of pumpkins. Consider storage possibilities, too. Green beans, for instance, freeze well, without a tremendous loss of flavor or texture, and can be expensive or impossible to buy fresh in the off season.
Above all, any vegetables you plant should be types your family enjoys and will eat happily!
Some of the Best Veggies for Home Gardens
Salad greens are an excellent money-saving garden choice. Leaf lettuce is a sustainable garden crop due to the speed at which it grows back after picking, especially when you pluck just the outer leaves (in fact, watch out you don't end up with an overload, as overly mature lettuce tends to bolt and turn bitter) and upscale varieties like arugula will offer the steepest savings. Another reason to grow your own greens is the Environmental Working Group's finding that popular leafy vegetables kale and collards tend to be "contaminated with insecticides that are toxic to the human nervous system"; buying organic versions is recommended.
Heirloom cherry tomatoes not only cost less than their supermarket counterpart but also have far superior taste and a long growing season. They do very well in space saving vertical gardens, which allow them greater exposure to the sunlight they crave – even on a balcony or window ledge.
Garlic is simple to grow and will keep through the winter at root cellar temperature without any special care, as long as it is properly cured after harvesting.
Asparagus is a perennial, which means that once established, it becomes the gift that keeps on giving. So you can look forward to a long term supply of one of the most luscious veggies ever. Be aware that it takes four years to get established to the point where it is yielding – but buying young plants will give you a head start.
Sugar snap peas (snow peas) are the candy of veggies, which many children love to nibble, either lightly steamed or raw. They are some of the priciest produce when bought at the grocery store, and also figure among the dirty dozen of the EWG.
These Ones … Not So Much
Cauliflower is not a great candidate for home gardening, as it is quite fussy about temperature, needs to be blanched, and is vulnerable to both bug infestation and disease.
Celery is a garden water hog, not to mention the fact that it takes a long time to grow to maturity. Ditto for watermelon, which also demands a ton of space.
Potatoes or onions are not generally recommended for residential gardens because they are quite cheap to purchase. Be aware, though, that potatoes are on the infamous Dirty Dozen list. You might want to look into buying organic.
Laura Firszt writes for networx.com.


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Now is not the time for Congress to act on cuts
Paul Krugman says fiscal austerity would strangle our economy, destroy jobs and offer only a short-term fix to the long-term problems we face.
John Boehner, the speaker of the House, claims to be exasperated.
"At some point, Washington has to deal with its spending problem," he said Wednesday. "I've watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years since I've been here. I've had enough of it. It's time to act."
Actually, Boehner needs to refresh his memory.
During the first decade of his time in Congress, the U.S. government was doing just fine on the fiscal front. In particular, the ratio of federal debt to GDP was a third lower when Bill Clinton left office than it was when he came in.
It was only when George W. Bush arrived and squandered the Clinton surplus on tax cuts and unfunded wars that the budget outlook began deteriorating again.
But that's a secondary issue. The key point is this: While it's true that we will eventually need some combination of revenue increases and spending cuts to rein in the growth of U.S. government debt, now is very much not the time to act. Given the state we're in, it would be irresponsible and destructive not to kick that can down the road.
Start with a basic point: Slashing government spending destroys jobs and causes the economy to shrink.
This really isn't a debatable proposition at this point. The contractionary effects of fiscal austerity have been demonstrated by study after study and overwhelmingly confirmed by recent experience - for example, by the severe and continuing slump in Ireland, which was for a while touted as a shining example of responsible policy, or by the way the Cameron government's turn to austerity derailed recovery in Britain.
Even Republicans admit, albeit selectively, that spending cuts hurt employment. Thus John McCain warned this week that the defense cuts scheduled to happen under the budget sequester would cause the loss of 1 million jobs. It's true that Republicans often seem to believe in "weaponized Keynesianism," a doctrine under which military spending, and only military spending, creates jobs. But that is, of course, nonsense. By talking about job losses from defense cuts, the GOP has already conceded the principle of the thing.
Still, won't spending cuts (or tax increases) cost jobs whenever they take place, so we might as well bite the bullet now? The answer is no - given the state of our economy, this is a uniquely bad time for austerity.
One way to see this is to compare today's economic situation with the environment prevailing during an earlier round of defense cuts: the big winding down of military spending in the late 1980s and early 1990s, following the end of the Cold War. Those spending cuts destroyed jobs, too, with especially severe consequences in places like Southern California that relied heavily on defense contracts. At the national level, however, the effects were softened by monetary policy: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates more or less in tandem with the spending cuts, helping to boost private spending and minimize the overall adverse effect.
Today, by contrast, we're still living in the aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and the Fed, in its effort to fight the slump, has already cut interest rates as far as it can - basically to zero. So the Fed can't blunt the job-destroying effects of spending cuts, which would hit with full force.
The point, again, is that now is very much not the time to act; fiscal austerity should wait until the economy has recovered, and the Fed can once again cushion the impact.
But aren't we facing a fiscal crisis? No, not at all. The federal government can borrow more cheaply than at almost any point in history, and medium-term forecasts, like the 10-year projections released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office, are distinctly not alarming. Yes, there's a long-term fiscal problem, but it's not urgent that we resolve that long-term problem right now. The alleged fiscal crisis exists only in the minds of Beltway insiders.
Still, even if we should put off spending cuts for now, wouldn't it be a good thing if our politicians could simultaneously agree on a long-term fiscal plan? Indeed, it would. It would also be a good thing if we had peace on earth and universal marital fidelity.
In the real world, Republican senators are saying that the situation is desperate - but not desperate enough to justify even a penny in additional taxes. Do these sound like men ready and willing to reach a grand fiscal bargain?
Realistically, we're not going to resolve our long-run fiscal issues any time soon, which is OK - not ideal, but nothing terrible will happen if we don't fix everything this year. Meanwhile, we face the imminent threat of severe economic damage from short-term spending cuts.
So we should avoid that damage by kicking the can down the road. It's the responsible thing to do.
Krugman is a columnist for The New York Times.


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Billing and revenue management operations that provides revenue assurance can be a strategic enabler for communications service providers (CSPs) competing in the digital ecosystem. Billing can also be a "make or break" experience for consumers and enterprises, who will switch providers if unsatisfied.
As they seek to develop new business models, products, and services to respond to changes in technologies, customer demands and behavior, and competition, CSPs typically find their current billing and revenue management capabilities are not up to the challenge. Accenture research reported that numerous and significant shortcomings in companies' billing operations are preventing them from more effectively accomplishing their business goals and satisfying customers' needs.
With the explosion of new data and content services, CSPs face a clear risk of "confusing and losing" customers if they have inaccurate bills, or billing and revenue management capabilities that don't support customers' desired ways of interacting with providers of digital products and services.


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WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK OF THE SIGNING? HIS NUMBERS IN THE D LEAUGE LOOK VERY IMPRESSIVE...26.2 ppg, 5 rebounds, 3 assists....
Former Kentucky guard Kelenna Azubuike introduced himself to the Warriors last year by scoring 25 points against them in a summer-league game. Five months later, it's the Warriors' turn to introduce him as their newest player.
Azubuike, the NBA Development League's top scorer, was scheduled to meet the team in Oklahoma City late Monday and be in uniform for tonight's game against the Hornets.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound guard still needs to pass his physical and finalize a contact, but he has already received an amusing stamp of approval from Warriors' vice president Chris Mullin and coach Don Nelson.
"Mully called me on New Year's Eve and asked me if I liked sambuca, and I said, 'Yeah,' " Nelson recalled. "And he went out there and signed this guy, Azubuike.
"I thought it was a drink, and he was talking about a player."
All kidding aside, Azubuike figures to get a decent look from the Warriors, who are down to just Baron Davis and Keith McLeod in their injury-depleted backcourt. Guard Jason Richardson is out at least a month after breaking his right hand Saturday; Monta Ellis remains sidelined with a right shoulder contusion; and reserve Anthony Roberson is still wearing a boot to protect his sprained big toe.
With swingman Mickael Pietrus playing mostly at the forward spots, Azubuike should give the Warriors' guard rotation some much-needed size and depth.
He is the D-League's leading scorer with a 26.2 points per game, shooting 51 percent from the field and 49 percent from three-point range. He averaged 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game for the Fort Worth Flyers.
Azubuike went undrafted in 2005 after leaving Kentucky as a junior and had preseason stints with the Cavaliers that fall and with the Rockets in 2006. He was playing for the Nuggets' summer-league entry when he had his breakout game against the Warriors.
His arrival puts Roberson's future in jeopardy, as the Warriors are expected to enter the luxury tax if they keep their current non-guaranteed players -- Azubuike, Roberson and Matt Barnes -- past Jan. 10, when deals become guaranteed for the rest of the year.
Barnes has made himself virtually indispensable with his hustle and long-range shooting. Roberson has been inconsistent at best and currently is nursing a sprained big toe, though a team official said the injury should not affect any decision-making by the Warriors.
Friday is the first day teams can sign players to 10-day contracts, so there is a chance Azubuike will be cut this week, then resigned to a 10-day deal, if the team wants a few extra days to evaluate him and Roberson before committing to either one.
Azubuike is the Warriors' second venture into the D-League. Golden State called up guard Will Bynum last March after Davis was shut down for the season with a sprained ankle.
Bynum also had been leading the D-League in scoring and was later named its MVP for the 2005-06 season. He appeared in 15 games for the Warriors before being waived in July. He is currently playing for Israeli team Maccabi Elite.
Briefly: Richardson and Ellis did not travel with the Warriors. ... Roberson did some light shooting drills during practice Monday, but is not expected to play tonight. ... Rookie Patrick O'Bryant begins his assignment this week with the Bakersfield Jam, the Warriors' D-League affiliate. O'Bryant will be playing under former UCLA coach Jim Harrick and is expected to make his debut Thursday when the Jam host the Austin Toros.
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I don't know this guy. Why isn't he already in the NBA? What is his weakness? There are a lot of guys that can shoot the ball
The deadline for guarenteed contracts is coming up Jan. 10. So every player's contract is guarenteed after that. So the Warriors have until then to decide who they would like to keep that doesn't really play. But I doubt they'll cut anyone. Even Roberson.
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I noticed that he is a big guy. He looks to be a very physical type of player. We could always use more of those types of guys. If he can give us the outside shooting that Roberson gave us, plus size, i think he will be an asset.
#32 wrote:So far, he's showing me more than Roberson ever has.
Yes, he looks smooth, can drive, shoot and rebound. More subjectively, he looks calm and aware. I think we may have another Barnes here, a good player out of nowhere. Only one game though, against a bad team.
ReginaldLewis wrote:I noticed that he is a big guy. He looks to be a very physical type of player. We could always use more of those types of guys. If he can give us the outside shooting that Roberson gave us, plus size, i think he will be an asset.
He already looks better than Roberson. I never saw anything special in Roberson, other than (at times) his shooting. I'm surprised they didn't recall Andre Owens... but this Azujhvlkzxjgklsbike guy looks decent at least. Good move with so many injuries to our backcourt.
ReginaldLewis wrote:I noticed that he is a big guy. He looks to be a very physical type of player. We could always use more of those types of guys. If he can give us the outside shooting that Roberson gave us, plus size, i think he will be an asset.
That's right! Another multitalented player would only make the team stronger and he will likely get some opportunities over the next week
I remember reading about this guy during the Rockets training camp. His coach in college said he "looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane." The way Barnett was slurping his smoothness on his dunk reinforces his college coach's words. I guess it could also mean he plays "soft."
Dude looks like he has some game. Sure has an NBA body. Looks like hes pretty athletic too judging by that one break last game. Didnt really get a feel for his shooting ability seeing as he only shot from the outside once and missed it. With everyone out right now why not give the kid a chance?


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NEW PICTURES: Matthew McConaughey Looks More Skeletal Than Ever
Matthew McConaughey keeps on shrinking.
On Friday Nov. 9, the Magic Mike actor, 42, turned up at Los Angeles International Airport to catch a flight to New Orleans -- looking completely transformed from his usual lean-but-muscular self.
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Walking through airport security, McConaughey (sporting an 80-style mustache and shaggy hair) looked downright skeletal in a blue long-sleeved shirt tucked into baggy jeans.
The actor has shed his usually muscular body for a new film role in The Dallas Buyer's Club, which tells the real-life story of Ron Woodruff, a drug addict in 198s-era Texas who contracts HIV. Woodruff became one of the first AIDS activists and launched one of the first AIDS support groups.
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In August, McConaughey told Us Weekly he was eating "small amounts" of high-protein, low-carb good to lose weight for the role. "I'll get down to the weight I need to get to," he said. "I'm on my way, and it's what I need to do for the job."
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"I'm playing a guy who was sick and would have loved to have been healthier but wasn't," McConaughey explained. "For me, it's more of a mental thing than a physical thing."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: NEW PICTURES: Matthew McConaughey Looks More Skeletal Than Ever


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High Schoolers Paying It Forward
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A group of students are paying it forward in downtown Bellingham. The Bellingham Herald reports that local high school students, who received $1,000 from business people for a marketing class project, will divide the money in a bid to "pay it forward." Each student will carry $30 on Wednesday to use for doing random acts of kindness.


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Kinivo M2 Bluetooth Speaker System
It used to be that computer speakers were simple things, plugging right into the back of your Mac to play your favorite tunes. Now though, we're seeing many units with enhanced feature sets. Take Kinivo's M2 Bluetooth Speaker System ($120). Not only are there two satellites and a subwoofer, but Bluetooth and NFC capabilities are built in, too.Read More
Edifier Luna Eclipse
If Edifier is known for one thing, it's the unique shapes it comes up with for speakers. Not content with dull boxes, the company has explored all sorts of different designs. Its Mac-friendly Luna Eclipse ($200) is no exception. This handsome set of desktop speakers is unlike anything we've seen from other companies in the past, a design that uses its curves to create what's almost a floating effect. Updated February 3, 2014 with hands-on details.Read More
Kanto YU2
No, we're not just reprinting our look at Satechi's AirBass from a few days ago, but we can't blame you for thinking Kanto's YU2 ($229) speakers look mighty similar. These are a unique set of speakers, though, visually set apart by handsomely glossy wood cabinets in a bunch of different colors. Some are neutral, but there are also options that may match the decor of an office or home.Read More
Satechi AirBass Active Bluetooth Speakers
Satechi's AirBass Active Bluetooth Speakers ($130) are a good example of how simple design, executed properly, can lead to an attractive product. Coming in either black or white, these desktop speakers would look really nice next to an iMac or a MacBook. They're not the fanciest things around, but at this price point, they don't have to be.Read More
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Harman/Kardon Aura Wireless Home Speaker System
Harman/Kardon's Soundsticks speakers have been around for years and years, virtually unchanged aesthetically. Now the company has taken the iconic design of the central component and expanded it to a new product. Aura ($400) is a new speaker system that looks a lot like the Soundsticks' subwoofer, which was once known as iSub. This time, the transparent dome houses the entire speaker system, and offers pretty much every conceivable way to connect to your Apple devices. It's a particularly interesting option to pair with Apple's upcoming Mac Pro, as it's similarly sized, and can operate wirelessly or with wires as you prefer.Read More
Harman/Kardon Nova 2.0 Wireless Stereo Speaker System
There's no question Harman/Kardon has extremely talented designers, and its latest speaker set, Nova ($300), is just the latest example. The beautiful system comes with a pair of stereo speakers, each with a clear body, and either white or black accents. Its various input methods allow you to connect to pretty much every device; there's a 3.5mm plug to connect to standard headphone ports, optical audio for Apple TV and the like, plus Bluetooth.Read More
JBL Pebbles Stereo Computer Speaker System
JBL makes some truly great portable Bluetooth speakers, as well as some nicely priced multimedia speakers. That's why we have high expectations for the Pebbles Stereo Computer Speaker System ($59). Visually consistent with the company's recent iOS audio systems, this new pair of speakers will sit on your desk and make a great addition to an iMac. JBL has packed them with 50mm drivers, as well as built-in cable management to reduce clutter.Read More
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Logitech Bluetooth Speakers Z600
Borrowing the unique soft touch rubber and fabric grille design debuted in UE Boom, Logitech's new Bluetooth Speakers Z600 ($150) have been tweaked to match the looks and needs of Apple's MacBooks. Featuring a tapered tube shape that may remind some users of a nuclear power plant, Z600 now consists of two satellite speakers, each packed with three audio drivers. All the controls are hidden on the right speaker, which connects to the left speaker with lay-flat cabling, then to your Mac with either Bluetooth 2.0 wireless or a 3.5mm audio cable.Read More
UltraLink UCubeTrio 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
While it's not uncommon for USB-powered stereo speakers to resemble Macs, a subwoofer is almost never part of the equation. But that's exactly what you get with UltraLink's UCubeTrio 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System ($350). Along with a pair of 3" square speakers, a 5" square USub subwoofer brings the bass. The silver aluminum and black lacquer materials perfectly match your MacBook or iMac.Read More
Satechi Dual Sonic Speakers
Satechi's range of computer accessories is pretty wide, ranging from power strips to USB hubs to remotes and more. The lineup also includes speakers, such as its newest product, Dual Sonic Speakers ($30). Coming in both black and silver, these speakers are designed to augment the sound from your MacBook or iMac, while not taking up too much space on your desk or hitting your wallet too hard.Read More
Orb Audio Mini-T Amplifier V2
It's not that there's a lack of speakers that can connect to your Mac, but Orb Audio's Mini-T Amplifier V2 ($69-$299) expands the range of options you have even further. With the tiny black box—it's small enough to sit on the foot of your iMac—you can connect standard, non-powered speakers that you might have lying around the house. This newest edition features upgraded hardware and more outputs, as well as a brand-new housing.Read More
Edifier E10 Exclaim 2.0 High Performance Speakers
Edifier's new E10 Exclaim ($100) speakers are pretty funky looking; it's a trend we've come to expect from the company, and we're cool with it. Decked out in black and silver, they fit in perfectly next to your iMac or Thunderbolt Display. If the set is anything like other speakers Edifier has put out recently, we expect that neat design to be augmented by truly nice sound.Read More
Edifier Sound to Go Plus
Although it bears more than a passing resemblance to XtremeMac's Tango Bar, Edifier's new Sound to Go Plus ($50) is a different kind of speaker. Instead of being designed to sit under your iMac's screen, this much smaller sound bar can be tossed in a bag and plugged into your MacBook. With a rechargeable lithium battery inside, you'll get ten hours of playtime off of each charge—more than enough for a day's use outside. Updated x2 with hands-on pictures and impressions!Read More
Nixon The Block
Nixon's The Block ($80) is all about convenience, and makes a nice audio solution for desktop or portable Mac users. Rather than requiring two cables—one for audio, the other for USB power—Nixon joins the two cords into one just a few inches from the plug's end. If you'd rather not drain your MacBook's battery, the lithium-ion cell inside the speakers can last for up to six hours of playback. But the signature feature here has to do with the speakers' unique wedged shape.Read More
JBL Studio 130
If you loved JBL's recent "weave" design theme but need more power than its inexpensive Jembe speakers, good news: Studio 130 ($299) is here. Incorporating the company's signature weaved lines into a more traditional boxy wood chassis, each Studio 130 packs a 1" dome tweeter and 4" cone woofer—a driver combination with the crisp treble and deep, powerful bass JBL is known to deliver. Sold as a set of two speakers, this package offers great value for the dollar, though there's also a catch.Read More


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Cisco Unity Connection Provisioning Interface (CUPI) API -- For End Users -- System Configuration
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About System Configuration
There is no symmetry between the administrator CUPI URI's for configuration values and the end user access to configuration values. Anything that an end user needs to have read access to has its own URI that an end user can get to. End users cannot get to configuration values directly; for example, they cannot use the /vmrest/configurationvalue URI. If they attempt to use it, they will get access denied.
A client using an end user's credentials may need to know some information about the system. Currently that information involves two configuration values that an administrator can set:
System.Messaging.CumiAccessSecureMessageAttachments System.Messaging.CumiAllowSecureMessageHeaders
Both settings need to be exposed to end users, but end users cannot access configuration values directly. To resolve this issue, we created a way to expose some system values an end user client may need to see using the following URI:
GET http://<server>/vmrest/systemconfiguration
This URI can be accessed by any authenticated user, including an end user. It returns a SystemConfiguration object that currently has two fields:
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All the News That's Fit to Eat
There's been a lot of talk swirling around the Flying Star lately--Confusion over policy enforcement, a new vice president hired on from out-of-state and two enormous locations in the oven (including a proposed adjoined 10,000-square-foot shopping center) are a few of the things you're talking about.
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La Fonda del Bosque
Albuquerque's most colorful tastes
I have frequently been given the monumental task of choosing a representative New Mexican restaurant for both out-of-towners and Burque newbies. There are so many places here with so many different types of food and atmospheres, and picking one is akin to choosing a mate: It's important to be careful and conscientious, while being aware that good looks do matter. Lucky for me, my figurative engagement ring just got a big, fat diamond placed in the middle of it in the form of La Fonda del Bosque, the brunch spot of champions located inside the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
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The Seder Plate
The first night of Passover falls on Wednesday, April 12, this year. Passover, or Pesach (say "PAY-sahch," with a "ch" as in the Scottish "loch"), is a ritual feast that commemorates the freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. It's an important time for Jewish folks all over the world, celebrated as a high holiday when family and friends come together to reflect on their collective past ... and, above all, to eat.


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Le Chateaubriand isn't as cute or as packed as it was on my first visit in September. In fact, getting a reservation was easy to snare and even on a Saturday night there were empty seats and no 'scene.' I was curious. Had it gone down hill already?
In beautiful handwriting, the chalkboard listed the greatest hits of natural wine making. The names got me salivating. Souhaut, D&R, the Morgon boys, every big rock star winemaker from the Loire. In the end they actually had very little selection and most were pretty pedestrian. I realized the staff knew nothing about wine and couldn't care less about wine except they knew that natural was hip. Oh, the wine pretense. Spare me.
I was there with Juliette from Gramercy Tavern. After a torturous process we decided on a not badly priced Les Mortiers, (Pineau d'Aunis from Christian Chaussard).
Hey, call me silly, but doesn't the kitchen god live in the details?
Bread came. This was far inferior to the sour, dense bread of my first visit. On that first visit they brought butter (delicious stuff) unbidden. This time I had to ask. In response I got a sneer of surprise and then a piece of butter as cold and hard as an apple hanging on the tree in January.
Juliette started with a gorgeous plate of stuffed squid: puffed out white balloons, with the ink in a puddle it looked like a white and dark chocolate dessert. I had the only dish I could have, endive. Braised and caramelized, endive. I can only imagine it was going for a marrowbone effect; it was tender and almost slurpable.
That would have been enough. The waiter insisted the 'chef' make me something.
Nice thought, but too bad it was a pandering execution.
Years back I was writing a piece on vegetarian tastings menus and visited the restaurant Verbena. The waiter told that the chef Diane Forley made me something I was going to 'flip,' for.' The dish turned out to be a horrifyingly bland bowl steamed vegetables and wheat berries in a tasteless broth. Just because I don't eat meat doesn't mean I like bland, brown food. But sometimes that is the impression of a chef. Lately there is such a backlash on meat-free eaters; I'm beginning to get a bit of a complex.
It takes a brave chef to respect a non-meat eater.
Inaki Aizpitarte's doesn't seem to be brave, either that or his mother who he hated was a vegetarian because what I got was the "Diane Forley vegetarian's nightmare reprise."
I refer to a plate of boiled vegetables, extremely artfully plated.
I had the opportunity to go back the next week. I declined. Went to La Verre Voll instead. Had a great time. Delicious bread, olive oil and butter. Great little details and they knew wine. No contest.


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[January 21st, 2005 10:00pm]
I am on my way back to school from Barnes and Noble on a Friday night searching for mindless adventure along the way. It's New Jersey, at night, in the middle of January, but I am deliciously warm and toasty in my car. While cruising down Rt. 322, I notice a middle aged woman wandering down the street, struggling to keep warm.
"Poor girl," I think. I toy around with the idea of giving her a ride home, sharing with her the warmth and comfort of my clean, reliable Nissan Sentra, but quickly dismiss it remembering my unwavering dedication to laziness. Stay the course, Daniel. As I pass by with fullest intention of ignoring her, she makes eye contact and waves, signaling for a stop. She had such sad eyes that demanded help and it looked like she'd been walking in the cold for quite a while. I reevaluate my decision to avoid her and weigh my options. On one hand, she could be mugged, or die of hypothermia if I leave her here…that wouldn't be too good. On the other hand, I vaguely remember an after-school special involving some kind of crime dog barking at me about not picking up strangers, or something like that. Since my conscience is nagging at me and I can't seem to recall Scruff McGruff's explicit instructions, I opt to pass on taking a bite out of crime and instead help myself to a big slice of human kindness. I turn around and make my way back to pick her up. I am very proud of myself for my sudden burst of warmhearted generosity. "This is a wonderful thing you are doing, Daniel," I say to myself. "This more than makes up for you being an asshole all day. You will most definitely make her night." I roll down my window and smile.
"Hi," I call.
"Hello," she responds, somewhat suspiciously.
"How are you tonight?"
"Not too bad," she answers.
"Can I drive you anywhere?"
She enters my car. She is about forty years old with blond hair and a few missing teeth. She wears a hat and scarf to keep warm, but no gloves. Her hands are red, chapped and covered with blisters. I am moved to pity. Despite her disheveled appearance, she seems fairly laid back and collected as we make small talk.
Woman: So what are ya up to?
Dan: Well not too much. I'm going to school at Rowan and felt like killin' some time, just drivin' around, ya know?
Woman: Sounds fun, hun…Well my name is Alison.
Dan: Hi Alison, I'm Dan.
Alison: Nice to meet you. (We shake hands)
This is nice. "Daniel," I say to myself, "you are a good, kind-hearted person. She would be miserable and freezing if it wasn't for you. When you get home, make yourself some steak, you've earned it." I smile, thinking about that f'in steak. It's gonna be so f'in great. Not wanting to spend too much time with her and away from the steak, I get the journey started:
Dan: So Alison, where can I take you?
Alison: Anywhere you want.
Well that was a strange answer. If, upon reading that bit of conversation your jaw drops and your eyes expand in horror because you've just realized that I am currently a prostitute's chauffeur, you are one step ahead of me. At this point of the night I had not yet come to that realization. I simply assumed that she's had a long day and wants to go for a ride to take her mind off it. I am naive.
Dan: Um…I…I uh, was just kinda thinkin' that I'd, like, take you home…to your house…where you live..?
Alison: Well I've got a room right there (as she indicates a nearby motel) or we could go somewhere else, if you like.
There must be a misunderstanding… I am not talking to a prostitute. This isn't New York, this isn't HBO, this is South Jersey. I am not talking to a prostitute.
Alison: You lookin' to have a good time?
I am most certainly talking to a prostitute.
Dan: Uh…No…actually. I wasn't looking to have a- a good time at all..like…like at all. I was …I thought…you needed a ride…I was gonna….your house…uh..
Prostitute: Nope. I got five kids at home and I been stuck with em' all day, Sweets. I'm just lookin' to have a little fun and make some money.
Yikes yikes yikes yikes yikes. Jesus Christ! Does this happen? Is this my life? Is this something everyone goes through? I don't think so. I sincerely doubt that if I walk into a restaurant or classroom and say "I accidentally picked up prostitute last night" that several other people will casually turn around and reply "Oh yea. I've done that. Join the club." No. I believe I am the one and only member of that particular club. No no, I am the freakin' President of the "Accidental Prostitute Club," (APC, General Interest Meeting Next Tuesday, Be There- we'll have cookies and mocktails!).
The sweat starts to pour uncontrollably and my head starts spinning. Everything is getting blurry and I can't understand how I went from Barnes and Noble just a few minutes ago to this. The taste of vomit makes its first appearance of the night and a few key words and phrases pop into my brain as I fruitlessly try to come up with a plan. "You're under arrest for prostitution" being one of them. "Herpes," another. The awful truth officially dawns on me: There is a middle aged, moderately smelly hooker in my passenger seat. Her face is laced with warts, and she has a smile that says "When it comes to teeth, 'Less is More.'" Needless to say, this is a new experience for me. I desperately try to remember the HBO Special I saw on prostitutes, "Hookers at the Point," but it unfortunately did not cover how to successfully eject "Ladies of the Street" from my car. Damn you, HBO, for your faulty investigative reporting. I am at a loss. My mind continues to race out of control as Alison analyzes the backseat, probably mentally preparing the events to come.
Some Dan O'Brien information: Under normal circumstances, I am a well-versed and articulate person. I am an intelligent and conversational person. I can hold my own in any discussion of either political, religious or philosophical nature. I pride myself with regards to my intellect, vocabulary and wit. That being said, considering this is the first time I am sitting four inches away from "Crackwhore Magazine's Miss September," I am understandably less than eloquent. To say I was at a loss for words would be an understatement. More appropriately, I resembled a Down Syndrome patient at a Spelling Bee.
Dan: I…you…this…I thought…yikes…I thought you were cold….or…thi-…uh..
That was all I could utter despite the fact that "Please get out of my car, I don't want to have sex with you" would have been much more appropriate and effective. Finally, she ends my merciless slaughter of the English language:
Prostitute: You're not interested?
Dan: EXACTLY! I am totally NOT interested! I'm not really…its…just…its not really…my.. "thing," ya know?(Perfect! She knows now that I'm not interested, we'll have a big laugh about our hilarious misunderstanding and call it a night. This conversation is over!)
Prostitute: Why?
Why? What an intrusive little prostitute. Why? She says "why?" This was unbelievable. I said "no," what about that don't you understand? I am NOT interested in you, go peddle your wares elsewhere, strumpet.
Dan: It's just not my style.
Prostitute: Well how do you know if you've never tried it?
Dan's Inner Monologue: Whoa whoa whoa, slow down, hooker. Lets get one thing straight: I don't think I need to "try" paying a middle-aged crackwhore for a handjob to confirm that it isn't my style, okay? I trust my instincts on this one, got it?!
My inner monologue proceeded to encourage me to say all that, to really let the prostitute have an earful. As with most voices in my head, I ignored this one and settled for the much more subtle approach:
Dan: Intuition.
Prostitute: I'm clean.
Dan's Inner Monologue: Hahahahahahahaha.
Dan: Really that's…that's not it, I trust you…Its just not…."me."
Prostitute: It's just a blowjob.
Oohhh I'm sorry that's about all the time we have for today. I am way over my head. Any hopes that maybe she isn't a prostitute can be thrown out the window. I am officially my father.
Dan: Uh..Really, this isn't…I'm not gonna…you…geez…(how the HELL do I get this prostitute out of my car? Sub-question: How many other people in the history of the world have wondered that?)
So I did the most "Dan O'Brien" thing I could think of: I asked her if she wanted to go out for coffee. Why? Call me old fashioned, but partying with prostitutes just isn't my thing. Getting a cup of coffee at a diner: that's my thing. I can handle coffee. I can handle sitting in a nice diner with quiet music and plenty of witnesses. I am a lot of fun at diners, a lot more fun than when I'm crying in the backseat of my car. I'll buy her a cheesecake, we'll talk about the 80's, it'll be fun! I'll tell the waitress it's her birthday and she'll be so embarrassed when everyone sings to her. I'll tell her about all the fun I'm having at college, she'll tell me about all her abandoned dreams and ruined ambitions, and when she's in the bathroom I'll run like Hell and I won't look back. A typical date for me and hopefully a welcome change for her. At the time, this poorly-constructed and potentially dangerous plan was incredibly appealing, and, anyway, it was the best plan I could come up with. Much to my surprise, the prostitute would rather not share my company.
Take that self esteem!
Prostitute: Look kid, I just need like ten bucks. I've got five kids at home, no milk no bread, no cigarettes…
We have a deal!…She could have left out that part about the cigarettes, but I was willing to ignore that if it got her out of my car. I reach into my pocket, give her ten bucks, my last ten bucks in fact, and she heads out. Victory! I'm ready to drive full speed to the nearest car wash or lake, whichever comes first, but she stops. She turns around and much to my dismay taps on the window. At this point it would be foolish to assume she was going to return the money, but one can always hope right? Right? I mean, maybe she's that "Hooker with a heart of gold" or maybe I'm on Punk'd…right?
Prostitute: If you change your mind, I'll be staying at room 204 (As she awkwardly licks her lips in an attempt to be, what I can only assume, sexy).
Gross. I just barely manage to squeak out "okay" as politely as I can while I roll up my windows with determined intensity. No one has ever rolled up windows this fast in the history of window rolling.
She walks off with my money and I speed away, locking my doors just in case any more hookers decide to hop in.
So now I'm broke. I wanted to do a nice favor and give a cold, helpless woman a ride home. Instead, I gave her my last ten bucks thereby feeding her already out of control crack addiction. Well that's my good god damn deed for the night.
In conclusion, I see a bright side to all this. Sure, I don't have any money with which to buy food for the next couple of days. And sure, everyone in the area who saw me will forever associate me with Hookers. AND SURE, my passenger seat is most likely currently host of thousands of sexually transmitted diseases, some classic and some recently undiscovered. AND SURE, I may never be able to wash myself enough to fully wipe clean the stench of hooker… But so what? I made history twice. I can confidently say that I am the first and only person who accidentally picked up a prostitute. AND I can also say with supreme confidence that I am the first and only person who paid a prostitute ten dollars just so she would leave. Not necessarily anything that I'd like to have in the Guinness Book of World Records or anything, but at least it's better than getting arrested in South Jersey for having a hooker in my car.
Wherever she is, I hope she's doing well. And I bet I'm right, so long as "well" means "a self-hating businessman with mother issues." Regardless, she just might be the first woman I ever loved.


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Larkspur Landing
There are three ways to kite Larkspur. If you have a surf board or a kayak you can paddle from the prison side over to the marsh on the west side of the bay. There is a Wipika flag out there and that's where you want to setup. You can also park over on the west side at the Lucky Drive exit of hwy 101 and walk to the same location. There are some empty water jugs out there you can fill with water and use to self launch. It is tricky though and I recommend having a partner. The third way to kite larkspur is from the south side out by the Montessori school. You can park pretty close and setup in the marsh. It is usually side offshore so be careful on your launch. There also tends to be a bit of a wind hole right there so expect the wind to pick up once you make it a couple hundred yards offshore. On the same note don't count on being able to make it all the way back up wind. It is safest to kite Larkspur with a partner that way you can park a car on each side of the bay.
If you should wind up down wind on the prison side you really only have two choices as to how to land. You can have someone waiting to catch your kite on the west beach (that would be preferable) or you can land your kite in the water and wrap up your lines before you get out. Either way you are going to wind up with some cuts on your feet as it is very rocky. I like to take a pair of booties and put a caribeaner on my harness. I use them to launch and land and clip them to my harness while I'm riding. Good luck!


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Public Interest Groups Speak Out About Next Week's Secret Meeting In Hollywood To Negotiate TPP (Think International SOPA)
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To show just how ridiculous this is, it has been leaked out that next week there will be a negotiation over TPP. Unlike ACTA, where at least the negotiators would admit where and when negotiations were happening (though, not always with much time for others to get there in time), the TPP negotiations are kept entirely in the dark from the public. However, it has leaked out that the next negotiation is happening from January 31st through February 4th... in West Hollywood (where else?). A bunch of public interest groups are speaking out against this super secret process, and will be hosting an event in LA the day before these negotiations, to educate people on just how bad TPP is. If you're in the area, it'll be worth attending (details at the link above).


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Orthodox church enjoys triple celebration
GALVESTON — History isn't really linear. Instead, it is marked by inflection points. These are places in time when the world seems to pivot around one moment, one person or one decision.
October A.D. 312 is one of these most singular moments. It was then, according to traditional teaching, when the Roman Emperor Constantine dished out a dramatic defeat to an enemy known as Maxentius in a battle just north of the eternal city. Before combat was joined, the young ruler was said to have seen the image of a cross in the dawning sky, along with the words, presumably in Latin, that set forth his future. The heavenly sky writing read, "In this sign you will conquer."
And Constantine did just that. Soon after his victory, he legalized Sunday worship for Christians throughout his empire, helped the early church assemble its canon of scriptures and commanded it to consolidate one of its earliest and most enduring creedal statements. That is the Nicene Creed, which came out of an imperial church conference just 13 years later.
This emperor and his mother, Helen, were on the island last month — at least in a sense.
"They were our royal guests," said the Rev. Serge Veselinovich, priest of Galveston's Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church.
He was speaking of the bejeweled displays, or reliquaries, which held small portions of bones from Constantine the Great and his mother, Empress Helen.
"We had a triple celebration here in June — Pentecost, Church Slava and the 116th anniversary of the consecration of our church on Sunday way back," Veselinovich said.
The Slavic word "slava" refers to a patronal feast day. In this case, it honors the two saints from which Galveston's historic Orthodox church draws its name. The "way back" refers to June 2, 1896, when the church was consecrated by a Russian bishop for its first 85 members.
As a port city, Galveston has long been a gathering point for world travelers. Thus, during the church's first century, it has incorporated Greeks, Russians, Serbs and others of the Orthodox tradition.
But the church as we know it began with a local petition that made its way to the czar of all the Russias. His succinct, eight-word telegraphic reply was received by the faithful here. It read, "Let there be an Orthodox church in Galveston."
Czar Nicolas financially supported the priest posted here until the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution ended the Russian monarchy.
Even further back in the story, while Constantine was moving the Roman Empire toward Christianity, his mother set off for Palestine on her own quest, according to traditional teaching.
"Empress Helena took a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands and discovered the true cross," said Stephen Duncan, who is the church cantor.
So, for about 1,700 years, both mother and son have since traveled the Orthodox world as relics. Today, the island church that bears their name and hosted their visit remains a cosmopolitan mixture.
"Today, the most common language in our liturgy is English," Duncan said. "But, Serbian, Greek, Russian, Church Slavic and Arabic are also used from time to time remembering the history and the various cultures which have contributed to this delightful, holy place."
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Historically, traditional managers put very little stock in forming teams in the workforce. Their school of thought was to hire a group of technically skilled employees, and the supervisor would direct them in their tasks — having more than one leader on the job was thought to cause conflict and confusion. In the real world, however, there are two major flaws to this theory.
First, telling your employees how to do each task in detail turns them into non-thinking robots, in a sense. Using this management style doesn't allow you to use your human resources to their full potential. For example, telling an employee to run a conduit from point "A" to point "B" going overhead and following a beam may seem like a great idea to you, but the electrician who has many years of experience in his profession may see a better way to accomplish the task cheaper, faster, or even more safely. Under this approach, employees that are directed without the ability for independent thought inevitably develop an "I don't get paid to think; I get paid to do" attitude.
The second flaw to traditional management is the act of putting blinders on your employees. Take this hypothetical scenario as an example. Telling an electrician to run the conduit the way he is told and then go back to the supervisor for another task essentially makes a specialist out of the employee. While installing conduit, one of his fellow workers may need assistance in pulling wire in another conduit that was installed earlier. Within traditional management-style organizations, the employee will probably tell his coworker, "Sorry, that's not my job." In the competitive electrical contracting industry, you need to make sure your employees think the opposite way.
Because traditional work groups are organized around specific tasks instead of the goals of the team, any problems on the job are referred to the supervisor, making him the problem solver. High-performance organizations typically demonstrate a much different organizational chart. The key is to get the most out of your resources, using human resources to their maximum potential. This is easier said than done, however. Let's take a look at some practical tips to help achieve this goal.
Setting the stage
One of the best resources any supervisor has on any given project is the employees. High-performance teams use this resource to be more productive, work safer, and become more competitive. Decisions are made at the point of action by the group to ensure that the best decision is made for the particular circumstances. In high-performance teams, employees are viewed as partners in the organization rather than tools — all working together to accomplish common goals. So how do you develop high-performance work teams at your job site?
Basically, it all comes down to discipline on the part of the supervisor. If a manager is willing to put in the extra time and effort it takes to develop effective teams, then the group will reap significant rewards. However, creating a team is not as simple as it sounds — because the process of doing so is never truly finished. To get started on the right foot, the first thing a supervisor needs to understand is that team building comes in four stages: forming, storming, norming, and performing.
Building blocks
The first stage of team building is forming — when everyone on the team finds out why they are here. Remember when you're starting a new team, its members may feel uncomfortable — unsure of what to expect and how they should participate. At this stage of the game, team members may also explore the boundaries of acceptable behavior. This is the time to let everyone know what the minimum standards are for working on the project, otherwise known as the "nonnegotiables."
During this phase, you'll also notice members getting acquainted, cliques forming, stereotyping taking place, suspicion and fear building about the job ahead, and discussion of problems or complaints coming to the forefront about the organization. While members are sizing each other up and navigating the roles they will play, some will demonstrate excitement and pride about the endeavor. Although members still lack unity at this point, all will move in a positive direction as they come out of this stage.
Danny Miller, executive vice president of Total Electric, an electrical contracting firm based in Farmington, Mo., which employs about 50 field electricians, forms his teams by the skill set of each employee. Training his supervisors to empower electricians to better manage the projects, Miller maintains that building high self-esteem is an important part of the every stage of team building. According to Miller, making sure electricians understand how important they are to the success of each project will engage them to work together. As far as nonnegotiables go, Miller explains the usual rules of working safely and showing up on time to all team members, not to mention that they must be "good ambassadors of the company."
As its name implies, storming — the second stage of team building — is characterized as somewhat turbulent. During this phase, team members may become irritable with each other and look for someone to blame for problems. All holding different opinions on what direction the team should be going, members may become impatient because things are not going their way. As a result, the cliques that formed in stage one may vie for power while individuals try to work out their role on the team.
Some of the obstacles you may face during this stage include: internal competition for influence, conflict and compromise; win/lose interaction; hidden agendas; and perception of lack of progress. As a supervisor or manager, it's your job to get your team through this difficult transition. Although it may seem like it, this stage will not last forever. Eventually, you'll see things start to come together — a sign you're on your way to the next stage.
Many contractors have mentoring programs for new team members that help them through this stage. For example, Total Electric has developed formal mentoring programs for apprentices to help them understand team goals and those of the organization as a whole. Informal mentoring programs for the more experienced journeyman electrician will help them understand the roles of existing team members and how they can best contribute to a successful project.
Norming, the third stage of team building, is the time when turbulence fades away. Conflict is reduced, and team members learn to accept their differences in hopes of working collaboratively. By accepting their role on the team, employees finally understand their responsibility to the group.
During this stage, you'll notice more members becoming active listeners. With the group identity at a high, the team remains more open-minded, as participants start taking responsibility for their actions. More friendliness and sharing of personal problems become constructive rather than destructive. Because all team members know the ground rules and accept them, the group is able to establish stability over its processes and perceive it is making headway.
The final stage of team building, performing, is when all members take full responsibility for the group's process and outcomes. Members know the strengths and weaknesses of their counterparts and accept them. They share leadership and responsibility for their performance and are now able to use group problem-solving and decision-making methods more effectively.
In this stage, your team will perform at a very high level. Members will be creative and handle conflict in a constructive manner. With morale up, members will look forward to going to work. They will typically make decisions by consensus and put the team before themselves.
A solid foundation
Once your team has gone through each of these stages, productivity will increase, absenteeism and tardiness will decrease, morale will improve, and the ability to work with other trades will be easier to manage. However, no matter how successful the team, the process of team building is never really over for the supervisor. Before you know it, many factors can cause your team to go from a well-oiled machine back to the stage of storming.
Among many other influences, adding new members may cause the team to slip backward. Because members accept the way things are, they may resist the change that can accompany defining a new team member's role or restructuring of their own role. The same goes for losing team members.
On electrical construction sites, manpower requirements constantly change throughout the life of the project. As a result, it's difficult, if not impossible, to keep the same team together on a project from start to finish. That's why it's so important for supervisors to react proactively to prevent the team from falling apart when issues arise.
By building high-performance teams, an electrical contracting firm will reap many benefits, not the least of which is making the project more profitable. The job will also become safer and more productive, resulting in less employee turnover, absenteeism, and tardiness. Possibly the largest benefit of having an effective team, however, is your company's reputation.
Seeing the performance of your crew, other subcontractors will either go out of their way to work with you or will stay away from projects you are on altogether. After the project is finished, end-users will also be more inclined to use your services again if they've seen effective teamwork in action. Only as good as their subcontractors on a project, general contractors will not only keep you on their bid list, but they'll also actively use your services on as many projects as possible.
Because becoming an effective team builder is something that takes time and practice, getting the necessary training to enhance team building skills is an investment electrical contractors can't afford to ignore. Although the commitment is significant, the investment will pay for itself many times over through successful projects, repeat business, lower employee turnover, and higher profits.
Mitchell is president of Integrated Management Group in St. Louis. He can be reached at [email protected].