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More than 100 years ago, Willem Bos started making tools for cheese farmers at his home near Gouda in the western Netherlands, birthplace of the original gouda cheeses. In the four generations since, family-owned Boska Holland has become the preeminent specialist in cheese tools the world over. After years of requests from customers to create a serving board like this, we sought out the best. Created in partnership with Boska Holland, this everyday serving piece showcases the quality and precision that have made the company famous.
- Board is crafted of white oak.
- Integrated steel cutting wire makes for easy slicing of soft and semi-hard cheeses.
- Just pull down the lever and the wire does the slicing for you.
- Two extra wire cutters included.
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- Wire slicer has an 18/10 stainless-steel handle with an 18/8 cutter.
- 8 3/4" x 12" long.
- Board: Made in Europe.
- Wire Cutter: Made in China.
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- Board should be seasoned with a food-grade mineral oil before first use.
- To season the board properly, warm the mineral oil slightly and apply it in the direction of the wood grain using a clean, dry cloth. Allow the oil to soak in and repeat with another application. Allow the board to dry and wipe off any excess oil.
- Hand-wash with hot, soapy water. Dry thoroughly.
- Do not soak or submerge board in water.
- Occasionally rub with a food-safe mineral oil to keep wood from drying out.
- To sanitize, wash the board with a solution of one part vinegar to five parts water.
- Remove odors by rubbing the board with kosher or table salt and half a lemon. Let sit for 2 to 3 minutes then wipe clean with a damp cloth. Remove excess moisture with a clean paper towel and stand the board on end to air dry.
- Store in a dry area away from extreme temperatures.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by RICHARD H from Customer service non existent This is a great little cutting board except that the cutting wire will eventually break and the company is completely unresponsive to attempts,to purchase replacement wires.Date published: 2018-11-11Rated 5 out of 5 by Sies from Cheese slicer Great tool. Very well made. Easy to use. Good storage size. The swing arm and cutting wire are fine tuned for ease of use.Date published: 2016-04-01Rated 4 out of 5 by Taurus520 from Love this cheeseboard! I received this board as a gift for Christmas and I absolutely love it! The wire cutter for soft cheese's is great. Definitely recommend the board to cheese lovers who want a quality board with great presentation.Date published: 2015-01-06Rated 3 out of 5 by MAJmass from wire broke on first use Just got this for Christmas. Beautiful. But seems too easy to misalign the wire as you slice cheese, so it broke on 1st slice. Not sure if I didn't have it lined up in the groove or if it was defective or what the root cause was for the failure. It was a gift. I didn't find the extra wires that I see noted here as supposed to have been included. Looks like I need to go to the Boska site to buy replacements. Bummer.Date published: 2014-12-29


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Life after a crisis
It's been a while since I last posted. I have been on a long road of self-hatred and destruction. Thankfully with a mixture of effective and non-effective support, I have come out the other side stronger, and more determined, than I've probably ever been.
The truth is that I came dangerously close to not being here. It took that very near miss to make me learn a few lessons about my life, as it is, and as I want it to be.
I decided that although I have yet to see improvements from therapy, that it is worth persisting with, if there is a chance that I could learn to stop the past repeating itself. So I've kept going, been fully involved in trying to improve myself and started to think about what I really want from life.
I made the decision that I have so much that I still want to achieve with my life, and this time when I was discharged from the crisis (Home Treatment Team), instead of seeing it as a threat to my well-being, I saw it as an opportunity.
What has helped has been being told by my care-managers that I can't do what I want to do, what I dream of doing. One of my best qualities is stubborn determination and if I'm told that I can't do something, often I will work even harder to prove that I can.
Another thing that has helped is better pain management, this has meant more energy and ability to focus on the things that I enjoy. It's not a drastic change and I still have to live with some pain, but it's at a more manageable level than it was.
Another lesson that I learnt was that I need to become more self-reliant. Instead of looking up to others and relying on them to help me when I'm in a dark place, I need to figure out what I can do to help myself, and, if that fails, then figure out who are the best people to approach for help.
I learnt that I need to be more self-aware of when I'm on a path of self-destruct/close to causing myself harm, and what to do to nip it in the bud before things get to the point where I make stupid, life-affecting choices.
I have also started trying new things as a way of changing the rut that I've been in for far too long. I've returned to writing, I'm now back to blogging (which will probably be a more gradual process) and I'm preparing to finally return to uni (my second year) in September. I will be studying creative writing and I'm really excited at the prospect.
I just wanted to say that I appreciate your patience and encouragement towards me throughout what has been an extremely difficult time, and hope that eventually I can prove that you were right to have faith in me. I'm sorry for the mistakes that I've made and just wanted you all to know that if you are struggling with difficult feelings and mental illness, you are never alone. Please contact an organisation like the Samaritans (who are the reason, along with medical professionals, that I am still alive). And please try to never give up on yourselves and what you are capable of because even if you doubt what you are capable of – I believe in you!
If you'd like to continue the conversation please comment below or tweet me @spursbythebeach .
Long time no speak. 15 things that have happened since I last posted:
1.About two weeks ago, after all my determination that it would not happen, I ended up in a psychiatric ward again. This time was different though. The psychiatrist I saw read me like a book and encouraged me to follow my dream and return to university, and he would offer any support necessary for me to do that.
2.From the hospital ward I rang first the local university (who still haven't got back to me) then I called Lampeter. I was nervous as I knew it would be a huge move for me as it's too far for me to commute from Swansea, but from the moment I first spoke to the course tutor there as well as all the other helpful support staff, read the course module description and the beautiful campus, I was determined that this was the direction my life would take. I left hospital enthused but still a bit all over the place.
3.The same day I left hospital I was offered an assessment day with the BBC at the same time as I was offered an interview day to study creative writing at a university in mid-Wales. Either way was going to mean a big move but I felt proud of myself for having got this far. It's always been a dream of mine to study creative writing as I love to write but for a while I was torn as I knew that if I got the BBC job I would be in a better position financially and career-wise. I decided to wait until I had the interview day for the degree and make my mind up from there.
4.The day I left hospital I also had my last visit with my partner (who is in prison). It was heartbreaking knowing how difficult it will be to see him in future as he is moving back to his last prison in middle-England. I was touched when I found out he had taken so much of his time to make me an enormous origami swan. It is so precious to me and reminds me that he does love and think of me often as I do him.
5.I also fell out with my dad and sister and felt like my whole family was turning against me. I felt like I had no roots and must have really messed up in my life to have a family, who it felt, were just not interested in me.
6.From being in quite a good place I spiralled down really fast. All of a sudden the loneliness and hopelessness hit and I couldn't see a future for myself at all. I rang Samaritans but on that occasion it wasn't enough to stop me from acting on my suicidal feelings for the first time in 4 years and I attempted suicide. Thankfully they called an ambulance and I got the help I needed. I was very ill for a while and lucky to come through it at all. The scary thing was not even being sure why I'd done it, all I knew was that I did not want to return to my flat and felt like running away earlier than planned.
7.The turnaround was when I was refused entry to a psych ward again, despite begging to be allowed in, till I could be sure I wouldn't repeat my actions again. Instead they insisted I would be treated at home, offered me a load of empty promises about the level of treatment that I would receive at home (which sadly I fell for) then pretty much left me to it.
8.Going back to therapy helped a lot more. We were able to begin to decipher the patterns that emerge when I'm about to do something to harm myself, and why I do it. I could see that we are beginning to make progress and that it will be worth sticking with it till September so that I become more in tune with how my mind works.
9.I had a good meeting with my social worker and her colleague. They were really enthusiastic about my interview, which was due to take place at the uni the next day. They also gave me ideas on how I can prepare for the move. I felt scared but a bit more ready for it after our discussion.
10.I had the interview afternoon and tour of UWTSD Lampeter on Wednesday and I was terrified. At first it was quite worrying as health and safety had to guarantee me suitable accommodation before I could even be considered for a place, as well as warning me about how big the campus would be etc. The uni will try to do everything they can to accommodate me though, like moving lectures to the ground floor wherever possible, allocating me a mental health mentor, sorting out my needs assessment for DSA (Disabled student's allowance). The interview seemed positive, the course tutor was keen to have me on the course, but I had to wait till a more senior board could make the decision. The course tutor said he would get it fast-tracked but I was still expecting to wait a while.
11.The tour of the campus was beautiful and I could really see myself there but I tried not to get too excited in case something went wrong. The accommodation size was a shock to the system though. I am going to have to really downsize and get rid of a lot of stuff before I can feel ready to move into a room that small.
12.My appointment with Occupational Therapy the next day was emotional. It was all about my goals and self-esteem. I realised that I often fake confidence but underneath it all I have no self-esteem and put myself down constantly.
13.Since then I've been discharged from the crisis team and I've had an emotional talk with my partner about what I did. Thankfully, despite the hurt, he is sticking by me but I really don't want to put everyone through that again. It broke my heart to see how hurt people were.
14.My homework for the weekend was a self-esteem sheet and a positive journal which I've been using my Project Life for (more on that in another post). I also have to write a list for myself and my care team about exactly what needs to be done before I can successfully start uni in September. I'm terrified but trying to stay focussed on my partner and uni.
15.That was my last bit of news – I got into the second year of the creative writing degree. I'm officially accepted! Which means lots to do but I'm excited about the future for the first time in a long time, especially now I'm back to blogging too.
If anyone has any comments, thoughts or suggestions on this post please comment below or tweet me @spursbythebeach. I look forward to hearing from you 🙂 Finally, I couldn't have got through this time without the support of my friends on Twitter as well as the ones in the 'real world' thank you so much for your support and encouragement, it really means so much. Love you all!


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We started planning the garden in earnest in February : Looking away from the house to the bottom of the garden and facing east, a dominant circular decorative bed for the Soho roses and other ornamentals; a hedge of white deciduous shrubs to provide contrast to the colour of the Soho bed and screen off the more utility sections of the garden (but deciduous so they don't shade the cutting garden behind during the Winter!) ; a central path extending the length of the garden and demarcated at either end by 2 green steel arches of climbing roses and clematis; 2 cutting gardens of bulbs and flowers either side of the central axis with a glasshouse on the northern edge; 2 vegetable gardens for vegies and berries with a compost bay on the shady side and finally a chook palace at the bottom of the garden beside the mulberry tree !Ross (my wonderful husband and Chief Gardener !) hoed a crop circle around the old sundial, given to us as a wedding present by my sister, to determine the placement of the Soho Bed , then we laid down old torn packing case cardboard to suppress the grass. The start of a new garden is always such an exciting time, full of dreams and great promise !It is so wonderful having free time again after the last 18 months working full-time on computers and even though the budget is very tight, it is great being able to garden, bake and sew again! We have resumed making our own no- knead bread and biscuits and I made a lemon coconut heart- shaped cake and a special card for my love on Valentine's Day. I decorated the cake with a single bloom of Chateau de Clos Vouget (1920), one of the three roses initially here. There is also a huge old yellow Banksia rose over the outdoor eating area and on the street-side of the house is another climbing rose, as yet unidentified, until gets its first flower for the season.
I also assembled a treasure chest-of-drawers from Kaiser Craft papers to hold all my decorative embellishments for my future sewing projects.


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Only the Islamic civilization, was characterized primarily by a foundational Idea, epitomized by a specific set of principles and a broad worldview containing them.
By contrast, there has been no "Christian civilization" per se, although Christianity was a significant influence on the ancient Roman Empire, post-Roman Europe, and still (though more limited) on today's dominant Western Civilization.
Every civilization tries to build an empire that reflects its primary values. Thus we have the Chinese Civilization and its Chinese Empire, the Roman Civilization and its Roman Empire, and so on.
Later history has seen the rise of Western Civilization and the British Empire; and now we are witnessing the construction of the American Empire.
The Islamic Empire took less than 100 years to build — the shortest such emergence in recorded history. It took the ancient Romans about a millennium to accomplish the same feat. But a preferable name for the Islamic Empire would be the Islamic Commonwealth, which describes more accurately how Islamic Civilization developed and grew.
Today there are many temptations leading Muslims to believe that they are living in a postcolonization era. Consequently, they come to consider Western culture as their standard or societal mentor, losing their Islamic identity in the process.
However Muslims today are living amid a new era of recolonization chiefly led by U.S. policies toward the Muslim world. This has resulted in a widespread malaise of defeatism, political fatalism, and the tragic loss of cultural identity.
If Muslims become aware of this reality, they can turn the tide of defeat and become successful civilization-builders, just like their ancestors.
(1). What is Civilization?
A distinctive period of human development is often referred to as a "civilization," along with an appropriate referential adjective placing it within the historical or geographical continuum of time and culture.
Hence we speak of Ancient Civilizations, Western Civilization; or in reference to peoples, the Egyptian, Chinese, Roman, or Greek civilizations.
Only the Islamic civilization, however, was characterized primarily by a foundational Idea, epitomized by a specific set of principles and a broad worldview containing them.
By contrast, there has been no "Christian civilization" per se, although Christianity was a significant influence on the ancient Roman Empire, post-Roman Europe, and still (though more limited) on today's dominant Western Civilization.
There is no "Jewish Civilization" either, although the relatively new term, "Judaeo-Christian values" has emerged to indicate that today's Western Civilization owes elements of its character to religious and cultural roots found in both faiths.
In fact, the term should be expanded to "Judaeo-Christian-Islamic values" to reflect more accurately the influence of all three monotheistic religions on today's Western Civilization, since we owe so much to the influence of Muslim Spain.
(2). Civilizations and Empires
Every civilization tries to build an empire that reflects its primary values. Thus we have the Chinese Civilization and its Chinese Empire, the Roman Civilization and its Roman Empire, and so on.
Later history has seen the rise of Western Civilization and the British Empire; and now we are witnessing the construction of the American Empire.
It is not widely known that the Islamic Empire took less than 100 years to build — the shortest such emergence in recorded history. It took the ancient Romans about a millennium to accomplish the same feat. But a preferable name for the Islamic Empire would be the Islamic Commonwealth, which describes more accurately how Islamic Civilization developed and grew.
Empires typically spread by establishing colonies and dominating indigenous peoples so as to exploit their resources for the benefit of the empire's central power base.
In Africa and Europe, for example, the Romans established colonies whose goods and labour primarily served Rome. During our post-modern era, the American Empire is being built up to serve the rich and powerful in the U.S.
The Romans perfected their celebrated road-building techniques, for example, not only to facilitate regular trade and communication, but also to keep colonies on a tight land-leash and to deploy troops rapidly to quash any regional rebellion.
Roman engineers also designed impressive amphitheatres for live public shows where the chief entertainment attraction was often the spectacle of prisoners fighting to the death, with privileged Roman champions, other prisoners, or wild animals.
Special gladiatorial games ("gladi" refers to the sword) were popular family amusements that drew men, women and children alike to watch skilled fighters being slain by more skillful opponents. Tigers, lions, bears and other beasts were set loose in these arenas, to fight one another or to devour slaves, adding more novelty to these bloody public pastimes.
Roman law demanded that every loyal subject should worship the god Jupiter and the god-emperor, Caesar. When Christianity began to spread in Rome and throughout the Empire, Christians were among those who refused to worship the Roman way and were often punished with death.
By contrast, the Islamic Commonwealth was established from the beginning on twin foundations of equality and justice. Local resources were mainly used by locals for their own benefit. Moreover, marrying from within the local or indigenous population was considered a practical way for differing peoples to become fully and peacefully integrated. Consequently, there was relatively little discrimination between "us" and "them," or between "locals" and "foreigners."
The principle underlying the benign interrelationship of formerly separate peoples comes from Quranic injunctions pertaining to human rights and universal justice, which were practiced from the earliest years of the Islamic Commonwealth. For example, most local social customs, called "al-orf," were accepted, as were the practices of other religions.
Within the Islamic Commonwealth, freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and the freedom of each community to administer its own religiously based family laws were all practiced in fact (on the ground) and not just in theory.
Thus, Islam was not forced on local indigenous populations. In fact, it took Egypt all of 400 years to change from a Muslim minority country to one with a Muslim majority.
Early Muslims understood the Quranic teaching that the Creator will not favour people, any people (including Muslims) unless and until they change themselves; so they worked very hard to improve the environment around them. In today's political and social terminology, these early Muslims were not only the most caring citizens, but were also the most socially and politically proactive.
Local people were given equal preference for leadership roles and equal citizenship in the Islamic Commonwealth. No wonder Muslims were not regarded as hostile occupiers! Resistance against them, including armed rebellion, was virtually non-existent.
To recreate such a scenario today, the occupying Americans in Iraq would have to give all Iraqis automatic American citizenship, accept them in American schools and universities, treat them like any Americans in courts of law, allow inter-marriage, and pull out their 140,000 soldiers.
(3). Western Civilization and World Peace
Western Civilization has almost always used extreme forms of violence and oppression to expand its world dominion, to quash any perceived or real challenges to its power, as well as to settle scores among Western nation states competing for a larger share of the world's finite natural resources.
As a result, never in human history have so many people been killed by a single "civilization" — never.
The West perfected its military machine not only to kill, to destroy and to spread misery during our present era, but also — thanks to nuclear weapons — to threaten many future generations. For the first time in human history, untold millions of the totally innocent and unborn will have to pay the price of their forebears' war-mongering.
We have seen how Western Civilization planted European colonies in Africa, Asia and in the Americas to serve the rich and powerful elites of London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, et al. Now we are witnessing the frantic and aggressive building of American colonies in the heart of the Muslim world.
(4). Muslims and Today's Western Civilization
Today there are many temptations leading Muslims to believe that they are living in a postcolonization era. Consequently, they come to consider Western culture as their standard or societal mentor, losing their Islamic identity in the process.
This is profoundly more dangerous when such loss of identity becomes systematically apparent in whole new generations of Muslims — especially among the youth of upper middle-class and well-to-do families.
These young people are exposed to formal university education which insinuates Western values into every facet of life, so it no wonder that they are slowly absorbing Western tastes and fashions, simply because these are the styles and tastes that dominate communication and consumption.
In the Muslim world today, for example, there are schools and universities run by American, Canadian, British, German and French interests which pay little attention to local language, culture, or even local issues.
The Western emphasis on racing to the bottom of the ethical denominator — via cut-throat competition, and simultaneous maximizing of profits — has led to a corresponding decline in Muslims' traditional regard for the needs of the extended family, caring for the other, etc.
Muslim marriage now is based principally on mutual attraction, wealth or social status. And some serious cracks are beginning to show in family life, as dysfunction and divorce rates increase. As well, traditional Muslim attitudes toward caring for the frail and elderly are no longer widely accepted.
Many Muslims today are only too happy to buy into the entire Western cultural package — not just Western technology, but also the excessive individualism, the extravagant consumerism, the obsession with material wealth, etc. Today, they are all too ready to embrace the narrow Western view of human values, which are based mainly on power and wealth.
Other Muslims reject outright anything that Western Civilization offers, while yet others would like to be able to pick and choose intelligently from among the "goods" sold in their Western environment.
I believe that this third group is on the right track, because anything of real value that the West can offer Muslims today is, in reality, Muslim values repackaged and exported. Thus, Muslims must look beyond the layers of Western packaging and evaluate the real goods in relation to their lives.
Pragmaticism, activism, rationalism and humanism were all practiced by the early Muslims under different names and must be practiced by today's Muslims, not because they are Western values but because they are Islamic values.
Muslims must Islamize and moderate the Western values of greater material well-being, democracy, nationalism, commitment to progress, personal accountability and choice, individualism and the right to a private life.
And they must learn also the strategy of communicating to the West what it needs so desperately — spirituality, universal human equality, etc.
(5). China and Japan and Today's Western Civilization
For more than a century China has been redefining its relationship with the West. But while doing so, the strength of the Chinese family, the main character of the Chinese Civilization, was hardly affected. This is because the pace and methodology of modernization were adjusted to suit local needs and to retain the Chinese people's identity while the nation as a whole grappled with future change.
Japan embarked upon such change much sooner than China and has been more obviously transformed as a result. Translations of Western classics such as John Stuart Mill's On Liberty and Samuel Smiles' Self-Help were already Japanese bestsellers during the 1870s. Yet Japan also managed to hold onto much of its core identity and its social changes have been consciously regulated.
The speed with which nineteenth-century Japan moved toward modernization helped to lessen the impact of Western colonial bullying, under which China suffered. This was not only because Japan acquired the military and technical power to stand up to the West, but also because modernization robbed Western powers of their moral grounds for interference.
The British, and later the Americans, found it difficult to deny that in Japan modernization went hand in hand with liberalization. Well before the Capitulations with Turkey, or the treaties imposed on China, their Japanese equivalents had disappeared.
Japan came to espouse key mottos such as "Eastern morality, Western technology'," and "Japanese spirit, Western expertise." As historians can now testify, both China and Japan were able to defend in some measure against the threat of the West by adopting some aspects of Westernization.
(6). Muslims — From Colonization to Recolonization:
The breakdown of civilizations, including that of the Islamic Civilization or its Commonwealth, always happens from within. The most that an alien enemy can achieve is to give a dying civilization its coup de grâce.
An alien or occupying army's encroachment takes the form of violent attack only toward the waning of an era of complete domination, at a time when the life of the attacked people could well be finished, but could be also positively stimulated.
The Greeks were stimulated by the Persian attack at the beginning of the fifth century B.C. Europe was stimulated by the Norse and Magyar attacks of the ninth century AD, resulting in the founding of England and France as kingdoms and the reconstruction of the Holy Roman Empire by the Saxons.
In these cases, the assaulted nation did not lose its identity but instead benefited from a corrective foreign stimulus, supporting the thesis that external pressures are not always destructive to a given culture.
Muslims today are living amid a new era of recolonization chiefly led by U.S. policies toward the Muslim world. This has resulted in a widespread malaise of defeatism, political fatalism, and the tragic loss of cultural identity.
But that does not have to be the final verdict on today's Muslims. They could in fact become a new force in Western civilization-building, living like equal partners, not as slaves.
Such revitalization, however, can happen only if they first become fully aware that they are living in a recolonization period — the recolonization of their lands, their resources, their culture, their religion and their identity.
If they become aware of this reality, they can turn the tide of defeat and become successful civilization-builders, just like their ancestors.
Western bashing of Islam must be totally rejected because it is fuelled not by incontrovertible truths but by religious and political agendas. Today you do not hear much criticism in the West about India's deplorable and still-entrenched caste system, or about female infanticide in China. Chinese official policy restricts families to only one child, preferably male, and plentiful evidence has emerged attesting that female babies are often murdered at birth.
During the past half-century or so, we have heard often that the world is getting smaller and smaller, because people, objects, and information have come to move about more often and more quickly than ever before. Travel and transmission over long distances is increasingly easier and faster. And the electronic information revolution has caused a sudden and unprecedented rise in the volume and speed of data diffusion — mostly one way, from West to East.
Most of the world's Muslims are faced with the immediate challenge of mastering the technology of mass communication — printing, radio and television, film, video, and especially the internet. There is the potential, being realized even as we speak, for the creation of giant technology-based enterprises throughout the Muslim world, but the key to their success lies first in nourishing local content, local issues and local culture.
On the ground, local culture means replacing the ubiquitous Western designer jeans, T-shirts, athletic shoes, music videos, games, and television programming with substantial local equivalents. At another level, local music, fine arts, and theatre must be promoted and research in science, technology and medicine encouraged.
And having any day of rest other than Friday in any Muslim country is another challenge to our identity, a manifestation of entire nations just dying to fit into the Western mould. It is a gross case of self-loss that must be turned around.
Fortunately, Muslims are not alone in feeling an urgent imperative to hold the influence of Western culture at bay. Hindus, Chinese, Japanese, and many other distinct peoples from the so-called "developing world" are experiencing growing mental and moral reservations about accepting Western culture.
(7). A Ten-Step Working Plan For Muslims:
Is there still anything like some preserved seeds of true Muslim civilization, now that the Muslim world has been fragmented into more than 50 countries? Or are even the seeds extinct? Or perhaps, Islamic civilization produced "terminator" seeds, good only for several generations and no more.
Has Islamic civilization been totally absorbed and eradicated by Westernization? Is it clinging to life but terminally ill?
And the questions do not stop here… What if the seeds of its civilization are contained within Islam itself; can they be revitalized and renourished? Can a new generation be "grown from seed" so to speak, and resist the impact of Western civilization long enough to survive independently?
I believe I can answer these last two questions in the affirmative and hereby offer my people a working plan, based on the assertion that Islam is still unmistakably visible in the daily life of Muslims.
From one end of the Muslim world to the other, there are similar beliefs, rituals, morals, family values, etc. There is still more in common among Muslims from Africa, Asia, even Europe and the Americas. From having visited more than 35 Muslim countries, I can personally testify to this fact.
The Plan
[1]. From colonization, to destabilization, to recolonization:
It is urgent that Muslims be educated to the reality of living in an era of U.S.-led recolonization, and that they must act accordingly. A key reality is that the heart of the Muslim world was never given a chance to develop after the initial colonization era ended. Instead, the Muslim world moved from colonization to destabilization and now, since 9/11, it lives under the shadow of recolonization era. It is an ugly fact; but it is the reality we must deal with.
[2]. Dealing with a bully:
U.S. policies toward the Muslim world are of the bullying type, characterized by the ignorant use of violence. Ignorance, combined with arrogance, leads to the abuse of power at the highest levels. The best strategy to deal with bullying of this magnitude is a simple and direct one — use the two letter word, "NO." The more collectively it is said, the more effective it can be.
[3]. Muslims, unite!
If unity was always an Islamic duty, it is now our very means of survival. At the nation state level, both opposition and governments must work together even in local disagreements, to resolve their diffences without American or European interference.
[4]. Work toward a Muslim Common Market:
A good economy must satisfy local needs first, thus regional economies must be given a higher priority among Muslim countries. Nations should begin now, working together to draw up the blueprint for a Muslim common market that could be phased in and functionally implemented by the year 2020.
[5]. Tribalism is obsolete:
The pan-Islamic movement must stop the divisive practice of tribalism, sooner rather than later, if any meaningful unity of purpose and culture are to be achieved.
[6]. Muslim countries must reform:
Corruption and incompetence are not the legacy of Islam; Muslim countries the world over have the ability to reform their political, economic, social and education systems according to their own local and regional agendas. Making excuses does not make progress.
[7]. Learning positive communication strategies:
Demonization of the "other" seems to go hand-in-hand with ignorance of the "other" — in fact, they are directly proportional in civil society. Exclusion, enmity and demonization of those who differ from the numerically dominant or most powerful culture are all fed by ignorance and fear.
Muslims need to develop a strategy of positive communication which presents clear facts to Western civil society. Consistent truth and openness are the best and only effective antidotes to the current vicious campaign of Western disinformation about Islam and Muslims.
[8]. U.S. "democracy" propaganda must be exposed and challenged:
When Christian missionaries introduced Christianity to Canada's First nations, they claimed to be selfless benefactors who offered salvation, a better lifestyle and superior culture. We now know better; they were destroyers of a culture they seldom took the trouble to understand.
Muslims must never forget this lesson and continue to be vigilant and suspicious about lofty claims for the superiority of American-style democracy; it has often proven to be a dangerous oxymoron.
[9]. Discourage Muslims who become U.S. propagandists:
Muslims who uncritically promote U.S. recolonization policies must be challenged and their backers exposed.
[10]. Follow up:
A follow-up team must be established for any Muslim conference, like this one, to produce a progress report on the status of recommendations presented and approved.
* Paper delivered at the Islamic Conference, Cairo, Egypt, April, 2005


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A very simple way to increase your quality leads at a trade show is to prepare a solid lead card — one that provides your sales staff with the necessary ingredients to properly follow up and close the sale. What would you rather get at the end of a show -- 100 business cards with a line or two scribbled on the back, or 100 lead cards with the prospect's answers to your booth staffer's smart questions?!
An effective lead card should not be complicated. Leave a section at the top for company, address, name, phone, etc. This step can go quickly by stapling a business card here. Have a line for the decision maker's name and number if different from the attendee. Next have a section for key questions to ask your guest. What created the need? How do they want to solve the problem? What would they like to have happen next?
To help your staffers in the questioning process, make a list of key phrases or words on the lead card that prompt the staffer. It can get pretty hectic on the show floor and staffers often forget to ask all the pertinent questions. Leave plenty of space for notes on the profile of the company and individual. If the strategic information on a potential client is not written down it will be forgotten. The last section is for the booth staffer to recommend the next course of action based on the prospect's wishes. This gives the sales staff a clear direction for follow-up. A ranking system should also be in place, based on the staffer's judgment, to aid the sales force in determining which prospects to contact first. After all, not all leads are of the same quality, and the hot leads must be dealt with immediately.
Over the past few years electronic badge scanners have become a standard tool for lead follow-up. Not always available in small shows, but for sure these lead retrieval systems are available by show management from chosen vendors at most large shows. The equipment is rented and should be ordered in advance of the show order deadlines to receive the best price. Order forms are usually found in the show kit with other show services. If more than one scanner is being used, don't hesitate to ask for a discount, this has worked for me several times.
Depending on the vendor, the devices are available in different configurations; some are counter top, others hand held, others may require a lap top computer. Some systems may use wireless printers. The process is simple, the visitor's name badge is scanned and stored in the system and the contact data is made available usually after the show. Most devices allow a field for entering notes for follows up. Just at the hand written card mentioned earlier, the ability to code the guest's contact information and make notes is very important. Make sure the system accommodates this need.
Newer technology offers a Web enabled wireless mobile lead collection device and real-time web page lead management system. This new technology concept transfers data from an attendee's badge to an exhibitor's personal event web site. Leads can be custom qualified using the web site for personalization. With this approach, exhibitors do not need to carry away a CD or memory stick or wait in line to download or "retrieve" data at the end of the event. The wireless enabled mobile unit delivers all the sales lead data in real-time to a secure exhibitor web site with online password protected access by the exhibiting company's personnel.
The features of these data capture systems vary from show to show. Rental prices range from $250 to $500. Remember the devices are to be returned to vendor's service desk at the end of the show where data is retrieved. Sometimes the data is transferred to a memory stick or a secured web site allows downloading of the leads at your convenience. Most vendors allow access to your contact data up to ninety days after the event. Be sure and have a good understanding of what happens with the devise at the end of the show, where to return it, and how to capture the data. It's important to assign a responsible booth staffer this task, lost or damaged units could be charged a hefty fee. Remind this person to get the necessary log-on information for the data download and a receipt!
This morning I had a great phone visit with long time friend and client, Scott Mayster, Vice President of Tick Data. Scott is responsible for client services and marketing and is an experienced trade show marketer. We have worked together in the design and building of his exhibits built by ShaBang Exhibits. A true trade show road warrior, we have spent many I&D hours on the show floor. We've enjoyed a great working relationship, I'm thankful for his friendship.
Scott has used electronic data capture in his booth for years. He has used this technology in several forms and graciously approved me sharing these experiences and tips with you:
1. The quality of the data received from the visitors name tag is limited to that which the show management collected at registration. Most registration personnel are good with entering data from a business card, driver's license or other certified documents. However, when the attendee enters their personal data at registration, the information may not be complete or totally correct. Information that you may need, may have been omitted.
2. Rental systems provided by show vendors are most useful at shows where most visitors may not have business cards. These shows are usually retail shows that are high in attendance and may fall in a "retail" type of show.
3. The rental scan systems are fast and efficient. The speed and ability to have the contact data in a form that you can manipulate for mail-outs, general follow up is invaluable. Having that already in digital form, (in lieu of hundreds of pieces of paper) is the first step of evaluating the success of the show and proceeding with follow up in a timely manner.
4. Scott follows a simple rule when it comes to giving "swag" (premiums, give-a-ways) to visitors. He asks permission to scan the visitor's badge before he releases the swag that's in his hand. WOW! that's a little gutsy for most folks, but when you think about it, it's a "win-win" situation! Scott has the follow up data he needs, and the prospect gets a t-shirt or squeeze ball. Everybody is happy. In my humble opinion, that should be standard practice for swag give-a-ways in every booth…every time!
5. Another system Scott uses at shows where the approach and greeting usually involves the exchange of business cards is using the old standard fish bowl. Only this time, the fish bowl has gone high tech! The business cards in the fish bowl are scanned by a business card reader connected to his lap top computer. The program has a data fields for notes and other information that can be customized and later exported into contact and spread sheet programs such a ACT, Goldmine, MS Outlook or MS Excel.
My special thanks to Scott for sharing his experiences as we continue our Boothology study focusing on booth staffing and training.
PS Large and small companies are finding the Shabang Exhibits website a good resource for information in planning a successful trade show. Check out the Trade Show Tips at:


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Steel and Shadow is the first book of my new romance fantasy trilogy and features blades, bows, nasty supernatural creatures and sizzling romance.
Charlene Ixeria is a half-blood born to a family of supernatural hunters tasked with protecting a city plagued by The Veil, a shadow that twists and corrupts anything it touches. Aside from the constant need to prove that she's as capable as the rest of her pure-blooded kin, she's also torn between two choices.
Charlie can't deny her growing feelings towards Marcus, her arrogant hunting captain who's haunted by demons of his own. She's also confused by her conflicting attraction to Gabrielle, a hauntingly mysterious creature who only holds questions and no answers.
Despite her personal problems, her starving city is on the verge of chaos and everything around her is dying- including the woods the hunters rely on for the city's food supplies. All the answers may lie in The Veil.


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The student loan debt crisis has become a major concern in the United States. A new study from Demos shows that 44 million Americans are living with student debt, adding nearly $1 trillion of debt to the economy within a 10-year period.
But who makes up the 44 million Americans?
"It's a lot of debt out there. But that debt and the burden of that debt is not necessarily being felt equally. It's extremely difficult for borrowers of color in particular," Mark Huelsman, Demos associate director of policy and research, told Yahoo Finance's On the Move. "Black students are borrowing more often and thousands more for the same degree as white students at private and public college."
According to the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances, 16.6% of Black students from middle-class families are far more likely to report a late debt payment. However, the study showed a typical white male student borrower has paid off about 44% of the debt they've taken on for school within 12 years after they've gone.
"After 12 years, black women and black men, of that matter too, owe more on the debt than they originally took out," he explained. "That's pretty devastating."
"I would say fundamentally, this is a problem of disinvestment. When the college-going population was a lot whiter and a lot wealthier, we actually invested at a per student level at much higher rates than we did today," he added.
The racial wealth gap
Why are borrowers of color paying more than they originally borrowed?
Huelsman noted that white families have an unearned $10 advantage in wealth for every $1 that black households have. "Income is partially the story for sure. Black college graduates, even, have less of a boost in the labor market than white college graduates," he added.
Huelsman said wealth transfer across generations also explains the disparity. White families are more likely to receive an inheritance or large cash gift from older family members, that could be used for paying off debt.
"There's a blanket of financial security facing white families that families of color have not had for a number of reasons," he said.
Ralston Ramsay is a producer for Yahoo Finance's On the Move.
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Sutro Tower – More Antennae, Erosion Control
Sutro Tower has been sending out notices that it plans to add more antennae to the tower, plus a 30-foot satellite dish on the ground; and do some work around the tower.
I hope the work on the ground isn't going to involve cutting down trees. As it is, the base of the tower is overly visible from the Twin Peaks side. It looks interesting and iconic rising above a fringe of green – it's one of the few objects that can visually dwarf eucalyptus trees! But planted on bare ground, it would look industrial, more like a pylon.
(I wrote to Sutro Tower, and they are indeed cutting down some trees.)
This picture is from the Planning Commission website and it's copyright so I can't actually put it here – but it indicates what I mean:
The Planning Commission has a hearing on Feb 5th, 2015.
If this is important to you, please write to them about the importance of preserving as many trees as possible, and replacing the ones that are removed with actual trees, not native-plant shrubs or grasses.
January 31, 2015 7:36 am
They shouldn't do this. The trail around the tower is a longtime favorite hike of mine (as it is with multiple mountain bikers as well). Last time I was there noticed several new signs on the trail but wasn't sure what it was all about. This is a beautiful so far unspoiled (for the most part) unique forested area where people can still hike and I was hoping it was going to be left as is as it wasn't exactly in one of the city parks that they are currently trying to wreck by cutting down trails and restricting hiking. What do the people who live in this Midtown Terrace area think about this? Stopping destructive deforestation is more important than adding more dishes, etc. around the tower where it restricts hikers or harms trees or wildlife habitats. This is a special little midcity wild spot, a hike that takes one from Twin Peaks to Mount Sutro Forest, and they shouldn't close it off any more than it already is. There are enough fences around the area already.
[Webmaster: Tony, please write to them. Unless people who love the trees and the forests speak up, it's the voice of those who want to remove them that is loudest.]


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It's Thursday which means a new week of 55 Thursday deals at Entice, this week you can pick up these elegant high heels in a light and darks pack. Both these color packs come with a HUD which allows you to change different parts into three different colors depending on the color pack you choose. The shoes also come with matching dresses which are also available for 55 Thursday at the mainstore. For more awesome deals, check out the Secret Wednesday Yard Sale featuring Entice, LaVian and many more great stores with great deals.
The Little Bat is participating in the fourth annual Cupcake Anonymous Hunt. Both the coat and earmuffs can be hunted for. This year the theme is "cozy winter lolita", so grab your most kawaii winterproof gear and start hunting. You can find images of the other items and hints on the Cupcake Anonymous Hunt blog.
7 Deadly s{K}ins has not finished the seasons of spoils just yet, and I doubt they ever will. This gorgeous new release Maryna is available at The Stuff Sales Room. Besides that there's also a huge clearance sale in the new outlet section at the mainstore. I suggest you go and check that out before those OG skins will be gone forever.
Besides skins, 7DS also provides (modifiable!) shapes including this one, Faith which I against all odds haven't modified at all. I recommend you keep a copy of the original shape if you do decide to modify her, this way you'll at least always have the original.
To finish this post off I would like to thank those who has been supportive ever since my last video and my January break announcement. I'm well aware of the fact that I take a lot of breaks and I don't have the most reliable uploading schedule but it's so lovely to see I still receive your support. At the moment I can't even a small vlog as I have lost my voice due to a terrible cold. Until I fully recover from that and also have some time to spare I will try to keep writing these blog entries.
Also it still hasn't snowed where I live, so you could say it's bearly winter here.
Yes I am lame.
*Hair: Besom – Hannu
*Coat: ! The Little Bat – Beary Coat/S
*Shoes: Entice – Ex's & Oh's Heels – Darks
*Earmuffs: ! The Little Bat – Bow Earmuffs
*Skin: 7 Deadly s{K}ins – Maryna cotton v1 ( @ The Stuff Sales Room )
*Shape: 7 Deadly s{K}ins – FAITH Shape
*Body: Absolut Creation – EVE – Slim-V8.4
*Appliers: 7 Deadly s{K}ins – EVE body applier Cotton
*Eyes: IKON – Triumph Eyes (left) – Midnight
*Poses: *PosESioN* – Corina Set – 1&4 ( @ SWANK )
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Police are seeking the public's help in locating a Huddersfield man who is wanted for offences including assault and attempted robbery.
Extensive enquiries have been made to find 20-year-old Robert Roche who officers want to speak to in connection with a serious assault in Huddersfield on April 30, an attempted robbery in Skelmanthorpe on May 28 and two offences of using threatening behaviour - one racially aggravated - in Huddersfield on April 5 and May 3.
Robert is described as white, around 5ft 11ins tall, of proportionate build, with brown hair which he has recently had cut closer at the sides and fair on top.
He is known to frequent the Skelmanthorpe, Denby Dale and Crosland Moor areas.
Detective Inspector Andy Leonard, of Kirklees District CID, said: "We have been actively seeking Mr Roche for questioning in connection with these offences but at this stage have not been able to locate him.
"Anyone who has seen him or with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Kirklees District CID on 101.
"If you have information but for whatever reason don't want to speak to police directly then you can give information anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."


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In addition to novel potential treatments with immunomodulators and other agents, research on the impact of food allergies on quality of life is also slated for presentation.
New diagnostic techniques to pinpoint the source of food allergies are also in the pipeline.
Also on the AAAAI schedule:
- Presentation of a dozen new studies of sublingual immunotherapies to foster tolerance of pollens and other aeroallergens, potentially bringing this mode of treatment closer to clinical adoption in the U.S.
- New findings on primary immunodeficiency, including a report on the potential dangers of routine infant vaccinations in babies with undetected immunodeficiency syndromes
- Promising approaches to patient and parental education on asthma
Scientific sessions begin tomorrow and MedPage Today will bring you the highlights.


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Fiji Airways Implements EAM RFID across Entire Fleet: Leading Oceania Aviation Tech Trend
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiji Airways, Fiji's National Airline, has completed installation of over 4,000 ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tags throughout its entire fleet of 15 aircraft. One of the first of the Oceanian airlines to utilise RFID, Fiji Airways has taken a keen interest in being an early adopter of customer-centric tech since rebranding in 2013.
Fiji Airways is integrating RFID to improve in-cabin inspections for onboard emergency equipment such as life vests, life rafts, oxygen bottles, fire extinguishers, extension seat belts, earmuffs, flashlights, survival kits as well as oxygen generators across the A330, B737, ATR, and Twin Otter fleet.
Mr. Andre Viljoen, Fiji Airways' Managing Director and CEO stated, "As an airline, we seek to innovate and to pass that on to our customers. By utilising EAM's RFID technology, we can inspect hundreds of items on each plane within minutes, enhancing internal efficiencies and decreasing ground time. These enhancements allow us to continue our relentless focus on safety and operational excellence. EAM RFID Solutions is a natural fit for our needs in this regard."
The Dubai office of EAM RFID Solutions, a division of EAM Worldwide, is leading the Fiji Airways implementation.
"Fiji Airways has been an existing client of EAM Worldwide's safety and survival equipment for years, so we are able to work closely to create a tailor-made solution based on their requirements and procedures," stated Marco Andreacchio, Senior Project Manager at EAM RFID Solutions.
Fiji Airways has been using EAM Worldwide life vests for over 10 years. EAM Worldwide is one of the first to embed RFID tags, leading the market with in-vest implementation since 2009.
To continue with the RFID program, Fiji Airways and EAM RFID Solutions intend to deploy a wider Cyber Physical System (CPS) by tagging other items (including seat covers) and seeking to advance opportunities with additional system integration with Engineering maintenance system AMOS.
About Fiji Airways
Founded in 1951, Fiji Airways Group comprises of Fiji Airways, Fiji's National Airline and its subsidiaries: Fiji Link, its domestic and regional carrier, Pacific Call Comm Ltd, and a 38.75% stake in the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa on Denarau Island, Nadi. From its hubs at Nadi and Suva International Airports, Fiji Airways and Fiji Link serve 69 destinations in 15 countries (including code-share). Destinations include Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. The Fiji Airways Group brings in 64 percent of all visitors who fly to Fiji, employs over 1300 employees, and earns revenues of over FJD$815 million (USD $390m). Fiji Airways rebranded from Air Pacific in June 2013. Visit www.fijiairways.com for more information.
About EAM RFID Solutions
EAM RFID Solutions is one of the world's leading RFID solution providers for airlines, aircraft operators, and MRO facilities. EAM RFID Solutions (a division of EAM Worldwide) offers an affordable end-to-end suite of software and business solutions specifically designed for tracking aircraft parts across the aviation supply chain.
With a feature-rich web platform, EAM RFID Solutions' application boasts a flexible, dynamic, and user-friendly experience. EAM RFID Solutions has a customized approach to each client, which is underpinned by all-inclusive support, training, and a continuous improvement ethos.
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- Global RFID Market is set to Witness CAGR of 13.2% in Revenues During Forecast Period


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By Trey Dove, Senior Associate, Office Tenant Representation, and Annie Lewis, Associate, Office Tenant Representation
In some Atlanta submarkets, a significant amount of leasing is occurring, but net absorption doesn't reflect this activity. Take Midtown for example: in 2017 there was 1.2 million square feet of leasing activity in Class A buildings, but only 264,441 square feet of net absorption. So, what's causing the phenomena? Tenants are giving back space, particularly law firms and other non-dense traditional office users, and back-filling the space immediately.
With advancements in technology and automated systems, alongside the new amenity base that building owners provide, we have seen a significant reduction in the foot print for many tenants, particularly with law firms. Cushman & Wakefield's 2017 Bright Insight Report indicated the current national average is around 850 square feet per attorney. However, as firms consolidate they are targeting a ratio that's closer to 600 square feet or less. The need for law libraries, one paralegal per lawyer, and full-service catering kitchens and event space are a thing of the past.
As space becomes available, building owners are renovating to change their image and attract today's hot office tenant – technology companies. With a handful of start-ups graduating from co-working space and incubators such as ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village each year, they are seeking permanent offerings with room to grow. Marble lobbies are being replaced with sleek, modern furniture, collaboration spaces and eye-catching artwork and video screens.
For example, last year, Flex, a company that delivers design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight and logistics services, moved into a former kitchen/catering floor at Regions Plaza. The building sold in August 2017 following a massive renovation including new conference facilities, fitness center, staffed concierge, renovated common areas and café, a new FlyWheel Studio and valet parking.
Institutional buyers, which commonly have the money to fund such massive renovation programs, are currently the primary purchaser of Class A office buildings. As more buildings in Midtown trade and landlords seek to continue attracting top tenants, there should be a significant amount of future-proofing occurring. On the occupier side, we expect more professional services firms will continue to modernize to compete for top talent, needing smaller, but more functional, office footprints . This trend is likely to continue, cementing Midtown as the primary location for tech companies and corporate innovation centers seeking office space for the future.
Trey Dove serves as a Senior Associate in Cushman & Wakefield's Atlanta office. With a focus on serving occupiers in the Southeast, Mr. Dove drives value for his clients by ensuring that they have the knowledge they need to make informed real estate decisions.
Annie Lewis is a real estate professional specializing in Tenant Advisory Services within the Brokerage Services division of Cushman & Wakefield. Drawing on a background of sales and marketing, she drives value for the clients she represents by serving as their real estate advocate and providing consulting in order to develop a strategic real estate plan.


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How to Buy Foreclosure Properties
Foreclosure filings against homeowners have increased dramatically in the last few months, especially in the St. George Utah, and Southern Utah Real Estate market.
In some areas, this increase is 30-40% higher than it was last year. Experts say that foreclosures have doubled over the last three years in many places.
Homeowners have struggled to cope with high prices, rising interest rates, and mortgages that are adjusting. This is the fallout.
Over the past few years, mortgage lenders devised many new loans to help buyers afford homes. "1.00% MORTGAGES!!" "$800/MO FOR A $300,000 HOME!!"
Buyers came out in record numbers. 100% financing and record-low interest rates helped some people who previously could not afford homes, become homeowners, and that helped stimulate the most incredible real estate explosion on record.
In St. George Utah, where I live, a lot of mortgages are interest-only and ARMs. However, today interest rates are higher. Combine this with a soft real estate market and you now have a squeeze on homeowners who are struggling to make the higher payments on adjustable-rate mortgages or are forced to refinance their loans to attempt to lower their payments.
For example: Let's say you did 80% financing on a $300,000 home in 2004 and you did a 3 Year ARM at 5.000% with a margin of 2.75%. Your mortgage payment was $1250 per month. It was tight but you figured you could afford it.
When that loan adjusts this year (margin + current index) you could be facing an adjustment to 8.000%. This would increase your payment to $2000 per month. You cannot afford your home any longer.
Sure, you can refinance it and maybe only increase your payment by $100-$200 per month from the $1250 but what if life circumstances have changed? Like your credit is not as good? You may have a lot of equity so you are still OK, but what happens in a slower market where you are not gaining much? Or you have removed all of your equity through a credit line? Or your home has depreciated since that purchase? The slower real estate market compounds the problem.
In recent years, homeowners with risky mortgages could take advantage of the rising value of their homes by refinancing at lower rates. Or by selling.
With housing prices stabilizing or decreasing, the refinancing option is not available. With a vastly inflated inventory of houses on the market and a 30% sales decline from last year, selling is not as viable an option. Quite simply, rising interest rates and decreasing home values spell disaster.
In 2003, when the market was on fire, the amount of 30 day delinquencies was half what it is today. Foreclosures are much more common today and many experts believe they are going to increase substantially in the coming years.
OK, so what does this mean to you and your buyers? OPPORTUNITY!!!!
Buying a property out of the foreclosure market is one of the best opportunities available in all of real estate. However, it is not easy and takes a lot of work.
It's not unusual to save from 10 to 30 percent of the market value on a foreclosure property if you know where to look.
However, don't be lured into thinking this is a get-rich quick scheme. Most foreclosed properties sell for less than 5% off market value. The key is research, preparation, patience and persistence.
Experts say that the investors who do best in the foreclosure market spend 30 – 40 hours per week working it.
There are many internet websites that detail these properties and you can also get a list of properties going into default from the marketing rep at your preferred title company.
There are many different stages to the foreclosure process but two are most important to you.
The first is notice-of-default (NOD). This is when the lender notifies the borrower that a default has occurred and that legal actions COULD proceed. This is very early in the process. Once you get an NOD you probably have a few months to cure the default before you are actually foreclosed on. This is the best place for you as an investor to try and get the property with the best possible discount.
The next is notice of trustee sale (NTS). This is much more serious. This means the lender has set a date to sell your home at a public auction. As an investor, you will have to bid against the competition.
The margins here are much tighter and you need to have much more knowledge about the property, its value, and its potential before moving forward. The investing window of opportunity opens the day the Lis Pendens, the notice that a legal action is pending, is filed. The window closes the day the property is sold at auction.
The time between these two events enables an investor to work with the homeowner and lender to create a workout strategy or a purchase of the property from the homeowner before the sale date.
The amount of time the window remains open depends solely on state and local laws, as well as the behavior of the property owner. Most states sell properties within 90-120 days from the first notice of default.
There are many books and internet sites that tell you how the many different ways to buy pre and bank-owned foreclosure properties. For the purpose of this newsletter, let's stick with the most profitable method. The pre-foreclosure.
Let's examine the best way to try and get you or your client a home at a serious discount.
Here is what you need to do:
Get pre-qualified for a loan so that you can act quickly if you find a property.
Find out what properties are in default thru one of our Equity Realtors, or your favorite title company.
Evaluate these properties and narrow your selections based on most possible return.
Contact the homeowner. Inspect the property thoroughly and the default loan documents.
Determine the homeowner's needs…does he need quick cash or to simply get out?
Know all of the liens on the property and the payoffs that a purchase will require.
Calculate your selling price and the potential profit based on current market conditions.
Negotiate with the lender, the owner and any lien holders.
Close the deal, repair as necessary and sell for profit!!
This is much easier said then done. Keep in mind, the homeowner is being slammed with letters from the bank, attorneys, and bill collectors. Some may even be showing up at his door.
You are not alone in this idea. There are other investors like you contacting him as well. You all have three ways to contact him. In person, by mail or by phone.
You have to understand, many people being foreclosed on become upset with the amount of negative contact so they are not in a very responsive position to listen to what you have to say.
It's best to start with mailings. Let the homeowner know that you are interested in his financial problem, you have a solution and as a real estate investor, you specialize in homes in his area. Let the homeowner know in your mailing that you can help him stop this foreclosure, possibly still save his credit, and maybe even get him some additional cash.
Be creative and different with the mailing! A former client of mine used to send a $50 bill to each pre-foreclosure property owner with a simple note that basically said, "I care about what you are going through. Please find $50 to help out. When you call me to thank me, let's discuss some ways I can help further." It was expensive, but brilliant and it worked! I shared this with a 27-year-old investor I work with and he has been having success doing the same thing.
After you send this first letter out, don't be overly aggressive. Give the borrower a few weeks and then follow up by mail or phone. As you get closer to the auction date, stress the urgency. Always stress that you want to help.
Always be courteous and understanding. This person is facing one of the most difficult financial challenges of their life and they are being completely overwhelmed by attorneys and creditors. You need to be the "savior," not another person hounding him.
All you want to do for now is get a meeting to determine if he is even a candidate for your assistance. When you get your meeting, make sure the homeowner has all of his loan, mortgage and insurance documents available, as well as the foreclosure notices.
You need to carefully review these to determine profit potential. If you are going to make an offer on the property, you must have the loan, ownership, and debt or lien information. You must also assess the condition of the property.
Combined with the market value and the default amount, you have all the ingredients necessary to formulate your offer. Some investors in foreclosures even make the very courageous move of visiting the property in person without an appointment. One of my investor clients firmly believes in going door-to-door.
However, you have to be prepared as you may end up meeting with an angry homeowner who doesn't appreciate you showing up at his door. Be polite and leave if you are asked to. Never, under any circumstance, snoop around, inspect or generally trespass unlawfully on somebody's property. You are there to be a "savior," not a snoop.
When you finally get your meeting, you need to quickly assess the needs of the homeowner. Is he looking to save his credit? Is he looking for cash? Does he just want to be bailed out? Is he on the verge of bankruptcy? Is there something else he fears? Does he want to stay in the home on a rent-back basis until he can get his feet on the ground?
If you meet his needs, he will be much more receptive to your offer.
Inspect the property with the homeowner as you were a home inspector. Use an inspection checklist and record your information and estimated costs of repair.
Many owners of homes that go into foreclosure have been struggling financially for a while before they give up. This likely means the house has not received needed repairs or general maintenance for a while. Experts say to NEVER make an offer at this point or give the homeowner any money.
If you like the property and think you want it, make an appointment to meet with him again, go home, crunch the numbers, analyze all of the liens and payoffs, and come back with your offer. Make sure you factor in all closing costs before determining this price.
These homeowners are not as likely as savvy as you. They are also very skeptical. Changing the offer once made because you made a calculation error will not come across as a simple mistake. It will likely kill your deal.
Make sure you carefully review all liens on the property that have been filed. You will also want to ask the homeowner if there are any other liens that may "pop" up later.
If you want to be taken seriously as a buyer, you must be realistic when preparing an offer. Homeowners, regardless of their situation, aren't likely to give properties away. They know the value of their home on the open market and will likely lose it before making a deal where they feel ripped off.
Experts say the typical offer is 80% or less of market-value.
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