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"The Ultimate Drive" - BMW's social navigation app to find and rank roads
The age of "gamification" has come, and BMW Group Financial Services is bringing this social nuance to its customer base of nearly 1 million individuals. Beginning with the development of a new and unique mobile and social experience, "The Ultimate Drive," is a social navigation mobile app that allows users to not only discover the best roads to drive in over 50 countries, but to rank, comment and share those roads via Facebook, email or other GPS devices. Future versions will integrate the ability for BMW Financial Service customers to gain points and achieve high rankings. As the first automotive channel, and specifically captive finance organization, to create a branded social navigation tool, BMW Group Financial Services defines itself as a consistent touch point with customers, through an engaging and interactive means.
"As a company, we pride ourselves on our ongoing uses of technology to build stronger relationships with our customers," said Ed Robinson, President and CEO for BMW Group Financial Services. "Not only does 'The Ultimate Drive' app allow us to broaden our awareness as an organization to a vast audience, but more so, it provides us the ability to nurture a two-way dialogue with our customers in an engaging way."
According to Pawan Murthy, General Manager of Online Business for BMW Group Financial Services, "The Ultimate Drive" is an example of how a captive financial services company can use mobile and social strategies as a consistent touch-point to customers while fostering a connection with BMW vehicles and the global BMW brand.
"A social app succeeds when it forms a community of users with similar interests. A mobile app succeeds when it shrinks that large community into something local and familiar," said Murthy. "Within a few seconds of opening the app, 'The Ultimate Drive' connects you to driving enthusiasts who have discovered great roads in your neighborhood roads you may have overlooked. Sharing that joy of discovery is why we are eager to launch this app to everyone."
San Francisco-based software and technology firm, SocialNav, Inc., developed the technology that powers "The Ultimate Drive". "We've found that the success of applications like 'The Ultimate Drive' is built on organic growth amongst friends and enthusiasts with similar profiles," said Daniel Pifko, CEO and Co-Founder of SocialNav. "BMW Financial Services is an exceptional partner because it is at the forefront of using smartphones to improve the driving experience. We're excited about the relationship and have great ideas for many more things to come."
While utilizing the latest in navigation technology, "The Ultimate Drive" still remains simple in nature and nearly effortless to use to its full potential after downloading the app, the user allows the app to find their location and then it displays the stretches of road which others have contributed as the best ones in the area. Conversely, when the user has generated their own favorite stretch, it is as easy as three taps to share via email or Facebook or send to one's favorite GPS device or app.
"The Ultimate Drive" is available for both iOS and Android devices. It can be downloaded for free from Apple's App Store and the Android Marketplace and is meant to broaden the social community around driving.
BMW Group Financial Services is currently developing similar versions for its MINI Motoring and BMW Motorrad brands, and will be extending all applications for its financial service customers in the near future.
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bmw's offical app.
i got this on a rss feed today, thought it was intresting that a auto maker is takeing notice of app tech..
The more you complain, the longer God makes you live. SPHOBA #00002:
Things like this make me wish I didn't get the Windows 7 phone. Looks awesome.
"...it is as easy as three taps to share via email or Facebook or send to one's favorite GPS device or app."
Except of course if your favorite GPS device happens to be your BMW Navigation system. Come on BMW, let's get with it. All of the hoopla about "Connected Drive" yet it can't do the simplist things that would make sense to the driver? Twitter??? REALLY??? TWITTER??? In a CAR??? Yeah Twitter, but you can't send yourself an actual route to drive from BMW's own application. Stock prices, Facebook, news...ranging from moderately useful to ridiculous things for a car but can you see a simple weathermap to choose your best route??? You can get a weather report but how about an overlay of thunderstorms on the map display? That way you can modify your route, stop early for lunch to wait it out, or even cancel. Far more useful than these other things. BMW needs to stop and figure out what the driver NEEDS and make that work rather than sticking in nonsense like "social networking" just because it can.
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Take detailed notes of every conversation, including the name, company, phone number, address, and job title of every insurance adjuster, representative, consultant and contractor you deal with. Confirm all agreements in writing. Insist that appointments and deadlines be honored. Keep a log or binder of all notes and letters. Ask for and keep business cards from everyone involved in your claim.
During an inspection, the technicians at Five Boro Mold Specialist document all damages with the use of infrared imaging as well as visual digital imaging, which are provided in your Mold Inspection Report.
Turn off any water flow to broken appliances or pipes. Take any necessary emergency measures to protect the building and personal property from any further damage. Do not throw anything away until you have documented its condition. In mold claims you typically need to have the mold sampled by a Mold Inspection Compay and analyzed by a microbial laboratory.
If there is roof damage to your building, you may need to hire a contractor to cover it with a plastic tarp or tent the building to protect against bad weather. If the insurer delays in authorizing these measures, or in getting back to you, confirm the insurer's delay in a fax, email and a letter, and take whatever reasonable measures you can afford to protect the property. If your loss is covered, the insurance company should also cover the cost of any reasonable emergency measures you had to take to protect your property. It is not unusual for an aggressive insurer to deny coverage for damage resulting after the initial claim on the grounds that you failed to protect the property from further damage.
If you don't have a complete copy of your policy, get one from your insurance agent. Review the "declarations page," which tells you the coverages you have, the policy limits for each coverage, and the effective dates of the policy. Review the fine print of the policy from what's insured, what's excluded, and what you have to do to prove your claim. Review any "endorsements" added on to the policy form to see if they change, eliminate or add coverages to your policy.
Photograph, videotape and inventory all damaged property. Make sure you record the date of the photos and videotape. It is important to document the source and extent of water intrusion, and visible mold contamination. In a dispute with your insurer over whether any particular building component, finish, furnishing or belonging is contaminated, the item may need to be tested by a remediation consultant–the insurer's and perhaps your own. Don't throw these items away until any such issues are resolved in writing. As part of our detailed inspection, Five Boro Mold Specialist will photograph and document each and every damaged area throughout the property to insure you the appropriate coverage available for your claim.
In most states a material misrepresentation, concealment or omission–even an unintentional one–made in connection with the claim–for example, claiming that an item was destroyed that really wasn't, or substantially overstating the value of a damaged item–may give your insurer a valid excuse to reject the claim and even rescind the policy. It is not an uncommon tactic for adjusters and claim representatives who are predisposed to reject or lowball a claim, to ferret out even minor discrepancies between your first recorded statement and subsequent recorded statements, and argue that these discrepancies constitute material misrepresentations sufficient to reject your claim. Don't give them the opportunity. Don't exaggerate, speculate or guess about the loss or value of any particular piece of property. Make it clear to your insurer when your recollection may not be accurate, and when you are estimating value, and on what you are basing your estimate. Five Boro Mold Specialist will provide a detailed analysis of both the treatment process necessary for repairs as well as the corresponding costs associated with the mold abatement.
Every state has statutes and regulations that set minimum standards for handling insurance claims. You usually can find these laws through your state department of insurance or insurance regulator website. You can also call your state's department of insurance or insurance regulator for information.
You have a contractual obligation under your insurance policy to cooperate with your insurer in its investigation and handling of your claim. You do not have an obligation to allow yourself to be abused. In most states you and your insurance company have a reciprocal obligation to act in good faith and deal fairly with each other to investigate and process your claim. This means that each of you should avoid taking any unreasonable position or doing or saying anything that would unreasonably frustrate each other's rights under the policy. The insurer should never make an unreasonable request to you. You should never refuse a reasonable request from your insurer for information related to your claim.
Your insurer may require you to give one or more recorded statements. Use your own tape recorder to tape your statement and the insurer's questions. More often than not, insurers and their attorneys delay or refuse to give you a copy of your recorded statement. Do not give a recorded statement until you are sure you understand your rights, your insurance coverages, and the full extent of your claim. Five Boro Mold Specialist will assist in recommendations for this process upon completion of a full inspection, to insure the statement corresponds with the information provided in your Mold Inspection Report.
Your insurer may ask you to make available various documents related to your claim, including banking statements, investment reports, receipts and other personal financial documents. You are not required to produce your tax returns, but you are required to produce any other documentation reasonably related to your insurer's investigation of your claim. Your insurer can require you to produce these kinds of documents as long as they are reasonably related to its investigation. Do not provide these documents to your insurer until you are sure you understand your rights, your insurance coverage and the full extent of your claim.
Most policies require that you submit a "sworn proof of loss" form to your insurer within a certain amount of time after being provided the form. In most states you are contractually obligated to submit the sworn proof of loss within the time limit, or at least to substantially comply with the requirement, unless you get an agreement from your insurer for more time or an agreement to dispense with the sworn proof of loss. Do not submit the sworn proof of loss to your insurer until you are sure you understand your rights, your insurance coverages, and the full extent of your claim. It is not unusual for an aggressive insurer to use mistakes in the sworn proof of loss to reduce or reject coverage for a claim.
Aggressive insurers may keep asking you for more and more information, anticipating that at some point, you will draw a line in the sand. If, however, you refuse to comply with reasonable requests for a recorded statement, an EUO, a sworn proof of loss, or documents reasonably related to your insurer's investigation, you may be giving your insurer a valid excuse to deny your claim, based solely your purported breach of the duty to cooperate. If you believe that any requests are unreasonable, ask you insurer to explain the reason for the requests in writing. Err on the side of caution. If in doubt, consult with a policyholder attorney, a public adjuster or your state department of insurance, before you say "no way" to a request that may–in retrospect–turn out to have been a reasonable one.
You should never have to sign a release to settle an undisputed claim. If your insurer, adjuster, consultant or contractor asks you to sign a release, waiver, indemnity or hold harmless agreement, ask them to explain why in writing. These kinds of agreements can be used to deprive you of rights and benefits forever. These kinds of agreements can obligate you to pay thousands of dollars for issues that come up down the road that you never anticipated. Consult a policyholder attorney as to your rights before signing any such agreement.
Be wary of "lowball" estimates from insurance friendly contractors. Get a second and even a third written estimate to repair and replace damaged property from reputable, independent professionals that you would hire to do the actual work. You are entitled to have your damaged property replaced with "like kind and quality." Insist on it. When you can't match the remaining undamaged tile, wallpaper, carpeting, or other portions of undamaged property, you are entitled to have the entire "line of sight" replaced to match. Insist on it. Five Boro Mold SPecialist provides a comprehensive detailed Mold Inspection Report, specifically outlining any and all damages relating to your claim as well as their severity.
Make sure that you understand how your insurance policy pays out on covered claims. Some losses are paid on "actual cash value," which in many states can mean either the "fair market value" or the cost to replace the property, less depreciation for age, wear and tear. Some losses are paid out on a replacement cost value. Your policy may permit your insurer to pay you actual cash value, and withhold the additional cost to replace property until you actually go out and replace it. In recent years, some insurers have attempted to also withhold an amount for contractor "profit and overhead." Don't let them. Policyholder attorneys and some insurance regulators have successfully prevented insurers from withholding these amounts.
If you have a disagreement with your insurer over the amount of your claim, you may be required by your insurer to submit the dispute to "appraisal." Appraisal is a form of binding arbitration to settle disagreements over the amount of your claim. It typically does not decide disagreements about what is covered, what is not covered, what caused the loss or poor claims handling problems, unless you and your insurer agree to submit those additional disputes to the appraisal. While appraisal was initially designed to be an inexpensive, informal resolution of insurance disputes, insurers have turned it into one of the most expensive, over- lawyered, and dragged out sideshows in insurance claim resolution. If you cannot resolve a dispute with your insurer over the amount of your claim, or your insurer demands appraisal, you should consult with a policyholder attorney.
You do not have to use consultants or contractors recommended or "approved" by your insurer to perform repairs. "Approved" contractors are typically contractors who have agreed to discount their labor and costs, and follow insurer guidelines, in exchange for a volume of business from the insurance company. If your insurer promises to "guarantee" the approved contractor's work, the "guarantee" is generally limited to replacing any defective materials or correcting faulty workmanship. Your insurer is not insuring against any contractor delays, negligence or liability. Accordingly, do not use the "approved" contractor unless it is a contractor that you would independently hire to do the work after a thorough screening.
Be sure to check that each contractor's license is valid, and for any complaints against the license. Be sure that the contractor is bonded and insured. All our technicians at Five Boro Mold Specialist are certified, insured and bonded and always guarantee to work in your best interest.
If you reach an impasse with your insurer, be sure to document the dispute fully in writing. Explain why your position is reasonable, and your insurance company's position is not reasonable. If your dispute does not necessarily require legal advice, you may be able to resolve the dispute by calling your state's department of insurance or insurance regulator, or by hiring a public adjuster. If your dispute requires legal advice, contact a lawyer who is experienced and specialized in representing policyholders.
All states have statutes of limitation that will cut off your right to bring a lawsuit against your insurance company if you don't file a lawsuit in time. The statutes of limitation differ from state to state. Most property insurance policies have a shorter contractual limitation period that will cut off your right to bring a lawsuit against your insurance company if you don't file a lawsuit in time. These periods are typically one year or two years after a loss occurs or after you first discover a loss. Sometimes the "clock" stops running during the time your claim is pending, and starts again once your insurer denies your claim. In most states your insurance company is required to tell you in writing that your claim is denied, and that the limitations clock is running. Make sure you understand all possible deadlines. Consult with a policyholder attorney sooner, rather than later. You will make it harder for a policyholder attorney to give you the representation you deserve, if you show up on her doorstep the day before the clock stops ticking.
Most state insurance regulators track policyholder complaints about their insurers and compile the results. The results may be available through your state insurance regulator's web site. In some states you can file a formal complaint online. Insurance regulators also regularly compile "market conduct" reports on unfair claim practices. If you don't file a complaint, you can't make a difference.
Mold is expected by many legal experts to be the next "movement" of toxic tort litigation and liability. Within the past few years, mold has gained nationwide media attention, affecting a wide scheme of various specialized industries, involving homeowners, landlords, tenants, luxury property owners, management companies and property managers, developers, realtors, contractors and employers in multimillion dollar lawsuits.
That being said, Toxic mold litigation appears to be on the rise, along with insurance claims for mold damages as well. As both continue to grow, individuals facing possible mold issues are urged to respond accordingly by consulting with a certified mold inspection and remediation company. Five Boro Mold Specialist will perform a full investigative property inspection, documenting any and all water and/or mold damages incurred throughout the premises.
Mold infestation is generally a result of water damage and/or flooding, seepage, leakage, condensation as well as excessive moisture and humidity which provide conditions conducive to both visual and/or airborne mold growth. Mold litigation against a builder and/or contractor generally relies on evidence that the builder/contractor failed to prevent water infiltration or actually caused the water infiltration, generally through poor roofing, drainage or piping. Mold cases against landlords are generally based upon thier failure to make repairs, thereby resulting in moisture buildup and/or subsequent mold growth as well as their failure to remove the mold. Property owners may be found liable based on constructive notice, where they should have known of a defect, either the cause of mold growth, such as any water intrusions and/or the mold growth itself. Damages are in most cases, recovered for both repairs of the property as well as personal injuries including harm and health due to acute or long term mold exposure.
The presence of mold growth in an affected area can result in extensive property damage and/or personal injury. Plaintiffs in mold litigation commonly allege a number of illnesses or health effects as a result of both short and long term mold exposure including, asthma, rashes, fatigue, red/itchy eyes, runny nose, as well as various respiratory difficulties and even sick building syndrome. If you have been exposed to mold growth and are experiencing any of these symptoms, Five Boro Mold Specialist will provide a comprehensive inspection, including sampling of surface(s) as well as air quality throughout your premises. Your samples will then be sent to an independent microbial laboratory for analysis. The results will detail if mold is present, as well as the type of mold present and will also list various health effects associated with the forms of mold found.
Finalizing an outcome in mold litigation is typically dependent on establishing sufficient causation between the plaintiff's alleged injuries and the specific species of mold spores. Causation is established when the plaintiff is able to prove "general causation", that the specific species of mold growth is capable of causing the plaintiff's specific injury in conjunction with "specific causation", that the plaintiff was actually exposed to a significant amount of the alleged toxic mold sufficient to cause the plaintiff's injury.
Therefore, in order to establish causation, Five Boro Mold Specialist will perform mold sampling throughout the allegedly contaminated premises. Five Boro Mold Specialist will then be able to provide expert witness testimony as well, if and as necessary.
Due to the surge of mold cases, residential real estate companies are increasingly recommending to both their agents and clients to have a mold inspection performed prior to purchasing a new home. If you are in the process of purchasing a new home, have the property inspected by Five Boro Mold Specialist prior to closing to insure that there are no hidden water and/or mold damages present throughout, while also insuring that the conditions present within the home do NOT facilitate mold growth.
Should you have any further questions regarding mold litigation and/or real estate transactions requiring a mold inspection as a prerequisite, feel free to contact our office at 718-677-6653 and we will be glad to assist you.
Mold is a type of fungus that appears in areas of a home or property that have been exposed to water. In order for mold to develop, it requires a combination of moisture, warmth and an organic matter to feed on. There are over a thousand variations of molds, both toxigenic and non-toxigenic, that can thrive in a home. Molds spread and reproduce by releasing countless tiny, lightweight spores, which travel through the air.
The bill is intended to set standards and practices for the handling of indoor mold in both real property and public housing. It includes three major specific provisions:
Section 1 amends the public housing law by adding section 16-a, which directs and authorizes the commissioner to create procedures for the remediation and prevention of mold.
Section 2 amends the public health law by adding article 48-A, which authorizes the commissioner to publicize standards in the detection, prevention, and remediation of indoor mold within environments subject to the rules of the department.
Section 3 amends subdivision 2 of section 462 of the real property law, as added by chapter 456 of the laws of 2001, by adding questions 19-a and 19-b, which pertain to indoor mold, to the Property Condition Disclosure Statement.
Article 13, Title 11-A, Section 1384 of the Laws of New York was passed in 2005. The law formed the New York Toxic Mold Task Force with the following duties:
Assess, based on scientific evidence, the nature, scope and magnitude of the adverse environmental and health impacts caused by toxic mold in the state;
Measure, based on scientific evidence, the adverse health effects of exposure to molds on the general population, including specific effects on subgroups identifiable as being at greater risk of adverse health effects when exposed to molds;
Identify actions taken by state, and local governments, and other entities;
Assess the latest scientific data on exposure limits to mold in indoor environments;
Determine methods for the control of mold in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner and identify measures to mitigate mold; and
Prepare a report to the governor and the legislature that assesses the current body of knowledge on toxic mold, provides the status of toxic mold in the state, and assesses the feasibility of any further actions to be taken by the legislature or state agencies as recommended by the task force
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Saturday Night Local - Poem by Lynne Howard
They congregate at the local pub
Each and every Saturday night
Break in routine from stressful week
Creatures of habit seeking respite
Logs are burning in the grate
Flickering orange flames in dance
Firelight reflecting on the hearth
Warm and cozy creating ambience
Local men propping up the bar
Discussing football escaping wives
Drowning sorrows from mundane life
Another pint through bleary eyes
Barmaids with their cheerful smiles
Filling up the empty glass
Engaging conversation with the punters
Who freely spend their brass
Tucked in corners lost in love
Couples share a fleeting glance
Sneak a kiss and passion ignites
Anticipating an evening of romance
Dreaded bell begins to ring
Landlord calling last orders please
Social gathering coming to an end
Glasses drained it's time to leave
Comments about Saturday Night Local by Lynne Howard
Martin Swords (8/29/2008 4:53:00 AM)
Sounds like a nice Saturday night.
I guess the things I see as a Taxi Driver (sober) are a deal more
destructive, and always the same people! !
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text: My puppy (6 months old) has decided one spot in my house is her toilet. She will stand by the door to go out, but she stands there silently, so if I don't notice her, she goes to a certain spot and pees or poops on my rug. I always clean it up completely with Nature's Miracle but she still goes there. Is there anything I can spray there so she will dislike the spot?


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Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
Sheeting inside the shrouds 'may' be a good idea for better upwind performance.
Certainly the problem of hanging over the rail and adjusting fairlead cars is easily and economically solved by changing to something like the Garhauer EZ glide adjustable (from the cockpit) genoa car system - Garhauer Marine Hardware -5217233
However bear in mind that several things may adversely occur at the same time when sheeting in overly close:
1. reduction in aerodynamics due to the jib leech operating at 'too close' to the point of maximum draft in the main - and the 'bootstrapping' which enhances both jib AND mainsail aero-performance rapidly falls off.
1a. possibly needing a new / flatter mainsail as in 1 above (so-called backwinding) Typically to bring the jib clew within the 10° tack angle you need 'racing cut' sails - Not a forgiving 'rounded luff' cruising cut sail for the unprecise helmsman; rather, a 'flattish' shape at the luff sections instead of 'rounded' and a 'precise' helmsman.
2. Jib LP interfering with the spreaders, as Faster already stated.
Normally on most boats the jib clew position for 'best upwind' angle of attack will best optimize at a line at 10° offset eminating from the tack of the jib ... running back and across the 'rail' at that offset angle; 12° on boat with 'cruising cut' sails. Any (attack) angle much less than 10° on non-high-end designed boat is usually 'pointless'. Cruising boats usually best optimize between 10-12° jib attack angle, the 12° line favored to compensate for the use of 'forgiving to the helmsman' / unprecise sails.
Before you fully commit to an inner rail, Id recommend that you 'experiment' by using a 'barber hauler' - a line that is lead perpendicularly along the horizon from near amidships to the jib clew and simply 'tied' additionally to the clew ring.
Then do some data collection of various attack angles vs. boat speed with varying 'in' settings on the barber hauler .. or better yet, watch your VMG to a very far waypoint. The boat's VMG will optimize at the 'best' attack angle and important 'slot open distance' for the exact wind and wave conditions at the time.
You will probably have to slightly loosen the main halyard to flatten the 'luff entry' shape a wee bit ... but that creates a more draft aft mainsail shape, so dont 'overdo'. If your mainsail is cut for 'cruising' - a 'rounded' rather than flat luff entry shape you will most probably experience a LOT of so-called backwinding when you do barber haul .... just ignore the backwind, especially if the VMG numbers are getting 'better' as you pull in.
How to barber haul: Set up the boat with the FULL set of tell tales (including steering tales)... once the sail shape is correct and the tales are flying perfect, ignore them except the row of 'steering tales' or 'gentry tufts' about 'head high' and emanating from the jib luff back for a few feet. Begin to pull in the barber hauler while recording and noting VMG (this takes a while and doesnt happen instantly as it takes time for the aerodynamic flow to 'settle in and adjust itself' to changing sail interaction of 'the slot'. The optimum barber haul 'in' setting for the days wind and wave conditions will where the boat 'maximizes' its VMG. You will need to do a lot of data recording, etc. to make this 'work'.
Then once youve determined the best barber haul 'in' setting vs. various wind and wave conditions, then simply install the inside track based on these optimum recorded data numbers.
When questioning so-called backwinding, especially in lighter wind condition when the vectorial sum of the attached flow of airstreams on the windward side of the sail is actually and visibly seen in the tell tales as 'going forward' ... you have to make the 'guess' if what youre seeing is 'actual' aerodynamic flow .... or that youve simply 'closed the slot' to where the 'aerodynamics' are simply decreasing. The way around all this when barber hauling is forget the tell tales (but not the 'steering tell tales) and simply look at the speedo or the VMG and no matter what you 'think' is happening as 'backwinding'.
To help understand what is going on ... the aerodynamic flow CIRCULATES mathematically 'around' a sail/sails (most 'sailing books are simply 'wrong'). The best explanation for the non-technical person in: The Origins of Lift .... and shoots to hell the erroneous concept of 'backwinding', etc. but yet what looks like backwinding will develop when the jib gets too close to the mainsail when barber hauling, etc. Use your speedo or VMG when barber hauling or using an 'inside track' and simply 'ignore' any minor 'backwinding'.
Hope this helps.
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
If you are like me, you will not be able to use a 150 on the inner track, at best maybe a 110% to jib fortriangle! I have pics of what I did to my outside tracks HERE, in the article it shows where my inner tracks are that were added after the fact. Some boats even have both of the tracks as I have from the get go!
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
You can sheet your jib to the base of the mast if you like, but it may not help you point any better or go any faster. Closing off the slot between the jib and main by tightening your sheeting angle may create so much backwind in the main that it is counterproductive. You may point higher, but if it cuts your speed by 3 knots and increases leeway, it's not really helpful. Having an existing setup led to the rail lends to a guess that the sails involved here are not less than 2 years old, and may perhaps be somewhat blown out. At best they were cut for a more modest angle of attack than the one you're contemplating, so may not perform well at all if sheeted in at a tighter angle. The best way to find out before going crazy buying hardware and drilling holes, is to try what Don suggests first. Rig up a barber-hauler of some sort that will lead the jibsheets inboard: Attatch a snatch block to a line and cleat it somewhere on the cabintop so that a jibsheet running through the block is inside of the shrouds. Then lead the sheet back to the winch so it avoids chafing points, of course. You may need to use a hefty snatch block - you don't say how big your boat is. Do the same P & S, and see what it does. Does the jib shiver at the leech while the luff is full? The draft of the sail may have blown aft, calling for a new or recut sail to work with the new angle of attack. When you sheet in the jib does half the main start to backwind? You've closed off the slot too much, which means you're putting on the brakes, not the accelerator: ease off the barber hauler to open up the slot. If you're lucky, the tighter angle will enable you to avoid some of the chafe you mentioned and point higher without going too much slower. Try a bunch of different barber-hauler positions to see what works best. It could be that a single padeye on each side could work the changes you seek - much cheaper than a track with a car, and a lot easier to install. You could also find, like Don, that the barber hauler works well enough to not need anything more than that. Have fun playing!
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
I have the same issue. Jib on the toe rail, leaning over the lifeline on the leeward side to adjust. This is the low cost way that I've solved it.
1) A small block 8' from the bow and another right near the cockpit, both shackled to the toe rail.
2) A loop of 3/16" StaSet thru both blocks, tied to the jib sheet block in the middle.
3) Jib sheet block snap shackled around remaining loop.
4) "Line arrestor" over to prevent travel, actually only required on one line.
5) I've included a ROUGH sketch for your viewing pleasure. I'm actually an architectural designer and work in 3D modeling almost exclusively but I had 23.14 seconds to pound this out before the boss came by so . . .deal with it!
I used a clothes line tightener this year, as a proof of concept, just to see how functional it would be. It works SLICK! Loosen the arrestor (from the safety of the cockpit) and pull a line to adjust the block location. Let the arrestor tighten again. DONE! This winter, I have plans to build two blocks from aluminum and nylon with a cam latch for tightening. The jib block will run along the lower StaSet via another small block.
This is essentially a modified Barber hauler. I tried a standard Barber hauler but it didn't give me as much control as I would like.
So, for those who might say "3/16" StaSet?!?!?! Are ya DAFT laddie?" It has a tensile strength around 1900 lbs X 4. I'm not worried. Others might question why I wouldn't just get a track and bolt it on. Well, shallow pockets for one. Another is the size of my boat really insists that I keep the side decks as clear as I can.
Again, it works slicker 'n whale snot!
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
What are your tell tails telling you?
There you will find your answer.
Hope this helps.
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
It can be helpful, as you can 'close' the angle of attack of the sheeted in sail, and it will certainly be more adjustable than moving a snatch block along a perforated rail.
It will limit the headsail size, though - if you bring the clew inside the shrouds - to a sail that won't run the leach into the spreaders. However if the track is long enough a genoa could be sheeted in at a better angle as long as the camber of the sail will accomodate the spreader/shroud without excessive chafe. Another thing that will crop up that may not now is chafe along the coamings and cabinsides with the new, narrower leads to the winches.
Then there's the issue of actual gain.. the boat sorta has to be designed to work with that rig configuration and in some cases the underbody won't support your new 'pointing' ability and you'll suffer from enough leeway to wipe out the perceived improvement in 'pointing'.
But it 'looks' faster!! Worth a try if you don't mind spending a few bucks. Just be sure to properly back (and seal) the track installation.. the loads can be considerable and you don't want soggy deck core a couple of years down the road.
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
I've been considering this idea for our Tartan 27' as well; putting an inner fair lead track next to our coach roof.
I don't think there is anything bad about this idea except perhaps slightly more complex sheeting, something else to trip on when going forward and putting holes in the deck. In theory the inner track would provide a tighter sheeting angle for the jib giving you higher pointing ability. That is the theory as I understand it.
On my boat a short track of around 2' in length would probably do the trick, while our outer tracks, mounted on the rail are about 6' long.
I owned a 19' Lightning that was rigged for racing and it had a similar arrangement with the inside the shrouds sheeting advantageous for sailing upwind and the outer (around the shrouds) sheeting for off the wind sailing. This arrangement worked great on the Lightning.
Re: Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
If you can physically do it (ie. your side stays actually let you) it's a very good idea and used a lot on your average racing yachts. Since you've not posted any pics of your side decks, it would help to know what sort of boat you have.
You don't need extra lines in the cockpit - it's only the track you need to install. You move your existing jib cars and sheets to the inside track whenever you intend to use it.
Thoughts on jib sheeting inside the shrouds
My boat's shrouds lead to u-bolt type chainplates literally at the rail of the boat. The jib is sheeted to a block on the rail, then led aft to the winch. This arrangement leads to a considerable amount of chafe upwind, both on the lines and on the clew of the working jib, it makes setting up the 50% jib a real PITA and chafes the lines a lot in that case, and I get the feeling that it can't be helping my upwind performance. Oh, and adjusting the car for the conditions is very difficult, involving hanging over the rail and popping the snap shackle that holds the block on the rail.
The solution would be to run a 6' long jib track on the deck, right next to the coach roof, on both sides of the boat. It would bring the clew of the jibs inboard by about 10 inches. I would have two jib sheets per side. I would keep the jib sheets leading to the blocks on the rail for off the wind sailing, but have an additional sheet leading to the jib car which will be on that track for upwind work only. This will eliminate chafe, make sail changes so much easier, and I hope help upwind performance a little (though my shoal draft keel is my biggest limitation in this respect).
Is there any reason this is a bad idea, other than the extra lines in the cockpit?
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PIERSON — Bill Fifield criticized a Pierson Village Council member on Tuesday night for previously walking out in the middle of a meeting.
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Smeigel brought up the incident later in the meeting.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy is leading international efforts to implement a cease fire in Gaza even as Israel soldiers move deeper into the Strip and Hamas rhetoric ever grows louder. While George Bush and Secretary of State Condi Rice remain secluded in Washington D.C.,. the French leader has spoken with Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak about how to end the horror that is unfolding in Gaza. Sarkozy made clear he would tell Israel Prime Minister Olmert to his face the bombing and violence must end right now. "The guns must grow silent, there must be a humanitarian truce. Everyone must understand that what is at stake is not just and issue of Palestinians and Israel, it is a global issue and it is the whole world which will help you find a solution."
Turkey has offered to convey a Hamas proposal to the UN and Egypt has asked Hamas officials to visit Cairo to discuss the situation. Israel most probably will not accept a cease fire unless the international community is prepared to enforce a cease fire and the end to rocket attacks from Gaza. If Hamas refuses to accept such an outcome, then the world community must end all assistance to Hamas and urge Palestinians to reject that organization.
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The entrepreneurial spirit is alive in this otherwise sluggish economy as Swedish Automotive co-owners, and husband and wife, Dave Winters and Sandra Wanstall, expand their business four blocks south, from 35th Avenue SW and Webster, to 35th and Kenyon. Their repair business, at its current location for 20 years, has just four bays and not a lot of extra space for the Volvos, Saabs, and Subarus awaiting repairs, plus his 13 loaners, and 11 employees.
MRJ Constructors, who built the Viking Bank, West Seattle Branch, the Eagle Harbor Inn on Bainbridge Island, and the University House senior living facility in Wallingford is building a new 6,000 square feet green building with 12 bays on a 19,500 square foot lot for Winters and Wanstall that was once a gas station. An existing two story structure on the lot will remain, to be used as their office and rental space. They purchased the lot Dec. 29, 2006.
They plan a grand opening the Tuesday after Labor Day, and want to find another business interested in leasing their current location, also a former gas station. It is 2,515 square feet.
"We're especially proud of the green features," said Winters, a Chief Sealth 1977 graduate. "We'll have PEX Tubing all through the floor to radiate heat, (achieved) by putting a boiler on the mezzanine above the two bathrooms, fired by waste oil to heat the hot water that goes through the floors. It's going to be hot, and wonderful. Some walls and the roof are built with structural insulated styrofoam paneling. The roof is planned with solar panels in mind, but first we have to sell our house on Vashon Island to pay for it. Initially this is more expensive, but it's the right thing to do. We produce hardly any garbage. Almost everything is recycled, including everything metal we take off cars.
And, getting back to the cars, Winters said, "I grew up with Volvos. My dad bought a brand new Volvo, a 1968, 140. He drove it 450,000 miles. I really like the 1998-2000 Volvo S70's and 850's, and the 1999-05 Saab 9-5's. That's what I drive, and mine has 148,000 miles.
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LONDON/CONAKRY, March 7 (Reuters) - A technical committee in Guinea has recommended the government strip BSG Resources (BSGR) and its partner Vale of the rights to exploit a giant iron ore deposit because the panel alleges BSGR obtained the concession through corruption, sources close to the matter said.
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Back in the day...the military didn't supply 'in the field' hearing protection. Only hearing protection that was provided was at the range and for qualifications stateside. Back in the day.......you got cigarettes in with your C-Rats......many times cigarette butts picked up off of the ground sufficed as "hearing protection" for those who wanted it. One thing you cannot do is wear ear plugs when you need to hear. I thank the Good Lord I still can, and after many years working jobs that fall under OSHA control and workplace awareness........amazingly enough my hearing has actually improved steadily over the last five years.
My opinion? Many think about the home defense experience.......you don't actually want to sleep with earplugs now do you? Yeah....some do...but how are you going to hear the glass breaking or the dog next door? Then there are those that fire a shot from within a more confined space such as a vehicle. My thoughts? Maybe...just maybe one should experience firing off a shot without hearing protection just for the simple experience. I know.....this could be unhealthy in ways, but it may very well also be a good experience. One shot? I personally don't see the harm, and you will heal. Being stupid about it means doing it repeatedly. Being behind a 22LR isn't exactly a statistical point to base your question on either IMO. Depends a lot on whether it's fired indoors or under cover etc........ Regret? Please define at this point and exactly how I should regret what I've done in the past and under what conditions. I have however done plenty of 'stupid' things in the past. Once in a while I end up crossing items off the stupid list and listing them in the good to know list.


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Last week we started a Twitition asking Google Earth to update satellite images of Tehran which received 6084 signatures. Within 24 hours Google had done exactly what we asked for.
Many of you have been letting us know through Tweets, emails, blog posts, message boards, and even an online petition that you're very interested in seeing recent satellite imagery of Tehran. Well, we've heard your requests and over the past few days have been working with our satellite imagery partner GeoEye to make this possible. We just received updated satellite imagery of Tehran, taken on Thursday the 18th at approximatly 11:18am local time.
The week before @ryanbarr started a Twitition asking AT&T to offer reasonable iPhone 3GS upgrade prices. With almost 15,000 signatures it's the most popular Twitition yet and was credited by several news sources in forcing AT&T to modify their pricing.
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AT&T said today it is modifying its upgrade policy for the new iPhone after existing customers of the popular device protested the $200 price difference they would have to pay if they wanted the new iPhone 3Gs, due out Friday.
As of Wednesday morning, more than 14,000 people on the microblogging site Twitter had signed a "twitition," — a Twitter petition — asking AT&T to "offer reasonable iPhone 3GS upgrade prices."
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US CARRIER AT&T has bowed to consumers over pricing of the Iphone 3GS thanks to a grass roots Twitter campaign. A similar effort aimed at O2 is gathering followers in the UK.
At the heart of the beef with the network operators is the astronomical initial cost of the 3GS handset and the distinct lack of an affordable upgrade path from its predecessor.
Initially AT&T had in mind to charge all muggles $399 for the new Iphoney, whether they'd bought an earlier version a few days ago or not. But Twitterer @Twititions gathered enough followers to pressure AT&T which has decided $199 is a fairer upgrade price.
The moral of this story is that if you want to get something done, start a Twitition about it.
On another note Twitition now uses Oauth which means you can sign petitions in a couple of clicks without handing over your password.


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Timothy Collings recalls the fateful end of formula one king Ayrton Senna.
Few who were there that weekend will forget it. The San Marino Grand Prix of 1994 was an event that began with eerie foreboding and ended in tears and tragedy. A dark pall of sinister intuition pervaded the atmosphere from Thursday arrival, when I interviewed Ayrton Senna for the last time, to Monday departure, when I visited Tamburello and saw the stains left on the asphalt of the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit at the scene of his death.
The San Marino Grand Prix that year will always be remembered for the deaths of Ayrton Senna on Sunday, May 1, and Roland Ratzenberger 24 hours earlier, but it was a weekend that left a scar on the collective conscience of formula one.
The trip to central Italy, to the circuit set in the rolling vineyards of Emilia Romagna, was always a prospect that signalled optimism and springtime. As the first race in Europe, it often coincided with warm weather and welcome sunshine and it usually delivered a lively crop of stories, paddock parties and late-night dinners in the local ristoranti, alive with joyful chatter and amusement.
But in 1994 it was all very different. That year, in one long weekend of escalating horror, the joy and the life drained away. On Thursday, in the overcrowded, but friendly paddock, Senna arrived for his pre-race publicity work with a frown.
He had endured an unhappy start to the year, having transferred from McLaren to Williams, and was angry, in particular, at what he perceived to be the irregular advantages gained by his young rival Michael Schumacher, then rising to fame with Benetton.
It was to be the year of Schumacher's first drivers' championship, a title gained after Senna had died and Damon Hill, Senna's teammate at Williams, was eliminated after a collision in the final race in Adelaide. It was a summer of black flags, fiascos, argument and controversy - all coming after the tragedy of Imola and a series of fatal and near-fatal accidents. Benetton and Schumacher took the title, but there was little glory.
On Friday, young Brazilian Rubens Barrichello crashed his Jordan so forcefully it seemed unlikely he would escape alive. Miraculously, he escaped with just a broken nose, thanks largely to emergency aid from the most important and priceless man in formula one, its medical chief, Professor Sid Watkins. When Barrichello awoke, the first person he saw was Senna.
Barrichello, was stunned, tearful, emotional and shaken. Senna was his mentor. They often travelled and spent leisure time together. Barrichello not only survived, but returned to the paddock to tell his tale while his car was packaged into boxes and returned to England.
On Saturday, Senna was shaken again when, during second qualifying, the young Austrian driver Ratzenberger lost control of his Simtek car on the fast run up to the Tosa hairpin. He was left helpless as his monocoque was torn open on impact with the barriers. It was a massive and horrible accident. There was a clear hole through the safety cell. He was killed.
Senna, his pride activated, his adrenalin running, took action. As on Friday, he wanted to see things for himself. He went to inspect the scene of the accident and to visit the circuit medical centre. This time, there was nothing even "the Prof" could do. That qualifying resumed was in itself a small miracle. That Senna drove like a man possessed to take pole ahead of Schumacher was astonishing. As Ratzenberger's body was taken away, the racers raced on.
And that evening, long after the action was over, as the shocks subsided into subconsciousness, the arguments and analysis began.
The death, and the shock that went with it, affected everyone. It was a late night. Long talks, pregnant with personal feelings, went on into the small hours when phones continued to ring, with calls from newspapers asking for additional features explaining why, and how, death had returned to haunt the sport of playboys and technicians.
Then came Sunday, May 1, 1994. After an early start, an interview with Niki Lauda on safety in F1, I joined the throng who followed Senna's movements as, stern-faced, pensive and brooding, he convinced himself to race. He climbed into his car, took pole position, drove away and, after the early intervention of the safety car for a multiple collision at the start, he died.
Senna was killed on lap seven. He had led from the lights, ahead of Schumacher, run behind the safety car for four laps, held the young German at bay on his sixth, when his car bounced across the bumps at Tamburello and, soon after starting his seventh, ploughed off the circuit and into the wall. Just 12.8 seconds into the lap, at 300kmh, his car hit the concrete. A steel suspension arm from the front right wheel snapped and punctured his yellow helmet and his right temple.
The Italian television cameras broadcast it all. It was a public death. The race was red-flagged to a halt, then restarted and Schumacher won. No drivers were told that Senna was dead until it was all over. A day that had started in fatigued shock had turned into a bloody nightmare.
Ten years on, the old race circuit is slower and safer, the sport is more corporate and sterile; and Senna is gone with the angels. Not forgotten, however. Like Ratzenberger, he is remembered every year, on every day of the Imola weekend - a trip into springtime that is forever laced with black and sinister memories.
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