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Interesting fact… Braeval 12 Year Old 2001 - Hepburn's Choice (Langside) whisky spells its name whisky as it originates in Scotland. Had it been produced in America its name would be Braeval 12 Year Old 2001 - Hepburn's Choice (Langside) whiskey, instead of whisky.
I really can't explain the rating of R.Swinhoe. The Braeval is delicate, sweet, lightly sherried, nutty and very clean...Good choice!
10th April 2014
This was a real disappointment after high expectations. It was thin, spirity and showing no character of the distillery at all. Hard to know if this was just a rogue cask or an indication of all Hepburn's bottlings. There are very much better Braevals than this very poor bottle out there.
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I am so grateful for my time as a Swirlydoos Design Team member. It's been my dream since joining Swirlydoos 3 years ago as my first experience with a kit club. It changed the course of my scrappy "career". I learned how to challenge myself and learn new techniques. I learned to have faith in my scrapping enough to try out for publications and other DTs. Most of all,I met some of my dearest friends and for that,I am truly grateful.
I will still be around,you can't get rid of me :) but my family needs some extra attention at this stage in my life and we all know,family comes first.
Before I sail off into the sunset,I have one more page to share with you using the serene August kit,"Wistful Blues." The kit has a pink side to it as well:
The pic is my beautiful ballerina niece with impossibly long legs. I added 2 older Prima flowers,a Leaky Shed Studio chippies and doilies to the kit contents.
Look at the beautiful pink beads Krissy found for us! I chose to cluster mine and tuck into the Petaloo paper blooms.
As usual, I love to layer! I added paper doilies and the Prima packaging for more depth.
I hope you will enjoy this kit as much as I did and I can't wait to see what you create!

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Forsythe, John 1918-2010
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Alfred Hitchcock's The trouble with Harry by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
90 editions published between 1955 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 1,741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harry's corpse is found in the autumnal New England woods. While no one mourns his death, several people feel responsible for it. The body is unearthed several times, humorous situations occur, and love affairs develop before the real cause of Harry's death is revealed
Truman Capote's In cold blood ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1967 and 2010 in English and held by 1,509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A hard hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money
Topaz by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
32 editions published between 1969 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American CIA agent learns of Cuban missiles and a NATO spy by the code name of TOPAZ from a defecting Russian
... And justice for all by Norman Jewison ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1979 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young lawyer battles not only one-on-one injustice in the courts, but the whole system as well
Scrooged by Richard Donner ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1988 and 2013 in English and held by 542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A cold-hearted television executive is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve, who attempt to show him the error of his ways
Destination Tokyo ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-four hours out of San Francisco, submarine captain Cassidy unseals his top-secret orders and reads two fateful words: Destination Tokyo. Set during the second World War, depicts the story of a submarine and its crew as they sail to Tokyo, Japan to sink Japanese warships
1939, total war ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Second World War was the first modern conflict in which millions more civilians died than soldiers. In this film, eyewitnesses from Britain, Germany, Russia, Korea, Japan and the United States tell the story of the civilians who suffered and died. Residents of Plymouth, Tokyo, and Hamburg remember the air raids; Russian peasants recall the siege of Leningrad; Japanese soldiers and Korean slave-laborers describe the brutality of war in Asia
Madame X by David Lowell Rich ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1965 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blackmailed into leaving her politician husband and their baby, a woman, twenty years later, finds herself on trial for murder, inadvertently defended by her own son
Escape from Fort Bravo by John Sturges ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1953 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Any Johhny Reb who tries to escape the Union prison outpost at Fort Bravo faces the unforgiving Arizona Territory desert stretching out before him ... and the even more unforgiving pursuit of Bravo's resolute Captain Roper. Yet there's a common foe that may unite the Civil War rivals: the fierce Mescalero horsemen waging guerilla war against Blue and Gray alike
Red flag, 1917 ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Lenin's Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, they did so in the name of a new ideology. Millions were drawn by its promise. In this film the people who were there--from members of the Red Guard to party activists to students--explain how Communism appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams. Through them, we hear how Communist leadership, under Vladimir Lenin and later, Joseph Stalin, compromised the proletarian ideal--and how hope eventually gave way to despair
Lost peace, 1919 ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After the First World War a whole generation was traumatized by the horror and vowed that war would be a thing of the past. This film revists the popular hopes and experiences in the years following World War I--and the looming threat of a new nationalism. Despite Woodrow Wilson's promise of a "people's peace," defeated nations were resentful and unreconciled. As fascism and militarism spread, worldwide pacifist movements fought an increasingly unsuccessful rearguard action to preserve the dream of peace
We wish you a merry Christmas ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1999 and 2006 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wonderful holiday treat that reveals how Christmas carols came to be - and how an entire town rediscovered the true spirit of the season. Then three determined little orphans set out to find a gift they can give the hardworking townsfolk. And with a little night-before-Christmas advice from Mrs. Claus, they give the town the most amazing present anyone could imagine - Christmas caroling
What makes Sammy run? ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sammy Glick is a Jewish boy born in New York's Lower East Side. He decides to climb the ladder of success by any mean necessary. Through backstabbing and double-crossing, Sammy fights to become the motion picture industry's top screenwriter. A rags to riches story about the world of 1930s Hollywood
Age of hope, 1900 ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The dawn of the twentieth century was forged in hope and optimism. Interviewees from Europe, Asia and the United States (boasting an average age of 102), recount the part they played in the century's early history. Whether fighting on the barricades of the failed Russian Revolution of 1905, campaigning for votes for women, recalling the Paris Exposition of 1900, remembering President McKinley's assassination, or witnessing the sinking of the Titanic, all remember the changes they lived through and the clash of forces and ideas before World War I
Breadline, 1929 ( Visual )
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The 1920s found Americans enjoying the fruits of a new prosperity in a post-war boom. Then, in 1929, the New York Stock Exchange crashed; banks failed and industry withered. From Europe and the United States to Latin America and Asia, the Great Depression shattered economies and communities worldwide. In this film the people who were there remember the blow as workers from the United States, Chile, Britain, Belgium and Scandinavia recall the hungry 1930s
Great escape, 1927 ( Visual )
5 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By the mid-1920s, millions were already confirmed "moviegoers". Movies reflected and affected the way people dressed, thought and spoke, teaching the inexperienced about love, courage, and how to dress, while the governments around the globe were quick to realize the power of film: this new mass entertainment would also prove an unrivaled tool of mass persuasion. Here moviegoers reminisce, revealing how the new medium persuaded, influenced and entralled them, as it offered a welcome refuge from the century's pressures
God fights back, 1979 ( Visual )
3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the growing power of religious fundamentalism in various parts of the world, including the fall of the Shah of Iran and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran and other Islamic countries, as well as the Christian right in the United States
Endangered planet, 1959 ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the rise of the environmental movement which began in the late 1950's when it was first realized that unbridled industrial and economic growth can have a devastating impact on the quality of life on earth
Dynasty ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge. Dynasty has it all and more! The formidable Alexis descends on the Carringtons like a force of nature, while the devious Sammy Jo wreaks her own brand of havoc on her new family ... Decadence has never been this much fun."--Container
Dynasty ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first season of the primetime soap of the 80s. Relive the saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Capote, Truman, Christmas plays Cold War (1945-1989) Colorado--Denver Communism Death Economic history Espionage, American Executives--Conduct of life Families Germany Ghost plays Great Britain Hickock, Richard Eugene, History, Modern Japan Jewish men Judicial corruption Judicial ethics Kansas Korea Lawyers League of Nations Legal drama Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, Men--Conduct of life Motion picture authorship Motion picture industry Motion pictures Murder New England New York (State)--New York Petroleum industry and trade Political science Rich people Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano), Russia Screenwriters Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character) Smith, Perry Edward, Soviet Union Spies Stalin, Joseph, Submarines (Ships) Trials (Rape) United States Uris, Leon, Wilson, Woodrow, World War (1939-1945)
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Every optometrist in the Vision Source network is dedicated to keeping your eyes healthy and your vision at its best. Dr. Rosen provides the best and most advanced eye care tools that deliver value to his Vision Source members. At Rosen Optometry we offer a large array of frames, contact lenses, and eyeglass lenses to meet individual Vision Source member's requirements.
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Kim Kardashian Compares Reality TV To Rap Music
Kanye West's influence must really be getting to Kim Kardashian.
In a recent interview with V Magazine, the 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star defended reality TV and compared it to rap music. "I think it's fascinating, because it's still entertainment, you know? It's fun to see the progression of that idea," said Kim. "I think [reality] is still a new form of entertainment that was kind of an unexpected thing."
"It reminds me of rap music. When rap music first came out, people were like, 'We don't understand this, what is this, it's just a fad. But rap music is definitely here to stay, and I think reality shows have proven they are as well. But when something is newer, people don't really understand it."
The 31-year-old also reveals how 'Ye has been a motivation, especially in fashion. "Obviously having a stylish boyfriend who has helped introduce me to things and opened up my vision has been an inspiration and has helped me change it up a little bit and become more sophisticated. Being with him, designing and doing things, that's been motivating to me and has taught me a lot. I'm just thankful."
She also reveals that her career land makes her the first reality star to land a spot on Hollywood's prestigious Walk of Fame. "I think there was a quote where somebody said that reality stars will never get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. So, of course I'm so competitive that I think that it would be a huge achievement and a goal that anyone would want. I would love to break that mold."
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This Saint Antoine de Tilly inn is located on a river and situated on the beach within walking distance of Les Rendez-vous d'Autrefois. Area attractions also include Le Canard Goulu.
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In addition to a restaurant, Manoir De Tilly features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and free self parking.
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Can You Eat Your Own Poop?
We've all heard of people who claim that drinking your own urine has health benefits (vitamins, etc). Why not poop? Would there by any benefits to eating your own poop? Since it's already been fully processed by our own bodies, how could there be any dangers? Might it even be GOOD for us?
Daniel Pomp, PhD, professor, UNC School of Global Public Health:
A big difference between urine and poop is that urine is sterile while poop is, well, you know, smelly and full of bacteria.
That said, those are the same bacteria that live in your gut and play many healthy roles in your body, so coprophagy is not necessarily unhealthy unless the poop originates from an unhealthy individual.
In fact, a recent article published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine showed that fecal transplants, where poop from one individual is infused into another individual's intestines, have performed better than regular antibiotics in treating certain bacterial infections that cause severe diarrhea.
Parul Agarwal MD, assistant professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Wisconsin:
Drinking your own urine and eating your own poop is perfectly safe. Urine is sterile, poop is not, but they are your own bugs. There are no positive effects of eating your own poop that I know of.
Lars Eckmann, PhD, professor of medicine at UCSD Medical School, Division of Gastroenterology:
Interesting question. In theory, ingesting your own stool should not be harmful, as long as it "clean" (i.e., not contaminated with stool from others, as might occur by contact in a toilet bowl, etc). Furthermore, there may be a theoretical minor health benefit in doing so. Bacteria in the colon can metabolize non-absorbed food materials (fiber) and generate useful nutrients (e.g. vitamins such as biotin, or sugars and amino acids from fiber and other undigested materials) that are only partly absorbed during initial production, the rest is excreted with the stool. Re-uptake of these nutrients by ingestion of stool would give a second opportunity for absorption in the gut. In fact, coprophagy in mice (a normal behavior) helps to extract extra energy from food compared to mice that are prevented from coprophagy.
However, any theoretical biological benefit is heavily outweighed by our strong aversion to coprophagy. The primary reason for that is probably the unconscious awareness that stool is often a source of infections in humans. Practically all food-borne infections are ultimately transmitted through the stool (fecal-oral), so we have very good reasons to stay away from stool as much as possible by hygienic measures.
Having said that, an increasing medical interest exists in "stool transplantation", where normal, "healthy" stool gets ingested by patients who suffer from certain forms of diarrheal disease caused by use of antibiotics. The challenge is to standardize the stool preparations and formulate them in ways that are acceptable to patients.
THE VEREDICT: assuming you are a healthy person, eating your own poop would probably not harm you. Eating someone else's poop could make you sick if they were unhealthy, but eating poop from the right person could cure your diarrheal disease. But generally speaking, you should stick to eating real food.
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A&E is looking to get into the growing zombie genre, ordering The Returned straight to series on Wednesday. The Returned is based on French zombie, drama Les Revenants. The success of the French drama is a key reason why Thom Beers, FMNA CEO, has partnered with A&E for the series:
Les Revenants has proven to be both a critical and commercial success worldwide and we couldn't be more excited to partner with A&E on this adaptation. Carlton [Cuse] and Raelle [Tucker], the creative forces behind such fantastic television as Lost and True Blood, are the perfect combination to bring this complicated and provocative family drama to U.S. audiences."
Cuse (Bates Motel) and Tucker (True Blood) will oversee production of the series, and the duo will also serve as executive producers. The Returned is set in a French Mountain town, where multiple locals (who have thought to been dead) suddenly reappear in the town, bringing positive and "detrimental" consequences along with them. A&E GM David McKillop has faith that The Returned can become one of the best dramas on television, saying:
The Returned has the potential to be one of the most compelling drama series on cable, thanks to phenomenal scripts written by Carlton and Raelle. We look forward to seeing their vision brought to life on screen."
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The NEW Fellowes Powershred ® SB-85C has been designed for those with frequent shredding needs. Shredding up to 15 sheets per pass, the SB-85C has a daily shred capacity as high as 1500 sheets when it is used 50-100 times per day. This cross cut model provides extra security by reducing documents into 5/32" x 1-1/2" confetti size particles. Durable steel cutters also accept credit cards, staples and small paper clips. Shred CD's through a separate slot. Unique Safety Lock prevents the shredder from accidentally being turned on. Features like the unique Safety Lock that prevents the shredder from accidentally being turned on, auto shut off in case of a paper jam, and casters for easy mobility make this powerful shredder perfect for small business or home office use. Regular use of the Fellowes Powershred ® SB-85C is recommended for identity theft prevention and FACTA compliance.
|Fellowes SB-85C Cross Cut Paper Shredder Features
|Shred Size (Width)
|Shred Size (Length)
|1 1/2"
|Sheet Capacity
|Up to 15 sheets
|10 feet per minute
|Shred Type
|Cross Cut
|Throat Size
|Waste Container Volume
|7 gallons
|Product Dimensions (H x W x D)
|23 1/2" x 16 1/2" x 11"
|Shreds Staples
|Shreds Paper Clips
|Shreds Credit Cards
|Shreds CDs
|Shreds Floppies
|Auto On/Off
|Auto Reverse
|Bag Full Indicator
|Continuous Duty Motor
|Shipping Weight
|47 lbs
Erik Elliff05/20/2011
No Problems as such but it took 1 tries to send order through ,satisfy with the deal .


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Would anyone like to put money on that?
Would anyone like to put money on that?
Lol @ people wanting Rex gone and then clamoring for Cowher
Slyvester got a ring in 14 years?
Plus, now that Coughlin has won another Super Bowl, and is securely ensconced in Giant/NFL lore, Cowher may not want to step in and fail, ruining his reputation.
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So, what happens? Several months later, the season is approaching....my oldest is getting really excited, so I take him and his brother to the store and what do I do? Buy him a damn Revis jersey, completely forgetting about pseudo-principled stance I tried to take.
The lesson to remember as usual, is.....I'm an idiot.
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The defense not showing up in Pittsburgh bothered me a lot. It was like they were asleep, unprepared, and forgot basic fundamentals like tackling. I was shocked Rex had them so badly prepared.
But, you're right. The season was a success except for failing to make the Super Bowl.
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As the Senior NCO, she will be responsible for the training and oversight of the medical section while providing care to the injured. She recently completed the Tactical Combat Medical Care Course and the Medical Communication Combat Casualty Care Course.
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The president of the Northwood Civic Association last week urged members to report vacant houses and abandoned cars.
About 40 Frankford and Northwood residents turned out last week to tell their police district commander about crime in their neighborhoods.
Crime, quality-of-life issues and park upkeep dominated members' discussions during the Northwood Civic Association's June 17 meeting at St. James Church.
Members of the Frankford Neighborhood Advisory Council's Zoning Committee on April 10 heard about plans to create a park and an art gallery on the 4600 block of Paul Street. They also listened to a proposal for a parking lot on Orthodox Street for a Northwood charter school and a request to clarify a deed to garages on Haworth Street.
City Councilman David Oh, who recently has been making the rounds of neighborhood meetings, on April 15 talked up his proposal to change the City Charter at the Northwood Civic Association session at St. James Church on Castor Avenue.
The Frankford Y at Leiper and Arrott went from community asset to community eyesore in the four-plus years since it closed in mid-2009.
Some new life has been breathed into the long-vacant New Frankford Community Y building at Leiper and Arrott streets.
Normandy civic to meet Nov. 7
The Northwood Civic Association last week unanimously rejected a woman's bid to open a hair salon at 5260 Castor Ave.
A pair of top prosecutors talked law and order at the November meeting of the Northwood Civic Association.
The year 2011 has just a few days remaining, and some local figures are looking forward to a successful 2012.
A representative from RecycleBank last week offered Northwood Civic Association members the chance to sign up for a sticker that can earn them points for discounts, deals and gift cards at local and national merchants.
• Joe Krause, president of the Northwood Civic Association, said he sees a lot of people who are hanging on Northwood Street, getting in and out of cars, engaging in drug sales.
Joe Krause said he believed there are people who are selling cars and are storing them on neighborhood streets.


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United BackpackersMelbourne, Australia
It's a nice hostel overall, they don't even allow food or drinks in the room, which provides very good cleanliness in almost everywhere... but just someone in your shared room may eat chips when everyone slept already, or the sound of door opening and shutting either at night time, mid-night or in the dawn time can make you feel like those sound is from underneath your bed... so with all these kinds of sounds, I didn't have good sleep in this hostel at all...
Wombats City Hostel Vienna - at the NaschmarktVienna, Austria
Would be better if the staff is more active in telling local travelling advice to customers.
City Circus AthensAthens, Greece
I love this hostel!! Really friendly staff and people, everyone I met in this hostel is really nice and fun and friendly. The staff are helpful and the atmosphere no matter it's breakfast or inside the rooms are really excellent. The rooms and everything are very clean. I love this hostel.
Bahaus HostelIstanbul, Turkey
Hm... staff is nice but this hostel was so hard to find when it's night time. It's fairly clean.


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Category Archives: reading
FFB: A Year in Provence
this is the 75th in my series of forgotten books A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle, published by Alfred Knopf 1990 hardcover This is an absolutely delightful book. I've had it and it's sequel, Toujours Provence, in a double … Continue reading
The Road to the Rim
This is the first John Grimes novel, and is also the first in the current Baen collection of the John Grimes Saga. It's the story of Grimes first posting as an Ensign in the Federation Survey Service, and it's quite … Continue reading
A Study in Sherlock
A Study in Sherlock by Laurie King & Leslie Klinger, editors © 2011, Bantam Books 2011 trade paper, mystery short story collection – multiple author The subtitle of this new collection is "Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon". What was done is the … Continue reading
New Arrivals, November 20 – 27, 2011
Two things from Haffner Press, ordered after George Kelley did a review. I already had quite a few other books published by Haffner, but not these two. Also two things picked up from BookSwap, also after reading reviews, both from … Continue reading
FFB: Never Cry Wolf and And No Birds Sang
this is the 174th in my series of forgotten books Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat, 1963 This is Canadian author week for Friday Forgotten Books, so I picked an author who wrote a lot of great books, most of … Continue reading
FFB: Satan in St. Mary's
This is the 73rd in my series of forgotten books Satan in St. Mary's by Paul Doherty © 1986, Headline 1990 paperback – historical mystery – first in the series featuring Hugh Corbett After reading more than one review of Doherty's historical mysteries, … Continue reading
A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber
A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber – Baen 2011 hardcover – science fiction – "A Star Kingdom Novel A Beautiful Friendship is based on a short story which appeared in the 1998 short story collection More than Honor. In this greatly expanded version, … Continue reading
FFB: Prey
this is the 72nd in my series of forgotten books Prey by Ken Goddard, Tor Books 1993 paperback – First Harry Lightstone I bought this book expecting it to be a wilderness mystery. The protagonist is Harry Lightstone, a Federal Fish and Wildlife … Continue reading
New Stuff – birthday
Instead of a Friday Forgotten Book today it's going to be a brief post on the new stuff I got at birthday mine on Wednesday. It was a great day. This takes the place of the New Arrivals post I do … Continue reading
FFB: Smith and Other Events: Stories of the Chilcotin
this is the 71st in my series of forgotten books Smith and Other Events – Stories of the Chilcotin by Paul St. Pierre © 1984, Beaufort Books, Inc., 1984 hardcover, short story collection Back in '84 when I was a regular visitor to … Continue reading
FFB: The Complete Venus Equilateral
this is the 70th in my series of forgotten books The Complete Venus Equilateral by George O. Smith © 1942-1947, 1973 – Del Rey 1976 paperback, science fiction short story collection Having read a review of this on Friday Forgotten Books, I was … Continue reading
New Arrivals, September 26 – October 9, 2011
Two weeks worth of new arrivals. Seems these things come in batches, I had just one in late September so skipped doing a new arrivals post, now bang! So here's the story: several of these are gifts, one from Carl … Continue reading
FFB: The Bat Flies Low
The Bat Flies Low by Sax Rohmer © 1935, P.F. Collier & Son hardcover, Orient Edition (see text) 1930s – mystery-adventure-mystical this is the 69th in my series of forgotten books First, the book and it's edition, my thoughts on the story afterward. … Continue reading
Down the Mysterly River
Down the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham © 2011, Starscape Books 2011 hardcover with illustrations by Mark Buckingham, fiction, YA adventure This is a tale of a boy, bear, badger and cat in a mysterious wilderness. Max, a top-notch Boy Scout, has no idea how … Continue reading
The Next Rodeo
William Kittredge © 2007, Graywolf Press 2007 trade paper, non-fiction, essays, biographical, semi-biographical After hearing Kittredge interviewed on Public Radio, I wanted to read his essays, and this was the collection that was mentioned in that interview. The essays range from Kittredge's … Continue reading
FFB: The Mouse in the Mountain
this is the 68th in my series of forgotten books The Mouse in the Mountain by Norbert Davis © 1943, Rue Morgue Press 2001 trade paper, mystery featuring Doan & Carstairs It's 1943, World War II is fully under way. Doan is … Continue reading
New Arrivals August 1 – 7, 2011
Various & Sundry might be a good description for this weeks additions to the stockpile here at the Portland abode. Old mystery, newer mystery, travel, graphic novels, fantasy, pulp. To quote a line from the film Jurassic Park, (remember? It's when … Continue reading
Pern Books – part 2.
Also read: Pern Books – part 1 Starting At the Beginning… Last time I gave a brief introduction to the series of 16 Pern novels, plus some short stories, and gave a list of the books in my recommended reading … Continue reading
New Arrivals, July 25 – 31, 2011
I went to Borders on Monday morning, after the hordes had stripped about half of the stock. The books, with a few exceptions were only 10% off, not the 40% the bug signs said, but I bought three books, two … Continue reading
New Arrivals, June 20 – 26, 2011
The excesses of last week are past. This time I have just three things, two of them the result of a post by Evan Lewis [ HERE ] and a book that has been on pre-order. That's a change for the … Continue reading


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Typically with the 2' (solid) dish you have the feedhorn which has a post on it. You would align that post with the dish mount in the orientation that you prefer. Yes, to the side or facing horizontally, or up and down for vertical.Otherwise you would have a dual polarity feed horn. Which you would go off of the location of the N connectors for your polarity.There were also wideband single polarity feed horns. In that case as well you would mount the feedhorn and use the n connector as your reference point for polarity.You mention screw holes, which leads me to believe you have one of the two later horns I mentioned. The first mentioned uses a jam nut on the back of the feedhorn/dish. You would loosen the nut and remove the feed horn to reposition polarity according to the previously mentioned post. But, the plate that the first feed horn uses is removed for the other two feedhorns mentioned.Confused yet? LOL--»www.wirelessdatanet.net
Yep totally confused now What I was trying to do is go by the orientation of, what I think you referred to as, the N connector. The N connector has the rectangular piece like all the others I've seen. Orient it vertically for vertical etc. However, this dish had 4 screw holes that the feedhorn asssembly attached to. So I had no options for aligning the feedhorn. It would always be slightly off vertical or horizontal. But I figured since it came in a PtP package, it was moot point anyways? You'd just make sure the other dish was the same.
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Are you a Producer or a Processor?
Our personalities vary greatly from one of us to the other, and they extend themselves to our soap, body products and candles. Even so, it seems to me that we are one of two types: Producers or Processors.
Producers get their enjoyment out of producing their product. They do not feel the need to try each ingredient under the sun, nor every product that can be made. They find a formula and stick with it. If it's good, it's good enough. Their satisfaction comes in getting that large order out the door, and they don't mind doing it over and over again.
Processors, on the other hand, get their joy and satisfaction from the R&D (research and development) part of the experience. They are constantly tweaking formulas and trying new things. If they hear about a new product, they want to try it, and only money and lack of space keep them from buying everything they see. They live for the experience of creating.
It's not hard to see then, what challenges face each type of artisan. The Producer finds it easier to narrow down products and scents to a manageable number and disciplines herself to stick with the plan. The daily production tasks are an agreeable challenge that she takes great joy in. Nevertheless, the Producer may rush into manufacturing a product without thoroughly testing how it performs or knowing whether it is a product her customers will prefer.
Conversely, the Processor may take a long time to get a product to market or standardizing his formula, but once he does, it will be a fantastic, well thought-out product. The Processor is also likely to find time constraints a challenge, and he may get bored of producing the same products over and over until the entire business becomes more of a grind and less of a joy.
Does this mean that one or the other is not suited for business? Not at all. Where this insight helps us is in learning to cope with our shortcomings and in capitalizing on our strengths.
If you are a Producer, realize that you will get things done, but may need to force yourself to curb your enthusiasm to finish and sit down and analyze your formulas, encourage your own creativity and make a plan to test out products.
If you are a Processor, be sure to plan your schedule and business goals with checkpoints so that you don't get lost in your work. Give yourself some leeway for creating something different so that you don't become bored. Even varying your production schedule may help keep you satisfied.
If you get help, choose someone who has skills and a temperament contrary to yours. This may seem counter-intuitive, but it will keep you on your toes. How much help you need depends upon each person and the situation; however, being honest with yourself about our needs will lead to greater success and satisfaction.
Can you identify yourself in these descriptions? How do you cope and use your personality to best advantage?
Until next time, may your days be filled with bubbles and wax.
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
Is it Natural?
"Is it natural?" If you make soap or body products, you've probably been asked this question numerous times. How do you answer?
This question is much more difficult than people often realize. The average consumer is used to seeing the term, "natural," several times each day, and seldom knows how to determine whether the product is truly natural or not. In fact, they most often take it for granted that the natural product they're buying is indeed, natural.
Those of us in the industry take a harder look at the issue, but may come away as confused as the average consumer.
Why is this? It's a simple answer to a difficult concept. We have in the USA, no formal, uniform definition for the term, "natural," where it applies to soap and body products. Therefore, companies are in full compliance with FDA regulations when they call their products natural, no matter what is in them. Yes, you read that right. You may be appalled at what you suppose to be an oversight of government, but actually defining natural is harder than it appears on the surface. Sure, we all think we know what natural is. We may be hard-pressed to define it, but we have a "know it when we see it" idea of natural–except that it's not that simple.
For instance, seeing dimethicone on an ingredient label, most of us would agree that it isn't a natural ingredient. Nevertheless, it began as a silica and is mixed with oxygen, carbon and hydrogen to get dimethicone. If it is made from natural ingredients (albeit not plant-based), is it natural?
Let's take a look at di-propylene glycol. It began as crude oil, which is natural, but through many processes, becomes a clear, odorless liquid which is listed as GRAS (generally regarded as safe) and is used by the food industry? Is it natural?
You might use cornstarch or its more processed cousin, modified corn starch or modified tapioca starch. Some consider cornstarch to be natural, but not modified cornstarch; however, good old cornstarch is a processed product. Are either of them natural?
How about fractionated coconut oil? Some consider it natural, while others do not, citing the processing necessary to separate the long chain fatty acids from the short ones. What's your opinion?
Some believe that even essential oils are not natural, due to the efforts involved to distill or otherwise obtain the essence of the plant.
Confused? The subject is confusing, for sure. Given the complexities, which I believe shall prove to be more common as science and cosmetics develop, discerning natural will only become more difficult.
It is true that a few organizations for natural products do exist and that they have set down standards to which their members adhere, but the organizations are entirely voluntary and hold no power of regulation. You may even find, if you were search them out and read their standards, that you may or may not agree with them.
So, what is natural? I think I'll leave that to you to decide!
Until next time, may your days be filled with bubbles & wax.
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
Creating Your Signature Soap
Creating your own soap formulas; does the very thought appall you or does it excite you? Perhaps you're shrugging your shoulders saying, "I do that all the time." or "Been there, done that. I worked and tweaked and found my own formula a long time ago."
If you identify with the former, read on. If it's the latter, well, read on to see if you agree.
My opinion is that every soapmaker should eventually develop her own formula(s). It's fine to start out with a well-designed, simple formula, but somewhere along the line, she should become curious about other oils and percentages and manipulating them to create a signature soap that she loves. Yes, some of us get a bit carried away with this concept and never stop tweaking, but that's another story for another day.
I've known soapmakers who enjoy the experimentation part more than any other component of soapmaking. I've also known a few who found a recipe in a magazine twenty years ago and have used that formula since and that one only. I suppose that isn't a bad thing as long as it's a good formula, but you'll be a more knowledgeable soaper if you step out of your comfort zone and learn more about various oils and methods by doing some research and experimentation.
If you're a brand new soapmaker, by all means, get a good formula, follow the directions, and make soap (after after putting your formula through a lye calculator). If your first batch turns out well, it will encourage you to keep going.
Once you become more familiar with making soap, study various oils to learn more about what they have to offer soap. Some oils produce lather, some harden the bar and others are skin conditioning. A balanced bar will include good percentage of each. From there, you'll probably look for formulas for specialty soaps, such as facial bars and mechanics soap. That's where knowing your oils will come in handy and will save you valuable time and supplies in formulating those bars.
After some time and trials, you'll consider yourself a knowledgeable soapmaker. You'll realize how little you knew at the beginning, and even though your soap was good then, you're just so much smarter now!
Have you created your own formulas yet? Are you fearful of doing so, or have you enjoyed the process? Share with us what you've learned.
Until next time, may your days be filled with bubbles and wax.
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
It's Scentsational!
Have you been too busy with after-holiday chores to sit down with your newest edition of the Saponifier? Well, do as I did. Pour yourself a nice cup of tea and sit down for a bit to rest and rejuvenate for 2013.
This issue (January/February 2013) is a particularly enjoyable one because it's all about scent, and few topics interest soap and candle junkies as scent does. From the lovely cover photograph that sets the tone to Aaron Polczynski's advice on selling more of your wonderful, scented creations in, Tips for Soap Sales at any Venue, to a cupcake tutorial (and don't we love the smell of cupcakes?) authored by Loyce Henderson, you'll be treated with a great read. Of course, since you're this far in, you'd might as well also read, Tammy Lane's, Holidays You're Going to Love. It will help you plan ideas for producing and uniquely marketing all of those wonderful items you can give or sell this new year.
If you're building a line of scents and are looking for advice, be sure to read, Creating a Scentsational Line by Beth Byrne. She interviewed Jo Lasky, who is a treasure trove for all things scent and most generously shared some of her knowledge with us!
If you're a soap history buff, you'll devour Melinda Coss', Savoir Faire, where she describes the history of soapmaking in France, as well as explaining the current situation that soapmakers face there.
What scent could be more wonderful than the scent of herbs? If you're hankering to begin an herb garden this year, let Wayne Gorman help in his article, Herb Gardening 101.
Isn't this the perfect time for trying new formulations in body butters? Marla Bosworth treats us to formulas and instructions for, Winter Comfort: Slip Into Rich Cocoa and Vanilla Body Butters. Mmm. . . I can smell them already! This is also the best time of year, at least in my hemisphere, for enjoying candles. You'll find Lyschel Bersch's Testing for Wick Size in Candles to be informative and helpful.
When it comes to narrowing down a scent line, you'll enjoy Victoria Donaldson's survey of friends and family in, Because it Smells Good! Armed with the most popular scents of our 2012 Raves for Faves article, Victoria describes how various individuals decided upon their favorites and why.
Other than making all of the goodies, what could be a better way to spend a little time than reading about them?
Until next time, may your days be filled with bubbles and wax.
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
What Does 2013 Look Like to You?
Hanukkah is over and Christmas is almost here! By now, if you celebrate, you're probably checking your lists and making last-minute purchases or creations, decorating your home or attending the season's festivities. In all your doing, don't forget something very important to your business. You may be thinking, "I know. I need to get my tax receipts ready," or, "I need to notify my customers that I am taking a vacation," or even, "I just have a few orders to fill." They're all important, for sure, but not what I'm talking about today.
The most important activity you will undertake for your business is a review of 2012 and planning for 2013. Start with reviewing your business plan. Does it need revision, or do you simply need to review it so as not to lose sight of your goals? Next, take a look at your activities for this past year. What worked and what didn't? What propelled you toward your goals and what made you stray? Did you find that you fulfilled your plans or did you fail to make them?
If, for instance, you find that the small craft shows you did were a financial loss, ask yourself why. It may be that this is not the venue for you or that your customers are not there–at least not at the ones you were at. It may be that your booth needs an overhaul or that you need to work on your sales skills.
Perhaps you've been wanting to secure wholesale accounts, but have been afraid to take that step. Now is the time to research the subject so that when you approach a business owner, you will do it with the knowledge and confidence of a seasoned professional, thus providing an attractive product that makes it hard to refuse.
You may want to get serious about business by developing a website, a Facebook presence and joining a professional organization. You'll need to research, plan and work, which will take time and resources, so good planning is critical.
Have you missed the boat once again on holiday products because you didn't start them early enough? This is where planning comes in! Think about how much time you'll need to get a product ready to roll out and write in on a calender.
Of course, planning is essential even to hobby soapers/chandlers. Doing so will increase your productivity and decrease your last-minute stress, and who doesn't value that?
Don't be afraid to ask for opinions and advice, but be careful whom you ask. The help of professionals such as accountants and lawyers will be invaluable, as will your customers' and even others in your field or other small business owners. Be careful of naysayers, however, who will dissuade you without having the basis to do so or those who haven't the background to advise you in crucial matters. Gather up your research, opinions and advice and make your informed decisions.
Seriously considering all of these factors will serve you well as you embark on the new year. Granted, it's actually a little late if you haven't begun already, but better a little late than not at all!
What does 2013 look like to you?
Wishing happy holidays to all,
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
New Issue in Review!
Have you devoured your November/December issue yet?
We at the Saponifier have done our best to bring you all of your favorites. From your favorite suppliers, scents and products, to recipes revisited and those for winter, you've likely enjoyed reading about them and perhaps have even tried some of the recipes. Were your favorites mentioned in Beth Byrne's, Raves for Faves article? Have you sampled tried and true recipes from, Favorites Revisited: Saponifier's Best-Loved Recipes, by Tamara Dourney, or, new recipes in, All-Time Winter Skin Favorites: Scrubs, Creams and Lotions, by Marla Bosworth?
We're certain you enjoyed other helpful articles that will allow you to manufacture more efficiently and profitably, such as Victoria Donaldson's, Personalizing for Small Orders. Or perhaps, you're working up new formulas for scrubs of any kind, so you loved, Natural Exfoliants, by Erica Pence. What are your favorite exfoliants?
Are you looking for something new and exciting for candlemaking? If so, you've likely made plans to try Fire and Ice candles, by Erica Pence.
We're sure you found exceptional business advice by Melinda Coss, in her new column, Savior Faire and Consistency–the Mother of Success, by Alexander Sherman. What did you find most helpful?
I found myself already thinking spring with Elizabeth Sockol's, Wake Robin! Were you as fascinated as I was by the many uses for this lovely herb, as well as its history?
Let us know how you've enjoyed this issue and used the knowledge you've gained.
Until next time, may your days be filled with bubbles and wax.
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
Molds: Not Just a Tool, but a Passion!
Soap molds. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and materials. Some need to be lined; others don't. You'll find fancy molds and plain jane log or slab molds built with scrap wood in just a few hours. Molds aren't just a tool, but a passion!
We soapmakers love our molds. For some of us, a walk through the grocery or hardware store is more of a mold-finding expedition than it is securing food for our families or tackling our next diy project. Every empty container is eyed as a potential soap mold. We even have our families trained to save containers that appear to be suitable for soap. This was especially true for me as a beginner making melt and pour soaps. I used empty juice cans, plastic packaging and bottoms of soda bottles, to name a few. In doing so, I also learned what didn't work. The plastic packaging had to hold up to hot soap being poured into it and a rigid plastic would be next to impossible to remove soap from. Yes, every soapmaking session was an adventure in resourcefulness and creativity, and it was fun.
This kind of behavior isn't conducive to production soapmaking, yet many of even the most seasoned soapmakers engage in the practice at least once in awhile. And why not? It keeps us on our toes and renews our creativity. It might even lead to the Next Big Thing in our product lineup! If you think about it, we might not have round soaps had it not been for some clever person in the hardware store who took a gander at pvc piping, or upon emptying his cylindrical can of potato chips wondered, "Hmm. . . can this be used for soap?" What's even better is how soapers share their discoveries so that all might benefit from both their successes and their failures.
What about you? What is the most unique container you've ever used for soap?
Until next time,
May your days be filled with bubbles and wax.
Beth Byrne for the Saponifier
Four Ideas for Super Sales!
You've sold your lovely soaps (and/or candles and bath and body wares) to friends and family. Perhaps you've branched out to farmers markets and craft shows. You may, however, have found them incompatible with your schedule and personality, or you may simply want to expand your business. Undoubtedly, you've heard about wholesale, and many in our industry have created a thriving business doing just that. But, what else is there?
Thanks to the new, Sept/Oct. 2012, issue of the Saponifier, you have more sales avenues to consider, some of which you may have never given thought to before! Erica Pence explains the concept of direct sales, and further expounds upon the two types. If you've read her article, Configuring a Direct Sales Company, you now have a good idea and may even be in the preliminary stages of planning your own strategy. If not, well, get cracking!
Remember Tupperware? Pampered Chef? Start your own home party plan for your business after reading Beth Byrne's interview with Becky Gentile and Lucia Felty, who share their structures for home parties. In the article, Tips for Super Sales With Home Parties, you'll learn their secrets for creating a successful home party plan that will make your hostess feel like a queen, your guests ravenous for your products, and you, a happy seller. Have you been contemplating your own party plan? We'd love to hear about it.
Cindy Noble, in Safety in Numbers: Planning a Multi-Vendor Trunk Show, instructs us on sponsoring your own show, where you choose the vendors, the date and the location. With this concise, yet informative guide, you'll be off and planning your holiday show! What is the date of your show?
If what you've been doing has become rather stale, or if expansion is on your mind, answers are right at your fingertips–and just in time for the holidays!
Until next time, may your days be filled with bubbles and wax.
Beth Byrne
Suited Up and Suitable for Soaping (and Candlemaking)
How do you dress to make soap or candles? Are you covered head to toe in protective gear or are you be found in a t-shirt, shorts, and bare feet?
If it's the former, you'll want to read on to feel good about yourself or to make sure you're doing things the right way. If the latter, well, consider this a lecture.
Making soap and candles comes with inherent dangers, mainly pertaining to heat and caustic substances. We've all heard stories about people being burned by lye, caustic soap getting in the eye, burns from a forgotten pan of wax. To be sure, things happen. Soap gets spilled on the floor, unnoticed. A pot volcanoes, sending soap lava out of the pot and all over the surface it's sitting on. The candle wax heated up faster than you thought it would and flames appear. A properly suited up person is in a better position to react quickly and safely than one who isn't.
If it seems like overkill, think about it as if you were an employee of a company or that one of your loved ones was. What if that company allowed its workers to be barefoot, making soap? What if your child or other loved one were put to work in that environment without access to safety gear? I can predict that you would rightfully expect that both you and your loved ones would be properly protected, so offer the same to yourself.
Chandlers, think you're off the hook? Not so fast!. Hot wax is dangerous and cannot be removed easily, so as with soapmaking, shoes and socks and a heavy apron are essential equipment for protecting from splashes. Long sleeves and eyewear are also important.
Even in creating bath and body products, certainly safety rules must be obeyed. The first one that comes to mind is a mask to filter out particulates from powders such as cornstarch and powdered herbs. The second is to protect the skin from scent by wearing gloves.
Finally, wearing a respirator mask when working with scent, whether fragrance oils or essential oils, is just plain smart. We often worry about scent in regards to our customers, but tend to forget that we are exposed to much stronger scents, more frequently and for longer time periods than the average user and thus, are more likely to develop problems with scent than the general public.
My advice: get yourself suited up so you can safely pursue your craft!
Until next time,
May your days be filled with bubbles & wax.
Beth Byrne
Are You a Mad Scientist or Tried and True?
Oil. I never thought in my life that I would care so much about oil. Animal or vegetable, organic or refined, it captures my interest. And for what reason? Making soap, of course! Now, I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of oils and enjoy using many of them and experimenting with them in soap and other products. Do you?
Oil choices and percentages play a major part in making good soap and a soapmaker who wants to be knowledgeable simply cannot remain ignorant of each oil they use and its properties. Certainly, it's possible to make soap out of 100% coconut oil or 100% olive oil, and it is common. In fact, some of the world's most famous soaps are 100% olive oil. Yet, to my way of thinking, a truly wonderful bar comes from a mix of oils, each with properties that contribute to a bar that is moisturizing, cleans well without stripping the skin, lathers up well, and is hard enough to last in the tub or shower.
How do we find out which oils do what for soap? Research and experimentation is the answer. Begin with an established formula and tweak the oils until you reach what for you, is the perfect soap. It's part of the process for becoming a confident soapmaker. Hint: recipes that you run across calling for a can of this and a cup of that are best ignored. Can sizes may change over time, so if it doesn't state what that can size is by weight, move on. Cup and other types of non-weighed measurements are also potential problems. Why? Because even cup measurements from cup to cup can vary, so a cup of shortening might not weigh eight ounces, and lye calculations are based on the weight of each oil. You could potentially end up with either a very soft batch or a lye-heavy one. Soap isn't as forgiving as cooking and the ingredients were meant to be weighed out.
But what about you? Perhaps you have a formula that you have used for years and you're very happy with it, so you see no need to waste time or money on changing it. You admit that you know just so much about each oil that goes into your soap, but you do know how to produce a consistent product from batch to batch.
Where product production is concerned, I understand the need for a consistent formula, but couldn't exist without my r&d (research and development) time, but that may not be true for all.
Weigh in (no pun intended). Are you an experimenter (mad scientist) type or a tried-and-true soap/bath and body maker?
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Has Bank of America's PR department been taking lessons in gnomic utterances from Alan Greenspan? Here's their announcement today in full:
"Bank of America has extended our review of foreclosure documents to all fifty states. We will stop foreclosure sales until our assessment has been satisfactorily completed. Our ongoing assessment shows the basis for foreclosure decisions is accurate. We continue to serve the interests of our customers, investors and communities. Providing solutions for distressed homeowners remains our primary focus."
The quote marks are theirs: this is a "statement", I guess, as opposed to a press release which might actually pretend to explain what's going on here. But it actually gets even more ridiculous than that: BofA CEO Brian Moynihan is talking at the National Press Club today, and, according to the WSJ, "a person close to him said he isn't expected to discuss the moratorium decision".
If the biggest bank in the country announces that it has halted every single foreclosure proceeding in the country, you'd think it would spend a minute trying to explain what it's doing and why. Instead, we just get meaningless pablum: "We continue to serve the interests of our customers, investors and communities. Providing solutions for distressed homeowners remains our primary focus."
I can only conclude, here, that this decision was taken in a panicked manner, that it was pretty much imposed upon the CEO rather than decided by him, and that he wants to have some important conversations in Washington before saying anything specific about the bank's foreclosure strategy.
But now that Bank of America has taken this step, expect GMAC/Ally to follow suit sharpish — it is owned by the government, after all, and should therefore be taking the lead in terms of trying to do foreclosures right instead of trying to push them through in a legally-dubious manner. And if those two firms end all foreclosures, the rest of the industry is going to be under a lot of pressure to do the same.
How long is the moratorium going to last? BofA says "until our assessment has been satisfactorily completed" — which could mean absolutely anything at all. But if I had to guess, I'd say through the end of this year at least. If you're in default on your BofA mortgage, you just got a nice reprieve. And when the foreclosures start up again, you can be sure they're going to go very slowly. Strategic default just became a lot more attractive.
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Being able to attenuate the mortgage payment is a good thing–assuming those funds will be coming in in the future.
And, as I've carped elsewhere, forestalling foreclosures isn't going to reduce the value of those MBSes by anything noticeable if (and it's a big if) they've been carried at their proper value.
So the question for both the mortgage payer and the MBS holder is how well is the property being valued, and is that valuation consistent.
Let's be honest: if the value of the securities were actually being adjusted for the payments coming in and a reasonable estimate of the liquidation value of the property, no one would be panicking over "the market" right now.
It says they're stopping foreclosure sales, not foreclosures. In theory, at least, they could keep pursuing foreclosures while not selling anything until the title issues are cleared up.
You'll find a good hint as to how long the moratorium will last in whether they continue to file foreclosure actions or not. (As mattm pointed out, they're only committing not to sell the foreclosed houses).
It often takes 6 – 18 months to take a foreclosure all the way through to sale. If the banks plan on reintroducing sales in 6 – 12 months, they may not bother stopping the foreclosure filings. If they plan to wait longer, I'd imagine foreclosure filings would drop as well – you can always start them up 6 months before you're ready.
continue to file suits (and pay legal fees)in the interim, then
If a was an American and I had problem (or not!) with my mortgage repayments, I would certainly try to negotiate a reduction of principal, interest and payments. Why? because the bank is certainly open to negotiate considering the costs and uncertainty of foreclosure. I would be ready to include a clause that if I fail to respect the negotiated conditions, the whole deal is dead and the bank is still at the starting point.
How I know that? Because I am a retired banker of 40 years experience in Canada.


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New Yorkers Sarah Raskin and John Kerl loved the luxury of having a bonus room in their apartment. But with daughter Orly on the way, they worked with decorator Brian Patrick Flynn to turn it into a stylish guest bedroom and baby nursery.
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In this nursery/guest room combo, the most important design objective was getting scale and proportion right, especially if this one teensy-weensy space was going to serve two distinctly different functions. The room barely allowed for a crib, let alone a rocker, side table and changing table. It was imperative that all pieces chosen were slender in appearance, took up very little visual weight and allowed for the proper traffic flow.
The biggest obstacle was allowing a crib and a Murphy bed to coexist with full functionality. In order to ensure the Murphy bed could extend all of the way down once open, we opted for a round crib on lockable casters, which could quickly wheel in and out of the room.
Ugh. The biggest disappointment was a 2-inch lack of space along the wall where the changing/console table sits. Although we properly measured nearly 10 times, we missed how far out the bullnose edge of the changing/console table extended from its body. It ended up butting up against the casing of the closet door, not fitting correctly against the wall. The solution was to notch out a 2-inch gap in the closet casing so that the bullnose edge of the piece fit snugly against the wall.
The way the patterns worked so beautifully. The pebble print on the drum pendant, the botanical shapes in the draperies and the houndstooth on the area rug struck the perfect balance not only of scale, but also masculine/feminine. Although I had aimed to design for the baby, I guess I had never really noticed that all of my selections worked for Daddy, Mommy and baby. Who knew?
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