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Nørre Alle Kollegiet
Nørre Allé 53
8000 Århus C
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Please take time to carefully read this information about your accommodation. By signing the contract you confirm that you have read and understood all the information.
Please take time to carefully read this information about your accommodation. By signing the contract you confirm that you have read and understood all the information.
Terms and conditions
Notice of Termination
Moving in
Rent and deposit
Moving out
Information regarding telephone, internet access and TV
Furniture and kitchen equipment
Practical information and social events
Contact information
Terms and Conditions
Rent, deposit and cancellation policy
1. I accept to pay the first months' rent and eventual service agreement fee by credit card via online system when I accept my housing offer.
2. I accept that I will pay a deposit of one to three months' rent. More information here.
3. I accept that I will pay my rent every month on or before the last weekday before the turn of the month by credit card only via online system. In case I don't pay the rent on time, I accept that a fee will apply and that I will pay any costs in connection with the termination of my lease (legal fee, court costs etc.). More information here.
4. I accept that I will pay the service agreement expenses (covering costs such as utilities, internet, furniture and laundry) every month along with my rent.
5. I will accept to pay the credit card fees involved in making the monthly rent payment and deposit. More information here.
6. I accept the following cancellation policy:
- I can cancel my lease without any costs up to 14 days after I have accepted my housing offer and paid the first months' rent.
- I can, at any time, terminate my lease within my notice period. Find out which termination notice applies to your lease here.
7. The only way to cancel my lease is to send the notice of termination form to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please, find the form here.
8. I accept that I will pay my rent during the cancellation period.
9. I accept that AU is not responsible for my eventual delay due to visa, health or any other problems and that I will pay my rent until I cancel my lease even though I haven't collected my key.
Moving in and out
1. I accept that I can move into my room on the first working day after my lease starts. If my lease starts on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, I can't move in until the following Monday.
2. I accept that different moving out dates applies to different accommodations depending on my leasing contract. The moving out dates is:
- The last working day of the month that the lease ends OR
- 7 working days before the end of the lease (renovation period)
3. I agree that I have read and understood the information about which of the above mentioned moving out dates applies to my lease. Please, find the moving out dates here.
4. I accept to pay rent in the renovation period.
5. I agree that I will leave my lease in the same condition as found apart from normal wear and tear.
6. I agree to pay for neglect of my home, damaged and missing inventory, and insufficient cleaning of my room and adjoining common areas.
7. I agree that I will return the same number of keys and laundry card to the caretaker or to the IC as described in my residence folder. In case I don't deliver my keys, I will pay for the change of the lock.
1. I am obliged to observe the house rules.
2. I am obliged to pay attention to neighbors and take part in weekly cleaning of common areas (if any) and half-yearly general cleaning of common areas.
3. I am fully responsible for the room/apartment that I rent. I will pay repair costs for damages caused by me or any person visiting me.
4. I am aware that AU doesn't provide any insurance and it is my own responsibility to acquire a suitable insurance to cover any loss of my belongings.
5. I accept that my lease is a single occupancy (unless otherwise is explicitly informed about in my housing offer) and that it is only permissible for the contract holder to live there.
6. I accept that I am not allowed to sublet my lease.
7. I accept that no pets are allowed.
8. I accept that smoking is not allowed neither in my room/apartment, nor at any common areas.
9. I accept that I am not allowed to paint, alter or make any permanent alterations in my room/apartment.
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- In the info-folder you will find two copies of your contract. You are requested to sign both of them, and turn one of them over to the International Centre no later than seven days after you have received your keys. The other copy is yours to keep.
You need to vacate your room no later than 9 o'clock seven weekdays before your lease ends (Saturday and Sunday not included), as stated in your contract (i.e. if the contract ends on the 30 of June 2008, you need to vacate the room no later than the 19th at 9 o'clock.).
If you wish to prolong your accommodation, please do so ASAP.
Click here to download an English translation of your contract. This copy is for translation purposes only.
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Notice of Termination
Do you want to shorten your contract you must submit the 'Notice of termination' form to the IC. Be aware of the notice deadlines in your contract or click here.
ONLY termination notice forms received TIMELY will be treated.
Do you want to extend your lease, you must contact firstname.lastname@example.com before you submit the 'Notice of termination' form.
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Moving In
- Please contact the janitor for arranging an inspection of your room.
- Upon moving in, please make sure to inspect the room thoroughly. If you find any damages on the room itself, please let the janitor know during the inspection. In case of damages on the room itself, furniture or kitchen equipment, you will also have to fill out the enclosed "Inspection Report", and hand it over to the janitor. Make sure that you do NOT fill out the English translation of the inspection report, but the PINK Danish edition. It must be handed over no later than 14 days after your lease began.
- Cost of repairing damages not reported upon moving in, or conducted during your stay,will be deducted from your deposit upon moving out.
- If you find your room insufficiently cleaned when you move in, please contact the janitor as soon as possible.
- Please note that in Denmark you will not receive mail until you have put your name on the mail box: Therefore we kindly ask you to do so as soon as possible after your arrival.
- If you find mail at your accommodation addressed to a former tenant, please make sure that his/her name has been removed from the mailbox. This should solve the problem. Please write on the envelope "Adressaten ubekendt" (meaning unknown recipient), and put it in one of the public red mailboxes or deliver it to a post office.
- If you do not want to receive advertising matters and/or free newspapers you will have to sign a cancellation form and get a sticker to put on your door/ mailbox at the post office. Remember to bring ID.
Please click here to see cleaning guidelines and learn more about Danish cleaning products.
For your information - see price example for cleaning services in Denmark here.
Moving In inspection
If you find defects missing on the list, please notify the caretaker (varmemesteren) in writing.
No later than 14 days after you move in
Rent and deposit
Rent payment
You must pay your first month's rent when you accept your housing offer. If your lease starts on the 15th, you will only be charged a half month's rent for your first month.
After arrival you will have to pay your rent by credit card every month. This can only be done by credit card via our online self-service system. At the end of each month you will receive an e-mail with information about rent payment for the next month. Click here to see more information.
Deposit payment
See more information here.
Moving Out
- Upon moving out, please arrange for an inspection by the janitor at the latest two weeks prior to your departure. It is advisable to be present during the inspection, as you will be able to correct insufficient cleaning etc. Insufficient cleaning and damages to the room will be deducted from your deposit. If you live in a shared appartment, please, see here.
- Pleace be aware that you need to vacate your room no later than 7 working days before your lease ends at 9 o'clock in the morning (Saturday and Sunday not included), as stated in your contract (i.e. if the contract ends on the 30 of June 2015, you need to vacate the room no later than the 22 of June at 9 o'clock).
- You are required to leave your room 7 working days before your lease ends. This rule allows the residence employees to carry out repair jobs in your room before the next tenant moves in. The rule is in accordance with the Danish rental laws and the AU housing office is not able to change this law even though it is inconvenient for most tenants. We recommend that you carefully consider when to be out of your home before you change the dates in your contract or buy your return ticket.
- Keys and residence folder is to be returned to the janitor upon moving out. If the info-folder is not returned (in its original shape) DKK 200 will be deducted from your deposit.
- The deposit will be reimbursed (after withdrawal of eventual costs) after the final inspection when you have left your lease. The deposit will be reimbursed to the same credit card you used when making the deposit payment. Reimbursement in cash is not possible.The processing time for reimbursement of deposit can be up to 3 months. NOTE! If you moved in before 1 March 2015 and paid the deposit via bank transfer, you must fill in the online reimbursement form in order to get your deposit back. Please, find the form here:
Click here to open the reimbursement form
- Before you leave Denmark, you have to contact the National Registry Office (Folkeregistret) to notify them about your address in your home country. Please click here to see more information.
- Make sure to inform the Danish Postal Service of your new address. A change of address form can be obtained at the nearest Post Office. You will also have to notify your Danish bank and remove your name tag from the mailbox.
Click here to read what you have to do before the inspection of your accommodation.
Please click here to see cleaning guidelines and learn more about Danish cleaning products.
For your information - see price example for cleaning services in Denmark here.
Save money – clean properly.
If you fail to do the cleaning well, a cleaning company will be hired to do it for you. The expenses will be deducted from your deposit.
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Information regarding telephone, internet access and TV
- At your accommodation a 2/1 Mbit/s internet connection and telephone subscription are included in the rent.
Telephone system
Shortly after moving in you will receive a letter from Bolignet-Aarhus (the name of the company that administrates the network) with a username and password for your telephone and network connection.
All local calls (including numbers at other dormitories that are provided by Bolignet-Aarhus, the answering machine, calls to toll-free numbers, and the emergency number) are free of charge.
You need a computer with a fast ethernet card ("netkort" in Danish). The card should be able to run either 10 or 100 Mbit/sec and have a RJ45 plug (square plug).
You also need a network cable to link your computer with the plug in the wall. It should be a normal cable and not a "cross-over" cable.
After inserting the fast ethernet card in your computer and plugging it in the plug in the wall, you are on the internet. You will now be on the internet every time you turn on your computer. The set-up should be installed automatically through the network.
If you are having problems with the set-up you can contact Bolignet-Aarhus (see 'Contact Information').
When you receive the letter from Bolignet-Aarhus you are registered on their email server. Your email address is stated in the letter. You have access to maximum 10 Mbytes on the mail server.
Mail server information:
- In-going (POP3) server: mail.bolignet-aarhus.dk
- Out-going (SMTP) server: mail.bolignet-aarhus.dk
The day you leave the dormitory your email account will be closed.
For further information please contact Bolignet-Aarhus.
Furniture and Kitchen equipment
- The furniture and kitchen equipment are expected to be left in the same condition and number as when you took over the tenancy, except for the normal wear and tear. If any of the basic furniture is broken, please contact the Housing Office at the International Centre, and the furniture will be repaired or replaced. Cost of missing or broken furniture will be deducted from your deposit. In the case of misuse, you must replace the equipment yourself before you leave the accommodation.
Practical information and social events
- If you have a mobile number, or get such during your stay, it is important that you contact the International Centre and inform us of your number. The same goes if you change your e-mail address.
- Aarhus is a great city for biking, not only does a bike offer you the possibility to see the countryside, it is also a tool for getting you into shape. We recommend that you either buy a bicycle on the Police Auctions held the first Wednesday every month. Otherwise, it is also possible to rent a bike during your stay.
- Public transportation is generally quite good in Denmark, and if you wish to take advantage of this, it would be recommendable to invest in a monthly subscription for the bus, which is much cheaper than buying tickets on a day-to-day basis.
- If you do not find the furnishing of your room sufficient, you can buy cheap furniture in IKEA, or in one of the many second hand shops in the city. The same goes for kitchen equipment.
- The student community Studenterhus Aarhus arranges parties, trips and other cultural events for exchange, and Danish students at the Institutions of Higher Education in Aarhus.
Acute illness
General Practitioner (GP)
To visit a GP you need your health insurance card. If you need to see a GP before you have received your health insurance card, you can contact the IC (week days 9am-4pm) on tel. (+45) 8715 0220. You also have the possibility to contact any GP before getting your health insurance card. GPs are open on weekdays from 0800 – 1600 hrs.
Download a list with contact information of some GPs in the Århus area – you can find many more listed in the phone book or at http://www.degulesider.dk/.
Doctor on emergency duty (Lægevagten) – tel. 70 11 31 31
The doctor on emergency duty is available when GPs are closed: weekdays between 4 pm and 8 am, 24 hrs on weekends and public holidays. The doctor helps people who suddenly become ill or if a disease gets worse. In special cases the doctor may choose to visit the patient at home or call an ambulance. You must make an appointment with the emergency doctor before you go there. So please remember to call before you go. If the doctor on emergency duty advice you to go to see him, you will find the doctor here:
Århus University Hospital, Building 7
Nørrebrogade 44,
8000 Århus C,
You have to transport yourself to and from the 'Lægevagt'.
Emergency 1-1-2 (ambulance)
Call 1-1-2 in case of accidents and life threatening situations.
Psychiatric emergency room – tel. 77 89 23 41
24 hours psychiatric emergency room.
Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus,
Skovagervej 2,
8240 Risskov
Dentist on emergency duty (Tandlægevagten) – tel. 4051 5162
If you have problems with your teeth within normal working hours, contact a dentist. You can find contact information in any phone book. If you have acute problems with your teeth outside normal working hours you can contact the dentist on emergency duty which is open Friday 18.00-19.00, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 11.00-11.00 and 12.00-12.30.
Tandklinikken på Brobjergskolen,
Frederiks Allé 20,
8000 Århus C
Introduction for exchange students from the Central Housing Agency (Kollegiekontoret)
Welcome to you new home! We hope that you will be comfortable and have a pleasant stay at your new residence.
This note is meant to be an informative guide to living in a hall of residence in Århus.
The residences are home to various students and apprentices who are all pursuing some form of education in Århus. In order for everyone to get along and get the most of their education it is necessary to have certain rules. Consequently, a set of rules have been established with which all students must comply. These include rules regarding loud music, parties, etc.
It is important that all residents familiarize themselves with the rules and respect them!
Several of the residences have a shared kitchen. The residents are responsible for cleaning the kitchen and therefore take turns to clean the kitchen via a rotation. It is important that you are aware that you also have to take part in this rotation. Therefore it is your responsibility to check the schedule to know when you must clean the kitchen, and to do so, when it is your turn. Insufficient cleaning of the common kitchen may be costly for you and your fellow residents, because it may result in the hiring of a professional cleaning company. Should this be necessary, you and your fellow residents will be charged and have to pay the expenses.
The same rules apply to rooms with a common bathroom and toilet. Consequently you must also take part in the cleaning of the common bathroom/toilet if there is one.
In some student halls the residents have an agreement to share items such as: newspapers, spices, beer, soda etc. Check if this is the case for your residence and inform your fellow residents if you would like to take part in the agreement. If you do not wish to take part in the agreement you must respect the property of your fellow residents and not use any of the shared items!
On arrival all tenants receive a guide for residents ("beboermappe"). For further practical information please consult this guide.
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Janitor, Peter Madsen
+45 21247549,
Contact information and useful telephone numbers
Telephone + Opening Hours
International Centre
+45 87150220
Høegh-Guldbergsgade 4, bldg. 1650
8000 Aarhus C
+45 82505050
Email: email@example.com
|STUDENTERHUS Aarhus
+45 86183021
Kollegie Kontoret(Housing Agency)
+45 86132166www.kollegiekontoret.dk
Nordhavnsgade 1, 1.th.
8000 Århus C
National Registry at 'Borgerservice'
+45 89402222,
The city hall (Entrance by the tower),
|+45 87311448
(112 emergency)
Police Bike Auction
(inspection of the bikes between 12:00-13:00)
Skanderborgvej 104-06
|+45 20261020
State Library
|+45 89462022
Mon-Fri: 09:00-18:00
Sat: 11:00-14:00
Main Library in Aarhus
|+45 89409200
Mon-Thurs: 10-19/ 20
Fri: 10-15/16
Sat: 10-14/15
Møllegade 1
|Mobile Phone Operators
Mon-Fri: 10:00-21:00
Sat: 09:00-17:00
Graham Bells Vej 9-11
|Aarhus Turist Information
|Transportation in Aarhus
|Transportation in Denmark
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Thx for the comments everyone. The giveaway is now closed and all commenters have been contacted via Basenotes private message. : )
Hi all! Thanks so much for the comments and feedback.
Don't forget the discount code running through the end of summer, exclusively for Basenoters:...
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Thank you for your thoughtful support!
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I have both pink Lotus and blue Lotus oils that I really want to work with in an Egyptian perfume. What kinds of other Aromas might you suggest? My mind keeps coming back to saffron.
Thank you! It is a very special fragrance that many of my friends in Asia seem to take to quite quickly but some of my friends in the West are a bit perplexed, LOL. My first encounter with osmanthus...
Thank you! Those are both wonderful suggestions! What kinds of Aromas might you associate with those cultures?
Funny that you mentioned Hawaii and the queen. My very first pure perfume that will launch later this year is actually named after the Hawaiian word for the protectors or guardian spirits: `aumakua
That sounds perfect, Rick! I will start working on it! Chek this out...been already inspired by the Scottish castles:
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...to write reviews and articles in Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Italian, and Russian (other languages considered as well)!
See above post for more...
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Great ideas everyone, and thanks for the well-wishes! I had a great day and wore...
drum roll please...
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Thanks for all your hard work, vision, and creativity.
Thanks! Of course I owe it all to you! Both troublemaker and saint! LOL!
Carven Homme
Floris Santal
Dupont Signature
I ordered from House of Fragrances and was very pleased with the prices, selection, shipping and service. I would definitely order from them again.
I ordered:
10 ml glass roll-on: $50 per 144...
Your wish is my command!
...impossible task...and the very thought of choosing just one is enough to make me break down and sob. However, if I had to pick just one house, I think it just might be Givenchy!
I just reviewed this one over at NST:
Eau des Bavx
A few new acquisitions to add to the list:
Andy Tauer's Lonestar Memories
Piguet's Bandit Parfum
Montale's Oud Cuir d'Arabie
...and a great light summer leather: Mauboussin Histoire d'Eau
The shipping fee was $200 US - how in the world could you think I would be nuts enough to spend $1200 on....no, no, it's true...I am that nuts! :rolleyes:
Jasina rocks, and lemme tell ya that...
Comptoir Sud Pacifique Harmonie Creole has a strong maple accord and I agree that Eau Noire sure has it...
Hey there, this might be of some use...what a great price!
Yes, you are. You want some sympathy? Check this out: Addicted: The ramblings of a fragrane junkie.
LOL! I can imagine that...definitely something I'd do....
I'm gonna go with Bandit by Piguet...or at least that's what I'd buy him...
I agree, nice, but a yawner...
I think I prefer the EdR Homme over the EdR...I find it to a have a softer citrus and wonderful herbal-aromatic drydown.
Hi all...
Have you ever had a perfume created specifically for you? Ever created one for someone else? If so, I would love to hear about your experiences for possible inclusion in a feature I'm...
Hi all...
Have you ever had a perfume created specifically for you? Ever created one for someone else? If so, I would love to hear about your experiences for possible inclusion in a feature I'm...
Here ya go...
I got hooked on the black tea for a while...
Ooooooo! Look! An Iris perfume!
jpara - something like that does indeed exist!
take a look:
Beautifully described, and I agree, the best yet! Will definitely need a bottle of this before the year is over!
I love it and find it incomparable...a bit candied at first, but then mellows to a wonderfully light and summery citric-floral...will have to review this one soon. When I want earthier Iris I go for...
Sometimes while searching the fragrance counters at department stores I come to the conclusion that certain fragrance families or notes are just not represented. A recent trip to Nordstroms left me...
Sometimes while searching the fragrance counters at department stores I come to the conclusion that certain fragrance families or notes are just not represented. A recent trip to Nordstroms left me...
That's a tough one! As Lempicka has too much licorice for me, and Rochas Man has a sometimes cloying gourmand factor, I voted for the woodsy/incensey (is that a word?...it is now!) Body Kouros.
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You mean you didn't know about the secret handshake?
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Well, I hate to say it, but...we didn't meet up after all. I had a change of plans and ended up in a completely different part of Pennsylvania.
I hadn't seen this post until Vijay "Maisonstinky"...
Don't hate me too much Sergey...I know about your little stash, and I'm plenty envious! 8-)
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I love it, a sweet, rich amber. I prefer MPG Amber Precieux, but this is probably my number 2.
MPG Santal Noble
MPG Amber Precieux
MPG Rose Muskissime
they often work well together (near each other on the skin, but in different places).
I've recently bought 2nd bottles of Eternity for Men, Pi, Esencia Duende, Bvlgari Homme, Roma Uomo, Roma Donna, Angel, Lalique pour Homme, Paotu pour Homme Prive, Relax, and of course, DK Fuel/ DK...
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Update from 2/06
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I need to see the ring first!
Thanks for the comments - welcome to Basenotes, you're definitely not alone! And hey, vetiver isn't really such a bad thing to smell like!
Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments guys and gals! Glad we're all committed to wearing whatever we damn well please!
Samples can be obtained from our Basenotes member "setamp"...drop him a pm!
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I think that had they marketed the scent towards men - it may have been more successful, as it seems to have found a strong fanbase with a lot of the Basenotes guys!
I'm all for removing gender...
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NEW Marketplace Board - Promotions and discounts
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Wow! Very interesting, and I couldn't disagree more...Here were my picks:
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My favorites...
OMG, SHIFTS! We have to have this!
...apparrently it turns up the jasmine in the original scent!
Yes Madini oils are nice but he is asking about madinaonline.com that sells decant bottles and cheap imitation oils.[/quote]
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Sorry about that... never...
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There are quite a few that I enjoy, specifically Azahar, Musk Pierre and Shadow...
First of all, Welcome to Basenotes!
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Thanks for all the info! ;)
Hi all...
Trying to expand my links section in my blog and wanting your help - What are your favorite fragrance information sites (not retail or sales) or blogs?
Know of any that focus on men's...
Hi all...
Trying to expand my links section in my blog and wanting your help - What are your favorite fragrance information sites (not retail or sales) or blogs?
Know of any that focus on men's...
LOL! True...though I try, I just can't keep my mouth shut! (or maybe...my fingers still?)
Hey! These are great! Thanks so much!
...or a young man! :)
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Michale Kors' Michael for men shares the plum/suede accord.
Wow! Sounds really wonderful!
Any chance we can see an olfactory pyramid for this one and Quimbaya? The website is great (jeanpascal.com) but no fragrance notes...
Rykiel Homme Grey has a good dose of nutmeg. Its the standout note on my skin.
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I was not like this with DD!
Fruit seems to be ok but green veggies forget it. The thought of cooking and eating them is not appealing to me.
Frankly this pregnancy I want carbs and sweets. :-(
I'm so overweight and I was hoping to come out on top after this baby seeing as though I never got back to pre baby shape after DD. I'm having a hard time keeping up with my 15 month old and I feel so bad.
Anyone else find their food preference changed as you continued your pregnancy? Did you the veggies then come back around?


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The titular "Boss" of the Special Criminal Countermeasures Unit.
[[caption-width-right:300:The Boss]]
* {{Catchphrase}}: "We have a case", with some variants.
* TheChessmaster: She always finds a way to outsmart the villains.
* ChristmasCake: Single, and 40 years old in the first season.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She's quite a heavy drinker.
* TheMentor: To her subordinates.
* OnlySaneWoman
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though her subordinates like to complain about her when given a chance.
* TomboyishPonytail: Used to have one.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Nodate.
[[folder: Katagiri Takuma]]
[[caption-width-right:347:The cool guy]]
* BadassBeard
* BadassMoustache
* {{Biseinen}}
* {{Catchphrase}}: [[ShrinkingViolet "I'm awkward."]]
* ChickMagnet
* CovertPervert: Revealed in the second season. When a sex club owner mentions swimsuits among other types of costumes used by his employees, Katagiri asks him whether [[spoiler: {{school swimsuit}}s]] are available.
* DoesNotLikeGuns: After a slip-up in the past. [[spoiler: He finally gets over it.]]
* TheLeader: The most capable of his group when Osawa is not around.
* NotSoStoic
* ShrinkingViolet: He is ''extremely'' shy around women.
* SweetTooth: Enjoys cakes and parfaits.
* TroubledButCute: His major charm point.
[[folder: Yamamura Keisuke]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The average Joe]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Easily distracted by beautiful flowers and butterflies.
* CasanovaWannabe: Believes himself to be more charming than he actually is, and frequents cabaret clubs.
* TheKlutz: His forgetting his bag and carrying only its strap around without noticing is a RunningGag.
* TheLancer
* MayDecemberRomance: Attempts to invoke this by trying to flirt with Mami, then Rika.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Iwai.
[[folder: Iwai Zenji]]
[[caption-width-right:294:The fabulous one]]
* TheBigGuy
* CasanovaWannabe: A rare gay example.
* CowboyCop
* FaceOfAThug
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* MachoCamp: A textbook example.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Yamamura.
[[folder: Kimoto Mami]]
[[caption-width-right:308:The aloof genius]]
* BigEater
* BrilliantButLazy
* DoesNotLikeGuns
* HatesEveryoneEqually: Claims to be this.
* {{Meganekko}}: On occasions.
* NotAMorningPerson[=/=]HeavySleeper: Frequently seen in the office with her head on a pillow.
* [[spoiler:PutOnABus: For most of Season 2.]]
* TheSmartGirl
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: Single-handedly disarms a bomber at the end of Season 2.]]
[[folder: Hanagata Ippei]]
[[caption-width-right:338:The goofball]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Despite being this, his appeal to the ladies is nowhere near Katagiri's level.
* ButtMonkey: Tends to get ridiculed by both his superiors and civilians, and get into trouble.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Willing to do anything, the healthy Hanagata!" ''("Yaruki genki, Hanagata!")''.
* TheChick
* TheDitz
* GenkiGuy: "Yaruki genki" is technically his motto.
* TheHeart
* TheKlutz: Tends to mess up the crime scenes in the early episodes.
* {{Manchild}}: His superiors see him as this.
* MommasBoy: He ''really'' loves his mother.
* NaiveNewcomer: 23 years old, fresh out of the police academy. The top brass looks down on him due to his naive thoughts and childish ambitions like "joining the police force to [[MommasBoy protect his mother]]".
[[folder: Nodate Shinjiro]]
[[caption-width-right:314:The playboy supervisor]]
* BadassBeard
* BadassMoustache
* HandsomeLech: Always ogles and flirts with the ladies, and frequently organizes ''goukon'' (group blind date) parties.
* [[spoiler:TheMole: Subverted.]]
* TricksterMentor
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Osawa.
[[folder: Tadokoro Sachiko]]
[[caption-width-right:300:The eccentric onigiri lover]]
* BigEater: Frequently seen eating something, especially onigiri.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* [[spoiler:HighHeelFaceTurn]]
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]
* [[spoiler:ObfuscatingStupidity: Her marksmanship is much better than it looks like.]]
* PhraseCatcher:
--> '''Osawa''': "You said something very important just now!"
* TheSmartGirl
* StealthHiBye: Somehow her teammates don't notice her until she speaks up.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Onigiri.
[[folder: Kurohara Rika]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The snarky computer whiz]]
* DeadpanSnarker
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There is no doubt that soon we will affirm what the multiplying miracles attributed to his continued intercession confirm and his extraordinary witness in life and death demonstrated, Blessed John Paul II is a Saint. Be Not Afraid!
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WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - On October 22, 2012 the Catholic Church in the United States commemorates the first Memorial Feast of Blessed John Paul II. At the request of our Bishops, the Congregation for Divine Worship and Pope Benedict XVI approved the insertion of the optional memorial of Blessed John Paul II in the liturgical calendar of the dioceses of the United States.
The priest presiding at Holy Mass prays during the Collect at our Liturgy, this prayer "O God, who are rich in mercy and who willed that the blessed John Paul the Second should preside as Pope over your universal Church, grant, we pray, that instructed by his teaching, we may open our hearts to the saving grace of Christ, the sole Redeemer of mankind."
This date was chosen to memorialize Pope John Paul's inauguration as Pope, the successor of the Apostle Peter, on October 22, 1978. I vividly remember that day, when a young, vibrant Polish Pope stepped out on to the balcony in St. Peters Square and signaled his mission:
"Be Not Afraid! Open up, no; swing wide the gates to Christ. Open up to his saving power the confines of the State, open up economic and political systems, the vast empires of culture, civilization and development. Be not afraid!" That homily is included in the Office of Readings for this new memorail, in the Liturgy of the Hours, or breviary.
In announcing the decree establishing the Feast the Congregation proclaimed, "An exceptional character, recognized by the Catholic Church spread throughout the world, marks the beatification of Venerable John Paul II, of happy memory, which will take place May 1, 2011, in the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, presided over by the Holy Father Benedict XVI. Given this extraordinariness, and following numerous requests regarding the cult of the new blessed, according to the places and forms established by law, this Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments is communicating in a timely manner what has been decided in this respect."
Along with Bishops conferences throughout the world, the Bishops of the United States sought approval to celebrate this Feast and it was granted. That request clearly reflected the sense of the faithful throughout the whole world.
Blessed John Paul's magisterium (teaching office) set a framework for what has become under his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, a new missionary age of the Catholic Church throughout the entire world. His teaching is helping to bring about an authentic renewal of the whole Catholic Church as it continues to be properly interpreted in the hermeneutic of continuity under the wonderful leadership of his friend and successor Pope Benedict XVI and worked as leaven into the life, ministry and work of the Church in the Third Millennium.
I was privileged to assist in writing a tribute to this marvelous Pope who took the names of his predecessors, to show his own commitment to such continuity. It is offered here on Catholic Online. From the moment he stepped out on that balcony, he demonstrated a courageous and heroic faith which did not fear the world but entered into it to continue the loving work of the Savior who came to redeem and transform it from within.
Blessed John Paul II reasserted the Catholic vision that part of the vital mission of the Church is to engage and transform all of human culture, including the arts, politics, the academy, and economic and political realm - because no area of human experience is off-limits to the influence of the Gospel and the Church.
Blessed John Paul II called all men and women to the Redeemer, Jesus Christ. He reminded us all that only in Jesus Christ can we discover the purpose and fulfillment of human life. He proclaimed that human existence itself is an invitation to communion with God and with one another.
He told an age bent of "self fulfillment" that true human fulfillment only comes from giving ourselves in love to God and to one another. He called us to live a unity of life, wherein the implications of the Christian faith inform the entirety of life with no contradiction or separation.
He confronted, exposed and opposed the "culture of death", wherein the human person is treated as an instrument to be used rather than an unrepeatable gift to be received. He proposed a different way, building a new "culture of life" where every human person, at every age and stage, is recognized as having an inviolable dignity and right to life, freedom and love.
He charted a path to peace and solidarity, proclaiming to all the nations that we are all our brothers' keeper and that we owe an obligation in solidarity to one another and, most especially, to the poor in all of their manifestations. He wrote of authentic freedom as a freedom "for" and not just a freedom "from", a freedom that must be bounded by truth and lived in accordance with the moral understanding of our obligation to do what is right.
He also exposed what he called in his monumental Encyclical, The Gospel of Life a "counterfeit notion of freedom" as a raw power over others. This is the root of the Culture of Death. And, as he so aptly proclaimed, procured abortion is its cutting edge.
He countered a false notion of the autonomy of the individual as the measure of a "freedom" to do whatever one wants by insisting that the path to human flourishing is communion and solidarity. He repeatedly reminded us that true freedom must be exercised with reference choosing what is true - and what is good - lest it become a counterfeit, an abuse of freedom, leading to the slavery of sin.
He proclaimed a new and true humanism, reaffirming that we were created in the Image of God and called to love as God loved. We are being re-created, in Jesus Christ. We LoveIncarante in Jesus Christ in whom the Father is revealed and man is revealed in his most high calling.
He insisted that through properly applying the treasury of the authentic social teaching of the Catholic Church - in our relationships with one another, in our families, in our societies, our nations and in the global community - authentic justice and freedom can actually be achieved.
Entrusted for twenty six years with serving the Church and the world from the Chair of Peter, Blessed John Paul II was a prophetic Pope in both word and deed. From his first encyclical letter entitled "The Redeemer of Man" (Redemptor Hominis) to his last, the "Church of the Eucharist" (Ecclesia de Eucharistia) he proclaimed that the truth is, as he wrote in his profound Encyclical Letter on the Moral Life, a "Splendor". (Veritatis Splendor) In that letter on the Moral life, he laid the groundwork for what continues in a renewal of Moral Theology.
He called for reconciliation among separated Christians in his powerful encyclical letter "May They Be One" (Ut Unum Sint) and proposed for a model of full communion with the Church which is beginning to be implemented under Pope Benedict XVI - with the creation of Anglican Ordinariates as an example.
With deep love for the "Light of the East" (Orientale Lumen) he called Eastern and Western Christianity to rediscover their dependence upon one another in order that the entire Body of Christ might once again breathe with "two lungs" and present the whole Jesus Christ to a world that needs to be liberated.
On April 2, 2005 at 9:37 p.m. this dearly beloved Pope, beloved by the Christian faithful, died in the Lord while the whole world watched, prayed and wept. Almost immediately upon his passing throngs of the faithful gathered in St Peters Square and began a chant which continues in the hearts of millions throughout the world "Santo Subito", Sainthood Now!
Pope Benedict XVI signed a decree recognizing the late Pope John Paul II's life of "heroic virtue" on December 19, 2009 and the late Pope was given the title of "Venerable." In April of 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, told Pilgrims gathered in Rome "With you, I pray for the gift of beatification". That prayer has now been answered.
Friday, January 14, 2011 the Holy See released the "Decree for the Beatification of the Servant of God John Paul II". Sunday, January 16, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI, announced "On 1 May I will have the joy of proclaiming the Venerable Pope John Paul II, my predecessor, as a blessed. The date chosen is very significant because it will, in fact, be the second Sunday of Easter which he himself dedicated to Divine Mercy and on the eve of which his earthly life came to an end. Those who knew him, those who respected and loved him cannot but share in the Church's joy at this event."
In the last ten centuries of Church history no Pope has beatified his predecessor. From the beginning of Pope Benedict's pontificate it has been clear that he longed for this day. On April 3, 2011 at another Angelus, he told the faithful who gathered of his memories of the late John Paul II, "I remember him in prayer with affection as I think of you all. While we journey through Lent and prepare for the feast of Easter, we come with joy to the day when we will also venerate as a saint this great pope and witness of Christ, and rely even more on his intercession."
The choice of the Feast of Divine Mercy, May 1, 2011 for the beatification was intentional. Pope John Paul II had a deep devotion to his fellow Pole Sr. Faustina Kowalska and to the Divine Mercy devotion identified with her. In August 2002, in Lagiewniki, Poland where Sr. Faustina lived and died, John Paul II entrusted the entire world "to Divine Mercy, to the unlimited trust in God the Merciful."
The Decree of Beatification noted, "Since the beginning of his pontificate, in 1978, John Paul II often spoke in his homilies of the mercy of God. This became the theme of his second encyclical, Dives in Misericordia, in 1980. He was aware that modern culture and its language do not have a place for mercy, treating it as something strange; they try to inscribe everything in the categories of justice and law. But this does not suffice, for it is not what the reality of God is about."
There is no doubt that we had a saint in our midst. Blessed John Paul II was a man so filled with Jesus Christ that, like the Apostle Paul, he no longer lived but "Christ lived in him." (Galatians 2) The sentiment of the faithful expressed on the day on which his body was processed through the streets of Rome, "Santo Subito" has echoed as the Church has discerned the cause of his canonization.
He was raised to the Altar on the Feast of Divine Mercy and the faithful now call him "Blessed John Paul II." Today, we commemorate his heroic life and heroic virtue. Like the Master to whom he was so conformed, his life and death were like a grain of wheat which, having fallen to the ground, continues to bear a harvest.
The final step to his canonization is an attested second miracle. In an interview with the ZENIT news service last year, Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the postulator for the cause of the late Pope was asked whether other miracles were revealed during the process. He replied:
"There were so many graces and also alleged miracles. Some were examined more in-depth, because this is the practice. Before carrying out a study on a miracle, a prior study is done which in some way guarantees the process itself. In some cases we did further studies and the preliminary statements were good, but we did not continue to study them because the study on the miracle that had been chose was already under way."
He was asked a follow up question "Can you tell us in what countries these miracles happened?" Monsignor Oder replied "They were verified in France, in the United States, in Germany and in Italy." The postulator expressed what impressed him most about the inquiry into the life and ministry of the late Pope, "The aspect that amazed me, which also happens to be the most important aspect of his life, was the discovery that the source and origin of his extraordinary activity, of his generosity in acting, of the depth of his thought, was his relationship with Christ."
"What came to light was certainly a mystic. A mystic in the sense that he was a man who lived in the presence of God, who let himself be guided by the Holy Spirit, who was in constant dialogue with the Lord, who built his whole life around the question [asked to Peter]: "Do you love me?" His life was the answer to this essential question posed by the Lord. I think this aspect is the greatest treasure of the process."
There is no doubt that soon we will affirm what the multiplying miracles attributed to his continued intercession confirm and his extraordinary witness in life and death demonstrated, Blessed John Paul II is a Saint. Be Not Afraid: The Memorial Feast of Blessed John Paul II Celebrated in the United States of America Reignites the Cry of the Faithful, Santo Subito!
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What do you want in a newly designed GPS?
Got your attention? Good!
So here's the story then.
I have a friend who works for a company doing market research on a bike-mounted GPS unit. He, like myself, rides dual sport and is not among the gifted when it comes to GPS technology and thus prefers, again like myself, things that are more intuitive and less ... complicated to use. So he is asking fellow riders for input in what we might need and/or want in a GPS that is possibly not available to us currently.
A few things to contemplate:
- GPS should appeal to both the racing/competition crowd (smaller market, I know) AND the average weekend rec rider like most of us.
- Unit should also appeal to ATV and side-by-side users where there is a very large market
- Price would preferably be held down to the $400-$500 range
So far he has collected input from a local racer who has given him very valuable input into what he'd like to see, such as remote thumb control, external antenna, etc.
I, too, have given him some inputs. Here's what I've come up with so far:
- Free maps! My beloved Gaia GPS all on my iPhone does this easily, a dedicated GPS unit should as well. (He'll have to figure out how the technology for that will work)
- The ability to use and treat all sorts of file formats with equal ease such as kmz, kml, gpx, routes and tracks. Again, my $20 Gaia app does this perfect but my $700 Garmin Zumo 550 does not (as a matter of fact, the Zumo is comparatively very difficult to use when held up against Gaia)
- Big buttons are better, for me, than a touch screen (the Zumo cured me of that). Non-assigned buttons, surrounding the screen, that are used for different functions depending on what screen you are on and are labeled on each screen (think of aviation screens) would be nice and the user would not have to learn about each button but simply follow the on-screen instructions. Keeping it very intuitive and simple.
Please do us a favor and brainstorm and shout out what you'd like to see in a GPS if your were to design it. Let's use this thread as a brainstorming session, so please no attacking each others' ideas.
Thank you very much for your help with this exciting project.
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1. The ability to import/export tracks AND routes
2. A screen comparable in brightness and readability to the new Earl tablet or the old Garmin GPSmap series 276 et al.
3. Ability to install Android GPS Apps
4. Allow for map layering
5. Cheap or no cost ROUTABLE base map
6. Ability to plan routes and tracks and import them to the unit
7. Make the unit screen at least as big as the Garmin Montana
8. Friendly interface
9. Both Buttons AND/OR the ability to enable a touch screen to navigate
10. Not dumbed down to the point where it is useless off road
11. NO auto-recalculations of imported tracks/routes unless you authorize the unit to do it (This should have been number 1).
12. Bluetooth interface for use with helmet communicators
13. Wifi hotspot built in for sharing routes and tracks with like units on the fly
14. AMPS holder mounted with "power in" integrated when the unit is snapped into place
15. Ability to have user settings to keep the unit enabled or disabled when the bikes key is turned off/on.
16. Track recording
17. Turn by turn voice guidance via bluetooth.
18. Programmable/assignable buttons for common use functions specific to the units owner.
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I need a case with a charger and glove friendly bluetooth scroll buttons. The case would make a smartphone water resistant and maybe a sunshield. It would use a RAM mount. Maybe a way to use the camera while in the case.
I don't need yet another GPS that needs me to invest in yet more maps and yet more cables and more ways to do things. I just want to enhance what already works very well. Heck, my smartphone has GPS plus Glonass systems integrated, making the location more accurate and reliable than most any GPS on the market.
So if someone is wanting to design something, THAT would be a product that I would be interested in.
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Gps wish list
Humm... here's my thoughts -
1. Common maps - OSM maps might work - or some way for users to build maps for it similar to what's happening at GPSfiledepot
2. Common memory cards for expansion - SD or micro SD
3. Map layering that allows you to set map display priority
4. An easy way to build a custom map overlay - similar to what you can do for Garmin with IMGfromGPX
5. Lots of tracks with lots of points per track and overall lots of total track points.
6. BUTTONS!!!!!! Touch screen is not good in hard environments.
7. Waterproof/weatherproof tough rugged case.
8. Large, bright, easy to see in direct sunlight screen
9. An easy way to set map detail level at various zoom levels.
10. Robust power connection with user settable actions when the power goes down.
11. Non auto recalc of routes, or user settable
12. Lots of waypoints and something similar to POI's in the Garmin world
13. GPX file format for interchange of waypoints, tracks, routes.
14. Both routeable routes and direct routes.
16. Bluetooth
I'm sure there's more, this is a start!
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tell me more
NT please expand on point 4.
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I think he means he wants to be able to place overlays on the maps?
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Custom map overlays
In the Garmin world there is easy to use software that allows you to make a 'map' that is an overlay (shows up over other maps, still can see the other maps behind it).
One such software is IMGfromGPX.
When you build such a map using that software, you copy over a GPX file or GDB file containing tracks (or routes, but less predictable)... as many tracks and as long of tracks as you would like.... or waypoints (must be in separate file from tracks, and a separate file for each waypoint symbol). Give the new map a name for on the computer and a name for on the GPS unit, give it a unique Map ID number, then tell it to compile the map.
You then build a map set (or add it to your existing maps) that also contains this new map. In fact, you can create multiple map overlays, each with their own name/ID. Load the combined maps on the GPS unit.
In the GPS you can now turn on/off these overlays just like you do any other map.
As an example I built a map overlay of the Continental Divide route from Countdown using 15 tracks of 2000 points each. Each track can have it's own color when created in the GPX or GBD file. This map doesn't use up any waypoints, tracks or routes within the GPS - it's a map, remember? - and as a map only takes up around 300kb. Tiny!
I also built a map overlay of the TAT, PCQ, CDR, SOR, TET/TET-s, TCAT, and my unreleased Northern Route... all of these combined took up just under 2.5mb... all with full resolution of the tracks on the screen, each track labeled, etc.
Another overlay I built is all the publicly owned campgrounds in the US... 11269 unique waypoints, each with name and phone number, this overlay is just under 2mb. Searchable using the 'Find' button on my GPS. Canada is 1055 waypoints, 334kb.
So, I load US campgrounds, Canadian campgrounds, CDR, TET, TAT, SOR overlays along with base maps in the same map load for my GPS. Turn on what I need to see now, turn off what I don't need to see. Update individual overlays as needed and as new data becomes available.
By the way, this also works for NUVI's that don't do tracks or routes or waypoints... just check out what colors show up at what zoom levels.
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DRZ Charlie, Worwig, and NT, thank you so much for getting us started.
When I started reading Charlie's list I immediately though to myself, "Wow, this guy has struggled with the same Zumo 550 as I have and now sees the light by using a GPS app on his phone". Almost all of your points are exactly why I am so passionate about helping out my friend on this quest. Great going!
Worwig, you also echo my sentiments about having to buy expensive maps that in 2014 are free on the internet as soon as I turn on my smartphone. My Gaia app finds a large selection of maps and I - the complete GPS moron - can select and use without ever having to pull out the manual. I have seen that some overseas-available tablet phones (ToughSlate 7) come fully water/dust/shock resistant (even proof in some cases). So the technology to make this kind of case is there, a manufacturing base is already established, and the market ... well, that's where we come in.
Northern Traveler, you too have provided us with some interesting and very valuable input. I especially like your comment about buttons. When riding, the last thing most would want to do is fiddle with buttons that the average human cant push/toggle. Remember, this unit would hopefully be used by ATV/UTV folks as well, so they probably too deal with bouncy conditions. And thank you for the education into layering and how this helps plaster tracks onto a map using a minimal amount of memory. I have never heard of it before. Great food for thought.
It's been a uber-productive first day. Thank you all for your help.
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Colorado Uli, I have been a dedicated Garmin GPSmap 276c user for many years.
It will do a lot of what I described as "wants" it also lacks the flexibility of my Galaxy S3. However, a dedicated GPS is most desirable on a long off road trek and I use the phone with preloaded maps to insure that I have redundancy should my Garmin fail.
The downfall of my phone is that it does tend to overheat in direct sunlight.
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May as well add GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou receivers as well. Probably wouldn't add much to the price.
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Another day, another foot injury!
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What Albie said
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The only thing I would add to what I saw above would be voice command that works through my headset that I could turn on and off with the touch of a button.
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I don't think it's been mentioned above, so I'll add in that I think a basic remote control (thumbstick for panning the map and a zoom in/out, maybe a couple other functions on it) would be very nice.
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Track transfer behavior
One thing about tracks Garmin has changed in recent years that has really annoyed people.
It used to be that you could turn on/off whether or not an individual track was displayed on the computer and transfer that track to the GPS unit retaining that setting.
In recent years Garmin changed the GPS units to automatically turn individual track display setting to OFF when you loaded the tracks - no matter how it had been set on the computer.
This has been a big problem for event organizers who want to load a set of tracks on a GPS for a participant and just have them ready to go. Now they have to go back into the GPS and turn on each individual track.
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I think the problem with the new units is that they only transfer files in true .gpx format which does not have this bit, it is tagged to each track in the GPS by the GPS.
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"We want to show people what we can do," he says of his six-worker company. "Once we have enough of them out there, some history and some backing, we can go out and attract the $250 million we need."
Samson SkyBike.
Sam Bousfield came up with a futurist design for a three-wheeled flying motorcycle with wings that telescope so it won't be blown around on the highway.
Bousfield, whose Samson Motorworks is based near Sacramento, says engineering is underway and he hopes to have a half-scale, radio-controlled model flying in a few months.
He hopes to be able to produce a full-size kit version that could sell for about $50,000. At that price, "We feel we can sell at least 1,000 kits a year," he says.
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After a decade working at Rocketdyne, a big aerospace company, Joseph Caravella had saved up more than $100,000 to be able to quit and pursue his dream: a flying three-wheel motorcycle.
The idea came to him after he got a speeding ticket driving from Indiana to Virginia while in college. He'd been clocked by an aircraft.
Caravella Aerospace's design calls for a lightweight single engine that powers both the motorcycle and a rear-mounted propeller from an enclosed cockpit. Aimed at commuters, he sees cost as a key advantage for the single-seat CaraVellair, as he's named it: He believes it can be produced as a kit for $50,000. He hopes to have a version flying by 2010.
Caravella spent months working in his garage and driveway with dad Joe Sr. to finish the non-flying prototype in time for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh aviation show earlier this month in Wisconsin. Terrafugia and Samson also were displayed at the show.
Moller Neuera.
While Moller's Skycar won attention, it has been grounded by cost. Moller International has moved to a less ambitious project designed to make sales, not just headlines.
Moller is working on a saucer-like, ground-effect vehicle. The M200X prototype, possibly to be marketed as the Neuera (pronounced: new era), would "fly" — actually hover at less than 10 feet — and travel for an hour at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour. It is not a true plane and, the company says, would not require a pilot's license.
Moller general manager Bruce Calkins says the 17-worker company in Davis, Calif., hopes to build 40 for delivery starting in 2010 at up to $250,000 each. But he considers it just a way station on the way to producing a car that really flies. "Eventually, the common vision of having a flying car is going to be true."
Matt Novak, however, remains unconvinced. The host of Paleofuture.com, a blog that looks at past predictions of the future, says flying cars look even further away these days.
"We had this sort of optimism in the '50s and '60s, a feeling that things were inevitable because of technology. And flying cars were on the short list," Novak says. "I don't think we're going to have freeways in the sky any time soon."
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