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Part-Timer Pension Benefits for Those Who Enrolled in TRS After March 31, 2012 [1]
ADJUNCTS: All adjuncts are eligible to join the NYC Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) and Tax-Deferred Annuity programs from their first semester at CUNY. You can get application forms from your campus Human Resources Office or the TRS website. The PSC has a brochure that explains the basics of the TRS pension for CUNY adjuncts, and you can call Jared Herst, Coordinator of Pension and Health Benefits at the PSC, 212-354-1252.
CONTINUING EDUCATION TEACHERS: If you want to join a tax deferred annuity program (TDA), you have a choice of providers. For advice about possible pension eligibility and TDAs, call Jared Herst, Coordinator of Pension and Health Benefits at the PSC, 212-354-1252.
CLIP TEACHERS: A CLIP teacher who is not presently a member or retiree of any other New York City pension system may join the New York City Teachers' Retirement System (TRS). Although CLIP teachers are not required to join the pension system, it is strongly recommended that all teachers join as soon as they are on payroll. The PSC provides free pension counseling. For more information, call Jared Herst, Coordinator of Pension and Health Benefits at the PSC, 212-354-1252.
The Teachers' Retirement System plan includes a pension, death benefits, and a disability pension. It's funded by the employee and the employer.
Tier Status
Over the years, TRS members' pension benefits have changed. It all depends on the date you joined TRS. As a TRS member, you are considered to be in one of the five following five tiers:
- Tier I members joined TRS before July 1, 1973.
- Tier II members joined TRS after June 30, 1973, but before July 27, 1976.
- Tier III members joined TRS after July 26, 1976, but before September 1, 1983.
- Tier IV members joined TRS after August 31, 1983, but before April 1, 2012.
- Tier VI members joined TRS after March 31, 2012.
Tier IV Benefits: Click here [3] for information about pension choices for those hired before April 1, 2012.
Tier VI: How TRS works
CUNY employees pay 3% of regular compensation on a federally tax-deferred basis through 3/31/2013. Thereafter, the contribution rate varies for the remainder of service, dependent upon an employee's salary:
--$45,000 or less: 3.00%
--More than $45,000 to $55,000: 3.50%
--More than $55,000 to $75,000: 4.50%
--More than $75,000 to $100,000: 5.75%
--More than $100,000: 6.00%
These gross salary deductions occur from your CUNY paychecks by automatic payroll deductions. You'll earn 5% interest on these monies while they grow in your qualified pension plan (QPP).
Tier VI: How TRS calculates your service
A year of credited service is equated as 360 paid adjunct hours. A three-hour course over a fifteen-week semester is 45 hours; a six-hour course with one weekly paid office hour over a fifteen-week semester is 105 hours.
Tier VI: TRS Vesting
After accumulating ten years of total credited service, you will be vested. This means you will be eligible when you reach the age of 63 to receive full pension based on your years of service, whether or not you earn further credit in TRS. If you want to buy back prior service you may do so two calendar years after your initial enrollment, at the percentage of your earnings during that service plus percentage interest compounded annually. For example, if you are 63, have two calendar years of TRS membership and buy back five credited years, you can start collecting your pension. Although you may continue to work after you start collecting your pension, deductions and contributions will cease.
Tier VI: Calculating how much you'll get after retirement
To calculate your retirement benefits, you must know your Final Average Salary (FAS), which is the average salary of your highest five consecutive years of credited service. An annualized year is defined as 360 times the wages earned in a year, divided by the hours of credited service in that year.
For instance, if you earned $10,000 in a year and were credited with 180 hours, the formula would look like this: $10,000 x 360=3,600,000¸180=FAS of $20,000.
The retirement allowance for those who have less than 20 credited years of service is 1.67% of your Final Average Salary times your years of service. Someone who has 10 credited years of service and FAS of $15,000 will get $2,500 a year.
The retirement allowance for those who have over 20 credited years of service is: 1.75% (for first 20 years) times FAS times years of service + 2.0% times FAS times years of service over 20 years.
For NY State residents, these pension payments are exempt from state and city taxes.
Disability Benefits
Ordinary disability benefits are available to a member of TRS who have 10 or more years of service credit (3600 hours). Benefit schedules and formulas are spelled out in the laws relating to Tier VI. Accidental disability benefits have no minimum service requirements.
Of further interest to part-timers:
- Harsh New Pension Law Approved. Tier 6 Slams Future CUNY Employees [4] – Clarion, April 2012
- Adjunct Pensions: A Surprising Return [5] -- Clarion, February 2004, Revised September 2011
- If You're in Another Retirement System [6] -- Clarion, January 2006
- Act Now on Adjunct Pensions [7] -- Clarion, January 2010


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If you are looking for a golden retriever to give, know that you are very lucky, but before you make the purchase, even if it is given to you, still take the time to read this usefull informations.
When someone wants to give you a golden retriever puppy, it is important to ask certain questions in order to assess the quality and health of your puppy. For example, you might ask him since how long he owns a golden retriever, obviously the longer he will have had the dog, the better will be his knowledge regarding this particular type of dog. You can also ask him if his golden retriever had diseases and if this is the case you can ask for its vaccination book and a medical report from its veterinarian. But do not be content of its answers, especially if you do not know this person for some time.
Nowadays, it is easy to find information on the Internet about the golden retriever.
For example on the CLANIMAL website you'll find a lot of owners who will talk about their dog and you'll even be able to ask them questions directly through our website. Remember that CLANIMAL website is a social network for pet lovers, so feel free to chat with the owners of Golden Retriever who will be happy to tell you about their dog, a wealth of information awaits you there, and that every day.
Once you have accumulated enough information about the golden retriever and the owner will have answered all your questions properly and that above all he has managed to reassure you about the quality of the dog, you could deal with him to purchase your new golden retriever.
It is important not to get fooled at your first meeting with the golden retriever, some new owners will choose the dog that will rush to them more than others that will stay together, this could be a sign of his sociability, but generally the golden retriever loves contact and it is always be enthusiastic to meet new visitors, that's why you should not base your decision only on these parameters.
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If you want to buy lashing, dunnage bags or strapping tensioner there is a lot to choose from. All have their benefits. Firstly, there are two different kinds of container lashing: Cordlash Woven lashing and Composite Lashing. The first one is of polyester and the second one is of synthetic steel. Secondly, there are dunnage bags of paper, PPL and polywoven. The polywoven dunnage bags are more resistant to puncture and moisture. They remain strong during the entire transportation. Finally, there are three different strapping tensioners: The Manual, CBT 35 Battery Operated and Pneumatic strapping tensioner. They will all help you to secure your cargo.
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Serpentinites form when seawater reacts with peridotite - rocks that form the Earth's mantle and have been brought up to the seafloor by tectonic processes. This picture shows a hand sample of a serpentinite recovered from the Atlantis Massif. Thin fractures in the serpentinite are filled with calcium carbonate. Sample is 16cm wide. Image courtesy of G. Fruh-Green.
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Looking at the numerous pictures of my Walk in Israel, the ones of Michal Yakir's lovely garden deserve a special place. Rarely have I seen a garden that is so much an expression of its creator. Or is it rather that seldom a gardener succeeded so well in creating a splendid reflection of him- or herself.
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After the explorations of het northern part of Israel with its abundant orchards and vineyards Shahaf took me back to Michal. Rivka Klein organized a seminar on Sunday where I could to explain my purpose with the Walk and my approach in taking and analyzing a case. In the afternoon the live patient gave me the opportunity to demonstrate the theory.
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It was not before three days later, when my subsequent hosts Ronit Abutbul and Brit Gilad discussed the next stage of the walk, that it became clear some misunderstanding slipped in. While arranging things somebody said or somebody heard that the ones hosting me should take me to interesting places in the neighborhoods but definitely not for long walks! This 60 year…Continue
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Saturday Jenni Tree and I stayed in Michal Yakirs girly, rosy apartment with a fairy tale garden. It made me long even more for my own place that is decorated exactly the way I like it. Mahesh Gandhi came in the afternoon for getting more of Michal's teachings. She is a botanist and spent 20 years on creating a system in Plants remedies, an amazing piece of…Continue
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Join a veteran museum guide for a behind-the-scenes look at the transformation of monuments into museums, complete with unique stories and personal anecdotes!
Monuments covered: Former Empress Place Building (now Asian Civilisations Museum), Former City Hall and Former Supreme Court (now National Gallery Singapore), Former Tao Nan School (now The Peranakan Museum)*
*Please do note that The Peranakan Museum is currently undergoing renovations so it will only be a tour of the facade.
Starting point: Lobby of Asian Civilisations Museum
Ending point: The Peranakan Museum
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Pauline Marois backs Quebec's soccer turban ban
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is defending the Quebec Soccer Federation's ban on turbans, which had triggered a national outcry over the controversial issue.
The move to uphold the turban ban has led to the suspension of the Quebec group's membership from the national soccer organization.
The Canadian Soccer Association, which governs the sport in Canada, said after attempting to negotiate with the provincial federation, it had to intervene because there was no sign that the QSF would overturn its decision to restrict Sikh turbans, patkas and keskis on the soccer pitch. The CSA announced its decision to suspend the Quebec Soccer Federation late Monday.
Marois, leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois, said Tuesday that it's not the place of the Canadian Soccer Association to suspend a provincial soccer federation.
She said the Quebec soccer body is autonomous, has a right to establish its own rules and is not bound to the Canadian association.
Meanwhile, the Quebec Soccer Federation will hold an emergency meeting of its 18 regional presidents on Tuesday evening to discuss the ban. The meeting will be closed to the public.
The federation plans to offer a formal comment on the ban Wednesday.
The CSA reports directly to FIFA, soccer's world governing body, and is responsible for granting or revoking the membership of provincial federations.
The national organization has said it wants to ensure that soccer remains accessible to the largest number of Canadians and has instructed all provincial bodies to allow players with turbans onto the pitch.
Quebec's federation is the only one to have refused, a decision that has drawn condemnation from various quarters, including several federal politicians.
Both Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau applauded CSA's decision to ban the Quebec federation and condemned the turban ban via Twitter on Monday night.
The QSF says it imposed the ban because of concerns about safety. It also points out that FIFA rules don't specifically allow turbans.
Critics of the Quebec decision note FIFA's rules don't explicitly ban turbans, either.
The national body says it will lift the suspension once it has proof the Quebec federation has revoked the ban.
The president of Canada's World Sikh Organization said there have been no incidents of turbans posing a safety risk while playing soccer.
"Soccer is played right across every province of this great country of ours, it's played internationally," Prem Singh Vinning told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. "Nowhere has this become an issue. Sikh children across the world play soccer, this was never a concern."
Vinning added that he's hopeful the Quebec Soccer Federation will reverse the turban ban following Tuesday's meeting.
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"Aging Not Your Issue? It Will Be." March 1, 2019
Summary of Program LWVGT's sixth annual Issues and Eggs Breakfast Forum featured a program on end-of-life decisions, caregiving and healthcare and positive aging.
"Health of Our Children in Poverty: Why We Must Care."
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson
Our children are our future. How we invest in their emotional, psychological, and physical health is essential so they can recognize their potential and realize their dreams. At the Issues & Eggs breakfast, health policy and program experts will provide information on how the lack of health care coverage affects our children; they will highlight successful programs; and share what we can do as concerned community members. Bruce Dusenberry will be the panel moderator.
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This year's topic, "The Impact of Poverty on Academic Achievement K-12" is complex because many factors contribute to the academic achievement of students in our community.
Throughout our history, education has been seen as a child's ticket out of poverty. However, with the rate of poverty increasing, evidence suggest too many children from low-income families are falling significantly behind their peers academically before they complete the 4th grade. This is of particular concern to all who live in Arizona and count on a well educated population to fuel a thriving economy. In 2014, when the poverty rate for the United States was 14.8%, the rate of poverty in Arizona was 21.2%. Tucson was rated the 5th poorest city of its size in the country in 2015. The Federal Poverty Rate for a family of four in 2016 was $25,300.
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The public is invited to attend the LWVGT's third annual Issues and Eggs breakfast on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Ballroom, at 445 S. Alvernon Way.
This year's breakfast topic is the Joint Technical Education District or JTED. It prepares our students for a technical career while they are still in high school. Programs include cosmetology, culinary arts, early childhood education, automotive technology, aviation technology, electrical utility technology, heavy equipment operations, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Certified Medical Assistant(CMA), emergency medical technician, fire services, public safety and security, veterinary science. Special education students can learn career skills through Project Search. More than 96% of JTED high school students state-wide graduate from high school. Read more about JTED including a list of all of their Programs
A panel of educators, business people, and students will talk to the breakfast guests about JTED.
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The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson sponsored its second annual Issues and Eggs breakfast and forum on Friday, March 13, 2015 at the Doubletree by Hilton, 445 S. Alvernon Way, from 7:30 a.m.to 9:30 a.m. The theme is "Are Arizona's College & Career Ready Standards the Answer?" Common Core: Facts vs. Myths. This was an opportunity for the public to learn more about Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards (Common Core) for our public schools.
Common Core has become a controversial subject throughout the country. The League's objective in hosting this forum is that the audience will gain a better understanding of the facts and myths associated with the topic and why these standards were developed by the National Governors' Conference in collaboration with private businesses and top state public school officials across the country. Business organizations have been strong proponents of the standards and have been instrumental in their implementation in Arizona and elsewhere.
Panelists confirmed for the March 13th event include Mike Varney, President and CEO of the Tucson MetroChamber of Commerce, UA professor Dr. William McCallum, lead writer of the Common Core mathematics standards, Dr. H.T. Sanchez, TUSD Superintendent, and Brittany Betterton, a teacher at Elvira Elementary in the Sunnyside District. Ms. Betterton is a Rodel Exemplary Teacher of the Year. Bruce Dusenberry, president of Horizon Moving Systems and community activist, will moderate the event.
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At the bottom of my priorities list was invitations. I love pretty letterpress invitations as much as the next person but I just felt spending lots on nice paper that would just be thrown out was not budget friendly or eco friendly for us. Although I almost caved when I saw Rifle paper companies' gorgeous invites!
Too bad they were out of our budget. Especially since our budget was so low, around $250. At first I thought we could create our invitations ourselves. After all, we were able to make our save-the-dates ourselves, though those were only emailed and not posted. I found a few cute designs available for download for a reasonable price or for free, like these from The Wedding Chicks. S0 I started to research what I would need to make our own invitations and I became a little concerned about our lack of skills and knowledge on paper resources. This led us to consider another option, Wedding Paper Divas. A friend of ours happens to work for this company and generously offered us her friends and family discount. This would have easily allowed us to stay within budget and required a lot less work on our part. So I browsed their designs, and while none of them really screamed "US," there were a few I would have been fine with, like this one:
Matt's mom has a friend in the paper business (not Michael Scott, unfortunately) who she contacted about creating our own invitations and using their services for printing. She came back with a price slightly over what Wedding Paper Divas would cost, around $300. I was fine with saving the money and going with the cheaper, not as cool option but both Matt and his mom felt it was worth it and wanted to utilize the friend's connections and so we started designing our invitation ourselves. Since neither of us have particularly fabulous artistic skills it was too difficult to recreate the Rifle style designs and I started looking for other inspiration. That's when I found this fun design from Minted:
We liked the idea of using a mustache and lips since Matt and all his groomsmen will be donning staches on the big day. We also liked the bold, fun look of using different fonts in different colors that we saw on other invitations. With all this in mind my fabulous LOML whipped together a gorgeous design which I promptly "ehh"-d while offering very little constructive feedback, what can I say, I'm bad at this stuff!
It ended up being more difficult than expected, mostly because of a time crunch. The design had to be sent to the printers within two weeks after making this decision as that was the only time we could take advantage of this paper sale they were having. My honey worked his butt off, along with the help of his mom, who is also very talented with these things. Using Adobe Indesign and Photoshop they came up with this!
Cute, right? So William Arthur up in San Francisco printed them for us and we assembled them in a basic cream envelope with some white liners and got to work addressing! We also marked each response card using an invisible ink pen, very useful should any come back missing a name! (So far only one has, and it was from my mother!)
We ended up spending close to $350 for 100 invites, plus postage, but I am at peace with that, after all it was still good deal and they are custom and unique!
Did you brave through a DIY invitation project? Or get a good deal from a friend or online? Please share!


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By Maddy Harland | Wednesday, 13th March 2013 | Reprinted with permission | Original found here
Using biological resources instead of fossil fuels is common sense in a world that is warming, but there is more potential here than first meets the eye. Maddy Harland explains.
Photo: Beans instead of blinds shade the passive solar extension at the Harland's house.
Wherever possible permaculture advocates the use of biological resources. The most obvious example is on the farm and in the garden. Instead of buying a bag of chemically produced fertiliser, we can grow nitrogen fixing plants on site, such as Siberian pea tree, gorse or broom. These feed the food plants around them, both from their roots and from being cut and used as mulch around the stems and trunks of the food plants.
We can also grow our green manures like red clover, phacelia and mustard and then turn them back into the soil. We sow red clover once our garlic crop has got away. It acts as a cover crop and reduces weed between the garlic. It also fixed nitrogen and fertlises the garlic. It is a good arrangement!
Other examples are: using chickens in tractors to weed and manure areas; using compost teas on the farm (see 'Fossil fuel fertilizers v. compost teas on the farm'; using pigs to plough the soil and manure it to prepare it for crops; using ducks to control slugs and snails; using geese for weeding; using pigs to turn the spoilt straw that has had cattle on it in the winter in a barn to help speed up the composting process (see 'How pigs can compost manure farm on a scale – saving you fuel and money'); using horses to extract timber in steeply slopped woodlands; companion planting for pest control; using plants to shade buildings instead of air conditioning; planting living fences instead of wire; even weaving beautiful and resilient living bridges instead of using wood and rope in India (see this inspiring film)… the examples are endless!
People are biological resources
People are also biological resources. With increasing reliance on technology in industrialised cultures, we have more and more unused or underused people, particularly the young and the elderly. These people can feel like they are a drain on an industrialised culture. The young are often regarded with fear when they gather in groups but with high unemployment in the under 25s and little to do, what other alternatives are there?
We have a huge problem with impending climate change (read Lord Stern on climate change and the alternative route to mitigation). We need to not only protect our existing forests but also reforest areas in any country in the world that has land below the tree line. Economically failing post-industrial cultures have an opportunity here. Instead of paying the young to sit at home, why can't we harness their youthful energy? We need to start a massive tree planting programme in the USA and Europe to lock up carbon in biomass. We need to actively engage our youth in climate change mitigation – after all the future belongs to them, not the middle aged and old. This would not exactly be like National Service, but could be designed as an educational programme/rite of passage that teaches Earth Restoration and tree planting, and would engage all 18 year olds for a year. Framed properly, it would give hope to a generation and could add practical environmental skills to their portfolios as well.
Super Grans
The elderly too should not be discarded as no longer useful once they have reached retirement age. Many older people have skills that are being lost to the younger generations. In New Zealand there is a 'Super Gran' scheme. 'Domestically challenged' parents can learn how to cook meals, to knit and make clothes, even how to make a vegetable garden. One family viewed their 'super gran' as a substitute grandmother to her three daughters who rarely saw their own grandparents in Korea.
We have so many elderly people in our society who live alone and are lonely. They were also born in a time before televisions and computers, when many people kept chickens and grew vegetables and made their own clothes. They have skills that we will need in the future if we don't indeed need them now.
Helena Norber-Hodge once showed me an uncut version of her film, Paradise with Side Effects. It was the story of two Ladakh women who were community leaders. They came to the West to see how we lived and experienced the great contradictions in our society. They saw food thrown away in the streets, the extreme wealth in the London West End, beggars in the Underground, and they also visited an old people' home. There they met an old lady who sat alone in her room, watching TV all day. They asked, "Where are her family?" It was inconceivable that such a wealthy society would abandon their elders. They wept for the loneliness of this old lady. I wept too as I watched Helena's film.
As we rebuild our fragmented society, we can rebuild those inter-generational links that characterise traditional cultures. The young should not be left unemployed on the streets without a positive role to play in our society and the old should not be abandoned. Let us, as permaculturists, develop a vision and designs that will integrate all of our 'biological resources', not just the ones in the garden or the farm, but also the marginalised people in our society.


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Sometimes when life smiles at me or gives me a slap, I'm occasionally curious what Richard Armitage has experienced. There's no question he's had his share of ups and downs. We all do, but what were they for him and how did he deal with them?
I don't wonder about these things as often as I did when I was in the euphoric state of my fan odyssey, but I still wonder about how he's navigated the sometimes treacherous waters of the entertainment business. Have some others given him a break out of the kindness of their hearts even though he doesn't fit into the usual frame Hollywood thrusts on us? Does kindness even exist in the entertainment culture? Yes, it's an old question but still largely unanswered, or maybe that's just me because I don't read Hollywood exposes. Let me rephrase the question. Does kindness exist significantly enough to be on the radar of those in that business? My gut says if it does, it's a blip, but I could be wrong. And not to beat a dead horse, but I really did like Todd Garner. Whether you think his movies are any good, I believe he's a nice guy. Sure he's part salesman. That's how money is provided to make movies. Gotta have the salesman, or nothing will get done. I found out in the course of dealing with him and not too long afterward, that he has had the same core group working for him for quite some time. Doesn't that say something about him? I know it does when others have long term employees or associates. It usually means someone's a good guy.
But back to Richard Armitage. Have some in the business just fallen all over themselves at his talents? (yeah, I'm still trying to rationalize this addiction.) Or are they just preening for the camera because baby, it's all about selling the dream. :D
Actually, I tend to believe Michelle Forbes. Probably because she seems to be pretty blunt, and she's 50 something, and could well think, "What the hell! I'm gonna tell it like it is, and dammit, I like Richard Armitage." Yeah, that's what I infer from her, 'cause baby, that's what I want to infer. I'm 50 something too, so yeah, that's how I see it.
But back to Richard. What is in that head? After all these years of being a fan and hating the word fan and generally being at odds with the whole fan thang, I still wonder what is in that head! Oh, I've speculated about what's in there — much more than I've written on this blog (yeah, can you believe that) — and on many occasions thought I knew. Sometimes I still think I know. I'm arrogant that way. :D But if I'm being honest, I don't have much more than a clue, because niggling at the back of my mind is always the thought, "How good an actor is he really? Is he so good that he's got me completely buffaloed about what kind of person he really is? Then I second guess myself and think, "Nah, he's a great guy." And that my friends, is almost always where I land in my thinking. He's a great guy. A human being who can get upset like the rest of us, but a great guy in the sense that he is kind and polite and still doesn't have the demeanor of someone who deserves adulation.
I have more things I wonder, but I make no promises on when I'll type them out. It seems every time I try to make a commitment to communicate here, something happens, and it's usually major. I won't bore you with the details, but trust me, it's usually YUGE. :D So glad I can grin at the trauma. I guess I can because life is crazy, but somehow, somehow, it turns out. Yeah, I know why, but I'm not going to preach on this blog.
Thanks for letting me snaffle your photo, Ms. Forbes. :D


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Grubs and insects
If you've ever seen the reality shows "Survivor" or "Fear Factor," then you've probably been witness to live insects being consumed. In many parts of the world, the practice is fairly ordinary. Insects and their larvae offer excellent sources of protein, and many who have been brave enough to try them will stand by their flavor. One example is the witchetty grub of Australian aboriginal cuisine, which can be eaten alive and raw or cooked.


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The Basics
Oral Roberts (24-23, 15-11 SL) at Omaha (27-19-1, 19-8 SL)
Location: Omaha, Neb. (Seymour Smith Park)
Game One: Thursday, May 16 – 4 p.m.
Game Two: Friday, May 17 – 2 p.m.
Game Three: Saturday, May 18 – 12 p.m.
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TULSA, Okla. – A three-game road series is all that's left of the regular season for the Oral Roberts baseball team heading to Omaha May 16-18 to take on the Mavericks. The action starts Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Seymour Smith Park.
Fans can also follow along all season on social media and with two mobile apps, ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row, available on the App Store and Google Play.
THE STORYLINE: It's the weekend of the regular season as the Golden Eagles play the back end of four games in a five-day stretch following a 4-2 loss at home to Wichita State Tuesday. ORU sits in third place in The Summit League standings two games back of second.
FACING THE MAVERICKS: Omaha remains the conference leader despite a 7-8 league record over the last five weeks, including just a 2-8 mark in its last 10 games. The Mavericks pitching staff remains the driving force down the stretch ranking 41st in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings at 8.11.
SERIES HISTORY: ORU owns a 22-5 record against Omaha in the five-year, all-time series after claiming two of three earlier this season at home. The Golden Eagles are 8-4 in games played at the Mavericks home field earning sweeps in odd numbered years (2015 and 2017).
GRAND TIMES: Trevor McCutchin and Anthony Martinez each hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of ORU's win at Purdue Fort Wayne April 26. ORU hit three grand slams in a six-game stretch after Blake Hall's against Omaha in the series finale April 14. The Golden Eagles are one of three teams in the NCAA this season to hit two grand slams in an inning joining Florida and Rice.
POWER FIVE TILTS: Since the start of the 2015 season, ORU has posted a 30-21 mark against the Power Five, going 18-8 when facing a team from the Big 12. ORU is 34-32 against teams in Power Five conferences during his tenure, including an 18-5 mark in home games.
KEIZOR SHINES IN SWEEP: Behind 11 RBI in a sweep of the Mastodons, Riley Keizor earned his first Summit League Player of the Week honor April 29. The catcher had seven RBI in the first three innings Friday and finished with a .571 on-base percentage to go with a .538 batting average for the weekend.
SWIFT GOING: Hunter Swift picked up his first Summit League Player of the Week honor after a 7-for-11 effort April 15-21, including multiple hits in all three starts. He also tallied four runs scored, two walks and two stolen bases for a .778 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage.
THAT'S HALL FOLKS: Blake Hall used a career day April 14 going 5-for-5 with two home runs, four runs scored and six RBI versus Omaha to garner Summit League Player of the Week honors.
UP THE RANKS: Senior Josh McMinn continues his upward climb in the ORU record books as he is sixth all-time with 274 career strikeouts. He also is in the top 10 for wins (27), innings pitched (303.2) and starts (45).
TWICE FOR McMINN: McMinn was named Pitcher of the Week for the second time in a three-week stretch after tossing eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over South Dakota State March 22.
WILSON SURGE: After going 9-for-12 against Purdue Fort Wayne, lead-off hitter Hunter Wilson saw his average jump 88 points. For his effort, he was rewarded with Summit League Player of the Week honors.
UPHILL CLIMB: Starting with its matchup against Ohio State Feb. 24, ORU capped a difficult stretch where seven-consecutive games were versus teams that reached a NCAA Regional in 2018. The Golden Eagles went 3-4 during that period.
SECOND WEEK AWARD: McMinn earned the fifth pitcher of the week award in his ORU career March 4 after striking out six in 8.2 innings without issuing a walk against Purdue giving up one run.
FIRST WEEK, FIRST HONOR: ORU outfielder Andrew Pace earned the first Summit League Player of the Week honor of his career in week one. He posted a .615 batting average and a .846 slugging percentage thanks to three multi-hit efforts, including a career-high four hits Feb. 16.
POWER START: ORU connected for 35 runs on 41 hits, including 15 that went for extra bases, and 17 walks opening weekend. The Golden Eagles capped the series with seven doubles and three home runs Sunday against Murray State.
REIGNING CROWN: For just the fourth time in Summit League history, a player finished the season as the Triple Crown winner (league leader in batting average, home runs and RBI) when Spencer Henson accomplished the feat in 2018. The junior hit .364 with 10 round trippers and 58 RBI joining Steve Holm (2000) and Brian Van Kirk (2008) as Golden Eagles to achieve the milestone.
DRAMATIC FACE LIFT: Fans entering the complex at J.L. Johnson Stadium in 2019 immediately will notice a new LED video board located in right-center field. Measuring 33 feet high and 19 feet wide totaling roughly 625 square feet.
SUMMIT LEAGUE HONOREES RETURN: Spencer Henson and Riley Keizor are back at ORU after earning First Team All-Summit League honors in 2018, while Josh McMinn returns following a second team selection. McMinn also earned first team honors in 2017. Keizor was named last year's Summit League Newcomer of the Year.
NOT SHYING AWAY: ORU put together one of its most difficult schedules for 2019. The Golden Eagles face seven teams that advanced to a NCAA Regional a season ago accounting for nearly a third of its 56-game slate. Five of ORU's first eight opponents advanced to the postseason in 2018 providing an early test.
LOCAL TALENT ON DISPLAY: More than half of the ORU roster in 2019 was raised in the state of Oklahoma as 18 players hail from within 120 miles of campus. The freshman recruiting class is heavy with local talent as four of its eight members joined the Golden Eagles from Green Country.
MARCHING HOME: ORU served as the host team for 17 of its 19 games during the month of March. With Coach Folmar at the helm, ORU has tallied a 141-60 (.701) record in home games and won 20 or more contests in each of the last four seasons, including a mark of 63-12 (.840) at home against Summit League teams.
KEEP THE STREAK: The Golden Eagles are making a push for their 20th-consecutive tournament title as members of The Summit League in 2019. ORU has reached 28 NCAA Regionals in program history, including four in a row, reaching the 1978 College World Series and the 2006 Super Regionals.
MILESTONE WIN: Head Coach Ryan Folmar picked up the 200th win of his career against South Dakota State April 20, 2018. He is the fifth coach in program history to reach the milestone and did so in just his sixth season leading the team.
SEE US NATIONALLY: Nine ORU baseball home games will be available nationally on ESPN+ in 2019. Scott Higgins will have the live play-by-play call, while Scott Slarks and Erik Hansen will provide color commentary and sideline reporting from J.L. Johnson Stadium.
HOSTING THE BEST: The top four teams in The Summit League's regular season standings will qualify for the 2019 Summit League Baseball Championship hosted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the fourth-straight season. ORU will host the double-elimination event at J.L. Johnson Stadium May 22-25 to determine the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Championships.
STAYING CONNECTED: Follow the Golden Eagles all season long across social media platforms and two mobile apps (ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row) available on Google Play and the App State. Use the hashtag #ORUBase and #GoldenStandard to stay connected with fans across the nation on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
WHERE TO CATCH US: Listen live to every ORU baseball game in 2019 on the ORU Sports Network. All 30 home games also will feature free video and stats with links at www.ORUAthletics.com.
For the latest information on ORU Baseball, follow the Golden Eagles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading two mobile apps, ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row, available on the App Store and Google Play.


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Our soils have turned to a showdown arena for the colonial interests of the US and Western states whom Turkey regards as its allies. Behind any chaos, slaughter and terror on whatever soil on this earth, there are these blood-sucking capitalist countries. These countries wage their colonial wars between each other through the hands of the subcontractor groups they support in order to maintain their economic and political interests in the Muslim lands. And those who die are always the Muslims and innocent civilians. In spite of all these facts, Turkey still continues its cooperation and friendship with the colonial powers.
We as Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Turkey have shared this fact with the public after every conducted atrocious act, and warned politicians and leaders. After the bomb attack in Suruç on July 20, 2105, "we said that "The True Perpetrators of the Blast in Suruç are the Colonialist Western Powers Who Drown the World in Oppression, Blood and Tears", and we expressed that this attack is the outcome of American-English feud of interests upon Turkey. In our written press release on 11th of August 2015, titled "It is Colonialist America and England Who Target the Lives of Muslim Turkish and Muslim Kurdish People", we highlighted the Western powers' terror plans of antagonizing the Muslim Turkish and Muslim Kurdish people towards each other in the following way: "none of the steps towards ending this bloodshed which is going on for 30 years for the sake of the colonial Kuffar is sincere. Because those who take these steps act upon leaning their backs either on America or England. As soon the Kuffar's dominance upon our soils is lifted, as soon they are not granted any voice over these soils, and as soon these kuffar disappear from our soils, then only then this war and brother fight will come to an end." After the terror bombing in Hakkari on September 6, 2015, and the same attack in Iğdir on September 8, 2015, we once again raised our voices against the rulers who took no lessons from the experiences, we pointed at the true perpetrators and the countries who support this terror, we warned them and said: "This Fire That Burns Where It Falls Will Not Extinguish Unless You Don't Change Your Friends"
This time the colonialist countries chose Ankara on October 10, 2015, in order to reach their aims. More than 100 people died and hundreds were injured at this blast. We indicated the true murderers to the rulers who expected condemnation from Western countries by saying, "No Matter Who the Subcontractor of the Ankara Attack is, the Colonialists are the Real Perpetrators". This never-ending terror chaos continued in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square on 12th of January 2016, and in Diyarbakır's Çinar district on January 13, 2016. On 17th February 2016, a bloody bomb attack was carried out in Ankara. We as Hizb ut Tahrir Wilayah Turkey published an explanation saying "More Pains are to Come As Long the Colonialist are Your Friends and Allies!" However, in spite of our warnings; the Government, the opposition, the rightists and leftists, all together run after dirty revenges in Turkey's domestic politics and ignored the real killers. The leaders held hot speeches of payoff for the PKK and ISIL who live on terror and chaos and strengthen on slaughter and crime. We said: "A great state is not a state who is America's satellite. A great state is not the one who calls the hitmen and subcontractors to account, but the instigators in propria persona. A state who is friend with the enemies of Islam and the Muslims cannot be this great state! A great state is only the Second Khilafah Rashidah able to call the colonialists to account."
On March 13, 2016 a terrorist attack targeting at innocent civilians took place in Ankara. Once again we declared what is evident: "We Condemn the Attack in Ankara and Declare once more that the Perpetrators are the Imperialists" And lastly, another terror attack took place in Taksim in Istanbul on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Once again we condemn terror and remind that the perpetrators are the colonialists.
O Muslims! It is time to see who is behind these explosions and fights who claim the lives of innocent people in our cities. The colonialists do not give up shedding blood on our soils, and unfortunately the rulers of Turkey do not give up cooperation with them. See the truth, even though the rulers turn blind and deaf. Say bravely that the killers are the colonialists. Until, the rulers end cooperating with them. Until, the colonialists disappear from our soils.
Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Turkey
Monday, 12th Jumada II 1437 AH
No: TR–BA–2016–MB–TR–011


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A sequel to Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei's anime tie-in One Piece: Pirate Warriors is coming to both the PlayStation 3 and Vita. The sequel – unsurprisingly named One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 – was announced in the latest issue of Japanese magazine Shonen Jump. The sequel will be set within the so-called 'New World' story arc, which we're sure will mean something to at least one of you. It will supposedly feature new characters and fresh modes.
Additional details are scarce, but this is pretty big news for Sony's struggling handheld in Japan. The first title sold 655,774 units on PS3 alone back in March, pushing hardware sales over 65,000 units. We'd be surprised if the sequel didn't give the portable a similar boost.
Naturally, there's no word on a Western release just yet – but the first title did eventually find its way overseas, so there's definitely a chance that the sequel will follow.
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On the adventure to find a healthier alternative snack for my children I came across Van's. Van's sent me a wonderful assortment of their natural gluten-free crackers, cereal and snack bars.
It all started back in the 1970s at the original Van's restaurant. It was there, inspired by our California beachside roots, that we first dished up whole grain and gluten free hot 'n toasty waffles. By the late 1980s, we decided it was time to bring our tasty waffles to a whole new group of customers – right in their local grocery stores.
Van's Fire Roasted Veggie crackers has 16g of whole grains such as brown rice, oats, millet, quinoa and amaranth. These crackers would pair well with a vegetable dip or stand alone on their own. In addition, these crackers had a nice crunch to them and even have 3g of protein per serving!
The Perfect 10 crackers have 6 whole grains such as brown rice, oats, millet, quinoa, amaranth and teff and also have 4 seeds such as Flax seed, Sesame, Poppy and Caraway. These crackers are perfect for dripping or eating with a slice of cheese on top.
Van's Say Cheese snack cracker packs are made with whole grains and cheddar cheese. They are great to take on the go and put in your children's lunch bag. Each cracker is packed with wholesome cheesy goodness. I always love a good crunch when I am eating crackers and these crackers have a great crunch factor.
Van's Cranberry Almond snack bars are gluten-free and made with oats, flax, cranberries and almonds. With each bite, you can taste the fruity, nutty deliciousness. My husband loved these bars the best and said they would be perfect for him to take going to work each day. My husband does not eat lunch most the time and since these have protein, they would provide him energy needed to get through the day. These are perfect for breakfast, snack and any time of day! With school starting, these are great to add to the lunchbox.
My children love cereal and most the time they want the sugar cereal like fruit loops or cookie crunch. I was so happy that I got the opportunity to have my children try Van's Cinnamon Heaven for a healthier choice than their regular cereal. For breakfast before going to school, my kid's usually choose cereal to eat because it is quicker than cooking. Van's Cinnamon Heaven cereal has 17g of whole grains and 5 g of fiber per serving. In addition, it has just the right amount of cinnamon to give it some sweetness. My kids and husband enjoyed the cereal and ate it every morning for breakfast before school. Van's also makes a Honey Nut Crunch cereal as well.
My Verdict
Overall, the products are not for me. While I did not care for them, I do think these are perfect for individuals that are more accustomed to these types of foods. My sister is a vegetarian and has been for many years. One thing I have learned that with vegetarians protein is not as easy to import into your diet so therefore, you need to find foods to incorporate protein. With that said, Van's products have protein with each serving and are gluten-free and natural. You can locate Van's products using their locater here. Check out Van's website to stay up to date on new products.


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In November 2006 we installed Momo's new main, replacing one that was as old as the boat -- that is to say, over a quarter of a century. Three years (and 14,000 miles) later, that sail was trash. And though I defended it to Michelle -- whose mind is much less clouded -- at various points along the way, the fact is that the sail was never very good, tearing far too often and at the slightest provocation.
The first sign that the sail was of inferior quality was when a reefing line, hanging loosely from the reefing cringle, wore through the sail just above the boom. Which was surprising, for we don't usually consider the mere presence of reefing lines to be excessively stressful. Next, the sail began to give us problems when we reefed -- each time we reduced sail, we stood a good chance that the reefing line would cut through the sail when we drew it tight. Then the sail started to develop little holes when we straightened out the cloth. Finally, one day just before the sail's third birthday, while reefing in about 20 kts of wind, the sailcloth exploded near the reef point, producing a two-meter tear; and in the seconds following, as we lowered the flogging sail, it developed a 1.5 meter tear near the head. We cursed the decrepit sail and tried once more to repair it with our sewing machine, even though we knew there was little point. The sail had become resistant to machine repairs -- the needle did more damage than good. Indeed, by now our sail was a quilt-work of awkward hand-stitched repairs and colorful glued-on vinyl patches. Ultimately, we carried out perfunctory repairs using glue and PVC cloth, but the sail was beyond salvation.
Anchored in Fiji on the cusp of cyclone season, we knew that the sail would never survive the notorious 1000-mile passage to the safety of New Zealand. Fortunately, we still had our vintage main, crammed ignominiously into an aft locker. Welcoming it back into our lives like an old friend, we hauled it out, recommissioned it, and marveled at the quality of the ancient cloth. Life again was good.
Taking Quality for Granted
It is with some reluctance that I say that the unfortunate mainsail was made by a sailmaker in Hong Kong, in part because I don't wish to evoke any knee-jerk reactions to "cheap sails made in China." But also because the workmanship on the sail was really quite good. Moreover, in the end, this sailmaker treated us well. The real culprit was the sailcloth itself -- which was made in America.
When we originally ordered our sail, we focused on the quality of the stitching, the weight of the sailcloth, and the strength of the slides. In our experience, these were things that mattered most; after all, deteriorated stitching and broken sail-slides had accounted for most of our repairs in the past. They were also things that could be easily judged. We took the quality of the sailcloth for granted, but that was a mistake.
The quality of polyester (i.e. Dacron) sailcloth is more of an issue today than it was, say, thirty years ago. According to Dan Neri in Sail Care and Repair (Beowulf: 2002), the quality of woven polyester "is just not as good as it used to be," mostly because of a lower demand, now that racers use laminated fabric for their sails. Also, sailcloth manufacturers make different grades of sailcloth -- some of which are definitely better than others. The difference in price between the grades of cloth is significant. Our sail was made with 9.3 oz high aspect cloth manufactured by an American company; it is one of the most popular cloths used for making cruising sails and found in sail-lofts everywhere. It is not the manufacturer's worst cloth, but it is also not their best. Their best sailcloth, made of tightly woven premium polyester costs the sailmaker about 50% more than the stuff that was used for our sail. So unless you make a point of asking for it, you're probably not going to get it.
-- Jana tears our three-year-old main to shreds --
The workmanship on the sail was good ...
With cheaper sailcloth, manufacturers rely on a relatively high resin content to maintain directional stability; that is to say, to reduce stretch. By increasing the degree of resin impregnation, they can still get the results they want while using inferior fabrics. The problem, however, is that the resin breaks down as the sail is used, and the sail quickly deteriorates. In the case of our sail, the cloth still had the stiffness of a moderately new sail, but it tore easily. Our vintage sail, on the other hand, is much more supple -- and it also has a much tighter weave.
The problem with our faulty sail was also aggravated by the fact that it was made from 'high aspect' cloth. High aspect cloth is woven so that the yarn in the 'fill' direction is especially strong. With the 'fill' oriented vertically in the sail, this type of weave helps the sail retain its shape when used on a high aspect sail. The downside is that the horizontal 'warp' is comparatively weak. Thus, while the 'fill' on our sail was still quite strong, the 'warp' threads tore like paper.
When we reported our problems to our sailmaker, they in turn contacted the sailcloth manufacturer, who suggested that the failure was due to UV-degradation. I don't doubt them, given that about 65% (but no more) of our sailing occurs during day-light hours. But when we're not sailing, the sail is protected by a thick sailcover. And our head sails -- which are as old as the boat, take more of beating, and with which we have sailed more than twice the mileage endured by our mainsail -- are in better condition than the 'new' main. Sure, I've spent plenty of quality time stitching them back into shape and healing minor wounds, but the cloth is still all right.
Some have suggested that the cloth came from a faulty lot. Perhaps, but we're not convinced. We've heard too many stories about short-lived sails. I recall the details about two of them: one was a sail made in New Zealand using European cloth; the other was a sail made in British Columbia (the friend who bought this sail let me tear samples of it myself). Both woeful tales were told by people who have spent more time at sea than almost anyone we know.
Even if it did come from a faulty lot, the fact that it passed quality control is probably not a mistake but good business practice. Most people don't use their sails the way we do. Fourteen-thousand miles make for a lot of trips between LA and the Channel Islands, around the Chesapeake Bay or from Newport to Block Island. Most sailors would, indeed, have been quite happy with our main. So, were the deficiencies of our main the result of a bad batch of cloth? Or is it just that, for the most part, this cloth is good enough for most types of sailing, but not the kind of stuff you'd want to hang from your spars for numerous ocean passages?
I should also note that even though the cloth was a disappointment (to say the least), I wouldn't necessarily say that the sail was a bad deal. Quotes we received from a top-notch American outfit to make a similar sail were five times as high. I have no doubt that they would have used better cloth, but not that much better. I know, too, that some people swear by their expensive sails. But once you're spending that kind of money, you also have an emotional commitment to what you've bought (indeed, I had an emotional commitment to our inexpensive Chinese sail until it really let us down). If you really want to know what people think about their designer polyester sails, you have to ply them with drink.
Our experience with our offshore sailmaker was, in the end, quite good. Initially, we had difficulty getting anyone to respond to our emails. In fact, after the sail had been delivered, the agent in Vancouver, B.C. treated us as if we'd sailed off the edge of the earth. But eventually an agent in Hong Kong got back to us and offered us a new sail at a 40% discount. Their original proposal was to make us a sail with heavier cloth or with thicker warp threads. But we were reluctant to have a sail made from the same type of cloth as the old one. So we asked for a premium cloth, and they complied. They still had all of our measurements and digital photographs from when we placed the order three years back. They also accommodated a few minor changes and let us reuse our metal slides for a moderate discount.
Lessons Learned
New sail on the right (courser thread);
old sail on the left
Now, as we contemplate purchasing new head sails, where does this experience leave us? Clearly, our negotiations with sailmakers will now include a discussion of sailcloth. But not all sailmakers want to have this discussion.
We would gladly buy sails again from that same sailmaker in Hong Kong, for example, but only if we could specify the cloth -- which isn't likely. Despite the fact that they used the cloth we requested to replace our mainsail, when we asked whether they could make us head sails out of that same cloth, they told us they don't buy the cloth and won't be able to offer it for our head sails.
Out of curiosity, we also checked with a second outfit in Hong Kong. But when we asked whether they could make us something from a better polyester cloth, they steered us towards a laminate, which is clearly not what we were looking for.
Another company advises on its website "that you leave the type of fabric and weight of cloth to our sail designers," to which I can only reply:you've got to be kidding! But when I contacted their nearest loft (which for us was in Australia), they told us that they stock a variety of cloths, including premium sailcloths. This sounds more like the beginning of a conversation we'd like to have.
One thing for us is certain: the next time we buy new sails, the quality of the sailcloth will be a primary concern. We'll get samples of the cloth beforehand and compare the finished product with the samples they send.
One final note: the manufacturer who made the cloth for our sail has recently changed its product line -- they now have a few more products to choose from. Whether that means that the quality of their lower-end cloth has improved is something we can't judge. But a little skepticism never hurt anyone.
For those interested, the mainsail in question was produced by Lee Sails in Hong Kong. The cloth was "High Modulus/ High Aspect Cloth" manufactured by Challenge Sailcloth. We were happy with Lee Sails quality of workmanship, and perhaps if enough people ask they will be willing to use higher quality sailcloth. If so, let us know.
A Final Note on Sailcloth
Although there are hundreds of types of sailcloth, they can generally be divided into two categories: woven polyester fabrics and laminated fabrics. The development of woven polyester fabrics in the 1950s was truly revolutionary, for polyester sailcloth was in every way superior to woven cotton and immediately rendered the latter obsolete. In contrast, the development of laminated fabrics since the 1970s has significantly improved sail performance, but in other respects woven polyester has retained certain advantages. One major advantage is price: a quality polyester sail still costs significantly less than a sail made with laminates. Not only is laminated fabric more expensive, but making the sail is also more labor-intensive. But there are other differences as well which explain why, despite the fact that laminated sails have taken over the racing scene, the overwhelming majority of cruisers still rely on sails made of woven polyester – this notwithstanding the efforts of sailcloth manufacturers to market their laminated cloth to cruisers.
Polyester fabrics are created on a loom much like any other typical fabric, with "fill" threads woven in and out of "warp" threads. Although the fabric is stiffened with resin, the weaving process itself allows for a certain amount of stretch and that stretch increases as the resin breaks down. In contrast, laminated fabrics are constructed by gluing together a number of layers, some of which are woven and others are not. A typical performance cruising laminate might be comprised of five different layers: a woven scrim at the center sandwiched between layers of extruded plastic (Mylar, for example) which in turn are protected on the outside by layers of tightly woven taffeta. The resulting sailcloth is strong, light, and extremely stable. Its virtues especially come into play when sailing to weather. Whereas a woven polyester sail will inevitably stretch in these circumstances, a laminate sail will hold its shape, allowing the boat to point higher, heel less and perform better. Moreover, while the stretch in a polyester sail increases over time, a laminated sail will retain its shape throughout its life.
But the increased performance involves certain trade-offs. Laminated sails are stiffer and more difficult to handle, which is more of an issue for a short-handed crew than for a team of racers. They are also more susceptible to damage from flogging or folding and need to be treated much more carefully. And while one may promise to be diligent, such diligence is not always possible. Moreover, given a greater susceptibility to UV and chafe, the overall life expectancy of a laminated sail is shorter than one made of quality polyester. This may not matter to hard-core racers who are willing to change their sails every season to keep their performance sharp, but most cruisers have different priorities.
That being said, sailcloth manufacturers clearly want to make their laminates more attractive to cruising sailors, developing fabrics that are more durable and last longer. Their success will depend on whether the long-term experiences of the intrepid cruisers who choose laminated sails will support the claims of the sailcloth manufacturers.


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Some Book Recommendations
August 13, 2009
A pastor must read.
I didn't grow up around books. I've heard of childhoods where homes were filled with books, cracking open the mind (and hearts) to imagined worlds, truth and beauty. This wasn't my childhood. My brother and I watched Don Cherry with my dad, playing hockey with ping pongs and paddles (I had a pretty good kick save).
But being who I am, shaped by God for what I now do, I can't not read. It's a requirement, actually. Not just to "get a degree" but as I've learned pastors must know words, what they mean, how they work together, how to re-define words and so redeem them, or see redemption through them.
Eugene Peterson, who has been influential in shaping my pastoral identity, makes this observation that pastors are like poets (from The Contemplative Pastor).
Poets are not primarily trying to tell us, or get us, to do something. By attending to words with playful discipline (or disciplined playfulness), they draw us into deeper respect both for words and for the reality they set before us.
Pastors are also in the word business. We preach, teach, and counsel using words. People often pay particular attention on the chance that God may be using our words to speak to them. We have a responsibility to use words accurately and well. But it isn't easy. We live in a world where words are used carelessly by some, cunningly by others.
I read now, when I can. And when I can't, I try to force myself to read. I read mostly Christian authors, because I know I still must be shaped by the wisdom they've gained from their walks, their reflection. I need to learn more, and grow. And, truth be told, I can't not read because I simply don't know it all.
Recently I've been asked for book recommendations. And all these requests come from a personal desire to grow deeper, spiritually. Below is a snapshot of an email that I just wrote to a brother in Christ seeking to grow by reading. This person is a self-proclaimed "non-reader," and so I encouraged him that I was once one of those too.
Discipleship Essentials by Greg Ogden
This is more like a "bible study," or material for group study. As the title suggests, it covers the basics of discipleship. I know you know most of these things (glance at the table of contents), but we always need to keep learning how to grow in each of these areas. I strongly recommend going through this book with either people in your fellowship, or a small group of committed guys.
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
I love this book, and have recommended this to a lot of people. Peterson never writes "how to do…" spirituality (or how to grow spiritually). He has a way with words that describes what the spiritual life looks like, and draws you into it…creating a desire to do it, live it. Peterson, who paraphrased the Bible into The Message (which Bono reads), and who had worked as a pastor for nearly 30 years, is deeply rooted in Scripture. I appreciate this about him. So, this book follows the outline of the Ascent Psalms (Psalm 120-134) and highlights key terms and concepts for the Christian. To get a good idea of what the book is about, read the opening chapter: Discipleship. I highly recommend this.
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Originally not a book, but a series of radio shows broadcast in England on the BBC, Lewis' intent was to make a plausible case for Christianity. It's a classic–and one of the most popular Christian books–on apologetics. If you have already read Narnia (you should also, if you haven't), you must read Mere Christianity.
Listening to God in Times of Choice: The Art of Discerning God's Will by Gordon Smith
The more I speak with young adults like yourself, the more I hear (and am reminded of my own journey) for guidance in making big decisions in life. I know you're in the middle of thinking this through, and to be sure, you will keep having these big decisions to make. This book has been helpful to me in this regard. It's clear and lays out practical and effective ways to listen to God's voice. There are many other books that speak on the same subject, so keep your eye out for these, if this strikes a chord with you.
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen
This is the shortest of all the books I'm mentioning here, but its impact on me is still reverberating. Especially as you're discerning God's call on you to serve in specific ways, I would say this is a must. If you want to grow as a Christian leader, heed the words of Nouwen closely. He writes simply. And his reflections will not be what you expect from a "leadership" book. No 1-2-3 steps on how to get people to follow you, but a powerful reminder of humble, Christ-like, Christ-centred, servant-like leadership.
Question: If someone asked you what books could shape them spiritually, what would you recommend?


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JAGER, handsome, stunning, BIG, loving, affectionate, playful, well mannered (although jumps a little when excited), he is generally submissive, but when he has his bone, he makes sure everyone knows it is his. He gets on great with all the other dogs, puppies and adults and he can be vocal when excited.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Unidentified Flying? Object
I am a Web designer so I always have my camera with me. So one day, while outside my home on Lake Logan, I heard an unfamiliar sound, I reached for my camera. I didn't see anything but I took some shots anyway, I thought it was a hummingbird moving fast. It made the same kind of sound, sort of a low buzzing, air whooshing, big bug flapping wings frenetically kind of sound.
I never gave it another thought, till I downloaded the images from the camera. I never sort my images, I just downloaded them and put them in folders, sometimes I even label the folders, mostly though they're just dated. Anyway to make a short story even longer, finally I did look at the images, by accident or serendipity as I was looking for something else, turkeys actually. One day I stumbled on a flock of wild turkeys, we bumped into each other, we both jumped, they ran and pooped their way into treetops, I wanted to do the same, but didn't, just took some photos. I thought a turkey or two would be nice imagery for the Vinton County Wild Turkey Festival, on the county Web site.
Much to my surprise I saw this image! Wow what was that? Then I remembered the whooshy sound and the few random shots of I took. I took several shots, maybe seven, in a circle trying to capture an unseen hummingbird. Well I'm not saying it's a UFO, I have no idea what it is, but it's not a hummingbird, I can tell you that. I must have been standing at maximum one to two feet from it, I never saw it, I heard it, and I captured it with my camera. At the time I had on me my little point and shoot automatic camera, I wish I had the "Big Boy", but even though, looking at the original image, you can make out reflections of the trees, the sun, clouds and sky. It was there alright. I've been a little hesitant to share this with anyone, after all I am a graphic artist. Someone may think I manufactured this image. I wish my skill was this refined.
I just came across the image again, while looking for something else, so I thought I would post it.
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Vacations Are The Times When Most People Want To Relax, Explore New Territories, Search Antique Shops, Enjoy Great Food Or Just Have Fun; Maybe Just Doing "Nothing."
Vacations Are The Times When Most People Want To Relax, Explore New Territories, Search Antique Shops, Enjoy Great Food Or Just Have Fun; Maybe Just Doing "Nothing." Massachusetts Offers Something For Everyone And Your Time Here Should Not Be One Of Trouble, Worry, Extra Expense, Grief Or Regret. Summer Rentals Are Different From Regular Rentals And Require A Little Effort To Insure Complete Fulfillment. This Article Highlights Some Of The Problems And Offers Tips To Make Your Stay Enjoyable.Most Common Problems
Full DisclosureVacation Rentals Often Are Advertised To Include Amenities Such As A Washing Machine, Television Or Swimming Pool. Problems May Appear That You May Not Have Known About Until After The Contract Is Signed. Frequently, Tenants Are Not Informed Of These Problems Before Signing The Contract, And This May Have Had An Effect On Whether Or Not They Would Have Agreed To Rent The Premises. MisrepresentationSometimes A Rental Described As Having An "Ocean View" Can End Up Being A Tiny Window Stuck In The Basement That Overlooks The Ocean. This Is Common With Vacation Rentals Located Far From Your Primary Residence. Many People Don't Want The Hassle Of Traveling A Long Time To Examine A Rental Before Signing An Agreement, But Instead Rely On The Detailed Description On The Internet Or In A Magazine. ExemptionMassachusetts General Law Exempts Tenancy Agreements Made For 100 Days Or Less For The Purposes Of Vacation Or Recreation From Certain Provisions (M.G.L., C. 186 15b (9)). If A Contract Adheres To This Law, Then It Is Actually Exempting Them From Common Tenancy Requirements. For Example, A Landlord Might Put In The Written Agreement That The Rental Is "For A Vacation Or Recreational Purpose As Is Expressed In Massachusetts General Laws C. 186 15b (9)." This May Result In Your Security Deposit Being Used For Cleaning And Other Exemptions From Normal Landlord/Tenant Regulations. Suggested Tips In Vacation Rental Contracts
Keep Good RecordsMake Your Own Log Of Payments, Receipts, Complaints, And Contacts With The Landlord And/Or Real Estate Agents/Salespersons, And Other Important Events And Documents Relating To Your Rental. These Records May Be Helpful In Resolving Any Disputes That May Occur. Ask Questions About The RentalDon't Hesitate To Ask About Anything In The Agreement That May Be Confusing Or Questionable. Ask About Requirements During The Stay Of The Tenancy, Payments, And Terms Of The Contract, Contact Information, And Anything Else That You Feel Is Important. For Example: The Number Of People Permitted, Exclusion Of Animals, Or Nonsmoking Provisions. Never Send Any More Money Than NeededDo Not Put Money Down Unless You Are Sure That You Want The Vacation Rental. Only Send Money To The Landlord According To The Verbal Or Written Agreement With The Landlord. You May Want To Agree On A Payment Schedule (Preferably In Writing) To Avoid Disputes. Use Credit Card Instead Of Cash Or CheckIt May Be Harder To Get Money Back If You Pay By Cash Or Check. If You Use Your Credit Card, You May Be Protected Under A Federal Law, The Fair Credit Billing Act. If You Have Charges For Goods Or Services You Believe Were Not Delivered As Agreed On Your Credit Or Charge Card Statement, You May Dispute The Charge And Ask The Credit Card Company To Investigate. For More Information, Contact The Federal Trade Commission (Ftc) At 1-877-382-4357 Or At Http://Www.Ftc.Gov . Read Rental Agreement Carefully Before Signing A ContractAsk About Any Wording That May Be Unclear. Make Sure That It Is A Contract That You And The Landlord Or Real Estate/Sales Persons Mutually Agree Upon. Get Any Verbal Agreements In Writing. Double-Check The Contract To Avoid Any Foreseeable Problems. Be Wary Of Internet TransactionsThe Internet Is An Easy Way To Handle Vacation Rental Transactions, But It Can Also Be Risky If Not Handled Properly. Review All The Fine Print. Use A Credit Card, But Beware: Some Credit Card Companies Do Not Have To Investigate Claims For Transactions Made 100 Miles Or More From The Consumer's Residence. Be Sure To Review Your Credit Card Terms Of Agreement. If You Need Help With Credit Card Transactions, Contact Cac And/Or The Ftc. Make Sure The Premises Are Sanitary And There Are No Health Code ViolationsThe State Sanitary Code Protects The Health, Safety And Well Being Of Tenants And The General Public. Make Sure The Rental Is In Proper Physical Condition. Inspect The Rental For Bug Infestations, Weak Structural Elements, Or Any Other Problems That May Affect Your Safety And Habitability Of The Rental. Act Promptly If A Problem Arises, You Should Quickly And Contact The Landlord. Explain The Problem And Ask For Resolution. Screen Potential TenantsIf You Are A Landlord, You Should Always Run A Credit Check And Check Of The Tenant's Prior Rental History Through Companies Making This Information Available For A Nominal Fee. You May Wish To Meet With The Tenants In Person Prior To Giving Final Approval. Asserting Your Rights If You Feel That Your Rights Have Been Violated, You May Sue In Court For Recovery Of Damages Or Other Relief. Before Heading To Court, You May Want To File A Request For Mediation Through Cac Or You Local Consumer Group. Mediation Is An Informal Way To Resolve Disputes Between Two Parties.For More Information, Contact The Consumer Assistance Council (Cape Cod) 508-771-0700.