Heathen1: I really did not mean to make it sound that since I was in college my math skills where good. What I should have said was..."I think that my skill in math as it is now will be high enough to get me along in the use of herbalism. Since I am in college and there are tons of people that are far better at math than I am if at any time I am unsure about my mathematical calculations of a dosage I have tons of people to ask if I am doing the math part right." I must admit though, at times I can be a little slow on the pickup; this was one of those time when my mind was running slow. I had to read "Sometimes, though you want to, it behooves one not to dismiss someone who thinks differently, as in 2 years, it might be you." like five time before I understood what you where talking about...lol. I would said that I do get your point now though and yes, I am seeing now that it not be that wise to have though like I once thought. Infact I am looking about getting a part time job in a store in my area that sells bulk herbs and what not, I think I could learn a lot there. I am also thinking about taking a six month herbal program so that I can learn even more but that would need to wait one more year till I get out of college. I am starting to see that for years I might have been a "closet tree hugging hippie"...lol

Almost every front loader has a pause, so yes you can add clothes after starting the cycle. However I would not add anything after the first few min. to get full cleaning. There is no "critical" rpm, however don't let the BIG numbers scare you. Most wrinkle free fabrics shouldn't be spun over 800 rpm's. Some FL's that advertise huge spin speeds, you will typically only use these very high speeds (1000+ rpm) for towels, jeans, sheets...durable materials. Many brands use very high speeds as a step up feature, however it is rare to get full use of them. I hope this helps.

Hello Billie, What are you trying to do with the soap you have made? The soap is good as is. If you would like to make other soap with different oils/fats, then use an on-line soap calculator (MountainSage has a free one), just put in the oils you would like to use and get the recipe. Knowledge of superfatting and water discount would be helpful. This might need more explaining to help you with their site, I haven't used their site for decades, but I use and recommend one from soapmaker.ca but it is not free. hth

My dad said "Skype was the only choice with him and it worked fine after I replaced my cheap webcam with a higher end one. It made a huge difference. One thing that teacher did that improved the experience was at the end of each lesson he would record an MP3 summary of what we went over, demonstrate the tunes or licks, explain the fingering and complicated bits. Then he emailed me the file. ...The experience is generally inferior (to a live teacher). The teacher can't play along with you. Neither person can really see the finer points of hand position and fingering, posture, whatever. If I'm having trouble with my instrument the teacher can't try it and give advice."