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How to Melt Roofing Tar
A bucket of roofing tar is hot, smelly and useful for making a durable roof. A tar roof is low maintenance and adaptable to most environments. The beginning of a well-laid tar roof is a good kettle of roofing tar. You can get the right mix with practice heating small batches.
Call your local building codes administration and ask if you need a permit to heat a tar kettle. Find out if certain laws govern the type of kettle and burner you may use. Ask if the municipality has codes about where and when you can use the kettle or that require safety precautions.
Climb up on the roof using a stable ladder and identify all the spots that need tar. Decide if you will tar the entire roof or patch worn areas. Measure the surface to be tarred. Use the measurements to estimate how much tar is needed so you purchase the correct amount.
Create a work zone that is free of children and pets. Clear the area of any debris so you don't trip when carrying the kettle or working near it. Choose a sheltered area to protect the zone from wind, but not near a structure.The work zone should include a concrete surface where you can place the burner.
Place the tar in the cold vat, which is labeled on the burner. Turn on the burner. Follow the manufacturer's instructions about how much cold tar to add and use the suggested ideal temperature. Wait for the tar to flow into the hot vat. Heat only small batches of tar at a time. Heat a very small batch for the first kettle to practice working with the tar.
Remove the hot tar from the burner. Cover it with the lid provided for the kettle. Carry the tar carefully to the work area. Make sure the ladder is secure and the kettle isn't too heavy to carry up the ladder. If possible, use a winch to raise the covered bucket to the roof, instead of carrying it up the ladder.
Things You Will Need
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- Kettle and burner
- Goggles
- Gloves
Do not leave the kettle unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher near the tar burner. Wear work boots, clothing that covers your entire body, gloves and goggles at all times when working with tar.


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An estimated 450 local people enjoyed an afternoon of traditional fun and games at Oxenhope's Village Fete on Saturday 20 July 2013, opened by Kris Hopkins MP. Organisers were delighted to see the turnout after last year's disappointing cancellation of the popular event due to the Millennium Green being water-logged. Jeremy Mackrell MBE, Chair of the Millennium Green Trust, said, "We'd all been hoping for dry weather this year and although it was a little cooler on Saturday we weren't disappointed."
The weather conditions favoured the 35 fell runners who set off from the Arena for the scenic 3.3 mile race. Christian Holmes of Wharfedale won in 22 minutes 48 seconds, breaking the previous record by over a minute.
Sisters Sophie and Phoebe Cowling won first and second prizes in the Kings and Queens themed fancy dress competition, and the winning Coronation cakes were baked by Eleanor Thomas, age 11. The Arena was the scene for children's and families' races and Tugs of War. A performance by local children singing songs, with the Reverend Nigel Wright playing guitar, was also enjoyed by the onlookers despite a failure of the sound system.
Stalls run by different village organisations reported a brisk trade and the fairground rides were enjoyed by the younger children. Haworth Band provided a varied programme of popular melodies and the afternoon concluded with a sellout number of competitors for the Duck Race in the Beck, won by Katie Barber.
Ken Eastwood, Millennium Green Trustee, said, "On behalf of the Trust I'd like to thank everyone involved, including the volunteers who worked tirelessly before and after the event. It was a great village fete, enjoyed by all."
View the photographs here.
Results of the 3.3 mile fell race, organised by Keighley & Craven Athletics Club
1st Man Christian Holmes 22:48 (new course record)
2nd Man Liam Gough 24:00
3rd Man Gary Chapman 24:12
1st Lady Amanda Sterling 29:36
2nd Lady Karen Ballantine 30:39
3rd Lady Jane Leonard 31:26
1st Vet 50 Male Martin Roberts 26:52
1st Vet 40 Female Louise Abdy 35:38
1st Local Man Pete Dimitrijevic 25:38
1st Local Lady Sue Roberts 37:11

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Familial stomatocytosis-hypertrophic gastritis
Familial stomatocytosis-hypertrophic gastritis (Ménétrier syndrome) is a genetic disease of dogs characterized by hypertrophic gastritis and stomatocytosis[1].
Although canine stomatocytosis has been described in purebred Alaskan Malamutes, Drentse Patrijshonds and Miniature Schnauzers[2], stomatocytosis-hypertrophic gastritis has mainly been reported in the Drentse Patrijshond[3] and West Highland White Terrier and Old English Sheepdog[4].
Gastric carcinoma has been reported associated with Menetrier's-like disease in the West Highland White Terrier[5].
Affected dogs usually present with a history of chronic vomiting, diarrhoea, icterus, ataxia, paresis, mild regenerative anemia and hypoalbuminaemia. In addition to hypertrophic gastritis, affected dogs exhibit abnormal blood phospholipid composition.
Biochemical analysis of stomach lining in this condition has shown that the general phospholipid composition and the molecular composition of phosphatidylcholine from mucosal tissue in the corpus of the stomach where hypertrophic gastritis was evident is not significantly different from normal gastric, suggesting only a weak correlation between gastric mucosal phospholipid composition and hypertrophic gastritis[6].
A differential diagnosis would include other causes of gastritis such as lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis, lymphoma, mast cell tumor and Helicobacter spp infection, as well as gastrinoma[7].
There is no known treatment for this hereditary condition and therapy is usually symptomatic.
- ↑ Slappendel RJ et al (1994) Normal cations and abnormal membrane lipids in the red blood cells of dogs with familial stomatocytosis-hypertrophic gastritis. Blood 84(3):904-909
- ↑ Bonfanti U et al (2004) Stomatocytosis in 7 related Standard Schnauzers. Vet Clin Pathol 33(4):234-239
- ↑ Slappendel RJ et al (1991) Familial stomatocytosis - hypertrophic gastritis (FSHG), a newly recognised disease in the dog (Drentse patrijshond). Vet Q 13(1):30-40
- ↑ Rallis TS et al (2007) Giant hypertrophic gastritis (Menetrier's-like disease) in an Old English sheepdog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 43(2):122-127
- ↑ Lecoindre P et al (2012) Gastric carcinoma associated with Menetrier's-like disease in a West Highland white terrier. J Small Anim Pract 53(12):714-718
- ↑ Renooij W et al (1996) Gastric mucosal phospholipids in dogs with familial stomatocytosis-hypertrophic gastritis. Eur J Clin Invest 26(12):1156-1159
- ↑ Zerbe CA et al (1989) Pancreatic polypeptide and insulin-secreting tumor in a dog with duodenal ulcers and hypertrophic gastritis. J Vet Intern Med 3(3):178-182


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Last day of Summer session 1!!
At East West Montessori school, the children have learned about "Four Seasons."
They completed a four season tree project, and they are so proud of themselves.
Summer session 2 will start on Monday!
We are going to learn about "Ocean Animals."
Please see the school's FB page.
East West Montessori School was established by the Victory Christian Church in 1986 as the first Montessori International School in the prefecture, in 1991 the East West Montessori Academy, and in 1999 the school philosophy was to provide a high-level early childhood education. The school name has been changed to East West Montessori School.
At our school, we are constantly researching on early childhood education, and we are making every effort to be a leading figure in the Montessori School trend domestically or globally.
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Give Unchain Me/Love 3x a listen - it's a new offering from Cocaine 80s. It was dropped on Thursday, May 24th, 2012. Cocaine 80s's musical situation is improving with every new release, and Unchain Me/Love 3x will most definitely help the cause. It's a fine addition to the growing body of work Cocaine 80s has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're looking forward to what Cocaine 80s has in store.
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Sun Ultra 5 running Solaris 2.8. 2 Ethernet network cards; one to connect to the Internet for remote access and the other to connect to the local network so Nagios can monitor the devices. Some of the hosts include video servers, a network controller, switches, routers, NT servers, QPSKs, and (M)QAMs. Some of the services include video on demand streams; CPU processes and disk space on Unix computers; NT servers; and various tcp ports. I have written a plugin to monitor the state of hard drives in the video servers; a plugin to connect to Linux (SuSE) computers (via ssh) to monitor disk space; a plugin to connect to another Sun computer (via telnet) to monitor the NT servers; and a plugin to monitor 4 types of Video On Demand error codes. Nagios is used to process alerts through E-Mails and messages sent to pagers.
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Electric cars have been getting a fair bit of press over the last year and now many people are considering one. Many pros and cons to going electric need to be considered before making any purchase. In this posts, we'll discuss both the good and the bad so that hopefully you can make a more informed decision about whether electric is for you when the times comes to
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Better for the environment
- Being electric and not using high polluting fuels like petrol and diesel creates significant environmental benefits. With no emissions from the exhaust, electric cars produce no CO2, which has an enormous impact on global warming and the destruction of the ozone. No emissions generated from an electric car results in no NOx which has a significant detrimental effect on human health. With many homes now fitted with solar panels, generating electricity for a car has virtually no negative impact on the environment and helps with an individual's carbon footprint. Electricity creation as a whole is becoming less dependent on coal and moves by many governments around the world are focusing on renewable forms of electricity from solar, hydro, and wind. Not all electric cars are fully electric as some are whats called hybrid whereby they still have a combustible engine that powers the car if it runs out of battery.
Reduced running costs
- Electric cars are far cheaper to run for a number of reasons. First, as the car produces no CO2, they are exempt from road tax (VED) which can cost up to £500 per year on some high-emitting cars. Many electric, hybrid and PHEVs benefit from 100% discount on London congestion charging with some boroughs also offering free parking which can amount to a significant saving. On average an electric car costs just £3.20 to charge fully whereas as filling a 50-litre tank with fuel costs c£60.Many towns and service stations around the UK have free charging points so a refuel could cost you absolutely nothing. It's not just VED and fuel costs where electric car owners save, they also payout limited amounts in maintenance during its life cycle. As they have no combustible engine and no moving parts, there is far less to service or go wrong. They also don't need oil changes or have complicated exhaust systems that can often be costly. Servicing and running an electric car will be far cheaper with fewer visits to your local dealer, with maybe just tyres and disc brakes being the only expense.
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Some of the electric cars coming to market now are far quicker than their combustible engine counterparts. With far fewer moving parts than traditional vehicles, an electric car can push the power from the batteries to the tyres much quicker and you'll experience far superior 0-60 times. An electric powered car produces far more torque (twisting force) than both petrol and diesel cars producing and exciting driving experience, just put your foot down on the accelerator and launch off.
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One of the primary concerns around electric vehicles is the relatively short range they have between recharging. On average they tend to have a range of just 60 miles which can prove an issue for some drivers although higher end models such as Tesla are seeing ranges more than 300 miles. Despite the average range being only 60 miles a number of studies have been conducted by both manufacturers and governments which indicate that the range should be sufficient. These studies have shown that on average a driver's commute is just a 36 mile round trip although this can still be an issue if you were looking to travel around the country at the weekend.
High Purchase Cost -
The cost of acquiring an electric car is still quite high compared to a combustible engine car. Take for example a Nissan Leaf which retails for over £20,000 and is double that of a Nissan Mica at just £10,000. On average, a standard electric car is in the region of £25,000 - £35,000 with some of the higher end models fetching more than £60,000. Even with the governments subsidies and Plug-in Car Grants amounting to a maximum of £5,000 for a car and £8,000 for a van, the cost is still high. As the technology becomes mainstream, and manufacturers can get their production costs down, these prices will reduce but not for a good few years. Although the purchase prices of these cars are high, the running costs are very low so it's worth doing some research into lifetime ownership to really understand what the cost/saving is over a traditional car.
Longer Charging Times
- With a conventional car you'll pull up at the petrol station, stick your nozzle in, and be filled up within minutes. Electric charging is a different matter with the average full charge taking over four hours to complete. This is not an issue if you are charging overnight as by morning you'll be ready to go but if you're travelling any great distance then be prepared to have extended breaks at the service station. Advances in technology are starting to reduce these waiting times with some companies able to charge a car to 70% within just 20 minutes.
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- Currently consumers are relatively limited with the choice of available cars to buy if they're considering electric. It's not just that there are only certain manufacturers producing electric vehicles it's that they don't come in many varieties. Each brand may only have one electric car whereas they have several model line-ups of traditional vehicles. For more information on check out our lists of electric cars.
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These two adorable couples are going to a fabulous New Year party. Join them on this special night and make sure they enter the New Year dressed in style. Start with the two ladies. They want to get their hair done and find some elegant dresses for the party. Show your fashion sense and pick the best look for each one! Complete their outfits with stunning accessories, so they will turn heads! Now, it's time to dress the gentlemen as well. Pick some stylish suits for them! Find matching outfits for the couples and they will appreciate it! Enjoy the game!
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I know, I said I wasn't going to do this insane photo dumping anymore, but you know what? If people always did what they said, then a new season of Gilmore Girls wouldn't be happening. So there.
Here is the thing about Rome: it is a tourist trap. A very old, very beautiful, very impressive tourist trap I was incredibly excited to visit, but one all the same. Coming from a home state that is splashed across the background of pop culture, I'm just gonna call this one what it is. Everywhere you turn there's someone trying to make twice as many euros as they're worth off the freshest bus of tourists. The tourists who, apparently, have no idea where they are or why they're there. If I had a dollar for every time I heard "Oh honey, I could probably paint that, dontcha think?" in the Vatican, I could pay my way out of my gelato debt. (Primarily incurred at Frigidarium, thanks Hannah) Like come ON people. I don't know your life, but no, I don't think you can paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. I'm always uneasy with the commercialization of holy places, and the Vatican did nothing to assuage my anxiety. With that said, if you're visiting, I very much advise buying a "skip the line ticket". ((Don't get talked into paying for a tour though - once you're inside you're just going to lose them (and your extra 25 euros).)) It is truly stunning inside. A lot of the big tourist pulls are - they're ancient, and have seen so much history happen. It's insane what people who are truly inspired can create, and how long it will last. I suppose that's what pulls millions of people to Rome - they want to see this city that outlived its residents.
The food is exactly as good as you want it to be. Pro tip: nowhere in the free world should pizza cost you 19 dollars. Take a map and get off the main streets. In a side alley near the Trevi Foutain, I paid 2 euros a slice for massive pieces of handmade wood stove pizza made by a cute boy with pretty tattoos. Woooorth it. I also honored Ethan Kraft and ate spaghetti (if you don't get this reference you need to do better research on Rome). Rome's cafe culture wasn't as prevalent as Vienna's, but they still have these gorgeously old and classical cafes. Beware of the tables though: if you sit down anywhere in Italy, you will be charged a cover charge for the tablecloth, service, etc. It can make your quick caffeine charge a very expensive ordeal.
The highlight for me was probably singing "Hey nOW HEY NOWWWW THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF" at the top of my lungs while in the middle of the crowd at the Colosseum, and having a random Italian boy join me. But because everyone knows how that movie ends, I swiftly avoided him.
Spoiler alert: Paulo is a punk.
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ps. It's actually a miracle that I'm alive to write this, because Italians in general do not know how to drive, and will hit you before they bother obeying a stop light.
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DALLAS — Growing old is just a fact of life. But does that mean our brain has to get old too?
That's what Pat Shannon and I are going to find out on our journey together. She's a great-grandma, a retired flight attendant and looks nothing like she's 80 years old.
And here's the question she wants answered: "Brain Exercises — will they help me retain memory? It's slipping, hesitation, quick recall," she said.
Pat and I are starting our journey at The Center for Brain Health, in Dallas. Stacy Vernon is checking our brain function by giving us a series of tests. She's a clinician here with experience in neuropsychological and psychological assessment.
The first thing we're learning is not to get hung up on the word "memory." She's saying what can be trained, that's more helpful for you than memory, is brain function.
"Think of the brain working much better as a processor of information than a storage unit of information," Vernon said.
The Center for Brain Health uses a training strategy called SMART: Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training. They teach it to adults, kids, CEOs, veterans and more.
And here's the idea behind it:
- Unlike multi-tasking, where your brain is bouncing between several unrelated things, Vernon says you exercise your brain by eliminating distractions and identifying just one thing to work on.
- Now that you're focused on your one thing, go deep into observation mode. What does this thing look like? Feel like? Sound like?
- Once you're seeing the thing in a deeper way, try connecting it with other ideas, concepts and theories you know about.
- Finally, by re-assembling the thing together with outside concepts, the brain can make something new.
"Being able to focus on what's critical and block out what's unnecessary enables our brain to do what it does best, which is process information at a deep level," Vernon said.
The results of the largest study on brain training, in the Journal of American Medicine, back up the idea that the brain can be trained. Its findings "support the effectiveness and durability of the cognitive training interventions in improving targeted cognitive abilities."
"How can I maintain this vigor and enhance it? And counteract the diminishment?" Shannon asked Vernon.
"What we find is, when we engage folks in brain training, is improvements in not only performance but in the health and structure of the brain," Vernon said.
What did Shannon and I think about what we learned at the Center?
"Doing a crossword puzzle or playing chess is not this kind of deep brain work," I said to Shannon.
"Correct. There's not one silver bullet. It's a whole array of ammunition, to use that analogy," Shannon said.
"It's a way of seeing the world," I said.
Bonnie Pitman is the former director of the Dallas Museum of Art. Now she teaches at the Center for Brain Health about the connection between art and brain.
What Pat wants to know is, how do we put what we've just learned into practice?
"Eighty percent of what we learn is through our eyes," Pitman told us as we took a seat on a bench at the DMA and she began to walk us through a method she developed, called The Power of Observation Framework.
Pitman had us briefly scan this painting, called The Icebergs. Then lock in on one spot and study it deeply.
"Slowing down and focusing without judgement," Pitman said.
Next, we did more deep thinking by connecting the painting to what we know about icebergs. Ideas about weather, history and climate change give context and lead to new thoughts.
Last, Pitman asked us to put ourselves in a spot, inside the painting.
"Think about where you are. What your feet feel like. What does your body feel like? Are you pulling your coat closer? Opening it up because you think it's warm weather? What do you hear? What sounds do you hear? What do you smell? Do you taste anything?" Pitman asked.
"I am at the base of the mast. My feet are so cold," Shannon said. "I'm all in down. I have fur on. But it's still cold. And my nose is cold."
And me?
"I'm wearing a hat. Got a jacket on. Hear the snow crunch under my feet. Wearing glacier glasses. I can smell the sea air. Hear it lapping against the glacier," I added.
As we neared the end of time, Shannon asked Pitman one more question.
"And when people do this, they notice a difference in their life?"
"Yes. It is effective. Like learning anything new, it takes effort and it takes practice. You can't do it once, say that was great and think you'll remember it," Pitman said.
Can brain training be about more than the brain? Shannon and I are at the Cooper Clinic talking to Dr. Kenneth Cooper, a long-time leader in the field of health and wellness.
"Does physical exercise keep our brains physically fit as well as our bodies physically fit?" Shannon asked.
"The studies show that the only thing that's been proven over the years to prevent the early onset of Alzheimer's and dementia is exercise," Cooper said.
Cooper's talking about a 2014 study from the journal "Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience," which found, for people at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, that "physical activity may help to preserve" the hippocampus, a part of the brain important for memory.
"I'm 48. Should I be doing that now?" I asked Cooper.
"Yes," he said. "Remember it starts 20 years before you have symptoms."
What does he recommend? Cooper has Seven Steps to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease:
- Exercise your mind daily. Solve crossword puzzles, play musical instruments, use a computer and delay retirement.
- Exercise your body daily. Thirty minutes of sustained or collective physical activity most days of the week. Avoid inactivity.
- Socialize. Join a club, go to the theater or just get out of the house.
- Get adequate sleep, which should be approximately seven hours per night.
- Take omega-3. 1,000 mg twice a day and/or consume two servings of fatty fish per week.
- Take vitamin D3. 2,000 IU daily.
- Take vitamin B12. 400 mcg daily.
Cooper's advice is based, in part, on a Finnish study from 2015. For two years, people in the study ate a healthy diet, completed muscular and cardiovascular training and focused on brain training exercises. In comparison to the control group, the group that changed its habits:
- Scored 25 percent higher in testing situations,
- 83 percent higher in executive function and
- 150 percent higher in processing speed
"I'm convinced we have so much we can do if we take care of ourselves," Cooper said. "Your health is your responsibility."
So, we learned brain training is less about memory and more about brain function, and that you need to see the world in a different way. Also, exercise is critical to keeping your mind sharp.
And what does Pat Shannon think?
"Does brain training work?" I asked her.
"The experts verified that it really does work," she said.
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Three men have been convicted of obstructing the entrance tunnel to Heathrow Airport.
The three men were all sentenced at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 18 May having been found guilty two days earlier.
They are Simon Bramwell, 45, of The Old Common, Chalford, Stroud, Daniel Keeler, 35 of Mutchett's Yard Watford and Stuart Basden, 34, of Briavels Grove, St Werburghs, Bristol.
Two other people, Geneieve Scherer and Nil Agger, had previously pleaded guilty in connection with the incident.
The court heard that on Tuesday, 21 February at approximately 8.25am , the suspects blocked the inbound tunnel - Tunnel Road East - into the central terminal area for Heathrow Airport.
Basden and Agger, who had both hired cars, drove into the tunnel behind a car that Keeler was driving.
All three vehicles were stopped in the tunnel before Bramwell, Keeler and Scherer used metal piping and quick dry expanding foam to lock themselves onto the engine of one of the vehicles; making it impossible to remove them without specialist cutting device.
When he was released Keeler had to be taken to hospital because of the expanding foam still attached to his arm.
The blockade caused considerable disruption to those who were attempting to access the airport, both to work and those who were intending to travel, for most of the morning.
Superintendent Andy Jones, from the Met's Aviation Policing Command, said: "Whilst we will always support lawful protest as being the right of anyone who lives in this country - there was nothing lawful about this protest. It was selfish, they put their desire to be heard above everything else and gave no consideration to the impact it would have on others."
Basden was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs as well as a sum to fund victim services. Bramwell and Keeler were both given a 12-month conditional discharge and to pay a sum to fund victim services.
Nil Agger, 23, of Gables Farm, Hazlecote Lane, Stroud pleaded guilty on Wednesday, 19 April at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court and was ordered to pay a fine and costs as well as a sum to fund victim services.
Geneieve Scherer, 70, of Leppoc Road, Lambeth pleaded guilty on Wednesday, 8 March and was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs as well as a sum to fund victim services.


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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
grab and go: help wanted
Actually, my gift wasn't all that creative—I did the same thing another year. But I never know what to get him (he refuses to articulate any wishes), so it's not like I have a ton of options. Besides, he has to eat anyway, and his morning grousing grates on my nerves, so look at me go, killing two birds with one stone, bam-bam.
Coming up with the foods to make ahead and freeze turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be. The foods had to be freezer tolerant and tasty at room temperature. Also, he's lactose intolerant, so no milk, cheese, yogurt, cream, or butter, bummer. Plus, he's not a huge fan of legumes (crazy man).
The snacks and cookies were easy enough. I mixed up a huge bowl of fruit salad and froze it in pint jars. I made a bulk batch of gorp and two kinds of cookies (one was dairy-free), portioning it all out into little baggies. But the main course stumped me.
I emailed one of my culinary guru friends. She's a whiz at cooking for people with special needs, so I thought that for sure she'd produce a bunch of viable options. She, however, was equally confounded.
She wrote, "I can't think of something that would be good after freezing and thawing, eaten at room temperature, and not including legumes or unusual grains or dairy, except for bread, muffins and cookies. I have hardly ever done freezer meals, except for soup, so I don't have much experience either."
It wasn't just me. This was a tricky situation.
My husband can tolerate a small amount of dairy when eaten with a lactaid pill, so in the end I resorted to cheese. I made pepperoni rolls and hot ham and cheese sandwiches.
The hot sandwiches were kind of a bust. Not only do they use cheese and get cold in the freezer (though they still tasted good when thawed to room temperature), but they use an insane amount of foil. And then my husband went and announced that he's not exactly partial to the spread I used—a delicious, I thought, mixture of horseradish, dijon mustard, fake butter (that has lactose in it—who knew!), and poppyseeds. Oh well.
I liked my friend's soup idea, so I got my husband a nice thermos for a birthday present. It's great, I think (though my husband isn't jumping up and down with glee), but using it requires a couple extra "cooking" steps in the morning—heating up the soup, warming the thermos, putting the hot soup in the warm thermos.... Simple stuff, yes, but my original goal was to make foods that had zero morning involvement. Just grab and go.
So. This is where I need your help. I'd like to have more ideas for foods I could make ahead and freeze for my husband's lunches. The birthday is over, but it'll come again next year.
Am I forgetting something? Do you have any favorite make-ahead lunch foods?
To recap, the requirements:
*lactose free
*freezer tolerant
*tasty at room temp
Please help!
A Stumped Cook
PS. I also gave him a gift card to Dick's Sporting Goods store, so not all his gifts were food-related. In case you were worried. (I think he was.)
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-Pepperoni rolls (minus the cheese) with pizza sauce for dippingReplyDelete
-Fried rice (chinese food is good at room temp, right?)
Man, that's really tough. I second the idea of the thermos. Coming up with freezable food is pretty easy. Coming up with food that is delicious at room temp is really hard.
BTW, Earth Balance is my favorite non-dairy "butter".
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 11:59 AM
assorted nutsReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 12:28 PM
I made assorted homemade hot pockets over the summer and froze them. I was looking both for a grab and go lunch and a way to use up all of the little, annoying containers of meat I had in the freezer. They were very good just thawed out and not heated. I didn't have a recipe. I used a bread dough recipe and filled them with different cooked, chopped meats - chicken, roast beef and ham - and fried onions, peppers and seasonings. I know this is along the same lines as a sandwhich but, in my opinion, it's more convenient than sandwhiches. I also think that bread dough thaws better than rolls. I froze them in cheap ziploc baggies inside gallon baggies with the gallon baggies labeled according to what meat was inside the hot pocket. It did take all day to make them but when I was done I had 72 hot pockets (which I guess weren't really hot pockets because we ate them at room temperature!) for us to use for quick lunches the rest of the summer. Good luck with your quest!! VickiReplyDeleteReplies
I like this idea!Delete
I have to second this idea! This is what we do for school/work lunches... fillings... a mixture of fried hamburger, cabbage, onion w/ salt & pepper, ham, pepperoni, salami. pickled eggs stored in a brine in the fridge (ours never pickle because the boys eat them too quickly). freezer pickles. pancakes/crepesDelete
Good luck!
yeah, I was thinking of those too - the Mennonite version is bierrocks (and it's in one of the Menno cookbooks - too lazy to run downstairs and check). I did cabbage and ham once that was really good. Doesn't need cheese.Delete
The first thing that came to mind was pasta salads. Tons of options, different pastas (cous cous is awesome for this), different mix-ins, different sauces. Yum!ReplyDeleteReplies
But how would they hold up to freezing and thawing? That's the part that worries me...Delete
Maybe if you did a pasta salad you could make a big one on Sunday and pack it in individual containers to grab from the fridge during the week rather than from the freezer? If you added meat such as pepperoni or sliced ham it could be a bit hardier.Delete
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In my experience cooked pastas freeze and thaw just fine. The sauces would have to as well, but since you're looking at dairy free that shouldn't be much of an issue either.
Hrm. The room temp requirement is the one that's stumping me! Does he like eggs? I think a fritatta / strata would freeze well and be pretty tasty at room temp. You'd have to leave out cheese and use a non-dairy milk (such as coconut or almond) obviously, but maybe a sausage and veggie mix (cooked in olive oil instead of butter) would be good?ReplyDelete
I think you mentioned before that your husband isn't a big fan of ethnic foods, but I think a Thai peanut noodle stir fry would freeze well and be tasty at room temp or even cold! I can send you the recipe I base mind off of, if you want.
FWIW, PB&J sandwiches are my favorite freeer-to-face lunches. You can make them up ahead of time and freeze them. Grab out of the freezer and by the time lunch rolls around, they're usually thawed. Not the most healthy choice though :)Replies
Actually, I was contemplating individual quiches---lard crust, lactose-free milk... I think it might work.Delete
I'd like the peanut noodle stir fry recipe, please. If not for him, then for me!
- shelahnOctober 16, 2012 at 1:53 PM
hmm, I've got a tough one to feed too. I have failed and now he just eats most lunches out.ReplyDelete
In hopes that this might inspire some ideas
a few things that come to mind are these:
These are a Sunday night prep, not freezer.
This one just for the pic of the corndog muffins, they might work.
these might be funReplies
Excellent suggestions. You got me to thinking...Delete
Some kind of wrap? Using a tortilla with some sauteed onions and peppers, strips of meat (or veggie burger or scrambled eggs) topped with his favorite sauce (bbq, salsa, etc.)? Maybe with the sauce for dipping on the side?ReplyDelete
They're in More With Less or one of those books. So delicious! I do like them slightly warmed, but couldn't he warm anything on his dashboard on a sunny day?
- Sara-hareOctober 16, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Cornish pasties! Make the crust with lard or shortening, add meat/potatoes/onions. Serve with mustard, or plain. Should be pretty delicious, even at room temp.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 3:58 PM
How about Cornish Pasties. My mum used to put ground beef, peas and carrots, onions in a beef gravy mixture. They are great hot or cold and you can make them ahead and freeze themReplyDelete
I was going to suggest "hot pockets" too until Anonymous beat me to it. Fill with ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad (hmmm. Wonder how egg salad freezes. The others would probably be okay. . . ). Or use pitas filled with such things. Another thing I do a lot for J's lunches is take a quart of plain yogurt and make a big batch of smoothie. I freeze this in 8oz. jars and all I need to do is grab one from the freezer and stick it in the lunchbox. By lunchtime it's thawed enough to eat/drink and it works as an ice block (but I don't worry about that in the winter). Is there such a thing as lactose free yogurt?ReplyDeleteReplies
I could make green smoothies: just spinach, peaches, and bananas. Good idea.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Do not freeze egg salad. I had some freeze by accident in a refigerator and it was nasty when thawed!Delete
I'm going to pose this question to Rebecca. I'm sitting here wracking my brains.ReplyDelete
I think shepherd's pie would freeze pretty well. And I would eat that at room temperature, personally. You could even bake individual ones in pint jars. . .Replies
Wouldn't the pint jars break?!Delete
- shelahnOctober 17, 2012 at 3:16 PM
I don't think so. think about all the pies in a jar you see on Pinterest.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Empanada's are good at room temp and freeze nicely make them with traditional dough or use puff pastry. Fill with meat and veggie combinations and spice them up with herbs. Or just make 72 PB & J's and there you go!ReplyDeleteReplies
Empanadas, yes! (http://bit.ly/R9Rzgu)Delete
That's really, really tough. I'm not a great cook first of all, and when you add in the food requirements, I am totally useless. I'd buy a gift card to his favorite lunch spot.ReplyDelete
I understand the complexity you are dealing with.... my meals need to be vegan for my eldest & filling for hubby. This week it is fried rice, chinese food with noodles, noodles with spicy peanut sauce, cold pasta & sauce, vegan pot pies, and old pizza cut into bite-size bits with a pre-made salad & dressing in a container to dump all together & eat (salad & dressing in fridge, pizza in freezer in containers waiting for salad).ReplyDelete
Do you have a Vita Mix? You can make all sorts of nut butters (almond and sunflower are two good choices). These can then get spread on whole wheat bread with honey or apple butter. Burritos with rice and vegan cheese sauce would be another choice. They freeze beautifully and they're great cold. Oat burgers? Also, vegan and great frozen and eaten cold. Hummus in pita. Vegan stuffed Italian bread (vegan cheese and spinach inside bread) - same ingredients, different shape would be a calzone. Mock Salmon spread and almond olive spread, sliceable cashew cheese deli wraps, roasted vegi wraps.. OK - that's a huge list. Most of these ideas come from my favorite vegan cook book. We make occasional ventures into the vegan world and I love this book because the recipes are good, they are simple and easy to make and because the ingredients are easy to find. My copy has lost both the front and the back covers because it's been used so much.ReplyDelete
I have done the bierrocks, or runzas as I've also heard them called. I also made and froze a bunch of shredded beef burritos, but hubby declared that they upset his stomach, so they're all still in the freezer.ReplyDelete
I never thought about freezing a fruit salad. What a great idea.
I'm with Jane...wraps! grill up a bunch of meat/veggies (or roast them since it's vegetable roasting time ya know....!?) and throw them in a tortilla (homemade or not!?) with some yummy sauce or salsa. OR simply toss the "stuffing" in some serious herbs/spices and no need for sauce...ReplyDelete
I'm a weirdo and enjoy lots of foods room temperature so that parts not difficult for me. :) Beanie Weenies are some of my favs room temp foods. We do our own version using leftover baked beans and cut up hot dogs or ground beef.
Some people are (VERY) opposed to cold hot dogs...but I think of them as lunchmeat really... (in a very overprocessed/high sodium kind of way). My kids love homemade corndogs in their lunch. Think mini muffin pan, regular cornbread recipe with slice of hot dogs hidden in the middle. Dip those puppies in some mustard and call it a lunch!
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 8:48 PM
I grew up on these. And we would always eat them cold in our lunches.ReplyDelete
This recipe is similair to what my mom would make.
I thought making his lunches was a really thoughtful birthday gift, but yes, it does pose a really hard question, making sure it's freezer tolerant, but also tasty when thawed. You're a good woman, trying to figure it out. I think I might have resorted to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches :) I really like the hot pocket idea though. And maybe I'm odd, but I do like quinoa burgers at room temperature, but I've never frozen them.ReplyDelete
Burritos...you could do breakfast burritos (eggs, sausage, potatoes) and meat and bean burritos with salsa.ReplyDelete
This is a GREAT topic...I have been thinking of things for my sons and husband to grab and go, too. This is great! Thank you.Replies
The breakfast burrito recipe idea---great!Delete
I thought of a few more things...first the obvious: I make extra at dinner and pack a container of leftovers for my husband to take to work for lunch. Second, make a big pan of lasagne or enchiladas (omitting the cheese...or maybe use the vegan cheese?) and freeze in portion size containers to grab and go.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 11:20 AM
I would make BBQ'd meats like chicken, pork, etc and all that requires of him is to thaw it (my husband does this the night before) and then pack bread of some sort or eat it over rice. Pack some chips and salsa. Chili freezes well and can be put in the thermos. Cornbread freezes well and can be make diary free. I also raid the freezer deptartment at Sharp Shopper to put a few things in the freezer when I don't have any leftovers! They often have sandwhiches of some sort ready to eat!ReplyDelete
No, canning jars do not break when you bake in them at average temperatures. I just made a batch of egg custard in canning jars - 45 minutes in a 350 oven in a pan of water. Need to take a photo to blog about it (and I can't tell if this comment is going with the first comment I left or not. ding-dang computers)ReplyDelete
Knuckle Sandwiches.ReplyDelete
How about a hearty Spanish-style torta (sometimes called a tortilla) made up of eggs and potatoes -- these are delicious and are served in wedges at room temp at tapas bars!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 19, 2012 at 7:50 AM
Think picnic. Fried chicken, barbeque meat, corn salad, pasta salad, baked beans, deviled eggs...ReplyDelete
Meatloaf -- frozen in portion-size slices.
Maybe check out a Nigella Lawson website. At the end of her shows, she gets into cold leftovers out of the her fridge. Probably some of her recipes can be portion-frozen ahead.


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Five years after almost going out of business, Crawley Town kick off the 2011-12 season as a Football League club after winning the Conference title by a tatty field last season, 15 points ahead of fellow promotion winners AFC Wimbledon.
The two clubs renew rivalries straightaway in the preliminary round of the League Cup, the tie taking place due to relegated Birmingham City giving a bye in the competition because of their pending involvement in the Europa Cup, which also means I can quickly tick off Broadfield Stadium before the season gets into full swing.
The former market town of Crawley developed from the 13th century due to its location on the main road from London to Brighton. It served as a popular relocation for families moving out of over populated London, being designated as a new town in 1946.
Gatwick, the UK's second busiest airport is located 3 miles north of the town, last year over 31.3 million passengers passed through Gatwick, making it the 9th largest in Europe for passenger traffic and the 12th busiest in terms of international users.
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Crawley FC played in the West Sussex League after their formation in 1896 before moving to the Mid-Sussex League in 1901. They went on to the Sussex County League then the Metropolitan League in the 1950s, a decade when the Town suffix was added to their name.
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A memorable season will also be remembered for their giant killing exploits in the FA Cup, after knocking out League clubs Swindon Town, Derby County and Torquay United, they were a width of a post away from taking Manchester United back to Broadfield in the 5th round after a brave display in front of a near 75,000 crowd at Old Trafford.
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The North and South terraces' are both fully covered with the roofs curving around in the corners to meet the main stand. At the far side the open East Terrace has a basic centrally positioned electric scoreboard and three floodlight pylons.
The record attendance is 4,522 against Weymouth in the club's 2003-04 title winning season, witnessing a 2-1 victory against the eventual runners-up.
Crawley Town is now pushed into the same envelope as previous ground visits to Norwich City(19- 9-81) and Crystal Palace (29-11-97) as journeys from hell when circumstances beyond my control has meant I've missed the kick-off and a good chunk of the match.
Full marks to Graham though, his bully-boy tactical driving meant he made up good time, reaching the stadium just as I heard a loud cheer and the match MC announcing that the scorer of AFC Wimbledon's goal is Luke Moore.
We discovered we had just missed the first goal of the game, but after we finally settled on the South Terrace, I overheard a Crawley fan saying he wasn't impressed with his team's performance and also stating what a poor game it had been, maybe the players were waiting for our arrival because the match I watched was a cracking game with both teams hungry for a place in the First Round of the League Cup.
Crawley equalised on 38 minutes when a left wing cross found Akdan in the box unmarked with time to rifle in a right foot shot into the far corner, only for Dons new summer signing Jack Midson to restore the advantage straight from the restart.
It was nice to see a goal from Torres, but this was Sergio not Fernando, who again drew the home side level, seizing on a loose ball before placing his shot with precision past keeper Brown.
Both teams went all out for a winner and it was last seasons top scorer in the Conference, Matt Tubbs who grabbed it with a superb piece of skill, showing great control to bring the ball down on his chest and volley the ball home to book a date with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on the 9th August.
Broadfield Stadium will be a welcome addition to the Football League and I can see both clubs doing well this coming season and I wouldn't be surprised if Crawley Town manage to repeat the feat of Stevenage last term, by winning promotion in their first season in League Two.
After the game we went to the club shop for a programme and after a bit of a wait, we were informed they had sold out, but they'll most likely do a reprint. I also tried to get a pin badge but they had none of these either, reason being they had to send them back due to a spelling mistake.( Crowley Town or Red Evils perhaps?…Eddy)
The return journey went smoothly, back at my weekend headquarters at Ann and Malcolm's for 1215am. Malc has built his very own pub at the top of his garden which is named(by yours truly) 'The Man Cave' I had a quick pint of Guinness before finally going to bed (which was inside the man made pub) pleased I'd quickly ticked off the newcomers to the 92 and I also having another match to look forward to at Gainsborough Trinity later in the day.
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Recently I joined a pole fitness class with a few friends and this has been an amazing insight for me into body images. As a woman, I know that we are our own worse critic, but it was shocking to me when I finished a class the other day and the instructor who is a size 2 (maybe a 4) with ZERO body fat that was visible (and she is wearing very little clothing) turned back up the lights at the end of class and said "now you all can see what I really look like and my fat that jiggles."
I mean I just finished doing a 90 minute work out and there was NO fat on this yand it made me VERY sad to hear her say that about herself and made me even more sad to realize that we are never happy with our bodies.
At what point as women will be start to realize that we are beautiful no matter what the size that we are??? I mean to hear Joan Rivers call Adele fat amongst other mean names is such a disgrace especially coming from a woman who has spent THOUSANDS to have her face redesigned by plastic surgeons and sadly David Letterman sat there and allowed this atrocious behavior to take place.... Women should be building each other up and not putting each other down!!
As a mother of 3 girls I am working hard to teach them the following lessons:
1. Don't put yourself down... the world will do it for you.
2. Don't allow others to put your friends down for when you stand by and allow your friends to be mean although the words did not come out of your mouth you are no better than the person speaking.
3. If you are not happy in life change... there is no one responsible for your happiness other than you.
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5. Finally, you are PERFECT... you are you and you are loved.
I truly wished I could say that I saw other families teaching their girls these lessons and I wish the media would learn that a size 14, size 24, or a size 44 person deserves to be treated with kindness just as the size 2 person does... saying things about a person's size and weight or looks does not make you funny... it makes you a sad person who is a bully and mean.... and I would rather hang out with the "fat" girl than the "mean" girl ANY day of the week.
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Great blog. I especially love your advice for mothers of young girls.
All I would add, is for Mothers, if you must put yourself down, never do it in front of your daughters .
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I'm starting to think that women say things like that as a pre-emptive defense against those who would throw it in their faces. If a woman acknowledges she's fat (or stupid or clumsy or whatever), someone else telling her so won't hurt as much.
On the other hand, it also seems to me that women sometimes say such things, not because they really think them, but because they want to show some empathy with someone they think that ABOUT. Sort of like trying to put everyone in the conversation on equal footing.
How often do humans ever really say what we mean?
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. presidential election is more than a year away. The campaign is in the stage of being personality-driven. This year, more than ever, the strongest, wildest comments get the most traction -- especially on the Republican side.
As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrived in his personal helicopter to campaign at the Iowa State Fair, one youngster thought he was Batman. Trump might not be a superhero, but he is the Republican frontrunner who gets the most publicity because of what he says.
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, [bringing] their rapists," said Trump.
Political Historian Allan Lichtman says personalities are leading the publicity because there are 17 Republican candidates for the party's nomination. And each is trying to stand out.
"The entertainment culture has taken over the political culture," said Lichtman.
Former Governor Mike Huckabee recently caused controversy because of his comments on the Holocaust.
"Three times I've been to Auschwitz. When I talked about the oven door, I have stood at that oven door. I know exactly what it looks like," he said.
Meanwhile, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson's remarks illegal immigration raised eyebrows.
"If they came here and did that, we can still keep them together by packaging them up and sending them back," said Carson.
Lichtman predicts that this year's early frontrunners may not fall back in the face of establishment candidates like Jeb Bush.
"The smart money has said Donald Trump is a flash-in-the-pan, he's going to fade away. The Republicans always nominate the establishment guy. That might not happen this year because the establishment guy, Jeb Bush, has run such a lackluster campaign," said Lichtman.
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Never, ever believe anything bad about God. (tweet that)
Most of us have the idea that God is all good and all loving, but we don't always believe it. For example, we might think that God is good, but live in fear of being punished. We might think that God is love, but spend our energy trying to earn God's approval. If we believe, deep down, that God isn't fair, or doesn't love us, or is waiting for us to make a wrong move, we demonstrate that in what we do, and especially in how we think about others.
To believe only good about God–to live as if God actually is good–we have to think good about God and get that thinking down into our bodies and feelings. This happens through practice, experiment, and training. The first two moves toward changing how we live are 1) changing what we think and 2) how often we think it.
Changing What We Think
Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are shaped more by shame or fear than by reality. For example, we might think that God is a good provider, but feel scared of not having enough. We might say that God is just, but think vindictive thoughts about others. When our thoughts and feelings are shaped by shame or fear, they inevitably become habits that destroy our ability to live in God's loving, life-giving reality.
Begin to change what you think by asking some questions about reality. What do you believe is real? What is true? What matters? Then apply the answers to your own life. When you apply your understanding of reality to your actions and attitudes, how much are you like Christ? Are you kind? Compassionate? Grateful? Worshipful? Hopeful? The more like Christ you become, the closer to reality and truth you are.
Below you will find some questions about reality that people have been asking for millennia. The answers provided here are those that, with time and testing, Christians have found to be both life-giving and true. They are what we at Christian Simplicity call the "God Ideas."
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What kind of person is God?
- God is holy.
- God is wholly good.
- God loves me, because I am God's treasured child.
- God wants to spend time with me.
- God is not waiting to chastise or punish me, but to guide me and delight in me.
What about Jesus?
- Jesus is the full image of the Father. What I see in Jesus is true of his Father.
- Jesus invites us to live in his Father's kingdom–God's world–right now.
- We can learn to live in God's kingdom by becoming Jesus' apprentices in kingdom living.
What is God's kingdom?
- God's kingdom is wherever God is in action, and where God's will is done.
- God's kingdom is real. It is within me and around me now, in this life and on this earth.
So, if all this is true — God is good and loves me, and what I see in Jesus is true of his Father, and God's kingdom is within and around me now — what does this mean for my daily life?
- Life in God's kingdom is life-giving. Sin–existence outside of the influence and power of God's kingdom–is life-destroying. Thus, my choices are less about right and wrong than about life-giving and life-destroying.
- Life in God's kingdom necessarily involves other people. It is not just between me and God, but among me, God, and everyone else too.
- I have enough. And it's all God's.
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why not just apply the paragraph style, type the heading, hit tab, type the paragraph, then select the heading and apply the character style? Or go back and style it later?
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Changing Notions of Sovereignty and Federalism in the International Economic System: A Reassessment of WTO Regulation of Federal States and the Regional and Local Governments Within Their Territories
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Injury Investigations in "Material Retardation" Antidumping Cases
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I am having to replace a kitchen cabinet because of a serious water leak that water-logged the particle boards. My old countertop has been tile, and it has to go, as well as the cabinet. I am told that granite would be the best replacement, in terms of eventual resale value. I have read on the Internet that granite countertops should not be used on cabinets that are mostly particle board. Both contractors and sales people at the home improvement stores consistently say that it would be all right to use and recommend it strongly. Which is correct? The cabinet has solid wood doors but the rest, so far as I know, is particle board. I don't want the cabinet to collapse, but I do like the look of granite, especially since the price has come down.
There are a couple of contractors on here that I think have a lot more cabinet experience than me, so listen to them if they chime in - Todd Shell or Don for example.
However, a normal particle board cabinet (assuming probably 3/4" particle board, not super-thin ultra-cheapo chinese box store stuff) can easily take a 200+ pound worker sitting or kneeling on it - so maybe 50-100 PSF applied load on the cabinet. Granite is typically not over 2" thick for countertops and commonly 1 to 1-1/2" thick, which is 20-30 psf - FAR less than a person on the countertop, so as far as strength I would not be worried about that.
Where the worry does come in is if the particle board gets wet, as it loses most of its strength and creeps and oozes out from under the load, so a hidden leak could cause a sagging cabinet unable to carry the weight, which could then cause the countertop to break. My solution, taught to me by my tile and countertop Dad about 50 years ago, for use with all tile, stone or thin synthetic countertops, is to put down a 3/4" exterior plywood underlayment to distribute the load, support the countertop where it is narrow around the sink cutout, and provide a good flat surface to lay the countertop on. Adds about $150-200 total to job cost with the wood and construction adhesive and labor, but removes a LOT of risk with the countertop, especially during installation. I have found countertop installers like it as a base to install on, and it supports the countertop way more uniformly than wood shims on top of the cabinet edges. Does require either a 3/4" or more front drop lip or edging on the countertop, or a handwood trim strip across the top of the cabinet to cover the exposed edge - none of which are tough to do, and a supporting strip under the front overhanging edge is a good idea to support it anyway. Butt joints should have bonded wood support under the edges (1x3 or 1x4 construction glued to the underside of the joint) so there is no tendency of the joint to separate vertically or bend down under load.
Be sure to check warranty up front, in case countertop manufacturer or installer voidswarranty if put on particle board cabinets, though I have never seen that.
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After the Coyote's second match of the Hull Rookie Tournament, Hockey's Future was able to catch up with Phoenix's prospect and the former Golden Gopher Jeff Taffe.
NAME: Jeff Taffe
TEAM: Phoenix Coyotes
POSITION: Centre
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 foot 3, 195 lbs.
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHDATE/PLACE:1981-02-19 Hastings, Minnesota
DRAFT STATUS: St. Louis Blues, 1st pick in the 2000 Entry Draft (30th Overall)
– Was traded to Phoenix by the St. Louis Blues along with Ladislav Nagy, Michal Handzus, and a 2002 1st rounder for Keith Tkachuk.
– Member of the 2002 NCAA Champions Minnesota Golden Gophers
– Taffe, who was the 5th leading scorer in the nation, signed a 3-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on April, 2002. He had another year of College eligiblity remaining.
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Jeff Taffe is an incredibly versatile talent. A natural scorer, Jeff possesses the skill set to develop into a top-notch NHL point producer. What makes Taffe a rarity among his class is his great size and willingness to play physical hockey. After bulking up in the off-season, Jeff looks and plays like a budding power forward.
Hockey's Future: How do you feel? Any impressions about the (Hull Rookie) Tournament so far?
Jeff Taffe: A lot of good players here. It feels kind of tough losing two games in a row back-to-back, but guys will just have to keep plugging away if they want a chance to be with the big club some day.
HF: For you, this tournament comes as a preparation for the Coyotes= training camp. Will you go there with full expectations of making the big club?
JT: Obviously you want to fulfill expectations and no one wants to settle for second best. There are spots open for guys and if they work hard, it can happen for them as (Coyotes are) a young team. I've done everything they've asked me so far, so it's just a matter of playing hard every night and hopefully it'll all work out.
HF: You have reportedly gained some muscle during the off-season. How much have you gained?
JT: I came to the earlier camp a couple of months ago and I started at 182 and I think I was 195 the other day and lost 2 percent body fat. So I put on about 13-14 pounds, so I am very happy about it and I just have to keep working with that.
HF: Where do you work out?
JT: We actually work out at a place called Athletes Performance Institute. It is unbelievable – they have the best trainers and experts. We work out and have practices out there and I've been there pretty much all summer.
HF: As a natural centre, would you be ready to move to a wing position if the Coyotes require that from you?
JT: I'll do anything that they ask me to. It's one of those things where I played centre my whole life and it is tough to adjust to a new position, especially when you play in the National Hockey League. (The wing) is a tough position to play, but obviously you have to do whats best for the organizaton, if that happens, it happens. If not, then I'm pretty happy at centre right now.
HF: Do you consider yourself more of a scorer or a playmaker?
JT: I think I'm a scorer, actually. I haven't scored many goals out here so far (Hull Rookie Tournament), but it's one of those things where you have to share with your linemates the best you can. But I have certainly scored goals my whole life, so I feel that I should keep doing that.
HF: You seem NHL-ready right now. Do you feel you've made the necessary strides in the past year to further solidify your game?
JT: I feel that my game has come around this year than in any other year, actually. Trying to do the little things that get you to the next level is what I look at and hopefully it all pans out in the next couple of days.
HF: Is there a player on the Coyotes with whom you specifically look forward to playing?
JT: Actually, there isn't one specific player on the team – they're all great guys and I've played with them a lot this summer. There are also a lot of guys in the organization that work with us during the summer, like the older players and trainers that looks after the younger guys during the summer. I think that I've learned what it takes to be a more complete player during that time.
HF: You're a guy that strives to play well along the boards. How important is that to your game?
JT: It's huge. It's the key to the game for me. There are a lot of pucks around the boards and it's the toughest part of the game. If you want to move to the next level, obviously you can't be shying away out there. And this is something that I have realized… I don't care if I get ran over every time, but I have to make an effort and do the best I can and obviously the boards are important and you have to keep it in the zone at all times.
HF: What would you say has been your greatest achievement so far in your hockey career?
JT: Right now, I would have to say the NCAA Tournament. Nothing is going to beat that – we (Minnesota Golden Gophers) won at St. Paul, right at our back yard. It was an awesome feeling and I don't think anything can top that.
HF: Which aspects of your game do you feel still require work, as you make the transition from college to the NHL?
JT: I think I still have to work on speed a little bit. I need to be a bit quicker, especially being a centre I feel I have to be ahead of the opposition. It's a tough position to play, but in order to do that I had to gain a lot of weight during the off-season and I have done that and now I just have to keep lifting weights and strive to get better.
HF: You wore jersey number 22 in College. Will you approach Claude Lemieux (#22 with Phoenix) about wearing that number?
JT: (laughs) Oh, no. I'll never approach him about that. I'll just take the number that I get – I'll be happy with anything.


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By Iain Rogers
MADRID, May 8 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka will arrive for the London Olympics with her eyes on a gold medal rather than swapping pins.
In Beijing four years ago she admits she was a wide-eyed and distracted teenager enjoying her first taste of the Olympics.
Now, the elegant Belarussian has rocketed to the top of the world rankings after winning her first grand slam singles title at the Australian Open this year.
A 26-match winning streak also secured triumphs at Sydney, Doha and Indian Wells plus more than $4 million in prize money.
At the Madrid Open on Tuesday, Azarenka told Reuters she had not been fully concentrating on her tennis in China in 2008 when she was knocked out by Venus Williams in the third round but will be deadly serious this year on Wimbledon's grass courts.
"I don't really remember too much about playing (in Beijing) as I wasn't too focused on the tennis back then," the 22-year-old said.
"I was more focused on the experience and running around exchanging pins and stuff.
"It was a really great experience to feel that atmosphere in the stadium and being in the village with all the different athletes.
"I wasn't that curious back then which is a little bit disappointing but I have another opportunity to represent my country at such an event and it's just something unexplainable in words."
Azarenka said she will not be staying in the London Olympic village with other members of the Belarussian team as it is too far from the All England Club.
A tournament at Wimbledon in which players are sporting their national colours instead of the traditional white will be a novel experience, she added.
"Just the thought of playing at Wimbledon not dressed in all-white is already an extreme change," she said. "I just cannot picture the image of how it's going to be.
"It's very important for me to represent my country because you realise that there are so many people behind you and rooting for you to do well.
"People don't care about whatever else is going on they just gather together and watch the event. It's just an unbelievable feeling and I remember how I used to watch the Olympic Games on TV, the swimming, the runners it was just amazing."
If Azarenka manages to claim the French Open crown before heading to London, she will remain on course for a golden slam, the holy grail of professional tennis that has only been achieved once before, by Steffi Graf in 1988.
As well as the Wimbledon title, the German, who retired in 1999, won the Australian, French and U.S. Opens and claimed the singles gold in Seoul.
Minsk-born Azarenka, who moved to the U.S to train in her early teens and now lives in Monte Carlo, said it was much too early in the season to be thinking about matching Graf's feat.
"It's one of the hardest things to do on the planet," she said. "So you don't want to put yourself in a position that if you fail you haven't achieved what you wanted.
"I always take things step by step and match by match. It's a really, really long road but I do know now what it takes to win those seven matches in a row (at a grand slam) and I can tell you for sure that it's a lot."
Known for the piercing shrieks that accompany each of her strokes, Azarenka attributes her rise to the top to a new maturity and the hard work of her team, including coach Sam Sumyk and physio Jean Pierre Bruyere.
She also has a new member of her entourage in former world number one Amelie Mauresmo, who joined last month just before Azarenka played the clay event in Stuttgart, where she lost in the final to world number two Maria Sharapova.
"She's here so that she can hopefully bring something that will help us push forwards," Azarenka, who is making her fourth appearance in Madrid, where she lost in last year's final to Petra Kvitova, said.
"She looks, she gives her opinion and she is the same as any other member of my team. She doesn't have a specific role."
Highlights of Friday's Events
By LYNN ZINSER and STEVE REDDICLIFFE
Coverage of swimming, tennis and more at the Olympics in London.
Athlete's Events Score Rank
- Mixed Doubles Azarenka / Mirnyi
- ●1 Gold
- Final Rounds vs. Robson / Murray (GBR)
- Win
- 2 – 1
- Final Rounds vs. Raymond / Bryan (USA)
- Win
- 2 – 1
- Final Rounds vs. Mirza / Paes (IND)
- Win
- 2 – 0
- Round 1 vs. Kerber / Petzschner (GER)
- Win
- 2 – 0
- Women's Singles
- ●3 Bronze
- Final Rounds vs. Kirilenko (RUS)
- Win
- 2 – 0
- Final Rounds vs. Williams (USA)
- Loss
- 0 – 2
- Final Rounds vs. Kerber (GER)
- Win
- 2 – 0
- Round 3 vs. Petrova (RUS)
- Win
- 2 – 0
- Round 2 vs. Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
- Win
- 2 – 0
- Round 1 vs. Begu (ROU)
- Win
- 2 – 1