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A new shoe has been invented which the inventor hopes will make a pair of shoes and other footwear last much monger than what we are used to - suggesting up to twenty years before any noticeable deterioration in the health of the shoe.
The self-healing shoe uses bioconstructable materials which are genetically modified and supplied with nutrients from the ground as the wearer walks across green areas as well as water.
The average walker will walk through enough green areas and get their shoes wet enough to keep the shoe healthy and like with human flesh any scuffs or cuts will heal but there could be some small blemishes on the surface.
There has been speculation that the shoes were made of genetically modified creatures shaped like shoes but questions were asked how these creatures would relieve themselves and if so where it went. This seems unlikely but animal rights activists were not taking any chances so decided to conduct their own investigation.
There has been no evidence that the shoes are creatures, so further questions are being asked if there is something like 'live' human flesh being implanted into footwear. If so and the shoes are becoming a bit wrinkled, they could be taken to a laboratory for a facelift, but depending on how attached the owner is and the price of having cosmetic surgery on their shoes could make it easier to buy a new pair even though the estimated price of a standard pair of these shoes is more in the line of what celebrities can afford but some ordinary workers could afford them at a push.
So, just what is required to keep these shoes healthy? The British weather is ideal to keep these shoes healthy with all the rain and the muck you get on the streets with dog owners not cleaning up after themselves but what if you were walking around sand dunes on a hot summers day would the shoes be able to cope? Can it get too cold and would they freeze preventing you from taking them off until they had thawed? How would they repair themselves if one started to leak?
A spokesman for the company Shoeperheel which has started manufacturing these shoes said that the director Mr. Sock didn't want to be interviewed as the details were commercially sensitive and Shoeperheel had exclusive rights to manufacture the shoes. He said that Mr. Sock was known for opening his mouth and putting his foot right in it, so has decided to keep quiet for the time being to avoid embarrassment.
Football celebrities are said to be interested in these shoes since they will be fashion items which can easily be afforded, but one thing David Beckham asked was that if the shoes are in the mud and wet too much, could their appetite make them become greedy and consume too much eventually becoming obese? He suggested that having obese football boots could be an advantage over the other side as they could have more bounce and the fitness is in the player, not the footwear.


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1) You grew up in an Irish orphanage. Your parents left you on its doorstep when you were only a few hours old, wrapped in a blanket on a cold December night. When you were found in the morning, there was a note taped to your blanket. This note told the Sisters, who ran the orphanage, that your first name was to be a traditional Irish name and your middle name would be after your mother, Bridget. The Sisters took you in and you lived in that orphanage until you were five years old, when you were adopted by an American couple.
What is your name? Cassidy Bridgette
What is your birthdate? December 25, cuz it says cold Dec. night
What are your American parents' names? Ellen (Elle) Marie and Milo Paul
2) They took you home, where you were soon immersed in their family. They had two children already, a twelve year old daughter and a nine year old son. You started to attend the same public school that their older children attended. You made many new friends, including your best friend, who soon became a surrogate sister to you. Nearly two years after you arrived in America, you celebrate your seventh birthday. Your parents give you a kitten of your very own. You are very excited and treat your kitten like a child.
Where does your family live? small town in Pennsylvania
What are your new siblings' names? Alana Noelle and Anthony James
What is your best friend's name? Natalia Suzanne
What is your kitten's name? Tootsie-Pop
3) When you start middle school in the sixth grade, you become instantly popular. You are soon head of an elite clique, made up of three girls other than yourself and your best friend. It is this year that your eyes are opened to boys and the fun of being a teenager. Throughout your middle school years, you are on top. When you're in the eighth grade, however, tragedy strikes. Your beloved older brother, who is sixteen, is involved in a terrible accident. He survives with life-threatening injuries and spends a lot of time in the ICU. After months after months of therapy, he makes a full recovery.
What are the names of the three other girls? Penelope Anne (Peach), Story Nicole, and Fiona Isabelle
What kind of accident was your brother involved in? Someone shot him
What were his life-threatening injuries? Paralyzed from the waist down
4) In high school, your popularity spikes. You're on top of the world, somewhere you'd never thought you would be. You're busy all the time, with extra-curricular and after-school activities. Then you hear of the Phoebe Prince suicide, which really hits home for you. She was an Irish immigrant who had recently arrived in Massachusetts. You realize that could have been you! After much consideration, you decide you want to do something to help.
What are your extra-curriculars and after-school activities? Gymnastics, ballet, drama club, student council, piano class
What do you do to help? Raise money for a charity
5) With the help of your many activities, you are accepted to the college of your dreams. You graduate high school ready to enter into the big world. You know just what you want to do with your life and you plan to pursue that.
What is the college of your dreams? Princeton University
What do you want to do with your life? Become a doctor


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It was directed by Frederic Planchon through Academy. Post-production was by The Moving Picture Company, with audio post-production through Factory Studios. Media was handled by OMD.
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WESTON JOHNSON BENEFIT AUCTION - Today is the first day of the Weston Johnson benefit auction on-line at Sheridanmedia.com.
Johnson is a former Wyoming Cowboy and current SHS assistant coach and is battling melanoma.
The auction banner is up right now at sheridanmedia.com, Sheridan high school head football coach Don Julian says they have several sports memorabilia items auction.
To supplement the auction the group is also holding a raffle drawing and tickets are available in Sheridan and at outlets around the state.
SOCCER - The Sheridan high school soccer teams resume conference play this week with matches against Cheyenne East and Central the Broncs will play at home the Lady Broncs on the road.
Lady broncs Head coach Tom Racette. And after a weekend off the Broncs are ready to get back into conference play against two very good teams Head coach Kevin Riser.
TRACK AND FIELD - The Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams will compete at their next meet in Casper Friday at Kelly Walsh high school.
TROOPERS - The Sheridan Troopers open the season April 27th at home hosting a double header with Cody. We will broadcast the home opener live on 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
ROCKIES - The Colorado Rockies open the MLB regular season today at Milwaukee we will have opening day live for you on 87.7 FM ESPN radio the first broadcast of the season will start at 11:30.


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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell apparently was just fine with the fact that LeBron James left him off his NBA "Mount Rushmore" when asked to name the top four players of all time.
"I'm going to be one of the top four to ever play this game," James told Steve Smith last week during an interview. "For sure. And if they don't want me to have one of those top four spots, they better find another spot. We've got to bump somebody. Somebody got to get bumped. That's not for me to decide. That's for the architects, to chisel somebody's face out and put mine up there."
James did say that right now, his top four players are Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson.
According to TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager, Russell approached James at All-Star weekend in New Orleans to discuss his comments.
"Before the game, LeBron James was talking to Bill Russell and Bill said, 'Hey, thank you for leaving me off your Mount Rushmore.' He said 'I'm glad you did. Basketball is a team game, it's not for individual honor,'" Sager said during the broadcast on Sunday.
"I won back-to-back state championships in high school, back-to-back NCAA championships in college, I won an NBA championship my first year in the league, an NBA championship in my last year, nine in between. And that, Mr. James, is etched in stone."
Russell is one of the biggest winners in the history of team sports and captured 11 championships as a member of the Celtics. Jordan won six, Johnson five, Bird three, James two and Robertson only has one.
The Celtic great was at the game to celebrate his 80th birthday. James, 29, is already a 10-time All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA selection.
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Miley Cyrus Says There's "Room" for Her Next to Katy, Rihanna & Ke$ha
It's been a while, three years, to be specific, since Miley Cyrus released an album, but now that she's about to return to the music world, she says she's not concerned about whether or not there's a place for her on today's pop charts next to the current crop of female stars.
Speaking to Cosmopolitan magazine for its March cover story, Miley says, "Katy Perry's been my friend for five years, and I'm not ever gonna let our work get between that relationship. If Katy sticks with being Katy, and Ke$ha is Ke$ha, and Rihanna is Rihanna, and I'm me, there's room for everybody."
The 20-year-old former Disney star adds, "The problem is when people look at [Lady] Gaga and say, 'Oh, that works; I'm going to be like that.'"
As for what the new record will sound like, Miley says despite the fact that she collaborated with both Mary J. Blige and Tyler the Creator on the disc, she "really didn't want to make a hip-hop record." She adds, "I'm not trying at all to be a Rihanna or a Nicki…That's not my vibe."
Miley tells Cosmo that when she was a kid, her big brother would give her Nelly CDs, while her dad, country star Billy Ray Cyrus, had her listen to country music icons like Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash. Her mom, meanwhile, is "a complete metalhead." As a result, Miley says, "This record is a weird mixture of all that."
There's no release date or title yet for Miley's album, which will be her first since 2010's Can't Be Tamed. Meanwhile, she's planning her wedding to Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth, and say's, "We just want it to be small, with the people who we'd take bullets for."
She adds, "I don't want to be looking at those photos and see people that I wish hadn't been there. C'mon, I can't even get coffee without a million paparazzi following me, so I don't know why anyone thinks I'm going to have this huge, extravagant wedding. That isso not who I am."


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Franklin Twp. crash causes child injuries
Larry Neff/Special to the Times A child was injured after this vehicle struck a pole in Franklin Township Friday morning.
One young child was injured early Friday morning when the vehicle he was a passenger in slid on black ice and struck a utility pole in Franklin Township.
The crash occurred at 5:30 a.m. as the vehicle was traveling west in the 500 block of Fairyland road. It struck the ice and spun out impacting with a utility pole.
The vehicle came to rest in the west bound lane. Fire fighters of the Franklin township fire company extricated the child from the vehicle. The victim was treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics and transferred to an area hospital.
Reports from the scene were the child suffered lacerations above the eye and was possibly unconscious for a matter of seconds after the crash.
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More than 1,600 people lined up Saturday at the East Valley Community Center for free swine-flu shots. The clinic was the second of five offered by the county this month.
The longest wait was about 90 minutes during the four-hour clinic, said Dean Sidelinger, the county's deputy public health officer.
On Friday, nearly 3,300 people received shots at Qualcomm Stadium in what was described as the largest-ever vaccination clinic in San Diego County. The clinics come three weeks after county health officials opened H1N1 vaccinations to the general public.
The next clinic will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 E. Douglas Ave. in El Cajon. Two additional clinics will be held Saturday in National City and Carlsbad.
For more information, visit sdcounty.ca.gov or call 211.
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Jacob to host town-hall meeting on Powerlink
ALPINE: County Supervisor Dianne Jacob will host a town-hall meeting Thursday to discuss the effect that the planned Sunrise Powerlink transmission lines will have on Alpine.
The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd. County officials from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Planning and Land Use are expected to attend. Officials from San Diego Gas & Electric Co., which is proposing the transmission line, have also been invited.
SDG&E officials say the 120-mile power line from Imperial County to San Diego is necessary to provide a more reliable source of power. SDG&E plans to bury the transmission line through 6.2 miles in Alpine, the only part of the Sunrise Powerlink to be underground. Work on the project means that traffic on Alpine Boulevard, which has about 150 stores and businesses, will be disrupted for more than 18 months.
Anne Krueger
Registration open for Goldsmith talk Jan. 20
San Diego: The San Diego County Taxpayers Association is hosting a
Jan. 20 luncheon in Mission Valley featuring a keynote speech from City Attorney Jan Goldsmith.
Members of the public who wish to attend are asked to register with the taxpayers association by Friday.
Goldsmith is expected to discuss topics including pensions, managed competition and bankruptcy at the event scheduled from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle N.
Individual tickets are $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers.
To register, go online to sdcta.org or call the association at (619) 234-6423.
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A Mason County Sheriff's Office Chaplain and a Mason County Deputy Coroner responded to the scene. The King County Sheriff's Office was contacted in order to personally notify the parents of the young woman of her death. Her name will not be released until all family notifications have been made.
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This project (INSPIRE 15-47880) has developed a citizen science system--Gravity Spy (http://gravityspy.org/)--to support the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (aLIGO), the most complicated experiment ever undertaken in gravitational physics. LIGO has opened up the window of gravitational wave observations on the Universe.
This SOCS project (NSF 12-11071) examines strategies for dealing with the flood of digital data that confronts researchers. New techniques, tools and strategies for dealing with massive data sets, whether they consist of vast numbers of base-pair sequences or terabytes of data from all-sky astronomical surveys, present an opportunity to establish a 'fourth paradigm' of scientific discovery, but the task is not easy. In many areas of research, the relentless growth of data sets has led to the adoption of increasingly automated and unsupervised methods of classification.
The SOCS project (NSF grant 09-68470) investigates the capabilities and potential of social computational systems (SoCS) in the context of citizen science. Citizen science projects are a form of social-computational system. Whether it be volunteers playing a role in massive, distributed sensing networks exploring the migration of birds, or applying their unique human perceptual skills to searching the skies, human motivation and performance is fundamental to system performance. However, undertaking science through a social computational system brings unique challenges.
This completed project was a two-phase theory-based study of virtual organizations that enable massive virtual collaboration in scientific research. The virtual organizations studied have a core of scientists and project leaders coordinating the work of a larger number of volunteer contributors, a format called citizen science. The project was directed at advancing the understanding of what constitutes effective citizen science virtual organizations and under what conditions citizen science virtual organizations can enable and enhance scientific and education production and innovation.
I am interested in finding new PhD students interested in work and technology, especially work and intelligent machines. You can find more information on the program here. Please get in touch if you have questions or are thinking about applying.
University of Alabama has a nice article about Gravity Spy.
Other popular press coverage: Citizen scientists join search for gravitational waves, Symmetry Magazine.


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Car hire in Poland
Hiring a car in Poland
The eastern European country of Poland is brilliant to explore. A combination of stunning architecture and fascinating history will mean you'll want to jump in your hire car and set off to find out what it's all about as soon as you arrive.
From the 14th-century Wawel Castle and Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow, to the old town of Warsaw, which was completely rebuilt in the after the Second World War, you won't be short of attractions. To get a glimpse into a darker side of Poland's history and one that should never be forgotten, a trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp memorial is a must.
What you need to know
The options are seemingly endless when it comes to hiring a car in Poland. You can get a car from so many airports, including the likes of Warsaw, Krakow and Gdansk, that wherever you're arriving into you'll be able to start your road trip from there. Alternatively, those coming in by rail can also collect their hire cars at the train station.
For the largest amount of choice, the main transport hubs are your best bet. At Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (WAW), for example, there are more than a dozen hire car companies to choose from. They are all ranked as excellent or very good by previous clients. Make use of our booking tool to find the right car at the most convenient location for you and all at a great price.
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Parties are not occasions; they are a way of life. And, like every way of life, parties in India have a certain language associated with them ? a certain dictionary, if you will. Here?s our second look at the Great Indian Party Dictionary ?do remember to check out a previous edition here.
New Year Resolution [nyoo yeer rez-uh-loo-shuh n] Something everyone vows will last the next 365 days, but is lucky if it lasts for even 3.
?My New Year Resolution is to make sure I sleep at 10 pm every day? except tomorrow, I mean Rahul?s birthday comes only once a year, right??
Stag [stag] A lone male trying desperately to enter a party. Often accompanied by other nocturnal animals. ?
Since she dumped him, he has to go stag every Friday, poor thing.?
Shots [shots] 90 ml solutions to all the world?s problems. ?
Work, parents, boyfriend - I love you most of the time, but I really need a shot right now.?
Sale [seyl] The time when people are so caught up with finding the perfect party outfit, they forget murder is actually illegal.
?She tried taking the Guess dress on sale from me, so I had no choice but to pull out my gun.?
Winter [win-ter] That season when one doesn?t know how to keep warm and look fabulous at the same time.
?OMG, winter is coming! It may be too cold for that crop top, but it?ll make the room about 5 degrees hotter!?
LiveInStyle.com encourages you to Party Responsibly!


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by Keith Fitz-Gerald | August 21, 2012 8:00 am
Over the years I've written a number of articles about trading indicators.
They have ranged from the commonly used variety — like moving averages, crossovers, the VIX, death crosses, and Bollinger Bands — to the esoteric, including the tallest buildings, Big Money Polls, financial astrology and, more recently, magazine covers[1].
You'd think the tools market technicians typically use would generate the most interest. But inevitably, it's the more unusual indicators that people are most attracted to.
Why?… I have no idea. I am not a social scientist.
But I can tell you this — having spent tens of thousands of hours computer modeling almost every indicator you can conceive of, the most consistent and best performing indicators are almost always behaviorally-based.
What I mean by that is that there is inevitably an element of human behavior that is either: a) responsible for the indicator itself; or b) contributes significantly to how it functions and why it's relevant.
My grandmother, Mimi, a seasoned successful investor in her own right after being widowed at a young age, used to chalk this up to what she called the "complexity problem" — as in, if it's too complex for me to understand, it's a problem.
She didn't use the term like I do today in a non-linear sense. She simply reasoned that if something was too complex to explain to her, it wasn't worth her time or her money.
And that brings me to women's skirts.
According to Mimi, the length of women's skirts reflects both societal conditions and economic potential.
When I questioned her wisdom on this one — as I did with many things she taught me about investing in those days — Mimi noted that the link between women's hem lengths and stock market conditions was established in 1926 by Wharton economist George Taylor.
Long story short…pun absolutely intended…short skirts point to happy-go-lucky times while longer choices reflect more conservative underpinnings that, according to Taylor, existed because women couldn't afford stockings.
Dr. John Casti, Cofounder of the X-Center in Vienna and author of Mood Matters: From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers puts it this way, observing "that the rise and fall of great civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds to the future."
As a leading proponent of the science of socionomics, Casti observes that when social mood is positive and optimistic, hemlines tend to be shorter. And, that the reverse is true when things are dour or the social mood is uncertain because they reflect the mass psychology.
The "Posh" Spice Indicator
So what are women's hemlines telling us now?
Let's start with Victoria Beckham.
Formerly known as "Posh" Spice," a reference to her former life in the British girl band, the Spice Girls, she used to wear minis so small that they were rumored to cause heart palpitations during the go-go years of the 1990s. I can't say I disagree.
Lately, though, she's been wearing so-called "pencil" dresses with hems that run well below the knee.
Figure 1: The Sun: Aylott-Chapple/Flynet
And she's not alone.
Entertainer Beyonce Knowles, model Miranda Kerr and actresses Hayden Panettiere and Eva Mendes are all rocking the look. Even Angelina Jolie is in on the longer hemline action.
I did some checking with fashionistas in London and New York and learned that this is not just in my imagination. At 33 inches, this year's hemlines are, on average, the longest they've been since the Great Depression.
This suggests some very conservative times ahead.
But how far ahead? That's a different question.
Two scientists from the Erasmus School of Economics, Drs. Marjolien van Baardwijk and Philip Hans Frances took a look at this phenomenon in 2010.
Using data from 1921 to 2009, they determined that hemlines didn't necessarily predict economic performance, but they did find that economics seemed to determine hemlines with about a 3-4 year delay.
At the time, Professors Baardwijk and Franses wrote that "the current economic crisis predicts ankle length skirts around 2011 and 2012" as observed by John Carney of CNBC.
So far we are right on schedule.
Fall and winter 2012 fashion shows in Paris, New York and Milan suggest conservative coverings with belts and slinky fabrics providing the accents aren't going away anytime soon.
If the relationship holds, the emphasis implies we need to be cautious until approximately 2014.
Not coincidentally, that's when a number of other esoteric indicators, including various financial astrology calculations and wave cycle analytics, say we may finally turn the corner again.
Oh…and one more thing.
My wife Noriko, who is a fashion plate in her own right, pointed out that the trend in shorts this summer is quite the opposite. Shorter is definitely better even if it means exposing some backside.
It's no wonder the markets are volatile.
By the way, Dr. Casti's newest book, X-Events: The Collapse of Everything is a fascinating read and I encourage you to pick it up if you're at all interested in socially-based market indicators like I am.
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Wildlife experts are warning that plans to build on a nationally important Nightingale "hotspot" in Mid Sussex will destroy irreplaceable habitat and leave many endangered species of birds with nowhere to go.
Next Monday, residents in Twineham, where developer Mayfield Market Towns wants to build 10,000 new homes, are launching a 'Sight and Sound Birdwatch' to catalogue the species living there.
Helen Crabtree from the British Trust for Ornithology says the site is an important spot for wildlife: "Not only are Nightingales relatively abundant in the hedges and copses but there are breeding Skylarks, Yellowhammers, Linnets and sometimes Lapwings.
"These are all farmland birds that are suffering declines in Sussex.
"Woodlarks are usually thought of as heathland birds in Sussex, but in this area they have recently been observed breeding in arable farmland. With so little heathland remaining in Sussex, areas of farmland like this could form an essential resource for this schedule one protected species."
Sussex Wildlife Trust's adult learning manager, Mike Russell says the area is important because it contains water meadows, hedgerows, farmland and woodland.
He added: "We've lost species mainly due to the loss of farmland.
"Species like Tree Sparrows have declined by over 90 per cent, Skylarks have gone down, Yellowhammers – these are all Red Data species - nationally their population has declined by over 50 per cent in 30 years.
"Much of that decline is in the south east."
Val Bentley from the Sussex Ornithological Society has been surveying Nightingales in the area since the 1990s and says the UK's Nightingale population has shrunk dramatically, with Sussex now the second most important county for the birds.
She described the New Town site as a "hotspot" for nightingales: "They seem to prefer Blackthorn scrub, in particular Blackthorn scrub near running water and there are plenty of both around here.
"Even if new habitat could be created elsewhere I would imagine it would take about 20 years to establish the scrub to the right sort of level, because the Nightingales will only nest in dense vegetation.
"If a town is built then the habitat will go. Nightingales don't nest in gardens or towns so they will disappear completely."
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Scare The Hair Right Off Your Head
I tweaked and edited and rewrote the first 25 pages of Drums until I was sick of it. I'll give it one more going over late this week or early next, then it is off to the Genesis contest.
As for pages 26-305, those are going to be edited using a new tool. If you want to scare the hair right off your head as an author, write a first draft, then read:
This book blows the mind. It covers every aspect of re-writing a novel that will supercede anything you've ever done before. The stakes will be higher, the characterization deeper, and the plot farther reaching and more complex than you ever imagined it could be. The problem is, if you read it, you see how you could apply it. Then, you have to actually DO it. Very scary territory. Doubts creep in. "What if I can't do this?" "What if I work on this for months and months, applying these techniques, and I still get rejected?" "What if I don't have the talent?" "What if I envision what needs to be done but fall short in the application?" "What if...?"
Then it's time for a little positive thinking. "Try. You might succeed." "You don't have to fix it all in a day. Take it one bite at a time. One chapter, or one character arc, or one plot thread." "You might as well try, because even if the ms doesn't reach the pinnacle you've aspired to, it will definitely be a better ms than when you started." "God will catch you if you leap out in faith."
One thing I discovered this week when thinking about deepening characteristics is: Give your character something that vexes him/her about himself/herself. Make the character self-aware of his flaws. Aren't we all aware of our flaws? Don't we strive to overcome them, only to blow it again and again? Aren't we often times our harshest critics? So with our characters. It will make them deeper, more easy to identify with, and it's a great chance to interject some humor into the situation.
Yesterday I printed off the ms of Drums of the North Star. Today I bought tab dividers for a looseleaf notebook. I'm going to divide the book into chapters, then insert a few blank pages for notes for each chapter. That way I can read the breakout book, take notes for where changes need to be made, easily find my chapters and what needs to go where, so when I edit, the notebook will have everything nice and tidy for me. At least this is the plan.
Plotting for Pam on Rye started today. I walked through the characters and some of the things that happen to them with Heather. She listened, gave input and laughed in the right places. It's a good start.
How do you approach editing, what resources and materials do you use, and how do you approach plotting a new work? Do you bounce ideas off someone? Do you use books, plot skeletons, snowflakes or dreams in the night?
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Yup---I started reading the Breakout book--it almost made me upchuck--I swear!
First you get goose bumps--like ME? COULD I do this?? Me in my raggy blue houseshoes? Then like you said the doubts drift in....but I still have my hair so maybe it didn't scare me enough.
You are so right--it will scare the hair off of ya! I got so nervous when reading the Breakout Novel and workbook. I read it when I had finished my last novel and I was like "OH NO! Look at all the stuff I did wrong!" Then I took what I learned and applied it to Honey Do. Still have a lot to learn/glean/apply. Hopefully this gig gets a little easier with some diligence and time.ReplyDelete
As for my editing method--totally haphazard, which is in total opposition to my nature. Maybe that's why I'm out of sorts lately, LOL!


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|March 26th, 2011, 07:27 PM
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I will guarantee that this metro will be ready by dead line, as IR said pillar are already up..... I will post few pics once back to ggn from DLF city
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Also since it's a small line, chances of delays, protests, etc are also lesser.
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yes compare to other metro system, its really small but will help lots of office going people...
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KuwarOnline thanks for the pic.'s. Keep it up brother!
Much say here is based on past metro projects. The relevant metros are Singapore, Dubai and others in S.East Asia like Bangkok, KL, Jakarta ... maybe China, in China PEST issues are un-real. The Communists own all land, and ALL power.
Abhishek, your interest and 'gyan' is good, are there many urban transportation courses in India. Maybe at a few IIT's. On a side note, India needs Indian Institutes of Infrastructure along the lines of the IIT's.
Having worked for some of the world's biggest infrastructure Co.'s, I can tell you directly that profit, corruption and local politics have real impact on projects. Mgmt. is savvy to the ebb-&-flow of the eco-system. So, if DMRC is 'public' funded, it will be high cost and user friendly. If GM is even nominally private, it will be profit motivated AND user friendly.
The tech. feasibility, project mgmt., engg. analysis and financial reports are all subject to the manufacturer's cartel. Notice there aren't that many metro train makers, and that's where the real metro game is, Globally. Otherwise, rail tech., like much transportation tech., is over 100 yrs. old, it's not that complicated you know. Same with auto and aviation ... I'm talking about the tech. Shipping, Canals, Tram's, etc. are much older. Horses and camels are outdated, but we still have rickshaws in our cities
On a personal note, my folks live in Janakpuri and my Sis lives in Gurgaon - DM line III and GM airport & Dwarka link, and Dwarka to N. Delhi link, the best lines by far, are personally needed, exciting & gratifying.
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Rapid Metro route to be extended by 14km
GURGAON: In the coming few years, commuting from Delhi to Gurgaon is likely to become much easier.
The first private Metro has plans to extend its under-construction 6km corridor to 20km. It would touch Sector 55 and 56 in new Gurgaon and would stretch up to old NH-8 (old Delhi road).
A feasibility study is underway to extend the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd (RMGL), formerly known as DLF Metro, from Sikanderpur to Sector 55 and 56 along the Golf Course Road. This corridor could be about 7 km and there would be extension of about another 7 km from Gateway Tower, on the other side of the expressway. RMGL spokesman Sarvesh K Tiwari said that they are hopeful of extending the line to cater to future needs. The first phase of Rapid Metro, from Sikanderpur to Gateway Tower on expressway, is likely to be operational in 2013.
Sources said that the RMGL is also in talks with the DLF to integrate the transport planning for Golf Course road. DLF is likely to undertake the widening of Golf Course road with less than 50% funding from the HUDA. Sources said that the RMGL has asked DLF to work out the Golf Course road extension in a manner which would not come in the way of future extension of the Rapid Metro. They added that getting land for the construction of the proposed corridor wont be a major problem, considering the space available along the Golf Course road.
Though the present extension of Delhi Metro to HUDA City Centre has come as a big relief for commuters, residents of both old city and most parts of new Gurgaon have been demanding that its route be extended further so that it connects more residential and commercial zones.
If extended, the Rapid Metro could work as a feeder Metro for thousands of commuters travelling between Delhi and Gurgaon, said Sudhir Kapoor, secretary general of DLF City RWA.
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|April 6th, 2011, 03:10 AM
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What a sea change...
Building the Ggaon Metro System in approx 2 years Flat from scratch is such a huge contrast to the origins of India's Metro Dream in Calcutta 3 decades ago... Surely a Bright sign of how the country has moved on ever since..
Indiaaaaaaaa.... India!
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Rapid Metro on right track
Construction work for the Rapid Metro link which will connect Sikanderpur metro station to Cyber City, DLF phases 2 and 3, and the NH8 is right on track. According to officials, the overall project is already 25 per cent complete; and with the preliminaries almost over, the construction work is all set to enter its second phase this year.
In what will be the countrys first privately built and privately run project, work on the Rapid Metro began in 2009 and the first month of 2013 has been set as the target for completion.
The primary stages of construction work are the relatively difficult ones, and we are done with those stages, said Sarvesh Tiwari, the spokesperson for Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd.
According to a recent survey, more than providing better connectivity and allowing commuters to travel in comfort, the environment-friendly transit service will help reduce Gurgaons traffic clutter by a large margin. We are expecting a ridership of 1.5 lakh per day. According to research, this will ensure that at least 75,000 cars go off Gurgaons roads, said Tiwari, adding that the Rapid Metro is expected to help reduce approximately 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air, which will translate to heavy carbon credit for the private firm.
The Rapid Metro route will cover a distance of 6.1km, starting from the southern side of Sikanderpur Metro station and going all the way to DLF phase 3, covering four more stations en route. The station structures will also become visible in no more than a years time, said Tiwari.[ Four of the six Metro stations are being constructed in the middle of various roads, and will double up as foot-over-bridges (FOB). Gurgaon doesnt have many FOBs. So these stations will also act as FOBs. Commuters will be able to cross-over without having to enter the paid enclosure, he said, adding that the overbridge crossing would remain open 24 hours a day.
The construction of supporting pillars near Sikanderpur, Cyber City and other areas lying on the Rapid Metro route, is also expected to be complete within the next 6 to 8 months. We will work day and night to ensure that the work on busy stretches is completed first, said Tiwari, adding that the traffic flow will become smoother on these stretches once the pier construction is finished.
The Rapid Metro ticketing system is also being synchronized with the DMRC system, so that commuters from Delhi can directly switch to the rapid link without having to stand in ticket queues.
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I'm REALLY curious to see how this thing will impact the enormous traffic that flows into Gurgaon!! Out of 1.5 lakh travellers - even if half are car drivers - which would mean 50000-75000 cars are off the roads? This being a conservative estimate!
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that would be huge relief ....especially metro moving to CyberCity will reduce the traffic in volumes ...very much sure about it..just waiting for it to come up and knowing DLF and Gurgaon Style it will be something unique and stylish....
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So after 10 years they have to change the name of the station? Will it confuse the public?
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they really know how to mint money out of it ..
as long as it keeps the tickets cost low (flat rate of rs 10) .. its all good
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any pic update for gurgaon metro project or any map for the proposed extension. thanks
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Skywalks to connect Metro stations to offices
GURGAON: Reaching a Metro station in Gurgaon is going to become easier thanks to the Rapid Metro. The developer of the country's first ever private Metro in Gurgaon has announced to build skywalks to connect offices and commercial complexes to its stations wherever feasible.
"We will build skywalks in a fashion that they can be accessed not only by occupants of the specific building but also by outsiders. Also, the stations for this last mile feeder line have been planned keeping in mind that pedestrians can use them as foot overbridges without having to enter the paid area," said Sanjiv Rai, managing director of Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd.
If commuters have to look for feeder services like autos and buses to reach Metro stations, the purpose of such a service is defeated. "Hence we thought of bringing the stations to their doorsteps," Rai said.
The private players have also submitted a feasibility study for expansion of the Rapid Metro (formerly known as DLF Metro) line upto Sector-56 in south and Udyog Vihar in the north side. However, the exact route is yet to be decided.
"By the time the state government starts the tendering process for future extension, it might take at least one year," said Rai.
In yet another initiative to ensure that the operation of this private Metro does not add to the noise pollution, the company will install specially designed sound barriers along the stretch. It has also proposed to weld the entire route of railway track to reduce noise.
Unlike the additional noise generated by Delhi Metro rail especially during turns, the private Metro plans to use a technology called wheel flange lubrication where the front wheel of the Metro coach will spray a lubricant before a turn.
Each train will have three coaches with a capacity of 300 commuters per coach. Depending on the volume of commuters, the frequency can be anywhere between 4 minutes and 90 seconds.
"The system will be automatic but a driver will be there to supervise the operation of each train. The only time when there will be on complete automation is when the train is crossing over the line after the last station," added the MD.
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so that we could meander around the city. our original intention was to get up early enough to watch bankers commute but, well, sleeping is somewhat important. occasionally.
the other reason for north banking it was st. paul's.
we stopped for coffee at a place next to st andrew's by the wardrobe? is that the name of this place? i don't know??
what i do know is that it's got fan vaulting and there are people buried right in front of the church which means that there are bones near the coffee!!! AAAAAAH HAUUUNTED COOOFEEEE!!!
there's a nice little park near st. paul's where you can sit and watch pigeons trying to cage crumbs from investment bankers. you can also drink coffee and listen to the cathedral's bells.
have i mentioned the foggy smog? it greatly reduced visibility. we could barely see the tate modern.
two of the galleries were closed at st paul's at the time of our visit, so leff and i spent quite a while outside of the building.
leff has audio of the bells but, for now, this video will have to suffice for atmosphere.
after feeling the fury of the gift shop (where i bought a postcard of st paul's during the blitz. WHAT?! I LOVE THAT IMAGE!!) we did a bit more wandering around the city. sadly, i didn't take many pictures of the roman streets because i was too busy, you know, being there so this crappy picture will have to suffice. deal with it.
leff and i grabbed pret (pret! preeet! PRET! ) and headed to the south bank for lunch. were you aware? ALL OF LONDON JOGS ON ITS LUNCH BREAK! here is one of them thar londoners doing that thar thing i just mentioned.
after lunch it was art time! we crossed the millenium bridge (which is something i've been trying to do for two years. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!)
and accidentally ended up in a german movie of some sort.
i have no idea why my camera went all
leff and i had planned on catching the kusama exhibit but we were worn to nubbins. we did a small bit of looking,
and skeedadled back to the strata to regroup/take a nap. on the way we were stalked by a man in red trousers!
I CAN SEE YOU RED TROUSER MAN! YOU WILL NOT KNIFECRIME ME SO EASILY WHEN YOU ARE WEARING SUCH CONSPICUOUS PANTS! (ed note: "conspicuous pants" will be the name of my next band.)
after sleeping away the better part of an afternoon, leff and i went to a greek restaurant in the elephant and castle. GIANT BEEEEEANS!! I LOOOVE GIANT BEEEEANS!!!
also, this salad was HUGE! i could not eat it all. (but i tried. THE FETA WAS SO GOOD!!)
it was a REALLY good meal even though i think we weirded out the staff a bit because we were americans. (people are not really used to americans being in the e&c. * shoulder shrug * we tried to not be ugly ones so, YOU ARE WELCOME, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN! NOW STOP WEARING SHORTS, SANDALS AND BASEBALL CAPS WHEN YOU ARE ABROAD AS A FAVOR TO ME!!)
bullets for the day:
* i really do not like the elevators to get to the platforms at the elephant and castle tube stop. they're a little too close to the entryway? there is always a bottleneck? i do not know how this could be fixed without redoing the entire station?
* standing under the millenium bridge is fun because the sound of feet crossing is fantastic. leff has audio. i'll post a link as soon as he uploads it.
* the thames was at super low tide while we were in the city. i thought about climbing down the ladder onto the banks of the river but i had a feeling that most pubs would have frowned upon a muddy american chick on the prowl for cask ale. i might've had some roman coins but beer is better.
tomorrow on the rakka and leff show, european edition: we hop on the eurostar to paris! will i remember enough french to keep us from starving? did we take the batobus? ARE ALL OF THE AMERICANS ALWAYS THERE?! check back soon, same bat time, same bat channel!


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Is Lauren Conrad Saying That The Hills Was Real Just For The Headlines?
Lauren Conrad left The Hills in 2009, yet I still call her "LC" in my head (and while writing this post). So I guess it makes some sense that she's still talking about the MTV reality show that allows her to now spout fashion and relationship wisdom like she's an expert. But what I find really baffling about her Allure cover interview is, she keeps saying that The Hills was real.
Even as she acknowledges that it was scripted reality TV, she's sticking to her guns about the gist of it being legit:
"I think the story [the show] told wasn't a dishonest one. The way they did it sometimes was. They aren't going to be there for everything. Sometimes two of their main characters will get into a fight, and that's important to the story line. The [producers] need that reenacted. Their thing was always: It did happen. They're not making this up: you just didn't see it."
For instance, she cited her relationship with Brody Jenner, which wasn't quite the epic romance that she had with Jason Wahler — who she famously chose over the Teen Vogue internship in Paris — but was still played for the ratings:
"Brody and I did date. It was pretty brief. There was definitely editing to drag it out."
But why is LC pushing this bullshit assertion? Not to mention that her quote about Heidi Montag from a few months ago contradicts this view. Her words here look even dumber in comparison to castmate/former rival Kristin Cavallari. After The Hills ended in 2010, Kristin did the talk-show circuit where she happily shared details about just how fake the show was. She told Access Hollywood that they filmed three times a week, doing three scenes a day with changes of clothes to take care of that week's quota. Even worse, one producer in particular bribed a nameless cast member with a purse to spread the rumor that Kristin had a drug problem.
So, it's clear that MTV didn't have the cast members' best interests in mind. It's not as if Lauren owes anyone to keep pushing the notion that The Hills is totally real. That leads us to assume she has to be doing it just for herself. I mean, we're always going to ruminate over how staged the show was because it was one of the first reality narratives that we bought hook, line, and sinker. And when Lauren gives these tidbits, regardless of how much bullshit they are, it still gets us to write about the show! Plus, her Allure cover is curiously timed to coincide with her appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen tonight.
While writing this post, I couldn't help but look up a certain famous GIF from the show. Tell me, LC, is this faked?!
The world may never know.
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I just finished a new alicorn. They are my favorite plushies to make. I have been wanting to make the faustacorn for some time now. She is 18 inches to the top of her head and is made of cream color minky. The cutie marks and eyes are machine embroidered. Please let me know what you think of her.
She is SOLD.. She was bought by Ms Lauren Faust. I am very humbled and honored. Thank you Ms Faust
She is SOLD.. She was bought by Ms Lauren Faust. I am very humbled and honored. Thank you Ms Faust
Can we commission a Faust Alicorn? My daughter wants one so badly Thanks Spalmer @ suempalmer.com
Wow I so wish I could do this I hope one day we can buy Fausticorn plushies because I want one so bad XD hopefully one day you can send your ideas to Only Factory
I can make you a Fausticorn on commission. Lauren told me it was OK
how much would it cost?
Aww Faust have bought Fausticorn? Cute!
wow thats a huge honor congrats!
I remember the first time I saw the Lauren Foust oc and I was like " Who the heck is this?!" And 3 months ago I found out.
awesome job !
I could never do that DX
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what do you mean? I make this one with Lauren's permission
Have you thought about sending your plush idea to Only Factory so that they could mass produce it for the fans?
Bought by Lauren Faust, the Princess of Subway? OMG. You must be VERY talented.
This just appeared in the Lauren Faust profile video for Sony Pictures Animation: youtu.be/5z1pyOVxJOM
Your ponies are awesome!
Sorry to bother u but I've always wondered how u do the smiles on ur awesome plushes , btw awesome job
That is too cool that Mrs. Faust bought it herself! The plush is very well done and deserves such an honor!
Bought by Faust herself? whoa
what is a faustacorn and who's this pony? great sewing by the way
The Fausticorn is the depiction generally used by fans of Lauren Faust, the creator of Friendship is Magic.
thank you, the Fausticorn is the OC of the creator of the show, Lauren Faust. Lauren is the one who created, My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic
How much are your running prices?
Very nice indeed. Not tried my hands at making plushies, have a good bit of minky on order but looking for a good pattern to start off with. Kudos though, it looks very well proportioned got the main down very well. Lovely piece
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Along with releasing my autobiographic artbook with poetry called "Memoirs & Visions" in the Late Summer / Early Fall, I will be cultivating an experience to encompass four artistic disciplines:
Literary Art
Musical Art
Performance Art
Visual Art
This two day experience, a solo exhibition in the form of a production, complete with 18 fine art photographs never before seen, cultivated by myself, will be called "Br(OK)en Genius" taking place on November 21st – 22nd, 2014 at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center from 7PM – 9PM with a gallery reception.
All I can say is…be prepared to experience fine art in a way never before seen, heard & felt before.
Mark the dates in your calendar!
This production is proudly sponsored by the following:
The Fellowship Open
Dream Milwaukee
Cain Enterprise
Eagle Flair Graphics & Printing
Old Mount Zion New Jerusalem COGIC
More information will be presented over each newsletter every month so stay tuned for a city wide effort to raise consciousness, challenge our perceptions & to examine the potential of genius within us all.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor / partner for Br(OK)en Genius, as other potential sponsors are pending and we are always open for more support, please feel free to contact at [email protected]
Charles Allis Art Museum
As a RedLine MKE alumni, I was blessed with the opportunity to stand before a select group of people at Bacchus to speak on my two year residency experience as a young artist with ambitious dreams who came from a harsh reality. I am thankful for that experience & will always be an active supporter of RedLine MKE as an alumni. RedLine stays in the heart of the community, affecting change with the voice of art and changing lives, like mine. A special thanks to the founders Lori & Steve.
Learn more about who I am, what I stand for & how I perceive the ARTLife in a five minute interview here.
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Here you can read the most frequently asked questions concerning our waiting list, e.g. how to sign up for Bolignøglen or change settings in our self service module Mit KAB.
FAQ - signing up
Bolignøglen is a waiting list with 40.000 housing opportunities. You pay an annual fee and a fee for signing up. When your sign up is registered, you will receive a standard letter with your personal information and waiting list number, the so-called opnoteringsnummer.
You can sign up for the waiting list at the age of fifteen. However, you need to be eighteen years of age in order to sign a contract for your new home.
Sign up for Bolignøglen: Enter your personal information and type of payment. The fee is 400 kr. for signing up to the waiting list. Within eight days you'll receive a standard letter with your personal information and waiting list number (opnoteringsnummer).
Now, you can log in to Mit KAB using your NemID and your waiting list number (opnoteringsnummer) and mark your specific housing preferences. Go to Mit KAB
You can also sign up to a waiting list for a specific housing estate by using Boligsøgning. Please be aware that this only allows you to seek housing within this specific organization.
When you have signed up for the waiting list and your payment is confirmed, you will receive a certificate called "opnoteringsbevis". The document contains your waiting list number and the date of seniority. You need to keep this certificate and inform us of your waiting list number any time you contact us.
KAB offers student housing and it's free of charge to sign up for the waiting list. Read more about Youth- and student housing
You can easily be removed from the waiting list at KAB. Just send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com containing your waiting list number and ask to be erased from the waiting list. You can also send a letter or contact us in person.
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FAQ - payment
Betalingsservice/PBS ensures that future invoices will be paid on time.
You need to contact your bank with the following information:
- Kundenummer
- Debitorgruppenummer
- PBS-nummer
The numbers are found in Mit KAB, faneblad 1. Go to Mit KAB
If you rent an apartment with a private kitchen, you might be able to get housing benefits (boligstøtte). It is a benefit that the state provides as a supplement to the rent and depends, among other things, on factors like personal income. Read more about housing benefits at borger.dk
Please contact Udbetaling Danmark if you wish to apply for housing benefits.
Contact Udbetaling Danmark by phone 70 12 80 63.
FAQ - My KAB
The first time you log in to Mit KAB, you need to activate your profile by entering an activation code, your waiting list number (opnoteringsnummer) and NemID. Your activation code and waiting list number are sent in separate letters. Once activated you just need your waiting list number and NemID for future logins. Get NemID
See how to activate your profile, change your status, get a new activation code and add new housing preferences.
FAQ - waiting time
It is not possible for us to tell you exactly when you will get a place to live. It depends on how long you have been on a waiting list, your personal preferences and on current residents moving elsewhere. If you have signed up to KAB's waiting list, Bolignøglen, the waiting time is 1-20 years.
"Fleksibel udlejning" is a concept that, under specific circumstances, might give you an opportunity to move up on the waiting list. There are different criteria for moving up on the waiting list, e.g. age, employment status and marital status. There are different criteria in different municipalities. Check out the possibility for "fleksibel udlejning" at the specific housing estate.
When you sign up for the waiting list at KAB (Bolignøglen) you'll be placed on the external waiting list. Once you get the keys to your new home, you can sign up for the internal waiting list in the specific housing estate. An internal waiting list number will give you a priority spot on the waiting list. This could be an advantage compared to the external waiting list, if you, for example, want to move into at bigger apartment within your current housing estate.
FAQ - housing offer
You always have to reply when you get a housing offer to inform us whether you're interested or not.
I accept the housing offer
- Return the signed coupon by mail, e-mail (scanned copy) or pay us a personal visit at the main office.
I decline the housing offer
- Same as above or by telephone
- Call 80 20 20 12 or 33 63 10 00
Our contact address:
Vester Voldgade 17
1552 København V
Att.: Udlejningsafdelingen
Email: email@example.com
Even if you accept a housing offer, you're not guaranteed the specific housing offer. The offer is given to several people on the waiting list and whether or not you'll be offered a lease depends on your seniority on the waiting list.
You don't have to accept a housing offer, but if you reject an offer several times, we'll put your waiting list number on hold. You'll keep your seniority on the waiting list, but will not receive any housing offers. We will send you a letter regarding changing of your preferences.
If you don't respond to a housing offer, we'll put your waiting list number on hold and you won't get any new housing offers.
If you want to change your status to "active" again, you need to contact us by phone. Call 33 63 10 00.
When your waiting list is set to "active", you'll automatically receive notifications with information about vacant housing opportunities that match your criteria and seniority.
If your status on the waiting list is set to "non-active", it means that your application is put on hold and you won't receive any housing offers.
Either way, you keep your placement and seniority on the waiting list.
When you have signed a lease, your waiting list number will be erased. If you want to get at new waiting list number, you can do so when you have moved into your new residence. Now you can apply for both the external and the internal waiting list.


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L-asorbic Acid
This is the most natural form of Vitamin C and a good choice for people who do not have sensitive skin. However if you do have sensitive skin, L-asorbic acid can irritate it. Also, if it is exposed to the air or not stored properly, it can do more harm to your face than good.
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Coming to Rosemont By Barbara Hinske Maggie's flight arrived late and she hurried to the rental car company. She was relieved that there was no line and she was able to walk right up to the counter. Her hopes of getting on her way quickly, however, were dashed by an agent in a talkative mood. He didn't take the hint from Maggie's clipped answers that she was in a hurry. She did her best to act with patience she didn't feel, and snatched the keys from his hands when he finally held them out to her. She firmly declined his offer to review the features of the car and headed to the lot at a trot. If she made really good time, she would get to the Westbury Animal Hospital in time to pick up Eve. Maggie was anxious to see her new companion and was equally as anxious to avoid a night at Rosemont alone. She called the Hospital from the car and said she was on her way but might be a few minutes late. The young man told her that he had to leave on time that night but that Dr. Allen was usually there for a while after closing and would probably let her pick up her pet. He promised to let Dr. Allen know she was on her way. Maggie concentrated on the drive. This was no time to miss her exit. She arrived in the parking lot at twenty minutes after six. The lot was empty and her heart sank. She stumbled as she hurried to the door and it was flung open, and an ecstatic Eve bounded out to greet her. Maggie dropped to her knees and threw her arms around the squirming dog. "You don't know how much I appreciate being able to have Eve with me tonight," she beamed up at John. "My flight was delayed and I had a Chatty-Cathy car rental agent. I drove like a maniac to get here. I'm really very grateful you waited. The lot was empty and I thought that I was too late." "It was no trouble. I was catching up on paperwork," John assured her. "I live on the other side of the Square and walk to work, weather permitting. I usually stop at one of the restaurants on the way home for dinner." "Are you done? Would you like a lift home?" John knew an opportunity when he saw one. "I just need to lock up," he said. "Are you hungry? Or are you full of delicious airline food," he mocked. When she shook her head and indicated that she was, indeed, starved, he proposed that the three of them walk over to Pete's for dinner. They could leave her car at the Hospital and she could drop him off at his house after dinner.
Pete tucked the three of them into a cozy table by the window. Only a handful of the other tables were occupied, but Pete was doing a robust weeknight takeout business. The special was old-fashioned baked ziti with homemade bread and a salad. A sign announced that customers could add Laura's pie of the day – which today was blueberry – for five dollars more. "I wish I could have fed my family at Pete's when my kids were little," Maggie idly mused. John helped Maggie out of her coat and she relaxed back into her chair. Eve curled up at their feet. She ordered rainbow trout and a house salad. John opted for salmon on a cedar plank and a cup of homemade vegetable soup. While they waited for their food, Maggie filled John in on her preliminary conclusions from her review of the bank statements. John whistled softly. "We've got trouble in River City, that's for sure," he said. "I know a pretty fair percentage of the people in this Town," he continued. "Hard-working, decent people who take care of their families, their homes and their neighbors. Give-youthe-shirt-off-of-their backs kind of folks. We can't let a few crooks ruin what so many have worked so hard for. I won't stand by and let that happen." "I'm looking forward to getting together with the committee again. I'm sorry that the subject is so dire, but it's helping me meet people and makes me feel useful," she added. John considered this silently. "I was always so busy helping Paul with the social obligations of his job," Maggie resumed. "We had something on the calendar almost every night of the week. Paul used to say that if they gave awards for best supporting actress in real life, I would win hands down." As she said this, Maggie realized that Paul hadn't said that for many years. And she wasn't so sure that being the best supporting actress in someone else's life was such a compliment, anyway. Maybe she was just a really good doormat. She shifted uncomfortably and continued, "After Paul's death, all that stopped. The college got a new President and he and his wife took over. I've been feeling adrift. I have a lot of energy and have time on my hands. Tonya Holmes really impressed me. I'm looking forward to helping her." John smiled. "So tell me more about this mysterious Maggie Martin that's just blown into town." "Believe me – I am not the least bit mysterious," she replied with a laugh. She told him about her education, her consulting business, her kids, and her childhood. He kept her talking through the main course and into the piece of blueberry pie they agreed to split. His question about what she liked to do for fun caused her to pause. "You know, I'm not sure." She smiled ruefully. "Most of our free time was focused on activities connected with the college. I'm not really sure that I enjoyed a whole lot of it. I was too involved in the doing of it all," she admitted.
John looked into her eyes and waited patiently for her to continue. "To be honest, I'm glad to be making a fresh start in Westbury," she said. "I didn't feel at home last week in California. My only second thoughts are about leaving my granddaughters. But I'll be back on business regularly and will see them almost as much as I ever did. I guess that should tell me something. Shouldn't it be hard to turn your back on a life you've spent more than twenty years living?" she asked with a shrug. "I've monopolized the whole conversation," she continued apologetically. "I've been around self-absorbed people my whole life, who do just that. I positively hate it. And now I've done it! I'd like to know more about you, John," she said. "Were you born and raised here?" John looked at his watch as he snatched the check from Pete. "I'd be happy to tell you about myself, but it's getting late. I think that discussion will have to wait. How about we do something Saturday night?" he asked. "Maybe it's time you found out what you like to do for fun? Is there anything that comes to mind, or do you want me to surprise you?" he asked. Incredibly, she heard herself accepting in a voice that sounded absolutely giddy. "Surprise me," she added, to her further astonishment. Maggie barely paid attention to their conversation as they strolled through the cold night to collect her car. Her mind was racing as she realized that she had accepted her first date in more than twenty years. Barbara Hinske is a practicing attorney who inherited the fiction-writing gene from her father. She began her career as an industrial engineer, but found her true passion in the law. She has two grown children with her exceedingly kind and good second husband, who died of cancer in 2006. Lucky in love, Barb married another exceptional man and father of two in 2010, and they live in their own Rosemont with two adorable and spoiled dogs. Learn more at www.barbarahinske.com.
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