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A Guide to Coxing
Introduction:This is intended to be guidance material for you at any time that you need to look up information about coxing on the Cam and off it. It is divided in various sections and is based around the book 'A Guide to Coxing', by Andrew Fisher (2003) and in the last part has several coxing recordings and other materials as well. There is a Basics section with all the info you will need for the first few outings. After that section at the start there will be a summary of the basic points for you to know from the respective section and you can read through the rest once more familiar with coxing. If you are really keen, feel free to read it all at once but be ready to get a little overwhelmed. However, do not worry, you will figure things out the more practice you get. If at any point anything is unclear or you have some questions talk to your lower boats captains or your coxing captain - firstname.lastname@example.com. Before reading this guide it is important to familiarise yourself with the basics of the sport in our brief introduction, in which the different types of boats are described, together with the most basic terminology related to rowing. Also useful in this respect is the 'Jargon' section. |
The actual guide to coxing is split into several sections:
- Novicing
- Basics
- River Navigation
- Equipment
- The job of a cox
- A typical outing
- Races
- General advice
- Appendix I - Parts of the boat
- Appendix II - Rules of the Cam
- Appendix III - The Boat and the Oar
- Appendix IV - Coxing Recordings
- Appendix V - Rowing technique


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Panda Research Review – You Might Not Be Paid!
Panda Research is one of the most popular survey sites out there.
It offers an opportunity to earn money online through surveys and paid offers.
Members get paid with a small amount of money by participating on these opportunities, and it can be redeemed as cash via PayPal.
Sounds like a typical survey site isn't it?
But, there's something ODD…
Panda Research guarantees that you'll get a credit for every task you do on the platform.

However, if you check the Terms and Condition of their website, the company says that it DOESN'T GUARANTEE that a member will be paid for a completed survey and offer!

What?! Panda Research is contradicting itself!
The fact is, there have been many complains from members that they were not rewarded with the credits after completing the surveys.
And, when members do get enough credits to cash out, they were left high and dry.
That's why I don't recommend that you take the risk with Panda Research. Though it is not financial risk, but you risk wasting a lot of your time.
There are much better Get Paid To (GPT) sites, like PrizeRebel, where you are guaranteed a payment when the time comes.
But honestly, for all GPT sites, you'll have to spend a lot of time and effort, without getting paid a lot.
If you are someone who is looking to earn serious money online, you have a better chance with this program. It is a program that has taught thousands of individuals, like you and me, to succeed online. Here's my testimonial.
Review Summary
Name: Panda Research
Owner: A&A Marketing Inc.
Price: Free
Recommended? No. Check this out instead.
Income Opportunity Rating:
Something Odd About Panda Research…
#1 Site Design is Dated
Right off the bat you'll realize that the site design is dated. It is as though no one bothers to maintain the website, let alone improve the user experience.
Some people might take this positively, but many take this as a sign that the website is poorly maintained.
I don't about you, but personally, I wouldn't trust my personal data with an outdated website.
#2 Panda Research paid $2,238,507 to its members since when?

In the article posted by Good Financial Sense dated 21 August 2018, Jeff highlighted that the payout counter amounted to $2,218,359 was not updated for a long time.
But, while I am writing this review, the counter is updated at $2,238,507. This means that for the past 4 months (since August to December 2018), Panda Research has only paid out $20,158.
I am pretty sure there are hundred thousands, if not millions of members on the platform.
So, this figure shows a lot of Panda Research, don't you agree?
What's your opinion, share it in the comments section below.
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How Does Panda Research Work?
Getting Started with Panda Research
Panda Research is only available for the U.S. residents who are 18 years old and above.
The registration is free, all you have to do is to input some personal information to get started.
Panda Research will use these data to decide which surveys you qualify for.
After you fill up the registration form, you'll have to answer the New Member Questionnaire, which will decide if you are eligible to take $3 (or above) survey offers.

After you've successfully completed the questionnaire, you'll have to confirm your email address and phone number to start receiving paid offers and survey invites.
How to Earn Money on Panda Research
Panda Research offers a lot of ways where you can earn some cash, such as surveys, online offers, opening promotional emails, and a referral program.
#1 Earning with Paid Surveys
Most of the surveys take 10-20 minutes to complete, and pay up to $3.
However, you have to answer some screening questions first. If you fail to qualify, or you got "screened out" (thrown out of a survey halfway through), Panda Research will not reward you for your efforts.
On the other hand, if you've successfully complete a survey, it could take up to one week before you can actually receive your cash reward.

#2 Get Paid for Completing Offers (Beware of this!)
Paid offers can be a free trial, or a service subscription. But, I'd like to caution you that you should only take up offers if they are products or services that you use anyway.
Do not purchase the products or services just to earn small rewards from Panda Research!
Because, more likely than not, you'll be spending more money than you can earn.
#3 Earn by Referring Others
One of the most lucrative ways to earn money is through the referral program.
You can get 10% of the earnings (from surveys and paid offers) of your referrals as long as they are active.
How Does Panda Research Pays You?
PayPal is the only way that you can redeem your earnings.
You can cash out as long as you've earned at least $50 ($25 must be from paid offers).
Now you know what I don't recommend Panda Research. They forces you to take up offers that may or may not be useful to you. I understand that some are free trial offers and have no financial obligations, but you really have to be careful (I'll explain more below).
Panda Research pays you on multiples of $50 (e.g. $50, $100, $150…), which means that if you have $52, you'll only get $50 and the remaining $2 will be left in your account.
And, you know how hard it is to accumulate the next $50.
Panda Research requires you to call their department phone number first to verify your payment request.
And after that, you'll have to wait for 30 days before you can receive your money into your PayPal account.
You'll receive your cash either on the 1st or 15th of the month.

Should You Join Panda Research?
It is a straight NO for me!
There are just too many problems with Panda Research…
#1 It is HARD TO QUALIFY for Surveys!
As I have mentioned above, you have to go through a set of screening questions before you can work on the actual survey.
There is a high chance that you might not qualify, because of the requirements they will not disclose. And, the worst part is, you won't get paid for answering the screening questions.
Survey opportunities are already scarce and the pre-qualification makes it even harder to get rewarded.
To top it off…
- You might get thrown out of a survey you qualify for because halfway through, some answers you've provided triggered an automatic screen out; and
- Even if you've successfully completed your survey, being rewarded is at the discretion of the person receiving your data. If your answers are not valuable to them, you will not get rewarded.
As a result, there is a high possibility that you are going to waste a lot of your time and effort, and not getting paid.
This is probably why so many members claimed that Panda Research is an outright scam.

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#2 Beware of the Paid Offers
As I've said above, you really have to be careful when it comes to taking up offers.
I mean if it's free to take up the offers, it is totally fine, but you have to read the terms and conditions very carefully.
Some free trial offers makes it difficult to cancel the trial, and they ask for your credit card information right up front. What if you forgot to cancel the trial or you find no means to cancel (this happened to me before)?
The worst is if you are required to make an immediate purchase just to earn some money from Panda Research. Would you risk your money like that?
An advice to you if you decide to embark with Panda Research or other GPT sites…
You should never be required to pay for something in order to earn it back later on. Legitimate GPT sites will never do such a thing.
#3 Cashing Out Seemed Impossible
The minimum payout threshold is $50. Firstly, it is too HIGH!
And secondly, $25 (out of the $50) must be earned from paid offers.
If you don't wish to risk your money on paid offers, then Panda Research is not the right GPT site for you. You may want to check out PrizeRebel instead.
Thirdly, survey opportunities are hard to come by, you won't be paid much, and you risk not getting paid for it (as I've mentioned above).
And lastly, many members have complaint about not getting paid at all, even when they've reached the $50 threshold and have requested for it.
Considering these factors, would you want to risk it with Panda Research?
Is Panda Research a Scam?
There are just too many negative factors that I consider Panda Research a borderline scam. I'm sorry to say that.
First and foremost, it doesn't guarantee that you'll get paid for the offers and surveys that you complete. This is the complete opposite of what is advertised on the website.
There is a high chance that you will be wasting your time and effort!
Secondly, some paid offers are shady, you really have to do your due diligence to protect your interest.
Thirdly, there is concrete proof that only $20,158 were paid out by Panda Research over the past 4 months (August to December 2018). This means that only a small percentage of all members were paid.
And lastly, cashing out your earnings seemed almost impossible. The payout threshold is too high and they force you to take up paid offers (by requiring you to earn half of credits through paid offers).
My Sincere Advice to You
Your time is precious, and you should not be wasting it on Panda Research.
You might get a better chance to be rewarded with PrizeRebel, because members do get paid as promised.
But, like all GPT sites, you can't expect to earn much, even if you've put in a lot of time and effort.
If you are looking to earn serious money online, GPT sites is not the solution for you. I recommend that you check out this program instead.
This is the program that is behind the thousands of online success stories, including mine. My humble success story here.
Thank you for reading this Panda Research review!I hope that I've provided you with sufficient information.
If you found this review helpful, please share it! It might help someone who is looking for this information.
Were you or are you a Panda Research member? Share your opinion in the comments section below.
Your friend,Jay

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Windows periodically provides automatic updates so that your Windows device can perform smoothly and securely. These updates are installed automatically so that you don't have to remember to install these critical patches which sometimes are crucial for the proper functioning of your Windows device.
Since the whole process of Windows update is performed automatically you can sometimes check which update you want keep or remove on your computer. Along with that, sometimes we face some malfunctions problems on our computer just after installing the latest Windows update. It might be that the Windows update gets corrupted while it is updating, then in this case we have to uninstall the recently installed Windows updates.
However, if you have got Windows updates that have gotten corrupted or there is a bug in them, then you may want to uninstall them from your computer. Windows has been given an option with which you can easily uninstall these Windows updates without asking for the help of any tech expert. In this guide, we are going to describe in simple steps how to uninstall the recently installed Windows update from your Windows 10 computer. The steps we are showing are easy to understand and execute, please read them carefully and perform them in the right order.
How To Uninstall Recently Installed Windows Update KBs?
- Click on the Windows 'Start' button and find the small gear icon above it. Click on that 'gear' icon (Settings) to open 'Windows Settings' window.
- In the 'Windows Settings' pane look for 'Update & Security' option and click on it.
- In the Windows Update section, click on 'View update history'.
- Here you can see all the updates that have been recently installed. Click on 'Uninstall updates' link on the top corner.
- Now you can see the list of updates with their installation dates. The most recent update is at the top. Select that update and click on 'Uninstall'.
- You will be asked for confirmation. Click 'Yes'.
- Now you will have to wait. This process of uninstallation might take several minutes.
- Once uninstalling is complete, you will be asked to choose between 'Restart Now' and 'Restart Later'. Click on 'Restart Now'.
- After your computer restarts you can see that the update has been completely removed and whatever problems you were facing due to that Windows update must have been resolved.
That's it, we have described above how to uninstall recently installed Windows update KBs from your Windows 10 computer. Most Windows updates are necessary for the proper functioning of Windows or are released to solve some preexisting bugs in your Windows OS. However, if you installed the Windows update because it had bugs in it, then you can pause windows update until Microsoft has fixed the bugs for that particular update.


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Le Pen is stoking France's passion for protectionism
Yes, we get it. Marine Le Pen is a divider, a xenophobe, a dangerous nativist who's willing to disregard individual rights of every kind to achieve her goal of Making France Great Again. She's racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic. And you'll delete us off social media if we even think about voting for her.
For many people, the paragraph above explains all you need to know about the rise and rise of Le Pen. She's the perfect protest candidate, a Gallic equivalent to Donald Trump for the grumpy patrons of village bars in the South of France who want to stick two …read more
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Snow always falls unexpectedly, but requires a quick response from the owners of the house. Since sometimes it even interferes with going out into the street, and if it is not removed in time, it will only accumulate. How to properly clean snow – read our article.
Brief content of the article:
The best ways to manually clear snow
We will consider the most common types of snow removal from the territory, which have proven to be effective.
The first thing that comes to mind is cleaning the snow by hand with an ordinary shovel. In addition, it is cheap, but you have to pay for the price with impressive physical labor.
The buckets are made of plastic. But there are plywood or metal, although they are not always convenient. Often, swinging a 7 kg shovel will tire your back and arms. Especially for this, telescopic models with a lightweight body are produced, but they are less durable.
Overall, a shovel has the following benefits:
- Simplicity. In principle, a good shovel does not break down for a long time, it does not need to be adjusted and prepared for work. Only if it is steel and the paint has peeled off, it should be coated with oil after work.
- Price. Even if it breaks, a new one will come out inexpensively.
- Compactness. Telescopic models fold up and do not take up space at all.
The disadvantages include manual labor. Removing snow on the site takes time and considerable effort. For the rest, you can even clear cars with a shovel that have been blocked or roofs of houses, garages, greenhouses.
If cleaning the surrounding area with a shovel is too difficult, but you want to meet the minimum budget, a scraper will come to the rescue. Its bucket is similar to a shovel, but the sides are much higher. The handle is double and arched. In essence, this is a manual bulldozer.
Unlike a shovel, snow does not need to be transferred to another area. The scraper picks up large clods and drags them.
Has the same benefits as a shovel. And in addition to them, you also need to apply less force. The man rests on the handle with all his weight and pushes forward, working with his body weight. Plus, it does a great job with sticky snow.
Its disadvantage is bulkiness. Cleaning the area from snow will not be difficult, but it will be difficult for them to clear a thin path.
Plus, on surfaces like paving slabs, it's almost useless. Due to their low maneuverability, they cannot clear the roof or the car.
Putting salt on ice is a classic of housing and communal services and management companies. Many have adopted this experience for private houses, as it is cheap and fast. The whole process consists simply in the even spreading of salt on the snow, from which it melts quickly.
Such clearing of the site from snow has the right to life only if the snow is removed from the sidewalk paths. Although effective, salt does not disappear after dissolving. Penetrating into the ground, it kills and impoverishes it. There are frequent cases when perennial plants simply do not sprout and die after such harvesting.
The same can be said about Pescosol. This is a ready-made mixture of sand and salt. It is even more destructive for plants, but it is better to sprinkle sidewalk paths for it, since sand increases the friction force. By the way, it is sold in large bags of 20, 25 and 50 kilograms.
Be sure to remove all residues afterwards. The melted snow will turn into ice overnight and it will hardly be possible to simply shovel it off with a shovel. You will need to sprinkle with salt again and only then remove.
By the way, the stores also sell mixtures called "Anti-Ice Reagent". These mixtures lower the melting point of ice and it turns into water.
Unlike salt, they last longer. But they are made on the basis of chlorine, which quickly spoils shoes, especially leather ones.
Mechanized snow removal
How to remove snow quickly? You will need equipment that automatically rakes and throws drifts to the side. For a private plot, the following 3 options are suitable.
Snow deflectors
Here's a 21st century approach to snow removal! Snow spreaders throw away debris in clods by 10-15 meters in a matter of minutes. Snowblowers for the home are bought if you need:
- Remove snow every day. Not everyone is able to wake up every day and take a shovel in their hands, especially if you still need to go to work. Snow throwers will do this faster than a shovel or scraper.
2. Process a large area. It is not so easy to clean 400 square meters on your own. It will be much more convenient to automate the process.
Moreover, snow throwers are not expensive. The entry-level models sell for $ 110, but are sufficient for mid-sized lots. By the way, since they can send all the snow into one pile, then it is worth ordering the removal of snow from the territory.
Their disadvantage is huge energy absorption. Almost all snow blowers work on electricity and consume it very willingly. The average car is equipped with a 2 kilowatt engine.
Motoblocks for universal use
For cleaning the suburban area, universal walk-behind tractors are also suitable. Although it is a kind of compact tractor, some have the additional function of a snow blower.
The shops sell attachments and snow removal equipment.
Motoblocks often run on gasoline, which turns out to be cheaper and more mobile, although they work using a similar technology with snow spreaders – throwing clods several meters away.
In addition, even a walk-behind tractor will be much more useful, since it will find application in the summer.
Blade for ATV
The ATV is not only entertainment transport. If you buy a snow bucket for him, as in the photo, he will turn into a special equipment. This rig has 2 advantages:
- Maneuverability. It is much more convenient to drive an ATV than a walk-behind tractor or a snow thrower. It is much more agile and control of the road is higher.
2. Modularity. The blade can be removed in 5 minutes and the buggy can be used again for fun.
Cons: price. This bucket costs 2 times more than an inexpensive snow blower or a good walk-behind tractor. On average, the blade costs $ 650-700, which is comparable to the ATV itself.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024
The annual celebration dinner is always an event to look forward to here in the Brazos Valley. Held annually at the Brazos County Expo Complex, over 600 people come to enjoy an annual fish fry, drinks, good times with members of the community, and of course the dance performance by Special Olympians with Shelli Krueger's School of Dance.
The silent auction is one of the largest each year and has over a hundred unique items. There is something for everyone which is one of the appeals to the event. If a live auction is more for you we have that also with several fun items.
Tickets to the Celebration Dinner are only $30 per person and include the food and drinks. This is a laid back, come and go event with business casual attire.
Tickets will go on sale starting in the spring of 2024
21st Annual Celebrity golf classic - Friday, May 3, 2024
Due to limited availability online sign-up is not available, and in order to enter a team you must be a sponsor. Please contact us for sponsorship availability.


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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- At the New York Jets' home base in Northern New Jersey, the Trader Joe's is always open for business.
General manager Joe Douglas has made 14 player trades in his 28 months on the job, an unusually high number even in a league that recently began to embrace the idea of dealing veteran players. All told, he has moved or acquired 15 players, sixth-most in the NFL since June 2019, according to ESPN Stats & Information. With his track record, it wouldn't surprise anyone if he makes a move before the league trading deadline next Tuesday.
Basically, Douglas makes two types of trades:
1. Small deals to address short-term needs, as he did Monday with the acquisition of backup quarterback Joe Flacco for a 2022 conditional sixth-round pick. He made a similar trade in August, picking up defensive end Shaq Lawson for a 2022 sixth-rounder.
2. He sells off established starters, often on expiring contracts, to stockpile future assets. Most notably, he traded defensive end Leonard Williams, safety Jamal Adams, quarterback Sam Darnold and tight end Chris Herndon.
The one trade he hasn't made is the blockbuster that imports a big-time talent. Don't expect that to change in the coming days.
At 1-5, the Jets are out of contention, casting themselves as sellers, not buyers, as the deadline approaches. Wide receiver Jamison Crowder and safety Marcus Maye, both in the last year of their contracts, fit the profile of players who could get moved by Douglas.
Coach Robert Saleh punted on a question about whether he'd be in favor of a deadline fire sale.
"My commitment is to our players, obviously," he said. "My job is to try to make Joe's life miserable with regards to trying to pay them all the money that they need to get paid and keep them all under the salary cap. That's my job. Whatever happens in between, that's not my focus. I'm really just focused on trying to get these guys to play their absolute best so we can show the entire Jet nation why I truly believe we're going to win championships. I know it's hard to see right now, but I know the direction we're going in, I know where it's going to get."
Douglas has a knack for knowing when to cut bait, receiving good value in return. The package for Adams included two first-round picks from the Seattle Seahawks, an impressive haul when you consider the player wanted out.
The Jets saw Adams as a very good player, but limited as a pass defender. Because of that, they couldn't justify a massive contract extension. Adams got his money from the Seahawks (four years, $70 million), but has yet to record an interception in 19 games.
"That was a great trade for the Jets, to get two No. 1s for Adams," said ESPN front-office insider Mike Tannenbaum, a former Jets GM. "It has turned out better than expected because of the Russell Wilson injury. Joe really maximized the value."
The struggling Seahawks (2-5) are currently projected to have the No. 12 pick in the 2022 draft, which goes to the Jets, who also have the No. 2 pick.
The Darnold trade also looks good from a value standpoint. He brought back three draft picks, including second- and fourth-rounders in 2022. He already has been benched once by the Carolina Panthers, and his future is murky. Tannenbaum said the most impressive part of that trade was that Douglas got as much as he did in a depleted quarterback market, with the league knowing the Jets were looking toward the draft for a quarterback.
Douglas' most underrated trade was sending Herndon to the Minnesota Vikings for a fourth-round pick -- "a miracle move," as one league source called it. Herndon, an unproductive player in the final year of his contract, has been a bust in Minnesota -- one catch for two yards (a touchdown).
The one sell-off trade that can't be considered a slam-dunk win for the Jets was the Williams deal with the New York Giants. They got fair-market value (third- and fifth-round picks, which they turned into safety Ashtyn Davis and cornerback Michael Carter II), but Williams parlayed an 11.5-sack season in 2020 into a massive contract extension -- three years, $63 million.
The Jets didn't lose the trade; let's call it a draw.
While Douglas has mastered the art of the fire sale, he hasn't imported any impact players via the trade route. He thought Bradley McDougald, a throw-in in the Adams trade, could be a serviceable safety, but he didn't play well and got hurt. The worst move was giving a sixth-round pick to the Indianapolis Colts for cornerback Quincy Wilson, who lasted only three games.
Of the seven players acquired in trades, five of whom are out of the league, none cost the Jets more than a sixth-round pick. Those misses "aren't a big deal because they didn't give up much," Tannenbaum said. "There are a lot of different ways to build depth on your roster."
Overall, Douglas has made 19 trades, including draft-pick swaps, tied for the fourth-most during his run as the GM. He's conservative when it comes to trading for players; he's aggressive when it comes to parting with them. Eventually, it may take a blockbuster trade to find the proverbial missing piece. Right now, they're nowhere close to that stage.


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Attention Christian Grey fans! The trailer for the third and final film in the series, Fifty Shades Freed, is finally here! The beautiful teaser shows Anastacia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and Christian (Jamie Dornan) getting ready for their wedding day and exchanging their vows while also giving an insight into their passionate relationship while on honeymoon.
READ: Fifty Shades director Sam Taylor-Johnson has 'zero interest' in sequels
The trailer also hints at danger for the happily married couple, showing Ana driving while being chased, and being held at knifepoint. The film's official Twitter account shared the trailer, writing: "The climactic final chapter begins Valentine's Day." Fans were quick to discuss the trailer, with one writing: "AAAAHHHHHH I CANT WAIT I STARTED READING IT AGAIN AS SOON AS I SAW THIS," while another added: "I NEED THIS LIKE YESTERDAY AHHHHHHHH." The tagline for the film reads, 'Mrs Grey will see you now', and will chronicle the couple's married life.
READ: Jamie Dornan responds to reports he is leaving Fifty Shades of Grey
Will you be watching the third film?
Speaking about his advice for his character during an interview with Cosmopolitan back in January, Jamie said: "Loosen up a bit! Like, relax. Get some guy friends. He's obviously been through some horrific things in his youth that have coloured who he is today, but he needs to let his hair down a little bit." He also spoke about why he would "never" have his own Red Room, adding: "I'd never in a million years have a Red Room. I learned from doing the research for the films that it's just so far from what works for me. And I've got kids, so I'd be dealing with some pretty heavy locks. I would save some money by not building a Red Room."


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About the Book
This updated and revised third edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's ongoing work on mythology's influence on stories, movies, and man himself. The previous two editons of this book have sold over 180,000 units, making this book a 'classic' for screenwriters, writers, and novelists
Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."


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KEO Asian Cuisine
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Tulsa, OK
KEO Asian Cuisine in Tulsa offers Southeast Asian cuisine in a modern, upscale-yet-casual atmosphere. Patrons frequent this local restaurant for its vast menu of fresh, fusion entrees. KEO's popular dishes include pho, pad Thai, curry entrees, papaya salad, Cambodian stir fry and tuna. Make KEO your spot for an evening out on the town, with a wide selection of specialty cocktails, an extensive wine list and premium beers. This spacious setting is also perfect for groups and families. Enjoy global flavors paired with excellent service at KEO Asian Cuisine.


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The White House has not extended invitations to Facebook and Twitter to attend its social media summit on Thursday, people familiar with the matter said.
The people, who spoke to CNN Business on the condition of anonymity, suggested it was not surprising. They said they believe the summit would amount to a right-wing grievance session and was not aimed at seriously discussing some of the issues facing large technology companies.
A spokesperson for the White House declined to comment. The White House announced the summit in June, describing it as an event to bring together "digital leaders for a robust conversation on the opportunities and challenges of today's online environment."


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The Archaeological Museum 'KAMALARC' – 'Kalaimagal Meenakshisundaram Archaeological Learning & Research Centre' in the school was set up by Selvi. M Muthiah with the assistance of Pulavar. Raju, Professor in Tamil University, Tanjore, and it was opened by the then Hon.Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru M.G. Ramachandran on 11th Mar 1981. From then onwards it is attracting number of Archaeological Researchers from all over India and from Foreign Countries. The museum has got a rare specimen of Terracota Head of Apollo, the Roman God and Quartz weapons, pot sherds, Conch Shell bangles – surface collection by the hostel children in Kodumanal near Noyyal River.
Roman coins found there prove the Roman trade relations with Kongunadu during 1st century. Varieties of collections from Dharmapuri, Arikamedu adorn the show cases. Several stone inscriptions, carvings and sculptures with vivid descriptions about them are a feast to the eyes of the visitors. Epigraphists from Mysore have taught the students how to take prints from stone inscriptions. Veterinary Doctors from Chennai have assembled the bones of a dead elephant found in Sathyamangalam forest. A big Urn with two skeletons was found while digging a sump in the school campus along with similar urns found in the vicinity are displayed. Two volumes of 'Kalaimagal Kalaikudam' written by Pulavar Raju have been published.


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Official Nintendo Switch microSD cards are coming this Fall
Nintendo has partnered with Western Digital to create officially-licensed memory cards for the Switch. The microSDXC cards will come in 64 GB and 128 GB versions and feature the Nintendo Switch and SanDisk logos.
Two packaging designs will be available for the new memory cards: one Mario Kart 8- and another Breath of the Wild-themed. Nintendo's golden seal, indicating that the products are indeed officially licensed, will be located on the upper-right corner, directly across from the red-and-white Switch logo. The two designs will otherwise look similar to standard SanDisk packaging.
Speeds for the 64 GB microSD card will reach up to 100 MB/s read and 60 MB/s write. The 128 GB version features the same read speeds but has a max write speed of 90 MB/s. The cards will be available at select retail stores starting in October.


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Vice Chief Structural Engineer of Wuhan TIANHUA
Director of Wuhan TIANHUA Structural Division III
Xingjia Feng has been steadfast on his professional path despite any adversities. He has accumulated extensive experience in commercial complexes, compound communities, office hotels, educational buildings, etc. The structural design of high-rise buildings and public buildings is his specialty. His approach to design is innovative and creative. He has abundant engineering practice experience and exceptional team leading skills. With passion and dedication in structural design from design work to technical management, he continues to accumulate engineering experience and improve technical skills to focus on architectural beauty and create more values.


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We recently conducted a survey to help us understand how you are all using MX Data Exchange. From the survey it was very clear that the most popular features of MX included it's capability to handle any file size, being simple to use, and super-fast, but there were features such as one-click audit logs and file-type blacklists that are almost completely unknown.
These unknown features, of which there were many, can add significant value and a higher level of security to your data exchange policy. You can discover these, along with a demonstration of how simple and easy to use the user interface is, in our MX Immersion Session video.
This immersion session will give you and your colleagues a greater insight as to how other companies are using MX, and this knowledge may assist your company in considering subscribing to the MX tool for its own Data Exchange requirements.
• Why MX ?
• Inviting / managing users
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• Longer-term sharing (Distribution)
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Horse Profile
Name Jays Fortitude
Stable name Torfy ( His name is an anagram of Forty as he was born on his breeders 40th wedding anniversary)
Date of Birth 26th June 2009
Age now 11
Colour Bay
Height 16.3 Hands High
Breed ¼ Clydesdale ¼ Throughbred ½ warmblood
Sire L.C.Napenay
Dam Blaize (Jay who was used at RDA)
Breeder Jenny Brown
Owner Berwickshire Group RDA & M. Morgan
What he was like as a young horse
He was very spooky and suspicious of everything and is still like that today. He has always loved food and really would just eat all day long.
Events he took part in and results;
Dressage Torfy competed a lot in dressage before he came to us. He was very successful at both Prelim and Novice Level and had completed in his first Elementary test before we bought him.
Showjumping He had competed in local show jumping as part of his education as a young horse and is a very careful jumper and surprisingly not bothered about spooky fillers.
Cross Country He has jumped round Duns Castle Team Chase and also mini charterhall a few times. He was very spooky the first time he went to charterhall and poor Stacey got jumped off him. I then took him the next year and he was much better. He loved the team chase as he was very happy following another horse.
Showing Torfy had won lots of showing classes before he came to us 😊 This year at Duns show he finished second in the Ridden Hose class and won the working hunter class. He went on to be the champion ridden horse and Reserve Champion of all horses. The judge said he was by far the nicest horse to ride.
When he became a vaulting horse and where he competed
Torfy came to sunnyside Vaulting camp week July 2016. He vaulted 3 days in a row and took to it straight away. He went to his first competition in Rugby Warwickshire the British Championships October 2016 and carried a pair to win the class and also carried 4 walk individuals from another club.
When he became an International Horse
His first international was the Junior World Championships where he carried an Individual Male Vaulter Jack Wilson. He finished in 20th place. Torfy was amazingly behaved and has gone onto Carry many individuals at International competitions and last year carried 5 at the Junior World Champs with Henry Finishing in 9th Place and Minta 16th in the female class of 42.
He also carried Emma in the Senior class to finish 24th. He works hard at vaulting but he is not keen on carrying more than one person so has become the individual superstar. Last year he was British Champion with Willow Belham and Scottish Champion with Grace Playfair and Hannah Young.
When he came to Sunnyside and began helping RDA
He arrived the first week of July 2016 and practised all summer so he was ready for the term starting in the September. He took to it straight away and has never looked back his only bad point being he can walk very slowly and used to always pretend he needed a pee!!!
Regional and National RDA Competitions
Torfy has been to the national Championships once but has done the regional qualifiers 3 times he has always been very reliable and surprisingly not spooky at all whilst doing his Dressage.
Torfy loves hunting he is deep down a very lazy horse and hunting lights him up and makes him quite excited, he jumps brilliantly out hunting and loves galloping across the fields. His one problem is he might just kick a hound so whoever is riding him gas to be very aware of this.
What he is doing while we are not doing RDA Torfy is enjoying lots of hacking out and has even been taking Tamara out riding. He does lots of RDA and vaulting so we are using the time to keep him fit and happy with lots of hacking and cantering in the fields he is still very spooky!!!!


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←Behaviour - Resource Servers · Index↑ · Upgrade Path→
See also the NMOS Glossary for concepts regarding the JT-NM reference architecture, and definitions within RFCs.
The below definitions are based on the OAuth 2.0 spec.
An HTTP/WebSocket Application Programming Interface as defined in an AMWA NMOS Specification (e.g. IS-04, IS-05, IS-06, etc.)
Protected Resource
Any part of the API that is access-restricted. This may apply to read (e.g GET) or write (e.g POST) operations.
Resource Server
The entity that is providing APIs containing protected resources, for example:
- a Registry implementing IS-04 Registration and Query APIs
- a Node implementing IS-04 Node API and IS-05 Connection API.
Resource Owner / End-User
An entity capable of granting a client access to a protected resource. When the resource owner is a person, it is referred to as an end-user.
Authorization Server
The server hosting the Authorization API. It is responsible for the issuing of authorization codes and Access Tokens to registered clients, after successfully authenticating the client and resource owner and obtaining authorization.
The entity, usually a Web Application, Native application, or SPA (Single Page Application) that is attempting to act on
the user's behalf or access a Protected Resource. A client must register with the Authorization Server before being able
to request tokens. Once registered, the client is assigned client credentials in the form of a client_id
and, for
confidential clients, a client_secret
. Clients are usually deemed to be Confidential or Public based on their
ability to authenticate securely with the Authorization Server.
Within NMOS this may be:
- a Node registering with a Registry using the IS-04 Registration API
- a monitoring application querying Nodes using the IS-04 Query API
- a connection control application using the IS-05 Connection API
Access Token
A short-lived JSON Web Token (JWT) that may be used by a client to access Protected Resources on the Resource Server. It consists of a JSON object in which each key:value pair is referred to as a claim.
Bearer Token
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value - this coincides with the lifetime of the Access Token - a
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(OPTIONAL) - this is present depending on the grant type. Refresh Tokens can be used to retrieve further Access Tokens from the Authorization Server if the shorter-lived Access Token has expired. - a
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I just turned 34.
This is not a bad thing. Mid-thirties is not old. Mid-sixties is not old. But 35 has felt so far away for so long that It's a little unsettling to see myself approaching it so soon.
At the same time, I want to celebrate getting older. I want to do things I've always wanted to do but never had the time or nerve to try. I want to stop making excuses. So I decided to make a bucket list: everything I really want to make happen this year, before I hit 35 next spring.
My first stop was to seek inspiration online. Surely someone else had had this idea before! What does the rest of the world think people should do before they turn 35?
That was a mistake. Or maybe it was good, because laughter is good medicine. Some of the lists were way out of my league. Sure, I'd like to climb Everest, but It's not like you can just go over there on a whim and start climbing. Then there were the ideas that seemed a bit ill-advised. Set up a blind date with a stranger online and have sex with him at his place afterward? Really?
And while not all the ideas centered around flings or exotic adventures (though quite a few did), I began to realize that the problem was that these lists were someone else's. My list needed to be my own.
And so I started writing. It didn't need to be cool stuff or even Facebook-able stuff. Little things like ?figure out how to use the camera I've owned for two years??thoughts that have been bugging me but that I've never actually acted upon. Take a CPR class. Try out downhill skiing. Go see an opera. Learn to crochet. Go to a haunted house. Take a weekend away with my mom. All things that fall under the ?I've always wanted to do this? category, and that are fairly reasonable to make happen in a year.
Reasonable was the key, because I didn't want to set myself up for failure. Although Antarctica and Iceland are both dreams of mine, I won't be heading in either direction this year or even within the next decade. And I didn't want to pressure myself to do something I'd hate. I don't want to run a marathon; I don't even want to try. I do want to run a 5K without passing out, though (long story), so That's on the list. And I have the crazy idea of learning how to do the splits, even if it kills me. (And well it may.)
What's on your subconscious bucket list? What thoughts and ideas have been sitting at the back of your mind for a while? don't wait for a milestone to get started in pursuing your dreams, no matter how small or silly. Which reminds me: It's time to start some serious stretching if I'm going to figure out the splits by 2014.


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There were nine insights for property managers heading in 2018 that were shared in a recent webinar featuring a survey of 1,200 property managers across the country.
Buildium.com did the survey along with the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), in August and September of this year to provide property managers ideas around strategy and growth for the industry heading into 2018.
The survey was about 50-50 female-male, and about 70% of the property managers responding said they were over the age of 40. The insights involved:
- Renting is more attractive than buying
- Millennials make up 56% of the total rental market
- Baby Boomers want long-term rentals
- The top 2018 goal for property managers is to become more efficient
- Second, property managers want portfolio growth
- Third, property managers want revenue growth
- Marketing
- Investing in staff
- Investing in technology
Renting More Attractive Than Buying
The webinar was conducted by Chris Litster, Chief Customer Officer, and Michelle Burtchell, Vice President of Marketing at Buildium. "According to Price Waterhouse Coopers, 12.5 million new households will be created over the next 10 years, and more than half of those are going to be rentals.
Why? "Rising interest rates, tight inventory, increasing demands, a lack of affordable housing compared to income, all of these things make renting very attractive to many Americans across all generations," she said.
Millennials Make Up 56 Percent
Millennials are waiting longer than ever to buy homes, and currently make up 56% of the total rental market.
Baby Boomers Want Long-Term Rentals
Baby Boomers are drawn to the long term rentals as an alternative to carrying a mortgage. "This isn't just coming from Price Waterhouse Coopers, there is an article in the Wall Street Journal stating the same. Renting is much more attractive than buying nowadays," Burtchell said. "Our survey responses show that property managers are poised to take advantage of this trend, and offered a range of advice that has been received over the years."
Property Managers Want to Be More Efficient in 2018
"What's interesting is that the goals related to growth and efficiency flip-flopped this year. In 2016 growth was the top goal, but this year, efficiency jumped as a top goal from 24% to 49%," property managers said in the survey. "Growth as a priority is still incredibly high for all of you, as 83% are projecting to grow in the next two years, but there was a slightly more conservative outlook there," Burtchell said on the webinar.
"This is a margin-driven business and frankly humans don't scale. We heard from you all that ultimately on average you wear about 1.76 hats in your business. We actually think that number is low. We all know that you probably wear many more hats than that on a daily basis. You wear those hats because ultimately you have small staff because 64% of you have fewer than five employees, and most of you actually have under two," Litster said on the webinar.
Top Things That Challenge Property Manager Efficiency
"In the survey property managers told us that top challenges are:"
- Dealing with maintenance issues
- Managing and juggling multiple tasks daily
- Being more efficient with to invest in the business and grow with it
"Put differently, if you look at time management and efficiency issues, they're part of what makes so many other things on this list so stressful. The time that these things take up hold you back from doing tasks and activities that can help you grow and be more efficient," she said.
Ages of Property Managers in the Survey
Tips to Help with Efficiency
- Have a trusted list of vendors
- Document, document, document
- Have a property management system to help you document
- Do quarterly inspections
- Don't rush tenant screening
- Expect the unexpected
- Go paperless
- Get the right software
"When it comes to taking care of maintenance requests and doing make-readies, you don't choose between them. If you have to outsource to get things done in time, pay the extra. It's worth it. I'm sure all of this sounds familiar," she said on the webinar.
Litster added, "Don't rush tenant screening. It will only hurt you in the end if you don't take the time to understand who your tenants are and screen them."
Property Managers Top 10 Wish List
- Make a list and prioritize it
- Connect with the staff
- Use your morning effectively
- Stick to one task at a time
- Group smaller tasks together
- Use your tools and resources
- Minimize interruptions
- Break up big tasks
- Breathe
- Laugh a little
How to Be More Efficient Around Bookkeeping and Accounting
"Get tenants to pay their rent online," Burtchell said. "If you're not collecting the checks, it's just easier when everything's automated. Give accounting reports for the year to owners. Let them know what's coming and what happened in the past year. Hire help, bookkeeping help, whether it's full-time, part-time, whatever that might look like." Also:
- Make sure you know the laws.
- Provide tenants with a perk or bonus for on-time rental payments. The carrot instead of the stick.
- Put security deposits in a separate account and get the right software.
- Hire bookkeeping help whether it's full-time, part-time.
A Live Survey Poll of Property Managers on The Webinar Asked:
Benefits of Technology
"Benefits of technology are obvious for most of you, but it's actually not obvious for all of you," Litster said on the webinar. "If you are at all on the fence on this about whether efficiency or growth are connected with technology, look at these benefits from the people who felt like they were winning at efficiency because of their investment in technology."
"These are the same exact kinds of benefits you would expect to see from somebody investing, right? Burtchell said. "You can stay more organized, track your finances, simplify collections and just simplify across the board. The ability to work on the go. I'm sure all of you knowing that you have very few staff spend a lot of your time in the car trying to manage your day-to-day.
"In addition to getting those things done faster, we saw that there were benefits outside of just simply efficiency, right? People that were using technology found that they could improve their work/life balance, improve relationships, improve professional reputation, and ultimately scale the business. They were able to get time back in their day that allowed them to focus on other things," she said.
Property Managers Want Portfolio Growth with More Properties In 2018
"The second thing you all are looking to do in this coming year, you want to grow," Burtchell said. "As we said earlier, 75% of you reported that you had business growth in the last two years. The vast majority of you, 83%, expected that it would keep growing. That said, we found that you're a little more conservative this year than last year- 89% in 2016 said that they had expected to grow."
Litster said, "61% of you said the key to growth is acquiring more properties as you go. The next couple might be a little bit of a surprise. Relationships from clients and referrals from word-of-mouth. They are key. Word-of-mouth and referrals end up being a huge factor around growth and tied with the 61% of you who said acquiring more properties."
How to Differentiate Your Business
It's about making your business stand out from the competition, giving somebody a reason to choose you rather than choose someone else," Burtchell said.
"When we talk about differentiation, there are really two core audiences that we focus on. The first one, unsurprisingly, is the owners. For them, what you want to do is focus on what makes you unique from every other property manager in your area. Evaluate your service offerings."
Invest in Relationships – The Owners
"Invest in the relationships that add value to the overall running of the business and the benefits you realize as a result," she said. "Be the master of your trade. If you have a technology tool, don't be afraid to position the efficiencies you get from that technology as a differentiated benefit for your owners. They'll like it just as much as you do. All of this seems obvious, but one interesting piece of feedback we kept hearing was the idea of really owning and knowing your worth as you're thinking through your differentiation, consider every single angle."
To Recap:
- Audit your service offerings to make sure that you identify those areas that make you unique and where you stand out.
- Check out your competition to understand how they stand out and how ultimately you can be better than them.
- This is the time where you want to promote the uniqueness of you and what you have to offer, such as key relationships with vendors, special programs for tenants for overall resident happiness and satisfaction and promote it everywhere.
The Top 13 Most Common Services That Property Managers Reported Offering
If you're assessing your offerings, consider these to be table stakes.
- Maintenance and Repairs – (offered by 86% of respondents)
- Property Leasing – (80%)
- Property Showings – (80%)
- Property Inspections – (77%)
- Evictions – (69%)
- Resident Screening and Application Management – (69%)
- Fee Collection – (68%)
- Vacancy Marketing – (65%)
- ePayments – (62%)
- Accounting – (62%)
- Bookkeeping – (60%)
- Cleaning – (59%)
- Consruction/Renovation – (51%)
A few of those include offering maintenance and repairs, offering property inspections, and offering e-payments. If you're not doing at least those three things, it's time for you to step up and make sure that those are in your plan.
For property managers who are looking to differentiate their services from the competition, consider offering less common services, depending on your niche. Options like outdoor services, financial reporting, property purchasing, or other specialties like association management, financial advice, or interior design could be worth considering.
Invest In Relationships – Your Residents
"The second audience to focus on is, of course, your residents," she said. "You want to think through the benefits you provide. Technology benefits are a big one. Vendor portals, online payments, online maintenance ticketing, SMS communications or text options and more, these are big draws for new tenants, especially the millennials. Special programs. Think of local discounts and services. Think about what's going to attract tenants or enhance the experience that they have, negotiate local services like dry cleaning, pet sitters, crop shares, or other locally sourced food options. Community events. Anything to be creative and make somebody want to choose your properties over somebody else's."
Evaluate Your Online Presence
"Of course, utilize your online presence," she suggested. "Your website, social media, whatever it is that you use to promote the properties that are available for them to live in.
- Visuals, like photos and videos, engage people more than text alone.
- Tell a story with your pictures and take pictures that showcase curb appeal, new renovations, and even the fresh coat of paint or new appliances in one of the units."
"Of course, property management is face-to-face most of the time," Litster said. "You're out running and seeing your tenants and trying to work with your owners. "These days however, the barrier between that physical world and the digital world, it's blurred so much that there's no longer an option to not deal with having your business online. Here's why:
- 90% of gen-xers and millennials begin their housing search now online.
- It's the first thing that they do.
- 75% of them conduct at least some portion of their search via mobile device
"So make sure that you are able to be found online and what they find reflects all the value and all the differentiator that you offer," Litster said on the webinar.
Reputation Management Online
"The reality is how you manage your reputation is going to be by face-to-face. You're running all over town, connecting with Realtors, owners, and tenants. You're in a human business, so that makes sense, but the thing is we don't have the luxury of ignoring the online presence anymore," Litster said.
"As we consider the impact of word-of-mouth on your business, it's important to understand that word-of-mouth is also online. Nowhere is it more critical to monitor than online review sites and one of those review sites starts with a Y, that we all know historically we have loved to hate. It's time that we have to address it, as an industry, upfront and head on. We can no longer afford to ignore the Y social media," he said.
"That Y is Yelp. Online reviews can make or break a business's reputation and that really applies to every business out there. It especially applies to property management," Burtchell said. "Sites like Yelp and Facebook are where most people go to search for what others think about you and your business and your responsiveness and how satisfied they are with their experience overall. Just as word-of-mouth is happening in person, it's very much happening online," she said.
"Let's talk a little bit about managing that online relationship. Review sites we know drive action amongst various users more than any other kind of site. Users turn to reviews now when they're ready to make a decision. It's really important that we all take the time, as you told us in the survey, to make sure that you know what your listing says about you.
- First thing is the more photos you have the more easily tenants and clients can find them.
- One to five reviews and at least 10 photos are the target, because what happens is that leads
to over 200 percent more views than with no photos on Yelp.
- Don't be afraid to ask for reviews if you've provided a particularly good experience.
- 27% of Yelp searches are solely to find a location.
- Claim your business. You can't avoid and ignore Yelp.
- Keep that information up-to-date. This isn't just for convenience anymore.
- Businesses with completed profiles see five times more customer leads each month.
- Reviews are the most honest, direct source of feedback you can get.
"The phrase feedback is a gift, is something we heard a long time ago and we still use it today. Feedback is a gift. It isn't always a great gift, but it's a gift," she said. "You can correct a bad situation. You can change how people perceive you, and in sometimes looking at this feedback, you may need to improve how you operate. " Respond to those reviewers with empathy, sincerity and humility. This can help mend relationships. What we've seen from data out there is that if handled properly, a third of negative reviews can become positive after business owners respond in a constructive way.
"Here's the other kicker. Just as reviews are now in Google Local search, Yelp's search algorithm favors businesses whose owners regularly interact with their page and engage with their users. Take that, plus Google Local search, you have to really manage your reputation online now more than ever," Litster said.
- 2018 and beyond shows tremendous opportunity
- Take time to focus on professional relationships
- Evaluate investments in people or technology to improve efficiency to position
you well to grow.
- Understand and develop your differentiators and communicate them clearly.
- Take the time to focus on the relationships around you, with owners, with tenants,
your local community and industry relationships.
- Have a cool head, a warm heart, and a thick skin.
- Don't take it personally, whatever "it" is.
- Never compromise integrity for any reason.
RentalHousingJournal.com, an interactive community of multifamliy investors, independent rental home owners, residential property management professionals and other rental housing & real estate professionals, is the most comprehensive source for news and information for the rental housing industry. This website features exclusive articles and blogs on real estate investing, apartment market trends, property management best practices, landlord tenant laws, apartment marketing, maintenance and more. Reprinted with permission.


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Born in 1952 in Kiev, Ukraine, Jerzy Yuri Zawistowski (Tivaud) spent his youth studying ballet. Within the halls of the Opera House in Kiev, he often spent time admiring stage installations and learning from a painter-sculptor between rehearsals. A love of visual arts was born from this experience and the seed of his craft began to grow. He went on to perfect his craft through the study of restoration at the Restoration Studio of the Hermitage Museum in St-Petersburg, Russia, and in 1979 enrolled at the Technical College of Industrial Art in his hometown of Kiev. Following an exploration into journalism and photography, he moved to Israel in 1989 where he worked as a Landscaper in Jerusalem and produced his first solo exhibition of paintings and sculptures in Tel Aviv in 1991.
Always on the lookout for new experiences and inspiration, Yuri immigrated to Canada in 1993. From his new home of Montreal, Quebec, he became a great admirer of the National Ballet of Canada and rekindled his love for this art form through drawings, paintings and sculptures inspired by music and dance. Over the next 18 years, his body of work increased significantly to include over 200 pieces today; some of which have been showcased in a dozen of exhibitions, including a Russian exposition at Montreal's City Hall. During this period, he further polished his craft through 15 years of restoring antique furniture and sculptures, and also worked 2 years as a design assistant under master iron craftsman and fellow UkrainianOleg Shyshkin of the multi-award winningWrought Iron Art Ltd. in Oakville, Ontario.
"I aim to materialize the beauty of movement, through the expression of bodies moving through space, thus creating a universe that is my own; a synthesis of crafts and a new perspective on classical dance." - Tivaud


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I'm running the demo code for FCK editor and I have the editor appearing in my web page.
However, I need the user to select from a list of documents and click a button. That button would build a link inside the editor window in a similar way it works in fck_link.js
I need to use the oEditor.FCK.CreateLink method to build that link but the FCK object is undefined. Here's a bit of my debug code:
var oEditor = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance('FCKeditor1') ;
alert("oEditor is " + oEditor.Name + "\nStatus is " + oEditor.Status );
alert("oEditor.FCK is " + oEditor.FCK);
The first alert box shows me that the oEditor.Name is "FCKeditor1" and that the status is "2" which should be "FCK_STATUS_COMPLETE". This tells me that I do have a proper editor instance. Also, I can see and use the editor, including the "build a link" button from inside the editor.
The next alert box shows me that oEditor.FCK is undefined. This is odd since I know I have an editor created.
I see that the FCK object is defined in 3 places. It's in editor/_source/internals/fck.js and also in fck_gecko.js and fck_ie.js
Since I'm using Firefox I should be accessing the fck.js file. That made me wonder if I'm not set up correctly and there's some reason my code can't see the fck.js file.
However, It appears that my installation is set up correctly because if I use the "Link" button from the default tool bar then the link is properly created. So there must be something my setup that is allowing the internal FCKEditor Link code to call fck.js but not my own code.
Does anyone know why I can't access the oEditor.FCK object and what the solution should be? I've been searching the forums with no success.
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OK, sorry, above picture was not taken by us, but could have been in our annual picture book. At this place we had only one mission and that was to watch the 2017 solar eclipse. It took more, than two years of preparation and we were rewarded. With great care we inspected the statistics on cloud cover maps and local geography for the best place to watch this event. The Rocky Mountains in the west block the clouds, the dry planes on the east have a clear horizon, combined with a favourable timing, we selected Glendo State Park, Wyoming, USA to pitch our camp and watch.
We pitched our tents at one of the campsites in the park. This time, the soil had a much higher SPT than at Bad Bear Campground. Although at the top of a hill overlooking the reservoir, the trees prevented to take a good picture of the lake. Hence the Wikipedia picture. The lake was built for power generation, irrigation and recreation. The dam was constructed between 1954 and 1958 as a zoned earth fill structure. Projected lifespan was for a 100 year accumulation. Mmh, clean greenhouse gas free hydroelectricity was eternal, wasn't it? Well, not so much.1 The dam blocks of some part of the watershed and this will always be a disruption of the natural sediment transport.
Due to the creation of this artificial lake, there are several areas that have specific siltation problems. At the upper end of the lake, where the river slowly stalls, the bigger particles will settle in the immediate vicinity of the entrance. Smaller, lighter particles will be carried longer, even all the way to the dam. Usually there is a facility near the dam to prevent (re)suspended particles to enter the gates. A common solution is to have a silt trap, a deeper area in front of the dam. The suspended solids behave like a denser fluid and tend to sink in the lower areas and the cleaner, lighter water is skimmed away for sluicing through the dam. Without any action, the reservoir fills up eventually. By now, a lot of reservoirs are already not performing anymore to their specifications.
There are several options to perform reservoir maintenance.2 The most spectacular method is flushing. The reservoir is drained quickly, over a special by pass channel.3 The idea is, that as the water table is lowered, the cross section of the water body decreases and the velocity increases. Hopefully, the current increases enough to pick up material and by pass it along the dam.
As a right minded dredger, I am always a bit disappointed that there is no dredge present to solve the sedimentation problem in a more sophisticated way. In a way, I have some experience in actually building a power dam dredge. But that will be another historical narrative.
Let me conclude this series of reviews from our annual picture album with the one single picture that was the cause and culmination of our special holiday in the United States: the Great American Eclipse.
- Hydroelectric power's dirty secret revealed, New scientist
- Formulating Guidelines for Reservoir Sustainability, USBR
- Annual sediment flushing exercise scheduled at Cherry Creek Reservoir, USACE
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FRCE recognized for environmental efforts by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) earned state recognition for its environmental efforts when North Carolina Secretary of the Environment Elizabeth Biser presented the depot with the P2 Award for pollution prevention. FRCE received the award during the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) Conference, held October 24-25 in Raleigh.
"It is an honor to receive this award," said FRCE Commanding Officer Capt. James M. Belmont. "I feel it highlights the commitment of both the FRCE's Environmental Division and our workforce as a whole. Everyone working at the depot is aware of our mission of supporting the warfighter as well as the need to be good stewards of the environment, both within the depot's fence line and beyond. Our Environmental Division sets high goals for us and we strive to exceed these expectations."
Stephen Azok, program coordinator for FRCE's Environmental Management System, accepted the award at the ceremony on behalf of the command. He said FRCE made history as one of the initial recipients of the new award, which was issued for the first time during the conference.
"There is a lot of significance in this award," said Azok. "We were competing with some really large organizations with outstanding environmental records. For FRCE to be considered, let alone to win this award, is a huge honor. Everyone working at the depot should be proud."
FRCE earned the honor in recognition of an industrial wastewater reduction and water conservation initiative.
In 2019, FRCE's Environmental Division began targeting industrial processes that used a high volume of potable water and discharged or generated additional high volumes of industrial waste water. Meters were installed in order to identify buildings and industrial processes that fit these criteria.
One of the sites identified as being a heavy contributor to industrial waste water generation was home to over 27 industrial activities ranging from the washing and cleaning of aircraft parts and components to furnace shop operations. Based on water meter data, this building was using an average of nearly 79,000 gallons of water per day.
The Environmental Division worked directly with artisans to identify the processes using significant amounts of water and develop and solutions.
"Our efforts centered on improving our ability to better manage water use in aviation repair processes so conservation of the resource is improved," said FRCE Compliance and Quality Department Head Amy Morgan. "This involved modifying some of the equipment used, such as installing automatic shut off valves instead of continuous flow valves. We worked with the artisans on how to make better use of the equipment and manage the water while doing things like cleaning aircraft parts. This combination of efforts resulted in a significant reduction of water use and cost savings."
FRCE saw a sustained 56% reduction in potable water usage in the building over the next year, cutting the average daily consumption from 79,000 to 44,240 gallons per day. FRCE also gained a utility credit of $540,000 as a direct result of these conservation efforts.
Vicki Lewis, FRCE Environmental Compliance lead, credited the depot's artisans with making the initiative a success.
"A large part of these savings and reduction in usage came as a result of artisans on the floor," said Lewis. "There were some infrastructure changes. We had to fix some sensors and valves. But all in all, the biggest part of the savings resulted from the artisans making a change in day-to-day operations. That played a significant role. We couldn't do this without the engagement of the employees on the work floor and their participation with the programs."
In addition, the Environmental Division identified storm drains as an opportunity for further savings. Redirection of the drains so they no longer discharged into industrial waste water treatment plant drains allowed for a further 20% reduction in water being sent to the facility.
Azok said the reductions and cost savings are impressive, but the most important benefits can't be measured with numbers.
"This goes beyond cost savings," said Azok. "We're actually improving water quality, reducing wastewater and conserving natural resources as well. For the business model, we're saving money and improving efficiency. For our employees and our local community, we are improving environmental quality and health."
FRCE's industrial wastewater reduction and water conservation initiative competed against other environmental initiatives submitted by organizations throughout North Carolina. To be eligible for the P2 Award, entrants had to be ESI members. Lewis said this made the competition intense as all ESI members are expected to go above and beyond minimum environmental requirements.
"We were happy our efforts were deemed worthy of the award, especially with such a large group of organizations doing really exceptional things with their environmental programs in the state," said Lewis.
ESI is a voluntary program that recognizes and supports companies and facilities that display exemplary performance in reducing their environmental impact. FRCE has been a member for nearly 20 years.
According to Morgan, FRCE's ESI membership and other environmental efforts are driven by a strong sense of community shared by depot personnel. FRCE has been a fixture in eastern North Carolina since 1943. As the largest maintenance, repair, overhaul and technical services provider in the state, the depot employs more than 4,000 people who call North Carolina home.
"We all live and work here," said Morgan. "We all enjoy the natural resources of this area, and our resources are precious to us. Our staff consists of well educated, well trained professionals and they care about the environment. They care about our business, which is supporting the warfighter. At the same time, they want to do the right thing to protect our local area and our local community."
Both Morgan and Azok referred to this sense of community as one of the factors that led to FRCE joining ESI when the program was in its infancy. Azok cited the depot's proactive, aggressive environmental posture as instrumental to FRCE quickly achieving the highest level of membership, an elite designation for organizations that are committed to exemplary environmental performance beyond what is required by law.
"There are three levels within the ESI program: Partner, Rising Steward and Steward," said Azok. "Steward is the highest level. We earned the title of Steward in 2004. Not only is the depot the only Department of Defense facility serving as an ESI member, we were one of the earliest organizations in the entire state to achieve the level of Steward."
According to Azok, the process to achieve and maintain the level of Steward is rigorous.
"You have to prove that you have a very mature and comprehensive Environmental Management System," said Azok. "You have to show environmental objectives and demonstrate that you're meeting those objectives. It's not an easy task to achieve this level or maintain it. It takes a lot of work."
Lewis and Azok both named workforce participation as critical in sustaining the ESI Steward-level membership as well as other environmental programs and initiatives at the depot.
"The Environmental Division couldn't do this on its own," said Lewis. "We are not only maintaining our environmental programs, we are getting better each year and exceeding objectives. That requires engagement throughout our workforce. Luckily, we have a lot of boots on the ground. We have our program managers that are committed and on the ground working in the shops and departments. We have our artisans doing what they need to be doing."
Lewis said this focus on environmental stewardship begins on an employee's first day of work.
"It starts with new employee training," said Lewis. "All new employees receive training covering our environmental program and what everyone's responsibilities are. We try to make everything as easy as we possibly can in order to get that buy-in. If their responsibilities are unclear, or if the process of doing the right thing is difficult, people aren't going to participate."
Lewis and Azok both pointed to FRCE's successful environmental record as proof that employees are engaged and participating.
The depot has maintained a robust and versatile Environmental Management System for more than 18 years. FRCE was the first Department of Defense (DoD) facility to register a comprehensive system incorporating its entire facility. The depot's environmental program has sustained audits since November 2003, exceeding all requirements set by both the DoD and the Department of the Navy.
In addition to the P2Award, FRCE's environmental program has received the Secretary of Defense Environmental Award, two Secretary of Defense honorable mentions, eight Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Awards, four Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards, and two Sustainability Awards from the state. These accolades span more than two decades and highlight the maturity and professionalism of the depot's environmental program.
"In this day and age, everyone is aware of and thinking about environmental concerns," said Azok. "At FRCE, we are no different. We have focused on our environmental program for many, many years and we are committed to being good stewards of the environment. This award shows that we're doing everything we can to protect the environment."
FRCE is North Carolina's largest maintenance, repair, overhaul and technical services provider, with more than 4,000 civilian, military and contract workers. Its annual revenue exceeds $1 billion. The depot provides service to the fleet while functioning as an integral part of the greater U.S. Navy; Naval Air Systems Command; and Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers.
Learn more at www.navair.navy.mil/frce or https://www.facebook.com/FleetReadinessCenterEast.


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Antitrust Agencies Release Annual Reports
On April 1, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division issued their annual reports. The FTC report describes the Commission's accomplishments during the previous year, including its litigation in the healthcare industry, revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines issued jointly by the FTC and DOJ that provide more clarity and predictability for businesses, its report on privacy issues that proposes a framework for balancing consumer privacy with industry innovation, and its efforts to combat cross-border fraud by using the information-sharing provisions of U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006. The DOJ newsletter highlights the Antitrust Division's enforcement actions over the past year, including the filing of 60 criminal cases and obtaining fines in excess of $550 million against corporations and individuals, as well as its competition advocacy initiatives, including its activities relating to the agriculture industry.
Agencies Release Draft Guidance for ACOs
On March 31, 2011, the FTC and DOJ released a joint Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy governing accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act contemplates that ACOs – networks of healthcare providers sharing responsibility for patients – would manage the healthcare needs of Medicare beneficiaries and, potentially, those of commercially insured patients.
The agencies' recent guidance addresses the antirust implications of competing providers collaborating within an ACO by, among other things, applying a rule of reason analysis to activity by qualifying ACOs, establishing an antitrust "safety zone" for ACOs with a combined share of 30% or less of each common service within the primary service area, and providing guidance concerning agency review of ACOs that fall outside the safety zone. Public comments on the proposed rules will be accepted through May 31, 2011. Additional information is available from McGuireWoods here and here.
SEC Charges Brokerage Executives for Failing to Protect Confidential Customer Information
On April 7, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged three former brokerage executives with failing to protect confidential information about their customers. According to the SEC, the executives improperly transferred customer records to another firm during the winding down of their company's business operations. The record transfer violated Regulation S-P of the Securities Exchange Act (the Safeguard Rule) because the customers were not notified in advance and given reasonable time to opt out. This marks the first time the SEC has assessed financial penalties against individuals charged solely with violations of Regulation S-P.
Ban on Online Distributor Sales Not Permitted in EU
An advocate general (adviser) to the European Court of Justice recently opined that an absolute ban on Internet sales by a distributor will usually be an automatic infringement of EU competition law. Though this opinion was given in the context of selective distribution agreements, the same principle would apply to such a restriction included in other types of vertical (supplier/purchaser) agreements, such as exclusive distribution agreements. Additional information is available in our April 2011 EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter.
For more information, please contact the lawyers in the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Department at McGuireWoods.