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CRN Piping Sample
File: PVE-6950, Last Updated: Feb 4 2014, By: LRB, JLL, CMB
Registration of Piping in Canada is difficult. The rules are complex and vary by province. This sample is intended to help someone with little or no experience registering piping in Canada. It is a simple heat exchanger piping system designed for an Ontario installation. One size does not fit all. Throughout this article, differences in provincial registration requirements are discussed.
Quick Links
- Drawings, Calculations and Paperwork for this sample.
- Introduction
- Do I Have A Piping System?
- Decision: Scope of registration
- Decision: Piping or Fitting
- Drawings and Calculations
- Supports
- Line Lists
- Overpressure Protection (Except Alberta and Saskatchewan)
- Overpressure Protection (Alberta and Saskatchewan Only)
- Additional Overpressure Protection Requirements (Alberta Only)
- CRN Numbers for All Fittings
- Engineer Stamp Required
- QC Requirements
- Submission for Registration
- Quebec Submissions
- Fabrication: (Pretend it is a Vessel)
- Oops! I never registered it!
- Resources
- Author's Opinion
- Getting Help from a Consultant
Do I have a piping system? (All Provinces)
What is piping? According to ASME B31.3 Process Piping 300.2: piping: assemblies of piping components used to convey, distribute, mix, separate, discharge, mete, control, or snub fluid, flows.
Occasionally it can be hard to determine if you are dealing with a piping system or a vessel. Differences in opinion can exist. Another quick guide: "Vessels do something, piping moves fluid from one location to another". This sample project is clearly a piping system. The heat exchanger gets registered separately with its own vessel CRN number. The exchangers PRV is located in this piping system.
Decision: Scope of Registration (Every Province is Different)
Each province has its own unique set of piping requirements. Where they have been put in writing they can be found in flowchart form at: CRN Piping Flowcharts. It can be hard to determine whether a piping system needs registration or not and getting provincial assistance is very difficult. Where there is a lack of clarity, customers often ask for piping registrations even when it is not required. The cost and delay of registration is balanced against the future risk of dealing with non-compliant piping. Occasionally jurisdictions will refuse to register a piping systems based on the use. This provides written documentation of the exempt status.
Often only part of a piping system needs to be registered. For this example based on temperature, pressure, diameter and working fluids only the high temperature part of this system needs registration. The above image shows the decision tree to determine if the high temperature piping needs registration.
Repeating this for the low temperature piping indicates that it does not need registration. This scope would be different for other provinces; in general Ontario has the most inclusive scope of registration, and Alberta the least (Only the heat exchanger would need registration in Alberta). This decision tree is not required with the submission. The submitter is responsible to determine if registration is required. The reviewer judges if the submitted documents adequately support registration, and if so reviews the design and issues it. Although the low pressure piping does not need registration, sometimes customers request that the whole system be registered.
There is no official way of indicating the scope of registration, but it is useful to include this highlighted scope with the submission package (All provinces except Alberta).
For Alberta two problems exist – 1) ABSA is not able to process color documents and 2) The submission drawing has been duplicated, so now two different drawings exist with the same drawing number so they cannot both be controlled documents and the registration stops. See below under "Line List (Alberta)" for a simple method of showing the scope of registration in Alberta.
Decision: Piping or Fitting (All Provinces)
Where possible, registering piping as fittings has advantages. Per CSA B51 2009 – 11.4:
[A fitting can be] a series of components (including piping components) joined together to form a single fitting, provided that the diameter of any component does not exceed 152 mm (6 in) and the total volume of the fitting does not exceed 42.5 L (1.5 ft3) can be registered as Category H fitting.
Piping can only be built for one installation address. Fittings can be installed at any address for the province it is registered in.
Piping must be signed off by an authorized inspector. Fittings can be signed off by the shop's inspector according to the in house QC program.
The Sample shown here is built as a piping system for one off use at one address only. If the manufacturer of this sample later builds another copy for a different address, the registration process will be repeated. Some jurisdictions are in the process of developing workarounds for this. Some are allowing oversized fittings; some are creating special classes of multiple build piping systems. Others do not have a workaround yet and require repeating identical registrations, even for use in the same province.
Drawings and Calculations (All Provinces)
It is not possible to register a piping system without fabrication drawings and code calculations. The calculation set determines the required wall thicknesses and welding details to safely contain the operating fluids. The fabrication drawing is sufficiently detailed to allow purchasing, fabrication and testing to proceed without need to reference the calculation set.
Most registered piping in Canada would not need registration anywhere else in the world. For manufacturers new to these requirements, it is useful to pretend that piping systems are like registered pressure vessels, only with much more paperwork.
In this set there is both a P&ID drawing and pipe spool drawings. With enough details on the P&ID drawing, the piping spool drawings could have been eliminated. However it is often easier to get the fabrication details right when the spool drawings are included. With this set of drawings, there is not enough detail on the P&ID to support a submission without the spool drawings
It is understood that field dimensions on a piping system can be different from the registered drawing. If the registration is based on a P&ID, many preliminary and final dimensions will not even exist.
Support calculations are rarely requested by reviewers, but support distances often are. This requirement can be found in ASME codes B31.3 321 "Piping Support"
321.1.2 Analysis. In general, the location and design of pipe supporting elements may be based on simple calculations and engineering judgment. However, when a more refined analysis is required and a piping analysis, which may include support stiffness, is made, the stresses, moments, and reactions determined thereby shall be used in the design of supporting elements.
Much of British Columbia and some other Canadian areas are in strong seismic zones. From British Columbia's Pressure Piping Registration and Inspection the following requirements apply: "4(d) ASME code calculations for expansion, flexibility and support for pipe diameters exceeding NPS 3." From our experience we take this to include the requirement to supply seismic calculations using some method like Caesar. Various appropriate methods can be used to prove the supports from hand calculations through to Finite Element Analysis.
Line List (Alberta)
Alberta requires a separate line list. This is a controlled document complete with drawing and revision control and complete with a P.Eng. / P.E. stamp.
As required by ABSA (Submission Requirements for Registration of Pressure Piping Designs in Alberta), the list includes: line identification with size and schedule, pipe material and corrosion allowance; fluid, design and test pressure; maximum and minimum temperature. In addition to the official requirements, we have also found the following to be useful with Alberta submissions: Drawing number and page containing the line if more than one page; flange class and NDE is also specified. In the last column we have added the registration status of each line to avoid submitting a highlighted drawing (See Scope above).
Although mandatory for all submissions to Alberta, this line list is also a useful document for complex submissions to other provinces. Most provinces would consider this piping system with only two temperature pressure ratings simple enough to not require a line list.
Overpressure Protection (All Provinces Except Alberta and Saskatchewan)
Overpressure protection for piping installed in Canada (other than Alberta and Saskatchewan) can follow the standard requirements of ASME B31.3 301.2.2:
301.2.2 Required Pressure Containment or Relief
(a) Provision shall be made to safely contain or relieve (see para. 322.6.3) any expected pressure to which the piping may be subjected. Piping not protected by a pressure relieving device, or that can be isolated from a pressure relieving device, shall be designed for at least the highest pressure that can be developed.
(b) Sources of pressure to be considered include ambient influences, pressure oscillations and surges, improper operation, decomposition of unstable fluids, static head, and failure of control devices.
(c) The allowances of para. 302.2.4(f) are permitted, provided that the other requirements of para. 302.2.4 are also met.
This use of overpressure protection by system design is usually but not always accepted by reviewers. If using PRVs, problems include the use of non ASME certified pressure relief equipment is not permitted. Be careful where your PRV exit line flows to – there cannot be any valves blocking the way. Regardless of the target province it is a good idea to budget for extra pressure protection devices.
The sample drawing clearly shows the setting of each PRV, and it can be seen what equipment is being protected. This is usually adequate for submission purposes. Optionally the Alberta PRV list can be included if it helps clarify the submission.
Overpressure Protection (Alberta and Saskatchewan Only)
Currently loud howls of protest are being heard with regards to overpressure protection. The odds are high that you will add pressure relief devices to what you thought was a finished design. ASME B31.3 301.2.2 allows the use of piping without pressure relief devices, but these two provinces have guidelines against the practice. Saskatchewan's is the easiest to read: "The use of overpressure protection by system design (OPPSD) is an exception to the standard" (TSask IP-2011-03-001 – a document primarily concerned with pressure vessels). Alberta has a difficult to read guide to when PRVs are required. Getting assistance on this topic is very difficult. Most applicants give up and use PRVs.
Additional Overpressure Protection Requirements (Alberta Only)
From ABSA Submission Requirements for Registration of Pressure Piping Designs in Alberta
"6. A list of pressure relief devices, including their set pressures and identifying all the pressure vessels or boilers protected by each device. The list shall identify which sheets of the P& IDs the pressure relief device is located on."
For this example there is only one PRV and it protects all the registered piping. Still a separate list is required. Again this is a controlled document complete with drawing and revision control and a P.Eng / P.E. stamp. A copy of this document can be found in the resources section.
CRN Numbers for All Fittings (All Provinces)
The hardest part dealing with the CRN system is the need to source components registered to the province of installation. If an American fabricator purchases flanges, elbows and tees randomly from a vendor, by chance about 30% will carry a valid CRN for use in some Canadian jurisdictions. Manufacturers need to be willing to substitute parts or change vendors to get the required CRNs. Rarely, a burst test can be used to prove a component that just cannot be registered (not in Alberta). Most jurisdiction reviewers will ask for a list of CRN numbers. Our recommended format:
The format shown here is not mandatory, it is what has been successful for us. Items to note:
- The list has a drawing number to tie this into the production drawing, and it has a revision control number.
- The catalog rating or class is a listed requirement for Alberta. It is still a minority requirement for Ontario reviewers, but for Ontario and other provinces, its requirement is increasing. Regardless of requirement, at some point you need to check that all fittings have been correctly specified for the design conditions.
- The material specification is the full ASTM designation. This is "A-182 F304" (or A-182 304) – not just "304". Also it is no longer permissible to use the ASME specifications on piping submissions: some reviewers would require "SA-182 304" to be changed to "A-182 304". Special care needs to be taken with boiler external piping to distinguish between the B31.1 and Section I materials which must be specified differently.
As mentioned above, listing the CRN number is not part of any official submission requirement, but the majority of reviewers require it.
No jurisdiction requires the expiration date for the CRNs, but some reviewers check this, which could impact your submission. We suggest caution if the expiry is within 1 year of the submission date. For example the Alberta requirement is a statement that all fittings used are "suitable for the specific design service conditions and are registered with ABSA". This is a way of tracking that all fitting CRNs are still registered. Check out Ontario's Piping Systems Installation and Test Data Report:
I, the undersigned, declare that the described pressure piping system approved under design registration number ___________________ complies in all respects with the regulations for construction, installation, testing and inspection as required by Ontario's Technical Standards and Safety Act, Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulation, CSA B51 and/or B52 and the applicable Pressure Piping Code of Construction. Valves, piping and fittings in this installation have been visually inspected to ensure that they comply with Code requirements for identification. All valves and fittings have been duly registered, are of correct schedule and/or ANSI service rating and compatible with the required service condition.[emphasis added]
At some point you need to prove that all the components have CRNs, and the earlier you get this over with the better.
Note that pipe does not carry a CRN as it is calculated. Although elbows and tees are calculated, they also need CRNs (The CRN proves that the B16.9 fittings can be calculated as pipe)
Engineer Stamp Required
All provinces require P. E. or P.Eng. sign off as outlined in B31.1 and B31.3 (see B31.3 301.1 Qualifications of the Designer). In addition, Saskatchewan only allows Saskatchewan P.Eng. Stamps, and Ontario only allows Ontario P.Eng. stamps. All other provinces will accept any qualified Canadian P.Eng. or North American PE. (Note: Pressure Vessel Engineering Ltd. have stamps for both these provinces in our office.)
QC Requirements
Our piping page has a list of QC requirements as it varies by province. The scope of Ontario's B51 certificates are restrictive. For example, holders of an Ontario B51 piping certificate are not certified to build fittings for use in the same piping systems. The fabricator would have to hold a separate Ontario B51 fitting certificate or other QC certificates like ASME or ISO. Other provinces are more flexible.
Except in very special circumstances, consider it impossible to register piping without the correct certification.
Submission for Registration (All Provinces Except Quebec)
Registration is handled the same way as a pressure vessel in Canada. The application is examined by a reviewer. Any missing information is requested. Design shortcomings are fixed. Usually the process takes a few weeks to a couple of months, but be careful, depending on the assigned reviewer and province it can take over a year. Do what you can to get all of the above mentioned required information up front.
See the piping page for more details on the required paperwork which is different for each jurisdiction. Officially, fabrication must wait for the registration to be complete, but many projects cannot wait. If the manufacturer must proceed with fabrication, they risk rework or scrapping a system if design or qc changes are required.
Quebec Submissions
There is no review process for Quebec piping. The piping is built and shipped as with any other province, filling out the correct provincial forms. The drawing, calculation set and quality documents are shipped with the pipe to be inspected by the onsite Authorized Inspector.
Fabrication: (Pretend it is a Vessel)
Unless it is a fitting, an Authorized Inspector sign off is required on the project. That means that the AI must review before fabrication starts, during fabrication, and provide the final sign off (just like a pressure vessel). The sign off is done on paperwork appropriate for the target province. Each province has different forms – see the piping page for forms.
After the piping system is shipped and installed it will be signed off by the sites Authorized Inspector prior to start up – again just like a pressure vessel.
Unlike vessels, the piping does not get National Board registered, so what happens to the paperwork? From BCSA (British Columbia): "All applicable piping system construction data reports shall be available for review by the Safety Officer at the installation site." In other words, the paperwork ships with the piping.
Oops! I never registered it!
Many Canadian piping systems that need registration never get it. Older piping systems are ignored under the assumption that someday all will be replaced and the replacement will be registered. Problems usually show up at worksites that are under regular inspection of Authorized Inspectors. Someone is trying to install a skid containing piping and the provincial paperwork cannot be found. A long process of rework / inspection is started. Did an Authorized Inspector witness it? Do the components have CRNs? Were the welders qualified? Was it built under a QC program? The amount of work varies by province: Easier in Ontario, almost impossible in Alberta. Less expensive piping systems (think less than $10-20,000) get replaced.
A partial list of useful piping CRN parts can be found on our website. The ACI website has a list of all CRN components registered in Atlantic Canada. This is a good start as many components registered with ACI are also registered in other Canadian provinces. Look on the "Search CRN Registration Database" link.
Unfortunately the available supply of registered components can be disappointingly sparse, and only ACI and Alberta provide public listings. As of this date the information is organized in a manner that makes it difficult to do more than just verify that a CRN exists for a known manufacturer. As the CRN system approaches maturity we hope more jurisdictions will make it possible for end users to find parts registered in their provinces. When these listing are created, they need to go further to allow a designer to source registered components even when the manufacturers name is not known.
The Excel spreadsheets used to make the Line list, CRN list and PRV list can be downloaded here.
Visit our piping page to get flow charts of the provincial piping requirements and the required forms.
Visit our Provincial contacts page to get contact information, review time estimates and review rates.
We help companies with all their piping registration needs – see our advertisement below.
Author's Opinion
When talking to potential customers about piping registration we immediately encounter an attitude: they do not believe that this CRN system is a good way to ensure safety. The jurisdictions have more than a century of accident reports and safety studies. It is unfortunate that they have not done a better job of persuading people that although our system is the most difficult in the world, it is also intended to be the safest.
With a lack of belief in the safety comes another belief: the CRN system is protectionism or a money grab. This leads to the problem: the desire to do a bare minimum amount of work necessary to get a job registered. Unfortunately this approach is the hard way to get a Canadian piping system registered. A steely determination to surmount all obstacles while maintaining the integrity of the design is essential to success. Cutting corners will not do.
The desire to do the minimum leads to not following the written rules from jurisdictions as stated in various standards or legislation. The written rules also have unwritten companions like the CRN lists that have been mentioned above and others like the Alberta restrictions on overpressure protection that has been enforced for several years before it was finally documented. This sample covers some of the common required knowledge, official or not.
Our customers have extremely strong opinions that in this age of free trade it is not appropriate for any organization to mandate the use of components that only they can approve. But this is legal. Free trade agreements allow products to cross borders duty free. They do not guarantee the right to use the product once it arrives on the other side. Designs have to be done to North American standards. Fittings must have CRNs for the province they will be used in. Only the jurisdictions are allowed to issue the CRNs.
People don't like substituting components that they are used to using in a design just because they do not have CRN numbers. Changing proven existing designs is trade-off with a rules based safety program like this. Lousy designs get improved and proven designs get turned into prototypes. We see both every day, you don't get one without the other. A manufacturer must be willing to change their design or get all of the fittings they use registered to obtain a piping registration. Experience based designs are not considered for registration.
The requirement to use local engineers to sign off on some projects for Ontario and Saskatchewan is not thought of as protectionism by the engineering societies. Because registration is done by province, the provincial engineer's societies have declared that local engineers must be used. Most jurisdictions have been approached with this requirement; however some have been successful in fighting it off. Expect the jurisdictions to continue to be pressured and perhaps more provinces to require only local engineers in the future. If these rules and the registrations were Canada wide in scope, this protectionism would not be possible. Getting a local P.Eng. to sign off on a project can be a significant problem for many manufacturers. See resources below.
Yes it was easier 5, 10 or 15 years ago. The jurisdictions continue to create more complex rules or enforce other existing rules for the first time. The rules continue to diverge between provinces. Backlogs are longer than we have ever experienced before. This varies hugely with the assigned reviewer, but also with the province that you are dealing with. There is nothing you can do about the reviewer you have been assigned. With the potential of long review times it becomes critical that you maximize your chance of getting your submission accepted as submitted. Although it is impossible to guarantee this goal, it is possible to get closer by following the methods outlined here and not looking for shortcuts.
Wishing you the best of luck with your piping registration, Laurence Brundrett, P.Eng., President, Pressure Vessel Engineering Ltd.
Getting Help from a Consultant (Advertisement)
We at Pressure Vessel Engineering provide assistance in the design and registration of pressure vessels, fittings and piping systems. We carry many P.Eng. stamps that allow us to submit to any province. Although we would be happy to assist you in your next project, we can only do some of the work for you. We can provide drawings, calculation sets, fill out provincial paperwork and submit / follow up / provide technical support with the jurisdictions. The catch is that we are not process engineers so not all of the work can be done by us.
We will not ask you to like the CRN system, but we will help you comply with all of its requirements. Many companies use us for all of their Canadian registration needs.


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Is the changing nature of work and the safely and health profession on your mind as we near the year 2000? Well, it should be if you hope to meet the challenges ahead.
Y2K is fast approaching. What will the new millennium mean for the practice of occupational safety and health? In this column, I review some of the current trends in our practice areas and venture a guess for what they might mean in the future. I realize millennium actually refers to a thousand years' span. I really am only commenting on the very near term; however, it does make for a snappy title.
Some key trends that have been with us for the past several years include:
* Continued reorganizations, downsizing and consolidation, along with acquisitions, mergers and globalization of business,
* Greening of the corporate world,
* The movement of corporate occupational safety and health responsibilities to the line functions,
* The convergence of safety, industrial hygiene and environmental practice,
* Proliferation of certifications and other forms of qualification,
* Growth in consulting, and
* Rapid information sharing and communication advances.
Reorganizations, Acquisitions and Mergers
Hardly a day goes by without headlines that describe layoffs, consolidations, acquisitions and global mega-mergers, all in the same newspaper. Clearly, there is more pressure today on producing shareholder value than ever before. The most closely watched feature up and down the management layers in many corporate offices is their stock price. I am confident that many of you reading this article have your company share price bookmarked on your Web browser so that you can see it several times a day. For many of us, our futures are tied to the rollercoaster of a currently volatile market.
So what does that have to do with the price of apple butter? These organizational and structural changes, driven by a need to increase shareholder value, continue to sweep corporate America and other developed and developing countries. They will drive our future and the future of our profession.
There are only a few ways one can fundamentally improve corporate performance. In essence, it is a question of having the best market presence or newest technology, or being the low-cost producer. While this is wildly simplistic, the point is that most companies have now picked all of the low-hanging fruit in reducing overheads. In this regard, we will now see a waning of massive layoffs and re-engineering efforts. Meanwhile, the pace of further consolidation and national and international acquisitions and mergers will increase, due to the desire to gain market share, capture technology and benefit from economies of scale. British Petroleum, Exxon, Yahoo, Chrysler and Ford are some of the latest examples of companies with this business strategy.
Back to the price of apple butter. Downsizing, re-engineering and the host of other business strategies applied to the effort to reduce overhead and outsource noncore services have led to a significant reduction in corporate, divisional and plant staffing in safety and health over the past decade. Right or wrong, we are all expected to do more with less.
Mergers and consolidations will have much the same effect by taking two companies and reducing costs through economies of scale (translation: you no longer need two complete management structures). This trend means the ability to eliminate redundancies. Additionally, mergers and acquisitions bring up the issue pairing sometimes very different cultures and philosophies. Some of these are not that friendly or supportive of ES&H initiatives.
However, it is not all bad news. The growth of companies on national and international bases means much greater opportunity for those ES&H professionals who will still be needed. Large companies are more likely to recognize, utilize and reward technical excellence. …


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TEL AVIV (Mar. 7)
Three people-two women and a man–were killed and eight wounded when an explosion ripped through an Egged bus near the central market and bus station in Ashdod this morning. Security forces detained over 100 people for questioning. Two of the dead were first described as a husband and wife, killed instantly. But police later said that the two were not related. The second woman was critically injured and died later in the hospital.
The terrorist attack was the first carried out in Ashdod, and the Town Council is to meet tonight in special session to decide on steps to be taken to try and prevent recurrences. Council spokesmen said they would consider whether to bar Arabs from attending the weekly open market in the town, which attracts Arabs from the nearby Gaza Strip who come to sell their wares and agricultural products.
According to the bus driver, the bus was carrying 10 to 15 people at the time of the explosion, which went off under a seat in the middle of the bus. It was the worst bombing in Israel since last December when an explosion on a bus in Jerusalem killed six people and wounded 44.


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Harry Reid's hometown newspaper - the Las Vegas Review-Journal - recently offered an important observation: "As majority leader of the U.S. Senate, Harry Reid is supposed to lead. The Nevada Democrat should be focused on the concerns of Americans and on shaping debate on important matters of national interest. Sen. Reid is doing neither. In fact, he's working so hard to ignore the taxpaying public's priorities that he has become a parody of his position."
The Review-Journal pointed to Reid's obsession with "billionaire oil businessmen Charles and David Koch," citing the "over-the-top frequency in recent months -- calling them out by name more than 100 times on the Senate floor alone. He inserts a reference to the brothers in virtually every statement he makes, whether he's asked about the economy or his support for an increase in the federal minimum wage." For Reid, the Koch brothers represent the allegedly malevolent influence of "the Rich" and the many injustices of inequality that are the result.
President Obama hasn't trashed the Kochs nearly as often as Reid, but the president and the Nevada senator are clearly on the same page. During a Dec. 4, 2013, speech at the Center for American Progress in which the word "inequality" appeared 26 times, Obama called reversing "the dangerous and growing inequality" in America "the defining challenge of our time." The situation has become so bad, according to Obama, that "the combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream, our way of life, and what we stand for around the globe."
Then there is Nancy Pelosi. This statement appears on the House Minority Leader's web site: "Democrats are building an economic approach that lifts every American, not just the privileged few. The average American CEO earns more before lunchtime in one day than a minimum wage worker earns all year. This is not the kind of America we want our children to grow up in. Today's economic challenges result from years of Republican inaction and failed policies that have left more and more Americans behind." In Pelosi's world, Democrats are for "every American," while Republicans favor only "the privileged few."
These are not new themes from Democrats. To hear Obama and his partisan colleagues tell it in 2012, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's greatest sin was the fact he was immensely successful in his business career. In what was quite possibly the most intense, expensive and sustained negative ad campaign in American political history, Obama "defined" Romney as unfit for the White House mainly because he was a rich man.
Whether it's the incessant attacks on the Koch brothers, or the constant repetition of the idea that America's biggest problem is "inequality," or the "privileged few" smear against the GOP, dividing Americans is the basic strategy of these Democratic leaders. For them, the few can only become wealthy by oppressing the many. They are the great dividers.


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RUFC - Chairman says Thanks to Fans
Rotherham United Chairman, Tony Stewart, said 'thank you' to the Millers fans who saw their team beat Chesterfield at Don Valley this afternoon.
Speaking to the Official Site, Mr Stewart said, 'The atmosphere was tremendous and it was a good day for us and the players showed us what great character and endeavour they all have. There is a team spirit running through this club - players, staff and supporters are locked together as a unit. I cannot tell you how proud I am to see that.
'Today epitomised what this football club is all about. We know there is a long way to go and a lot of work to do but, rest assured, we will all be working relentlessly to continue to improve every area of this club.'


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Greenburgh Police Arrest Five for Unlicensed Massage Therapy and Prositution at Central Avenue Day Spas
- Neighborhood News
- Published on Thursday, 16 March 2017 11:28
- Joanne Wallenstein
Greenburgh Police are continuing to monitor massage parlors on Central Avenue and arresting unlicensed massage therapists and prostitutes and closing down operations. On March 10, 2017 members of the Greenburgh Police Street Crime Unit, Drug and Alcohol Task Force and Detective Division completed a short-term investigation into the unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitution occurring at numerous massage establishments and made the following arrests:
Four suspects were arrested for practicing massage without a license and the fifth was arrested for prostitution after she offered to engage in sexual conduct with an undercover police officer. All of the suspects were transported to Police Headquarters where they were booked, processed, and held for arraignment.
Here are the details:
Green Spa 791 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY
Jin, Xiangshu DOB: 5/20/1978 Prostitution PL 230.00
Piao, Yilan DOB: 9/3/1972 Education Law 6512 (sub1)
Closed by the Building Department
Jade Spa 698 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY
Arrested: Jin, Jong Ji DOB: 5/28/1968 Education Law 6512 (sub1)
Closed by the Building Department
Charming Spa 390 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY
Arrested: Yi, Geumsun DOB: 2/27/1969 Education Law 6512 (sub1)
Closed by the Building Department
Green Rose Body Work 455 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY
Arrested: Yu, Jinglan DOB: 11/13/1972 Education Law 6512 (sub1)
Closed by the Building Department
Please note that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
At what age can a person make that decision?
How do you define/confirm what constitutes an intelligent" adult?
How do you know whether or not they have been trafficked, coerced or conditioned into this type of work?
Anyway, my point was merely that we should not treat the ahem, "service providers", as the only guilty, excuse me, "accused", parties in these situations.


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Discalimer: I own nothing
Rating: G
Paring: Kurtbastian
Summary: Set in the summer after Kurt's first year of college. He and Blaine still don't talk to each other and his life is in a blind alley. Some unexpected circumstances will lead Sebastian to Kurt's door step, asking for help. Some unexpected circumstances will bring Kurt and Sebastian closer. None of them could have predicted how much their lives would have been shaken upside-down because of the other.
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It's funny how slowly can days go by when all you wish for is they come to an end quickly; when you feel out of place and you'd rather run somewhere else – but you have nowhere to go and feel stuck. It's funny how slowly your life seems to be moving when everyone else's is speeding on. And you feel left behind. But what's more funny, is how a simple flap of a butterfly's wings can later on be the cause of a whirling tornado.
It's a windy spring night, halfway through May. Outside is unusually cold, but inside of Kurt it feels as cold as usual. As usual since He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named cheated on him. It's been months but he simply cannot get over their break-up. He knew he has some blame, that he'd been selfish and self absorbed but- Kurt shakes his head. He should stop thinking about it, he really should. But it's easier said than done. How is he supposed to erase him, them from memory and move on?
He can't help but feel lost and cold, as if the best and warmest part of him had been abruptly taken away. Will things ever go back to normal? Will he ever trust someone? Will someone ever love him again? Will he and- Enough said – he scolds. Every day he wakes up asking himself if the next day he'll feel better. He spends the day hoping tomorrow will be the day, the day he'll finally have his life back. And every night he falls asleep knowing that the next day will be exactly like the previous one, but that doesn't stop him from hoping. "After all... tomorrow is another day", Rossella O'hara used to say. But he keeps wondering why tomorrow can't be an other day. Since the spring semester ended and he came back home from NYADA, all of the things he pushed away, all of the thoughts he refused to think just came up all together, overwhelming him. Moreover, having to spend a lot of time alone wasn't helpful at all. His dad and Carole were often to DC, due to his father's duties as congressman; Finn had flown to NY to spend the summer break with Rachel, since she got a part into a broadway show and couldn't afford to leave even just for a day to come home. Santana was away with Brittany, cut out from the entire world (how romantic of them, how he envied them). Sam was working at GAP to save some money for college (in the end he got accepted to Ohio State University). Mercedes was in LA, busy with her record label, Quinn was at Yale and Tina at Brown (and there they'll remain for summer courses) and Artie was still in NY, doing an internship in a video games developing firm. And Kurt? Kurt was stuck, going nowhere, having nowhere to go. Everyone was moving on with their lives, everyone seemed to have a purpose, a direction where to go. Whereas he… he was standing still. Hopelessly stuck, feeling miserable since his life and career seemed to have bumped into a dead end street, and he had no fuel left to put into reverse and go back on track.
His train of thoughts is interrupted by the sound of his dad's car parking in the driveway. Finally, they were home. He precipitates towards the entry, wanting to receive some warm hugs before finally going to bed. He felt tired, not that he had nothing much to do during the day besides thinking, but apparently that was wiring him out. He would have gone to bed earlier, but couldn't fall asleep with the thought of the two of them on their way home; mostly because his father's phone was dead, as usual (too many phone calls for a single man) and Carole had forgotten hers at home. Kurt wears his best smile, hoping that would hide all his worries from his father, and impatiently waits for them to open the door.
The door does open, but the smile on Kurt's face drops almost instantly, substituted to a puzzled expression. And everything that had happened after, Kurt would later on swear he dreamt it. It couldn't have been true. It was everything too surreal to be true. But that's how life is. Surprisingly unexpected.
Carole and Burt did enter, but they were not alone. A boy whose face he could never erase from his mind approached behind them. As they came closer his confusion grew stronger. A clearly shaken Sebastian Smythe had just entered his home, at 11 p.m., with his parents. Carole had an arm around his back, and on his shoulder lay what he instantly recognizes as a woolen ysl scarf, 2002 winter collection. Kurt himself had chosen that scarf as gift for Carole's 50's birthday. It had took him 2 weeks to chose the appropriate brand, pattern and texture (but in the end he partaged the idea with Burt and Finn, who were lacking of ideas, and it became their gift).
Before he could open his mouth to speak, Burt said:
"Kurt, this is Sebastian. Long story short, in the middle of nowhere, somewhere near Wheeling he lost control of his car and hit a tree, nothing too bad", he added as he saw Kurt expression "But the car won't start and his mobile broke. Luckily for him we were passing by that very street and helped him out. We dragged his car behind and tomorrow I'll have a look at it. In the meanwhile could you give him a phone to call someone to pick him up? Mine had died and Carole's"
"Is at home", Kurt cut him. "Here, you can use mine", Kurt said, handing him his mobile. Sebastian took a step forward and grabbed his phone, smiling feebly.
As he moved towards the living room to make a call, Carole approached Kurt and muttered:
"I don't know what was wrong with him, he was standing still in the cold air. You should have seen him, his gaze was icy and empty and his skin so cold. Who knows what had happened. He barely talked to us", Kurt could feel the worry in her tone, as she talked: "We are very tired and should go to bed if we want to wake up tomorrow for work, but would you keep an eye on him? Making him a cup of coffee perhaps? I don't know, just…don't leave him alone", she went on with a stern look on her face. Before Kurt could say anything, Sebastian came back.
"My sister is picking me up, it'll take her some time, though", he announced.
"Stay here as long as you need to, dear. I told you we could have driven you home", Carole commented.
"it's too far away, you've already done enough for me, believe me. Just, my sister will be here in a hour or so"
"That's okay, make yourself at home. Just we're going to get some sleep now…but Kurt here will keep you company", Burt tells him
"Thanks, there was no need to, really"
"Enough said. Goodnight kiddo!", Burt replied.
"Oh and, we'll let you know about the car. Goodnight honeys", Carole intervened. Sebastian smiled and waved them goodnight. Carole kissed goodnight to Kurt, and Burt gave him a quick hug, before heading off to their bedroom. And now he and Sebastian were alone.
From the moment that door opened, till the last remark made by Carole, he had felt… lost. And out of place, like all of a sudden he wasn't in his own home, what he was seeing wasn't really happening and Sebastian Smythe, Sebastian Smythe, wasn't really standing there, wrapped in Carole's scarf, conversing with them. The whole situation was surreal, the whole conversation had been surreal. And now he was alone with the Spawn of Satan. In a different context he would have feared for his life, or his clothes at least, but right then he just felt disoriented. And rather uncomfortable.
"Hmm do you want to sit? The sofa is over there", Kurt asked him. Sebastian rose his head and looked him into the eyes. His gaze on him felt like a stab to Kurt. He hadn't truly understood what Carole meant about him earlier, till he saw with his own eyes. Sebastian was looking at Kurt, but he wasn't. His eyes were frozen, emotionless, empty. He was in front of him, but he wasn't really there.
In the end, Sebastian looked away and shrugged, following Kurt as he sighed and hesitantly lead him towards the living room.
They sat in silence, as the awkwardness of the whole situation seemed to grow bigger with every minute passed. In the end, Kurt turned on the TV to find Timm Gunn from Project Runway explaining the challenge of the day to the wanna-be stylists.
Kurt saw Sebastian roll his eyes, but he didn't say a word. Something was definitely wrong. As they sat on the sofa, one on each side (as far away from each other as they could), Kurt took some time to study his figure, slightly lighted by a small lamp. He was wearing a pair of sandy trousers and a short-sleeved light blue shirt. He looked tired and… sad. That simple acknowledgment struck Kurt, and made him realize Sebastian may be more human than he could think. Or at least he could look more human.
"Are you okay?", Kurt asked in the end, but Sebastian didn't answer him.
"Do you want to talk about it?", Kurt kept looking at him expectantly, but Sebastian was ignoring him. "Well, if you wanted to-"
"I wouldn't come to you." Sebastian cut him, sighing angrily and slowly turning his face towards Kurt. "So stop bothering me. Your high pitched voice gives me headache", he added. Kurt snapped his tongue and stood up saying:
"You really are an ass, you know?"
"And you really are an annoying little pageant, you know?" Sebastian replied. Kurt stormed off to the kitchen and pressed his front against a cupboard. -Stupid conceited brat, he kept on thinking. He had left the room because he couldn't fight a second more the urge to punch him in the face. And that was not the greatest way to deal with him, with the absurdity of the whole situation. He had to keep calm. Since his new philosophy of life was: "indifference is one's best weapon", he decided the best way to handle Sebastian was to ignore him and his nastiness. So, he made coffee and returned with a steaming cup for Sebastian too.
"Here's yours. You're welcome" he said to a bewildered Sebastian. At least -Kurt thought- he had managed to confuse him enough to shut him up. Sebastian rose his eyebrows and took the coffee without saying a word. After a while, he spoke:
"You are so cliché. Project Runway? I mean, come on!". Kurt shook his head:
"We are not watching porn, if that's what you are suggesting"
"Oh, I wouldn't dare miss the fun, princess" - At least something was normal -Kurt thought- the beaten up version of Sebastian gave him the creeps; at least he could be like his old self if he wanted to. Or act like his old self, he found himself observing.
"Oh, stop it!" Kurt replied throwing a pillow to Sebastian, who caught it with a chuckle.
"I apologize for upsetting you, your highness!", Sebastian retorted miming a bow and smirking at Kurt. . Even if his mouth was half smiling – or rather smirking – his eyes were not participating, Kurt noted. As if his brain noted the dissonance too, his smirk slowly became sadder and faded away. Sebastian turned his head away from Kurt, staring intently at the mug in his hands and, all of a sudden, a heavy silence fell on them. Kurt kept staring at Sebastian, while Sebastian kept his gaze on the mug. After a while, Sebastian spoke:
"I'll be fine", and threw his head back against the sofa, closing his eyes.
At that point, Kurt really didn't know what to do. In the time he had spent with Sebastian he had seen at least a dozen shades of his personality, and couldn't help but ask himself what more there was behind him. His nastiness repulsed him, but his personality was after all interesting. -He should have been really tired for letting a thought like that cross his mind. He shook his head, trying to shook his thoughts away too, and imitated Sebastian resting his head on back on the sofa, occasionally sipping from the mug in his hands. They sat like that for a while, in total silence, with the noise of the television in the background. Their vigilance slowly faded, leaving place for tiredness to grow, which slowly lead them in a comfy drowsiness.
Kurt was abruptly awoken by some decise but hushed knocks coming from the front door. He turned towards Sebastian, who wore a look which wasn't unfamiliar to Kurt: he looked as if he had been abruptly thrown into a reality he wanted to escape from. And Kurt knew something about it. Hell if he knew.
Kurt stood up and went to open the front door. A pair of piercing green eyes met him. They belonged to a beautiful young lady, in her early twenties, stunning in a navy blue gown
"I'm Willa, Seb's sister. Thank you very much for helping us, I came asap! Where is he?", she asked with a worried face.
"He's in the living-room, I'll show you, come on in", Kurt told her "I'm Kurt, by the way". She smiled back to him. As they reached the living-room he pointed at Sebastian, sat still on the sofa. The expression on Willa's face was a mixture between fondness and worry. She approached the sofa, then bent in front of him and took his hands. They looked at each other and kurt would have paid millions to know what they were saying to each other. He couldn't see Sebastian from where he was standing, but her expression was unreadable. It seemed as if she was looking at something that had been broken, wishing it could be fixed but knowing the chances were thin.
"Let's go", she told him tenderly and helped him get up, putting her arm around his shoulders -as if she could protect him from Kurt-knows-what. It was a very fond scene which warmed Kurt's heart. As they were leaving, Willa thanked Kurt again and then stopped as if she remembered something important.
"May I use them?", she asked pointing at the block of post-its and the pens scattered on the telephone desk.
"Hum sure", replied Kurt -but not that much sure of her intentions. She quickly grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and wrote a telephone number on it.
"Here's, call me when it's ready", she exclaimed. Kurt kept looking at her puzzled. "The car?", she suggested.
"Oh! Yes! Sure! Sorry I… It's late and I", he started apologizing. In the confusion of the whole night he had forgotten the very reason because Sebastian landed in his living-room in the first place.
"It's okay. Goodnight and… thanks, again", Willa cut him.
"My pleasure" he responded politely -actually it hadn't been his pleasure at all.
He waited for them to get into the car and leave before closing the door and leaning against it. -What had just happened?.
His tiredness was wearing him, thus with the few energies left he walked upstairs towards his room.
As he later lay in bed, he would have replayed the events of the night over and over again before finally giving in to sleep. It had felt like he was suddenly part of something bigger, an actor thrown in the middle of a show without knowing the script.
Again, that's exactly how life is: a movie without a script. But maybe that's for the best; have you ever wondered what could have happened if you had know what was coming next in your life, if you already knew the direction where to go before even finding yourself at a crossroad?
How many things would have been different if you knew their consequences? But, at the same time, how many unexpected beautiful things you would have missed, how many places you wouldn't have discovered, how many friendships you wouldn't have bumped into, if you hadn't stumbled into the unknown?
Kurt that night did wonder all those things, but found himself to tired to give himself an answer.
Later in time, he would have admitted to himself that the best things in his life came from what at one time seemed to be the worst decisions he could have ever made. After all, "You never know where the next miracle is gonna come from, the next smile, the next wish come true". (oth)
The title, Into the Night, is inspired by the song "All of our stars" (Ed sheer an)
The whole fic was inspired by this song: "Close your eyes" (Michael Bublé)
Willa is played by Willa Holland
So, what did you think? Should I continue? Should I find a beta? Should I give up? I have a lot on my mind, but I want to hear your opinions first!


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Nomura Picks Builders as Morgan Stanley Retreats: China Credit
Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) is recommending dollar-denominated bonds of five Chinese developers for 2013 as a recovery in sales boosts cash flow, contrasting with Morgan Stanley that has twice cut its outlook on the debt since August.
Japan's largest brokerage favors notes issued by Agile Property Holdings Ltd. (3383), Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (813), Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (YLLG), Gemdale Corp. (600383) and China SCE Property Holdings Ltd. (1966) after home sales rose last month by the most in 2012. Signs of a rebound in Asia's biggest economy are also reassuring holders of the debt at Nikko Asset Management Ltd. and Baring Asset Management, which together oversee some $205 billion.
Chinese notes, dominated by high-yield homebuilders, are poised for their best annual gain since 2009 with a 24 percent return this year, while Indian debt rose 19 percent, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. indexes. U.S. high-yield debt climbed 15 percent, also the most in three years. Potential upgrades in rating outlook and fund inflows into emerging markets will spur further gains, Nomura said.
"Pre-sales will still be quite strong going into 2013 and the liquidity profile of developers will improve," said Annisa Lee, a Hong Kong-based credit analyst at Nomura. "We are positive on the China property sector" as stronger cash and debt positions will also underpin the rating outlook, she said in a Dec. 11 phone interview.
Sales Pickup
Property sales increased from a year earlier in each of the last four months and totaled 5.35 trillion yuan ($856 billion) for the January-November period, within 10 percent of the annual record in 2011, official figures show. Revenue may climb 5 percent in 2013 as growth picks up in the world's second-largest economy, said Liu Yuan, a researcher in Shanghai at Centaline Property Agency Ltd., China's biggest real-estate brokerage.
Reports in the past week showed industrial output and retail sales in November recorded their biggest gains since March, adding to evidence expansion is gathering pace after a seven-quarter slowdown. Gross domestic product is forecast to increase 7.7 percent this quarter, following a 7.4 percent gain in the July-September period, and quicken through the first half of 2013, based on the median estimates in Bloomberg surveys.
'Less Worry'
Nomura's five picks are Yanlord's bond maturing in May 2017, Shimao's March 2018 debt, Gemdale's November 2017 note, China SCE paper due January 2016 and November 2017, as well as Agile securities maturing in 2017. The broker predicted yields on its recommendations would decline by 50 to 80 basis points when it published the buy-list on Nov. 28, without setting a timeframe. Yields on Yanlord and Shimao more than halved this year to 7.19 percent and 7.52 percent, respectively, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"I'm more optimistic on China's economic outlook than six months ago," said Leong Wai Hoong, Singapore-based manager of the Nikko's $589 million Asia High Yield Bond Fund. "For dedicated high-yield investors in Asia, the property sector is where you will have less worry about the fundamentals."
Chinese developers are still preferred investments because their business model is easier to grasp, Leong said. Industrial companies such as cement makers and steel producers may benefit later from an economic recovery because they feed off a construction and building boom, he said.
Lending Slowdown
Morgan Stanley, which turned bullish on Chinese high-yield bonds in December 2011, has started retreating from the market. Its recommendation was cut in September to "accumulate" from "buy," and then downgraded to "neutral" on Dec. 4 because of concerns about a rising stock of unsold homes and a slowdown in bank lending. New yuan loans amounted to 522.9 billion yuan in November and 505.2 billion yuan in October, the lowest monthly totals since September 2011, according to data released Dec. 11.
The U.S. bank is ready to switch out of property to industrial companies when developers start ramping up spending and will turn "outright cautious" on a sharper pullback in loan growth, Hong Kong-based credit analysts led by Viktor Hjort wrote in a Dec. 4 report. Morgan Stanley doesn't have a list of its recommendations for Chinese property bonds, Hjort said in a Dec. 12 e-mail.
The extra yield investors demand to own Chinese dollar bonds has narrowed every month since March to 386 basis points over Treasuries on Dec. 11. A 50-basis point drop in 2013, while likely to happen, will push the market into the pre-crisis low seen in January 2008, a level associated with reckless risk- taking and a credit bubble, Morgan Stanley said.
Default Swaps
"The rally in Chinese property names has made it even harder to invest in them," said Azhar Hussain, head of global high yield at Royal London Asset Management. His company manages about $78 billion including $1 billion in speculative-grade debt. "The consensus is for single-digit returns, which is why some people are reaching for yields in riskier jurisdictions, and which is why Chinese names are getting more focus."
Confidence in China's creditworthiness is rising, cutting the cost of insuring its sovereign debt against non-payment.
Credit-default swaps for five years fell to 56 basis points on Nov. 30, the least in more than two years, according to data provider CMA, which is owned by McGraw-Hill Cos. and compiles prices quoted by dealers in the privately negotiated market. The cost was 59 basis points on Dec. 11, compared with 121 at the end of June and 147 at the end of 2011.
Contracts on bonds of Zhongshan, Guangdong-based Agile cost 652 basis points on Dec. 11, down from 1,281 on May 17 that was the highest level since April 2009, CMA data show. It costs 773 basis points to insure the debt of Hong Kong-based Shimao, a drop of 596 basis points over the same period.
'Selectively Bullish'
The yield on China's 10-year government bonds rose three basis points this month to 3.57 percent in Shanghai as of Dec. 11, Chinabond data show. The yuan weakened 0.3 percent through yesterday to 6.2518 per dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
China's stable economic growth outlook means there's still room for property bonds to deliver returns in 2013, according to Sean Chang, head of Asian debt in Hong Kong at Baring, which manages $45 billion of assets. Targeted curbs on bank lending and buying restrictions are designed to damp speculation in the high-end market and preserve growth in mass housing, meaning there will be winners and losers, he said.
"We are selectively bullish on the Chinese property market," Chang said in a phone interview yesterday. "Slower but healthy growth at 7 percent a year is not too bad and we still see strong demand for housing urbanization and a higher quality of life."
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Team News From St Andrews
How the two teams line up for this afternoon's game between Birmingham and Bristol City.
Blues: Myhill, Ramage, Davies, Caldwell, Murphy, Burke, Mutch, Fahey, Townsend, King, Zigic.
Subs: Doyle, Ibanez, Gomis, Redmond, Huseklepp.
Bristol City: Gerken, Foster, Amougou, Carey, Fontaine, Skuse, Cisse, Pearson, Woolford, Stead, Wood.
Subs: James, Kilkenny, Bolasie, Adomah, Ephraim.


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NCPHRF Base Rate Report
The NCPHRF has compiled a listing of base ratings for boats that have been rated in the Bay Area. These base ratings represent boats in their standard configuration and have been assigned in accordance with the current NCPHRF Rules and Guidelines. Individual ratings for some boats may have been adjusted based on their particular configuration.
For information on adjustments to NCPHRF Base Ratings, please refer to the NCPHRF Rules & Guidelines. (updated October, 2015)
NC PHRF Current Certificate Holders
In addition to the Base Rating report, the NCPHRF has available the listing of boats with a current NCPHRF certificate. The listing of current boats is available as a PDF and can be searched for a particular boat by clicking on the SEARCH button at the top of the PDF.
2018 Certificate Holders, As of January 26, 2018
By Boat Name
By Boat Type
By Sail Number
By Rating
By Downwind Rating
NC PHRF Downwind Ratings
Starting in 2010 the NC PHRF Committee introduced Downwind Ratings. These are ratings that only apply to races that are historically downwind events. As downwind performance is strongly affected by length, downwind sail area, displacement, and wetted surface, downwind ratings vary significantly from standard ratings. You can read the Downnwind Rating FAQ HERE. Actual Downwind Ratings for boats that have current certificates can be found on the NC PHRF Current Certificate Holders reports above.
In 2013, The PHRF Committee changed the way in which Downwind Rating number is displayed. PHRF downwind is an entirely different system than normal PHRF buoy ratings. The only connection is that the ratings are ratified by the same PHRF board. The downwind number represents a typical "speed" your boat would be expected to sail in seconds per mile on a predominantly downwind course*. Before 2013, this number was shifted to appear more like a normal PHRF rating; but the board felt this shift created confusion, rather than reducing it. We have eliminated this shift in order to emphasize that PHRF and PHRF-DW are conceptually different systems.
* in a rather slow year. In a fast year (windy conditions), you can expect to sail to a number about 20% lower.
Multihull Ratings
NCPHRF only rates Monohulls. If you are looking for information on multihull ratings please visit the Bay Area Multihull Association.


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Samuel Adams Celebrates One Day Only Limited Release Of Brewlywed Ale With Opportunity To Homebrew A Wedding Beer With Brewer Bob Cannon
Brewery Hosts Beer Release Party on June 18 at the Boston Brewery; $10,000 Homebrew Experience For Sale June 20 Benefiting Brides Across America
Jun 06, 2014, 14:26 ET from Samuel Adams
BOSTON, June 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Brides and grooms to-be are paying closer attention to their wedding menus, but it isn't food that's on their minds. Instead they're drawing inspiration from the centuries-old tradition of brewing for weddings and focusing on craft beer as an important component of their big day, a trend wedding planning website Lover.ly confirms. Many couples are even homebrewing specialty batches for their weddings. In honor of this reinvigorated trend, the brewers at Samuel Adams are bringing back, for the third year, the one-day-only limited release of Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale on June 18, 2014 at the Boston Brewery. The 2014 batch of Brewlywed Ale, a Belgian-style "bride ale," is a distinct and complex brew with layers of flavor including tropical, floral aromas of Summer and Ella hops, and subtle hints of spice and clove from Belgian yeast.
And for those that can't make it to Boston for this special sale, the brewers are bringing wedding beer to you. Samuel Adams is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity guaranteed to blow all other wedding gifts out of the water. Samuel Adams brewer Bob Cannon (he of the famous beard) is going on the road to help one beer-loving couple homebrew their perfect wedding beer. Bob has a history of bridal brewing; he brewed what came to be Samuel Adams Irish Red for his own wedding.
Bob will work with the buyer prior to his visit to put together a one-of-a-kind recipe and then help brew the first batch of this special beer in-person. Also included are a homebrew kit, materials for three additional batches, personalized labels for the beer, a gift certificate to a homebrew store, and a beer dinner for up to six people at a local restaurant. A Samuel Adams representative will be on hand to help with bottling, with Bob serving as a personal mentor and coach throughout the entire homebrew process. This experience will be for sale one-day-only at 12:00pm ET on June 20th for $10,000 and all proceeds will go to Brides Across America, a nonprofit founded to provide military brides free wedding gowns. Be the first and only to purchase this once-in a lifetime experience! Details found here: www.samueladams.com/bob.
And for another way to experience Brewlywed Ale outside of Boston, Samuel Adams has teamed up with Ted's Cigars to create limited-edition Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale-seasoned cigars. The cigars, which showcase subtle spice notes and a floral sweetness from being seasoned by Brewlywed Ale, are the perfect wedding or groomsman gift. They will be available exclusively at TedsCigars.com/SamuelAdams throughout the summer (while supplies last).
What Founder and Brewer Jim Koch has to say about Brewlywed Ale: "This is our third release of Brewlywed Ale. Beer lovers start lining up before the sun even rises to get their hands on this brew, and that excitement never gets old. Craft beer is the ideal beverage for almost any occasion, and I'm thrilled to see beer drinkers across the country opting for craft beer over other wedding beverages. Brewlywed Ale has a floral, sweet and spicy character, and is the perfect brew to toast a new couple and pair with a wedding menu. Brides, grooms and craft beer drinkers alike have fallen in love with it and we're excited to release the 2014 batch."
Lover.ly, the new and popular all-in-one resource for wedding trends, inspiration, shopping and planning, has confirmed the spike in interest around featuring craft beers at weddings. As a real-time search engine with its finger-on-the-pulse of what's trending in bridal, Lover.ly has seen a 14 percent uptick in beer related searches in the last four months from the brides, grooms and wedding attendees using the site. Lover.ly features over one million images and 400,000 products from every possible type of wedding allowing engaged couples and their family and friends to discover wedding ideas, receive tips, purchase wedding products, and share their wedding planning stories.
Kellee Khalil, Lover.ly Founder and CEO, recognizes craft beer's growing popularity at weddings: "Lover.ly's research shows more and more couples opting for craft beer over bubbly at their wedding receptions. Couples are always looking for ways to make their weddings one of a kind, and serving craft and homebrewed beer makes a huge impression on guests. Lover.ly has a ton of beer related inspiration and expert tips on our site and iPhone app that will no doubt help beer lovers integrate this trend into their wedding."
For those headed to Boston to get their hands on the brew, the day will also feature beer-inspired food pairings, private brewery tours, and an on-site Justice of the Peace for romantic couples who want to marry or renew their vows in the Samuel Adams brewery hop garden. This year, only 200 cases of Brewlywed Ale have been brewed, so those looking for a unique wedding brew or a beyond-the-registry gift can line up for a chance to get their hands on a bottle or case. Sale starts at 9AM. For more information visit blog.samueladams.com.
Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale, Brewers' tasting notes:
- This traditional Belgian-style "bride ale" combines the tropical, floral aromas of Australian Summer and Ella hops with subtle hints of spice.
- Its light malt character and soft hop profile impart an upfront fruity taste followed by lingering notes of clove and honeysuckle from Belgian yeast.
- At 8% ABV, Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale is a medium bodied brew, deep golden in color with a slight unfiltered haze.
- This special brew finishes a little crisp from the wheat, with a citrus and fruity note on the palate and lingering hop finish.
- We recommend serving this beer at a temperature of 40-45° and enjoying it well before your one-year anniversary.
- Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale will be packaged in decorated 750mL, cork-finished bottles (perfect to serve on the table at weddings); and available for $14.99 per bottle, or purchased by the case of 12 (maximum of 4 cases per purchase).
Learn more:
- Brewer Tasting Video
- Get hitched at the brewery! Interested? Email firstname.lastname@example.com
- For additional information, visit blog.samueladams.com
- Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/samueladams
- Follow Brewlywed tweets @SamuelAdamsBeer #Brewlywed
*A wedding license can be obtained in any Massachusetts City or Town Hall. There is a three (3) day waiting period after application before couples can pick up the license; it is valid for 60 days after it is picked up. A license must be present in order to be married.
The Boston Beer Company began in 1984 with a generations-old family recipe that Founder and Brewer Jim Koch uncovered in his father's attic. Inspired and unafraid to challenge conventional thinking about beer, Jim brought the recipe to life in his kitchen. Pleased with the results of his work, Jim decided to sample his beer with bars in Boston in the hopes that drinkers would appreciate the complex, full-flavored beer he brewed fresh in America. That beer was aptly named Samuel Adams Boston Lager, in recognition of one of our nation's great founding fathers, a man of independent mind and spirit. Little did Jim know at the time, Samuel Adams Boston Lager would soon become a catalyst of the American craft beer revolution.
Today, The Boston Beer Company brews more than 60 styles of beer. It relentlessly pursues the development of new styles and the perfection of classic beers by searching the world for the finest ingredients. Using the traditional four vessel brewing process, the Company often takes extra steps like dry-hopping, barrel-aging and a secondary fermentation known as krausening. The Company has also pioneered another revolution, the 'extreme beer' movement, where it seeks to challenge drinker's perceptions of what beer can be. The Boston Beer Company has been committed to elevating the image of American craft beer by entering festivals and competitions around the globe, and is one of world's most awarded breweries at international beer competitions. As an independent company, brewing quality beer remains its single focus. Although Samuel Adams beer is America's largest-selling craft beer, it accounts for only one percent of the U.S. beer market. The Boston Beer Company will continue its independently-minded quest to brew great beer and to advocate for the growth of craft beer across America. For more information, please visit www.samueladams.com.
Lover.ly - http://www.lover.ly - is the wedding planning one-stop-shop forever changing the way brides and grooms plan weddings. We're the world's first bridal search engine where couples discover the best wedding ideas, shop renowned designers, organize details, get expert advice and hire their wedding day dream team all in one place. 29 year old founder and CEO Kellee Khalil experienced the difficulties of planning a wedding first hand as her sister's maid of honor. It seemed surreal that in 2010, there was no all-in-one resource where couples could easily plan their wedding. Today, Lover.ly reaches 10.5 million across site, mobile, social and network with users viewing approximately 40 million images a month. The e-commerce vertical SHOP features over 400,000 products from more than 3,000 brands, and Lover.ly's iPhone app has garnered over 125,000 downloads since its launch in April.
Brides dream of having the perfect dress and a beautiful gown is an essential part of every bride's special day. Brides Across America plays a role in making their dreams come true by giving a military bride a free wedding gown during a Brides Across America's Nationwide Gown Giveaway. Events are held twice a year in partnership with bridal salons across the country. Deployments, financial hardships, and other challenges unique to servicemen and women can make it difficult to plan a wedding. We honor our military by relieving the burden of the cost of the most important dress worn, the Wedding Gown. For more information, please visit www.bridesacrossamerica.com.
Ted's Cigars was formed in 1996 and has since become the preeminent producer and marketer of premium seasoned cigars. Ted Jackson himself, through countless hours of trial and error, developed the proprietary seasoning process that ultimately established the iconic brand and number one selling spirits-seasoned cigar in the world. Ted's Cigars is revered within the cigar industry for developing the finest premium, handmade, branded cigars available today. The company takes great pride in its hands-on and labor intensive process, going to great lengths to produce a high end, quality cigar while not jeopardizing the integrity of the tobacco during the process. To learn more, please visit www.tedscigars.com.
Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Brewlywed and Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream are registered trademarks of The Boston Beer Company.
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The place has four architectural groups, with more than 70 buildings on nine artificial terraces. Also, several dozens of sculpted and flat monuments were registered. Abaj Takalik was the first archaeological place of Mesoamérica where was discovered such a magnitude of sculptures, importance that resides not only in the quantity, but also in the representativeness of features of the Olmecan and Mayan art.


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Our most recent inspection report described us as "a welcoming, friendly and open community. As a result of feeling safe and well looked after, pupils thrive and challenge themselves to reach their full potential."
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No, no! I am not attempting vegetarian myself!
I don't know if I could ever attempt going vegetarian. I would eternally miss my brother in law's filet mignon with fresh au poivre sauce on Christmas Day. I would crave bacon. And a great burger on the grill in the summer. And skirt steak, as well as meatballs made up Grandma style.
Ham? Chicken? I could probably walk away from them.
But not prosciutto or Serrano ham from Spain.
Okay, so veggie is probably never happening with me. But there are times when I attempt cooking vegetarian to accommodate certain people in my life. It is more important to have the gift of their company than to satisfy my carnivore taste buds.
Most recently I tried cooking a vegetarian paella for students in my Culture and Civilization of Spain class. I have numerous paella pans, so on one burner we had the carnivore option with chicken and chorizo, while the other burner was loaded up with vegetables only. In theory, vegetarian paella should be simple. A paella, in fact, when served as a regular weekday meal, is an opportunity to empty out the refrigerator. You can put just about anything in it, and any combination of ingredients.
After getting my sofrito cooking in dueling pans, I added chicken and chorizo to the one, and garbanzos and artichoke hearts to the other. Next ingredient: the broth, previously laced with saffron threads. When I cook a seafood paella, I will use the broth saved from steaming my mussels ahead of time, and then I supplement with clam juice. With the chicken and chorizo paella, I used chicken broth.
But what to do with the vegetarian paella?
I ended up using a combination of water and Albariño wine. (For which I am sure my husband will give me much grief if he reads this post. Yes, yes, Albariño wine is probably too expensive to be using in my cooking. But I was stumped!)
The end results were both excellent, and the students for the first time this semester (and coincidentally on the last day of class) ate with reckless abandon.
But I couldn't help but compare the two paellas. The chicken-chorizo combo was well flavored, and even had some pieces of pegao (or socarrat in the Valencian language), the caramelized part at the bottom of the pan, only achievable with the most patient of cooks. The vegetarian option, however, had flavor, but it felt like there was no anchor. The paella kind of floated lightly without strong definition. My vegetarian students were delighted to be able to taste a real paella, but I was disappointed.
Or is this quality characteristic of vegetarian cooking? A lightness without the darker and more indulgent flavors of meat?


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The Denver Design Center's owners are on the verge of losing the property in foreclosure, which could complicate efforts to redevelop the surrounding South Broadway neighborhood into the next LoDo or Cherry Creek North.
Spokesman William Porter said the Denver clerk and recorder is handling one of the largest foreclosures — a $42.1 million default — that the office has ever dealt with.
Lender CW Capital Asset Management of Bethesda, Md., bid $25 million Tuesday for the property at 595 S. Broadway.
CW Capital, which has pushed back the foreclosure auction nine times waiting for a buyer to emerge, could have claimed the center on Thursday but withdrew its bid Tuesday evening, Porter said.
CW Capital — or another interested buyer — has until May 13 to bid on the property before the foreclosure initiated in January 2013 expires May 15, Porter said.
"The Denver Design Center was impacted significantly by the Great Recession, and we have been actively pursuing a loan workout negotiation with the property's lender for nearly three years," said Chris Souther, who represents the center's property manager, CFPM.
The center's showrooms cater to designers working with higher-end and customized finishes and furnishings. Souther said CFPM continues to manage the property, and is making its best efforts to retain it.
CW Capital declined to comment.
Back in 1996, Warren Cohen and Jim Frank acquired the 10.2 acres where the center sits. In 2004, they added the Broadway Marketplace, a much larger area to the north that includes a busy Sam's Club and Kmart, as well as the nearby Collection, which houses design-related businesses.
Souther said the two more recent acquisitions are nearly fully leased, while the Design Center struggles. The combined holdings, rebranded the Denver Design District, include about 900,000 square feet of built space and large surface parking lots.
Two RTD light-rail stations in the area, one at Broadway and another at Alameda Avenue, have changed the calculus from car-focused retailers to transit-oriented development.
Cohen and Frank won city approval for a master development plan in May 2009 that included up to 10 million square feet of developed space, including 3,000 residences, 350 hotel rooms, 2.6 million square feet of office space and 1.2 million square feet of retail.
In 2011, the pair teamed with Chris Waggett to form D4 Urban LLC to develop the 75 acres south of Alameda, west of Broadway, and east of Interstate 25 and the nearby light rail.
Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt, whose district includes the Denver Design District, said he remains confident the plan will come to fruition and serve as a model of transit-oriented development.
Drainage work is underway using tax-increment funds available to the Broadway Marketplace to the north of the Design Center. Construction of the Alameda Station Village apartment complex, in the district's northwest corner, is also moving forward.
Denver's master plans also are written so that other property owners can step in and complete them if necessary.
"Whatever happens doesn't change the long-term vision for the area," said Andrea Burns, a spokeswoman with Community Planning and Development in Denver.
Souther said whoever controls the property following foreclosure would have to comply with the master plan and work with the owners of the other parcels. He adds that the land in foreclosure is one of the last sections slated for redevelopment in the multidecade effort.
"As you know, redevelopment of any parcel will only occur when the economic conditions for such are present," he said.
Porter said CW Capital could refile the foreclosure if it expires, although that can be expensive.
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from ELANTAS PDG, Inc.
ELANTAS PDG, Inc., founded in 1919 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a premier global supplier of specialty resins for applications in the electrical and electronic industries. ELANTAS Electrical Insulation companies are respected as the market leaders in the development and manufacturing of wire... [See More]
- Features: High Dielectric; Laminaes; Non-corrosive; Sealant; Filled
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CM 2012 Truck Loading - Friday, April 27, Noon
We need some volunteers to help load the truck for CM 2012!
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Location: 4101 E. Wesley Avenue, Denver, CO 80222
Please post up if you can help!
If I am driving back from Parker around then I will try to stop by but I'm very unlikely to be able to take middle day time
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Anything goes - is the challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments #67 here . The idea is to create a set, anything that suits my fancy - a 3D project with a coordinating card.
The project I created is a mixture of old and new, current and retired - not something I usually do, but the colors went so well with what I had in mind.
Here is my project - a Blooming box and its coordinating card:
Inks: Tangerine Tango marker and ink, So Saffron
Papers: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Haiku Designer Paper (retired), Tangerine Tango, More Mustard.
Accessories: Vintage Wall Paper embossing folder, 5 Petal punch, Boho Blossom Punch, 1 1/4" square punch, 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim, metallic brads, small oval punch, 1 3/4 X 7/8" oval punch, Daffodil Delight pompom trim, Rhinestones
Larger Flower: Made using 5 petal punch and Boho blossom Punch (2 of the 5 petal punch in So Saffron, and one of the medium sized flowers Boho Blossoms punch in tangerine Tango)
Rhinestone in the center
Smaller Flower: Made using Boho Blossoms punch (4 per flower)
You can't see it very well, but the Very Vanilla background the flowers are mounted on are stamped with the Fine Flourish stamp in so Saffron.
If you would like to see a tutorial on how to make this box go to this link on my blog: http://craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com/p/tutorial-for-blooming-box-materials-5.html
Papers: So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Haiku Designer Series Paper (retired)
Accessories: Daffodil Delight pompom trim, Victorial cochet trim, 5 Petal Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Round Scallop Punch, Rhinestones, Brads, Glitter Brad, 3/4" circle punch, Photo corner punch, Scallop dotted ribbon punch
Top view of lid of box, showing similar flower and embellishments to the card.
Box opens to form 3 layers of scrapbooking surfaces. There is room for 17 photos or fewer photos and journaling surfaces.


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IM operative gets five years in jail for escaping from court
Mumbai : Afzal Usmani, a key member of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, was today convicted and sentenced by a magistrate's court here to five years' imprisonment for escaping from the special MCOCA court in September 2013.
"His nephew Javed Khan was also sentenced to five years in jail," special public prosecutor Vaibhav Bagade said.
Usmani, a known car thief, fled from the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court here on September 20, 2013 and was rearrested by state anti-terrorism squad on October 28, 2013, from near the Indo-Nepal border.
He is facing trial here for sending e-mails, alongwith others, on IM's behalf to media organisations in which the terror outfit took responsibility for various blasts.
Bagade said Usmani was convicted for the offences of escaping from custody and forgery, while Javed was convicted for harbouring Usmani after the escape.
In the trial which lasted more than six months, the prosecution examined 12 witnesses while the defence examined three witnesses on its side.
According to the police, Usmani was involved in stealing four cars which were used to transport explosives to Ahmedabad and Surat. He was also charged with planting bombs.
A series of 21 blasts rocked Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008, killing 56 people and injuring over 200.
Many of the blasts targeted the city bus service and two blasts took place inside the premises of hospitals about 40 minutes after the initial series of blasts.
Between July 28 and 30, 2008, 26 unexploded bombs were found at various locations in Surat. Two cars filled with material required for making explosives and detonators were also found.


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Do Catalina Island for free on your birthday
Want to do something fun for your birthday but don't want to spend a lot of money?
Consider a staycation at Catalina Island, where you can get a bunch of free or discounted stuff on your birthday. That even includes a free trip to the island on the Catalina Express. You have to travel on your actual birthday and preregister online, but then you get to save up to $76.50 roundtrip. Score!
And once you get to Catalina, more freebies await: BOGO parasailing flights, free admission to the Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden, a free meal at Buffalo Nickel Restaurant (online reviews are mixed) and more. Take a look:
~ Rent a bike for two hours from Brown's Bike and get the rest of the day free until 5 p.m. plus a bottle of water
~ Two-for-one climbs at the Descanso Beach Club climbing wall (open weekends and holidays only)
~ Free cup of coffee at Catalina Coffee and Cookie Co. (must show Catalina Express birthday ribbon)
~ Free scoop of ice cream, buy one pound of salt water taffy and get an extra 1/4 Pound free, and buy any iced coffee drink or smoothie and get a second of equal or lesser value 50 percent off at Lloyd's of Avalon
~ Buy the mani-pedi special at Island Breeze Spa and Salon for $50 and receive a 50-minute Swedish massage or facial for $69 (M-Th) or $79 (Fri-Sun), or a 25-minute massage or facial for $45
If you're staying overnight, check out these discounts at Catalina Island hotels:
~ The Avalon Hotel: Receive a free bottle of wine or sparkling cider.
~ Hotel Vista Del Mar: Get a complimentary bottle of champagne or wine, celebratory balloons, continental breakfast, and evening milk and cookies
~ Hotel Catalina and Courtyard Garden Suites: Get 10 percent off one night; 20 percent off two nights
~ Catalina Island Inn: Receive a complimentary box of Lloyd's of Avalon chocolates plus your choice of champagne or sparkling cider
~ Hotel Metropole: Get 20 percent off on any room and save $50 on a couples massage at the hotel spa