Family & Medical Leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.
A Ship of War, Cyclopaedia 1728, Vol 2. The Age of Sail (usually dated as 1571â1862) was a period roughly corresponding to the early modern period in which international trade and naval warfare were dominated by sailing ships, lasting from the 16th to the mid-19th century.
Tall ships come in many shapes and sizes. The size of the vessel and its type are often determined by its mission and where it will sail. The first distinction between tall ships is the difference between a square-rigged vessel and a fore-and-aft rigged vessel. Square riggers have vertical masts that are crossed by yards, large wooden or steel beams that run perpendicular to the length of the shipâs hull. Sails spread below each of these yards. Large square-rigged vessels may have yards on one or more of its masts, and spread many acres of sails. They may also have some sails that run fore and aft, along the length of the ship. Fore-and-aft rigged tall ships have sails that only run along the length of the ship, from the bow toward the stern.