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A section specific guide to common nautical terms used in model shipbuilding.
Abaft: Behind, toward the stern relative to some other object or position.
Aft: Toward the stern.
Amidships or midships: Midway between bow and stern.
Athwartships: Across the ship from side to side.
Beam: Width of the ship.
Bow: Forward part of a ship.
Bright: Stained or varnished wood; not painted.
Draft: Depth of water a ship displaces.
Fantail: A ship's aft section. This is an American term.
Fathom: Six feet. How depth or a length of anchor cable is measured.
Forward: Toward the bow.
Freeboard: Vertical distance at amidships from the upper seaworthy deck or bulwarks to the water.
Knot: A measure of speed. A knot is 1-1/8 miles per hour.
Larboard: Old term for port (left) side.
Leeward: Away from the direction the wind is blowing. It's the ship's sheltered side.
Longitudinal: Structural members running fore and aft.
Port: Left side of a ship looking forward.
Sheer: Curve of the deck line from bow to stern.
Starboard: Right side of a ship looking forward.
Stern: Aft part of a ship.
Transverse: Structural members running athwartships.
Waist: Midships or widest part of a ship's upper deck between the forecastle and quarterdeck.
Windward: Direction from which the wind is blowing.
Beam: Athwartships timber upon which deck planks are laid.
Bearding Line: Intersection of the hull planking's interior surface with the keel, stem, or sternpost. A bearding line is part of the rabbet.
Belts: A group of hull planks. Belts are laid out using battens (temporary, flexible wood strips). A ribband is also a batten. It supports and holds the frames in position during hull planking. Ribbands are removed as planking progresses.
Billethead: Simple, scroll-like ornament used in place of a figurehead.
Binding Strake: Plank inboard of the waterway on a clipper ship. It's thinner than the waterway, but thicker than deck planks.
Breasthook: Large, horizontal knee across the inboard bow.
Buffalo or Spray Rail: Small rail on top of the main rail at the bow.
Bulkhead: Vertical partitions in a ship.
Bulwark: Planking around the weather (upper) deck serving as a breakwater. It also prevents sailors from being swept overboard in high seas.
Bulwark Stanchions: Vertical timbers supporting the bulwark planks. These can be separate timbers, an extension of the frames, or timberheads.
Butt: Where the end of two planks meet.
Buttock Lines: In drafting, the longitudinal sections cut vertically through a hull to define its shape.
Camber: Athwartships crown of the deck or deck structures.
Cant Frames: Bow and stern frames not square with the keel.
Carlings: Fore-and-aft timbers between deck beams to enclose openings such as hatches. You may see this term spelled Carlin.
Caulk: Oakum and fibers driven between plank seams to make them watertight.
Ceiling: Internal hull and bulwark planking.
Cheeks: Two lowest timbers at the head rails. Shaped like a knee, they fit against the stem and hull. The area between the cheeks was ornately decorated on period ships. The lower ends of the head timbers sit on the upper cheek. Most often, the hawse pipes come out between the two cheeks.
Clamp: Heavy fore-and-aft timbers supporting the ends of deck beams.
Coaming: Raised deck timbers around hatches and cabins. Coamings support other structures and prevent water from running below.
Coppering: Applying copper sheathing to a ship's hull.
Counter: Underside of the overhanging part of the stern.Covering Board: Planks covering the top of frames like a waterway or planksheer.
Cutwater: Forward side of the stem. On small craft, a deep stem.
Diagonal Lines: In drafting, the longitudinal sections cut diagonally through a hull to define its shape.
Drift Bolt or Drift: Metal spike used to attach planking and other structural timbers.
Edge bending: To bend or spring a plank edgewise.
Fair: Straight, smooth hull curves.
Fashion Piece: Timbers forming the shape of the stern and usually covering the end grain of the transom planking.
Figurehead: Ornamental figure at the bow.
Forecastle: Raised weather deck at the bow or a crew's living quarters.
Frames: Traverse timbers forming the skeleton of a ship's hull. Hull planking is attached to them. Frames contain floors (bottom sections), futtocks (mid sections), and timberheads (portion projecting above the upper deck). Frames were double (made in two halves) with overlapping joints.
Freeing Ports: Large openings in the bulwark to clear a swamped deck. Port doors were hinged at the top and forced outboard by water pressure at the bottom. Large ships had one to three freeing ports per side.
Galley: Where meals are prepared on a stove that exhausts through a stovepipe or stack.
Gangway: Opening in the bulwark for leaving the ship via a ladder or ramp. Also, a platform connecting the forecastle and poop decks.
Garboard Strake: Length of plank adjacent to the keel.
Gunwale (pronounced gun-el): Uppermost plank in a hull. Also, the upper edge or rail of a small boat.
Head: Area forward of the hull containing the crew's toilets, square wooden seats (also called seats of ease). Landlubbers adapted the phrase to mean the men's lavatory.
Head Rails: Fancy curved rails at the head for supporting a long stem.
Head Timbers: Transverse supports from the stem to the head rails.
Keel: Ship's backbone. Longitudinal timber or timbers at the bottom of the hull.
Keelson: Timber(s) bolted on top of the keel, or the frames above the keel, to reinforce it.
King Plank: Thick deck plank or planks on a ship's centerline.
Knightheads: Two heavy, vertical timbers, one on each side of the bowsprit. A knight's head was often carved into the top of these timbers; hence, the name.
Lashing Rail: Batten nailed to the inside of the bulwark stanchions for belaying lines. Common aboard whalers.
Main Deck: Uppermost deck. Also called the weather or spar deck.
Main Rail: Largest topside rail on a bulwark.
Margin Planks: One or two continuous deck planks alongside the bulwark. The inboard margin plank is usually the nibbing plank.
Middle Line: Line between the rabbet line and bearding line.
Molded and Sided Dimensions: Plans may show a timber molded 12" and sided 6". The molded dimension is the depth of a beam, the keel, or a perpendicular frame. The sided dimension is their width (a longitudinal or transverse measurement). However, a structural member molded 6" and sided 12" is wider than it is deep. Don't think a beam should be deeper than it is wide. Doing so creates confusion.
Molding or Moulding: An embellished wooden strip used to decorate around the top of cabins or other structures.
Monkey Rail: Light rail on top of the main rail (monkey board) aft of the deck step at midships. Although similar to a topgallant rail, the term is used only on fishing schooners.
Nib: Pointed end of a tapered plank. Because nibs rot first, shipwrights squared them off, then notched the margin plank (covers outer edge of deck) to accept the butts. Consequently, they called the margin plank the nibbing plank.
Nibbing: Process of seating the squared, tapered end of one plank into the edge of another. Nibbing generally applies to decks, but sometimes hull planks, especially at the bow, are nibbed. The British call this procedure joggling.
Partners: Slightly raised timbers strengthening the deck where a mast, capstan, pump, or bowsprit pierces it. Partners close the opening.
Plank: Single length of wood fastened to the outside of a ship's frames or to beams to form decks. A planking strake is a continuous line of planks butted against each other from bow to stern.
Planksheer: Large timber placed over waterways in clippers and other large vessels, but may replace waterways on smaller ships.
Poop Deck: Raised deck at the stern.
Quarter: Part of a ship's side forward of the stern and aft of the mizzen rigging. Quarterdeck is that part of the upper deck from the mainmast to the poop (also called the poop).
Rabbet: Groove cut into the keel, stem, or sternpost to receive planking. The rabbet line is the intersection of the planking's outer edge with the keel, stem, or sternpost (also see bearding and middle line).
Rail: Timber covering the top of the bulwarks.
Scantling: Dimensions of timbers forming a ship's structure.
Scarf Joint: Beveled joint. It's stronger than a butt joint.
Sheathing: Wood or copper covering on a vessel's bottom to protect it from marine borers.
Sheer Strake: Uppermost line of planking on a hull.
Shoe: Plank projecting from the bottom of the keel. It isn't always completely painted during dock, so may start to rot and is therefore replaceable.
Spar Deck: Upper or weather deck of a naval vessel.
Spiling: Marking and cutting a plank's edges to a given shape.
Station Lines: In drafting, the vertical sections cut transversely through a hull to define its shape.
Stealer: Plank inserted into another plank or between two adjacent planks to reduce their width. Or, when two planks taper toward a narrow end, both may have to be cut off and a wider plank substituted to leave enough wood for fastening to the frames.
Stem: Foremost timber in a vessel. It is joined to the keel and usually tapers upward.
Sternpost: Vertical timber erected on the aft end of the keel. The rudder is attached to it.
Stringer: Longitudinal stiffener in a ship's hull.
Thick Plank: Thicker deck planking reinforcing heavy load areas. Doublers over normal planking do the same thing.
Topgallant Rail: Short rail with vertical section above the main rail and extending the freeboard. Timberheads or bulwark stanchions may extend above the main rail, and the stanchions planked to form the sides of the topgallant rail. The cap rail is then placed on top.
Transom: Curved or flat portion above the counter.
Treenail: Wooden pin for attaching hull planking to the frames or for joining any two timbers.
Wale: Heavy strake running below the sheer strake. Several plank thicknesses may compose the wale or wales.
Waterlines: In drafting, the horizontal sections cut through a hull to define its shape. A ship floats at the waterline or load waterline.
Waterway: Thick wooden gutter along the side of the deck. It catches and carries off water through scuppers (drains) at its base.
Weather Deck: Uppermost deck. Also called the spar or main deck.
Air Port, Port Light, or Port Hole: Round openings with glass windows. Some open; some don't.
Belfry: Structure from which the ship's bell is suspended.
Bilge Pump: Brings up bilge water. Brakes (handles) on large pumps are secured to the fife rail or a separate frame. Pumps can have from one to six chambers.
Binnacle: Box or nonmagnetic metal container for the ship's compass. Originally, lanterns lit the compass, while vents exhausted the smoke.
Bitt: Wood or metal post for securing mooring lines, rigging, or anchor cables. Usually fitted in pairs. Steel bitts may have a single, double, or triple post on a common base. Bitts are named by their function, so you may run into terms such as Quarter Bitts (mooring bitts aft), sheet bitts (for belaying topsail sheets), and Riding bitts (for securing anchor cable).
Bollard: Mooring bitts used on a ship or on a wharf. Usually metal.
Cabin Trunk: Extension of a cabin above the deck.
Channels: Broad, flat boards projecting horizontally from the ship's sides to spread the shrouds and hold the chain plates away from the hull.
Charley Noble: Nickname for the galley's smokestack.
Chock: Iron casting for leading lines over a rail. Can be an open (cut out on top), closed, or roller chock.
Cleat: Wood or iron fitting with two horns for belaying rigging and mooring lines.
Companionway: Protective structure covering a stairway or ladder leading below decks. It may have a door or sliding top.
Deck Lights: Small prisms in the deck to let light into the ship.
Fife Rail: Rail around masts with pins for belaying rigging lines. The crosspiece or fife rail was attached to heavy bitts or supported by round or square stanchions.
Gallows: Bitts with crosspieces for supporting spare spars stowed fore and aft on a weather deck. May also support ship's boat and be called Boat Gallows.
Garland or Shot Rack: Rack for stowing cannonballs.
Grating: Openwork covering hatches to allow air circulation throughout the ship. Gratings also were used over the galley stove opening to exhaust smoke.
Gudgeon: Yoke bolted to the sternpost with an eye to receive a corresponding pintle on the back of the rudder.
Hammock Rails: U-shaped iron cranes mounted on a naval vessel's main rail. Railings were of rope or wood into which an open net was secured and the crew's hammocks tightly packed. This protected the men against musket balls and caseshot fire.
Horse Block: Small, elevated platform on a naval vessel's quarterdeck from which the officer of the watch gave orders and viewed enemy action.
Ladders: Vertical, inclined, or curved steps for proceeding below deck, to cabin roofs, or over the bulwark.
Pin Rail: Horizontal rail on the bulwarks with pins for belaying lines.
Pintle: Yoke bolted to the back of the rudder with a vertical pin that fit into a corresponding gudgeon. This formed a hinge on which the rudder pivoted.
Preventer: Chains attached to the hull and rudder to prevent a heavy sea from sweeping it away.
Quarter Gallery: Balcony projecting from the quarter of a sailing naval vessel or large merchantman. Has windows and may contain the officers' head.
Riding Bitts: Large wood or metal posts to which the anchor cable was secured. Used before the windlass was invented.
Samson Post: Vertical timber inboard of the bowsprit. Often has a windlass secured to it.
Scuppers: Drains in the waterways of the main or weather deck.
Sea Steps: Steps on the side of the hull for climbing on board from a boat.
Ship's Wheel: Spoked wheel with handles for operating the rudder through various steering mechanisms.
Skylight: Deck structure with windows in the roof or sides for allowing light and air below. It is often covered with closely spaced bars to protect the glass.
Stanchions: Vertical, round or square pillars for supporting rails or the bulwarks if timberheads aren't present.
Sweep Ports: Openings in the bulwark for sweeps (long, heavy oars). Sweep ports are smaller than gunports.
Taffrail: Ornamental rail along the upper edge of the stern. It's usually supported by square or round stanchions.
Tiller: Wooden or iron bar for turning the rudder.
Trailboards: Carved boards leading aft from the stem to either side of the hull. They replaced the head cheeks when ostentatious figureheads fell out of vogue. Today, trailboards sometimes decorate the bows of modern sailing yachts.
Ventilators: Pipes for directing air into the hull.
Boarding Pikes: Spear-like weapons designed to repel an enemy boarding party. Pikes were stowed in racks around masts or elsewhere on the ship.
Breeching: Heavy line seized to ring bolts in the ship's side to absorb a cannon's recoil when fired.
Cannon: Large, mounted a naval weapon that fires a heavy projectile. Cannon include carronades, long guns, and mortars. Cannon were generally described by the weight of shot fired, such as a 32-pounder or pdr.
Carronade: Short, light cannon with a large bore used at close range (less than 300 yards). Popular during the 1790s, but out of fashion by 1815. Carronades required a smaller gun crew than the cannon.
Gun Carriage: Wheeled support for a cannon. Long guns usually had a wooden carriage. The carriage consisted of cheeks (sides), front and rear axle trees, trucks (wheels), transom (front support), buffer (front bumper), stool bed (base), bed block (back support), cap squares (metal bands clamping the trunnions to the cheeks), and quoin (tapered, right-angle block placed under the breech to elevate a cannon). Although some carronades were mounted on simplified standard ship carriages, most were on special carriages made by the Carron Company and supplied with the weapon. The bed (upper part) held the gun and enabled it to be elevated and depressed. A bolt attached the bed to the slide or training bed, which allowed it to recoil. The slide rotated on a pivot at its forward end and had two, small iron trucks at the rear.
Gun Deck: On warships, the deck below the weather or spar deck containing the large cannon.
Gunport: Opening in a ship's sides or bulwarks for running out the cannon. Most were covered with a hinged lid.
Gun Tackle: Originally, the lines on a cannon. Also, a purchase (tackle) consisting of two single blocks and the necessary line.
Swivel Gun: Small, breech or muzzle-loading gun fitted on a forked piece of metal with the pin set into a rail or bitt. They were fired over the rail, from the fore and main tops, or from boats. Remained in used until 1815.
Train Tackles: Lines used to maneuver a gun carriage.
Truck: Wheel on a gun carriage.
Trunnion: Projecting pin on each side of a cannon barrel to pivot it backward onto its breech. Cap squares clamp the trunnions to the cheeks.
Anchor: Heavy iron implement dropped from a ship to hold or alter its position. The anchor's two palms or flukes (flat pointed pads) grab the sea bed. Besides the palms, an anchor consists of the shank (main shaft), crown (part where the arms join the shank), bill (tip of the palm), and a wooden or metal stock (crosspiece at the top of the shank) The stock is at right angles to the palms to force them into the ground when the anchor hits bottom.
Anchor Deck: Forward deck on a whaler similar to a forecastle deck.
Anchor Release: Device fitted on a cathead to quickly release the anchor.
Billboard: Any support upon which the bills or palms of an anchor rest. Prevents chafing the hull or deck.
Bollard: Mooring bitts used on a ship or on a wharf. Usually metal.
Bower Anchor: One of two heavy anchors with wooden stock stowed at the hawse pipe and used primarily for anchoring. They were carried at the starboard and port bows; hence, it's name.
Brakes: Handles on a manually-operated deck pump or windlass.
Cable: Heavy rope or chain attached to an anchor.
Capstan: Vertical drum-like machine to heave rope or chain. Whelps (wood or metal strips) around the spindle grabbed the line, while pawls (hinged pieces of iron) at the base prevented the capstan from rotating backward. Sailors pushing on bars inserted into square pigeon holes in the head manually turned the device. Later, steam or electric power revolved it. Naval vessels usually carried capstans, while merchantmen used windlasses.
Capstan Bars: The eight to 10 wooden bars sailors used to turn a capstan.
Carrick Bitts: Upright projecting timbers, generally with knees, supporting the shaft of a windlass. Also known as windlass bitts or carrick heads.
Cathead: Short, port and starboard wood or iron beams projecting over the bow for raising an anchor.
Cavil: Large, fore-and-aft cleat for belaying heavy lines. Also called kevel, kevil, and cavel.
Chain Pipe: Covered casting in the deck through which the anchor chain led to the locker.
Chain Stopper: Security device to prevent an incoming anchor chain from going overboard should the capstan or windlass fails.
Cleat: Wood or iron fitting with two horns for belaying rigging and mooring lines.
Grapnel: Small, four- or five-pronged anchor dragged to locate objects or anchor small boats.
Hawse Pipe: Iron casting in the bow through which the anchor chains run.
Hawse Pipe Lip: Ring around the exterior portion of the hawse pipe to prevent the anchor chain from chafing.
Hawser: Heavy line (five inches or more) for mooring and towing.
Kedge: Light anchor with an iron stock. Usually the smallest anchor on board, it supports the bower anchor whenever the vessel's stability is threatened. Also used to move a ship from one berth to another (kedging).
Mooring Chocks: Large, oblong, closed chocks in the hull through which mooring lines pass.
Pawl: Short, hinged, iron strut on a windlass, capstan, or winch head. As the machine rotates, the pawl slides over and engages the teeth, preventing the equipment from turning backward.
Pawl Bitt: Large wood or metal post or samson post on the centerline. It supports the windlass' pawl.
Riding Bitts: Large wood or metal posts to which the anchor cable was secured. Used before the windlass was invented.
Sheet and Steam Anchors: The sheet anchor, carried in the waist, was the largest aboard and always ready for use. The steam anchor was a spare.
Staghorn: Another name for a cavil, but shaped like a bull's horns. Used on early ships for belaying lower sheets or mooring lines.
Warping Drums: Portion of the windlass projecting beyond the carrick bitts. Drum head is larger toward the windlass and curved in the middle. Wrapped lines around the drum provided a mechanical advantage. Warping drums were hand operated in the old days, but are electrically powered today.
Whelps: Wooden or metal strips around a windlass or capstan to prevent the anchor cables from slipping or chaffing.
Windlass: Horizontal winch on the centerline for lifting anchors. Whelps were starboard of the barrel, but sometimes a windlass had whelps for chain on one side and for cable on the other. At the center were two large ratchet gears with pawls. Each gear had a quadrant (arm) connected via links to a rocker (pump arm). Rockers and pawl were fixed to a pawl bitt or samson post. Brakes (pump handles) were fitted to the rockers. Windlasses often had warping drums. Carrick bitts with standards (knees) supported the windlass. While most windlasses were originally hand operated, they were modified in later years to run on steam or electricity. Merchantmen carried the windlass, while naval vessels preferred the capstan.
Barge and Yawl: Round-bottomed cargo boats and personnel ferries 25 to 35 feet long with eight to 16 single- or double-banked oars.
Bearers: Vertical lashing posts between davits used to tie off boat gripes. Common on whalers.
Benches: Curved seats in a boat's stern for officers and important people.
Bow or Head and Stern Sheets: Platform or seats at the bow and stern.
Carvel Planking: Flush-sided hull planks set edge to edge on frames and caulked.
Centerboard: Wide, keel-like board hoisted or lowered through a watertight trunk (well) to provide stability and tracking. A leeboard worked similarly, but was suspended from the vessel's lee (port) side.
Chine Log: Longitudinal timber to which the flat sides and bottom of a V-bottom boat were attached. This intersection is the chine. A Chesapeake Bay skipjack is a V-bottom boat.
Clamp: Longitudinal stringer supporting the deck beams, washboard, or cabin beams on a small boat.
Clinker Built or Lapstrake: Lower edge of a hull plank overlaps the upper edge of the one below it.
Cranes: Type of davit made from hinged wooden brackets that swung out to support a whaleboat on an American whaleship. Boats were lashed to the cranes.
Cuddy: Small storage closet under the bow or stern seats in a whaleboat.
Cutter and Pinnace: General purpose, clinker-built, round-bottomed boats that were usually smaller than a longboat or launch. They were 20 to 50 feet long and equipped with a dozen or more double-banked oars.
Davit: Curved or straight-arm crane for lifting, lowering, and storing ship's boats. Stern davits were at the stern and quarter davits were at the aft side of the ship.
Dinghy: Smallest ship's boat. It was generally clinker built, 10 to 15 feet long, and equipped with a pair of oars.
Dory: Small, flat-bottomed, 16- to 20-foot-long boat with angled sides. Used most often by a one- or two-man crew for fishing. Equipped with two or four oars. On fishing schooners, the thwarts were removed and the boats nested inverted on deck.
Double-banked Oars: One port and one starboard rower per thwart.
Floor or Bottom Boards: Longitudinal planks laid in the bottom of a boat over its frames. Spaces between the boards drained water.
Gig: Narrow, fast, 20- to 28-foot-long round-bottomed boat equipped with two or three pairs of oars. When used by a ship's captain, it was called the captain's gig.
Gripes: Flat straps crossing diagonally over the outside of a boat to hold it against its davits.
Griping Spar: Long spar between the davits for securing boat gripes.
Guard or Rubbing Strake: Exterior wooden moulding on the gunwale to protect a boat's hull from chafing when alongside a dock or another vessel.
Gunwale (pronounced gun-el): Uppermost plank in a hull. Also, the upper edge or rail of a small boat.
Launch and Longboat: Largest service boats carried aboard a ship. Round-bottomed, 20 to 50 long, with 12 to 18 double-banked oars.
Lifting Rings: Large rings at the bottom of a boat's bow and stern for hoisting it out of the water.
Oar: Long, thin, usually wooden pole used to row or steer a boat. It consists of a blade (flat extremity in the water), shaft (long, round section), and loom (hand grip) inboard of the rowlocks.
Painter: Line in the bow for mooring or towing a boat.
Quarter Boats: Any boat in the quarter davits.
Riser: Longitudinal stringer along a boat's interior for supporting the ends of the thwarts.
Rowlock: U-shaped cutout in a boat's gunwale acting as a fulcrum for the oars. Thole pins, two wooden or metal pins in the gunwale, often replaced the rowlock. The modern U-shaped metal swivel is called a crutch, oarlock, or rowlock.
Single-banked Oars: One man per thwart staggered port to starboard, or one behind the other as in a racing shell.
Skeg: Narrow extension below the keel at the stern and fitting into the sternpost. Generally found on flat- and V-bottomed boats.
Slides: Vertical battens on a boat's hull that prevent it from catching on the rails.
Sole: Cabin floor of a small boat.
Stern Boats: Any boat in the stern davits, usually the captain's gig.
Thwart: Athwartships seat in a small boat.
Washboard: Thin shelf along the sides of the gunwale to prevent water from coming on deck. Most common on small, open workboats.
Whaleboat: Double-ended, round-bottomed, 25- to 30-foot-long service boat equipped with five single-banked oars. Some whaleboats had centerboards. Found on whalers and naval vessels.
Yoke: Transverse board mounted on a boat's rudderhead and fitted with lines to control the rudder. When a yoke was used, the tiller was either absent or very short.
Band: Any metal bar around masts, yards, booms, and gaffs with eyes or other fittings for attaching blocks, hooks, futtock shrouds, and other rigging equipment.
Bees: Wooden block on either side of the bowsprit through which the fore topmast stays rove back to the bow.
Bibbs or Cheeks: Heavy wooden knees bolted a short distance below the top of a mast to support the trestletrees.
Bolster: Quarter rounds resting on the trestletrees to prevent the shrouds from chafing or taking too sharp a bend.
Boom Crutch: Vertical timber with a "U" at the top for resting the booms of small fore-and-aft rigged vessels while in port.
Boom Jaw Rest: Wooden ring or partial ring supported by small chocks on a mast for resting the boom's jaws.
Bowsprit: Heavy spar protruding from the bow to support the forestays.
Bumpkin, Bumkin, or Boomkin: Short boom projecting from the ship's side for securing the fore tack block or one of the main brace blocks.
Cap: Two-holed wooden or metal fitting for joining the masthead of one mast to the heel of another, or the bowsprit to the jibboom. The cap can also have eyes and blocks.
Chesstree: Short timbers mounted vertically on each side of the ship for holding the main sheet lead blocks. The term also describes a sheave in the bulwark through which the main sheet roves.
Clapper: Vertical wooden block pivoting on a pin between the jaws of a gaff. Also called a tongue or tumbler, it made the gaff slide up and down more easily and prevented it from jamming. Not all gaffs had one. Clappers were mostly on modern craft such as fishing schooners.
Crane Iron: Iron rod on a mast for holding the throat
halliard blocks. Mostly found on schooners.
Crossjack Yard: Lower yard on the mizzenmast.
Cross-trees: Transverse beams or struts supporting mast tops and spreading shrouds.
Doubling: Area where the heel of an upper mast overlaps a lower mast.
Fid: Slender iron or wooden block inserted in a hole at the heel of a topmast or topgallant mast to support it on the trestletrees.
Futtock Band: Metal band with eyes below the mast top for attaching the lower ends of the futtock shrouds.
Futtock Stave: Rod or batten to which the futtock shrouds seized if they didn't secure to the futtock band.
Gaff: Spar on the aft side of a mast supporting the head of a fore-and-aft sail.
Gooseneck: Swivel that secured a boom to a mast band.
Hounds: Wooden shoulders on either side of an upper masthead supporting the trestletrees.
Jackstay: Wire rope, metal rod, or wooden batten fastened to the upper side of a yard or spar to which the head of a square sail was attached or footropes lashed.
Jaws: U-shaped projection at the end of a boom or gaff that fit against a mast. A rope or rod parrel held the spar to a mast.
Jibboom: Spar secured to and extending forward of the bowsprit. The flying jibboom was another extension.
Lubber's Hole: Large opening in the lower mast top through which running rigging rove. Also, a man could climb through it instead of scrambling over the edge of the top.
Made Mast: Any mast fabricated from several logs tied together.
Martingale or Dolphin Striker: Vertical strut below the bowsprit cap. It increased the downward pulling force of stays going back to the bow.
Mast: Vertical spar supporting yards and sails. The foremast was the foremost one, followed by the mainmast and mizzenmast on a three-masted ship. Each contained a lower mast, topmast, topgallant mast, royal mast, and sometimes a skysail mast.
Mast Coat: Canvas or other material covering the mast wedges and making the deck joint watertight.
Masthead: Portion of mast from the trestletrees to the cap.
Parrel or parral: Rope with wooden balls or other devices securing a yard, boom, or gaff to a mast.
Rake: Angle of a mast to the perpendicular.
Saddle or Yoke: Wooden truss on a yard shaped to fit a mast. A parrel held the yard against the mast. Saddles were used after the rope truss went out of style.
Spanker Mast: Separate smaller mast abaft the mizzen. It carried the spanker's mast hoops.
Spar: Any pole used for rigging; i.e., yards, booms, gaffs, bowsprit, jibboom, etc.
Spencer Mast: Separate smaller mast abaft the fore and mainmasts carrying the spencer's (trysail) mast hoops.
Spider Band: Heavy mast band fitted with holes for belaying pins.
Spreader: Spar for spreading the upper shrouds and backstays. On some ships, spreaders and cross-trees were basically the same. However, the spreader was a separate, longer spar extending beyond the cross-trees on a clipper.
Studding Sail Boom Irons: Iron fittings with rings on yards. When not in use, sailors slid the studding sail booms through these rings.
Top: Platform resting on a lower mast's trestletrees and cross-trees. It help spread the upper rigging and, on warships, was where marines stood to fire small weapons at the enemy. Often called the fighting top.
Trestletrees: Short, longitudinal timbers on each side of a lower mast's head. They supported the cross-trees, top, and the heel of the topmast.
Truck: Ball or other object atop the uppermost mast. Often had a sheave or hole in it for the flag halliards.
Truss Iron: Iron rod between a yard and mast band or parrel. It secured the yard to the mast.
Tub Parrel: A lined, circular tub around a mast to which the yard truss was attached. Used mostly on the upper topsail yards of a double topsail ship.
Yard: Spar supporting a square sail.
Yardarm: Outer end of a yard beyond the shoulder or fitting for the lifts.
Bend: To lace a sail to a spar or jackstay.
Boltrope: Reinforcing rope laced around the edge of a sail.
Bonnet: Extension laced to the foot of a sail to increase its size.
Clew: Lower corners of square sail or the aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
Course: Lowest square sail on each mast.
Cringle: Iron strop, rope strop, or grommet at the corners of a sail for attaching sheets, tacks, and other running lines.
Crossjack: Another name for the mizzen course.
Furl: To bundle and lash a sail to its yard or boom when not in use.
Gaff Topsail: Triangular sail set from the topmast and gaff of a fore-and-aft rigged ship.
Grommet: Ring and lacing around a hole in a sail.
Head: Top of a square sail or the top corner of a triangular fore-and-aft sail.
Jib: Large, triangular fore-and-aft sail at the bow. A flying Jib can go ahead of the jib.
Leech: Sides of a square sail or the aft side of a fore-and-aft sail.
Luff: Forward side of a fore-and-aft sail.
Reef: To shorten a sail in heavy weather.
Reef Band: Reinforcing canvas band with holes for the reef points.
Reef Points: Short lines in the reef band for tying the sail to its boom or yard.
Ringtail: Extension sail abaft a spanker.
Royal: Square sail above the topgallant.
Seams: Lines where the bolts of cloth were sewn together to form the sail.
Skysail: Square sail above the royal.
Spanker or Driver: Fore-and-aft sail set on a gaff abaft the mizzenmast. Could also have a boom.
Spencer: Fore-and-aft sail set on a standing gaff abaft the fore and mainmasts.
Spritsail: Square sail set on a yard on the bowsprit.
Staysail: Fore-and-aft sail rigged on the mast stays.
Studding Sail (pronounced stun-sul): Light sail added outboard of a square sail to increase its total area.
Tabling: Hem around a sail.
Tack: Forward lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
Topgallant: Square sail above the topsail.
Topsail: Square sail above the course. Some ships had double topsails, two smaller sails in place of a single one. Howe developed this system in the 1850's to permit easier handling of the sails.
Backropes: Ropes that continue from the stays back to the bow after the stays pass the dolphin striker.
Backstays: Lines supporting the masts from fore-and-aft forces.
Baggy Wrinkle: Mat made of rope yarn and wound around rigging lines to protect the sails from chafing.
Becket: Eye on a block for securing a line's standing end.
Belay: To secure a running line to a cleat or belaying pin.
Blocks: Wooden or metal shells with sheaves through which lines rove.
Bobstays: Chains or ropes supporting the bowsprit from upward loads.
Bowsprit Shrouds or Guys: Transverse support lines for a bowsprit.
Braces: Lines attached to the yardarms. They set the angle on a yard and held it taut.
Brails: Lines that pulled a loose-footed, fore-and-aft sail toward the mast for furling.
Breast Backstay: Supplemental shroud with running tackle fitted outside the regular shrouds. Often used to stiffen the topmasts.
Bowlines: Lines attached to the sides of a square sail to pull it forward. These were used primarily on 18th century and older ships.
Bullseye: Similar to a deadeye except it has one large hole.
Buntlines: Lines that pulled up the belly of a sail for furling.
Catharpins: Lines used to tighten loose hemp shrouds. Catharpins were generally at the intersections of the futtock staves.
Chain plates: Iron bar or rod along the hull that held the shroud deadeyes.
Clew Garnet: A clew line used on the lower yards.
Clew Lines: Lines that pulled up the corners of a square sail.
Clump Block: Oval block for staysail sheets. It didn't tear a sail if it rubbed against it.
Collar: Standing rigging eye passing over the masthead.
Crane Lines: Footropes across the lower shrouds on which sailors stood when furling main staysails and the spanker. These lines were a recent development.
Deadeye: Round wood block with three holes for reeving a lanyard. Metal turnbuckles have replaced deadeyes on modern ships.
Downhauls, Outhauls, and Inhauls: Lines that hauled a sail along a boom, or up and down a stay.
Fairlead: A block with a hole or holes used to lead lines in a certain direction.
Flemish Horse: Short footrope at the yardarms.
Footrope or Horse: Line under yards and bowsprit on which sailors stood to furl the sails.
Futtock Shrouds: Short lengths of ropes or metal rods that supported the topmast rigging. They led from the futtock plate to the futtock band. If they went only to the lower shrouds, they generally tied to a wooden or metal rod called a futtock stave.
Gasket: Short length of line for furling a sail.
Guys: Lines supporting the jibboom and bowsprit from side forces, or any stay such as a boom guy or boat davit guy.
Halliard or Halyard: Line for raising and lowering a sail, yard, boom, gaff, or flag.
Horse or Footrope: Line under yards and bowsprit on which sailors stood to furl the sails.
Jeers: Heavy tackle for hoisting a lower yard.
Jig Tackle: Purchase of blocks and rope at the working end of a rig.
Lacing: Small ropes for lashing sails to booms and gaffs.
Lanyard: Line roving through deadeyes, bullseyes, or thimbles for tightening rigging.
Lashing: To fasten by wrapping with line.
Leechlines: Lines that pulled up the side of a sail.
Lifts: Standing or running lines that angled or lowered yards.
Manropes: Safety lines at the bowsprit and other areas. Usually a line to hang onto rather than walk on.
Martingale Stays: Lines under the bowsprit and jibboom roving through a dolphin striker.
Mouse: Knob of rope that prevented an eye from sliding along a line.
Moused Hook: Lacing around the end of a hook to prevent it from falling out of a fitting.
Parrel or parral: Rope with wooden balls or other devices that secured a yard, boom, or gaff to a mast.
Peak Halliard: Outer line on a gaff.
Ratlines: Footropes on shrouds.
Reef Tackle: Lines that hoisted or lowered a sail to its spar for reefing.
Running Backstay: Movable line with a tackle on deck.
Running Rigging: Lines that moved, rove through blocks, or operated sails and spars.
Seizing: Wrapping small cord around two lines to bind them.
Shackle: U-shaped iron fitting with a removable pin.
Sheaves: Roller in a block or structure over which lines rove.
Sheer Pole: Round or rectangular iron or wood bar seized to the shrouds just above the deadeyes to maintain the shrouds' spacing. A sheer pole was occasionally a belaying point.
Sheets: Lines that held the lower corners of a sail or boom.
Shrouds: Transverse lines that supported the masts.
Sister Block: Double sheave block with the sheaves in line.
Sling: Short, heavy line or chain that took the weight of a yard at the mast.
Standing Rigging: Stationary lines that supported masts and spars. Generally, standing rigging was tarred; hence, it was black or dark brown.
Stays: Fore-and-aft standing lines that supported the masts.
Stirrups: Short lines that supported the footropes.
Strop: Rope or iron bar around a block.
Swifter: Foremost lower mast shroud.
Tack: Line at the lower corners of a sail. On a fore-and-aft sail, the tack was at the forward lower cringle. On a square sail, the tack led forward and the sheets led aft.
Tackle or Purchase: Several blocks and a line providing a mechanical advantage for handling sails and spars.
Throat Halliard: Forward line on a gaff at the jaws.
Topping Lift: Line that held up the boom when the gaff was down or absent.
Truss: Rope or iron fitting that held a yard against its mast.
Tye: Part of a halliard attached to a yard.
Vangs: Port and starboard lines that prevented a gaff from swinging sideways.
Worming, Parceling, and Serving: First, a small line was laid between the strands of a rope, then the rope was wrapped with canvas strips, and finally wrapped with another rope or wire. This process protected standing rigging from chafing


text: We had an amazing visit on Monday October 12 and Tuesday October 13, 2015 with Debbie Clement! She has written over 100 songs and 3 books, You Are Wonderful, Tall Giraffe and Red, White and Blue! The kids loved her! they danced, they sang, They laughed!!! This was an awesome assembly! Thank you to the PTA for bringing her to our school! Thank you, debbie Clement for being amazing and making this an awesome experience for all!

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Forrester Conference: The Customers are Revolting
And, from History of the World Part I ... of course they are, they're ugly. (Rim Shot).
For corporations, the fear is that the consumers/customers are talking and not listening, but pushing their own agenda.
Corporations do believe that they are speaking to consumers - feedback forms, etc - but without realizing that they are just engaged in one-way dialogue, and not really listening to the customers.
Example one is CBS and Jericho: CBS was listening - at the beginning - to the fans. They had a CBS-based message board, and were working to augment and support the community. But, then the show was pulled off the air for the NCAA tourney, and then rescheduled against American Idol ... which killed the show.
Then came the nuts campaign - and CBS saw the real groundswell at work. CBS took the revolt, and turned into reform. It was no longer arm's length, but embracing the fans. The reformatted the home page, offering Widgets and a Wiki, and a production blog for behind-the-scene's view for the hardcore fans. It took a revolt and turned it into reform.
But, who are these people in the groundswell? It's not about technology, but how people participate. It's the ladder of participation - and it's not a full characterization because it is not static (the ladder) and people can cross various points of the ladder (you can blog on one topic, but just a reader on other topics).
- Creators - they create blogs
- Critics - posting on forums, comment on blogs, but not necessarily bloggers
- Collectors - use RSS feeds, picking on Digg and tagging on Delicious, the list makers
- Joiners - social networkers
- Spectators - read blogs, listen podcasts, read forums
- Inactives - aren't there yet, but might be there tomorrow - they are poised, and 2/3 have broadband and 50 percent are technology optimists
So, how did one company turn the revolt into a reform? Targeted the Alpha Mom ($55K+ income, 1 child under 18, etc.)
- Gave Mom's blogs and podcasts
- Have wikis to share best practices
- Social network to connect the Alpha Moms
Embrace the customer to turn back the revolt - turn revolt into reform. Share the power, and have the strength to tap into the revolutionary power.
Photos to be uploaded later. :)
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Record Amounts of Fish Consumed in 2008 - 80% of World's Fisheries Fully Exploited or Overfished
New data in from the UN FAO on the state of the world's fisheries. The verdict: Global consumption of fish reached an all time high in 2008 (the stats in these sort of reports are always a few years behind...) and about one-third of all the world's fisheries are overfished, depleted or in need of recovery.
Oceana sums it up well: "The world's appetite for fish continues to grow. Fish stocks, though? Not so much."As for the record amount of fish consumed: In 2008 the global average was 17.1 kilograms per person, increased from 16.9 kg/person in 2007.
As for overfishing: Beyond the third of the world's fisheries that are overexploited, etc., slightly more than half are "fully exploited"--meaning there is no room to expand fishing without taking more fish from the sea than can be naturally regenerated.
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New Year
With Mary we have blessed the Lord today that he has done great things for us in the past.
May he keep blessing us and give us his peace: Peace with God himself, peace with ourselves peace in our families, peace among nations.
May this year be to all of us a year of grace, with the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Go in peace, a happy New Year to all of you, and take the Lord's blessing with you all the days of your life.
Thanks be to God
Happy New Year 2016


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I'm amazed at all the cool things you can find on the web that makes entertaining out of the ordinary. Here are the latest finds…
Perfect for cocktail parties and environmentally friendly, stainless steel straws!
Teapot on a stand, no more accidents while serving hot beverages.
Are your guests unskilled with chopsticks? Here is the solution, a chopsticks and clothespin hybrid.
No more fights over who gets the bigger pizza slice. The scissors are long enough for large pizzas and the attached spatula guarantees perfect slices.
Avoiding food poisoning and tough meats… win-win! The spatula reads the temperature and has an alarm for when food is ready.
Keeping your fingers or nails intact with the stainless steel finger guard.


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We are looking for a place to sleep in Jerusalem. We find an apartment surrounded by a terrace looking out over a very old world. Stumbling over local customs, we are then frightened by a screeching alarm. What to do? Where to hide?
Mahane Jehuda market
A small synagogue to nourish the rich inner life of mrs. Nomad, a pub for the ever so thirsty mrs. Villager and the market Mahane Yehuda around the corner make it the perfect location.
The apartment is equipped with a dozen modern gadgets such as WiFi, a washing machine, a gay couple and a cat. So one sunny morning we turn up at the doorstep of Barak and Idan. Actually it is only Idan because Barak is on a trip. Idan is just about to leave for work. Right, it Sunday, we forgot, a working day in Israel.
Overnight in Jerusalem
Before he leaves, Idan points at Shimi. "Cat", he explains in case the Dutch ladies are unfamiliar with this furry phenomenon. After that he demonstrates the technical aspects of his home: a switch we have to turn in case we want hot water (not difficult), an espresso machine, in case want coffee (very complicated)
And then we are on our own with the inquisitive cat. The bedroom has a modern double bed. Two lights flank the bed and there is a huge chest for Mrs. Nomad extensive wardrobe. Strangely enough, the bed is made with first a blanket and than a sheet on top of it.
Jerusalem ways
Strange? Acording to Idan it isn't strange at all. "First a blanket is much warmer, don't you think? We definitely came across our first local Jerusalem ways. Mrs. Nomad, whose hosophobia creeps up, sniffs the blankets for a moment but can't find anything strange. Right, overnight in Jerusalem.
Idan told us we could use the kitchen so we hit the espresso machine. Before we get too homey and ready to start baking cookies, we find a box of triangular sweets that our host left for us. Ears of Haman, is the name of the cookies and they refer to the traitor Haman, who had it in for the Jews but lost in the end. The cookies are the symbol of the victory of the Jews over their enemies.
It is celebrated during Purim. Since we can't seem to get the machine working, we decide to skip the coffee. Wine! A much better idea. On the balcony of our bedroom.
We peep at our neighbors across the street, who are also enjoying the sun. Maybe they are tourists just like us? Sipping our kosher wine we look at the people in street. Men on their way to work, their briefcases tucked tightly under their arms. Soon our first Ultra-Orthodox Jew walks by, dressed in black.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews
On the other site of our block, past the gas station, the Knesset is set in a park against a hill. In front of it young girls in school uniforms, their hair hidden under scarfs, are playing volleyball. Sometimes they get entangled in their long skirts and fall over in the grass. In the bunker behind them resides Benjamin Nethanyahu.
We doze off in the sun. All of a sudden a screeching alarm goes off. Like the emergency alarm drill in Holland every first Monday of the month. However it is Sunday, 11.20 am. An assault on the market? On Nethanyahu?
Israeli school drill
By the way, what are we supposed to do in case of an attack? Where do we go? Mrs. Nomad has turned white. The cellar, mrs. Villager suggests. But where the hell is the cellar? We haven't seen anything that looks like it.
The screen of the mobile phone lights up. Text message from Idan: Israeli school drill, no need to hide under the table. Right, the table. Mrs. Nomad is already hiding underneath it. The only table in the house. Relieved we uncork another bottle. We are safe.
Safe hiding
'On the staircase near the entrance", says our Israeli host that night when we ask where we should hide just in case. After a wonderful humus and fattoush salad in a local restaurant around the corner, it is time for us to go to bed. We feel safe with a host watching over us. And to be quite honest: it is nice and warm underneath a blanket first.
Text: Anneke de Bundel – Images: Shutterstock
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Barony of Tanrmist is Happy to Host a Camp Out with Workshops and Classes for all.
This is a Dog friendly site, Leashes please.
People can start showing up Friday afternoon to set up for camping etc
There will be classes on Saturday: TBA
If you would like to teach/host a class, please contact Ellen or Laura.
This is a bring-your-own-food event, but there will be a pit to cook food on.
Sunday Breakfast will be covered by Our Host, Jackie and Jon.
Event Steward: Ellen of the Western Wind (Ellen Johnson) — Phone: (805) 458 -9057 — Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Location: 2680 Morning Hill Road, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Directions: From North: Head south on 101 until you reach Betteravia Rd (exit 169), using the left 2 lanes turn sharply onto Betteravia Rd, continue onto Foxen Canyon Rd, turn right onto Dominion Rd, turn right onto Clark Ave, turn onto Morning Hill Rd. Entrance to the property is across from Cottonwood Winery, head west.


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"Your job security relies on one thing, your ability to go out, kill it and drag it home." – Dave Ramsey
"Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up." – Anonymous
The first quote is a powerful statement by an undeniable force in the small business community. Dave Ramsey has inspired millions with his no-nonsense approach to money and is one of our biggest influences when it comes to how we think about our business.
This post doesn't have any flashy pictures or sweet technical photography tricks but will be just as beneficial if you grab your coffee and hunker down for a few minutes and begin to read on :)
I (Zach) was reading the USA Today this evening here in London to catch up on some US news, and an article caught my attention which led to a discussion by Jody and I and thus, resulting in this blog post. A topic that comes up often, not only the minds of Americans but the news as well, is those facing hard times due to losing their jobs and being out of work. Even more close to home – we are sure that is also on the minds of many of you photographers out there who are just starting out, and many who have been shooting for years and may be having a tough time paying the bills and wondering if they should change their course. We both want to address that topic in this post and we wanted to share our heart on this with you, and hopefully encourage many of you that you CAN do exactly what you want to do and be secure in it.
The USA Today Article: "Who are America's Jobless?" shares the stats and mindsets of those who are out of work. On page 4, there was a short story told about Mellisa Wallace and her 16 year old daughter who are from Middletown, Ohio. This part of the article depicts how people looking for (what they think is) security are seeking jobs with a higher pay grade with greater priority over finding (or creating) a job that they truly love and enjoy doing. It goes on to share how parents are pushing this mentality on their children to help them avoid what they, the parents are now going through. Melissa (the mother) wants her daughter who is a sophomore in High School, to consider getting training after she graduates as a medical technician because it pays well.
"My daughter says she would like to be a wedding planner," Wallace says with a mother's exasperated sigh. "I told that's a really great idea, but where we live, they're not in demand. So what I did with her, I pulled out the PHONE BOOK [emphasis added], and we looked up 'wedding planner.' And there was one listed, in a different county. She was persuaded."
A few things that immediately stuck out:
1 – The mom is validating her point by "researching" in a PHONE BOOK. The last time that I (Jody) remember coming in contact with a phone book was when I was too short to reach my food at the table and needed some extra height in my chair…
2- Talk about looking at the glass being half empty. If the phone book was an accurate depiction of the market in that area (which it's not) then we would have looked at that as an OPPORTUNITY!! Only one planner in the area? Awesome! Less competition!
But, we are not going to entirely focus on those points… :) The excerpt from the paper was absolutely mind blowing! This poor mom, who is a 3 year out of work nurse's aid (and only 34 years old), thinks that her daughter would be more secure being a medical technician (something she is not interested in doing), because there is only one wedding planner in the area, so therefore, not a demand for the job, and therefore her daughter shouldn't go after what she's passionate about doing.
Many people and photographers alike fall trap to this mentality. 1) They are either afraid to go after what they truly love because they think working for the big man is more secure (where in actuality you can get fired at any time, which unfortunately, many people have found themselves in that situation with all the cutbacks and downsizing). Or 2) they start doing something they don't particularly enjoy doing… We'll pick on photographers here for this example :) Say our photographer friend Harry starts shooting weddings (which he doesn't like) instead of shooting dogs (which he LOVES) because he thinks there is better pay in weddings. Even though Harry love dogs, he feels more secure doing something that he is not passionate or excited about. In our experience and talking with other people, we have found that passion and the pursuit of doing something you absolutely love will make you more money, bring you more peace and fulfillment and way more security in the long run. Because we have been excited about our business and what we do, we never would have gotten it to where it is today if it was something that made us groan when we woke up every morning. We would have certainly given up a long time ago if it was something that we were not passionate about. Outside of our relationship with each other and the Lord, we have never been more motivated on anything than our business.
Going back to Melissa Wallace and her daughter, for curiosity's sake we wanted to check some stats on the two jobs mentioned in the article on a nation-wide spectrum. Not that it matters in the least, but we were compelled to :) (income statistics from PayScale.com).
The average female medical technician in America makes approximately 26k to 41k averaging somewhere around 34k. That is somewhere between $11 and $16 an hour.
The average female wedding planner in America who works for someone else with 5 years experience makes an average of 51k. If they work for themselves, that number does not have a cap, because self-employed wedding planners can make anywhere between $500 and $5,000 per gig or more (with some high-end planners making serious 6 figure incomes)! Working as a medical tech has its limits because you are working for someone else. Working for yourself is only limited by your ability to make your career happen the way you want it to.
We also did a little research of our own, by not using the Yellow Pages (since no one we know on the planet under the age of 50 uses that for anything) and we found exactly 63 wedding planners who serve the Middletown, Ohio area on Wedding Wire alone! Those are the ones who have either paid, or taken the time to register with that ONE online source. If there is anything that is not going out of business, it's weddings. But that is not even the point of this post.
Here is the point: Job security does not lie in the field your going into, the stats of how a certain company has performed for a certain amount of quarters, or how much demand there is for that type of job. Your job security only lies in your ability, your zeal and YOUR determination to make your career work for you! Now we're not talking about some hocus-pocus "think happy thoughts and it will happen" sort of thing. We truly believe that our success has ultimately come from the Lord, but it also goes to say that "A man reaps what we sows" (Gal 6:7b). You will get in return what you have put in. If you put in hard work you'll reap the benefits of that. If you put in little labor and deceit, the fruits of that will show as well.
We were determined to not be average with our photography business and worked harder than we ever have for anything, and our career is thriving and we seem to have limitless possibilities. We learned how NOT to do lots of things with marketing and branding (as those who have been to our IN-CAMERA: Business & Marketing class know all too well :) and by trial and error figured out how to make our job work. Even though the average wedding photographer in America makes approximately 22-31k a year (almost half the national average household income) and about $1,372 per wedding, we were determined to do better and we did because we believed we could and worked hard until it did. We didn't just open the Yellow Pages, see one shooter (or hundreds or maybe even thousands as there are in Nashville) and give up on our dream.
In sort of the same way, Dave Ramsey knew he could do something he loved AND make lots of money doing it. However his first time around he went completely bankrupt. So, he did it all over again and re-started his business on a fold-up coffee table in his living room with the passion and determination to never feel again what he felt in his bankruptcy days. Today he has made millions, and has done it all with ZERO debt. Now he has helped thousands of families pay off millions of dollars (including helping us get out of debt and inspiring us to have a debt-free business too).
Are you starting to see how important optimism, zeal and determination are?
So, if you are stressed, worried that your photography business won't work, won't make money, won't bless your family and help you pay your bills, just know that it CAN if you work at it and work hard. You need to go out and make this job work for you and when something does not work, know that you just figured out one more way to not do things. Don't let nay-sayers and doubt destroy you and NEVER do something because someone else thinks it would be in your best interests. Do what you love, work hard at it, have integrity, and you will begin to reap your harvest.
Thomas Edison was one of the most brilliant inventors of the 19th century, but he failed more times than most men could ever dream. In 1883 and 1884, while beating a path from his research lab to the patent office, he introduced the world's first economically viable system of centrally generating and distributing electric light, heat, and power which took him thousands of tries to perfect.
We want to close this simple post with some of our favorite quotes from Mr. Edison in honor of the Melissa Wallaces who find yourselves scared to take a leap of faith and are wanting to play it safe… or what you think is safe. Listen to the brilliance of this man and we hope that he inspires you as much as he has us.
"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."
"Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
"Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure."


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If you can use a card like this for all of your regular shopping and bills, it can add up to a sizeable reward. And you're effectively getting money for nothing except carrying out your normal spending.
What are the catches?
The main catch is that cashback cards often charge a high rate of interest, so it's essential that you pay off your balance in full each month.
If you are able to do this, a cashback card can be a great way to earn a little back on your spending.
But if not, the interest you pay will soon outweigh any cashback benefits, so a cashback card is best avoided.
What else should I watch out for?
As well as the high interest rate, there are a few other things to be aware of, so it's important to read the small print carefully.
For example, most cashback cards pay out annually (which can be quite good as your cashback has time to build up to a more substantial sum).
Some cards also offer an introductory cashback rate for the first few months and reduce how much you can earn after that. So, you might, for example, earn 5% for three months and 1.5% after that.
Many cards also limit the total amount of cashback you can earn in a year and some offer different rates of cashback for different kinds of spending, such as a higher rate when you buy fuel.
Some cashback cards also charge a fee, so it's important to be clear about how you will use the card and whether the fee is worth paying.
Finally, to qualify for most cashback cards you'll need an excellent credit history - if you want to know how likely you are to qualify for a card before you apply, use our Eligibility Checker tool by clicking the 'Will I get this card?' button on our comparison tables. This will tell you how likely you are to be accepted for each card, without leaving a mark on your credit score.
Are there any other options?
As well as cards offering cashback, some offer rewards such as air miles or supermarket loyalty points. Depending on your circumstances, these could be more valuable to you, especially if you regularly shop in a particular supermarket or are a frequent flyer.
Where to next?
Compare cashback credit cards with Eligibility Checker
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- Set one of 5 predetermined fixed colors to match the mood for the evening…and change as desired.
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When Pentair first introduced IntelliFlo variable speed technology, it set off a marketplace revolution with its energy efficiency, near-silent operation and long service life.
The IntelliFlo Variable Speed Pool Pump further refines the field-proven advancements that have led IntelliFlo pool pumps to outsell all other variable speed brands. Check out these advantages, and you'll quickly see why:
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- Dramatically quieter operation—as low as 45 decibels.
- 8 programmable speed settings and built-in timer assure optimum speed and run times for maximum efficiency and savings.
Pool Control System
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Scheduling and controlling the operation of pool and spa equipment and related poolscape accessories is now blissfully automatic, simple and affordable. EasyTouch® Pool and Spa Control Systems eliminate the inconvenience of repeated trips to the equipment pad, memorizing operating sequences, opening and closing valves and resetting time clocks and thermostats
Your EasyTouch system includes all circuitry and fully programmable controls in a single Load Center installed near your pool or spa equipment. This avoids expensive wiring and installation costs to make an EasyTouch system affordable for any budget.
Interface for Mobile Digital Devices
Now you can use your iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch® mobile digital device or Android® device, to control everything from pool and spa temperatures to jets, lighting, water features and more from across the deck or around the globe.
No other pool or spa control device offers such convenience.
- Easily turn on your spa and set it to the perfect temperature on your way home from work.
- Control all circuits when you are away—including waterfalls, pool lights, fountains and more.
- Use the History page to monitor temperature, pool/spa, heater and lights from afar.
High Performance Pool Heater
The MasterTemp pool heater's easy-to-read controls make system operation and monitoring simple. Pool and spa temperatures can be pre-set and controlled with the push of a button. A digital display indicates the water temperature, and five LED lights give you system status and let you know if the heater needs service.
- Rotating digital display means more installation options and easier access to view operating information
- Easy to install or retrofit in even the tightest space — models from 175M to 400M BTUs — all measure 21″L x 21″W x 28″H
- Rustproof, tough composite exterior for long life
- Available in natural gas and propane models
Pool Water Effects
MagicStream Laminars create totally clear, uniform arcs of moving water that originates from either your pool deck or surrounding landscape. At night, these translucent streams are brilliantly colored with an energy-efficient LED light source.
- Adjustable housing allows you to customize the water arcs to meet your desired needs.
- Installation is made flush to your deck or other surfaces; no unsightly or unsafe edges, just the magic of water erupting from a hidden source.
- Nighttime color effects include the ability to hold a steady color or scroll through a range of five vibrant LED colors! A microprocessor-controlled, color-changing LED lighting system is at the heart of the MagicStream Laminar. It has three distinct programs—synchronized, random and party—and can freeze on a single color.
- Perfectly synchronizes with IntelliBrite® 5g Underwater Color-Changing LED Pool and Spa Lights and ColorCascade® LED Light Bubbler.
- For a more enriching nighttime experience, a solenoid is integrated into the LED system to "thump" the water stream, adding a bright spot of light as it follows the arc into the pool or spa.
- Works with optional IntelliBrite Controller or EasyTouch® and IntelliTouch® Automation Systems to give you fast and easy control of your lighting experience.
- Pair with optional ScreenLogic® Interface and enjoy control from your PC or Mac® computer, iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® mobile digital device or Android® device.
Pool Water Features
Perhaps no other feature contributes more to the beauty and tranquility of your poolscape than the sight and sound of falling water. MagicFalls® Water Effects can help transform your pool into a romantic oasis, a playful family water park or a breathtaking focal point. No wonder they are one of the most popular accessories in today's most elegant backyard retreats. The many options available allow you to integrate these mesmerizing water effects in either dramatic or subtle ways that transform any pool environment from great to spectacular.
- Choose from a variety of effects—sheet, curtain, rainfall, arc sheet and arc rainfall.
- Waterfalls can be straight, curved or customized.
- Individual water effects are available in widths from eight inches to eight feet.
- Different lip lengths add to the design freedom available to you.
- Available in six finishes—brass, bronze, copper, gray, pewter or white.
- Vary flow to any water effect with an energy-efficient IntelliFlo® or IntelliPro® Variable Speed Pump to alter the height and distance of the water effect.
The Builder Series combines water and fire into a single bowl design. Various sizes and material options are available to best accentuate your outdoor design. As with everything in our product line, any part of this feature can be customized. The Builder Series is our most cost-efficient line of water and fire features.


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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Gameweek 34 Projections
5 comments:
- Dunia Hati said...
I review that Manchester United will win the 34 match in Premier League..
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- April 20, 2013 at 1:23 AM
- Podge Marley said...
Phoning it in these days Chris Eh ?
- April 22, 2013 at 8:03 PM
- Luxian Gan said...
Hey Chris,
Just wanted you to know that you have an avid follower that follows your blog and uses your Projections for his own analysis blog :)
DO hope that you keep up the effort until the end of the season, your data and efforts have been ABSOLUTELY INVALUABLE.
Hope you have a good week and that work eases up, take care.
- April 23, 2013 at 2:53 AM
- Steven said...
Really miss your detailed write ups and analysis. The numbers are good, but not nearly as valuable as your insight.
- April 24, 2013 at 4:29 PM
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Since moving, I refitted my old Schwinn beater road bike to get to and from the train station. Downhill pretty much all the way there, and uphill all the way back. It's barely over a mile, but the extent of my decay has been notable insofar as I feel like I'm going to throw up every ride home I've taken. I think it might be getting easier, and can only hope that it ends up feeling like it's not a total challenge to ride a bike uphill for a mile. Sometime this summer, I pray that it will be more fun than a pure hope that the prickly feeling in my mouth and throat won't result in me giving up my lunch by the roadside.
The technicolor smile has not visited my return ride yet, but it has felt painfully near this week.
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Modern smartphones are miraculous things, but they're still tied to a few dated technological concepts that keep them from being as advanced as they could be.
One of the most evident examples of this is how we charge them. Having one rechargeable battery is much easier than going through a stream of disposable ones, but with that shift has come the inconvenience of charging cables, which keep what's supposed to be a portable device tethered to an outlet for extended periods of time.
Steps have already been taken to change this, however. The past few years have seen the introduction of various wireless charging standards, which aim to remove the inherent clutter of cables and make it so powering up your phone is as easy as plopping it on a pad.
Anker's PowerPort Qi Wireless Charger is a good demonstration of how much more convenient a cable-less future could be. It uses Qi (pronounced "chee"), the most popular of those wireless charging standards, and is only about the size of a drink coaster. To charge, just place your Qi-compatible phone on top and wait for the small LED lights to tell you when the battery is full.
Standards like Qi haven't been adopted by every manufacturer yet — hello, Apple — but Anker's solution natively supports devices like the Samsung Galaxy S6, Nexus 6 and 7 tablets, and Nokia Lumia 928, among others. Older Qi-enabled devices can be hooked up through a wireless adapter.
The charger is one of many Qi devices currently marked down on Amazon, but with many positive user reviews behind it, it looks like a solid deal at $14. Qi chargers won't refill your battery quite as quickly as a regular charger — though that's poised to change in the coming years — but if you're tired of wires, it's an alternative worth considering.
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This Kreg DIY kit is designed by the Kreg Tool Company to get woodworking beginners BUILDING with confidence. I laughed when I saw it the first time because it had 3 of the elements we had identified as problems when we first started, and one we had realized later as we began designing our own plans.
When you read below you will realize why we, without equivocation or hesitation, recommend the Kreg DIY Project Kit for anyone who wants to build their own shelving, furniture, storage, etc.
When I first learned of the Kreg pocket hole jig, I bought it immediately. I knew that it would make our goals of building our own furniture possible. To see all of the reasons why I, and my woodworking business partner - Ben, were completely sold, please go to our Kreg Jig page. We listed 9 reasons for buying the Kreg Jig, starting with "It's Simple!" and "It's Affordable!".
Ben has been using the Kreg jig building the plans available on our site for 5 years, plus many more Kreg jig projects that we haven't put on the site. It is one of the most used tools in his shop!
The Kreg jig R4 is the most basic of the Kreg Jigs, but it will get the woodworking beginner started with fast and easy joinery. It solves the problem! After you see how well it works, you can upgrade to the Kreg Jig K4 or K5, if you want.
My brother-in-law does astounding carpentry trim work with the Kreg Jig R4. He is so comfortable with it he doesn't want to change to a different version.
It doesn't take long to realize that if you don't get the cuts straight, you will waste alot of wood, and YOU WILL BE VERY FRUSTRATED! You might even want to give up. . . .
Because we ran into this problem ourselves, one of the first pages we added to our website was Wood Working Jigs. On that page you will see a whole section of woodworking cutting jigs that you could make yourself. Just like the Kreg jig makes joining so much easier and with better results, the cutting jigs make cutting so much easier and with better results.
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This whole website was built around this problem! Where do you find good plans that you know will work?
We started by building some of the free plans from the Kreg Tool Company website. To see all of those plans that we have built, go to our page, Kreg Tool Plans -1.
As we got more confident we started designing and building our own Kreg jig plans. You can find those plans at our pages, Our Kreg Plans -1, and Our Kreg Plans -2. All of these plans are free!
Kreg Tool Company also solves this problem by including in this Kreg DIY Kit, 10 FREE downloadable plans.
When you purchase this Kreg DIY Kit, you will have available:
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Build a few of the free plans, and soon you will find yourself customizing other plans, or designing your own from scratch!
None of the kreg jig plans we started with had adjustable shelves, so we did not know this was a problem. UNTIL we started building cabinets and fancier bookcases. And there is nothing like a wobbly shelf to make an otherwise perfect project look bad.
Kreg Tool Company has solved this problem by including the Kreg Shelf Pin Jig in this kit. The versatility of adjustable shelves is most appreciated! And this jig gives you the confidence that you can make the shelves level!
Some of the free plans included in the Kreg DIY Kit also call for adjustable shelves, so you will have opportunity to practice with this tool right away.
Our mission in setting up this website was to help complete woodworking novices and beginner woodworkers have the knowledge and confidence to start their own woodworking projects!
The Kreg DIY Kit puts into your hands the tools and plans to help accomplish that mission. The immediate value is high, and the lifelong value of building your own woodworking projects is immeasurable!
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This wall shelf plan is a great one for the complete woodworking novice! Click on this link, or on the photo, to see our review of this plan.
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Grave Business!
art by Graham Ingels, story by Al Feldstein
Haunt of Fear #10 (1951)
Heh, "Grave Business", and it's a story about undertakers! How do they do it!
The Old Witch first establishes the underhanded dealings of the undertaking business, in the form Ezra, who manages to convince a widow to spend all of her insurance money on an overly lavish funeral which is almost all profit for him. And he's far from alone in this, as his partner has learned from him, and at a convention of undertakers they all brag about their markups and corrupt dealings.
So of course Ezra gets in an accident, and is completely paralysed so everyone assumes he's dead. His body is taken to his partner, who decides that he'll take advantage of the situation to make enough money on Ezra's funeral to buy his share of the business from the estate, to the point of skipping the embalming which would have revealed that Ezra was alive. So in ironic justice for how he treated the dead, Ezra is buried alive.
A decent enough story, although a bit predictable, and with a lot of odd bitterness toward the funeral industry. Ingels really goes to town on some of the faces, nicely showing the cruelty of the characters making money from taking advantage of death.


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In an effort to let my readers feel more connected to me, I told everyone at the start of this blog that I would be more personal. Recently, someone asked me a question that I had never been asked before. They asked me "why do funny guys want to stop being funny?". I like to think of myself as "having a sense of humor" so I feel like an expert in this area. So let me count you the ways.
1. Women.
Yes, women. The opposite sex often dictates how we carry ourselves and/or the changes we make. We want to impress them or to make them notice us. So what do you do if you aren't hot? Aren't at least sort of ok looking? You grow your personality. One aspect of personality is having a sense of humor. I was in the sixth grade when I realized I had a gift. I was sitting in class when the teacher asked a question. Without thinking I raised my hand and said something sarcastic and slightly cynical. That's when a star was born.
I didn't have much luck with the ladies in school (I have even less luck now). I was relieved to find out I had a sense of humor. I was blessed with my shrekness (or my non jewish jonah hill look likeness) in middle school. It was because of this I knew I had to use what I thought was my best attribute: my humor. And it did work somewhat. I wouldn't say I was overly popular (I am still bothered by not being elected class clown) but enough people found me humorous enough that I'd say I was middle ground popular.
But how does this relate to women? Well you see, women have always been this unobtainable thing for me. Kind of like my Noah's ark or my Holy Grail. I have had the pleasure of some girls finding me somewhat ok enough to hang out with. They really enjoyed my humor. But guess what? That's all I was wanted for. My humor was a blessing and a curse. The blessing was that I found something that I felt I was good at and made me feel somewhat ok about myself. The curse was that because of my humor and personality, I would forever be put into the friend only category. That dreaded zone full of nerdy glasses wearing men and butchish short haired women. My combination of hilarity and being actually nice works against me.
So why do funny guys sometimes stop being as funny? Reason number one is because it almost always automatically puts us into a category of which there is no escape.
2. The need to sometimes be taken seriously.
This is the other major reason why guys don't want to always be known as the funny guy. Everyone wants to be taken seriously on some things. I use my humor a lot of the times to make points or observations (if you're a loyal reader of this blog then you know this already). I had noticed that while people did enjoy my company, most did not even care to know what I thought about things. Most people just assumed I didn't have an opinion on things that were on a deeper level. While I understand making jokes can give off that stigma, I like to think that if you have the ability you can make jokes that are deep and multi-layered.
My brand of humor can turn off some people. I get that. I accept that. Not everyone thinks the same way I do, and for that we should all be grateful. But just because I make jokes doesn't mean that I do not have opinions. Actually, a select few people know that I can be quite deep in my thoughts. I do admit that I do purposely keep some aspects of that away from people, it is also the already made up minds of others who only see the surface of what I have to offer, and they don't really feel like there is anything else there. I myself do the same thing with other people. But this blog post is to try to help you to understand why sometimes funny guys just don't feel like being funny.
3. I'm going to end this third reason with a quote. Before I do, let me point out that I do enjoy making people laugh. Even though I have never done hard drugs (surprising I know), to me there is nothing that gives you a bigger high then when you are just rolling out jokes and people are responding with laughter. But, my humor is only a small aspect of me. Sometimes it overpowers everything else I am. I get that. I'm overly humorous. My wit is quick and sharp like a cheetah holding katana swords. If you ever wonder why a guy just stops being funny, there's a good chance he hasn't really stopped. He just feels like he's being pigeon holed into a category. Besides, we know amazing humor gets you all the ladies…oh wait….
The award winning documentary Animal House said it best and I will end this post with this quote.
"fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life."