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Beal Edlinger rope
I've got a 45 m beal edliger ( it's actually a little bit longer) that I want to sell...whos keen? R450. 0732926369. Call Me
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Are you serious? That is car towing material dude. What did it start out as - 50m/60m?
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How's about you giving me R400 to take that thing off your hands?
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Done deal where you at? Cape Town?
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mjs R400 is fine are you in Cape Town?
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Our Asda toaster is a bit of an odd shape I always said, from the first day we bought it, but my other half says she likes it as it is unusual. The model we have is in white but this particular one also comes in grey or silver. It is more tapered at the top and speads out like a skirt towards the bottom. Sorry, this is my best way of describing how it looks. It looks rather large and bulky but it does make great toast.
We bought it about 18 months ago direct from Asda online and we paid £9.90 for the two slice version. There is a larger version (four slice) if you prefer but if you opt for this model it will cost you slightly more at £15. There are only three of us in our house and we don't eat that much bread so we opted for the smaller one.
It has six heat settings, including defrost, which I personally find very useful as I often make toast with frozen bread. The slots are also nice and large and allow me to get in there real door stop sized slices of bread which I like to cut myself. The slices never get jammed like they can with some other toasters - this one's slots are perfect for either large or small slices of bread.
The buttons are easy to use and the lever for pushing down the bread into the body of the toaster is easy to operate and slides without any real effort at all.
As with most toasters, the only downside is keeping it clean and crumb free. The crumb tray is at the bottom of the toaster and is removable. However, it always seems to me that no matter if you think you have managed to remove every last crumb from the tray, another one will inevitably manage to escape.
All in all this is a quality product from Asda which I am happy to recommend as it makes smashing toast and cheese toasties.
*Please note I am reviewing model TA8120 - I put in a suggestion as the toaster is not the one in the picture above but dooyoo have told me the review has to go here - the link to the image of the toaster is http://direct.asda.com/ASDA-Toaster---White/001557218,default,pd.html - thanks*
The Asda TA8120 is a toaster which can accommodate 2 slices of bread. It is currently available in white, silver and grey colours.
This toaster has a few key features :
*6 heat settings - conveniently located around a dial. Basically to decide how dark you would like your toast.
*Defrost button - for those mornings when you have forgot to take a loaf out the freezer.
*Reheat button - for when you get sidetracked and the toast goes cold.
*Removable crumb tray - to easily get rid of those loose crumbs.
The TA8120 can be bought from www.asda.com or instore. Regardless of colour chosen, you will pay £9.96 for this toaster. A 4 slice version is available for £15.00.
*My Thoughts*
Most households have a toaster (except my parents but they are crazy!). I personally see it as an essential product as there is nothing worse than waiting 10mins for the grill to heat up and half cook your bread! Prior to moving into our current flat last August, we had an expensive 4 slice toaster. It broke during our move so on a visit to Asda to stock up on bits and pieces, I had to buy a new toaster.
We didn't have much money to fork out for a toaster but I didn't want the cheapest option which was the Smart price toaster at under a fiver. I spotted this model and decided it was a decent price. I bought the white one as the rest of my appliances are white so it fits in. It came neatly boxed with excess padding. 15months since my purchase, this toaster is still going strong and I very pleased with its performance. It came with a usermanual which really isn't required.
*Aesthetically Pleasing*
Ok so this isn't the most the stylish toaster but I don't think it looks cheap. It is pretty standard in appearance, not too bulky and fairly light weight. It sits neatly on my worktop next to the kettle and doesn't look out of place or unsightly. The wire isn't very long at all but is quite thick and doesn't curl up. I have my toaster near to a plug socket anyway but this may be an issue for some. The toaster has a smooth, shiny white appearance and is easy to wipe over to remove any grubby marks.
The buttons are conveniently located on the side of the toaster and are big enough to press in without hitting the wrong button. The dial is easy to turn and even 15months on, the markings have not faded away. The slots are actually quite wide. I normally use Warburtons Toastie loaf and the slices are quite thick. They fit comfortably in the slot but the depth isn't brilliant. I tend to turn the bread on its side and this works well and cooks it evenly. The slots can accommodate other things such as pancakes muffins and grips the contents tightly inside.
The lever works well and allows the bread to be pushed right down into the toaster. It also raises up well to ensure you don't need to get your fingers burnt trying to remove something from the toaster! The settings on the toaster are sufficient for my families needs. I like my toast only slightly browned whilst my fiance and son prefer theirs well cooked but not burnt. I really don't see the need to use all 6 settings as the top 2 settings basically cremate your bread! I tend to keep mine at the 3rd setting and pop my bread in.
I'm not in the habit of timing how long my toast takes to cook but I did so last night to give a rough idea. A toastie loaf bit of bread took 3minutes to cook to a browned, nicely crispy standard on setting 3. The bread cooks evenly and tastes good but this is also dependant on which brand you use! A smaller size bit of bread cooks quicker and I find I need to keep an eye on more and hit the cancel button around 2min 30secs after I put it in to the toaster. I can go and get ready or see to my son whilst the toast is cooking and have never had any smoking issues from the toaster! I occasionally bump the setting up to 4 for my son and fiance and this browns the bread a bit more and turns it more crispy. Setting 1 mearly heats up the bread.
The sides and front of the toaster remain cool whilst in use but you can feel the heat coming from the open slots. I have used this toaster to defrost bread as I tend to buy 2 loaves a week and store one in the freezer for midweek usage. The toaster takes a bit longer to defrost and cook the bread from frozen but this isn't too much of an inconvenience. Personally I do prefer to leave the loaf to thaw overnight and then toast from there. The reheat button is a good addition as I sometimes get side tracked in the mornings and end up with freezing cold toast. This option doesn't cook the bread further but does warm it to an edible standard!
*Looking A Bit Crumby..*
The crumb tray is neatly slotted in the base of the toaster and can be slid out with ease. Emptying this is a messy business as the tray is quite flimsy and doesn't have raised edges so any crumbs fall off and create a mess on my worktop before they reach the bin! Emptying the tray doesn't remove all the crumbs which is irritating as it means having to unplug the toaster and shake it out over the sink or into the bin to loosen any extra crumbs. I use our toaster at least once a day and tend to empty it every 2 days.
Other than the messy removal of crumbs, I cannot really fault this toaster. It is priced well, cooks my toast the way i like it and has the extra features. It doesn't sing and dance and all I needed it for was to cook toast and it does this with complete ease. I don't see any point in spending more as this toaster is no better nor worse than the more expensive Morphy Richards one I previously owned. It is very simple to use and I do feel it would be a worth while addition in any kitchen and is ideal if on a budget.
Thanks for reading x
I have had my asda toaster ever since I moved in to my new house when I separated from my husband back in April 2009. At the time I was looking to get set up for my son and I with all the essentials as cheaply as possible for the most part and so I purchased the asda toaster which from memory cost around five or six pounds. At the time I felt that it would do until I had more free money to replace it but over two years later it is still working and I have yet to replace it! Here is my review!
==How it looks==
The toaster came packaged in a cardboard box which showed a picture of the toaster on the front and its design looked quite simple and basic. I am not really worried about packaging for the most part and in cases such as this where it is only going to be thrown away I am even less worried.
Inside the cardboard box was the toaster itself which is also very simple looking in its design. The toaster is white plastic with a slightly curved look to it and for those who love all their kitchen equipment to look trendy and cool this will not be for you at all but for me it was fine as a lot of my kitchen equipment is white anyway. The toaster features a dial on the front which you can use to change how brown the toast is going to be and on this particular toaster you can choose from one to seven. The toaster also has three small buttons on the front which are used if you wish to put the toaster on a defrost setting, a reheat setting or indeed cancel the toast cooking. There is the usual push down lever on the side of the toaster which you push to lower the bread in to the toaster and which will start the toaster working. There is space for two slices of bread to be toasted at once with this toaster.
The toaster doesn't feature a particularly long cable to plug it in to the wall socket but this isn't an issue for me as where I wanted to place it I had a socket anyway but it is certainly something to be mindful of.
==My experience==
As I mentioned earlier when I first bought this toaster I was literally thinking that in a few months I would need to be replacing it as I couldn't see it lasting very long at all, over two years down the track the toaster is still working fine and for just a few pounds I am amazed really as I use the toaster most days of the week.
I find that although the toaster looks very basic in its design it is actually perfectly good at doing the job it is required to do. My son likes to have toast for breakfast quite a few days of the week and so we have it set on to a number three setting which just leaves the toast a golden brown colour. I cannot stand burnt toast at all-and when I say burnt if there is any black at all I have to start again as I can't stomach it and I find that this setting provides us with a nice coloured toast. I do find that if I cook myself some toast straight after making my son's that mine is a darker colour which I presume is because the toaster is still hot from making his. I don't know if this is something that happens with all toasters to be honest.
I don't really use the reheat button on the toaster but I have used the defrost button to cook frozen bread and it works well to be honest but this isn't something that I do very often. The cancel button ensures that the toast pops up straight away if you have set it on to a second cycle for whatever reason.
I also use the toaster to toast crumpets and bagels. I find that the crumpets usually need to put through on a higher setting or on a number three setting twice which obviously does take a while longer to cook, perhaps a few minutes but I am not usually in a major rush for them anyway so I don't mind this at all. I like the fact that the toaster is quite versatile in this way despite being a very cheap product.
As I mentioned the toaster only toasts two slices of bread at once which isn't usually a problem in my house as it is just my son and I. However, sometimes if I am doing something and toast for lunch it can be a bit frustrating waiting for the second lot of toast if everything else is finished! This is a really minor issue though to be honest but I would certainly say if there are more of you in your family or you like a lot of toast in a morning to look at a larger capacity toaster.
One thing I have noticed with the toaster is that literally every time you move it masses of crumbs come shooting out of the bottom which obviously requires cleaning most days. It would be nice if the toaster had a crumb tray but for such a small price I realise I am expecting too much.
I really have to recommend this toaster if you are looking for something cheap yet functional because mine has lasted me wonderfully and I would probably replace the product like for like should it break at any point as I have had a good experience with it.
Thank you for reading my review!
This 2 slice toaster from ASDA is very basic, what you would expect for less than £5...I must admit I would usually hit up Tesco for my 'value' appliance needs, but a friend of mine recommended ASDA because there basic toaster is a bit cheaper...if you look after the pennies the pounds look after themselves so I took his advice. I have been using this toaster on a regular basis for around 4 months
DESIGN, The toaster is a curved, white plastic design with simple controls. It has a slider on the right hand side that is used for popping down the bread, this then automatically pops up depending on the time set by the dial on the front. It doesn't have the widest slots so if you're looking to toast thick cut or large slices of 'home made' bread then this might not be a viable option, this was a bit of a disappointment as I love home made bread and crumpets, which also wont fit without some squashing. The power cable is a decent length for those who want it further from a socket. Another major let down, that to be fair is applicable to all white appliances, it does get dirty and stained easily.
DAY-TO-DAY, I am the only one who eats toast in my house so the 2 slots are fine, but for anyone who wants more at once then again I would consider another toaster. It does take quite a while to heat up from cold and then when it's hot the toast burns if left on the same setting so that is worth keeping an eye on...I have mine set at about 4, but that's just how I like it. All of the moveable parts seem sturdy enough so I hope the reliability will be ok. For those who like there toast well done, when cooking from cold, you might require a couple of cycles. It produces effectively toasted slices, after a bit of tinkering with the time dial.
IN SUMMARY, I like this toaster for the price, it is very basic but does the job well. It isn't the prettiest or the most modern toaster around but it also doesn't cost upwards of £50 which they often do. For a single person, only person who eats toast or student I think this is ideal. The slots could be bigger but for thin or medium sliced it works well.
This may not be the creme de la creme of toaster but for the small cost you're paying you wouldn't be expecting anything amazing but could still be surprised.
As you can see it can cook only 1 or 2 pieces of bread at any given time, the twisty switch controls the time the bread will cook for, hopefully until it becomes toast. the buttons make the toast pop up with the pull down lever on the side like most toasters.
Being ASDA's value toaster it doesn't cook the bread in record time but it heats up eventually and you wouldn't notice any disappointing times.
The size of the toaster itself is medium/small and with its smooth white design and coloring made itself at home by the kettle. I was able to fit in waffles and crumpets without too much effort but if have a loaf you need to be careful not to cut it too thickly as it seems to only handle the thinner pre-sliced bread.
This toaster being as simple as it is seems to have little to go wrong with it and as such mine survived for quite a while, but if it were to break it wouldn't be hard to just buy another one being so cheap.
This is a good value toaster from asda.
The design is very simple but also quite stylish and modern, and wouldn't look out of place in most kitchens. It is all white and smooth design, with not too many fancy buttons to make it look over complicated.
The quality of the toaster itself is quite good and it toasts bread quite well, with several different temperature levels to choose from, you can easily find the right level for your taste.
The toaster is quite small and large slices of can be slightly larger than the slot so it might have to be pushed in, but this causes the edges to burn as they are too close to the heaters.
I use it for making toasties using toaster bags that you can buy cheap which it works quite well for but you need to buy thinly sliced bread otherwise i won't fit with using 2 slices of bread to make a sandwich, so if you like thick bread you may want a bigger toaser.
It only has a few buttons on it one of which defrost which is good it you keep a lot of bread in the freezer which I do and find it comes out better than defrosting it in the microwave, where it sometimes comes out less soft, but in the toaster while not perfect, is a good improvement.
The lead for the plug is quite small so that is can easily reach a plug, assuming you place it relatively near a plug, but isn't too long so that you have a lot of wire getting in the way of your kitchen work top.
Overall this is a very basic product and if you use larger or thicker sliced bread then you might want to buy something larger, otherwise is you are just looking for something cheap and simple this fits your need perfectly.
A toaster for less than a fiver? There must be some mistake. Well actually no, the price tag of four pounds and fifty pence is correct and you can buy a working toaster for this price from Asda. I think this even rivals the Tesco version which is a few pounds dearer. Naturally, we had to have one at this price, deciding if it was truly awful it would be palmed off onto some unsuspecting relative in the near future.
The shape of the toaster is slender and sophisticated and it looks rather like a kettle crossed with a swan. I can imagine it fitting into almost any kitchen thanks to the simple colour scheme. I would have rather had one in silver or gold, but this is fine. I do find white toasters get dirty very quickly though and this was one of the drawbacks.
It can hold a couple of slices of bread, as long as you do not go for extra thick and crusty loaves, as these will not fit. he gaps for the bread are sufficient without being generous and would allow for thinly or medium sliced loaves. You will struggle to force anything fatter into this toaster, though you could get away with pikelets.
The features are easy to use and the dial slides with ease too, allowing you to adjust the level of heat. The dial only has a few settings though and you cannot get much variation here, so you might either have undercooked or overcooked toast!
The quality of the toast turned out alright when we used it it and there was no need for a second toasting session. Bread toasts within a few minutes and comes out crispy and cooked. I have no complaints with the timing or the quality, but where this model falls down is the ability to only do two pieces at once. Making this ideal for a student or single person, but not for a household who might like to eat at the same time.
It's fair to say that we have been shopping on a budget of late and there have been a few purchases that we have scrimped on, where possible. We purchased this toaster from Asda at just under £5 and decided that even if it was rubbish it'd do us for now and I could always upgrade to a better one in a few months time and just to give this to someone else who was starting out.
The toaster is nothing special in design, small, white, functional. There is a knob to turn to adjust the darkness of the bread with different numbers depending on how well cooked you like your toast. There is a small button to press to cancel the cooking and pop up your toast and there is the small slide down bar which allows you to press it down and start the toasting.
The main bugbear that I have with this toaster, as I expected I would, is that it doesn't toast larger pieces of bread. There is really only two loaves that we have found, so far, that are the ideal size for this loaf, one is a Smartprice loaf (irony!) and one is a Sainsburys square cut loaf. Everything else has either a large uncooked piece at the top of the bread or just doesn't fit in the toaster at all. We have been setting this to heat setting 2 (2nd lowest) and then turning the toast round once it's finished the first toasting session. This works well when it's the first time the toaster has been used but once you are toasting the 2nd lot of bread for the other persons breakfast it ends up getting overdone as the toaster is warmed up a lot faster.
I have found that this toaster cooks faster and faster the longer it's been used for and while this might be something that toasters usually do I can't say I've noticed it before and it means that when we do a cooked breakfast one person gets half cooked toast and the other gets half burnt toast which is just frustrating!
The functions of the toaster work, at least, in that the cancel button works and the plug goes in to the wall and works but overall this toaster is poor quality and does a very bad job of it's sole function, toasting bread. I have been really dissatisfied with the quality of the toaster and the fact that I either cut my pieces of bread down, creating waste, or buy small, average tasting, loaves and yet still have to turn them is just annoying to me. I will be buying a new toaster in the next few weeks and I doubt I'll bother to give this one away as, frankly, it's absolutely rubbish and barely toasts a piece of bread, regardless of size.
£5, obviously, is a very cheap price to pay and I was expecting a few snags because of the cheap price but it's just so annoying making toast in this toaster that I've taken to using the grill of my oven and wasting more time just to get a more controllable result and to be able to use the seeded bread that I prefer.
The flex on this toaster is small so I have to keep it near the plug socket but it does have a crumb tray that works quite effectively and let's me keep it clean. Not that I'll be using it anymore anyway!
I have a memory of working near Chelsea football ground once and being stuck in a traffic jam near there on the way home. There was a little shop next to the car that seemed to sell nothing but posh toasters in different colours and some of these toasters were probably going for more than my car was worth! I can't say that I would ever pay an awful lot for a toaster myself but they are useful to have and toast in the toaster always seems to be nicer than toast done under the grill for some reason. The Asda smart price two slice toaster can be purchased for under a fiver at the moment and is adequate for your toasting needs without denting your finances in any way. A more expensive toaster is liable to last longer and you might prefer a toaster that enables you to put more bread in but this is fine for the average household.
The toaster has a timer and a stop button and you probably don't need to be Einstein or Stephen Hawking to work out how to use it. It's a toaster not a nuclear device! This will do your toast in about 4 minutes although I do prefer my toast to be well done, just on the cusp of starting to go very dark brown and burn. If you prefer your toast be be less crisp you won't need to wait so long. I haven't had any problems with this since I bought it but obviously I can't comment on how long it might last as it is still a relatively new addition to my kitchen.
One flaw with toaster is the size. You will not be able to put doorsteps from uncut loaves into this as it will be too small. You will have to use the grill for this. Crumpets will also be too big although I find that crumpets are just as nice under the grill personally. I am not a toast fanatic and tend to have the occasional piece when I'm feeling peckish rather than have it every morning or live on it. If you are in a big family where everybody wants toast in the morning then you will need a bigger toaster to get everyone to work and school on time with toast inside them.
As long as you are aware of its limitations and don't expect it to last forever, then for only £5 this is not a bad little toaster for people on a tight budget.
I think you can rely on Asda for some really good basic kitchen and electrical equipment that might not look expensive (and isn´t!) but does an excellent job. If you´re on a budget, or just don´t think something needs to cost a lot of money, this kind of product is great.
It´s less than a fiver in superstores and does a great job of what´s really a simple task - do you need to spend a lot of money when this does the job fine? Of course, the looks aren´t great - it´s a plain white design with simple dials and handles, and won´t look like a designer item, but I like the way it works.
It can fit two slices of toast, and they don´t need to be too thin - it´s easy to fit thickish slices in. You can set the heat on the side, but I find somewhere in the middle of the dial to do a good, brown but not burnt slice, so I don´t really change this. You push down the toast with the lever at the side and it pops up when ready, which it seems to judge quite well.
All in all, I really like this toaster, and think it fits well into my kitchen. It´s small and compact enough to blend in, and although it´s not expensive, I still like the simple design. I like the way Asda´s budget products still look pretty good. Ultimately, I might buy a more expensive one, as this is quite plasticky, but for a cheap buy, I think it´s great.
Asda White Toaster
I am not one to spend hundreds of pounds on something as simple as a toaster, especially when only one person in the house uses it a lot, so when our old one was on its way out we picked up this simple white toaster from Asda for only £4.50.
The toaster, as I said, is a basic white model with a two slice toasting area. Unlike most plain white kitchen appliances, though, this one does not look cheap and boring with its taller, upright look with the dial on the front and lever on the side. The toast slots are a good size enabling you to put two average sizes slices of bread in without any hassle with an easy to remove crumb tray underneath which is certainly a bonus as our old (slightly more expensive) one did not have this feature so it saves us turning the toaster upside-down and banging it hard!
There are six settings on the toaster depending on how burnt you want your toast, and if you change your mind after putting the toast down then simply push the small button to make the toast pop up before the time runs out. Another nifty bonus we didn't have on our old one!
For less than £5.00 I was dubious about what it would be like, though it just goes to show that price isn't everything. This is a great little toaster for a great little price. No complaints here!
So now that I'm a student again, I have to be very careful with my money and moving into a new flat meant having to buy quite a lot of new things. Living with two other people that I didn't know beforehand meant that we had to decide who already had what and what else we were going to need. I decided that I would buy the toaster because the other two had already brought a lot with them seeing as they are second years and already had so much.
I'm really not one for paying more than I need to for anything and living across the road for a massive Asda superstore meant that it was going to be the first place I looked for a toaster. I know Asda do their own range of electrical items at really good prices so I was determined to hunt one down and hope that other students hadn't already got there before me.
After spending quite a while looking for the toasters, I found the one I wanted. The Asda smart price two slice toaster is currently priced at £4.52 which if you think about it, is less than a pack of 20 cigarettes. Even though I have only had this toaster for a month, it has seen a fair amount of use so far. On the side of the toaster is a timer so that you can cook your product to a certain darkness and there is also a stop button so that you can cancel toasting before the time is up. I always turn the timer to as long as possible and check a couple of times throughout cooking.
So far I have toasted different thicknesses of breads and crumpets. If you are using any regular sized loaf of bread, you will find that the bread is too big for the slots and you will have to turn them over half way through cooking. I don't really mind doing this though as I check how my toast is doing half way through anyway. A half sized loaf of bread is the perfect size though. Thickness of bread is also a slight problem anything above thick, like Warburton's extra thick, wont fit in the slots and it will end up getting stuck if you try. The same can be said for crumpets which are far too thick for the slots, leaving me to dig parts of them out afterwards.
As for cooking time, somewhere between 3-4 seems to do the trick nicely for me, giving me toast that is neither black nor undercooked. My toast ends up nicely brown on this setting and is always lovely and hot. I can't imagine what having a toaster on the 1 setting would do apart from maybe just warm the bread up a little bit.
Overall, this toaster is just OK but I wasn't expecting anything amazing for under £5. So long as I don't buy extra thick bread or crumpets everything will be OK and I'll carry on using this toaster.
This review may have appeared in a similar form on Ciao recently. The account used to make the review was mine under a similar pseudonym and through personal choice I have decided to revoke my Ciao membership, focus only on this site, and move any reviews here. Thank you for your kind attention in this matter. Now for the review...
On an extremely tight budget and requiring a new toaster after the last one went to 'the great big toaster graveyard in the sky', I was thrilled to find a toaster selling for less than £5! In my view, the toaster has features that I wouldn't have expected for such a low price, or maybe such features have become the norm: I remember when there was no such thing as a cool walled toaster!
This toaster is of a white plastic design that varies slightly from the image shown, it is more rectangular and chunky in appearance, but is still very lightweight. I'd suggest that despite its size, the weight means it would be very handy for taking away when caravanning etc. The thoughtful designers have even included two hooks under the toaster which you can wind the fairly lengthy power cord around!
As I have already alluded to, the toaster is cool walled, meaning there won't be any nasty burns if you accidentally touch the side, but I think the nicest feature is the removable crumb tray, although it is so thin that I don't think it would survive any amount of mishandling. The toaster has 7 browning settings and, I'm not sure whether this feature is peculiar to my toaster or not, but as you increase the browning setting, the resistance on the dial tends to increase. It almost seems like a safeguard from setting the toaster at the practically useless setting of '7' which, I must confess, all toasters seem to have. Even with a frozen slice of extra thick bread, the toaster did not need to be set any higher than 5 1/2, and for a thin piece of bread at room temperature, 3 1/2 more than did the trick. The 'stop' button is rather small, but with the lack of any other buttons on this particular model, this isn't really much of an issue. The general build quality of the toaster is relatively sturdy, but you can depress the side walls and a hefty whack would probably cause some damage to the item.
All in all, for toasting bread, I am extremely happy with my purchase, and I still wonder why I have spent so much money in the past on other more expensive toasters which, in all reality, do exactly the same thing!
As I am sure many of you will appreciate, when you move into a new house you have to buy new stuff, so your money has to stretch... When I moved in with my boyfriend earlier this year we made a conscious effort to get as much as we could for our money. A new toaster was definitely on the list, the old one had all but blown up and after the 4th fuse change I had virtually demanded a new one. So off we popped to Asda and in the home section we spotted this basic (and cheap) white toaster. At £5.99 it seemed like a real bargain, so how did it fare in practice?
When I took this toaster out of the box I noticed that it had a thin instruction booklet inside, I didn't bother reading this, because let's be honest, you just have to plug the things in.
There are 7 different heat setting on the toaster. I normally set it at three because I find that that when I toast my bread there is always a little piece sticking out of the top, so I have to turn it over and toast again (again I do this on level 3). This is a little annoying, but for £5.99 I'm not complaining.
The toaster itself is a bright white colour and I do find that it seems to attract dirt and general kitchen grease, but it's easy to clean so this isn't too much of a gripe. The only real issue I have is that rogue crumbs seem to get everywhere and I feel like I'm constantly cleaning them up off my worktop.
The toaster also has reheat and defrost buttons, which is unusual considering this product is so cheap. I've never actually used these functions and to be honest I don't think I ever would. But these functions are there if you want them!
You can only toast two pieces of bread at one time in this toaster, so I wouldn't recommend it to a family. However it suits us fine, we haven't had any problems with it and I think it's worth the price tag... four stars.
I bought this to go to university with and to be honest for the money you cannot go wrong. The toaster has a very clean and simple design that will fit in with most kitchens. Due to it being white plastic it is much easier to clean than a stainless steel one, very handy in a student flat. The unit comes well packaged and with full instructions. You will doubtfully need to look at the instructions as the toaster is so easy to use. There is simply a dial for how brown you want your toast. The buttons above it are for defrosting, canceling and re-heating. These functions work as advertised especially the defrost which is pretty good.
Yes, it's not the most well built toaster, the pull down handle is a bit squeaky and weak. However, it does its simple job commendably. You really cannot complain when the price of the unit is around £5. In my opinion this is perfect for university as you will not mind if it breaks or if it is mistreated.


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Hi All,
I moved to Washington State about half a year ago and am looking to buy myself a handgun (preferably a glock). I have been trying my best to read thorugh all of the laws relating to gun possession, but all I could find pertained to concealed weapons.
Are there any laws in Washington which require for background checks, waiting periods, etc. if you are looking to purchase a handgun? I am not going to carry it in any manner which would make it concealed under the statutes enacted here in Washington.
Also, if anyone knows of a reputable store in the area where I could buy a gun I would much appreciate it. I havve been looking online, but would really rather make a more "hands-on" purchase.
Thanks for any help in advance!
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Welcome from down in the swamp.
I am afraid that only people in your state can answer this. U may want to report your question in the Washington state area of this site - to gain the attention of your fellow Washington residents.
My advice, and what I would do if I were you, would be to go to a couple of gun stores. Just browse, and then ask the staff there.
Then, do the same at another one. If the stories match up, then U are good to go. Just follow their instructions.
Honestly, going to "Two" shops and asking is probably unnecessary. But since you are worried about it, I figured it would ease your mind. They sell guns everyday, and must do so legally or will loose their license. So, they'll tell U the truth.
Welcome aboard. Enjoy the hunt for your first gun.
Never argue with drunks or crazy people.
Welcome to the forum, glad you're here! New guy buys cigars.
Thanks for all the welcomes! I think I'll check out the Washington State portion of this forum and see what info I can glean from there. Once I have the time (which looks to be the weekend right now) I'm going to check out a couple of gun shops, thanks for the advice!
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Victor Villanueva
Brackenridge visiting scholar lectures Sept. 13
By Lesli Hicks
Special Projects Writer, M.A. '07
(Sept. 10, 2007)--Victor Villanueva, a UTSA Brackenridge Distinguished Visiting Scholar, comes to UTSA next week to present two compelling lectures. The events are free and open to the public.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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A professor of rhetoric and composition and chair of the English department at Washington State University, Villanueva will conduct two lectures in the Business Building University Room (2.02.04) at the 1604 Campus. He will speak on "Considering the Rhetorics of the New Racism" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13 and "Remembering Memoria" at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14.
Villanueva is known for his examination of the relation of rhetoric, ideology and racism. His exploration of how they are manifested in literacy practices includes classical and contemporary rhetoric, cultural studies, world-systems theory, critical race theories and composition studies.
In 1993, his national award-winning book, "Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color," describes his journey as a Brooklyn-born Puerto Rican high school dropout to an educator with a Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in rhetoric and composition studies.
Villanueva also is the author of "College Reading for Writing" (2002) and editor of "Cross-Talk in Comp Theory: A Graduate Reader" (second edition 2003), used in graduate classes across the nation to introduce students to the diverse and challenging field of teaching composition. He is co-editor of several other works, including "Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice" (2003) with Geneva Smitherman.
Villanueva has published more than 40 articles and reviews and delivered more than 60 presentations with 35 as keynote or featured addresses.


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Good apartment in an older building close to the central station and near restaurants. Friendly host met us as planned.
The studio is comfortable for one or two people and in a very quiet place. The location is very good, with bus and tram stops at the door of the building and 10/15 min walking from the train station. In summer the studio may be a bit hot because it is difficult to ventilate. There is no lift in the building. I stayed for several months and everything worked very well: the kitchen, the shower, the washing machine... no problems at all. Wioletta is a very nice host and it was easy to contact her. A very nice place to stay in Warsaw.
booking for Holiday s from France during 1 week sorry for my language
i was alone
good appartement for one but for 2 it will difficult for sleeping
about that it s a very nice appartament
The apartment is well located,clean and comfortable,although the block itself is in need of refurbishment. I did not meet or speak to Wioletta, but her colleague was in frequent helpful contact on our first day, especially as there had been a mix-up over our arrival time.
The kitchen was poorly equipped- it could be improved by more cutlery e.g. there was not a single teaspoon, and a few more small sharp knives. The gas cooker needed matches to light it which we had to go out to buy.
The light in the bathroom was exposed ( the shade was in a cupboard in the lounge); this was potentially dangerous.
On the whole,Wioletta provided value for money.
Apartment situated in a good location, just 5 minutes walk from the old town and 10 minutes from Metro.
The building is a bit 'old but still comfortable and clean.
Appartamento posizionato in una buona posizione, a soli 5 minuti a piedi dalla città vecchia e 10 minuti dalla metropolitana.
Lo stabile è un po' vecchio ma comunque confortevole e pulito.
The apartment is nice and clean. Everything was great! I recommend to those, who want to live in the Center of Warsaw!
We spent a wonderful time in Poland. The apartment was very comfortable, bright with nice view , clean and warm.
The owners were very polite and discreet.
If I went again to Warsaw I would choose again the same apartment.
Thanks for the hοspitality
Very nice host as the apartment, perfect location and amenities.
Hôte très agréable tout comme l'appartement, parfaitement bien situé et aménagé.
Everything was fine, as described. Perfect location.
The host is kind and friendly, with fast feedback via email. Everything worked fine. The apartment was very nice, and prefectly connected, very close to warsaw central station.
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Attendees at the MFASC show in Montebello.
The Metal Finishing Association of Southern California and the Metal Finishing Association of Northern California joined with members of the San Diego group to hold a suppliers conference and tradeshow on Sept. 10 and 12 in Los Angeles and in San Jose.
The two shows held within three days allowed vendors to meet with platying shops in the two areas, as well as allowing for coordinated training sessions at each show.
The MFANC usually held their vendor showcase in February, but that event was moved to coincide with the Southern California show.
Attendees also got the chance to meet and talk with new Executive Director Norm Plotkin, who was hired this summer to lead the organizations.


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Lower-Income Parents, Students Need Early Information on College Costs
A new report from the College Board, Cracking the Student Aid Code, reveals that less than half (46 percent) of parents surveyed knew the cost of attending a public college in their states. This is a particular problem for lower-income and less-educated parents. The report found that less than half (44 percent) of Latino parent respondents knew about Pell Grants compared to 81 percent of Caucasians and 82 percent of African Americans. Respondents said providing early information about college financing was critically important to individual planning. Surveyed parents and students viewed simple information about paying for college delivered earlier in a student's school career as the most helpful proposed improvement in the student aid system. Students and parents can find the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other student aid information available in English and Spanish on the Department's website.
Federal Sustainability Education Steering Committee
In September 2010, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, OVAE led a group of federal agencies in convening the Sustainability Education Summit: Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy. The summit brought together leaders from higher education, K-12 education, business and industry, environmental organizations, and several federal agencies to build shared visions and strategies for education's role in building a sustainable and green economy. A major part of the discussion was about building secondary-to-postsecondary career pathways—an indispensible element in the emerging economy.
Since September, federal agencies have been meeting to develop a set of national recommendations, per a mandate of Congress, based on the ideas shared at the summit. While overall leadership on sustainability issues has passed from OVAE to the Office of Postsecondary Education, OVAE continues to lead work related to pathways and the workforce.
The Department will issue the recommendations from the summit in a proceedings report this spring. For more details on the summit, and to read the remarks delivered by Secretary Arne Duncan and Under Secretary Martha Kanter, visit http://www.ed.gov/blog/2010/09/citizenship-and-pathways-for-a-green-economy/.
Applications Open for Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant
On Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a solicitation for grant applications under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program. DOL plans to award approximately $500 million this year through the program and a total of $2 billion over the next four years. Grants will support the development and improvement of postsecondary programs of two years or less that use evidence-based or innovative strategies to prepare students for successful careers in growing or emerging industries. The program will be administered by the Labor Department in coordination with the U.S. Department of Education. The application deadline is April 21, 2011, at 4 pm Eastern Time.
The grant program will expand opportunities for workers by: accelerating progress and reducing time to completion; improving retention and achievement rates; building instructional programs that meet industry needs; and strengthening online and technology-enabled learning. Applicants must be attending institutions of higher education as defined in Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) which offer programs that can be completed in not more than 2 years. Grants will enable eligible institutions to expand their capacity to create new education or training programs—or improve existing ones—to meet the needs of local or regional businesses. Every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will receive at least $2.5 million each year in grant awards, with $20 million being the highest award.
"Everyone, especially the trade-impacted workers who are the focus of this program, deserves access to the level of education necessary to obtain employment that can support a family," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "These grants will help colleges create programs that make it possible for workers to come back to school and acquire skills and industry-recognized credentials needed to compete for good jobs in growing industries."
"These grants will help educators and industry work together to ensure that more students are graduating with the skills that employers need," said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "This program is not about tinkering — it's about transformation. This is not about getting more students to enroll — it's about getting more students to graduation day and into good jobs."
Prospective applicants may view the online tutorial Grant Applications 101: A Plain English Guide to ETA Competitive Grants at http://www.workforce3one.org/page/grants_toolkit. The solicitation is available on http://www.grants.gov or http://www.doleta.gov/grants (click on "Find Grants").


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Anybody into off road triathlons? I've not done any but they seem to be be getting popular. I've been asked to help out at three races being held in South Wales, 2 of which are part of the national Scott XTri series.
On 21 April there will be a sprint race at Parc Bryn Bach Tredegar 750m, 15k, 5k. then we have another at Parc Bryn Bach on 30 June ,a round of the Scott Xtri series, with either a full distance 1.2k, 30k, 10k or a sprint of 700/750?m, 15k, 5k.
Then its down to West Wales & Pembrey Country Park on 4 August, again part of the Scott Xtri series with a full race of 1000m sea swim, 30k bike & 10k beach run (ouch) or a half distance version.
I'm only just getting into MTBing so gutted that my running days are over & cant take part , but working on the events should be the next best thing, hopefully I get to test out the bike courses at least,
the Scott series has been around for a few years now but really started to grow a couple of years ago - I did one of them - Hawley Lake XTT in 2011 which happened to be the UK Off-road Nat Champs but it wasn't on last year due to land issues (it's on Army land) but is back on this year.
I'm doing XTERRA in September which is both the Nat Champs and qualifier for the Worlds in Maui (fat chance of qualifying!). I should have a new lighter hardtail MTB ready for that as doing it on a full sus you do notice the weight penalty and on most courses a hardtail helps the climbing.
I'm hoping that off-road tris will grow - in many ways, they're more fun than on-road - but they are otherwise no different to road tris.
Am tempted by this as it's a chance to test the new wetsuit before Lanza. Trouble is, can remember the last time I swam in that lake in April. Very nearly gave up open water swimming on the spot!
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Am tempted by this as it's a chance to test the new wetsuit before Lanza. Trouble is, can remember the last time I swam in that lake in April. Very nearly gave up open water swimming on the spot!
Bit of a difference - Tredegar to Lanza - good luck with that.
Know what you mean Pingu, thats why NEWTs wait til May for their aquathlon series to start. (Which is on again this year - last Thrsday of the month, May to August ) Perhaps we'll have a nice warm spring!!!!!!!!!
I'm hoping to be open water aclimatised by then this year though.


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A newer image pops up and from OH20 at Allpar says it is spot on. Your opinions?http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/dodge/durango-2012.html
I can't see it on the site, TAF can you post it on here?
Okay, now I see it! That looks good! I'm glad that Chrysler is finally standardizing Dodges grills!
It looks good! It has a strong resemblance to the current Ram. I can't tell does the grill have the shark nose like the Ram? I would like to see more wheel flare around the rear like on the first generation Durango, but over all I think it is a great improvement over the 2nd generation.
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That would be among the best looking SUVs on the market.
Looks great, Chrysler still knows how to draw'em. If the GC is any indication the intereior should be excellent as well.
All the features that the new GC has the Durango will have as well. Standard safety features include Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM), four-wheel Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) with rough-road detection, four-wheel Brake Traction Control System (BTCS), Passive Entry/Keyless Go, Remote keyless entry, express up/down windows for driver and front-seat passenger, seat-belt pretensioners, Trailer-Sway Control and Remote-Start.Other standard safety features include full-length side-curtain air bags which extend protection to front and rear outboard passengers, seat-mounted side thorax air bags that enhance protection for the driver and front passenger and active head restraints which deploy in the event of a rear collision. The body structure is all new and designed to achieve expected safety performance in global markets (new roof-crush standards, side-impact standards and Euro pedestrian impact).The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (and 2012 Dodge Durango) will feature uconnect guardian as a standard feature on all models (services provided by Hughes Telematics). uconnect guardian provides customers with the five most requested security features: * Automatic Crash Notification – In the event of an accident, a call is placed and a request for assistance is dispatched to the vehicle's location * Emergency Call – With a push of the emergency button, customers are placed in contact with a trained emergency response specialist during an emergency situation * Roadside Assistance Call – Connects customers to a uconnect customer care specialist who can connect them to Chrysler's road-side assistance for towing or jump starts * Remote Door Unlock – Remotely unlocks doors with a simple phone call * Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance – Works with local authorities via on-demand tracking to provide the current location of the vehicle if it is stolenI can't wait to see the full list of features on these new SUV's.
TAF4Mopar:A newer image pops up and from OH20 at Allpar says it is spot on. Your opinions?http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/dodge/durango-2012.htmlI hope Fiat step up and stop the production of this SUV!
I would like to see Jeep drop the Patiot & Compass, and then combine all Dodge & Jeep dealers, this way Dodge would not need the Durango. But having said that, I think they both look good.....so far.
TAF4Mopar:A newer image pops up and from OH20 at Allpar says it is spot on. Your opinions?http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/dodge/durango-2012.htmljackusa:I hope Fiat step up and stop the production of this SUV!Hey now, you promised to leave these forums for good, you lied apparently.
I like it, and the Ram sized version too. The Jeep is my favorite, but the durango looks infinitely better than the current one and reminds me a bit of the first durango
wow, that is nice. It's aggressive yet clean. I thought dodge wasn't going to do SUV's and that Jeep was going to only concentrate on the SUV department while Dodge did trucks and Chrylser was left with the cars. I thought thats what they wanted to do right?? Someone know the low down on that? Personally I think thats smart, because you will be able to cut costs, but also you are killing some nice vehicles in your lineup.
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Here is the low down on the upcoming line up rev:http://www.allpar.com/model/upcoming.html
I like it, but at the same time when I saw the front picture it immediately reminded me of the Tundra for some odd reason over the Ram. I think it's the headlights being so high up and thin... In any case though, it does look pretty good.
Looks good! Hope they put it in production.
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Jerusalem Hotel Guide
There are a number of natural wonders to be experienced as well when staying at a hotel in Jerusalem. One way to bring the bible to life for your children is to go to the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens. The gardens are home to over 100 animal species and each of these animals has the distinction of being mentioned in the bible. Some other things to do that showcase the natural wonders found in Jerusalem include the Garden of Gethsamane and the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Key medical figures:
• 1,654,100 outpatient consultations
• 106,600 patients admitted to hospital
• 1,223,300 measles vaccinations (outbreak)
• 10,900 patients treated for cholera
Owing to a dysfunctional health system, people in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lack basic healthcare, and in 2013 suffered numerous, preventable outbreaks of cholera, malaria and measles. The conflicts in the eastern provinces were also ongoing, displacing thousands.
Decades of conflict, lack of investment in the healthcare system and ongoing violence cause extreme hardship. Humanitarian aid is concentrated around big cities and places that are considered secure, but there is a need for a rapid, flexible humanitarian response to acute needs throughout the east of the country. Teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working to increase the availability of healthcare and respond to health emergencies.
While on an exploratory mission in July, Chantal, Philippe, Richard and Romy, four Congolese MSF staff, were abducted by an armed group during an attack on Kamango, North Kivu. At the time of writing, a dedicated team is still actively searching for them.
In 2013, measles epidemics continued to proliferate. Some health zones were overwhelmed by the number of cases, and MSF launched emergency campaigns, vaccinating more than 1.2 million children aged between six months and 15 years.
North Kivu
A health centre in Mugunga III camp for displaced people provided basic healthcare, dressings and aftercare for victims of sexual violence, carrying out more than 41,800 consultations and treating some 840 people for injuries resulting from sexual violence. A team focused on cholera prevention and treatment in Goma treated 1,660 patients. Displaced people at spontaneous sites around Bulengo also received healthcare from MSF, including psychosocial support for victims of sexual violence wanting to take legal action. In the hospital in Rutshuru territory – a region controlled by M23 rebels until they were forced to pull out in October – MSF continued to offer comprehensive healthcare, including surgery, intensive and emergency care, and treatment for victims of sexual violence. More than 7,600 surgical procedures were performed during the year.
In Masisi, MSF provides full support to the general hospital (internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology, maternity services, paediatrics and neonatology) and to two health centres in Masisi and Nyabiondo. There is a 76-bed maternity village for women in their third trimester of high-risk pregnancies. MSF also works with community advisors to counsel victims of sexual violence. Until June, healthcare was provided to people in Rubaya camp and to the host population.
Comprehensive healthcare is provided at Mweso hospital, with psychiatric services integrated into the basic healthcare programme. The nearby Kitchanga project closed mid-year. The mental health and sexual violence programmes were absorbed into the Mweso-based project, which alsotook over activities in Mpati and Bibwe. Other activities were handed over to Merlin. Security incidents caused the suspension of the Mweso project twice in 2013, but the teams at Mweso hospital provided more than 140,000 consultations, carried out more than 1,300 surgeries and assisted more than 4,500 deliveries. Basic healthcare, including the prevention of, and response to, epidemic outbreaks, and integrated psychosocial care were provided in Pinga. A security threat caused the suspension of the project there in July and activities had not resumed by year's end. More than 34,389 outpatient consultations, 5,100 consultations for malaria and over 900 mental health sessions had been conducted in Pinga. In March, an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Vuhovi reached more than 51,000 children.
South Kivu
South Kivu hosted more than 800,000 displaced people in 2013, most of them in the Kalehe and Shabunda territories, where MSF provides basic and specialist healthcare in Kalonge, Shabunda and Matili hospitals and in 15 health centres in the surrounding areas. MSF supports a hospital and three health centres in Minova, an area regularly affected by conflict and influxes of displaced people, and conducts mobile clinics to assist victims of violence.
In Fizi territory, MSF provides comprehensive basic and specialist healthcare, including surgery, reproductive health services, neonatal treatment, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, tuberculosis and cholera treatment, vaccinations, nutritional support and sexual violence aftercare at Baraka and Lulimba hospitals and six health centres. In addition, MSF supports two permanent cholera treatment centres (CTCs). A new 100-bed hospital was also built in Lulimba
MSF emergency teams responded to a number of outbreaks of malaria, measles, rabies and cholera in South Kivu. Six cholera interventions were carried out in the province, more than 160,000 children were vaccinated against measles, and in Lemera over 100 people were vaccinated against rabies. During the malaria outbreak, 64,000 patients were treated in Fizi and 43,000 in the isolated Shabunda area. More than 565,000 outpatient consultations were completed in South Kivu in 2013.
Those in Katanga province receive very little humanitarian aid and suffer from a lack of quality health services and fees they cannot afford. MSF treats children in the paediatric unit of Kabalo hospital and 15 peripheral health centres, mainly for malaria. As a result of a measles outbreak in Kabalo, MSF provided hospital treatment and undertook a targeted vaccination campaign. When a nutritional survey indicated extensive malnourishment, one inpatient and three outpatient feeding centres were opened. In April, MSF completed a cholera intervention in Lubumbashi that had begun the previous November. The team built an 80-bed CTC and treated a total of 5,904 patients. Comprehensive health services continued in Shamwana and the surrounding area. Teams responded to cholera outbreaks in Kaiseng and Lukanzola and vaccinated over 150,300 children against measles in Moba. A project in Kalemie aimed at reducing cholera was suspended in November after two consecutive attacks on MSF. A cholera vaccination campaign was also cancelled.
In Geti, South Irumu, MSF continued to support the health centre and provided 59,567 consultations, an increase of 41 per cent on the previous year. Violent clashes between government and rebel forces in August caused massive population displacement in the area, and from September, MSF supported the maternity unit and operating theatre of Geti hospital to guarantee adequate healthcare for an increasing number of patients. During this time, teams assisted 726 births and operated on 106 trauma patients with conflict-related injuries. MSF also ran two mobile clinics, improved water and hygiene for displaced people, distributed 10,000 relief kits and conducted two measles vaccination campaigns, reaching a total of 42,567 children under 15.
MSF continued to work in the emergency department at Dingila hospital, and with Ministry of Health staff, screened and treated people for sleeping sickness at Ganga-Dingila and Ango, Bas-Uélé. Some 73,336 people were screened and 1,358 received treatment.During an outbreak of measles in Bas-Uélé, MSF treated 30,200 patients in the health zones of Ganga-Dingila, Buta, Aketi, Bondo, Likati, Titule and Poko, and vaccinated 189,000 children in the health zones of Ganga-Dingila, Buta, Aketi, Bondo and Likati.
The HIV programme based at Kabinda hospital has been increasingly decentralised and a community-based programme manages the distribution of antiretroviral (ARV) medication to stabilised patients. More than 5,500 patients are on treatment.
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I did not want to tell anyone about my HIV status. After the screening, I had to start treatment, US$200 treatment. But I had no money, not even US$10. A doctor referred me [to MSF] for free care. I am a salesman in a store; this is how I feed my wife, my daughter and my son. I was already working in this shop before, but I was sick all the time, I was no longer useful. So I was fired. I stayed at home. When I started ARVs, gradually I regained my health. But I had nothing to eat. A friend advised me to go to my ex-boss and explain. I told him that I was sick with HIV, but that I was taking the free drugs and had regained strength. The boss thought it brave that I came to talk to him like that, and gave me my job back.
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Important Question about Freezing
It I have raw mince and I freeze it for a few week; defrost it and cook in chilly or pasta sauce, and then find that I have enough left over to freeze for another day can or should I?
In other words can you refreeze frozen raw meat once it has been cooked?
#2 Sat 10 Mar 07 1:04pm
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Re: Important Question about Freezing
I do. If I make a huge bolognese, for example, I'll often freeze it, even if it's been cooked with frozen mince. Just make sure you defrost it properly and that it's piping hot when you eat it. Don't refreeze the leftovers of that, though, I think that would be asking for trouble!
#3 Sat 10 Mar 07 4:55pm
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Re: Important Question about Freezing
As long as you have cooked the mince thoroughly then it is ok to freeze it after it has been cooked.
Like Anna says, once you have defrosted it ,then it should be reheated to a high temperature for several minutes. It should only ever be reheated once.
If you freeze things like bolanaise sauce then it is a good idea to freeze it in portion sized amounts as this will cut down on wastage.
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Roadrunner basketball players garner SLC accolades
By Carlos Valdez II
UTSA Assistant Sports Information Director
(March 6, 2007)--UTSA senior Vivian Ewalefo and sophomore Monica Gibbs were named to the 2006-07 All Southland Conference basketball teams, the league office announced Monday. Ewalefo collected first-team honors for the second year in a row, while Gibbs picked up her first all-conference award when she was named to the second team.
Last season's SLC Newcomer of the Year, Ewalefo is the second UTSA player in the program's history to earn first-team acolades in consecutive seasons (Nikki Hendrix, 2002-03/'03-04). Ewalefo leads UTSA in scoring at 16.1 points per game (fifth SLC) and is second with 7.8 rebounds per contest. The Las Vegas native also has six double-doubles this season.
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Highlighting the second team was Gibbs, who leads the league with 12 double-doubles and was a two-time SLC Player of the Week selection. The Stillwater, Okla., native is averaging 13 points per game and leads the Roadrunners with 8.0 boards (fifth SLC) and 4.6 assists (third SLC) per contest. In conference action, she upped those marks to 13.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg.
UTSA travels to Houston for the O'Reilly Auto Parts/Southland Conference Tournament this week as the No. 5 seed. The Roadrunners open tournament play at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, when they play No. 4 seed Southeastern Louisiana.
2006-07 All-Southland Conference Teams
First Team
Charity Egenti, Stephen F. Austin
Vivian Ewalefo, UTSA
Kirbria Lewis, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Caronica Randle, Central Arkansas
Terra Wallace, Texas-Arlington
Second Team
Joyce Ekworomadu, Texas State
Monica Gibbs, UTSA
Chassidy Jones, Northwestern State
Jamie Octave, Nicholls State
Brenita Williams, Southeastern Louisiana
Third Team
Maryann Abanobi, Texas-Arlington
Ashley Bobb, Texas-Arlington
Nikki Carr, Stephen F. Austin
LaToya Carson, Lamar
Nicole Duncan, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Brittney Williams, Lamar
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Jazmin Cain, Southeastern Louisiana
Renita Dobbins, Central Arkansas
Evelyn Edwards, Stephen F. Austin
Tena Matthews, Northwestern State
Dionne Pounds, Lamar
Erica Putnam, Texas State
Tiffeny Riles, Texas-Arlington
Adah Wells, Sam Houston State
Tina Wilson, Southeastern Louisiana