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COVE REALTY of Nags Head, Inc. P.O. Box 967, Nags Head, NC 27959
252-441-6391, 800-635-7007 www.CoveRealty.com EMAIL: firstname.lastname@example.com
1. TRIP INTERRUPTION INSURANCE (or Travel Insurance) is an optional service that is calculated at 6.75% of the total trip cost and may be added at time of your reservation. Coverage is insured by CSA Travel Insurance and covers a variety of documentable reasons for being unable to make all or part of your vacation. For detailed information on coverage, please call CSA at 800-874-2442. HI and NY residents must contact CSA directly to order travel insurance. NOTE: Tenant's decision with respect to the purchase of the trip interruption insurance will affect tenant's rights in the event of a mandatory evacuation. INITIALS: ____
2. THE TENANT, and guest(s) of Tenant, shall comply with and abide by all Agent/Owner's existing and reasonable future rules and regulations, governing the use and occupancy of the premises and any common areas used about them. Tenant acknowledges to have read and agrees to the rules and regulations, contained herein. A) Tenant waives the right to withhold rent for any alleged deficiency in the premises or to otherwise claim that the property has been misrepresented to the Tenant either by Landlord or Agent. B) Tenant agrees to inspect property upon arrival and immediately report any damages, missing items, cleanliness issues, and/or weakness in structure that may result in injury to their family or guests. Tenant agrees to notify Agent thereof, and Tenant will indemnify Cove Realty of Nags Head, INC., Agent, and/or the Landlord for any injuries, accident or otherwise, that may be incurred or suffered upon the Premises for any cause whatsoever during the term of this lease. C) Tenant is responsible for all damages to the property resulting from their guests' accidents or negligence during the term of this lease. D) Personal property of Tenant in said Premises shall be and remain at Tenant's sole risk and neither Landlord or Agent shall be liable for any damages to or loss of such personal property arising from any acts of negligence of any other person or leaking of the roof or from bursting, leaking or overflowing of water, sewer, or steam pipes, or from heating or plumbing fixtures, or from the handling of electric wires, electric outlets, fixtures, or from any causes whatsoever. Neither shall the Landlord nor Agent be liable for any injury to the person of the Tenant or other persons in or about the premises. The Tenant expressly agrees to save the Landlord and Agent harmless in all such causes. E) Agent is not responsible for items left behind. Agent will attempt to locate Tenant's lost items and hold for 30 days before donating to charity. Tenant will be responsible for all shipping costs associated with returning lost items. Items will not be released to Tenant until all shipping fees are paid. INITIALS: ____
3. PAYMENTS: A valid credit card ofthe Leaseholder is required to reserve a property. Any special, discount,or negotiated rate must be done at time reservation is made. Noadjustments will be made to rent after property is reserved. A) TheVacation Rental Agreement must be completely signed and agreed to beforepayment can be accepted by Agent. B) The balance of any rent, taxes, andother fees is required 30 days prior to arrival date. Credit cardpayments made over the phone require a $20 processing fee. Reservationsmade within 30 days of arrival date must be paid in full, with credit card attime that property is reserved. Under no circumstances will a personalcheck be accepted within 30 days of arrival. All payments must be made inUS funds. A $25 NSF fee and $20 processing fee will be charged for eachreturned check. Remit payments to: PO BOX 967, Nags Head, NC 27959.
4. CANCELLATIONS/TRANSFERS: Tenant agrees that this lease or property may not be assigned or sublet. Breach of this condition shall result in termination of lease and forfeiture ofrent. ALL CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFERS MUST BE CONFIRMED IN WRITINGFROM LEASEHOLDER AND IS SUBJECT TO A 10% CANCELLATION FEE (10% of base rent)PLUS ANY LOSS OF RENT. After written notice is received by Agent, Agent will venture to re-rent the property for Leaseholder's week. A) If cottage is re-rented, Leaseholder will receive money paid towards the base rent, minus the 10% cancellation fee and any cottage extras such as a pet spray fee, linen package, and so forth. The guest is also responsible for any difference in rental rate when, and if, rental home re-rents. Money paid towards administration fee, travel insurance, and any other administration charges will not be refunded (over the phone credit card charges, NSF charges, etc.). B) If cottage is not re-rented, all money paid by tenant will be forfeited. C) Transfers can only be made for a different week in the same cottage for a $50 transfer fee. Transferring to a different property will result in a cancellation for the original lease and be subject to the terms of this paragraph. (Tax rates are calculated on current state and county rates at time of reservation. Tenant shall be responsible for any adjustment in tax rates at time of occupancy).
5. DAMAGE INSURANCE is included with your reservation and covers up to $500 in REPORTED accidental damage perstay. Accidental DAMAGES MUST BE REPORTED IN WRITING OR EMAILED TOAGENT at time of occurrence and before check-out to receive any coverage of insurance. If Agent discovers any damages, stains, or other issues that were not reported, Leaseholder's credit card on file will be charged for damages. Any intentional or malicious damage, extra cleaning, trash removal, arranging furniture from original position, cleaning of yard (cigarette butts, trash, dog feces), unnecessary expenditures (including nuisance maintenance calls where nothing is found to be wrong, court costs for expedited evictions, and so forth) incurred to property during the duration of this lease will be charged to the valid credit card provided by Leaseholder. Tenants will be responsible financially and legally for all phone, cable, and internet charges that are manually added by tenant during stay, including illegal downloads, upgrading services, ordering movies, long distance phone calls, and so forth. Damages, stains,or any other issues caused by pets are NOT covered by Damage Insurance and willbe charged to tenant's card on file. Agent receives a fee forproviding the Damage Insurance plan. INITIALS: _____
6. OCCUPANCY RESTRICTIONS: PREMISES TO BE USED SOLELY AS A PRIVATE DWELLING FOR THE OCCUPANCY OF TENANT AND TENANT'S FAMILY. During the term of this lease, Tenant is responsible for the property and action of guests. Occupancy limits are based on septic permits for each property, which is generally 2 per bedroom. Bedding DOES NOT necessarily represent the legal house occupancy. Children are counted towards occupancy limit unless under two and on diapers. Possession by fraud or misrepresentation or material breach of the terms of the vacation rental agreement results in termination of this tenancy. Breach of this lease agreement is grounds for expedited eviction without refund. (North Carolina General Statute's 42A-23.) Campers and motor homes are not permitted on the premises.
7. NON-FAMILY GROUPS PROHIBITED IN ALL RENTAL PROPERTIES unless specifically designated as a "non-family" cottage. Any reservation made as a "non-family" group is required to pay a $1,000 refundable security deposit. A non-family group is defined as young adults under the age of 26, high school students, college students or any other group-type or reunion situation. Properties are patrolled on a regular basis. No wedding groups, chaperoned, un-chaperoned, fraternities, school or civic groups allowed. ABSOLUTELY NO HOUSE PARTIES ALLOWED. ID's must be furnished if requested. Violation of the above will be grounds for expedited eviction with no refund except for the refund of such security deposits as may be required under the provisions of the Residential Tenant Security Deposit Act. The security deposit paid by the Tenant may be applied to actual damages caused by the Tenant and any other purposes permitted under the provisions of Article 6, Chapter 42 of the North Carolina General Statutes entitled "Residential Tenant Security Deposit Act." Violation of the above will also result in charges to the Leaseholder's credit card on file for all damages, eviction costs, and/or any other fees associated with the eviction of Tenant. NC Gen. Stat. 14-100 makes ita crime to obtain any rental unit under false pretenses. BYSIGNING THIS CONTRACT, YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE A FAMILY GROUP AND ARE AT LEAST26 YEARS OF AGE OR ARE A NON-FAMILY GROUP RESERVING A DESIGNATED"NON-FAMILY" COTTAGE AND AGREE TO PAY THE SPECIFIED DAMAGE DEPOSITFOR THAT "NON-FAMILY" COTTAGE. INITIALS: ____
8. TENANT DUTIES: Tenant agrees to comply with all obligations imposed by the North Carolina Vacation Rental Act on Tenant with respect to maintenance of the Premises, including but not limited to keeping the Premises as clean and safe as the conditions of the Premises permit and causing no unsafe or unsanitary conditions in the common areas and remainder of Premises that Tenant uses; and notifying Agent in writing of the need of replacement of or repair to smoke detector and replacing the batteries as needed during the tenancy. Tenant will not move or rearrange furniture or change the password/internet settings for Wi-Fi or any other electronic devices. Tenant agrees not to grill or light fireworks on any external wooden structure, such as decks, docks, gazebos, etc. Tenant agrees not to use the Premises for any activity or purpose that violates any criminal law or governmental regulation. Tenant's breach of any duty contained in this paragraph shall be considered material and shall result in termination of tenancy. Tenant is responsible for damages incurred during occupancy and if damage occurs it must be reported to Agent immediately. Failure to report damages will result in charges to Leaseholder's valid credit card on file. Tenant isexpected to leave premises undamaged and clean. Tenant will remove alltrash from within premises and dispose of trash in the proper receptacles.Trash cans outside must be left for pick-up and not overflowing with trash (lidmust be able to close) and/or have trash lying on top or around cans. If more trash is present than can fit in trash receptacles, tenant will need to bring extra trash to Cove's office and place in office's dumpster. Failure to leave cottage clean will result in charges to leaseholder's credit card provided for Peace of Mind Insurance. Linens are not included with the rental cottage, however, OPTIONAL LINEN PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHCOVE REALTY FOR A FEE; if interested in this option, please contact Cove's office. Toiletries, soaps, etc.are also not provided in cottage. All cottages are equipped fornormal housekeeping with dishes, silverware and glasses. HOTTUBS AND POOLS: Guests mustfollow and abide to all posted rules and regulations posted for hot tub andpool use. Infants and toddlers are not permittedin hot tubs. Parental supervision ismandatory. Pools and hot tubs are openfrom Memorial Day to Labor Day unless otherwise noted specifically for theproperty.
9. PETS are only permitted in specifically permitted cottages notated as "pet friendly" and dogs are the only pet permitted on Premises and only up to two dogs are allowed in "pet friendly" cottages. A pet spray fee must be paid to bring a pet to a "pet friendly" cottage. Dogs are not permitted on furniture, on or around pool areas, and hot tubs/spas. Pets discovered in a non-pet friendly home will be means for immediate eviction, loss of rent, and charges not limited to a pet spray fee of at least $150 and charges for any damages or extra cleaning resulting from the animal. Pets discovered in a pet-friendly cottage where tenant did not report bringing a pet will have that cottage's pet spray fee immediately charged to tenant's credit card on file. A pet fee will be charged to tenant's card on file if any evidence of a pet is found, including but not limited to, cleaner's discovery of animal hair, animal food, evidence of feces/urine, and so forth. Violation of any part of this pet policy will add tenant to Cove Realty of Nags Head's "do not re-rent" list. Cats, puppies, and all other pets are not permitted in "pet-friendly" cottages. Tenant is required to clean after dog in the cottage and the surrounding yard area (this includes picking up feces after your dog(s)). Pet damages, stains, or other costs related to Tenant's animal(s) are not covered by Damage Insurance and will be charged to Tenant's card on file.
10. SMOKING is NOT permitted in any cottage unless that cottage's description specifically states otherwise. Evidence of smoke fumes, ash deposits, burn holes, paraphernalia or any other type of evidence left behind inside cottage will be cause for an immediate charge of no less than $100 to tenant's credit card on file for cleanup and deodorization on the cottage. Cigarette butts, cigar remnants, and so forth must be cleaned up from the yard and other surrounding areas prior to checking-out.
11. Parking – No one is to park or drive on "grassy" or non-designated parking areas anywhere on the premises. Parking/driving on non-designated parking areas may cause damages to landscaping, fencing, and/or damage the drain field and septic areas. Damages to any parts of the yard due to parking/driving in non-designated parking areas, including septic and other damages to premises, are not covered by the Damage Insurance and will be charged to Tenant's card on file.
12. Lost & Found – Any personal items discovered to be left by a previous Tenant in a cottage will be held for 30 days and then donated to charity. Within a 30-day period, Leaseholder may pick up item(s) or have the item(s) delivered at cost of shipping. Item(s) will only be delivered after the shipping charge is paid for in full. Cove Realty of Nags Head, Inc. is not responsible for any left/lost items unable to be located.
13. FEES AND TAXES: Each reservation includes a $75 Damage Insurance Policy and $125 Administration Fee (These fees are not applicable for the SeaSide Inn). All fees are subject to NC Sales and County Occupancy Taxes, which are subjectto change. Tenant will be responsible for tax rate due at time ofcheck-in, which may differ from rate originally charged upon date of contract.
14. CHECK-IN TIME for allunits is 4:00 p.m. It is agreed that Agent or Landlord, their employees,or service personnel (for the purpose of clean-up and repair) may remain on thePremises until work is completed on the date this lease commences, and mayenter at 10:00 a.m. on the date this lease terminates. Tenant may notdrop off items, park cars or enter premises until notified by office that homeis ready for occupancy. During this lease, Tenant will admit Agent uponrequest to inspect property and will admit all repair people authorized byAgent for repair or maintenance of Premises.
15. CHECK-OUT TIME for all units is 10:00 a.m., where a $50 penalty will be charged for each hour thereafter. If tenant has not left the property by 12:00 p.m. of the day of check-out, tenant will be charged a rate of 1/7 the base rent as well as be responsible for all court costs and fees association with the tenant's immediate eviction. At expiration of this lease, tenant agrees to surrender possession of this property peaceably and without delay, in as good condition as it was at commencement of this lease. Once keys are returned to Agent, Tenant and guests may not re-enter property or occupy premises. Property should be left clean and in good order for the next Tenants. The Vacation Rental Act requires tenant to maintain dwelling unit such as: "Keep that part of the property which [Tenant] occupies and uses as clean and safe as the conditions of the property permit and cause no unsafe or unsanitary conditions in the common areas and remainder of the property that [Tenant] uses. Dispose of all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean and safe manner. Keep all plumbing fixtures in property or used by the Tenant as clean as their condition permits." Pick up dog feces, cigarette butts, and trash in yard. Clean grills if used. Return keys to office by 10:00 a.m. Tenant must report any accidental damage at or prior to check-out to avoid charges to credit card on file. INITIALS: ____
16. AFTER HOURS KEY PICK-UP isavailable to Tenant if reservation is paid in full, Vacation Rental Agreementis completely signed, and the Leaseholder has a valid credit card on file.
17. PROPERTY & MAINTENANCE: A) Extras: Televisions, DVD's, Stereos, telephones, grills, and so forth, herein called "extras," when advertised as available in or when supplied in a leased property are supplied at no extra charge as a convenience for use by Tenant and Tenant's guests. In the event of a malfunction or breakdown of "extras," Agent will have the "extra" repaired or replaced as fast as practical. Tenant agrees that there will be no refund for malfunction or breakdown of "extras." In the event of a malfunction of any other appliance or feature, including air conditioners, fireplaces, cable, or internet, Tenant must notify Agent so repair of malfunction can be made. Agent will expedite repair, but no refund of rent will be made. Owners' locked, personal storage areas are off limits at all times. Entry into these areas will result in immediate eviction and a charge to the leaseholder's credit card on file for any/all damaged and missing items.
18. AGENT DUTIES: Pursuantto provisions of NCGS 42A-11, it is hereby stated that in the event theLandlord cannot provide the premises described above in a fit and habitablecondition on the date the Tenant is to take possession, Tenant shall beentitled to a full refund only, unless travel insurance was offered anddeclined.
19. EXPEDITED EVICTION: If the tenancy created here under is for 30 days or less, the expedited eviction procedures set forth in The Vacation Rental Act will apply. Tenant may be evicted under such procedures if (i) holds over in possession after Tenant's tenancy has expired, (ii) commits a material breach of any provision of this Agreement (including any Addendum here to) that, according to its terms, would result in the termination of Tenant's tenancy;(iii) fails to pay rent as required by this agreement, (iv) has obtained possession of the premises by fraud or misrepresentation such as non-family group, pet, illegal usage, etc.
20. INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS; RIGHT OF ENTRY;ASSIGNMENT: Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Agent and owner from and against any liability for personal injury or property damage sustained by any person (including Tenant's guest) as a result of any cause unless caused by the negligent or willful act of Agent or the Owner or failure of Agent or the Owner to comply with The Vacation Rental Act; Tenant agrees the Agent, the Owner or their respective representatives may enter during reasonable hours to inspect the premises, to make such repairs, alterations or improvements there to as Agent or Owner may deem appropriate or to show the Premises to prospective purchasers. Tenant shall not assign this Agreement or sublet the Premises in whole or part without written permission of Agent.
21. TRANSFER OF PREMISES: 1) If the Owner voluntarily transfers the Premises, Tenant has the right to enforce this Agreement against the grantee of the Premises if Tenant's occupancy under this agreement is to end 180 days or less after the Grantee's interest in the Premises is recorded. If Tenant's occupancy is to end more than 180 days after such recordation, Tenant has no right to this agreement unless the Grantee agrees in writing to honor this Agreement. If the Grantee does not honor this Agreement, Tenant is entitled to a refund of all rent paid by Tenant (and other fees owed to third parties not already lawfully disbursed). Within 10 days after transfer of the Premises, the Grantee or the Grantee's Agent is required to: (i) notify Tenant in writing of the transfer of the Premises, the Grantee's name and address and the date the Grantee's interest was recorded; and (ii) advise Tenant whether Tenant has the right to occupy the Premises subject to the terms of this Agreement or receive a refund of any payments made by Tenant. 2) Upon termination of the Owner's interest in the Premises, whether by sale, assignment, death, appointment of a receiver or otherwise, the Owner, Owner's Agent, or Real Estate Agent is required to transfer all advance rent paid by Tenant (and other fees owed to third party not already lawfully disbursed) to the Owner's successor-in-interest within 30 days, and notify Tenant by mail of such transfer and of the transferee's name and address. However, if Tenant's occupancy under this Agreement is to end more than 180 days after recordation of the interest of the Owner's successor-in-interest in the Premises and the successor-in-interest has not agreed to honor this Agreement, all advance rent paid by Tenant (and other fees owed to third parties not already lawfully disbursed) must be transferred to Tenant within 30 days. 3) If the Owner's interest in the Premises is involuntarily transferred prior to Tenant's occupancy of the Premises, the owner is required to refund to Tenant all advance rent paid by Tenant (and other fees owed to third parties not already lawfully disbursed) within 60 days after the transfer.
22. MANDATORY EVACUATION: If stateor local authorities order a mandatory evacuation of an area that includes thePremises, Tenant shall comply with the order. Upon compliance, Tenantwill be entitled to a refund of the prorated rent for each night that tenant isunable to occupy the Premises because of the order. However, Tenantwill not be entitled to a refund if, prior to taking possession of thePremises, Tenant refused Travel Insurance offered by agent that would havecompensated Tenant for losses or damages resulting from loss of use of thePremises due to a mandatory evacuation.
23. ACTS OF GOD/ Construction Noise: Neither Owner nor Agent shall be liable for events beyond their control which may interfere with Tenant's scheduled occupancy, including but not limited to Acts of God, acts of governmental agencies, strikes, terrorism, war, inclement weather, flooding, construction noise from nearby sites, and so forth. NO REBATE OR REFUND will be offered in these circumstances.
24. TRUST ACCOUNT – Any advance payments made by Leaseholder shall be deposited in a trust account with PNC Bank in Nags Head. Tenant agrees that any advance payment may be deposited in an interest-bearing account and that any interest there on shall accrue for the benefit of Cove Realty of Nags Head, Inc. as it occurs and as often as is permitted by the terms of the account.
25. DISBURSEMENT OF RENT AND THIRD PARTY FEES: Tenant understands that Agent may disburse up to fifty percent of the rent prior to Tenant's occupancy of the Premises and the balance of the rent upon the commencement of the tenancy or material breach of this agreement by the Tenant or as otherwise permitted under the Vacation Rental Act. Tenant authorizes Agent to disburse, prior to Tenants occupancy of the Premises, any fees set forth here in payable to Agent for reservation, transfer or cancellation of Tenant's tenancy.
26. PRINTING ERRORS: Tenant agrees that Agent is not responsible for any errors and omissions found in the Agent's brochure or internet site.
27. DISPUTES: This Agreement shall begoverned by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of NorthCarolina, and shall be treated as though it were executed in the County ofDare, State of North Carolina. Any action relating to this Agreementshall be instituted and prosecuted only in the Dare County Superior Court,North Carolina. By signing of this lease, Tenant is consenting to thejurisdiction stated in this paragraph.
28. COURT COSTS AND FEES: Lease holder's credit card provided for Peace of Mind insurance will be charged for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees incurred because of any breach of this lease by Tenant or Tenant's guests.
29. VIRTUAL SIGNATURES: Yourconfirmation number shall serve as Your electronic signature and be bound bythe same manner as if You had otherwise ordinarily executed thisdocument. An electronic signature will constitute agreeing to allparagraphs requiring confirmation by initials.
30. If a court of competent jurisdiction shallfind any portion of this lease invalid, such decision shall have no effect onthe remainder of this lease.
COVE REALTY of Nags Head, Inc. P.O. Box 967, Nags Head, NC 27959
252-441-6391, 800-635-7007 www.CoveRealty.com EMAIL: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cove Realty of Nags Head, Inc. includes damage insurance on every reservation. This insurance covers REPORTEDUNINTENTIONAL DAMAGES in up to $500.00 per stay. In accordance toparagraph 5 of the Vacation Rental Agreement, accidental damages MUST BEREPORTED IN WRITING OR EMAIL to Agent at time of occurrence and before check-out in order to receive coverage. Any damages, stains, or other issues that are not reported will be charged to Leaseholder's credit card on file. The Leaseholder's credit card will be charged for, and not limited to, any intentional or malicious damage, extra cleaning, trash removal, arranging furniture from original position, extra cleaning of yard (cigarette butts, trash, dog feces), and/or unnecessary expenditures (including nuisance maintenance calls where nothing is found to be wrong, court costs for expedited evictions, etc.) during the duration of this lease.
Damages, stains, and othercleaning due to pets are not covered by the Damage Insurance and will becharged to card on file.
"I, ___________________________________________ (Printed name of Leaseholder), am agreeing to the terms of the Damage Insurance and acknowledge that I have read and understand the aforementioned conditions of the insurance. I agree that my credit card information is, and will remain, valid throughout my reservation's lease dates. I am aware that any unintentional damages not reported to Cove Realty by either me or my guests will not be covered by the Damage Insurance and be charged to my credit card on file."
* By signing thisagreement, you are stating that you are a family group and above the age of26. Non-family groups are not eligible for Damage Insurance and must paya security deposit of $1,000.
Agent receives a fee forproviding Damage Insurance.
** If you do not wish to providecredit card information through the mail, please call us at 1-800-635-7007 andwe can take your information over the phone. However, you will still needto fill out your printed name, signature, and date in the space provided onthis form and submit it to our office.
Reservation ID Number: _ _ _ __ Printed Name on Card: _________________
Signature: _____________________________________ Date:_____________
Street Address for Card: _________________________ Zip Code for Card: _ _ _ _ _
Credit Card Number: _ _ _ _ - _ __ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ Exp.Date: _ _ / _ _
(OnlyFill Out Card Information if a Credit Card was not used to pay forreservation)
Circle: VISA MasterCard Discover 3Digit Security Code (CVC Code): _ _ _
COVE REALTY of Nags Head, Inc. P.O. Box 967, Nags Head, NC 27959
252-441-6391, 800-635-7007 www.CoveRealty.com EMAIL: email@example.com
Linen & Towel Packages
Dear Future Guest,
Thank you for choosing Cove Realty as yourvacation rental company. As a convenience to our tenants, we now offer anoptional linen and towel rental package, which will give you the option to havelinens and towels supplied for every bed and person in your party. Included in this package, you will find sheets, pillow cases, towels, handtowels and washcloths. Crib sheets will not be provided in this package. If you choose this option, one or more bags of linens and/or towels will bewaiting for you at your cottage or will be brought to you shortly after youarrive. Moneysworth makes every effort to deliver all rental items by 6:30pm onyour check-in day. Please keep in mind that Saturday and Sunday are theirbusiest days. If you have not received your items by 6:30pm, please feel freeto contact our office or on our afterhours line at (252) 573-9279. Also,we will be offering other items such as gas grills, rollaway beds, high chairs,boogie boards and more. You will find the complete list and pricing attachedand may check any that you would like to rent for your weekly vacation.
Upon checking out, you will then place all items into the bags that youinitially received, and place them outside so that our company may pick them uponce you depart from your rental cottage.
As the pricing for each linen package varies, please access our website at www.coverealty.comand click "View a List of All OurProperties" (located in the upper right portion of the homepage). Onthis page, scroll down until you find the cottage you will be renting and clickon it. The page that now comes up is your selected cottage's private webpage. From here, scroll down to "Available Extras" where youwill find an amenity called "Optional Linen Package" as well as thepricing for that property's package. Please take intoconsideration that the current North Carolina tax rate will apply to these linenpackages.
If you would like to add this optional package to your reservation, please fillout the information below and return it with your lease. We will enterthis information in your reservation and your final payment will reflect thesecharges. If you have any further questions about our optional linenpackage, please contact us at 1.800.635.7007 or email us at email@example.com
Please Indicate: [ ] YES - Iwould like the Linen Package
[ ] NO - Ido not want the Linen Package
Optional Items For Rental Home
Cove Realty can provide a variety of rental equipment to make your trip to the Outer Banks a bit more convenient. From beach items like chairs and umbrellas, baby equipment, water sports equipment, and more, we've got you covered! For more information, please contact Cove Realty for a list of items and pricing!
ReservationNumber:_________________ Cottage Number: ______________
Date ofArrival: __________________


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Stevan P. Layne, CPP, CIPM, CIPI
Mr. Layne is the Founding Director of the IFCPP and CEO of Layne Consultants International. He has served as a Police Chief, Public Safety Director, and Museum Security Director. He presently serves on the ASIS Museum, Library, and Cultural Properties Council and the AAM Museum Association Security Committee. He is the author of the Cultural Property Protection Manual and the Business Survival Guide and co-author of Suggested Practices in Museum Security.
Steve is currently involved in the scripting, directing, and production of the Security Officer Training Guide, an action video series of training programs emphasizing protection of cultural institutions. He has previously produced media productions for business, government, and industry as well as numerous articles for national publications. He has provided protection planning, risk assessment, system design and training for over 350 cultural and public institutions across the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Steve is a leading presenter and keynote speaker at over 50 national conferences and business symposiums annually. He is the guiding force behind CIPM, CIPS, CIPT, and CIPI certification programs.
He has served as an instructor for the National Crime Prevention Institute, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, National Park Service, ASIS, ALA, and AAM national and regional conferences. Steve is a graduate of the FBI's Police Management Program, the U.S. Army's Infantry Officer Candidate School, and Career Officer Military Police School. Mr. Layne resides in Nokomis, Florida.
Douglas McGrew, CIPM II, CIPI, CSSP
Mr. McGrew is the newly appointed Director of the Central Campus Security Services for The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety. Mr. McGrew began his tenure with The Ohio State University as the Senior Security Supervisor assigned to the Wexner Center for the Arts in August of 2005. Now, having worked his way through Security Manager and Assistant Security Director, Mr. McGrew actively pursues new initiatives and continuing education. Not only is Mr. McGrew a host and graduate of the second Certified Institutional Protection Instructor course; he also recently obtained the certification (CSSP) with the University of Southern Mississippi's National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security program (NCS4). Mr. McGrew continues to support the IFCPP teaching at regional and national conferences.
Steven C. Millwee, CPP
Mr. Millwee is one of the highest rated speakers and court certified experts on workplace violence, negligent security and employment screening. He was the 2002 President of ASIS International and its 2003 Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is the author of two screenplays slated for feature film release in the coming months and creator of two truTV docudramas based on his real-world experience in workplace violence and infamous murder cases. Mr. Millwee is the author of The SecurTest System of over 330 applicant and employment questionnaires and the only background investigation authentication tool that is patent pending called SecurHomeland at iReviewNow.com.
With over 6,000 employers using his one-of-a-kind biographical questionnaires and services, he has created questionnaires for both the private and government sectors including questionnaires to investigate unsolved murders, workplace theft, sexual harassment, and track registered sex offenders. As one of the leading consultants in human resources and security management,
He is the instructor used by the Department of Homeland Security for its workplace violence prevention training. Mr. Millwee has testified as an expert witness in the fields of workplace violence, negligent hiring, retention, screening, security, polygraph, use of force, security officer and management procedures and practices, failure to warn, and police procedures. He is a crisis management consultant to many American corporations conducting violence and threat assessments. He is the author of SecurViolence and SecurThreat, custom threat assessment questionnaires. He is also the author of two questionnaires, SecurHarass, for helping employers conduct investigations of sexual harassment complaints.
He was a founding member of the editorial board of Loss Prevention Professional. Previously, Mr. Millwee was the lead detective in the Unsolved Murder Unit of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Millwee formerly was with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. The author of The Threat From Within: Workplace Violence, other books and numerous articles, he is the president and CEO of SecurTest, Inc. He is author of SecurThreat, the 260 point threat assessment checklist, and countless articles on negligent hiring, retention, security and workplace violence.
William J. Powers III, CIPM II, CIPI
Mr. Powers is Director of Facilities at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. He also serves as a Captain with the Berkshire County Sheriff's Uniform Branch, and is the former the Facilities Manager at The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA (1980 to 1995). Bill is a certified Instructor and frequently lectures on cultural property protection at cultural facilities and colleges.
He holds a 5th degree black belt in the martial arts, holds a Master Level Teaching Certificate in martial arts, and is an active member of several national associations, including the American Society for Industrial Security; the American Association of Museums, the National Fire Protection Association, the New England Museum Association, the Association for Facilities Engineering, the Museum Association Security Committee, and the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection. He was recently appointed as Vice President of the ASIS Museum, Library and Cultural Property Council.
Bill was one of the first IFCPP members to host a Regional CIPS Certification Workshop, and continues to contribute valuable assistance to the Foundation. He currently serves as the IFCPP Sergeant At Arms, self-defense & use of force expert, and regular instructor.
Mark C. Peterson, CIPT, CIPI
Mr. Peterson is Principal of M. C. Peterson & Associates and Senior Consultant for Layne Consultants International. Mr. Peterson has more than 30 years of experience in the design, specification, deployment, and project management of large-scale integrated security solutions including: smart cards, intrusion detection, physical access control, video surveillance, and communications systems. Mr. Peterson regularly provides technology and design counsel to end-users, as they work to migrate to new secure access control and identification technologies.
He currently serves as chairman of SIA's Security Application Standards subcommittee, Senior Design Director for LCI, IFCPP Technology Advisor, and member of The Protection Alliance.
James Sellevaag, PSP, CIPM II, CIPI
Mr. Sellevaag is a regular instructor of IFCPP certification courses, and currently works for a large consulting and engineering firm. Jim previously served as the Head of Security at the Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens in Washington DC. Prior to his time at Hillwod he worked in the hospitality industry with Marriott International, both at the hotel property level as well as at Marriott's corporate headquarters on the security planning team for new hotels. Jim holds PSP certification with ASIS International, and the CIPM and CIPI certifications with the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection.
Steve Woolley, CIPM
Mr. Woolley is Principal of 98-2 Enterprises, LLC, and was one of eight Founding Trustees of The Wild Life Experience Museum in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Woolley was also one of the early Executives of RE/MAX International Inc. from its early start up concept to the industry leader. He is a highly principled leader with extensive experience in business systems development, human resources, business planning & design, marketing & branding, advertising, business continuity, recruiting, training, and organizational efficiency.
He currently serves on several professional boards, including: The International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Advisory Board; Past Youth Advisor Council Member for his church; Past District Commissioner Venture, and Varsity Age (Douglas County) Council Boy Scouts of America (Volunteer Position).
In 2007, Steve was appointed as the Chairman of Safe2Tell, a ground-breaking youth violence prevention initiative started in Colorado. Steve is a "grass roots" leader with unique executive experience. Mr. Woolley has participated in IFCPP since its inception as a valued leader, presenter, and advisor.

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Dan Walters: A mushroom bill on home care workers may backfire
At any given moment, dozens of comatose bills float around the Legislature – vessels to be filled with whatever the powers-that-be want to enact quickly and semi-clandestinely.
A journalistic wag once dubbed them "mushroom bills" because they grow in the dark, nurtured in excrement, and sprout just long enough to be passed, sometimes within hours.
They often pop up as "trailer bills," so named because they supposedly implement the state budget. But it's a common – albeit unethical – practice for legislators to load them up with stuff that has little or nothing to do with the budget and get them passed quickly before opposition develops.
This year was no exception as new issues surfaced in budget trailer bills.
One, giving the state Coastal Commission the power to levy fines, had been rejected by the Assembly but was enacted anyway by making it part of a trailer bill. Another – clearly a sop to the California Teachers Association – limits financial reserves in local school districts, thereby putting more money on the table for negotiations.
And so forth.
On June 15, 1999, a comatose bill was amended to declare that hundreds of thousands of hitherto independent home care aides for the aged and infirm in a program called In-Home Supportive Services would become public employees and thereby subject to union representation.
The Senate passed it that day – without hearings or even an analysis of its provisions – and the Assembly followed suit the next day, sending it to then-Gov. Gray Davis, who had been elected governor eight months earlier with strong union support, for a signature.
It was the biggest victory for union expansion in California since public employees gained collective bargaining rights a quarter-century earlier, and it mirrored union-sponsored decrees for IHSS workers in other states.
One was in Illinois, where an IHSS worker, with support from an anti-union organization, challenged having to pay union dues. Years later, having wound its way through the courts, the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
The court declared last week that IHSS workers cannot be compelled to pay union dues because they are not truly public employees since they are chosen by the people they assist, most often relatives, with cleaning, cooking and other household chores.
It was a fairly narrow decision that may – or may not – lead to a broader ban on "agency shop" dues non-members must pay to unions. But even if doesn't expand, it's a potentially huge financial blow to the unions – the Service Employees International Union particularly – that rely on decrees from friendly politicians to build their memberships rather than old-fashioned persuasion.
And it's a cautionary footnote about mushroom bills sprouting in the night.


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CrossFit Terms
CrossFit Terms – Deciphering the Whiteboard
We've all been there: you anxiously wait until the clock strikes the magic hour of 8 pm and the WOD for the next day is posted. You refresh Wodify hoping to see things you can actually do when low and behold there's all this gibberish.. TGU x2 @ 65% AMRAP 10 .. uh.. what? No fears.. we've put together a list of terms and their definitions to help you out.
A little hint: to search this list use CTRL or CMD + F on your keyboard to find what you need!
CrossFit Terms
Ab Mat – A soft leather cushion placed in the small of your back as you work through those sit ups. Give it a wipe after, they can get a little sweaty! (Guide)
Affiliate – Officially attached to the CrossFit organization. An affiliated gym is recognized by CrossFit to have passed their six stage application process. Affiliation is only given to those who have become CrossFit certified trainers.
Air Squat / AS – A squat with just your body weight for resistance. Throw your hand's forwards to use your upper body as the perfect counterweight as you squat. Make sure that hip crease passes below the knee! (Guide)
Airdyne / Assault Bike – An essential piece of equipment that's effective for beginners right through to high performing athletes. The Airdyne / Assault bike uses air for resistance and can be used for interval training as well as recovery.
As Many Rounds As Possible / AMRAP – Your WOD is going to have a fixed time and you'll have to complete as many rounds of the prescribed movements in that time. Keep track of your rounds, it's easy to lose count!
As Fast As Possible / AFAP – Get the rounds and reps done as fast as you can. "For Time" may well be used in place of AFAP. Occasionally used as "As Far As Possible" in some programming.
Ass To Grass / ATG – Breaking parallel and full depth are two different things. Ass to grass denotes getting your behind as close to the deck as possible. Why? It helps with getting comfortable when trying to get "out of the hole" and the increased depth demands more work from your legs. Achieving this depth must not come at a cost of form, pay close attention to your movement and if "butt wink" is observed, seek some advice from your coach. (Source)
Athlete – That will be you. The guy or girl that turns up session after session in search of continued progression. (Motivation)
Atlas Stones – A strongman movement that has made appearances in CrossFit competitions. The movement involves a heavy concrete "atlas" (a big ball of concrete) being lifted from the floor and passed over the shoulders. (Article) (Guide)
Back Squat / BS – A squat performed with the barbell placed across your shoulders behind your neck. Keeping a neutral spine, you should descend and ascend in a straight line, bending at the knees. Full range of motion is expected to count the rep. The hip crease must fall below the knee. (Guide)
Bar Facing Burpee / BFB – A burpee that is completed facing the bar finishing the rep with a two-footed jump over the bar to the other side. Standards can be found here.
Bar Muscle Up / BMU – A muscle up that is completed using the bar. See "muscle up" for a video guide.
Bear Complex – The bear complex consists of 1 power clean, 1 front squat, 1 push press, 1 back squat & 1 push press. All completed without letting go of the bar.
Bench Press / BP – A compound lift that focuses on upper body strength. The bench press is responsible for glistening pectoral muscles and tight fitting T-Shirts. (Guide)
Body Weight / BW – Used as a way of measuring your progress should weight loss/gain be a personal goal. Body weight workouts are also very popular where your body weight is the only resistance needed across different movements.
Box Jump / BJ – Box jumps are an athletic movement working on explosive power. Reps will consist of different heights; 12 inches, 18 inches, 20 inches, 24 inches and 30 inches. A rep will begin with a two-footed stance with no momentum from a run-up. Athletes may also "Build" a box out of weight plates to a height they are comfortable using. True Core CrossFit also has several "soft" boxes. (Guide)
Box Jump Over / BJO – Much the same as the box jump but the repetition is counted once you have passed over the box to the opposite side to where you started. Full hip extension at the top of the movement is not necessary here.
Bro Reps – CrossFit movements have strict standards to ensure consistency across the board. A "bro rep" is a repetition that is counted but does not meet the guidelines. Josh Bridges performance in 16.4 caused Bro rep outrage!
Bumper Plates – Created using thick, hard rubber which allows a loaded bar to be dropped from a height without the risk of damaging the plates. You'll find that most boxes use black plates and competitions will have colors to allow for easier identification. Be careful with your fingers, these bite!
Burpee Box Jump Over / BBJO – A repetition starts with a box facing burpee then, as you stand you upwards, you explode onto the box in front of you and then jump down the other side. 1 rep down. Box heights may vary. Full hip extension at the top of the box is not often required for this movement.
Burpees – A gymnastic movement that frequently appears in CrossFit programming and the main ingredient in some horrific WODs. Starting from a standing position, you'll bend down, placing your hands beneath your chest as you extend your legs backwards into a plank. From here you perform a push up before bringing your legs back towards your hands. Place your feet and then finish the rep in the upright position with a small jump and your hands together above your head. These get pretty ugly as the reps go on. (Guide)
Butterfly Pull-ups – The butterfly is a movement that uses the downward momentum of a pull up to aid in efficiency and speed. It's the fasted method to cycle through the reps but tricky to master! (Guide)
Buy In – A workout with a "buy in" will have exercises that are completed prior to the workout itself but will be included in your time/score.
C2 / Erg – The Concept 2 Rowing Machine. This rowing machine is most popular throughout CrossFit boxes. Some of my darkest CrossFit moments have been spent aboard a C2 rower. Try a max effort 500 m, let me know how it goes. Shudders.
Calluses – CrossFit workouts are very intense on your hands. Over time your skin will build up hard spots around your palms. I use this callus removal tool + moisturizer when needed. Your hands will get used to the movements over time.
Cash Out – A workout with a "cash out" will have exercises that are completed after the workout itself but will be included in your time/score.
Chalk – If you see big white clouds, you've used too much. The addition of chalk when necessary will provide extra grip for all movements.
Chest To Bar / CTB / C2B – One of the variations of pull-up used in CrossFit workouts. A chest to bar requires greater power and strength given the increased range of motion required for your chest to touch the bar and count the rep. These reps can be carried out in a strict, kipping or butterfly movement. (Guide)
Chin Up / CU – Hold onto the bar with a supinated grip (palms facing your body). From a full extended position, you'll pull with everything you've got until your chin passes above the bar. 1 down, 49 to go. (Guide)
Chipper – This title is given to a particular type of WOD with lots of repetitions across varying movements. You start at the buzzer and chip away at the reps until you finish.
Clean – An Olympic weightlifting movement that requires speed, power and coordination to move the equipment from the ground to the front rack position. A key movement that develops your strength and explosive power and when combined with good flexibility, agility and balance, showcases an impressive feat of strength. (Guide)
Clean & Jerk – Predominantly performed with a barbell, this movement is a composite of two weightlifting movements, the clean and the jerk – pushing the barbell overhead while also dropping underneath of the bar. The movement is finished when the athlete stands straight up in full locked out position. With good form and proper technique, this movement is an effective element to any fitness program. (Guide)
Cluster – A barbell movement that involves a squat clean into a thruster. Each repetition starts from the ground. (Guide)
Coach – Your go-to guy or gal when you hit a session. Full of wisdom, experience and advice for all things CrossFit.
Complex – A strength circuit consisting of a set of two or more barbell movements completed without letting go of the barbell.
CrossFit Box – A second home for many. This is where you will find the CrossFit community. The name stems from the tradition that "Boxes" are found in industrial units.
CrossFit Games – An annual, worldwide competition that any CrossFitter can enter. Where will you place? 324,000 people registered in 2016.
CrossFit HQ – Founded by Greg Glassman. The first ever CrossFit gym located in Santa Cruz, California. From here CrossFit.com's daily workout is masterminded using his CrossFit methodology.
CrossFit Journal – An internal publication priced at $25 a year for unlimited access. Here you can find information on inspirational stories, CrossFit news, workouts, movements and more.
CrossFit Total – The sum of your heaviest lifts in the squat, shoulder press and deadlift. You get three attempts at each lift. This is one of the heavier benchmark WODs. (Article)
Dave Castro – an ex Navy SEAL and the mastermind of The CrossFit Games.
Deadlift / DL – One of three powerlifting exercises that CrossFit makes essential in its programming. You, the athlete will take a loaded barbell from the ground to the hips in a one smooth, red faced, vein popping movement. (Guide)
DNF – Did not finish. This happens, everyone has off days, right? I make note of every workout I DNF and make sure I go back at it in a few weeks.
DNS – Did not start. It happens. Don't take too long putting on your lifters, shin skins, lifting belt, wraps, hairband & gloves. The buzzer waits for no man/woman/personal protective equipment.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness / DOMS – As the name suggests, muscle soreness that gets you a couple of days later after those energetic squats. Stairs may be a struggle but you'll live. Have a good stretch if you have time. I would recommend ROMWOD.
Double Unders / DU – With a jump rope a DU consists of the rope passing through two rotations to every one jump. A great measure of conditioning and composure. Let the speed of the rope come from your wrists, not your shoulders to help reduce fatigue. (Guide)
Every Minute on the Minute / EMOM – A programming method where you will perform an exercise/set/reps every 60 seconds. You should typically work for 45 of the seconds and rest for 15 of the seconds.
Fire-Breather – A term given to those athletes at the top of their game that rinse through workouts like it's a warm up. A term given only to those that put the hours in, day and night to perform unholy acts of physical prowess.
Foam Roller – Doesn't it sound lovely and soft? Sit on one of these after a few squats, you'll tell me otherwise. A tool that'll find every sensitive spot as you elegantly roll around on the floor. The technical term is Myofascial release achieved using your new found friend, the foam roller. (Guide)
Front Squat / FS – A squat performed with the barbell resting across the front of your shoulders. The key to a comfortable front squat is having your elbows in line with your shoulder muscles to alleviate stress on your wrists. Good flexibility through your hips and ankles is also essential. (Guide)
Full Locked Out Position – The standard for a finished movement, typically knees, hips and back are in a straight line. If it is an overhead movement then arms are also straight.
Games Competitor – The creme de la crème of CrossFit athletes. 40 men and women each year earn this title as they head to the games to compete for the title of "Fittest On Earth".
General Physical Preparedness / GPP – The basic CrossFit methodology generally defined as preparing an athlete for any and all physical requirements they might face in and out of the gym. It's being prepared for heavy deadlifts as well as not being the first to get eaten during a zombie apocalypse.
GHD Sit-Ups – An extreme sit up using the glute ham developer. The movement involves you reaching for the ground behind you/overhead and then exploding through the movement to touch your toes. Abs like slabs in no time. (Guide)
Gloves – For athletes in competition, professionals who require smooth hands and those that dislike tears, blisters and rips, gloves for CrossFit are necessary. AthleteVibe.com compiled a post about the best CrossFit gloves, take a look!
Goblet Squats – A squat that involves holding a weight close to your chest at chest height. Kettlebells are frequently used for goblet squats in CrossFit programming. (Guide)
Greg Glassman – The evil professor. Owner and creator of all things CrossFit. He created programming that prepared his athletes for the "unknown & unknowable".
Ground To Over Head / GTOH / G2OH – A repetition consists of getting a weight from the floor to overhead in any manner you wish. Some movements to achieve this could be a power snatch, power clean and push jerk or the clean & jerk whatever you feel comfortable with.
Gymnastics – Described as a set of exercises that display your ability in physical agility and coordination. CrossFit uses many gymnastic movements; an example would be the muscle up. Many of the elite (Fire-breathers) have gymnastic backgrounds which lay great foundations for CrossFit.
Hand Release – A push-up variation where you must release your hands from the ground as your chest and hips touch. You then place your hands back down and complete the rep. To see the push-up standard check out the guide referenced here. (Guide) (Article)
Handstand Push-Up / HSPU – A test of your body's ability to press your own body weight as resistance. Find a comfortable position for your hands, a rep starts with full extension, lowering your body until your head reaches a platform in line with your hands and finishes as you press out for one rep. (Guide)
Hero WOD's – CrossFit Hero workouts are the toughest workouts done in memory of fallen heroes.
HIIT – High-intensity interval training. A training technique where your work time is short but in "intense" intervals. Try rowing for 30 seconds max effort followed by 30 seconds rest (on the C2 this is a "Custom workout").
Hollow Rocks – A tough gymnastic movement that is easier said than done. With your hands and feet in the air, you have to move through a rocking motion whilst keeping your arms and legs in position. (Guide)
Hook Grip – The hook grip is a method of gripping the barbell. You will grip your thumb between the bar and your fingers. It takes some time to learn and be prepared for sore thumbs (it gets easier) but once that bar is locked in, it can only go where you want it to! (Article)
IIFYM – If it fits your macros. This is a popular dieting method where you can eat a "flexible" range of foods as long as your intake is within your prescribed macro-nutrient numbers for a given time period. (FAQ)
Kettlebell / KB – A rather large and very dense object. You'll be swinging this around to either shoulder height (Russian swing) or above the head (American swing). If you are rattling through many reps with pumped forearms, chalk up as things can get tricky as you fatigue. CrossFit Invictus has written a great post about kettlebell swings you can find here.
Kettlebell Swings / KBS – Two variations. The American kettlebell swing will have you take the kettlebell from your standing position to directly overhead with the bottom of the KB facing the ceiling. Russian kettlebell swings are slightly less taxing with the repetition finishing as the KB passes shoulder height. (Guide)
Kinesio Tape – A popular method of rehabilitative taping used among CrossFitters. The taping promotes the body's natural healing process whilst giving stability and support to the affected muscles and joints. This tape comes recommended from personal use. (Taping Guide)
Kipping – The use of your body's motion to aid in completing a repetition. A common point of conversation between CrossFitter's versus everyone else. Efficient and effective kipping requires coordination and timing; when mixed with your strength and power you'll unlock rep ranges you thought were a distant dream. (Guide)
Lifters – Weight Lifting Shoes. They offer stability with a drop from heel to toe. The platform of the shoe allows you to squat deeper with an increased range of motion of the ankle which is highly beneficial when squatting, jerking and snatching. If they don't make you lift heavier, at least you look good in heels eh lads?
Lunge – Placing one foot in front of the next ensuring that the trailing knee makes contact with the ground to count the rep. There are many variations of lunges including front rack, dumbbell and overhead. Overhead lunges were the choice of lunge in the CrossFit Open workout 16.1. (Guide)
Macro's – Short for macro-nutrients. There are three major macro-nutrients required in a humans diet for optimal health: proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
Max Effort / ME – Give whatever it is, everything that you have got. Everything. If this is cardio based this is where you will find a real battle between your mind and your body. Max effort can also be used for strength based movements. Don't sacrifice that perfect form though!
Medicine Ball – The piece of equipment you use for wall balls. For men it's typically prescribed as 20lbs and women 14lbs. (Wall Ball Standards)
Metcon – Metabolic conditioning. This is the structured pattern of work & rest periods to provoke the desired reaction from your body. Here we are looking to maximize the efficiency of a particular energy system.
Mobility – Your mobility will affect your ability to carry out many of the CrossFit fundamental movements efficiently. Consistent stretching and range of motion work are necessary to increase your body's mobility. Kelly Starrett has a mobility guide for the majority of your body; check out his YouTube channel.
Muscle Up – A gymnastic movement where you will move through a pull up to a dip in one smooth movement. Here technique prevails as the movement once mastered will allow for fluid reps. Try and get your hips as close to the bar in the upwards movement before exploding through to the bottom of the dip. (Guide)
No Rep – A repetition that does not meet the CrossFit standards. Example are squatting where the hip crease does not pass below the knee or a pull up where your chin does not pass the bar from which you hang. Respect your judge, their say is final.
Open Gym – A part of most boxes programming where time is allocated for you to use the facility to work on anything you wish. This is a great time to attack weaknesses in your CrossFit performances.
Overhead Squat / OHS – Because squatting isn't hard enough… We add a barbell overhead to make things that much harder. The overhead squat is a measure of strength and flexibility.
Paleo – A popular nutrition program donned by many CrossFitter's around the world. In short, it's eating like our ancestors did. Think caveman. If he/she didn't eat it, then neither can you. Check out this guide over at Nerd Fitness, it covers everything you'll need to know. Do you need to eat like this to be good at CrossFit? Nope!
Parallettes – A tool that can be used to dial in some great strength training using just your body-weight. You can use them for push ups, dips and more advanced movements. If you don't know what they look like, check them out here.
Personal Best/PB & Personal Record/PR – Completely personal to you. This is your BEST weight lifted, quickest time or the most number of reps you could achieve. Personal bests are set to be broken; keep note of yours to unlock that feel good moment in months to come when you beat it!
Pistols – One legged squats but with a cool name. A tricky movement to master but with practice you'll get it! Good ankle mobility here is key to keeping your center of gravity over your heels. (Guide)
Pood – A Russian measurement of mass commonly used for kettlebells. 1 Pood is equal to approximately 16.38 kilograms.
Power Clean/PC & Power Snatch/PS – The power part refers to you being so damn strong that you throw the weight around and complete the rep without having to break parallel (hip crease below the knee). PC – moving the bar from the ground to front rack and PS – moving the bar from ground to overhead in one fluid movement.
Pukie The Clown – A CrossFit mascot that depicts a clown that has pushed the physical boundaries thus making themselves ill. This great article addresses Pukie and his mate Uncle Rhabdo, I suggest you have a read.
Push Press / PP – Start with the bar in the front rack position but with the elbows pointed slightly downward.A push press is a strict press but with a little help from your legs to get the bar moving. Your feet should be firmly planted on the ground whilst your arms and shoulders send the bar above your head to complete the rep. As your shoulders fatigue, you can utilize other muscle groups to work through the last couple of reps. Gains. (Guide) (Article) This lift is typically taken from the rack.
PVC Pipe – The PVC pipe is a near weightless object (similar dimensions to that of a barbell, so very relevant) that is perfect for drilling good technique before advancing onto a weighted barbell. It is also a great tool for stretching.
Rack – A rack can be used for taking a loaded barbell at desired positions higher than the floor. You may also be told to "rack your weights" which means you tidy up after yourself by placing your equipment back where it is safely stored.
Range Of Movement / ROM – This term relates to "a measurement of movement around a joint". We are talking about flexion and extension. Unlocking the movement in your ankles can help with your squat positioning. Good shoulder mobility will make that jerk feel comfortable. This takes time and consistency but the benefits are endless. Check out Kelly Starrett on YouTube, he's got methods for attacking any tight spots you may have.
Rebounding – A speed and efficiency method of performing box jumps. (Article) We do NOT recommend you do this – it is an easy way to snap your Achilles and end up out for 6 months. (Article)
Rep Max / RM – The maximum weight you could lift/press/squat over a given rep range. These should always be recorded either in Wodify or whatever tracking system you use.
Repetition / Rep – A single completed movement as prescribed by CrossFit standards. Shortened to rep across the board. Avoid bro reps at all costs.
Resistance Bands – Large rubber bands varying in width and depth. Great tools for stretching before workouts, assisting during workouts with moves such as the scaled pull up and also working on range of motion with resistance.
Rhabdomyolysis – A breakdown of muscle fiber which may occur through severe exertion. Some cases of this have been attributed to CrossFit programming although any form of intense exercise could cause this. (Article)
Rope Climbing – Normally hanging from the rafters where you'll gracefully ascend. Climbing a rope is not as easy as some make it look. Check out Jason Khalipa on rope climbing techniques. He recommends shin skins for protection in ascending & descending the rope. Remember, what goes up, must come down.
Rounds For Time / RFT – A scoring structure for CrossFit workouts. RFT denotes completed rounds and reps of specified movements within a given time limit.
Rowling – A game played over 10 rounds using the rower where you must pull as close to 100 meters as possible. Every meter over or under 100 m is a 1 burpee penalty. Check out Josh, Rich and Dan going head to head to head.
Prescribed / RX – A term used for an athlete completing a workout as prescribed. Movements are carried out according to the CrossFit standards. If you scale any of the movements, complete reps with partial range of motion or complete reps using assistance; this is not RX but rather considered Scaled.
Scale / Scaled – The key to successful CrossFit programming (and what makes it increasingly popular) is that ALL workouts can be scaled in an effort to make the workout challenging to each athlete based on their own ability. You can scale up or down.
Score – This is what you exchange your blood, sweat and tears for. Your score may be a time, a weight or rounds and reps. Get it in Wodify and make sure you beat your score next time around.
Set – A set is a collection or number of repetitions for a given exercise. As an example, your strength programming requires a total of 20 repetitions. Not easy in one sitting. Break this down into 4 SETS of 5 repetitions with adequate rest in between to hit your 20 reps.
Shoulder To Overhead / STOH / S2OH – A repetition will consist of taking a weight from your shoulders to overhead in any way you wish. You can strict press, push press, push jerk, split jerk, squat jerk, whatever feels good for you.
SkiErg – Much like the rower, the SkiErg is an aerobically demanding piece of equipment based around Nordic Skiing. (Guide)
Sled Push/Pull – The sled is used with push and pull movements, appearing in CrossFit programming (where space allows) and has featured in the CrossFit games. It demands all out power and strength to move a weighted sled across specified distances.
Snatch – An Olympic weightlifting movement. Taking the barbell from the ground to overhead in one, smooth, continuous, beautifully satisfying motion. Some other terms you may hear are squat snatch, power snatch, split snatch and muscle snatch. Each has their own benefits with the "squat snatch" being most commonly used in weight lifting competitions. (Guide) When you see "Snatch" on the board or in Wodify, it means it will be a squat snatch, requiring you to catch the bar in a full squat then stand the bar up. If you are unable to catch the bar in a squat, often times you will hear your coach say "ride the bar down."
Split Jerk / SJ – The split jerk is a movement allowing you to take the bar from your shoulders to locked out overhead. The "split" refers to your leg positioning as you catch the jerk as you will have one leg forward of your body and the other trailing. (Guide)
Step-Ups – A step up used when an athlete is either to fatigued to jump or does not have the ability to complete a box jump. Step-ups are a great way of scaling box jumps. The jump up and step down method is increasingly popular as it reduces the possibility of injury.
Strict Press / SP – A compound lift that is upper body focused whilst your midline battles for stability. "Strict" denotes that no additional motion is given using leg power, your legs must not move to count the rep. (Guide)
Sumo Deadlift High Pull / SDHP – One of the 9 foundation movements of CrossFit. A movement that is known for developing overall strength & power. (Guide)
Superman – The superman is a core exercise where you lay face down on the floor and lift both your hands and feet clear of the floor. You then hold for a specified time.
Tabata – A blend of CrossFit and circuit training. Typically preformed for 4 minutes with alternating work rest periods of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest. It's short but intense making it popular with those conscious of time. Dr Tabata (the guy behind it all) carried out controlled testing of his training methods which gave a 28% increase in anaerobic fitness levels on those taking part. (Source)
The Girls – Another name given to the benchmark workouts. The girls consist of Angie, Barbara, Chelsea, Diane, Elizabeth, Fran, Grace, Helen, Isabel, Jackie, Karen, Linda, Mary & Nancy. Designed to measure your performance and improvement through repeating these workouts, irregularly within your programming. Make notes guys! Here's a PDF released from CrossFit HQ with all the details.
Thruster – Consisting of a barbell loaded front squat that continues into an overhead press in one fluid movement. One of the most physically demanding movements I have ever encountered. Frequently combined with burpees 🙁 (Guide)
Timer – Mounted up on the wall for all to see, either counting up or down towards your finish time and that post workout feel good feeling. If you're carrying out qualifiers, be sure to keep the timer in view!
Toes To Bar / TTB / T2B – A gymnastic movement that sees you hanging directly beneath the bar at full stretch, from here you will then touch the bar that you are hanging from with both toes at the same time between your hands. (Guide)
Toes To Ring / TTR – Similar to TTB but instead of a bar you use gymnastic rings. The added difficulty of the instability of the rings makes this movement that much harder to master.
Touch And Go / TNG – The equipment (barbell/KB/DB etc) touches the ground quickly and then takes off again for the next rep. If you are strong and feeling like a boss you will work through your reps without dropping the bar. Touch 'n' go will shave time off that all important score! Use wisely, burn out your forearms and that grip strength might disappear until after the session!
Turkish Get-Up / TGU – Taking a kettlebell from a laying position on the ground position and then moving through specific stages finishing with the kettlebell overhead. Add weight as you master the technique for a measure of core strength. (Guide)
Tire Flips – If you're lucky enough, your box will have got hold of some huge industrial size tires! Flipping the tire is an all-out power and conditioning workout that'll have your heart racing.
Unbroken / UB – Perform the entire rep count without pausing between reps, dropping the bar or letting go of the rings.
Wall Balls / WB – A test of strength, stamina and pure grit. A wall ball repetition is counted every time you propel a medicine ball to a target above you. The tough part; catching it on the way down and squatting with every rep. (Standards)
Wall Walks – The wall walk is an upper body strength exercise which sees your shoulders and triceps take a beating. You start face down on the floor with your feet resting at the bottom of the wall. You then "wall walk" up the wall, moving your hands closer to the wall until your chest touches the wall to count the rep. (Guide)
Weighted Vest – As the name suggests it's a cruel garment of clothing used in CrossFit programming. Murph, a Hero WOD, makes the most of a weighted vest making an appearance at the CrossFit Games.
Workout of the Day / WOD – This will be up on the whiteboard, posted online or in your scruffy notebook. Regardless of what program you follow, the WOD is what's prescribed for today.
Zone Diet – The zone diet is a portioning strategy for your daily intake of food. The recommendations laid out in the zone diet are a good starting point and can be tweaked for you to achieve your peak performances. (Article)
Wow, you made it. We'd like to give a special shout out to Toby at AthleteVibe.com for for putting together this awesome list!


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SSH key working fine, but after logout from root and back for root again it ask for pass
I have a ssh key working fine, i can login as root user without password. So, i created a new user, when i log in it and be back for root again, root ask for password, but i don't know because i'm using ssh key for login as root.
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London Olympian Vicky Holland will lead a 12-strong Great Britain team at next month's Triathlon European Championships in Alanya, Turkey.
Holland, who finished 26th at London 2012, will feature in the senior women's event when the competition gets underway on June 14-16.
She will be joined by Non Stanford, Lois Rosindale and Vanessa Raw while Adam Bowden and Mark Buckingham will compete in the men's event.
Defending European junior champion Georgia Taylor-Brown, 19, features in a strong team of junior athletes that also includes Florie McLeish and Sian Rainsley.
The junior men's team sees Australian Youth Olympic medallists Marc Austin and Gordon Benson joined by Grant Sheldon.
British Triathlon Peformance Director Brendan Purcell said: "The really special thing about the Europeans is that we compete together as one large Great Britain team.
"Our focus this year is the World Triathlon Grand Final in London, but winning titles is important in every athlete's career, and the Europeans are an opportunity to become a champion.
"I'm looking for our athletes to gain experience in a pressured environment and I'm looking for them to take the opportunity to race intelligently as a group. If they do that then I hope that success will follow."
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Professional Portraits of Summer Camp Staff
As many long-term CampHacker readers know I have a personal photography project about which I feel very passionate - shooting portraits of the summer staff of Cairn.
I realized this morning that I hadn't yet posted the 2013 photo. I hope you enjoy them!
Past Cairn Staff Portraits
http://camphacker.tv/camphacker-tv/2012/8/cairn-camp-staff-training-week-2008 (this video includes shots of the whole staff training week, many of which I didn't shoot)


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Donna Jo Napoli
Donna Jo Napoli (born February 28, 1948) is an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction, as well as a prominent linguist.She has worked in syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical and comparative linguistics, Romance studies, structure of Japanese, structure of American Sign Language, poetics, writing for ESL students, and mathematical and linguistic analysis of folk dance. She has taught linguistics at Smith College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and is currently a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College.Born the youngest of four children in Miami, February 28, 1948, Napoli received both her B.A. (mathematics, 1970) and PhD (Romance Languages – the Linguistics Plan A, 1973) from Harvard, before a postdoctoral fellowship in linguistics at M.I.T. Napoli has dual citizenship in the U.S. and ItalyHer children's books, listed below, have been translated into Chinese, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, and will be in Thai and Polish. Many of her children's books are re-tellings of fairy tales, including The Magic Circle, Crazy Jack, Spinners, Zel, Breath, Bound, Beast, and The Wager for older children, and The Prince of the Pond, Ugly, and Mogo the Third Warthog for younger children. Other children's stories are historical fiction based in Italy, including Daughter of Venice, For the Love of Venice, and The Smile.Her publications in linguistics include Syntactic argumentation (with Emily Rando). (Washington, DC: Georgetown Univ. Press, 1979), Syntax: Theory and Problems (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993), Linguistics: Theory and Problems (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1996), Humour in sign languages: The linguistic underpinnings (with Rachel Sutton-Spence) (Dublin: Trinity Press, 2009), with dozens of articles in the scholarly journals. She is a former member of the editorial board of the premiere journal Language. Napoli has won numerous awards for her work, including the Golden Kite Award given by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (for Stones in Water, and honor book Breath), the Sydney Taylor Award given by the Association of Jewish Libraries (for Stones in Water, and, honor book, The King of Mulberry Street and the Parents' Choice Gold Award (for Alligator Bayou and Silver awards for North and The King of Mulberry Street).


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Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists has launched urgent access to orthopaedic care for acute or sudden injuries, such as broken bones, sprains and strains. We know you want to get the proper diagnosis and treatment from the start, and that's why OUCH* (Orthopaedic Urgent Care Health Clinic) is the place for you.
Our OUCH hours are convenient and open to new and existing patients.
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Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 3 PM
- Walk ins welcome
Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM
At OUCH, you will be in the trusted care of our board certified orthopaedic physician assistants and nurse practitioner. This team of orthopaedic clinicians has always focused on musculoskeletal health, and they will evaluate your orthopaedic injury and start the treatment plan. Moreover, our team members are highly skilled at diagnosing and treating orthopaedic injuries. In fact, they treat more orthopaedic patients per year than all the local urgent cares and emergency rooms combined!
Unfortunately, our OSS doctors may not always be available for OUCH same day appointments / walk-ins.
- Pay Cash ($300); No Health Insurance Filing.
If you want to pay by cash (meaning, no involvement of your health insurance OR you do not have an insurance that we accept), then the price of your urgent care visit is $300. The price of your OUCH visit includes 1 X-ray, cast, or splint and one follow-up visit.
- Pay a Deposit ($200); We submit the claim to health insurance and then settle the difference.
If you have a health insurance that we typically accept, then our office will collect a deposit of $200 from you at the OUCH visit. Immediately after your initial visit, our office will then verify your health insurance, check your deductible, and submit the claim (bill) to your insurance. Once our office receives an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from your health insurance, we will either (1) refund you the remaining deposit OR (2) bill you for any services that were above the $200 we initially collected as the deposit.
Our OUCH pricing structure is competitive to other urgent cares. Furthermore, getting help from OUCH versus going to any hospital emergency room will definitely save you money and a long wait.
Bottom line: Studies show that the sooner an orthopaedic team is involved in the care of an injured patient, the better the outcome.
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Energy Saving Guide Part Two
As promised, here is part two of our energy saving guide. These are some more simple and smart ways to make your home more energy efficient and your wallet a little heavier. (If you missed it, read the first part of our energy saving guide.)
- Only use the amount of appliances you actually need: This means unplug your holiday back up fridge when it is not in use (two bottles of beer does not count as being in use). This also means to use your appliances properly. Refrigerators can be real energy guzzlers, but there are several ways to make them more energy efficient:
- Don't leave the door open for extended periods of time.
- Keep food away from the back wall.
- Don't put hot foods into the fridge, it makes your fridge work much harder than necessary.
- Thaw frozen foods in the fridge. This actually helps the fridge work less and keeps food fresher.
- Vacuum or dust cooling coils regularly to prevent unnecessary exertion on your fridge's engine.
- If your freezer is not a no-frost freezer, defrost it periodically.
- Use an energy efficient bulb in the fridge/freezer.
- Keep the refrigerator away from stoves and other appliances that will generate heat.
- Interior walls and sunlight will also make your refrigerator hotter, making it work more. In general, place the fridge in an area with room on all sides to give it sufficient air flow.
- Use more energy efficient appliances (energy star or energy saving rated). Always check the EER when buying a new appliance. New appliances run more efficiently and save more energy than the older models, as well.
- Use alternative energy sources such as solar panels, wind turbines, corn-burning stoves, gas burners and solar cooking units to save energy and keep your home running with beautiful energy efficiency.
Simple energy saving tips:
- Don't do half loads of washing machine or dish washers. Wait until they are full to save energy and hot water.
- Buy a low flow shower head for each shower in your home to conserve hot water.
- Let your ceiling fans work for you in the winter months by setting them to rotate in reverse, circulating warmer air down and around the room.
- Instead of driving everywhere, walk, bike, carpool, or go with public transit whenever possible.
- Use your thermostat properly, and use a timer so the house isn't being heated/cooled while no one is home.
- Turn down the temperature on your water heater to 120 degrees. Who really needs it to be hotter than that?
- Use your window shades to allow or block sun in the respective summer/winter months.
- Standby mode is also a killer. Try to unplug appliances when not in use. Use a power strip so you can just switch off power to appliances that would be inconvenient to unplug each day, such as computers, televisions, and sound systems.
- You can actually get government tax incentives to supplement the cost of many of these improvements, so look into your local laws.
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D Cube City is the ultimate mixed use development with retail, offices, luxury apartments, hotels, theatres and of course a vast shopping centre and department store. This is Seoul, so as ever the distinction between the latter two offers is hard to define. Suffice it to say Korea (and therefore the world) has never seen anything like it.
JHP worked planned and design various key retail interior areas in D Cube City such as luxury accessories, cosmetics, fashion, young fashion and lifestyle, sports, kids world, the gourmet food area, the Korean food area and the World Street fair.
JHP worked closely with the Jerde Partnership who were the lead architects and master-planners of the overall development.


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A few days after the Constructor Fair, we realized we couldn't live without the plush carrot we had fallen in love with. We contacted Steff Bomb and picked the little guy up. Actually, it's a birthday gift for someone. So before we mailed him off, Mr. Carrot came with us on a few adventures this weekend.
Mr. Carrot inconspicuously jumped into our grocery bag and followed us home. He's very sneaky.
"Hrlp!", Mr. Carrot cried in a desparate attempt to escape his inevitable yet delectable fate.


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This is just happening as I'm going to bed. The BBC story is here.
Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro has announced he will not return to the presidency in a letter published by official Communist Party paper, Granma.
"I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the Council of state and commander in chief," he wrote in the letter.
He had surgery for some unknown condition in 2006 and his brother Raoul has been acting president. Presumably this will now be made official by the Council.
I hope this is the beginning of better times for the Cuban people, who have suffered both from Castro and from those whose hatred of Castro led them to punish the people.