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The City of Waynesboro is an independent city that is surrounded by Augusta County in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. According to the 2010 census, the population was 21,006. The City includes 15.2 square miles, 15 square miles of land and 0.2 square miles of water. The population density in 2010 was 1,400 people per square mile.
Waynesboro is the home of Fishburne Military School, a boarding school for boys in the 8th through 12th grades.
Waynesboro is named for General Anthony Wayne, an army officer during the Revolutionary War. He and his militia fought both in Pennsylvania and in Virginia, where he fought alongside Lafayette. He later served in the State Legislature of Pennsylvania for a brief time, and then was elected to the U.S. Congress by the State of Georgia. He was recalled to the military to lead an expedition in the Northwest Indian War. George Washington placed Wayne in command of a newly formed military force called the "Legion of the United States". While in this position, he created the first military training facility to prepare professional soldiers for his force. Wayne won a decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Shortly thereafter, the town began to be called Waynesboro.
Waynesboro was located only six miles from Jarmans Gap, which was the gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains used by wagon trains and others headed west. The town was convenient as a stop-over point for these travelers. The area that is now "downtown" was plotted and sold beginning in 1798. In 1801 the town was recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and was incorporated in 1834.
The population grew slowly despite the number of visitors traveling Three Notch'd Road connecting Staunton with Charlottesville and Richmond. Shortly before the beginning of the Civil War, a railroad tunnel was built through Rockfish Gap. It became the primary crossing through the mountains.
In 1865, Confederate Lt. General Jubal Early lost his last battle of the Civil War. He was forced to turn the town over to Confederate General Philip Sheridan. After the war Waynesboro became the intersection of two railroad lines. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran east and west, and the Shenandoah Valley Railroad ran north and south. In 1948, Waynesboro became an independent city.
Waynesboro gained attention as the home of artist P. (Patricia) Buckley Moss and her paintings of the life and landscapes of the Shenandoah Valley. The museum named for her draws some 45,000 visitors every year.
During much of the 20th century, Waynesboro's economy was based in the large DuPont plant and the associated Benger Laboratory, where Spandex (then called Lycra) was invented. There was also a significant textile mill called Wayn-Tex. The DuPont plant is now Invista and the textile mill is owned by Mohawk industries. General Electric also had a site on the Northeast side of the city. It was a large employer, and it made relays and later computer printers. Waynesboro is now the location of nTelos (a wireless and telecommunication company).
Today, Waynesboro's economy is built upon tourism, manufacturing, and retail. According to the 2010 economic census, the most common industries in which residents are employed are:
- Health Care
- Construction
- Educational Services
- Accommodation and food services
- Textile mills and products
- Chemicals
- Public Administration
- Metal and metal products
- Social Assistance
The top employers in Waynesboro are:
- Private Limited Company (Invista) — one of the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, primarily for nylon, spandex and polyester application
- Waynesboro School Board
- City of Waynesboro
- Ntelos Inc. Dip – wireless and telecommunications
- Mundy Maintenance Service — is a small organization in the building maintenance services industry
- Wal-Mart
- Mohawk Esv Incorporated — Designs, manufactures and markets woven and tufted broadloom carpet and rugs for residential and commercial uses
- Adecco – staffing company
- Augusta Lumber LLC — Augusta Lumber has proudly upheld the Appalachian Standard for more than 50 years. We are a foremost supplier of fine hardwood logs and lumber from the Appalachian Hardwood Forests of the United States, and one of the world's largest producers of prefinished plank flooring.
- Chicopee Incorporated Dip — Nonwoven Fabrics and Spunbonded Fabrics
- Virginia Panel Corporation — For over 50 years, VPC has built high quality Mass InterConnects with a high degree of reliability.
- Kroger
- Target Corp.
- Lowes' Home Centers, Inc.
- Alphastaff Inc. – staffing company
- Avante at Waynesboro — Nursing home, assisted living and pulmonary rehab facilities specializing in short and long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation services
- Martin's Food Market
- Dupont Community Credit Union
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- Sunnyside Presbyterian Home
Many workplaces can be dangerous if safety standards are not enforced. When injured on the job, most people depend upon workers compensation to pay their medical bills and to cover lost wages. Sometimes, however, insurance companies are very difficult to work with. If you have been injured on the job and you believe you are not being treated fairly by your employers' insurance, call Altizer Law, P.C. We negotiate with insurance companies every day. We may be able to help you to ensure you receive fair compensation.
As our society ages, we see more and more nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and extended care facilities. Most of these facilities are excellent, and they are staffed with caring and competent professional care providers. Occasionally, however, people become distracted or they make a bad decision. In the medical field, this can be very harmful. If you, or a loved one, are injured due to the negligence or misdeeds of a medical provider, call Altizer Law, P.C. We understand the costs of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect. We have been representing plaintiffs for more than 20 years and winning appropriate settlements for them for injuries and for wrongful death.
Places of Interest
Waynesboro offers a range of activities and opportunities for residents and visitors. From the breathtaking beauty of the vistas experienced from the many overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive to the lush landscapes of the Shenandoah Valley, to the outdoor activities available in and around the City, there is something for everyone to experience.
For those interested in local history, the best starting point is the Waynesboro Heritage Museum. It contains a large collection of relics from every period in the City's history, including educational institutions, leaders, and industries. On the same street is Plumb House. This former home features Civil War and Native American artifacts, a summer kitchen, historic garden and other outbuildings. The annual reenactment of the Battle of Waynesboro is very popular with local historians and civil war buffs.
Fishburne Military School was founded in 1879 by Mr. James Fishburne. It is the oldest and smallest military schools in Virginia. It has been accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools since 1897, longer than any other school in the state. Waynesboro has three historic districts, in addition to 7 other historic properties, all of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. They are wonderful sites to explore and learn about local history.. Waynesboro African-American Heritage Museum is also important for historians. Tours are offered to these historic sites
Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail is relatively new to the area. The trail connects the many craft breweries in Waynesboro, Augusta County, and the Shenandoah Valley. Don't miss the local Farmers Market, where you will find locally grown produce and other locally produced wares.
Many outdoor activities are available in and around Waynesboro. Hiking is popular on the Appalachian Trail and in many other places nearby. Other outdoor activities include backpacking, bouldering, mountain and road biking, canoeing and kayaking on the South River or the Shenandoah River, and much more. Of particular note is Sherando Lake, a spring-fed lake in the George Washington National Forest.
Call Altizer Law, P.C.
Too often, people are injured while enjoying outdoor activities due to a failure or a defect in the equipment they are using. Sometimes, buildings, stairs, or walkways are not properly built or maintained. When people are injured in these circumstances, it may be possible to seek justice and fair compensation for their injuries, pain and suffering, medical costs, etc. We handle many premises liability and products liability cases.
If you are injured or a loved one is killed due to the negligence or wrongdoing of others, call us to discuss your injuries. We can help you to make a preliminary determination of whether you have a legal case. If you hire us, we will help you obtain justice and win fair compensation for your hurts and harms.


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The first instalment of a two-part story detailing the life and times of Tom Arter – racer, enthusiast, sponsor and supporter.
Words: ALAN TURNERPhotographs: ALAN TURNER/MORTONS ARCHIVE
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There are many motorcyclists with workshop skills. Some of them seem able to solve any problem that an errant combustion engine might possibly throw at them. But the broadest of skill-sets is not yet able to tackle mortality.
Family and friends are left with the sad, often long and onerous task of clearing a now-quieted workshop. Yet, when Richard Mummery was invited to help with such a commitment, his anticipation went as far as paying for the opportunity.
But this was no ordinary workshop. The facility concerned was the race shop of Arter Brothers, presided over for years by Tom Arter.
Bikes prepared on the premises had been ridden by a host of riders – aces and also-rans – sometimes on a one-off basis, others for several seasons.
The company had long been agents for AMC motorcycles and Tom had an unswerving allegiance towards its products, continuing even after the factory had closed. Richard had grown up in the locality and had a lifelong awareness of Tom and most of the Arter family and well knew the significance of the race shop.
In the years before he died in 2000, Tom had wound down his racing activities.
The stable of race bikes had been sold at auction, but a few new but mainly used spares, as well as a detritus of unidentifiable parts for disparate machines, remained.
Tom knew Richard would occasionally take a stall at a local jumble and so the clear-out should have been mutually beneficial.
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Is Jesus God?
Did He Ever Say, "I am God. Worship Me"?
"Is there any unequivocal statement in the Bible were Jesus says, 'I am God' or 'Worship me'?" This is a good question, a question many Muslims commonly ask of their Christian friends. Let me begin this response by asking you to picture the following scenario.
Suppose you are out in a public space and a respectable-looking, well-dressed man comes up to you and says, "I am God," or "Worship me." Pretend you've even seen this person before, interacted with him on previous occasions, and known him to be a reliable and reputable man. How would you respond when you heard him say, "I am God. Worship me."?
Chances are, you'd immediately conclude he was an imposter, a fake, a fraud. You'd wonder if he was out of his mind and had gone insane. And if you are a monotheist—as Christians, Jews and Muslims are—then you'd probably go one step further and declare him to be guilty of a sin of the highest degree: blasphemy.
It seems safe to suspect that Jesus knew people would naturally respond to Him in this way if He came straight-out and said, "I am God" or "Worship me." It would be foolish to try and demonstrate His deity in such a way. Furthermore, would it not be easy to accuse Jesus of being proud and pompous, arrogant and self-centred, if He revealed His deity in such a way? Most importantly we must ask: Would uttering such statements assist Jesus in accomplishing the primary purpose for His presence on earth? No, it would not. Jesus did not come to draw all kinds of attention to Himself and receive the praise and worship of men. The Holy Bible tells us He came "not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:28). He came not to be sought out by men; rather, He "came to seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:10). As the Apostle Paul says of Jesus in Philippians 2:6-8, "Though He was in the form of God, (He) did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."
I mention all this to show that we should not expect Jesus to state in an outright way that He is God and that He must be worshipped.
All this being said, though, the Holy Bible certainly does teach that Jesus, though fully human, was also fully divine, fully God. In what follows, I will highlight a few of the many ways that the Bible teaches that Jesus was indeed God and that He is indeed worthy of our worship.
Jesus' Conception
Jesus was conceived not by the normal means of a sexual union between a man and a woman, Mary and Joseph. Rather, He was conceived in the Virgin Mary's womb by a miraculous operation of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:21). His conception by the Holy Spirit is one of the first things about His life that indicates He was no ordinary human being. Being uniquely conceived without the involvement of a human father is a clear indicator that this child has a special nature, a divine nature. This is verified though the message given by an angel to Mary: "The Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35).
Jesus' Eternal Existence
The Bible also teaches that Jesus was eternally existent. Although Jesus entered the world in human time and in human history as a baby boy, and although He grew to be a full-grown man, Jesus' earthly life was not the beginning of His existence. Jesus has no beginning. As God, He has always existed, even before the world was created. The prophet Micah speaks of this when he describes Jesus as one "whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting" (Micah 5:2). The Bible also speaks about the eternal nature of Jesus in John 1:1-2, which refers to Jesus as "the Word." The apostle John writes, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus] was with God in the beginning." Only someone as great as God can exist before the world was created, and if Jesus was eternally existent with God in the beginning, clearly, Jesus is God.
Jesus' Authority to Forgives Sins
Jesus also possessed the ability and authority to forgive sins, something we learn of on at least two occasions. After healing a paralyzed man, and after seeing the faith of a woman who lived a sinful life, Jesus declared to these individuals, "Your sins are forgiven" (Mark 2:5; Luke 7:48). Only God can declare sins forgiven, and since Jesus forgave peoples' sins, He must have been God.
Jesus Receives Worship
Jesus also allowed his followers to worship Him. The Gospels tell us that Jesus was worshipped shortly after His birth (Matthew 2:11), during His ministry (Matthew 14:33; John 9:38), after His resurrection (Matthew 28:17), and after His ascension into heaven (Luke 24:52). To worship anyone or anything other than God is idolatry; however, because Jesus truly was God, He allowed His followers to worship Him.
Jesus' Confession
Jesus declared that He was equal to God when He said, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30).
Jesus' Followers' Confession
Finally, we know that Jesus was God because of what His closest followers said of Him after He rose from the dead. One of His disciples, Thomas, made the following confession after realizing Jesus really did rise and really was standing before Him: "My Lord and my God!" Thomas exclaimed (John 20:28).
In conclusion, we have seen that while Jesus never states explicitly that He is God, the Bible nevertheless clearly teaches that Jesus is indeed not only fully human but also fully divine—fully God. Being both fully man and fully God, Jesus is qualified to be the promised Saviour. If you believe on Him, and you will be saved from your sin and inherit eternal life in heaven! (John 3:16-18).
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Kay Bojesen Monkey Small Oak
Give a gift that will last a lifetime. Kay Bojesen's Monkey was born in 1951. A little Monkey with the great personality which has come to signify a gift from a very special person. For christenings, birthdays, school graduates and weddings. A classic and a dear friend for life – from being a popular toy in the playroom to a much-loved design icon in a future home.
Series: Kay Bojesen
Color: Oak
Material: Oak
Height: 8"
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How 3DPhy is offering virtual tours of real estate projects
Farooq Ahmed, a real estate broker in Gurgaon, takes two to three clients around Millennium City every day showing them different properties. That is on a good day. There are days when his clients are too busy or he doesn't have the keys to a property. On other days, given the distances between any two properties, he isn't able to show more than one to a client.
A search for the right property can be an arduous task for both the broker and the buyer. But, what if the property comes to your doorstep, instead of you having to run around the city to check out every possible deal?
Gurgaon-based startup 3DPhy aims to make property hunting as simple as the click of a button. With its virtual walk-throughs, the company is enabling brokers to showcase multiple properties to their clients over a phone, laptop, tablet or a head mounted device (HMD).
"If you want to buy a 2BHK house in Gurgaon, the 3DPhy enabled broker will visit your house and will show multiple properties via a link through his phone or tablet," says Uttam Kumar, co-founder, Novaviz Technology Pvt Ltd, which runs 3DPhy. The startup was founded by Kumar along with Amit Shekhar, Rajiv Kumar and Raghavendra Polinki in 2014.  How it works
When a buyer calls up a 3DPhy enabled broker, the broker takes a HMD and a smartphone to the buyer's home. The broker then connects the HMD, an optical device, via Bluetooth to his phone. Once the buyer wears the device, he can take a virtual tour of the property.
"All our data is cloud deployable and can be accessed through any device," says Kumar.
For properties under construction, the startup also gives monthly status updates of the project which can then be shared with buyers.
It is currently aggregating builders and brokers and providing the web link of properties on the 3DPhy platform.
The journey so far
It all started at IIT Kharagpur back in 2012 where Polinki was working on 3D recreation technology. However, after working on the technology, the biggest challenge was where to implement it.
"We refined the product and extrapolated on the ways to develop a business model around it and finally launched 3DPhy in 2014," says Polinki.
3DPhy started off as a 3D cataloging firm for e-commerce companies with clients such as UrbanLadder, Happily Unmarried and FabFurnish, but today real estate is where most of its clients are coming from.
"We started with e-cataloging to empower customers to see 3D objects on the web. They could easily analyse the size and material of the product. We then realised that the technology could be used in the real-estate space as well as it could make the property virtually portable and launched a product called 3DPhy Openspace," Kumar adds.
The founders claim to have signed deals worth Rs 36 lakh with builders. Within two months of its entry in the real-estate space, 3DPhy claims to have roped in about 20 builders with more than 60 properties in the Delhi-NCR region and 3000-plus brokers. "Leading players such as Supertech, Amrapali and Piedmont are collaborating with us and we are slowly expanding our base of builders and brokers," says Shekhar, co-founder, 3DPhy. "Meanwhile, we have an app for the brokers or the sales team of the builders which is in beta phase. Through that they can showcase the properties to their clients. Soon we will have apps for brokers, builders and buyers," he said.
The startup has been able to catch investor interest and in February this year raised Rs 1.23 crore in angel investment from Delhi-based Eco Polyfibres Pvt Ltd.
Money matters
As of now, 3DPhy charges real estate developers a fee for creating a virtual reality tour of their properties. "As far as earning revenue is concerned, we are working on various models. At the moment, we are only charging the builders for developing the virtual reality tour. We also charge them on a monthly basis if they want to show the progress of a under-construction project," says Shekhar.
Real estate companies agree that the 3DPhy technology has helped them showcase their properties to a larger base of customers. Says Manish Jhingran, general manager - sales and marketing, Piedmont Group, "We are able to showcase the property to overseas customers by just giving them a link. Also, when we are advertising our project on newspapers we are putting a QR code of the virtual link of the property. Buyers who do not have the time to visit the properties can scan the code and can get the real experience of the property sitting in their homes."
Future plans
3DPhy aims to cover all upcoming projects in Delhi-NCR and also tap the hospitality industry. It is also working on a platform where customers will be able to decorate or furnish their houses using the 3DPhy Openspace technology and simultaneously purchase products from the platform.
"We have UrbanLadder's inventory on the 3DPhy platform. Soon users will be able to select pieces from that inventory and place it on their virtual homes to see how it looks. This can help them purchase directly," says Rajiv Kumar, co-founder, 3DPhy.
Angel investor Ajeet Khurana says 3DPhy is solving a real problem, but he has reservations about the business model. "They are providing a smart solution but the problem lies in the business model which is not clear. What if the model becomes generic? In that case, one has to see how they will play it out," says Khurana.
As of now, there are augmented reality ventures such as Blink Solutions, AdStuck, Xenium and Absentia who have similar virtual reality platforms. However, most of them have a wider focus and are not restricted to online realty and e-shopping alone. Absentia recently secured $200,000 in early stage funding from Astarc Ventures.
Several online real estate portals offer 3D virtual tours of properties. Housing.com has Slice View which offers interactive exploration of the project, along with integrated booking options. CommonFloor has Retina, a virtual reality initiative which lets users view listed real estate in 3D. PropTiger had acquired Out of Box Interaction, a user interface design firm. News Corp, which owns 30 per cent stake in PropTiger, is the parent company of this website.


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Alessandro Cortinovis
Country: Italy
Date of birth: 25/01/2001 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Bergamo (Italy)
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Youth career: Atalanta Bergamo
Current club: Atalanta Bergamo
Squad number: —
Current national team: Italy U-18
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (1/0), 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (2/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player's agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Luka Modrić
– passing
– vision
– technique
– creativity
– ball control
– positional sense
– needs to improve his strength to endure strongest defenders
Style of play:
– roaming playmaker
– all-round midfielder
– known for his vision, dribbling skills and mobility
– likes to play short passes
– player that always tries to find a vertical option in his game, so he is very capable of pushing his team forward to finishing positions
– dynamic, combative and very comfortable on the ball, with a willingess to play and receive passes along the ground
– knows how to dictate tempo, he's creative and has the natural ability of an 'orchestrator' midfielder who can perform at all of midfield positions
– constantly asking for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– determined in defensive phase with eagerness to track back and work for the team
– good reaction to the loss of the ball with good aggressive attitude, and good recovery of his position
– able to produce powerful and dangerous runs up field on the counter attack
– able to make effective late runs into opposite penalty box lurking for a chance to exploit his shooting skills with his right preferred foot
– has the technique, ability and confidence to execute the killer pass and set-up goal-scoring opportunities for his teammates
– has the potential to become a good deep lying orchestrator/play deeper in midfield as the man who will be able to control the tempo of the game
– competent set-piece taker
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
League summary (as for 26 May 2019):
No senior team appearances yet.
Alessandro Cortinovis is a product of Atalanta Bergamo academy – one of the best youth systems in Italy which prouced many interesting players in recent years such as Roberto Gagliardini, Mattia Caldara, Andrea Conti, Christian Capone and Alessandro Bastoni. He is a part of a very interesting generation of Atalanta players born in 2001 and 2002 which includes, among others, Roberto Piccoli, Amad Traoré, Emmanuel Gyabuaa, Davide Ghislandi and Simone Panada. He is also a regular youth international for Italy. In 2018, he represented his country at the European Under-17 Championship in England.
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European club.


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When your party suffers a net loss of seats in the state House and Senate for four elections in a row, it's time to try something different. In the case of the Republican Party of Iowa, that apparently means outsourcing operations for the September 1 special election in Iowa House district 90.
In a July 31 e-mail blast, Iowa GOP chairman Matt Strawn encouraged activists to contact "Matt Gronewald, our Legislative Majority Fund Director," if they would like to volunteer for Stephen Burgmeier, the Republican candidate in district 90. However, Burgmeier's campaign website tells the real story:
To volunteer please contact:
* Katie Koberg, email@example.com, 515-971-4571
* Mary Earnhardt, email@example.com, 515-778-5229
* Mark Doland, email@example.com, 641-295-0135
Koberg and Earnhardt serve as vice president and policy director, respectively, for the conservative group Iowans for Tax Relief. The Iowa Republican blog's Al Swearengen was partly right when he wrote,
Ed Failor Jr. and Iowans for Tax Relief are running the entire campaign effort in the special election…
Word is that Failor has committeed big dollars to the race and already has his ITR staff embedded in the district and running the race […]
Anybody that questions the power and influence of Failor and ITR need to look no further than this race…they are running this race…and are in charge of all House and Senate elections…
I say Swearengen was partly right because Burgmeier's site also lists Mark Doland, who is on the Iowa Family Policy Center's payroll as chief candidate recruiter.
You may remember the Iowa Family Policy Center, which organized a petition drive in April to pressure county recorders not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The "views" page on Burgmeier's campaign website doesn't talk about same-sex marriage, but Burgmeier is on record supporting legislative action to overturn the Iowa Supreme Court ruling, which matches the agenda of Iowa Family Policy Center Action (the group's political wing).
The special election in district 90 won't change the balance of power in the Iowa House, but it is the first high-profile race since Republicans selected Strawn to be state chairman in January. Strawn can't be too confident about the party's ability to fund and manage a statehouse campaign if he is giving outside interest groups control over this race.
Democrats within striking distance of district 90 can sign up here to volunteer for Curt Hanson.


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NetWeaver Portal Movie Critic: SAP Fiori Launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal
As a part of SAP NetWeaver Portal 2014 Movie Challenge: Instructions I got a chance to review SAP Fiori Launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal.
The movie has excellent background soundtrack(similar to Star-wars giving out-of-the-world feeling) which play throughout the movie. It would be better if some one explains the environment, scenario and steps for proceeding in Launchpad in human voice. Although it is self explanatory but voice gives a more sincere feeling toward the topic.
Movie starts with SAP Fiori Launchpad logon on SAP Enterprise Portal leading it to 'My Home' (homepage) where existing selected applications persists.
The movie takes us through the Tile Catalog options:
1. Browsing through the available Fiori Applications
2. Adding Tiles to Home Page from available applications list (clicking '+' sign below an application)
3. Reordering of tiles on Home Page (is just a matter of drag and drop)
4. Executing Fiori Applications from Home Page(Leave Request and Travel Expense)
5. Removing Tiles from Home page (is just a matter of drag and drop)
It is always helpful to know the amount of flexibility we can provide to clients specially for web applications, where presentations (look and feel) matters the most. It could be better if more UX (user experience) sub-topics/steps in Fiori Lauchpad is added to the movie making it more content rich. Additional information with speech bubbles could have been provided.
It is always easy to be critic rather than producing a movie by ourselves. Not taking any credit out, for overall experience and simplicity in presentation, I will give the movie a 5-star rating.
For those who want to have a deep dive into SAP Fiori User Experience, you can view All Things SAP Fiori
For more information on Movie Challenge, please see Announcement of SAP Portal and HANA Cloud Portal Gamification Movie Challenge
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Crazy week!
This is a crazy week for me, between collaborations and interviews. If you feel like reading it, click on the links below!
- Interview in French for expat.com -clic-
- Collaboration (recipe) for Hey Les Copines – clic– (in French)
- Article "Le New Yorkais, ce paradoxal qui s'ignore" for the e paper Le Fil Rouge –clic– (in French)
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Series: Shiki
Debut: 2012
Location: Cartoomics (MI)
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When I first saw Megumi-chan I just fell in love with her.
As soon as I found out about her, I watched Shiki, the anime where she comes from, and loved it!
I thought it was a nice cosplay to make, fast and not too hard to bring to a fair so that I could easily go around with. Hope you enjoy the pictures!
By the way,.. i'm still looking for my Tatsumi ;) .
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Why do the yummiest foods have to have so many calories in them? And that awful thing called saturated fat.
A McSpicy chicken burger has 585 calories and an almond croissant 330 calories. No wonder they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and apple diets (forcing yourself to eat an apple when you crave junk food) really do work. But I find them so bland compared to the much sweeter tropical fruit. 1 small apple being 50 calories, this is what it works out to:
1 McSpicy Burger = 11 apples
1 Almond Croissant = 6 apples
After just 1 small apple I feel full and have no desire to eat another. Something is wrong in the human design that we crave for things that are not good for us.
Does anyone have tips on how to curb those salty, buttery cravings? I guess it all boils down to willpower which kinda sucks.


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Persons aged 0-6, 7-18 are listed below. Are your child's vaccinations up to date? The schedules lists the ages (birth through 6 years old and 7 through 18 years old) at which each vaccine or series of shots is to be given. If your child or adolescent has missed any shots, consult with your doctor about getting back on track.


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It's looking like it might go down to the wire at Ford Field this afternoon as the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions find themselves in a defensive lockdown at the end of the third quarter, with the Niners leading 15-13 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lions added a Jason Hanson field goal early in the third quarter to retake the lead 13-12, though the Niners were knocking on the door after Frank Gore opened up a 55 yard run including a 15 yard horse collar penalty on top of it. Unfortunately Delanie Walker couldn't hold on to Alex Smith's pass, leading to another David Akers field goal to make it 15-13.
Both teams had some decent drives end in punts, then Alex Smith overthrew Michael Crabtree over the middle for an interception to Amari Spievey, only his second INT of the season. So far Alex Smith is 13 for 25 and 101 yards , Michael Crabtree is 6 catches for 59 yards, while Frank Gore has 122 yards on only 8 carries and a touchdown.
The Niners red zone D has proven why they are the best in the business right now, keeping the Lions to only one touchdown so far, hopefully they can keep it up.


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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 40, 2013JEMS 2012 – Joint European Magnetic Symposia
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Electric-field effects in resistive oxides: facts and artifacts
Physics Department, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
Striking non-linear conductivity effects induced by surprisingly low electric-fields in charge-ordered oxides, were reported variously as dielectric breakdown, charge-order collapse, depinning of charge-density-waves or other electronic effects. Our pulsed and d.c. I-V measurements on resistive oxides show that non-linear conductivity of electronic origin at low electric-fields is a rare phenomenon. In the majority of cases we detected no deviations from linearity in pulsed I-V characteristics under fields up to E ~ 500 V/cm. Current-controlled negative-differential-resistance (NDR) and hysteresis were found in d.c. measurements at fields that decrease with increasing temperatures, a behavior typical of Joule heating in materials with negative temperature coefficient of resistivity. For the d.c. I-V characteristics of our samples exhibiting NDR, we found a rather unexpected correlation between ρ(Em) - the resistivity at maximum field (at the onset of NDR) and ρ(E=0) – the ohmic resistivity. The data points for ρ(Em) versus ρ(E=0) obtained from such characteristics of 13 samples (8 manganites, 4 nickelates and one multiferroic) at various ambient temperatures, plotted together on a log-log scale, follow closely a linear dependence with slope one that spans more than five orders of magnitude. This dependence is reproduced by several simple models.
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Mitchell Three-In-One Game Table and Four Arm Chairs
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Original price $6,155.60
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Contact store to place an order. 908-527-8100
This three-in-one bumper pool table is sure to bring hours of entertainment to your home. With 42" of playing surface, there is enough space for four players to sit comfortably. A ornately decorated pedestal base supports the table top and is cloak in a rich merlot finish. This finish is found again on the exposed wood of the four upholstered arm chairs. Game surfaces include poker and bumper pool, place the table top smooth-side up for a dining table.


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Experience one of our Nepal treks through the foothills of the snow-capped Annapurna region
With stunning Himalayan views, traditional teahouses, tiny hamlets, prayer flags and hot springs, the Annapurna region is among the best trekking destinations in the world. And you can experience it all.
Beginning in Kathmandu, you will discover the history and culture of Nepal's colourful and chaotic capital city, before embarking on the adventure-of-a-lifetime.
Through terraced rice fields, across clear mountain rivers and into dense rhododendron forest, you will follow narrow paths between some of the highest mountains in the world.*
As part of this adventure, you will spend six days trekking the Annapurna foothills. At night you will sleep in traditional tea lodges at the foot of spectacular mountains.
With your challenge complete, you will return to Kathmandu for a farewell dinner at Brick's Café, a local institution.
*Lower Annapurna region only—no mountaineering experience required.
- Experience the majesty of the Himalayas by day and sleep in traditional mountain villages at night
- Immerse yourself in the stunning scenery of Nepal's Annapurna foothills as you trek narrow paths between terraced rice fields and snow-capped mountains
- Discover the contrasts of bustling Kathmandu
Day 1: Depart Australia
Day 2–3: Kathmandu
Day 4–9: Trek Annapurna (five day trek with 1 acclimatisation day)
Day 10–11: Kathmandu
Day 12: Arrive home
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change and should be used as a guide only.
Adventure type: Trek
Trip duration: 12 days
Challenge duration: 6 days
Challenge grade: 4/5 (challenging)
Accommodation: Twin-share in 2-3 star hotels and teahouses (single supplement applies)


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The Golden Throne
A new parable.
(No, it doesn't fall through the floor and squash him.)
by Fr. Joseph K. Horn
Once upon a time in a far away land there lived a very good king. He was the king of a small country that was very poor, so he lived in a tiny hut and used a simple wooden chair for his throne. He was wise and kind, and people came from all over the world to visit him in his humble hut. They would ask for his advice and listen with rapt admiration to his gentle words of wisdom. They would always say to one another, "Oh, look at his eyes! They shine with goodness! And look at his white hair! He looks as wise as his words! And look at his face! How fortunate we are to have such a kind and good king!"
But one day, a prince visiting from another country told the people, "Yes, but look at that pathetic throne!" He then said to the king, "Oh great king, you deserve to sit on a better throne than this simple wooden chair! You should have a real throne, made of gold and jewels!"
"Why?" said the king. "Could I sit better on a golden chair than on a wooden chair?"
"No," said the prince, "you don't understand. A throne is the symbol of being a king. It tells the world who you are!"
"But the world already knows who I am," the king said.
"You are right," said the prince. "You are very wise, and very humble. May you live long and may your land prosper."
When the prince departed, the people standing within earshot began to talk to one another. "The prince is right. Our king deserves a real throne. Let's put all our money together and buy him a golden throne!"
After a long time and much saving and sacrificing, the poor people finally collected enough money. They gave the money to the finest craftsman in the world, and he made a throne more beautiful than any throne that had ever been made before. It was solid gold, and covered with hundreds of diamonds and rubies and sapphires and emeralds and the finest filigree ever seen. It sparkled and glowed, even in the starlight.
The people presented the new golden throne to their king. "Oh great king," they said, "please accept this gift of a new throne, which we your humble servants saved and sacrificed to have made so that you could have a throne worthy of your fame!"
For a few minutes the poor king was thunderstruck and speechless, but at last he graciously accepted their generous gift and placed the glorious golden throne in the middle of his tiny hut. As he sat upon it, he wondered what visitors would say about his new throne.
That very afternoon a princess from another country came to visit. As she stepped into the hut, her eyes were caught by the intense glow coming from the throne. "Oh, my!" she exclaimed. "What a beautiful throne! Nowhere in the world is there a throne as beautiful as this throne! Just look at its legs! They are solid gold and thick and strong! And look at the back of the throne! It is so brilliant with jewels that every beam of light is captured and released in a thousand rays! The very rainbow in the heavens must be jealous of this golden throne! How fortunate am I to be able to look upon such intense beauty!" The princess' eyes filled with tears of happiness. Overwhelmed, she fell to her knees and covered her face with her hands.
The king was pleased to hear her words of praise. "I'm glad you like it," he said gently.
The princess quickly looked up and wiped her eyes. "Who said that?" she asked, bewildered.
"I did," said the king. "I'm glad you like the throne."
"Oh," said the princess. Then she squinted and looked at him as hard as she could, and said, "Well, whoever you are, please step aside; you're blocking my view of the throne."


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Diesel will launch Fuel For Life Spirit, a follow up to 2007′s Diesel Fuel For Life Homme, in April 2013.
Diesel Fuel For Life Spirit is described as intensely masculine, mysterious, sexy and outrageous. As Loverdose fragrance was conceived as an aphrodisiac for women, this new flanker represents the same thing for men. The notes include cinnamon, grapefruit, orange blossom, iris, incense and amber woods.
The nose behind the perfume is Fabrice Pellegrin. This "fiery" oriental-fougere composition consists of a fresh citrus start, floral heart and woody base. Accords of grapefruit and bitter-sweet cinnamon lead to the middle of orange blossom and iris and the base of amber wood and incense.
Diesel Fuel For Life Spirit will be available in 50, 75 and 125 ml Eau de Toilette.


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Cheating is probably not the best way to pass a test, but for the not-so-intelligent Tom, it's the only way to get higher grades. And it's you who can help him peek into his classmates' notes without being caught by his teacher. Genius School is home to super bright students, but it also hides a secret.
The school principal, with his ingenious contraption wants the brains of the brightest students so that he can use them to rule the world, but Tom is not aware of this deadly plan. As you complete levels, you will be able to solve the mystery and at the same time help him cheat to get more grades than brainy students. With these beginner-level walkthrough, tips and strategies, you will be able to get higher grades, make the most of power-ups to avoid getting caught and earn three stars in every level:
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1. To get a grade quickly, you will have to cheat. Tap and hold a student and the meter at the top of the screen fills up until it reaches a target grade. Hold a student until the green smiley icon above him fills completely.
2. You will have to cheat quickly and reach your target grade before the timer at the upper-left corner of the screen hits zero. But watch out for your teacher's angry gaze and don't get caught cheating. Tom's busted if he comes under his line of sight.
3. Look for the exclamation mark above the teacher and try not to take the risk of moving around when he sets his gaze all around the room. The exclamation mark will blink twice or thrice before the beam activates. Stay at your seat and you will be safe from his laser gaze.
4. Quickly tap and hold a student to cheat when the teacher finishes scanning the entire classroom. To save time, try cheating when the beam moves past Tom's seat. You can tap a student seated on the opposite side of his beam when it moves past Tom.
5. Keep an eye on his gaze pattern. It might not be the same as the previous level. In one level, the beam moves from left to right or vice-versa, whereas in other level, the beam is straight and widens to cover all students. Many times the pattern will change in the same level.
6. You can cheat from a student more than once. Stop cheating when there's a stop icon above him/her. You will earn coins when the grade meter hits "A".
7. On some levels, you will get power-ups that appear on the classroom. Tap the power-up to grab it and use it to cheat and get grades faster. Unlocked power-ups appear randomly in a classroom. You can also upgrade your power-ups at the "Shop", which can be found on the level map screen.
8. There are some really cool power-ups such as invisibility that allows you to stay gaze-proof for a few seconds. Keep an eye on "special boosters" on a level. Such boosters appear on the right side of the screen. You can activate a booster by tapping it. "Helping Friend" is one such booster that lets you call your bestie, who will keep him busy while you cheat your heart out.
Now that you know the game basics, here are a few useful tips, hints and strategies that will help you secure better grades and complete objectives faster:
Don't Infuriate Fellow Classmates
While cheating, you may have noticed that smiley above a student changing color – from green to yellow and then finally red. Well, these smileys simply suggest that your fellow students don't like the way you are taking help from them. An angry red smiley means danger and you should quickly take your seat or go cheat elsewhere. When the smiley turns red, the student will immediately alert the examiner and you might be caught.
Power-Ups Can Help You Achieve Better Grades
One of the best ways to get better grades is to use power-ups and boosters. Try to use boosters such as the Helping Friend to divert your teacher's attention. Using boosters and power-ups, you will be able to cheat effortlessly without alarming your teacher as long as they are activated.
You will be able to cheat more often without worrying about that nightmarish beam from your teacher. You can quickly reach your target, and can even secure A+. At the start of play, you can use 3, but as you progress, you will get free power-ups after watching a short video clip.
Get Extra Time When Caught Cheating
If you are busted or the timer hits zero, and you are just a few steps away from getting an A+ or completing the primary objective, you can still continue by watching a video. This will give you fifteen extra seconds. Keep in mind that there is a limit to such offers, so try to use extra time only for hard-to-beat levels.
Save Coins for Power-Up Upgrades
You start earning coins when you get an A grade. Try to get three stars in every level to earn more coins and spend them to improve your power-ups. You can boost unlocked power-ups, but I am sure you have your personal favorites. Mine? Well, I prefer upgrading Time Freeze and Invisibility over others, but if I have more coins, I try to upgrade most of the power-ups because you never know which of them appears randomly in the classroom.
Replay Previous Levels to get Coins Easily
Upgrade your boosters and then play older levels again to get some extra coins. This way you can earn more money and save them for costumes. Since your power-ups have been upgraded it will be very easy for you to complete older levels.
While the coins earned in a replayed level might be less than the coins you have earned for the first time, still there's no harm in entering the same classroom again if you are getting a few bucks with little effort.
Link to Facebook to get a Cool Costume
In most games, linking to Facebook has its own perks. In Cheating Tom 3, linking your game to your FB account will grant a free costume. This special costume will give a coins boost and you will earn more coins. The Facebook offer will appear on the screen and all you will have to do is accept it to get a big coins boost.
Some Students Give a x2 Grade Boost
Look for students that give a grade boost. Such super intelligent students move around from one seat to another after you finish cheating from them.
Invest Hard-Earned Coins in Costumes, But After Boosting Power-Ups
Costumes not only look cool on Tom, but also provide certain boosts that will help you in the classroom. While they are pretty pricey, they can be of immense help.
For example: The Tomb Raider costume provides bonus seconds to power-ups, whereas the Egyp'Tom costume gives a seconds boost to the invisibility power-up. A good idea would be to upgrade powers-ups first. You can later save money for costumes once you have boosted them.


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DeKalb County is launching a court for veterans with substance and mental health issues contributing to their crimes.
Superior Court Judge J. P. Boulee initiated the program, which is akin to other alternative courts such as DUI and drug courts. Participants of the two-year program must attend counseling, get a veteran mentor, submit to random drug screens and appear weekly in court in front of Boulee.
"DeKalb recognizes that our veterans are returning home and not in the same condition, mentally and physically, in which they left," a news release from the county said. "The (court) is an opportunity for DeKalb to deal with the revolving door of the criminal justice system that waits for veterans who are suffering from untreated and unmanaged substance use and/or co-occurring disorders."
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The judge said he's excited to have the court up and running, and is hopeful its alternative sentencing and oversight mechanisms will work.
The purpose is "to help give those who have bravely served us all a second chance at leading healthy, productive lives," he said in a news release.
The court, whose founding was a collaborative effort with multiple county departments, is made possible by a $117,000 grant from the Council of Accountability Court Judges. DeKalb County Superior Court has put in nearly $13,000.
To be eligible for the new the court instead of the traditional system, a defendant must be a veteran charged with a felony, where the cause of the behavior is related to a substance use and/or a mental disorder. High felonies, such as murder and rape, would disqualify them.
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This month's "Savor Cooks" recipe features fava beans. Try our recipe for Pasta Fagioli with Fava Beans.
Fava beans come in all shapes, sizes and colors. They can be green, yellow, or brown; small, large, or split; fresh, canned, dried, or frozen.
Fresh fava beans peak during the spring and summer seasons. Look for bright green pods that resemble large pea pods. Fresh fava beans take a lot of work to prep because the actual bean has an outer layer that needs to be peeled, but the vibrant color makes it worthwhile.
To prep fresh fava beans: Set a bowl of ice water aside. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Take the beans out of the pod, drop into the boiling water for 30 seconds. Then drain and place into the bowl of ice water. Peel the outer skin from each bean.
Fresh fava beans are delicious on their own with a dollop of homemade or store-bought pesto, shaved Parmesan cheese, and black pepper. They can also be added to pasta dishes or salads.
Canned fava beans can be used to make the Middle Eastern dish, ful (sometimes spelled foul or foule). Grab our recipe on the VeryWell website.
Dried fava beans can be soaked overnight and prepped like any other dried bean by simmering on the stovetop or pressure-cooking. Dried split fava beans will cook faster than the whole beans. Some dried fava beans still need the outer layer of skin peeled after cooking. Be sure to read the label of the package so you know what you're in for.
Don't forget to check out our Food of the Month post on fava beans.
Pasta fagioli is a classic Italian soup consisting of noodles with beans in a brothy-tomato base. For a spring-forward twist, we added seasonal fava beans.
Can't find fava beans? Try lima beans, butter beans or cannellini beans as comparable substitutes.
Using a rind of Parmesan adds a ton of flavor to broth. Can't do dairy? Just omit the Parmesan and add an extra drizzle of olive oil and flaky sea salt to finish the soup.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon herbs de Provence
- 1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes
- 6 cups broth or water
- 1 rind Parmesan cheese, optional, plus Parmesan for serving
- 1 cup dry whole wheat small pasta i.e. macaroni
- 3 cups fava beans (fresh, frozen, cooked from dry, or drained from the can)
- 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and sauté for 5 minutes, until fragrant and the onion just starts to brown. Add the garlic and bay leaf and sauté 1 minute longer.
- Add the tomatoes, water or broth, herbs de Provence and Parmesan rind. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes, until the pasta is cooked through.
- Reduce heat to low, stir in the fava beans and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and add in the chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with extra Parmesan on top.


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Brisbane – 22 August 2012, Wotif.com Holdings Limited (Wotif) today announced a 14% lift in profits, returning the Group to record-breaking form and beating profit guidance provided early in May.
Wotif's result outperformed at all levels - with total transaction values up 5%, revenues up 5%, operating profits up 11%, and after tax profits up $7 million (14%) reaching an all time high of $58 million. Wotif has more than quadrupled each of these metrics over the seven years since listing on the ASX.
Operating Australia's #1 online travel agency (generating revenues of more than $145 million and selling around one-in-every ten hotel room nights in Australia), Wotif's entry into the flights market has produced strong and profitable growth. With a 30% lift in the total value of flights sold, flights now represent 9% of all travel transactions (by value) processed by Wotif. Wotif's success in cross-selling flights to its significant Australian customer base augurs well for its recently launched holiday homes range.
FY12 Snapshot
• Wotif.com is the #1 visited online travel agency in Australia (ranked by Hitwise)
• $1.161 billion of travel transactions (FY11: $1.106 billion)
• 7.04 million room nights sold (FY11: 6.97 million)
• Net Profit After Tax $58.0 million (FY11: $51.0 million)
• Wotif.com brand recognition in Australia topped 66% in the year (up from 60%)
• 23,500+ hotels and accommodation venues (up 20%) directly contracted to Wotif in 69 countries
• Holiday rentals launched on Wotif.com – exclusively offering instantly bookable holiday homes
• Mobile site and app for iPhone deliver 14% of visits and 9% of room night sales for Wotif.com
• 13.5 cent final dividend (fully franked), taking full year distribution to 25 cents (up from 22 cents last year)
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FY11 Actual
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The Wotif Group this morning reported record-breaking performances across the field with total transaction values, revenue, operating profit and after tax profit out-performing all prior periods. Over the last 7 years, Wotif has more than quadrupled each of these measures.
Lifting its after tax profit by $7 million to $58 million (up 14%) saw the Group exceed the profit guidance it provided early in May of $55.5 to $57.5 million. The result was driven by a 5% lift in total transaction values, a 5% lift in revenues and an 11% lift in operating profit (being profit before tax, depreciation and amortisation).
Wotif's Managing Director and CEO, Robbie Cooke, commenting on the result, said:
"This result sees a return to form for Wotif in an operating environment not markedly different to that which we experienced in FY11 and every bit as challenging.
The standout in our result has been the strong performance of Wotif's flights offering which is still in its infancy. With Wotif selling $110 million of flights in the year (up 30%) this business now makes up 9% of our transactions by value.
The year saw us continue to sell around one-in–ten of all hotel beds in Australia. This was a very credible performance given the continuing appetite of leisure travellers for offshore travel, fuelled by the strength of the dollar. It also highlights that there is still substantial distribution in Australia that we have not yet captured.
Mobile was another big feature this year, with our mobile site and our recently launched app for iPhone accounting for 14% of Wotif.com's site visits and, more importantly, 9% of our room nights sold."
In considering new initiatives launched by Wotif in the year, Cooke commented:
"We are really enthused by our launch of holiday rentals on Wotif.com in June. This is an exciting new product range with holiday homes being a perfect extension to our current leading accommodation offering. We have taken a different approach to what is currently in the market in Australia by only offering instantly bookable holiday rentals – this makes for a more time-efficient experience for customers. While we have assumed a slow build-up into this market, our aspiration is for holiday rentals to be a meaningful contributor to revenues in two years' time."
In discussing the outlook he said:
"There is no sign that the dollar is heading "south" anytime soon and we are expecting this to be "situation normal" for the medium term. Against that backdrop we think it is reasonable to assume that our international flights business will continue to be a beneficiary of the cycle and accommodation bookings for business on wotif.com (which tends not to be impacted by currency) will remain robust. The corollary is the likelihood that leisure sales of Australian accommodation will remain unremarkable. With key leisure markets experiencing softness there will be great opportunities for consumers to score exceptional deals. This is where Wotif will do what it does best – getting compelling value in front of the biggest pool of Australian and New Zealand customers at the world's lowest distribution cost for our hotel partners."
With the benefit of the strong result Wotif's Board confirmed a final fully franked dividend of 13.5 cents which takes the total dividend for the year to 25 cents (compared to 22 cents last year). This sees the Group returning 91% of profits to shareholders.


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The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has called on youths not to sit back, but take interest in the existing opportunities.
Among said that there are so many opportunities in the country, like the Parish Development Model and asked them to work hard if they are to benefit.
The youth Parliament provides young people with a platform to express their legislative ideas, concerns and expectations. The resolutions of the debates then become part of key policy-making processes in the country.
Among said this at that the opening of the Fifth National Youth Parliament held in the Parliament of Uganda Chambers on Friday, 05 August 2022.
The youth elected their speaker, Speria Nakigudde and Deputy Speaker Francis Shaa Rubangakene who presided over the sitting.
Anita Among said that as a country with over 75 per cent of the population that is below the age of 30, it is critical that different approaches are used to address challenges faced by the youth.
She however, said that youths should not simply sit and wait, but need to be active in search of opportunities.
She said that foras like the Youth Parliament are supported to foster involvement of young people in key civic decision-making spaces, influence the policy and legislative agenda and nurture positive leadership development opportunities.
Among pledged parliament's full support to the resolutions from the Youth Parliament and said that they will also ensure that the issues raised are shared with the relevant ministries for action.
Hon. Boniface Okot, the Youth MP for Northern Uganda who represented the Minister of State for Youth Affairs said that the mock parliament helps in building youths whose participation is entrenched in the constitution.
He encouraged the young people to seek ICT skills, and innovations to build an intergenerational solidarity.
"Take advantage of your numerical strength, your vibrancy and innovation to progress our continent," Okot said.
Gonze Nicolas, the European Union Delegation representative said that the EU and Germany Government are committed to support the youths and that is seen from their support to the youth Parliament.
He said the EU has a long history of working with youths through its development cooperation.
"The EU delegation will also set up a youth standing board as a space for young people to engage with EU on its development cooperation," Gonze said.
Hans Von Schroeder, the German Deputy Head of Mission said that they have established a youth advisory council that will advise on the German ministries cooperation strategy from the youth perspective.
She also cites the high population growth rate which greatly affects living standards and creates urban slums, land ownership issues, accessibility to loans for development, lack of access to social services and skills among others.


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I don't consider myself a super-passionate person. I like and enjoy many things and I have my own formulated opinions on various topics but I don't really have a "soapbox" about anything. Except for animal adoption. That is the one area where I find myself getting passionate about spreading awareness of it.
You see, I just can't rationalize buying a puppy from a breeder when there are so many already who are homeless. Nothing against dog breeders (the good ones) but I just don't like the idea of perpetuating a pet overpopulation problem with breeding more dogs. There's absolutely no reason someone can't adopt or rescue a dog instead of buying from a breeder and as a matter of fact, there are MANY perks...
1. They are usually already housetrained/crate-trained/obedience trained and socialized. This is wonderful if you're introducing them into a family with children and or other pets or if you don't want to spend the time housebreaking them.
2. They usually have their vaccinations. Even adopted/rescued puppies or younger dogs have at least their first round of shots.
3. You are giving a loving home to a homeless pet. Enough said.
And you can't use needing a specific type of dog for allergies as an excuse! I am HIGHLY allergic to dogs yet found the perfect little non-shedder on Petfinder. You can find mixed breeds, purebreds and even designer dogs (Labradoodles and Puggles) and breed-specific rescues (like Lucky Labs of North Carolina) if you're interested in a certain kind.
With all this talk about "going green" this is one area where people still don't. They want to buy new instead of recycle used. Why not recycle a pet and give one a new leash (ha!) on life? You won't regret it.
This is my Hewitt and this picture was inserted solely for emotional persuasion! :)
Now, I'm off my soapbox!
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This is a montage of the persons at the Planning Commission meeting on March 7, 2008 while they were listening to Adam Wasserman, from the Port of Cleveland, proposing a new 200 acre dredge muck port facility off East 55 th Street which might be ready in 20 years.
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The Commission hadn't read the resolution in front of them, but voted unanimously to approve it.
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Expansion board 3.1 : Powering off LiPo
I'm struggling to get the to boot from when powered from a Lipo. My code and the Expansion board works fine when powered by USB. The battery is fully charged with a voltage of 4.1v. I've tried connecting P8 to 3.3v (as indicated in the pin out) to pull it high but that doesn't seem to make any difference...
The LED comes on but that's it.
Am I missing something obvious?
This is an old topic but would like to add some comments that can be useful to someone having this kind of issues. I have an expansion board 3 with a Wipy, using the SD card and some sensors, and everything is working well being powered throu USB or battery. I had some issues that were fixed by following these steps:
- When powered by battery, P19 and P20 are affected by RTS and CTS respectively, and it was blocking one sensor I have connected to those pins. Removing those jumpers from Expansion Board resolved this issue.
- Don't use P8 with any sensor if you are using SD card. Looking at the Wipy3 pinout, I suppose the same is true for P3, P9 and P10. Even thou, P10 is also connected to the user button, then I configured it as an input pin with pull=PULL-UP, and avoid read/write SD operations and user button clicks at the same time.
- Also, this post helped me with a weird behavior of user button when using the battery: https://forum.pycom.io/topic/7364/exp-board-user-push-button/3?_=1648562954689
- I connected the 10K pull-up resistor to P8 as indicated in the expansion board documentation, but honestly, I don't understand why it's needed.
Most of these "tricks" are not clearly documented and I found them reading several posts and connecting ideas between them. In my opinion, Pycom boards are very good in general (with a very few details that could be improved), but as said in many places, its documentation should be reviewed to add many things like these that one has to chase reading somewhere else or by try/fail methods.
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@pac_71 No. A Pull-Up resistor connected between P8 and 3.3 V dose not require extra action. At a value of 4.7k or 10k, some other units, the ESP32 or a logic output of an external device, can drive it low when needed. No switch is required. P8 is also used for the SD card. So connecting it directly to 3.3V would block the SD card.
@DomGiles I have the same problem with a Lopy4 & Expansionboard 3.1. It boots okay when powered from USB, works okay once USB is disconnected and operating on 3.7v Lipo but wont restart after reset on battery only.
@robert-hh Thanks for the tip. I tried a direct jumper between P8 and 3.3V and only got flashing Orange/Power LED. I have some resistors on order now to try the pull down.
For a poor mechanical engineer.
A pull up means a resistor between the 3.3V pin and the P8 pin (as marked on the Expansion Board 3.1). You would then connect a switch between P8 and GND to pull it low when closed if you were using this as a logic circuit.
Conversely, A pull down would be a similar resistor between P8 pin and GND. To make sure there is 0V at P8. You would then have a switch to 3.3V for a high when closed signal.
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Still no luck. Tried 4.7k and 10k. Still won't start. Works fine when powered by a Adafruits power boost 500c to vin.
I only have a few sensors hanging off the back as well... Shame. Feeling very underwhelmed by the testing that goes on some of the expansion boards. I would make the case that if you allow a battery to be attached to an expansion board, there's a reasonable expectation that it should be able to power it.
Same with the sensor board. There's a reasonable expectation that a temperature sensor would measure the ambient temperature without having to worry the controller hadn't been running for a while etc. I'm going to have to give up on them. They feel like they all need another rev with some additional QC love and some decent documentation.
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@domgiles This is a often mentioned "feature" (some nasty people call it a bug). Try to pull up P8 with a resistor of 4.7 to 10 k to 3.3V.


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When a The New York Times writer stopped by Memorial Auditorium & Convention Center in Pittsburg on the advice of a local, who suggested he see Pittsburg Community Theatre's production of "The Wizard of Oz" while he was in town, he was unprepared for what he stumbled upon: A sold-out show. And it was a great one.
Dorothy Gale's house spun through the air with special rigging. The Wicked Witch of the West's monkeys flew, as did the unfriendly Miss Gulch on her bicycle. The musical score was performed by a live orchestra, and highly choreographed numbers were danced by the regionally renowned Midwest Regional Ballet.
"Despite tickets priced at a mere $5 and $10, the show was admirably elaborate…" he wrote.
Afterward, he, like other visitors who came from near and far for the show, took part in Pittsburg's downtown nightlife scene of bands and beverages. They were surprised, they confessed, at the arts and entertainment available in this area. But those who live here will tell you that's one of the reasons they call Crawford County home.
"We love that performing and fine arts are available here; it's one of the reasons we never moved away," says local business owner Heather Horton.
One of the founders of Pittsburg ArtWalk, held downtown four times a year just a block from Memorial Auditorium, she frequently finds herself engaging in the local art scene.
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Likewise, longtime residents like Diann and John Mazurek make it a point to commit time and talent to at least one of the three large-scale performances staged by PCT each year, starting in late March and ending in October. They've raised their two boys doing so.
Recent years have seen them in "The Grapes of Wrath" — a show in which the director turned the orchestra pit into a river, made it rain on stage, and the Joad Family headed west in a moving Hudson Super Six Jalopy. The couple also took part in "Annie" and "Evita," two of the most elaborate productions PCT has ever staged.
"If we aren't able to be in a show, we never miss attending one in the audience," Diann says. "The shows are just that good."
Each summer, PCT also stages something just for children: A youth theater workshop called Junior Starz. As children, Megan Westhoff and Linden Little took part, then grew up to pursue a career in the arts and chose to remain in Crawford County. Thanks to the new Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, they're producing shows as part of Pittsburg State University's growing theater program.
Last fall's production of "Charlotte's Web" sold out each of five performances. Hundreds of parents from up to two hours away brought their children to see the age-old literary classic brought to life. Kim Martin was among them, driving with her children from Cherryvale for the show.
"Wow!" she says. "It was great!" Impressed by costuming, elaborate makeup, set design and the acting itself, she plans to return to future productions, which are staged three times each school year by PSU Theatre.
"I'm super proud of this show," Little said. "I'm confident we could put this up against anything offered in a big city."
Adding to the allure is the center itself — a $33 million, 90,000-square-foot piece of architecture with 210 glass panels that make up the dramatic curved front of the building, which features a black-box theater and a large performance hall.
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Each August, the auditorium hosts a two-week youth theater workshop taught by an award-winning local theatre teacher.
His productions at Pittsburg High School also are proving to be a draw — from classic musical favorites like "Footloose" and "Grease" to 2016's "Shrek: The Musical," on tap for Memorial Auditorium Feb. 17-20, and his annual social issue plays which are attended by busloads of students from many Southeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri schools.
"We're building a foundation for the arts in this community," he said. "And with that has come a reputation for producing quality shows audiences — not just parents of kids in the shows — want to see."
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Adding to the quality of life here, notes Horton, is public art, from galleries on campus at PSU that feature numerous works by famed artists, to statues that dot to the town, to community murals that add color to downtown Pittsburg.
Horton, whose degree is in art, began rallying other area artists in 2006 to stage a downtown art and music festival; in the years since, it blossomed into Pittsburg Art Walk. Artists not only have work for sale in and outside of downtown businesses, many of them also demonstrate their art during the festival for onlookers to see.
"I love that there's always something going on here, or something to go do or see," Horton says.
When she and her husband, Roger, close up their shop for the day, they take bike rides around town to view public art like murals and statues.
"Public art, in my opinion is the best type of art. Whether it's a true fine art mural painting or a collaborative effort of a giant popcorn bucket and movie screen on the side of the Fox Theatre, it all has its place and it's all important," she says. "It's part of what makes this a great place to visit and live."
When night falls, they cap off the day at one of the downtown bars the New York Times writer visited, where bands, open mic nights and poetry readings are common fare. Or, like others, they may find themselves with too many choices: It's not unusual on one night to have to choose from a concert, a theater performance, a band, and a ballet.
"I guess that's a good problem to have," Horton says. "It's a happening place."
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