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Where do you have your paper towels?
We are busy building our Ikea cabinets for the kitchen remodel that'll start in August. Meanwhile, it occurs to me I haven't figured out where everything is going to "live" in the new configuration, especially the paper towels. We currently have them hanging under one of the cabinets near the sink. But in the new kitchen, the sink will be in an island, flanked on one side by the DW and on the other side by a 36" wide drawer cabinet.
Where should I consider keeping them? In one of those stand-up thingies on the island? Behind the island near the stove (but away from the flames)? Where do you keep yours?
Ours live on the countertop between the sink & the range.
We've tried the under-cab hanging thing but found the countertop setup more convenient.
Especially when you need to grab the entire roll in a hurry.
In your case, under-cab isn't an option but someone on this forum (I can't remember who) has their paper towels mounted in a cubby that's built into their lower cabinets.
Perhaps someone else will chime in with more info about that.
We use maybe one or two rolls a year because we use rags and hand towels. Currently, I have one of those RTA rolling carts that has a paper towel holder and that's where they are. In the remodel, the rolling cart will be gone, and paper towels will live under the sink.
Several GWers have the paper towel cubby that took the place of one of the drawers. I think that Ginny20 is one of them. She just recently did a kitchen reveal.
Thank you all so much! The cubby thing is a nifty solution and one I hadn't even conceived of. Thanks for mentioning it, and thank you for the links to the discussions. I'm not sure we can do it with the Ikea cabinetry we've chosen, but it's certainly worth exploring. Andrea, where do you put your dirty rags and hand towels? Do you have a designated spot in the kitchen where you collect them for laundering?
Actually, shelayne's is a little different. Pics in this thread.
Here is a link that might be useful: shelayne's towel holder
Shelayne's solution is pretty neat. We won't have a cabinet setup that would allow it, but what a great idea. Iroll, mounting something vertically hadn't occurred to me either. Thank you for mentioning your solution and showing me what you used. That's a nice holder!
I purchased a ceramic paper towel jar from The Workshop of David T Smith. Love it. (1st picture in link below). In our pantry, I bought a simple holder that attached under the shelf.
Here is a link that might be useful: Creative Paper Towel Holders
We rarely use paper towels - honestly can't see much use for them aside from cleaning glass with windex. Keep a roll under the sink with some other cleaning supplies - not sure why you'd want any on your counters.
Try going without or keeping them under your sink - you'll probably surprise yourself with how little you actually need them if they're not sitting ready to be wasted cleaning up a spill vs using a dish cloth or towel.
re: where do you put your dirty rags and hand towels? Do you have a designated spot in the kitchen where you collect them for laundering?
Right now, the used towels, dishrags, and rags stay in a little box at the top of our steps until I next head downstairs (where our laundry is). When we get our new kitchen, I'm probably going to have them in a designated area of the broom closet. Truth be told, we don't use that many since you can usually use a handtowel for a day or two (depending on how many people you have washing their hands at the sink and how much cooking and so on is going on). I had considered having a "laundry drop" under the sink to the basement, but I hope that we will be moving the laundry when we put on our addition in a few years.
also, forgot about this: "honestly can't see much use for them aside from cleaning glass with windex"
We use old 100% cotton old sheets cut up into a manageable side for rags. Or, if you can find the old fashioned 100% cotton diapers, those work wonderfully as well. Make sure to launder them without fabric softener. The key is that they are completely cotton, any other fabric or combination doesn't work as well. Although, I'm rather loving my microfiber rags also.
I am going to think more deeply about how we use our paper towels (never thought I would put that particular sentence together). We use the "select-a-size" kind and don't usually use them to wipe the counters but instead as make-shift napkins or as a "plate" under a piece of toast. I use them occasionally to sop up grease from bacon or homemade pizza. Or as a splatter guard on chicken that I'm reheating in the microwave. So I guess I use them in a lot of cooking situations and wouldn't want rags as a stand-in, I don't think. That said, they don't really need to be out on the counter for those situations. I would need to find a place for used rags if we go that route. We use dish/hand towels hung on the range, and I launder them as needed but don't swap them out every day or anything like that.
I do appreciate everyone's thoughts on this!
Reused cloth towels are highly unsanitary and, along with sponges, help make kitchen countertops the filthiest, most germ-laden surface in a house, worse than the floor around a toilet.
I am mystified by people who don't use paper towels to cook. Do you not rinse meats before you cook them? Do you try to brown meat, chicken and fish while it is still wet? How do you drain oil off of items that are pan-fried? What about wiping out skillets between batches? Wiping oil onto the grate of a charcoal fire? Keeping berries from molding in the fridge? Strain the water that dried mushrooms have soaked in?
I realize "paper towel-free" is the height of fashion right now, but I'm not entirely convinced that people who are using scarce fresh water, dumping chemicals into the aquifers and spewing extra carbon from coal-fired electric plants quite deserve the badges they are all pinning on themselves.
Alice - there are certainly times to use paper towels. Don't get me wrong. But, the times I use them, it's not really any worse fetching them from under the kitchen sink. I have a plastic splatter guard that I use in the microwave and like it a lot more than I did paper towels.
Marcolo - I use paper towels to a limited basis to cook. Most of the meats I cook are marinated, and no, I don't dry them and they brown up great. I don't use much oil when I cook (and no, I'm not using non-stick pans, just a small drizzle of oil is sufficient), so there's no need to drain off the oil. We don't have "batches" when I cook, all goes in to cook at the same time. Berries don't stay in the fridge long enough to mold. I don't use dried mushrooms, so that's not a worry for me.
I've been limited-paper-towels for the past 25 to 30 years, so it has nothing to do with it being the height of fashion. It's how I opted to do things. It has nothing to do with "pinning a badge on myself". We make choices. EVERY choice has it's advantages and pitfalls. But, I will say that I won't spew venom on people who opt to do things differently than what I do. I offered what I do as an option. I don't say it works for everyone or that everyone should do it my way. If paper towels work better your your household, all the more power to you. I'm not going to judge you for it because my choice has some downsides as well.
So, do you use paper towels to dry your hands in your bathroom as well? I'm asking, because I really don't see using a handtowel in the kitchen as much different than using one in the bathroom and everyone I know uses handtowels in their bathroom. As near as I can tell, laundered and reused cloth towels wind up with cleaning solutions on them anyway, so I can't see how it's more unsanitary than using the cleaning solutions and a paper towel that has been hanging out in the kitchen gathering those floating germs.
>Do you not rinse meats before you cook them? Do you try to brown meat, chicken and fish while it is still wet? How do you drain oil off of items that are pan-fried? What about wiping out skillets between batches? Wiping oil onto the grate of a charcoal fire?
Well, you know, Marcolo, partly it's the difference in how people cook these days. I hardly ever cook meat and rarely fry anything. Yes, I would use a paper towel to drain bacon or whatever if I cooked it, but I never do. I think this is the case for a great many people these days. We just don't cook like that anymore.
Of course there are times a paper towel is the solution, but they aren't all that many, so a roll lasts a long, long time. Nobody in my house has died of ptomaine yet. :)
I just used a couple of wet paper towels yesterday for wiping off the paint that got on the Murphy Bed as I was painting the wall it's mounted on.
marcolo - I've never rinsed and dried a piece of meat before cooking except for the inside of a whole turkey on Thanksgiving. As for the sponge comment, I've always wondered where that came from (my daughter gave me that speech several years ago). I envision a "test" where they used a sponge for wiping counters with the usual kitchen mess on them, especially raw meat juices, and then never rinsed the sponge afterwards, just set it down on the sink and left it there to incubate. This sponge would also never see a pan of soapy water or be used with a cleaner. God forbid that it would ever be put in the dishwasher or the microwave. Ideally, this sponge would also be used to wipe said meat juices onto the floor as it was used to wipe up splatters from the blender or something, and then be used with a quick cold water rinse of the dinner plates. Said sponge would also never be changed out short of 6 months of use. After 6 months the testers could swab for bacteria and other nasties and exclaim, "OMG!" when it, and all kitchen surfaces, came back positive for everything under the sun. Of course, if there were real people living in this kitchen, they would have already died of sepsis. In real life nobody with a brain or a lick of common sense uses sponges that way.
OK, rant over.
Oh dear! I had no idea this question would result in a hot debate about sponges, dish towels and paper towels (oh my!). I do think there's ample room for our PTs to be mounted inside the sink base door, where they're available but tucked out of sight. I do use them, also, for wiping up raw meat juice that gets on the counter because I don't want that in my sponges. I'm not really a germ-o-phobe but I have my limits! LOL We haven't gotten any horrendous bacterial infection from our kitchen despite letting sponges go on a little too long, but I don't want to push my luck, either.
We do all have our preferences, and many have strong opinions about what's right, wrong, green and not-so-green. Sometimes a strongly-worded opinion sounds judgmental and isn't meant to be.
It's a beautiful Sunday here in the Northeast. Let's fill it with beautiful support for one another in our distinct and different choices.
Since I don't think I've seen anyone mention this before, I thought I'd share with you the rev-a-shelf pull out I use under my sink:
I was a little disappointed in the thickness of plastic, but once I have started using it, it does the job just fine.
I've yet to take it out, it just sits under there since I don't keep my cleaners in it - I store dishwasher soap and the like instead...
I was going to photo my towel storage, but it is the same as ayerg, whose post is above.
I have one of these under both the prep sink and the clean up sink, and two of them under the bathroom sink where they hold toilet paper rolls.
Great accessible storage. Like ayerg, I take it out very seldom.
Highly recommend it. Easy to install, easy to use.
My cubby is shown in one of the links deedles posted above. When I was thinking about finding a home for everything, this old thread was very helpful. In it, buehl posts links to a lot of old threads.
Here is a link that might be useful: Where do you put your paper towels, wet dishtowels, cutting boards...
The amount of information on this forum never ceases to amaze me. Thank you all so much! I don't know yet how much extra room we'll have under our sink base so time will tell whether the Rev-A-Shelf solution could work but I'm happy to know it's out there.
Every time this topic arises on this forum, I prepare for the
"environmentally conscious" argument from those who profess
not to use paper towels.
I use paper towels. A lot. I also use Clorox wipes. A lot. In
fact, I clean my counters with the wipes, and dry them off with
paper towels.
After my cutting board has been washed-using a blue scrubby
sponge-I dry it off with...a paper towel.
Like Marcolo, I rinse chicken and beef, and dry them off with...
a paper towel.
And, yes, while no deep frying goes on in my house, nor has
bacon been prepared here in 20 years, I do fry eggplant in
olive oil, and sop up the leftover oil with...a paper towel.
Any grease left over in a pan used to bake chicken, gets wiped
up with...a paper towel.
For those of us with septic systems, limiting the amount of grease
and chemicals entering the cesspools is essential. We also try to
control our wash loads. I can only guess at the extra loads all
those cotton or microfiber clothes would amount to, if that's
what I used instead of paper towels.
The underground water supply on Long Island is finite. Paper
from reforested trees, is not. Pumping a cesspool is expensive.
I will continue to use paper towels. A lot.
The paper towel support on the Rev-a-shelf unit is adjustable. You can move it left to right as needed and anywhere in between. Under one of my sinks, it is on the left side facing in, in the other on the right facing out to clear the drains. In the bathroom, the two units are arranged so that the tp is stored on the outside walls and the drain is in the center. The trays almost meet at the bottom.
However, there is no vertical adjustment, as I remember.
You know, I never intended for this to become a debate over who is more environmentally conscious. I prefer to use towels and rags for most of my household use. Therefore, I use more water and detergent.
Others opt to use more paper towels and therefore cut down more trees and probably use more energy due to the processing and reprocessing of said paper towels. Honestly, we each have to make decisions and live with the decisions we make. Neither one of those decisions are perfect.
I would hope that Alice has come up with several ideas as to what options are out there for where to place paper towels and what will work best for her needs in her household.
If someone else has suggestions as to where or how they store their paper towels and/or fabric towels, etc., I believe that would be a good contribution to this thread. The political correctness or lack thereof for our choice doesn't really need to factor into it.
You know, I never intended for this to become a debate over who is more environmentally conscious
Exactly. Which is why I wish when OPs ask where to store paper towels, responders would try to confine themselves to answering the question. It is the exact parallel to every single thread where somebody asks about window treatments in the kitchen--"Do you like this one or that one?" The Naked Window Brigade comes out in force to rip the tearing valances out of the defending hands of the hapless OP and tries to force her to display her negligee to the piercing eyes of her neighbors. I mean, enough.
Doesn't anyone attach a holder underneath their cabinets next to the sink anymore? That is the only place I have ever stored PT and for functionality it is impossible to beat.
marcolo - if you notice in my initial response, I said that I didn't use a lot because I used towels and rags (meaning that I'm not planning on giving up prime real estate for something I don't use so much) and that in my remodel, they will live under the sink. So, actually, I did answer AND gave some info about someone who just did a kitchen with a cubby.
Marcolo, I do! I currently have them mounted under the cabinet closest to the sink. But there ain't gonna be no cabinet next to the sink in my new arrangement. Otherwise, I'd have probably never even thought to ask -- I'd have just mounted them up under the cabinet like I always have. :-)
alicepalace, do you have a link with your layout? What style are you doing?
I ask because I've seen cool vintage paper roll dispensers originally designed to dispense butcher paper in a meat shop, or some other industrial use, repurposed as paper towel holders. What's interesting is that they seem to hold the towels up, not as high as an undercounter dispenser but close enough. So maybe they'd function as well for you.
Like this thing on eBay now, but less complicated.
In the old kitchen, I had an undercabinet paper towel holder just to the left of the sink (just to the right and around the L from here). It wasn't great as when I had only one hand to pull a towel, I generally had a hard time getting just one. When I got just one, the next one hung nearly to the counter top, generally dangling into things I'd rather they didn't. In the new kitchen I got one of these:
The arm holding the roll actually holds it tight enough that I can pull one off without the rest trailing off. A a big improvement altogether.
We also have the under-cabinet mount next to the sink. It used to be on the wall, but with the new BS I mounted it there. It's very convenient. We have a 15-year-old cat who vomits fairly frequently, and I could not imagine not using paper towels. I also use the select-a-size.
"Doesn't anyone attach a holder underneath their cabinets next to the sink anymore? That is the only place I have ever stored PT and for functionality it is impossible to beat."
I used to, and would still, but now the under cab lighting interferes.
Instead, I use a stainless, spring loaded vertical holder, that I
learned about on this forum. Bought it at BB&B, a few years ago.
It's terrific, needing just one hand and a quick yank. It's fairly
compact, so it doesn't take up much space. I keep it just to the
left of the sink.
Here is a link that might be useful: Perfect Tear paper towel holder
I prefer paper towels and will end up with a simple counter holder since I don't have upper cabs and don't want cabinets being open with wet hands.
I have multiple groups of kids running in and out of my home and need paper towels for them. I can't imagine what would be on my hand towels if I didn't have paper towels. The bathroom is one thing but preparing food is another.
I work in home health. If I am unable to use hand sanitizer, I will need to use the sink to wash my hands. I must use a paper towel to dry my hands. It would be a major health hazard if I did not. I educate the family to use paper towels vs. hand towels to decrease the spread of infections. (of course, though, I'm dealing with a family that has an ill or injured family member.)
gsciencechick: congratulations, you win the best (and as far as I'm concerned only) argument in favor of paper towels.
And while I see everyone's point about enjoying nice weather and being pleasantly supportive, I must say, I am enjoying this argument. True, it's been done before, but I happen to love seeing it rehashed all the same.
Bellsmom - I'm actually here! I took a start to see my name mentioned and actually searched as to whether I'd posted and just forgotten! (don't laugh ... it'll happen to you too).
I'm also of the haven't-used-em-in-30-years-and-never-missed-em crowd. I've never wandered around pinning badges of any sort upon thars or anyone else's for that matter. I don't quite get where the defensiveness comes from when someone explains their thinking behind a (or rather, this) certain style of living. It's a conscious choice, often, and made by balancing complicated costs and benefits. It could be wrong, but often -- as elucidated by, say, camphappy and gsciencechick, there are various personal scenarios that change this tradeoff for everyone. Presumably, for example, Marcolo steeps himself in bacon grease regularly and while I have on, probably 2 occasions that I can remember, cooked bacon and used towels for the grease, even amortized over thirty years I don't think I'd want to do it any more frequently. I've used cloth towels on potato latkes too and it seemed to work. I don't quite get why washing these things is any more or less gross than using a paper towel that runs through god-knows-where en route to your home. Not to mention actually *eating* all that grease. And BTW, those wonderful 100% cotton cloth diapers are still readily available - even target carries em, but online there's a thriving cottage industry in cotton diapers. (Marcolo: shhh. I'm just saying).
Germs happen. really. A lot. There are a lot of very bad germs out there right now all over everything in your reach. Fortunately you have an immune system.
I worked on a study once testing the pathogens on surfaces. Basically, the take-home message is surfaces can't be cleaned shy of extremely caustic chemicals and/or processes, ever. This product we were testing was being marketed to hospitals. And while my understanding is that physical abrasion (aka rubbing) can often go a long way toward getting a surface relatively clean, clean just isn't gonna happen. Probably, if you want to help your health you'd be better off getting some sleep (ahem ... I'll likely be up all night tonight) to assist your own immune system's functioning rather than rack up the paper towels. So to speak.
That's my personal take on it, but I'm old enough to have figured out that even if I cared to, I couldn't change your mind about any of these weirdly emotional issues anyway; like andrea, I'm more or less fine with whatever you choose even if it's different from my choice....
Except, to be perfectly honest -- this is precisely why I was so enjoying the argument. Because andrea had the courage to express her own "choice" - while carefully within the context of actually answering the d--- question -- because andrea found a way to answer the OP and yet also express her own 'conscious' decision regarding this matter ("none of the above"), she found a way to respectfully offer her own alternative without stepping on toes or somehow moralizing. That's how I read it. And then when the OP graciously offered to think about this alternative, I sat in my chair and silently cheered! There are an awful lot of ways to skin a cat and a perfectly good one of them, it seems to me, is to abstain from any skinning whatsoever. When someone asks: "where do you put the paper towels", what's wrong with saying "I don't"?
That said, I think those in-cabinet types are really nifty. As far as I'm concerned, shy of forgoing the whole matter, I think the most important issue is that whatever you choose, wherever you choose it, that it permit one-handed towel ripping. Some of those cheap-o under-the-counter varieties mentioned above were good because they were such poor quality, just squeezing-together plastic, that they prevented the rolls from whipping about, a good thing.
Just for completeness, let me note that I have become a paper towel consumer in the past couple years. DD paints with oils and I'm told having paper towels is "necessary". It crossed my mind to wonder why rags would not do, but I looked at my daughter and bit my tongue. She pretty clearly did not want to discuss "alternatives" for this, so I decided to just pass on the argument. I'm pretty sure oil paintings were successfully completed prior to the Age Of Paper Towel, but sometimes abstinence is the better part not only of choice, as noted above, but of combat as well not to mention the more conventional, say, valor.
I use a lot of select-a-size Bounty, and I want them handy. For that reason I don't have a stationary hanging-or-holding device for them. The roll stands in the corner next to the microwave for instant portability to wherever they're needed. White paper towels next to white MW in front of white back splash isn't so noticeable.
I use them for, well, everything! Cleaning, drying, wiping, etc. But I don't care what anyone else does. We can go round and round on the merits of saving the trees vs. the water supply. (I remember having this same debate elsewhere about cloth vs. disposable diapers...)
I hope this isn't redundant, but. . .
Notice in these three sink cabinets how versatile the units are: positioned left, right, center; facing left or right.
Also, in the bathroom, I had to position one more forward than the other to clear pipes at the back.
Anyway, FWIW:
Kitchen cleanup sink. Notice towel rack is moved to left of the right edge of the base to clear disposal switch, and the towel tray faces right to clear the garbage disposal
Kitchen prep sink closed;
Kitchen prep sink pulled out:
Bathroom sink units pushed back (note uneven front and side to side spacing of two units to clear back pipes as well as center pipes.
Bathroom sink open:
I am so pleased with the accessibility and versatility of this rev-a-shelf product. And it was almost half price at Home Depot, so I went kinda crazy.
Bellsmom - those do look great. And for the record, lots of those RevAShelf items are available online at severe discounts; I don't know how their price there compares with HD. But note that when I had cabinets custom done, and included some revashelf items, I could not talk the maker into letting me buy the inserts online for less and just forking them over. He used the retail price as a way of pricing the installation. That seemed fair enough, sort of. Some of those installations are a complete *bear*; others super-easy.
Bellsmom - with apologies for possibly hijacking this thread -- could you please tell me whether you like those slatted cabinet doors? Do you feel they are helpful underneath the sink or, say, on a linen closet?
I don't even know in what forum I should be asking that question.
aliris, take three seconds to Google "paper towels vs. cloth" or the like. You'll see a hundred pages of websites where those who use cloth towels pin plenty of badges on each other, and offer thousands of suggestions for going "paper-free." Tell me when you get to the first page with any objective information comparing the actual impact of using paper towels versus cloth towels.
And really, why not go toilet paper-free? You can use bidets and a washcloth, you know.
BTW it's obviously not about bacon grease. You can't make beouf bourgignon or caramelize scallops unless you dry them. You can use cloth--it's the way Julia first did it--but then you have to launder that cloth immediately afterwards.
Paper towel junkies here. We use so many that we have them out on both counters; by the range for me and at the beverage area for family. Can't beat the upright towel holders for function IMO. Used to have cabinet mounted one in our old kitchen but I prefer the countertop ease of access.
Man, that does look a bit pathetic. But you gotta function to live I guess.
I just bought, from Amazon, a paper towel holder that sticks on to the cabinet under the sink. Finally off the countertop. That said, I have never used as many paper towels as I do now that I have granite counters. What does everyone use to dry their counters of not paper towels. Regular towels and microfiber towels just don't dry the counter and leave streaks.
And really, why not go toilet paper-free? You can use bidets and a washcloth, you know.
OK, against my better judgment I just gotta respond to this.
My sil is Indian and I will always remember being told long ago, in hushed confession-style, that when she first came to this country she was deeply, utterly horrified by our disgusting - to her - practice of using paper toilet paper. Her point was that her country's way of doing things was so much cleaner, using water to clean and bathe one's body and culturally sanctioning the use of one's left hand, which performed these ablutions, from contacting food (course dd asks: what do left-handed people do?)
Like you I'm guessing, my first reaction was an equally deep shudder: ewwwww, using your hand? But you know ... she does have a point. How is it cleaner just sort of mashing that stuff around, which is what happens with paper toilet paper?
OK ... maybe we're seriously hijacking the thread now.
But the point is, this is a cultural war, really. Convention and culture. You can make obeisance to the underlying argument about environmental consciousness and somehow doing the 'right thing', whatever that is, resource-wise. As you point out, these sorts of calculations as to which is more responsible, are difficult at best. I know this subject rather intimately. And that sil's brother happens to have a huge career trying to make such calculations as well. They are not easy, to say the least.
So the cloth:paper diaper issue and the cloth:paper towel issue just like the cloth:paper bag issue and the electric:coal power issue and all the rest... these are tough calls. It is not the case that their discussion is being undertaken devoid of data or evidence. But it is true that this is not the place to hash it out! (I guess). But as someone committed lifelong to environmental "consciousness", I'll be the first to admit these are questions answered, in essence, of emotion. I have no problem washing towels imediately. With a young family that dratted washing machine, churning as I type, goes practically 24/7 as is (speaking of environmental dysfunction). If you explode out all the energy or resources steps from "seed to rag", I honestly have absolutely no idea which would come out ahead.
But that doesn't stop me from acting on the problem best I can, even if it amounts to just being an aesthetic choice. I don't think there's anything more knee-jerk correct about opting for paper over washing cloth. Someone, maybe, knows the "true" answer to which is less environmentally costly for my specific spot on the planet - because all of these cost:benefit analyses would really have to go right down to that level in many cases, that's how close the calls may be (and variable the parameters). But because such data is nearly impossible to obtain doesn't mean (a) no one is trying (as well they should be) or (b) no one is making claims data-free all the same. ... not to mention (c) the social crassness of one set of people moralizing about scientifically ambivalent claims negating any sense of responsibility from those with equally data-free hunches to temper their prejudices.
Hmmm.... I'd better jump off this soapbox. What were we supposed to be talking about? Paper towels: it is in fact a viable option to forgo them. Even, I believe, for dishes such as beef bourguignon and carmelized scallops. The latter I know gets done by just allowing enough time for the things to air-dry. No biggie, just a little planning. Same, I'm guessing, for the beef. But that's a cultural, lifestyle difference we're talking about. Say, organizing in time for these air-drying steps. It's a gestalt-thing. Maybe .... give it a try just for fun? Just sayin.... ;)
p.s. using a bidet would be really gross: no outflow. Definitely TMI now!
Back to your regularly scheduled GW-programming...
p.p.s. i have nothing against bidets as a cleaning tool, just as a waste-disposal one.
Taggie, your kitchen is breathtaking. Paper towels and all ;)
Marcolo: one last point before dinner burns... I'm OK with you using paper towels, just not you imagining that someone who doesn't is inherently passing judgement on you who does, by definition. Life's more complicated than that.
Oh. My. All I can say at this point is that I've thought about paper towels A LOT more often in the past few days than I have in my entire life combined.
I must say that this has taught me that I probably should file paper towels away in my "Do not broach subject at parties" file.
No, aliris, it's not a cultural-lifestyle thing. It's the difference between people who do things to follow fads, and people who think about what they do. Between people who might be interested in making a difference, perhaps, and people who just want to make a gesture. It's that blunt. Witness the humiliating embarrassment of paper-bag demanders at supermarkets when it came out they are no more environmentally friendly than plastic bags. You yourself admit there is no evidence whatsoever that paper towels are worse for the environment than laundering and relaundering and relaundering cloth towels. Yet we are all called upon to admire the cloth users. In those pages after pages after pages I pointed you to on Google, it's not the paper towel users who are evangelizing, if you notice. Using dishtowels is a personal preference, not a virtue to be admired. Sometimes people tire of being preached to.
Not to beat a dead horse, but compare how much more useful this interesting thread is regarding greeny goodness than all those 10,000 Google hits for going PT-"free."
"You yourself admit there is no evidence whatsoever that paper towels are worse for the environment than laundering and relaundering and relaundering cloth towels"
Nope. I said it is difficult to make such a calculation and highly dependent on specifics to boot, as these specifics are highly variable (e.g. - where I live municipal water can and does come from multiple different sources at different times and times of the year, ranging from ground water to stolen surface water, some pumped thousands of miles, some not, etc, etc. Not only does it change but you cannot know -- as far as I can tell no one even knows moment to moment where-all it is coming from. You can get mixtures of it as well. Even, from multiple municipalities. And what "type" of water this is factors heavily into such equations).
You will never find me stating there is no evidence that paper towels are worse for the environment. I will say that the cost:benefit comparison is hopelessly complex ... but that we none of us can afford to have no hope, so we do our best. What I said, for the record, is "If you explode out all the energy or resources steps from "seed to rag", I honestly have absolutely no idea which [paper or cloth] would come out ahead."
Nor, I might add, until you make a current study of this highly complex subject, do you.
But it's easy to wrap our prejudices in pseudo-scientific claims while in reality, they are simply socio-cultural convictions.
So - alicepalace.... my apologies for ruining your good-faith search for the perfect paper towel solution evermore!!! What was that towel pig? Anyone have a link to that? ;)
Many are fond of these
Maybe someone has a link to the archtypal towel pig -- is it circuspeanuts? I can't remember... Here's a link with a reference to the original towel pig link in it only I can't seem to find it in there - this goes way back to 2008, long before my time. But there is a picture of a towel pig.
Which leads me to my final two points on the subject: (1) That pig is cuter than I'd remembered and (2) I'll allow that als6w is spot-on -- I actually did open all those threads which definitely certifies me beyond TKO and into the insane.
Still ... buehl, where is that original towel pig thread? Any chance of letting us newbies read it? I'm now officially intrigued. Why couldn't a towel pig house a roll of paper towels?
"If you explode out all the energy or resources steps from "seed to rag", I honestly have absolutely no idea which [paper or cloth] would come out ahead."
Nor, I might add, until you make a current study of this highly complex subject, do you.
You are missing the elephant in the room.
If you want to make a claim, it's up to you to prove it. Not up to me to disprove it.
I never launched a crusade to persuade people to go cloth-towel free, or created hundreds of websites featuring ideas for using more paper towels. We paper towel users are not running around claiming paper towels are better for the environment. It's the paper towel-"free" people who did all these things--without a shred of evidence that they are right. It's not just that they lack proof for their assertion. It's that no one even tried to prove it.
If there's ever been a failure to disprove the null, this is it. But it's easy to wrap our prejudices in pseudo-scientific claims while in reality, they are simply socio-cultural convictions.
You just described the paper towel-"free" set to a T. But it's not symmetrical. Paper towel users are making no claims at all, pseudo-scientific or otherwise.
If it turns out that laundry is worse for the environment that paper towel usage, then "doing something" may turn out to be doing harm.
With most of this country suffering through severe drought, and
many others experiencing drought considered extreme, is it
REALLY environmentally sound practice to increase water usage
in the home?
Here is a link that might be useful: U.S. Drought Monitor
I keep a basket of "unpaper" towels on my counter. They're 2 pieces of coordinating flannel that I serged together. I've had them for almost 2 years, and they're holding up fine. I rarely use paper towels, and we also use cloth tissues and napkins....I cloth diapered my kids, so I just started to prefer cloth to paper. You can see kind of see in the hallway that I have a wicker basket; that's where we put the used ones in, and I wash them with the towels. It makes probably less than a load a week extra.
I think it's a total personal preference. I just like the feel of cloth better, we don't have drought conditions in my area, and water is included with my condo fee. So I feel that we overall save money and I like it better anyway.
I lived in Algeria for a while. In Algiers.
The plumbing was iffy, and there wasn't any hot water unless it was boiled.
The ladies washed clothes in the bidet. But then, they sprayed the rooms of the house at night with DDT to get rid of the flies -- from the garden below that was fertilized with human waste. Yes, I almost died from dysentery. Someday I'll tell you my story of how I got out of the country.
Paper towels: I have them everywhere. They're great for cat hair balls.
My most wonderful cat in the world won't use a little box. I've resorted to containing her, taping heavy black plastic down on the hardwood floors (she's probably ruined), and balling up paper towels onto the plastic, which she happily pees on.
I have dish towels. I use them for wiping hands and other, already clean things. Paper towels are for getting the dirty clean.
I saw a news show once (48 hours? 60 minutes?) that had a woman travel through her normal day, from breakfast to after dinner. She was meticulous about washing out her sponge (I think. Might be a rag.) and wiping everything down. She was careful about her chicken dinner, etc. Her kitchen and child looked sparkling clean.
Then they brought in a light. Maybe a black light. Her entire kitchen GLOWED blue. In wipe marks along cabinets, refrigerators, table, everywhere. Including her kid's face, where his nose would run (can't remember if allergies or a cold) and he'd blow his nose and, like young kids, use his sleeve.
The woman almost killed herself in tears she was so upset and probably mortified. Her pride in her clean home fell before science.
I admit they then went thru the hows and whys of the germ spreading and what she should be doing, but I didn't care and don't think I watched it.
I am old enough that I grew up before they invented germs. Shoot. After dysentery in the middle East? What's gonna kill me now?
My name is Claybabe, and I use paper towels.
In college, 100 years ago, I realized that my decision to use cloth exclusively was complex and flawed: I couldn't afford paper towels and I couldn't afford to do laundry. Sometimes I just was too busy working and going to school (and yes, playing) to think carefully about my every move, and believe me, I was living in the midst of intense political and groovy pressure to behave a certain way so this was shocking to me and felt like abject failure.
We lived in rural Turkey, somewhat less than 100 years ago. The people were very clean, despite mostly dirt floors among my friends. I became comfortable with the water spigot/hand method, even though soap was not commonly available. We rarely had both water and electricity, so I often did the laundry by hand (the water often had an oil based red paint emulsion in it so I didn't really have anything white after a short while), which may be akin to cleaning your sponge IYKWIM. No paper towels. Really, it was fine: I was younger and more adaptable then. And the only time I ever got sick was from a Mayonnaise sauce my husband warned me against eating in a fancy restaurant in the capital.
I am in the camp that the actual cost of resources is usually not fully evaluated, understood, or even knowable. We all make the best choices we can, and I agree that often the media and peer pressure push us to think we are making the right kind of difference when we really are not. Probably utilizing the World Wide Web to think about and look at kitchens, and occasionally get involved in a little debate, is not a great use of either my personal resources or the world's, but I really enjoy it. Then again, I have come to embrace (at least some of) my flaws as I have aged. And I keep my paper towels handy on the counter.
Me too, CEFreeman, although when we say "get out of the country" it makes it sound like you were a prisoner. Like "Abduction from the Seraglio" only with less singing. I do hope you weren't actually a prisoner, except, perhaps, of circumstance.
I imagine the experience you describe would make you keenly aware of simple joys like convenient cleaning methods.
Does anyone else have a Bounty Paper towels ad over on the side of this thread? They must just find the key words, then link the ad, never mind that it is a thread where their utility is being questioned. Kind of funny.
"My name is Claybabe, and I use paper towels. "
More stories, more stories!!
Which is, btw, part of my point -- these decisions get made, ultimately, in the deep context of background and experiences. In part because the surface-situation of strict cost:benefit analyses are so complex and subject to error. The decision is +/- binary in the end, but the inputs are so complicated.... in the end most of us are moved, consciously or otherwise, with what "feels" right -- we go with how we've been moved by or own stories, the more objective route being blocked.
So, for example, my own experiences leave me ultimately feeling that washing, i.e., scrubbing, is cleaner than wiping, which is what happens with towels. It's pretty much a direct result of that eye-opening conversation with an Indian about personal hygiene. As well as seeing those tests that showed sponge and towel cleaning were completely insignificant in terms of resulting sterility; it mattered *how* you used those tools, not which one you used.
Christine - you must know I pretty well hang on your every word. Maybe we should start a side-discussion (that pink forum) about our kitchen-cooking motivators. (I too got sick recently from a mayonnaise-based dressing that had been sitting on a table top in Polynesia: honestly, what was I thinking? These experiences negate thousands of little cloth-paper decisions for magical cleanliness insurance. It just takes once.)
Ginny20 -- I highly recommend AdBlock Plus! It was recommended to me from someone on this forum. It's a free download and it's just stopped all that nonsense here and elsewhere. Love it... (though I thought paper towels were coming out pretty-ahead this time in this discussion? All the cat innards images amount to a really good data point in that camp to me....)
First, aliris, I think I love you.
"And then when the OP graciously offered to think about this alternative, I sat in my chair and silently cheered! There are an awful lot of ways to skin a cat and a perfectly good one of them, it seems to me, is to abstain from any skinning whatsoever. When someone asks: "where do you put the paper towels", what's wrong with saying "I don't"?"
Because of threads like these, I went from using paper towels to using cloth towels, only. Previously, I really never thought about it and used paper towels because... everyone else did/it was normal. This board planted a little seed in my head, which was enough to convert me.
I do not use cloth towels for any environmental reasons. I make most of my decisions because I'm cheap. :) I'd rather reuse something I already own than buy a product I don't really need. So, I don't have to buy paper towels, and I don't have to pay for them to be thrown away.
We rarely reuse cloth towels unless they were only used to dry something. They go straight in the laundry, in an adjacent room. A weeks worth of towels might take up the same room as a t-shirt in the wash... so there is no way one can argue the towels increase my water consumption. (I'm on a septic, so I do pay attention to that.)
I agree with others that Marcolo and others obviously cook differently. I have never cooked a scallop, and I don't even know what that beef dish is he mentioned. Anyway, I don't need paper towels to cook. So what if someone else does; I don't care!! I don't think there is anything wrong from mentioning there could be an alternative to people, though..... I benefited from someone else mentioning it, after all.
Finally... to the OP: my cloth towels live in a drawer. When I had paper towels, they lived under the sink.
My situation's similar to darbuka's. I would have my kitchen paper towel roll mounted under the upper cab if it were not now occupied by under-cab lights. So it instead sits upright on the counter, not really taking up space that I need for anything else. I don't mind how it looks.
I freely admit to being a fan of paper towels. I have three indoor cats and I would not want to touch a hairball with anything that wasn't going to be thrown away.
Thanks for the tip, aliris! I'll go look for it.
CEFreeman - we're still waiting for the Algiers story.
In addition to the roll of paper towels in its cubby, I also have a drawer full of various types of dishtowels. (I'm an equal opportunity polluter.) The best ones are hand made by my friend Monica, the one with the great kitchen I talk about a lot. They seem to be made of something like soft, thin cotton sheeting, and she does a cross stitch design in one corner. There is nothing like them for drying glassware, or pretty much anything else. They're the most absorbent towels I have, and being so thin they dry quickly. I hope she gives me more for Christmas.
OP here. Thank you for the entertaining debate and for sharing all of your ideas and alternatives. I had forgotten that undercab lights were why we couldn't mount our paper towels there in our old house.
Ginny, your friend Monica should make us all some super-absorbent towels. I could use some of those!
"force her to display her negligee to the piercing eyes of her neighbors"
they'll go blind. That'll teach 'em!
well, my neighbors would. They're a few acres away, so good luck to 'em anyway.
I use both PT and cloth. lots of PT - cheap ones 'cause I'm cheap. I'd use cloth more except I don't have a W/D here so I have to go to a laundromat about 30 miles away. I do use some rags and microfiber for cleaning around the house and I wash them up in a sink, rinse and hang to dry. They get a major cleaning when I get to the laundromat. I don't use them for anything scarey tho.
I'm using a cheap white plastic old type holder screwed to the side of the cabinet to the right of my sink. It's handy and not taking up counter space (I have little). Couldn't put it under a cabinet because it'd either block an outlet or be in the spot I plan to put my mw. I would like to find a nicer holder to replace the white plastic one eventually - until then it does the job.
I do plan to put a plastic holder in each bathroom on the inside of a cabinet door.


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Born in Paris in 1965, Isabelle Durance was nominated by Cardiff University as best returner to the workplace in the Welsh Woman of the Year awards, 2008. She works on climate change and ecosystems in the School of Biosciences.
Isabelle Durance
I moved from France, my homeland, to Wales in 2003. My three children and I embarked on a whole new life, and the people of Cardiff have given us all their warmth and camaraderie. Our family has found its harbour in the house with the cockerel weathervane, and has even grown when my fourth child came along to add some Celtic life in 2004. Now, when the children speak of their next step, to university, for them there is no question: it can only be this side of the sea. I feel so thankful that theyre so settled.
When I left Normandy, I also left a permanent lectureship in ecology, and started on a career break that was to last nearly four years. But in this extraordinary country there is often help at hand. It came in the form of a charitable trust, a concept that is so typical for these islands, called the Daphne Jackson Trust. Their mission is to help women return to science. With their huge support, I regained confidence in my skills, wrote a research proposal, and finally was awarded a two year-fellowship funded through the Trust by the National Environment Research Council.
And these, for me, are the cherries on the cake: a happy family and now an exciting job in one of the most prestigious universities in Europe. My research aims to understand and model the impact of climatic change on river ecosystems. Cardiff University has been researching and monitoring rivers in Wales for more than 25 years, amassing long-term data that are unique world-wide for assessing how past and future climate changes will affect river functioning and key freshwater biodiversity. For me, tackling climate change is much more than just a scientifically exciting and challenging field of research: we need to make a difference now to the world in which we live, but more so to the world that we hand on to our children. Im profoundly thankful to Cardiff University for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

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Your Book Live Music guide to hiring Classical Music.
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Which classical music should I book?
Perfect for the wedding ceremony, during the drinks reception or over dinner, classical music is still one of the most popular music genres to have for any special event. It's sophisticated elegance adds a note of formality to the occasion whilst maintaining a warm musical backdrop that exudes class. Here are a few pointers to what is best for each event from our portfolio:
Classical String Quartets:
Usually comprising of 2 x violins, a cello and a viola, a string quartet plays much more than classical music. Today ensembles perform a huge range of music from light classical to jazz, show tunes and even some modern chart hits. You may even have been at a reception and heard a version of Wonderwall by Oasis pierce through the chitter chatter. It's elevating, fun and really sets the tone for your event. A string quartet is ideal entertainment for the wedding service, ceremony, drinks reception and during dinner.
When you hire a classical string quartet with Book Live, you'll have plenty of input into the music performed on the day or you can simply leave it to them – string quartets usually know what is well received.
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Viva Strings: www.booklive.co.uk/band/viva-strings
A harpist is such a stylish addition to an event. The long lines of the harp and light, music is such a subtle and sophisticated way to entertain your guests. The repertoire is similar to a string ensemble but the harp is quieter and may demand special focus for larger events. If you are expecting more than 100 guests in a large venue we would recommend adding a PA [sound equipment] to amplify the harp or it may not be heard so well. A harpist is ideal entertainment for the wedding service, ceremony and possibly the drinks reception and during dinner with amplification.One of our most popular harpists is:
Camilla: www.booklive.co.uk/band/harpist-camilla
Classical Duos:
A classical duo may be perfect for smaller venues and budgets. They perform beautiful music and are available in many different formats:
- Violin and cello
- Flute and cello
- Flute and harp
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- Piano and harp
A classical duo is ideal entertainemnt for the wedding service, ceremony, drinks reception and during dinner with amplification. One of our most popular classical duos is:
Gemini Flute & Cello Duo: www.booklive.co.uk/band/gemini-flute-and-cello-duo
Opera Singers:
With the popularity of Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Bowes, Andrea Bocelli and others, an opera singer is a stunning option which most people use as a highlight to a very special occasion. Many people also like to have an opera singer for their wedding service as a powerful and romantic centrepiece to their special day. An opera singer can sing without any sound equipment although we recommend having one so they can play backing music for a truly memorable experience. An opera singer is ideal entertainment for the wedding service, ceremonyor as a feature during dinner. One of our most popular harpists is:
London Soprano: www.booklive.co.uk/band/london-soprano
How much does classical music cost to hire?
Fees vary considerably although classical music is still one of the best value musical options for weddings and celebrations. Book Live has negotiated the best fees for all of the artists we represent. Opera singers cost from £400 for up to 5 songs, harpists start from £250, string quartets pricing starts from £500 and these will both perform 2 hours of music with short breaks.
£250-£350: This price range includes harpists, classical solos and duos for a typical performance of up to 2 hours of music. Sound equipment or travel expenses is not included. Examples include:
Gemini Flute & Cello Duo
London based elegant flute and cello duo performing beautiful music for weddings, parties and corporate entertainment.
Harpist Magdalena
Magdalena is an experienced harpist and provides beautiful harp music available to hire in London, the South coast and throughout the UK.
£350-£600: This price range covers most classical ensembles in the UK. These fees have historically been the usual cost to hire a string trio or classical string quartet for up to hours. Examples include:
Cheshire Strings
Cheshire based. Bright and sophisticated ensemble available as a duo, trio or quartet for weddings, receptions and events.
Jubilee Strings
Highly experienced string ensemble available to hire as a duo, trio or classical string quartet. Perfect for the wedding service, the wedding breakfast as well as private and corporate events.
What is included in the price?
The fee covers a typical performance for 2 or 3 x sets depending on your requirements. It also covers all their insurances. String ensembles usually only need around 15 minutes to set up prior to performance. Expect to pay extra for an early set up / a late finish, significant travel expenses plus any additional sets or musicians. All enquiries made with Book Live will include the total cost for the performance as long as we know all the information about your event.
What does a classical music artist need to perform?
The requirements are usually much simpler than a band that needs sound equipment:
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- Around 15-20 minutes to set up.
- Inclusion in any nibbles or food provided for your guests for each performer and soft drinks. You will get the best out of the artist if you look after them whilst they are with you.
- A changing / chill-out area where they can also leave their valuables.
- Parking spaces to be provided or paid for.
Can I go and see the artist before I book?
It is very rare for our classical music artists to have any public performances due to the nature of the music. Most bookings are made by private clients for weddings, celebrations or for corporate entertainment. We are unable to arrange for any prospective client to go and see a band at someone else's wedding or private party.
How does payment work?
A deposit is due at the point of booking. Book Live can accept payments by Visa, Switch, Mastercard, Cheque or Bank Transfer.
Balance payments should be settled directly with the band leader either 2 weeks in advance or in cash on the night so they can pay all the band members promptly.
Why should I hire a classical artist with Book Live?
Book Live is one of the UK's most respected entertainment agents supplying superb live bands and singers for weddings, parties and corporate events. We have worked with customers at the highest level (read more) and we offer a completely impartial service. Most agencies have a house band that they are trying to sell and the rest of their portfolio may not get a look-in. We have pre-vetted all of our artists and offer a Peace of mind guarantee:
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10 things to know about hiring a live band
How much does it cost to hire a band?
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This interdisciplinary course examines a range of cultural and social transformations in what we now call the United States of America from the colonial period until the end of the Civil War. We will examine the British, (and to a lesser extent the Spanish and French) colonial legacies in the United States and social formations among the diverse groups of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans both within and on the borders of these colonies. We will watch these colonies declare independence, fighting and writing the United States into being. We will explore the attempts of both ordinary and extraordinary Americans as they continued to debate and articulate the meanings of and exceptions to the American creed. We will especially detail the development of slavery and the rise and character of antebellum reform movements, finally considering the Civil War, one of the bloodiest and most modern wars the world had ever witnessed.
In this course, we will consider the political dimensions of American national identity: What is the proper relationship among the nation, the states, and the individual? What is the relationship in America between republicanism and democracy? Between communalistic and individualistic interpretations of America's founding texts? Why did the nation fall apart in 1861? However, we will also look at other factors in the formation of American identity such as race, class, gender, religion, and landscape. We will study these developing identities through literature, political documents, painting, music, newspapers and other media.
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Posted by: Wellsee | Date: 12/11/2011 22:30 | IP: IP Logged
Hi. I was having an occasional crash problem with PSPAD on two computers. On this one I upgraded to the latest release (4.5.6 (2427)) and the crash happens every time I close PSPAD. So it has gone from occasional to every time.
Here is what I do:
1. Open PSPAD and it recalls the 4 plain text files I like to have open.
2. Click 'X' to close PSPAD or alternatively, close any one of the 4 tabs.
3. Crash.
The PSPad error dialog comes up and closes immediately. I get two different popups then:
Popup #1:
"Application Error: Exception EAccessViolation in module PSPad.exe at 0002056E. Access violation at address 0042056E in module 'PSPad.exe'. Read of address 00000006."
Popup #2 is the Windows 'look for solution or close program' window. Clicking 'show detail' gives:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: PSPad.exe
Application Version: 184.108.40.2067
Application Timestamp: 4ebc570e
Fault Module Name: PSPad.exe
Fault Module Version: 22.214.171.1247
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ebc570e
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0002056e
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: ffb5
Additional Information 2: ffb590d94678928e04b742ec045dfa50
Additional Information 3: 9431
Additional Information 4: 943157e0518b50ca9c3b04e737cf1ab8
Then I click 'Close the program', the window goes away. However, PSPad is still in the task bar and I have to kill the process.
This is on a windows 7 x64 machine.
Please let me know if I can provide any further information, or if there is something I can do to break this cycle.
Posted by: pspad | Date: 12/12/2011 06:06 | IP: IP Logged
Visit PSPad forum and doenwload the latest developer build 4.5.7.
Can you confirm this behavior with this build too?
Posted by: Wellsee | Date: 12/12/2011 18:42 | IP: IP Logged
Short version: I uninstalled completely. Reinstalled full version. Copied developers version into the folder. Same results, it crashed. HOWEVER - when I did the same steps but with running PSPad in administrator mode (win 7 x64, right click, run as administrator), it did not crash! But I shouldn't have to do that, right?
Here is a detailed list of what I have done:
I downloaded 4.5.7 2433, copied the files into the same directory, opened PSPad which opened the files, closed PSPad and the same crash happened.
I've since removed PSPad and reinstalled full version plus the developer's version. Opening and closing the application was fine, with no files. Opening and closing each of the four files worked. Opening all 4 files and closing the app worked.
Open in administrator mode so I can change these program settings:
Uncheck Show Splash Screen.
Uncheck Scroll past EOL and EOF.
Check ALT sets cursor mode.
Uncheck Completion of chars ({[<'
Uncheck Smart chars completion.
Double click on txt file in directory, opens in notepad.
Back in program settings:
Check Open TXT files.
Double click on txt file in directory, cursor spins, nothing opens. Close PSPad, reopen in regular mode.
(grrr, why doesn't it remember that I resized it?)
Opened single files and closed them. Opened several files, closed app, worked fine.
Reopen app in admin mode.
Verify that "Autosave main window position" is checked -- even though it isn't happening.
Verify that "Save recent files list" is checked -- even though it isn't happening.
(Just searched my hard drive to be 100% that I don't have PSPad installed twice. I found multiple AppCrash_PSPad.exe_* directories and PSPad.exe.*.dmp files, if you want me to send any. It is installed once though.)
Click "Remember File State".
Change Save Work / Desktop to All Opened Files.
Resize and move.
X out.
Open .txt file. Close the empty new file so only txt file is open. Close app with my txt file open.
Reopen PSPad. Window size and position are remembered, my txt file is not opened/restored. It is also not in the Recent list.
Reopen in admin mode.
Check Remember Last Filter. (what else is there to change to remember the files that were still open when PSPad was closed?)
Open each individual file. Close App. Reopen app, it opens the files. Close -- CRASH.
The PSPad crash dialog stays open a little longer but it disappears before I clicked 'copy to clipboard'.
"Application Error. Exception EAccessViolation in module PSPade.exe at 0002056E. Access violation at address 0042056E in module 'PSPade.exe.' Read of address 00000005."
Oh, I redid the steps, it crashed, here's the PSPad clipboard:
Exception description:
Access violation at address 0. Read of address 00000000.
Exception class: EAccessViolation
Exception address: 0
Stack list, generated 12/12/2011 11:38:17 AM
Thanks for the report,
but please do not post such lists to the forum,
rather send it to Jan by mail (see Help > About)
Thank you.
Спасибо за доклад,
но, пожалуйста, не пишите такие списки на форум,
а отправить его в Янв по почте (см. Справка> О программе)
Díky za zprávu,
ale prosím neposílejte takové seznamy na fóru,
spíše zaslat jej na Jana poštou (viz Nápověda> O aplikaci)
Program : C:\Program Files (x86)\PSPad editor\PSPad.exe 4.5.7 (2433)
System : Windows 7 Home Edition x64, Version: 6.1, Build: 1DB1, Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz, 1600 MHz MMX
Display : 1600x900 pixels, 32 bpp
Active Controls Hierarchy:
TPSSynEdit ""
Run as administrator, Yes to User Account Control (sigh), opens 4 files, hit X to close, and it does so gracefully.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2014 20:02 by Stefan.
Posted by: Wellsee | Date: 12/13/2011 15:26 | IP: IP Logged
For documentation/search purposes, I want to add to the workaround/resolution hit upon in another thread by myf:
Under Settings > Program Settings > System Integration, check the first option, "Multi User Environment". This moves the config file out of the protected windows Program directory and into the user's directories. That eliminates the need to run in admin mode without reintroducing the crashes.
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DOVER — Creativity and ingenuity will rule the day this Saturday during Dover's inaugural Mini Maker Faire.
"It's going to be like a big festival," Duncanson said. "Some people will be selling the things they make. Some makers are just there for display and demonstration."
According to a press release, the original Maker Faire event was held in San Mateo, Calif., in 2006. Maker Faires have spread across the country, including New York, Detroit and Kansas City and have even been held in the United Kingdom and in Tokyo. |


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Parkinson's Disease Fact Sheet
Parkinson's Disease Fact Sheet
CIRM has a strong focus on Parkinson's Disease research, funding basic projects coaxing stem cells to mature into the neurons affected by Parkinson's disease as well as projects turning those basic discoveries into future therapies.
If you want to learn more about CIRM funding decisions or make a comment directly to our board, join us at a public meeting. You can find agendas for upcoming public meetings on our meetings page.
Learn more about stem cell research:
Stem Cell Basics Primer | Stem Cell Videos | What We Fund
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CIRM does not track stem cell clinical trials. If you or a family member is interested in participating in a clinical trial, please see the national trial database to find a trial near you: clinicaltrials.gov
The role of stem cells in Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease occurs when the neurons or nerve cells in the portion of the brain that controls movement stop functioning properly. These neurons send signals using a molecule called dopamine, and are referred to as dopaminergic neurons. About 500,000 people are currently living with Parkinson's disease in the U.S.. Although there are drugs that can help with symptoms of the disease there is no cure.
Stem cell scientists are taking two general approaches to understanding and treating this disease. The first approach involves understanding the disease and looking for new drugs to treat it. CIRM grantees have taken skin cells from people with Parkinson's disease, reprogrammed them back to an embryonic-like state, turning them into the kind of stem cell that can be transformed into any other cell in the body, then coaxing those cells to become the type of neuron that is affected by Parkinson's disease. Those cells showed signs of the disease in the lab dish, and were distinctly different from the same cells created from healthy people.
Being able to study human Parkinson's disease cells in a lab dish is a major milestone. Now, scientists can expose those cells to different drugs to find the ones that eliminate signs of the disease. If scientists find drugs that treat the disease in a lab dish, they will then test those same drugs in animals and develop the most promising into a therapy for people with the disease. Several teams of CIRM-funded researchers are using stem cell techniques to create Parkinson's disease cells in the lab dish and then screening them for new drugs.
Other groups are creating dopamine-producing cells in the lab dish with the hope that they could replace the neurons that are damaged in people with the disease.
Progress and Promise in Developing a Cure for Parkinson's Disease
CIRM Grants Targeting Parkinson's Disease
CIRM Parkinson's Disease Videos
News and Information
- Breakthrough method produces Parkinson's disease patient-specific stem cells free of harmful reprogramming genes (Whitehead Institute)
- Stem Cells for Parkinson's Disease: Breakthrough or Hype? (Wired)
- Research Aims for New Parkinson's Treatment (UCSF)
- NIH: Parkinson's Disease Information
- Find a clinical trial near you: NIH Clinical Trials database
- National Parkinson Foundation
- Parkinson's Action Network
- Parkinson's Disease Foundation
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- The Parkinson's Institute
- Stem Cell Network Parkinson's disease page
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- National Family Caregivers Association
- The Movement Disorders Society
- GForce-PD: A Global Effort to Bring Cell Based Therapies to Parkinson's Disease Patients


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Two "beauty products" I tried last week
I tried two new (to me) products last week--amusing myself while we were without power, I guess. I'm very enthusiastic about one of them; the other not so much.
The exciting (again, to me) product is Sally Hanson's Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat. Thanks to last year's mild winter, I have nice long fingernails for the first time in probably a decade. I figure I spend at least half the day admiring them. :-) I know this won't last long, so I'm making the most of it, keeping them polished and pretty.
The Insta-Dri product turns any nail polish into a fast dry. You apply the polish of your choice, wait two minutes, and then use Insta-Dri. Your nails will be dry to the touch in 30 seconds. This does not mean you can bang one on a pot while washing dishes (as I just did), but "dry to the touch" makes a big difference when you want to use your hands in a reasonable way. And the polish lasts and lasts. Definitely anti-chip, and anti-wear off too.
The other product is BB cream. Have you heard of it? It's supposed to be very big right now. The brand I bought is Garnier Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector. I guess I didn't understand BB cream, because I was thinking it was some sort of high-tech moisturizer. It actually is a moisturizer (they say), and a sunscreen, and everything else rolled into one. But to me, it feels like makeup.
I don't normally wear foundation, and this stuff makes me look like I'm addicted to foundation. I think part of the problem is that it's too dark for my skin. The shade is "Light/Medium." Maybe I'd like it better in summer.
Anyone else have a thumbs up or thumbs down on a recent product try?
No new stuff here, but I'm glad you found something to keep you occupied while you were without electricity. Sure happy you got it back. Did you have any storm damage?
Thanks, Patti. Amazingly, no damage on our property. Plenty nearby though. The wind sounded like a train bearing down on us all night. I was afraid for our trees--and our roofs! I didn't go out in the car until Friday, but my son told me there were power lines and trees down all over the place. Many stores without power.
Of course, our situation was nothing compared to what so many others went through, and continue to go through.
Glad to see you posting. I thought you got scared off:) Thanks for the insta-dri tip, I'll pick some up. I just painted my nails because they decided they wanted to grow. Look pretty good for the moment.
I bought some maybelline BB cream last week in the light/medium shade. I'm a little confused by it. It barely has any coverage, is it supposed to reflect light or something to make me look younger? Not sure. I'm also not sure if I should wear a foundation over it for a deeper coverage. I rarely wear makeup because I'm lazy, but I should because it makes me look much better.
I bought a L'Oreal hair product by mistake - thought it was a pocket bag size of hair spray.
Best mistake purchase of the year.
It's called EverStyle. Reminds me of the stuff my stylist puts a couple of drops in her hand, rubs the hands together and it gives hair a slight shine. This gel has just a little oil, and hair lies perfectly.
It's in a little 3" bottle, and the price looks high, but you only use a dab. One bottle lasts me over a month.
I love kwik dry. Several polishers make it. It's great when you can't wait - especially if your polish is old and takes longer to dry.
Here's another tip - the absolute bestest ever top coat to prevent chipping is Sally Hansen's Advanced Hard As Nails with Nylon in clear. That stuff is as tough as a rock.
BB Cream - took me a while to get used to it. I'm used to putting on moisturizer, but this stuff needs to go on bare skin. Tried Garnier, tried Maybelline but my favorite is L'Oreal. I tried a sample size I found in Vogue, and I was SHOCKED at how much it covered. I still prefer Bare Mineals for work, but BB Cream is what I wear on weekends without makeup.
I can't think of much new I've tried because once I find something that I like I usually just stick to it, I think I'm past (age wise that is) the point of experimenting with new stuff for the most part. I DID however finally get around to trying Mineral Makeup and I just absolutely love it. I am using Maybelline's MM and found the best makeup brush that isn't very expensive to apply it. Super soft and holds the product great. It is Real Techniques expert face brush purchased from ULTA. It is not a huge Kabuki brush but rather a small foundation brush. I used a coupon to get a great price. I would recommend this brush, it is a wonderful quality brush. Could also be used for blush.
Here is a link that might be useful: Expert face brush
I use that same BB cream and I love it. I thought it was the same as the dark spot removing cream but with tint. I don't know why I thought that so I could be wrong.
When I wear foundation I use the dark spot remover underneath. I don't have dark spots but it evens out my skin tone (I believe it uses Vitamin C to do this). But I picked up the BB cream off the supermarket clearance rack (that's where I buy a lot of name brand beauty products) at some point and would occasionally use that instead of foundation (I need lighter coverage since using the dark spot remover.) I ran low on foundation and I've been using the BB cream exclusively for a few weeks. I use a transluscent mineral powder over it.
My latest and greatest find (from the supermarket clearance rack!) is Nexxus Split End Mender. I used to barely use a hair dryer on my hair and rarely saw a split end but I've become addicted to the flat iron, which comes with a price. This stuff really disguises the split ends. You only put it on about once a week.
My other sort-of-recent favorite, since spring, is Mary Kay's Microdermabrasion kit. It's just a really fine-grained exfoliator. I know there must be a less expensive comparable product out there but I haven't found it yet. The kit was $58 but it lasts a very long time. It comes with a rejuvenator (moisturizer) but that hasn't moved me one way or another. You can buy the products separately - I will probably only buy the exfoliator in the future.
A friend of mine started selling MK products in the spring. I tried several things but they ones I really like are the eye firming cream, the microdermabrasion cream and the Satin Hands, which she gave me half price. I don't think I would pay full price for it but I love it. It's basically just rubbing your hands with Vaseline, exfoliating, rinsing and moisturizing. That routine does wonders for your hands.
For hair straightening I've been using John Frieda's 3 day straight and Brazilian Keratin Therapy Flat Iron Spray. I didn't think the 3 Day Straight did anything at first and I put it away. But it was about $9 so I decided I would use it up anyway so I wouldn't end up tossing it and I noticed my hair was staying straighter (could also be that I first tried it in high humidity weather and then started up again when the humidity moved out). Straightening your hair is like heroin - it's a pain in the butt to keep up and you wish you never started but you can't stop doing it even though you know it's causing so much damage.
Monica -- I use something similar for my hair. For once I listened to the stylist: a little styling cream (more liquid than thick cream), plus a dab of "defining serum." The items she sent me home were Enjoy's Shaping Lotion and Tigi's Catwalk Curlesque Defining Serum (little bottle with a pump -- a little bit mixed into the shaping lotion is all you need, which does make the product last longer!). Dunno what it's supposed to do for curly hair, because my hair is more straight than wavy now.
She also spritzed some Bed Head spray on me. I never, ever used hairspray (always have told other stylists right off the bat that if the hairstyle requires hairspray, he or she had better start thinking of something else!). But this is not sticky stuff -- it just gives a little lift.
The first 2 products are at Ulta; Bed Head is in drugstores/Targets/etc., too.
All my other styling products from before are on the bottom shelf of the hallway closet now.


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Thomas H. Hahn received his M.A. at the University of Frankfurt in Main, Germany in 1984. His thesis topic was Lu Dongbin and his commentaries on the Lao Tzu. From 1984 to 1987 he conducted research to investigate present day Taoism in China (Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing). From 1988 to 1990 he was at the University of Marburg where he was a researcher in Chinese religion and traditional Chinese education. He received librarian's training (1990-1998) at the University of Heidelberg. He completed his Ph.D. thesis in 1997 on "Chinese Mountains and their gazetteers." In May 1998 he has become an academic librarian at Memorial Library of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is working on a book project on Zhang Xiangwen, China's leading 20th century geographer. Abstract of
paper given at Taoism and Ecology conference Chinese religions, and especially Taoism, have many terms for "nature." To nourish one's nature meant to strive for longevity and immortality. Longevity usually meant sustaining oneself in a secular world via highly sophisticated dietetic measures built into daily routines. Immortality, on the other hand, meant "living" in an environment that functioned itself as an agent for perpetual bliss and readily available nourishment. Chinese notions of paradise -- and their Taoist versions thereof -- do have rather specific attributes. The highest values being that of order and vertical social stability, of pureness and tranquility, this realm is the antipode to an environment that is beset with wild animals, polluted waters, sudden landslides and other, generally uncontrollable natural elements of hostile wilderness. However, wilderness as a physical territory in historic China underwent various qualitative definitions (symbolic, metaphorical, political, cosmological) of spatiality. My proposal concerns the questions: 1) Did anything like specifically Taoist methods of interpreting disaster, natural calamities or the appropriation and taming of potentially "dangerous" spaces proposed to the state and the people (lao bai xing) exist at all? 2) Why is it that evidently the positivistic attitude of Taoists to nourish "one's own nature" did not necessarily lead towards an attitude concerning the "outer" nature that in modern terms can be dubbed "ecologically conscious" on any significant scale? 3) Which corpora of ancient (or modern!) Chinese texts would we have to scan to come up with a scripture written along the lines of the Sand County Almanac (by Aldo Leopold)? And finally: would we label this (or these) texts as "Taoist"? Back to Taoism and Ecology conference participants |


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I am not a great sleeper. Never have been. I average about 5 hours a night and they are not always a good solid 5 hours. I don't recall exactly when it was that I started functioning on so little sleep, but I am certain it has been too long. I like sleep and actually like being in... read on
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Inkwell Award Announces Cosplay Models
- Posted by Johanna on April 21, 2012 at 9:18 pm
- Category: Comic News
There are too many comic awards, so it can be difficult for a relatively new program to get established, especially when it runs into snags early on.
After launching in 2008, the Inkwell Awards, created to recognize the craft of comic book inking, had some issues with their first round of winners. The list had to be revised due to perceptions of conflicts of interest in the first set. The next year, they changed their process — and bravo to them for adjusting as needed.
I haven't followed them since, but I recently got a press release announcing their planned activities during this convention season. They will be attending the Pittsburgh Comicon this weekend and Heroes Con in Charlotte in June. To promote their work, the press release came with this teasing photo of Melissa Dloughy Bender, who is appearing in Pittsburgh as "Ms. Inkwell". The model at Heroes will be someone different, Ciara Michelle.
It's a traditional way to get attention, putting a girl in a sexy costume, but it unfortunately lends the whole endeavor an old-fashioned air of "boys club" that risks detracting from their other good efforts, such as their Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship to the Joe Kubert School. (On the other hand, it got me to mention the program after three years of ignoring them, so maybe they subscribe to the idea there's no such thing as bad publicity.)
The Inkwell Awards will be voted on from May 1-15 at the award website. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at Heroes Con. No word on whether their spokesmodel will be handing them out, or what she'll be wearing.
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- Daniel Best Says:
July 1, 2012 at 10:52 PMOh yes, 'boys club'. You have noticed that two of the committee members are *gasp* female?
Perhaps if you'd kept up on what the Inkwells were doing you'd have noticed that little fact. About as much a 'boys club' as your column really.
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July 5, 2012 at 12:23 AMhttp://www.inkwellawards.com/?page_id=2830#comment-1019
this proves the boy club theory
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This Northern Wisconsin Resort is located on approximately 5 acres and has 700 feet of river frontage on the Tomahawk river. Across the road is the beautiful Willow Flowage, which offers a Canadian wilderness experience close to home with 6392 acres of top walleye fishing and over 93 miles of rugged, deep-forest shoreline. There is excellent fishing on both the Tomahawk River and the Willow Flowage with a wide variety of fish species.
Willow Wood Lodge has a full liquor & beer license, and also serves a big selection of sandwiches, appetizers and pizzas. This bar and grill is very rustic and has a cozy at home feeling. It also offers a lot of originality with an antique grill and lots of wildlife and fish mounts. Eighty percent of these taxidermy mounts are from this spectacular Northwood's Willow Flowage area.
This Wisconsin Resort also has a wide range of rentals available; including cottages, park models, rustic rv campers, and campsites. Another great convenience is the bait shop, which offers a full supply of bait & lures, licenses, and gasoline for sale. This resort also offers boats, motors, and canoe rentals. Another great convenience is being located on the Little Rice ATV trails and the Northern Trails Unlimited Snowmobile Trails, which means you, can leave right from the front door of this resort with your atv or snowmobile.
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October 22 is the last day to catch Edward Burtynsky's China project at the Metivier Gallery in Toronto. These are photographs that are dense with subject, all to do with modern day Chinese industry. The workers, the attempts at recycling and the abandoned manufacturing plants serve to show the behind the scenes workings of a world we hardly see, even though we come into contact with its results on a daily basis. The sheer numbers of seemingly identical workers or the mass quantities of discarded parts are disturbing, yet visually effective, drawing the viewer into a world that is very real, but that very rarely has anything to do with aesthetics at all.
Artist: Edward Burtynsky
+ edwardburtynsky.com
Edward Burtynsky's photos are also on exhibit in San Francsico, New York and Brooklyn.
Manufacturing #16, Bird Mobile
Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant
China Recylcing #5, Phone Dials
China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards


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Apple Pie Spice Rugelach
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Spiced, walnut-y apple butter makes a moist filling for our rugelach.
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Nutritional Information
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Calories | 125 |
Total Fat | 5g |
Saturated Fat | 3g |
Cholesterol | 15mg |
Sodium | 65mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 18g |
Dietary Fiber | 1g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 1g |
Calcium | -- |
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Yields: 4 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 1 hr 30 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Oven Temp: 350
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- Basic Cookie Dough
- 1/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup(s) dried currants
- 2/3 cup(s) walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup(s) (packed) brown sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon(s) apple pie spice
- 3 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup(s) (plus 1 tablespoon) apple butter
- Prepare Basic Cookie Dough, stirring additional 1/3 cup flour into dry ingredients in step 1. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk; wrap each disk with plastic wrap. Refrigerate dough 4 hours or overnight, until firm enough to roll.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix currants, walnuts, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon apple pie spice. In cup, mix granulated sugar with remaining 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll 1 disk of dough into 9-inch round. Remove top sheet of waxed paper. Spread dough round with 1 heaping measuring tablespoon apple butter; sprinkle with 1/2 cup fruit mixture, leaving 1/4-inch border around edge.
- With pizza wheel or sharp knife, cut round into 12 wedges. (If dough becomes too soft to work with, place in refrigerator 10 to 15 minutes to firm up.) Starting at curved edge, roll up each wedge jelly-roll fashion. Place cookies, point side down, 1 inch apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet; shape into crescents. Brush tops lightly with water and sprinkle with some spiced sugar. Bake cookies 15 minutes or until golden-brown. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough, fruit mixture, and spiced sugar.
- Store cookies in tightly sealed container, putting waxed paper between layers, at room temperature up to 2 weeks or in freezer up to 3 months.
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While it is nice to earn a return on your money, usually that is not the goal in these situations. As far as credit reporting, bank account records generally do not show up on credit reports. Creditors can see your debts, but are only aware of the cash assets you report to them.
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By J. James Johnson
from Minneapolis.
Comments about Dohm and XOB Yeti Merino Wool-Blend Hat:
It's still cold up here in Minnesota in march so I've had a chance to use the hat even though it was purchased late in the season. I like that it has a fleace lining to keep my ears warm but the outside has stytle so it is a good anytime hat.I really wish this came in a few different sizes since I have a larger than normal head.
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By Wizened
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A high quality hat. Fits me like it was made for me.