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'Selfish' Audi driver abandons car outside train station to go to Tesco Express
Phil Wilkinson-Jones
Police deal with an Audi blocking the road in Foregate Street (Image: NQ)
AN AUDI driver caused traffic chaos in the city centre after abandoning his car to get a drink from Tesco.
However, they may have regretted their impromptu shopping trip as the police were waiting for them on their return to the car.
Eyewitnesses were left 'gobsmacked' when they saw the man park his blue Audi on double yellows outside Foregate Street station at 3.30pm yesterday (December 6).
It is an area well known for causing tailbacks and the actions caused traffic to build up with other drivers forced into the oncoming bus lane.
Bystanders also praised police, who arrived quickly at the scene and dealt with the situation.
Worcester News: Cars drive around the Audi, which was parked on double yellow lines
Cars drive around the Audi, which was parked on double yellow lines (Image: NQ)
One eyewitness said: "A man left his car in the middle of the road outside Foregate Street station just to go to Tesco to get a drink.
"All pedestrians were standing on the side quite amazed at how someone would be this selfish to leave the car unattended on double yellows on a busy street just to get something from Tesco, but I am sure people were much happier seeing our police handling it so well."
Worcester News has contacted West Mercia Police about the incident.
Last month, Worcester City Council vowed to crack down on drivers parking illegally in and around Worcester's taxi ranks, including Foregate Street.
Some of the city's taxi drivers have been calling for extra patrols to put a stop to over-ranking and problematic parking and blamed the council for not patrolling ranks regularly and penalising drivers.
The council said more than 40 fines were handed out in November including nine in a day during a patrol of city centre taxi ranks.
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Concerns have also been raised in recent weeks about parking problems in Cathedral Square.
The area has been described as looking "like a car park" at times, with cars parked outside the square's bars and restaurants.
But delivery drivers have hit back at accusations that they are to blame, saying the public also park on the square for nights out.
Mazedul Shakil also questioned where else delivery drivers are supposed to park.
He said: "Should we tell restaurants in Cathedral Square to stop doing deliveries? It is easy saying 'park legally' but where, though?
"Local delivery drivers get treated unfairly by everyone, when they just want to make a living to provide for their family."
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Valentyn Mozgovy cannot breathe on his own, and keeping his ventilator powered during Ukraine's blackouts has become a matter of life or death.Regular power outages caused by Russian missile strikes have terrified tens of thousands of Ukrainians who rely on electricity to keep medical equipment running.Mozgovy suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative neurological condition that has left him paralysed and unable to breathe without assistance."He is alive, you see. That means I figured it out," his wife, Lyudmyla Mozgova, told AFP in their apartment in the capital Kyiv.Next to her, her husband was wrapped in a patterned duvet in a medically adapted bed, his face barely visible under the ventilator.The Mozgovys have come a long way since the first long blackout after the targeted wave of strikes on energy infrastructure began in October.Valentyn had to breathe on his own for ten excruciating minutes."The way he breathed was scary... we had no clue what to do!" his wife said.As the outages became the norm, the Mozgovys adapted."His body doesn't move, but his mind is very bright, he gives a lot of advice... he is our captain," she said.She set up a power storage system and extra batteries for her husband's respiratory unit and medical mattress -- which regulates the pressure felt by bedridden patients.- Constant anxiety -However prepared they have tried to be, their situation is precarious."I wish there was a bit of stability, so we could understand when there will be electricity... to make a decision on how to cope."Mozgova realises how lucky they are to be able to afford the equipment needed to keep her husband alive."It was very expensive, our children helped us... I don't even know what advice to give to those who don't have money," she said.In Ukraine, tens of thousands need electricity to stay alive, explained Iryna Koshkina, executive director of the SVOYI charity that provides care to palliative patients."If all these people were suddenly unable to use their life-saving devices and went to the hospital at the same time, our medical system would simply break."Tetyana Venglinska had no choice but to hospitalise her 75-year-old mother, Eva, after three months of exhausting outages.Eva, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, needs to be linked to a device delivering supplementary oxygen at all times, her daughter Tetyana explained, sitting on the corner of her mother's bed in a Kyiv hospice.To ensure the oxygen concentrator's battery would last during the interminable outages at home, the family had to reduce the amount of oxygen it provided."For my mom, it was total torture," Venglinska said."Imagine cutting your oxygen intake three times."- 'Drink to victory' -The battery would last up to eight hours, which left the family in a constant state of anxiety."(My husband) was afraid to enter her room every time, he didn't know if my mom was alive... or if she had suffocated," Venglinska said.On the night of December 17, the outage lasted more than 10 hours, longer than usual.With all power sources exhausted and 40 minutes left on the respirator's battery, Tetyana called a private ambulance to hospitalise her mother.The decision was a life-saver: Venglinska's home was without power for the next four days. "She would have died for sure," Venglinska said.Since then, Tetyana has spent most of her time at the clinic, tending to her bedridden mother.Her husband remained in their flat, where he is taking care of her 85-year-old father."I want to go home as soon as possible," Venglinska said. "Our family is separated."Back in the Mozgovy home, Lyudmyla is also hoping for better days."We will definitely drink to victory... Valentyn will do it his way, through a straw, and I'll pour myself one.""And (the drink) won't be weak!" she laughs.bur/fb/dhc
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Q: How can I create a dropwizard (jersey) resource which accepts a nullable representation? I am trying to create an action on a resource within dropwizard which accepts a representation, but allows this to be null, ie. no post data from the client.
Currently, from a client, I have to post "{}" otherwise an HTTP 415, unsupported media type is returned. I assume this is because my client is not sending a content-type header as content-length = 0.
I tried to define the resources as follows, but get a "Producing media type conflict" back from jersey as both methods consume the same path and jersey cannot differentiate between them:
@Path("/interview")
@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
@Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
@Log
class InterviewResource {

    @POST
    @Timed
    Interview advanceNewInterview() {

        // some processing...
    }

    @POST
    @Timed
    Enquiry advanceNewInterview(@Valid AdvanceInterviewRepresentation advanceInterview) {

        // some processing...
    }
}

Any ideas on how to represent this?

A: You could use Optional for your parameter as show below:
@POST
@Timed
Enquiry advanceNewInterview(@Valid Optional<AdvanceInterviewRepresentation> advanceInterview)
{
  if (advanceInterview.isPresent())
  {
      // some processing...
  }
}

Howerver the main Reason for 415 is not mentioning the Content-Type header. In your case it should be Content-Type : application/json

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Ancient Wars: Sparta
Publisher: Eidos Interactive , Playlogic
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Summary: Anciet Wars: Sparta is based on the history of the ancient ages and their main nations. Spartans, Persians and Egyptians are fighting for influence around Little Asia, Europe and North Africa. Historical correct timeline is 700-300 BC and the action takes place with different campaigns forAnciet Wars: Sparta is based on the history of the ancient ages and their main nations. Spartans, Persians and Egyptians are fighting for influence around Little Asia, Europe and North Africa. Historical correct timeline is 700-300 BC and the action takes place with different campaigns for all three races. Sparta represents 3D strategy in real time with the new developed Ancient Wars Engine (AWE), where the player will have to use each nation's powers to be superior over other competitors and build up a driving and ruling faction. The main emphasis is on large-scaled battles and complex tactical manoeuvres. Additional to this, a new method of army equipment is represented. Warriors can be equipped with weapons and shields, can be put on horses or on chariots and be given special abilities. The player can collect abandoned weapons after battles or import powerful weapons from other cultures to build more powerful and different special units. Additionally the forces of nature are very important, because fire, find etc. will affect the whole environment. Cities can be upgraded (e.g. turned to fortresses), workers gather resources to ensure the economic part. [Playlogic]… Expand
Developer: WorldForge
Genre(s): Strategy, Real-Time, Historic, General, Historic
# of players: 8 Online
Rating: M
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Positive: 2 out of 21
Mixed: 14 out of 21
Negative: 5 out of 21
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It may not be particularly beautiful to look at, but it's tactical and challenging enough to keep you occupied. [June 2007, p.64]
PC Zone UK
Wannabe "Age of Empires". [July 2007, p.82]
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Lacking. It lacks original gameplay. It lacks excitement. It lacks anything that might set it apart from any number of entirely uninspiring RTS games that have come out in the last 2 years. And most of all, it lacks the level of interest required to have me write another word about it.
If you want to jump in with the current "300-craze" and play it your way - this will sate your cravings with no regrets. However, if you have a shelf of BC themed RPG titles, you won't feel like you have anything new.
GamingExcellence
However, it hasn't been patched yet, six months after its release, so it's unlikely it ever will be. Sadly, this game is thus doomed to end up in the bargain bin.
AceGamez
For a brief play it serves a purpose well enough, but if you really want to get the most out of this exciting period of ancient combat then you'll want to wait until something more inspired comes along, because Ancient Wars is just a bit too spartan to give you the experience that you are hoping for.
Ancient Wars: Sparta just isn't an enjoyable game. The only reason it's not getting one star is because technically, the game is very proficient and quite polished.
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AlexQ.
Exquisitely crafted with exceptional beauty and easy flow of Graphics. Although it may be a little hard to follow at first, and the Exquisitely crafted with exceptional beauty and easy flow of Graphics. Although it may be a little hard to follow at first, and the overwhelmingly customizable might shook some people. But it is over all a solid RTS Old-places game.… Expand
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AaronP.
This game is awesome. You get to have naval battles and you get to equip your troops with custom weopons. This game is a must buy for rts fans
SamA.
I found it very enjoyable but some aspecs will anoy everyone except the most avid RTS fan. Not for everyone but it is a fairly solid RTS game.
JoeM.
This game just isn't very fun. It seriously looks like a game you would buy 10 years ago. The graphics are nothing special, and the This game just isn't very fun. It seriously looks like a game you would buy 10 years ago. The graphics are nothing special, and the characters just look weird. The whole feel to the game is just way overused. Theres nothing new added to the RTS genre, it just uses old school ideas.… Expand
stum
This is an extremly poor RTS with a number of huge flaws.
The most irritating of these is the voice acting which is appaling i personallyThis is an extremly poor RTS with a number of huge flaws.
The most irritating of these is the voice acting which is appaling i personally could not cope with listening to the voices in the cut seen so i skipped every single one. Secondly if you are a fan of ancient history this is not a game for you the flaws in the story line or so astronomical as to make it entirely pathetic it looks like someone with the most basic and limited knowledge of the eras invovled took a stab at making up their own storyline. Third the human controlled AI is sometimes so stupid its rediculous walking into walls rather than arround them you sometime have to lead them round to areas bit by bit very annoying to say the least. Other lesser problems include the insane economy everythings so over priced the only way to build an army is by collecting arms not in itself a bad concept but theres little differences between the different sides weapons and theres no bonuses or limitations from using a differents sides weapons to your own troops. Which seems like its lacking. To put the economy in perspective workers harvest gold at a similar rate to those on age of empire games perhaps a little bit faster yet the average decent unit costs 600 gold each and before you can build it you have to build barracks and archery ranges and a forge and a workshop and buy all the upgrades each building costing 1500 gold a 1000 wood and each upgrade costing between 600-1000 gold so as you can imagine it takes time. Aside from these economic problems the campaigns are reasonable but boring you just come away feeling this is a very basic game that got pushed through to try and make money off the back of the 300 any way its not good and anyone who thinks it is chould play c&c3 or supreme commander… Expand
TristanH.
It Sucks. The graphics is nice, the Requirments to get up the Tech tree are Lame. The Plot could use some work, bigger maps. and better work It Sucks. The graphics is nice, the Requirments to get up the Tech tree are Lame. The Plot could use some work, bigger maps. and better work on the economy, i spent 9/10 of my time Collecting Resources then marching over enemies.… Expand
MazLaghos
The game is entirley un-original and all the aspects can be traced back to one game or another.
I.E The warcraft interface/rescourceThe game is entirley un-original and all the aspects can be traced back to one game or another.
I.E The warcraft interface/rescource collection, preatorian design/dawn of war combat/gladiator unit customization.
Yeah thats right, the exact interface and options for unit customization were used on a 2001 game called gladiator.
Its not an rts, its a "mine gold for three hours untill we have enough to produce twenty decent men, then throw ourselves at the enemy and watch give minutes of combat.
But the worst thing is - That when i invade an enemy base i fuind my self chasing builders who are trying to rebuild the town centre, or having to destroy every pathetic little building like a granarey in order to win.… Expand
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Врисак 3 () амерички је слешер филм из 2000. године, редитеља Веса Крејвена и писца Ерена Кругера. Главне улоге играју Дејвид Аркет, Нев Кембел, Кортни Кокс, Патрик Демпси, Ленс Хенриксен, Мет Кислар, Скот Фоли, Џени Мекарти, Емили Мортимер, Паркер Поузи, Дион Ричмонд и Патрик Ворбертон. Издат као трећи део у филмској серији Врисак, првобитно је био завршно поглавље серије све док франшиза није оживљена 2011. са наставком Врисак 4.

Радња филма одвија се три године након претходног филма и прати Сидни Прескот (Кембел), која је након догађаја из претходна два филма отишла у самонаметну изолацију, али је привучена у Холивуд након што нови Гостфејс почиње убијати глумачку екипу филма у оквиру филма, Убод 3. Врисак 3 комбинује насиље слешер жанра са комедијом и мистеријом "худанит", док сатира клишее филмских трилогија. За разлику од претходних филмова Врисак, у овом наставку је нагласак стављен на комичне елементе, а насиље и хорор су смањени као одговор на појачану контролу јавности о насиљу у медијима, након масакра у средњој школи Колумбајн.

Сценариста филма Врисак, Кевин Вилијамсон, на аукцији свог оригиналног сценарија дао је скицу од пет страница за два наставка филма, надајући се да ће понуђаче привући потенцијалном куповином франшизе. Вилијамсове обавезе према другим пројектима значиле су да није могао да развије комплетан сценарио за Врисак 3, па је улогу писца преузео Кругер, који је одбацио многе Вилијамсове белешке. Крејвен и Марко Белтрами вратили су се као редитељ и композитор. Продукција је била оптерећена преписивањем сценарија, приликама када су странице биле спремне само на дан снимања и тешкоћама у распоредима главних улога. Снимање се одвијало од јула до септембра 1999. године, а крај је поново снимљен у јануару 2000.

Премијера филма била је 3. фебруара 2000. године у Вествуду, а биоскопски је издат наредног дана, зарадивши 161 милион америчких долара, наспрам буџета од 40 милиона америчких долара. У поређењу са резултатима прва два филма од 79% и 82%, Врисак 3 има оцену одобрења од 40% на -{Rotten Tomatoes}--у.

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Котона Верија, који сада живи у Лос Анђелесу и водитељ је успешне телевизијске емисије, 100% Котон, контактира Гостфејс, који захтева да сазна где се налази Сидни Прескот. Котон одбија сарадњу, а када Гостфејс дође у његову кућу, Котон и његова девојка, Кристин, су убијени.

Детектив Марк Кинкејд контактира Гејл Ведерс како би разговарали о убиствима, што ју је навело да отпутује у Холивуд, где затече како Дјуи Рајли ради као саветник на снимању филма Убод 3, трећег филма у серији темељене на убиствима Гостфејса. Користећи мењач гласа као трик, Гостфејс убија глумицу из филм, Сару Дарлинг. Сидни, која сада има 22 године, живи повучено као саветник за кризне ситуације на телефонској линији за злостављане жене, плашећи се да би други убица могао да нападне. Након што је открио Сиднину локацију, убица почиње да јој се руга телефоном, терајући је да престане да се крије и довуче је у Холивуд. Док се преостала глумачка екипа филма Убод 3, заједно са Дјуијем и Гејл, окупља у кући Џенифер Џоли, Гостфејс убија њеног телохранитеља и користи цурење гаса да изазове експлозију, притом убијајући колегу глумца, Тома Принца.

Марта Микс, сестра Сидниног пријатеља Рандија, који је убијен док је Сидни била на колеџу, посећује Сидни и остале како би им показала видео-касету коју је Ранди снимио пре своје смрти, посмртно их упозоравајући да се правила хорор филма не примењују на било коме у трећем и финалном филму хорор трилогије и да би било ко од њих, укључујући главног јунака Сидни, могао умрети.

Дјуи, Гејл, Џенифер и преостала глумачка екипа филм Убод 3, Анџелина и Тајсон, присуствују рођенданској забави редитеља филма, Романа Бриџера, на којој их Гостфејс напада. Гејл открива Романово мртво тело у подруму. Амџелина одлута сама пре него што је и она убијена. Тајсон покушава да се бори против Гостфејса, али убица успева да га баци са балкона. Џенифер покушава да побегне кроз тајни пролаз, али је Гостфејс двапут избоде. Убица тада наређује Сидни да дође у вилу и спасе Гејл и Дјуија, које држи као таоце. Када она стиже, Гостфејс приморава Сидни да остави ватрено оружје и намами је унутра где су Гејл и Дјуи везани и лепљивом траком су им залепљена уста. Док их Сидни одвезује, појављује се Гостфејс, иако Сидни добија предност користећи други скривени пиштољ да се бори против њега. Појављује се детектив Кинкејд, али га је Гостфејс онесвестио. Сидни бежи и крије се у тајној просторији за пројекције где наилази на Гостфејса.

Открива се као Роман, који је лажирао своју смрт и преживео стрељање уз помоћ панцира. Роман признаје да је Сидниин полубрат, мајке Морин Прескот док је била глумица у Холивуду. Пре четири године, неуспешно је покушао да се поново састане са њом. Огорчен због одбијања, Роман би снимио све мушкарце са којима је била. Показао је Билију Лумису снимак његовог оца с Морин, који га је мотивисао да је убије, чиме је започео низ убистава у Сиднином родном граду и на њеном колеџу. Међутим, када је открио колику је славу Сидни привукла због тих догађаја, Роман је пукнуо и намамио Сидни из скровишта.

Роман тада каже Сидни о свом плану да јој намести убиства, пре него што убије продуцента филм Убод, Џона Милтона. Сидни бесно каже Роману да је он одговоран за све догађаје који су се догодили. Долази до борбе између Сидни и Романа, која се завршава када Роман пуца у Сиднине груди. Сидни нестаје, да би се поново појавила и убола Романа у леђа и груди. Док лежи крварећи, Сидни му показује да је и она носила панцир. Дјуи и Гејл стижу када Роман изненада поново устаје с ножем; несвесан његовог панцира, Дјуи га пуца, али Сидни му виче да пуца Роману у главу, што Дјуи и чини, коначно га убијајући.

Нешто касније у Сиднеииној кући, Дјуи запроси Гејл, која прихвата. Сидни се враћа из шетње са својим псом и оставља отворену капију за које се раније показало да је узнемирију. Улази у своју кућу и позвана је да се придружи Дјуију, Гејл и детективу Кинкејду да погледају филм. Одлазећи да се придружи осталима, улазна врата јој се отварају, али она одлази остављајући их онаквима какви јесу, коначно сигурна да су убиства завршена.

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In this interview, co-author Pamina Mullins and I speak to Devotha Ntuke Minzi, Chief Executive Officer and founder of K-finance Limited, a microfinance company providing financial services and business mentoring to small and medium scale entrepreneurs in Tanzania. Devotha holds a Masters in Economics from Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis from the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague, Netherlands. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Devotha worked in the policy and research department at the Central Bank of Tanzania for more than 20 years.
Pamina & OB: Why did you decide to leave your comfortable position at the Central Bank of Tanzania?
Devotha: Great question. In Tanzania, it is very prestigious to work at the Central Bank; the dream work place for most graduates and entry is very competitive. But I was a born entrepreneur. When I was young, I was always questioning my Dad, a rural Medical Assistant, about why he didn't own a motor vehicle. When my Mother answered that he couldn't afford one, I wanted to know why, because my Father, who was my role model, was very hard working. To me that didn't make sense.
Pamina & OB: So that experience helped drive you to become an entrepreneur?
Devotha: Yes. As an Economist at the Central Bank, my main obligation was to support policy makers to facilitate economic growth. But I wasn't seeing this economic growth. My well-paid job made me feel like a traitor; a selfish person with no purpose except personal gain; someone who was having no impact in my society and the world at large.
I thought my contribution would have more impact through direct involvement with the grass roots segment of Tanzania's economy. I suspected that entrepreneurs could achieve a lot more if they received more tangible support, like microfinancing, business training and insurance services. Eventually I quit my well-paid job to follow this vision.
Pamina & OB: And what does K-Finance provide?
Devotha: K-Finance was created to be an Enterprise Facilitation Center that provides microfinance services and business mentoring programs. I believe that through such initiatives more people can improve their economic situation, and the unemployment rate in Tanzania will decrease. Thus, I decided to start a company that would support my fellow entrepreneurs who were less fortunate than me. I strongly believed that this could make a difference to their lives and mine. Apart from the income I was expecting to make, I would finally have personal fulfillment.
Pamina & OB: What support did you receive to achieve this noble goal?
Devotha: It wasn't easy! Many people thought I was insane to quit working for such a prestigious institution to pursue the unknown--a career with an unpredictable income. I faced opposition from almost everybody: family members, workmates and friends. To my surprise, the only support that I received was from my children.
I was ready to live with less income. My main concern was what impact it would have on my children's education. At that stage, all my three children were at school: the eldest at college, the second in college admission stage and the youngest in lower secondary classes. My move to quit my job would suddenly cut 50% of our predictable income, so it was a difficult decision to make. I had many sleepless nights during the first few months of being a business woman!
Devotha: Thank you. We have managed to establish a well-structured institution with proper systems and a good level of organization and governance. Currently, our total company assets stand at about USD $500,000 and we serve more than 4,000 clients. The company is profitable and employs more than 20 people. Although we are proud of what we have achieved, we understand that we still have a lot to do in terms of Human Resource capital and company organization. This will enable our company to be sustainable and mitigate the underlying risks associated with microfinance. We would also wish to serve more people, particularly in the rural areas where our services are most needed.
Pamina & OB: What does it take to realize a business dream in terms of skills, business strategies and personal qualities?
1.	The dream - that burning urge inside that drives your momentum. This is critical. If you don't have it, it is very easy to give up. Doing business and for that matter being your own boss, is not easy.
2.	Hard Work - It is a sacrifice that you have to make. You have to be completely committed to your work, and enjoy it.
3.	Networking is Key - You need people to support you in one way or another. It can get very lonely at CEO level. People think you have made it, while you know how much there still is to pursue and solve. I have learned so much from good mentors in my industry.
4.	Keep Learning - there is so much I don't know, so I am always open to new ideas and opportunities.
Pamina & OB: Would you recommend this path to others?
Devotha: When I look back at how we started and where we are now, I realize it's been a long journey. K-Finance started as just a dream; nothing tangible and no operating manual to guide us. Although I worked with the central Bank for 20 years I was a policy analyst--not a banker. I really didn't understand the nuts and bolts of banking required to operate a microfinance company. We had to start from scratch, and it was tough. Very tough. It is a risky business that is very procedural. But I am so happy and grateful that I made that tough decision.
Pamina & OB: Thank you for sharing your wisdom, passion and experience with us. Very enlightening indeed!
Devotha: I am grateful to you both for allowing me to share my practical experiences with others. I hope I can inspire others to live out their dreams.


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Faced with growing competition from larger smartphones and the prospect of new categories such as wearable devices diverting consumer spending, IDC has lowered its tablet forecast for 2013 and beyond.
In its Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, the research group says it now expects worldwide tablet shipments to reach 227,4-million units in 2013, down from a previous forecast of 229,3-million but still 57,7% above 2012 shipments.
Despite the slight reduction for this year, the market will continue to grow at a rapid pace and by 2017 IDC expects worldwide shipments to be nearly 407-million units. The company also adjusted its regional outlook, with maturing markets such as the U.S. now expected to cede share more rapidly to emerging markets such as Asia/Pacific.
"A lower than anticipated second quarter, hampered by a lack of major product announcements, means the second half of the year now becomes even more critical for a tablet market that has traditionally seen its highest shipment volume occur during the holiday season," says Tom Mainelli, research director, Tablets.
While mature markets such as North America and Western Europe have driven much of the tablet market's growth to date, IDC expects shipment growth to begin to slow in these markets.
Market saturation, increased adoption of smartphones with 5-inch and greater screens, and the eventual growth of the wearable category will impact tablet growth in all regions, but are likely to impact mature regions first.
As a result, IDC now expects the mature market (comprised of North America, Western Europe, and Japan) to shrink from 60,8% of the worldwide market in 2012 to 49% by 2017. As a result, emerging markets (comprised broadly of Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) will grow from 39,2% in 2012 to 51% in 2017.
A secondary trend in the tablet market is the rise of tablets in the commercial segment. Education projects and adoption in vertical markets such as retail are contributing factors as this segment is set to slowly double from the 10% share it held in 2012 to 20% by 2017.


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Without doubt, Hawaii is one of the most awesome destinations for any kind of holiday packages due to its awesome ocean views, spectacular location and beautiful rental properties for newly wedded couples and other tourists.
This beautiful cottage has always been a delight to couples on honeymoon as it offers cozy, spacious rooms with quality customer services. Guests have access to golf course, gym, swimming pool, playground and baseball fields where they can have fun.
The Maldives has some of the best natural and exotic honeymoon destinations in the world. The beaches, gardens and other beauties of nature around this astonishing destination make it stands out among others and there is no shortage of rental properties.
Yonda Retreat is simply a nice, spacious and comfortable rental where couples can treat themselves to a memorable honeymoon. It has a beautiful beach close by and it is not far from an airport. Whether you like snorkeling, swimming or boating, there is something for you in this destination.
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Safari Home is part of a new condo dedicated to hosting people, including new couples. When staying here, you have access to on-site gym, pools and nearby centers like Sirinat National Park, Phuket International Airport, Nai Yang Beach, restaurants, malls and pubs.
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Villa Casa Blanca comes with a pool and is located just two blocks from La Calzada, the town's buzzing main street with plenty of restaurants and nightlight to enjoy. The colonial has spacious living spaces and an open kitchen. You can even enjoy the refreshing pool. Both rooms comes with air-conditioning and private bathrooms.
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Capri, Italy and Bali, Indonesia please! So beautiful and just perfectly romantic for honeymoons.


Last week, our church, with the help of teenagers from our former church in Texas, held a Sports Camp for kids. My oldest two attended and my youngest followed me around playing games on Kyle's iPhone while I registered kids, dealt with discipline issues, and handed out volunteer assignments.
Those moments are so difficult for me, when I am a church planting wife and a mom at the same time.
When camp culminated with a carnival celebration, at which parents and siblings watched campers perform and receive awards, I watched my son receive his award in between retrieving a t-shirt for a camper, gathering kids without parents, and comforting a distraught child. I felt a twinge of sadness when I was asked to retrieve extra cups while standing in the snowcone line with my middle son and then again when I asked him to wait on going to the bouncehouse while I talked to a camp parent.
Those moments echo what often happens on Sunday morning. Ideally, I am just like every other mom and wife attending the service, wrangling small kids, and communing with others. Or as my husband once said, "As my wife, your only responsibility is to be a Christian." Yes, ideally that is true. And I so appreciate that he does not pressure me to be or do things outside of my priorities and my calling.
In reality, however, I struggle every single Sunday (and every single church related event) to juggle the questions, expectations, and needs of others while also personally worshipping, being available to my husband, and parenting our children alone. There are times I leave church overwhelmed, frazzled, and feeling like an utter failure. I simply cannot do it all.
And now that my children are getting older, I feel a pressing urgency to protect them from feeling that they are of lesser importance than the Sunday morning visitors or the camper without a parent. For them to know God (and not just church), I must sacrifice my own desires and commitments for the sake of teaching, training, and being with them.
After camp--after those cringe inducing moments--I resolved to passionately cling to the priorities that come before the church: my relationship with the Lord, with my husband, and with my children. After all, if I don't maintain those, it inevitably will not have mattered what I have done in ministry.
As a mom, how do you practically maintain boundaries between ministry and family?


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U.S. business group urges action on power supply, labor laws
Taipei, June 6 (CNA) The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham) urged Taiwan's government on Wednesday to provide a detailed plan ensuring a stable electricity supply and take action to allow more flexible working hours for professionals to keep Taiwan competitive.
At a press event to unveil the group's 2018 Taiwan White Paper, AmCham Chairman Albert Chang (章錦華) praised the government for its efficiency over the past 12 months in resolving the 11 of the 83 issues raised in its 2017 White Paper -- the most since the group started tracking the results in 2004.
This was a big improvement considering that none of the 80 issues raised in AmCham's 2016 Taiwan White Paper were considered solved by the time the 2017 White Paper was released, Chang said.
"The major turnaround in 2017 was largely due to unprecedented cooperation with the government," Chang said, praising the efforts of National Development Council chief Chen Mei-ling (陳美伶), who presided over meetings that delved into each of the 83 issues.
The most significant of the resolved issues was the pharmaceutical committee's call for passage of legislation creating a patent linkage system, bolstering Taiwan's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection by helping ensure that patent-infringing drugs are kept off the market, Chang said.
Challenges still remain, however, according AmCham.
One of them is that the government needs to provide absolute assurances that Taiwan will continue to have a sufficient, stable and cost-competitive electrical power supply given Taiwan's plan to become nuclear-free and dramatically reduce carbon emissions by 2025.
"The government needs to provide detailed plans for energy development," Chang said, warning that without such plans, American companies could choose other countries over Taiwan for their investments.
The AmCham chairman praised the government's revisions to Taiwan's Labor Standards Act in January 2018 that overturned some of the previous revisions passed by the same government in late 2016.
But Chang called for another amendment to meet the needs of both employees and employers in a knowledge-based economy, as professional and managerial personnel should have greater flexibility in terms of working hours than blue-collar workers.
Meanwhile, in its "Message to Washington" section, AmCham Taipei urged the U.S. government to adhere to a regular annual schedule of bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks.
The suggestion came after last year's scheduled TIFA talks were suspended because the U.S. had yet to fill its vacant deputy trade representative posts.
AmCham Taipei also called on Washington to utilize the Taiwan Travel Act passed earlier this year to send more high-level officials to Taiwan, Chang noted.
Alex Wong (黃之瀚), a deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, attended AmCham Taipei's annual banquet in March.
He was the first U.S. official to visit Taiwan after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Taiwan Travel Act, which promotes meetings and visits between high-ranking American and Taiwanese government officials.
Established in 1951, AmCham Taipei is a nonprofit, nonpartisan business organization dedicated to promoting the interests of American and international businesses in Taiwan.
It has published the Taiwan White Paper annually since 1996 to provide suggestions on how to strengthen the local business climate.
(By Joseph Yeh)