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The Wendy's (NYSE:WEN)
Integrated Corporate Relation XCHANGE Conference Call
January 13, 2014 8:30 am ET
Margaret Roach Nollen - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Strategy
Emil J. Brolick - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, Member of Executive Committee and Member of Capital & Investment Committee
Todd Allan Penegor - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
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So thanks, everyone, for coming to the -- our 16th annual event. Particular thanks to the sponsors. Without them, there is no event. But we're going to try and stick to the schedule today, and I know Wendy's has a terrific presentation to share with you today. They're going to need all of their time. So without wasting any more time, I want to introduce to you Meg Nollen and the team. Meg?
Margaret Roach Nollen
Good morning, everyone. I'm Meg Nollen, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations for The Wendy's Company. Before we begin today, I'd like to refer you to the Safe Harbor statement included in today's press release and presentation.
Certain information we will discuss today is forward-looking. Various factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Please note 2013 fourth quarter and full year results are unaudited preliminary results and represent the most current information available to management. The company has not yet completed its tax-closing procedure for 2013. As a result, the fourth quarter and resulting annual tax provision and earnings per share have been provided as ranges.
Our presentation references non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS. Please refer to the non-GAAP reconciliations included in today's release and posted on our website at wendys.com.
With the formalities out of the way, let me now turn it over to Emil Brolick, Wendy's President and CEO. Emil?
Emil J. Brolick
Well, good morning, and thank you, Meg. We have a very powerful story for you today as our Cut Above brand positioning continues to resonate with consumers and position us strongly versus the competition.
I'm very proud of the year that the Wendy's team produced. Adjusted EBITDA was up some 10% to $367 million. EPS grew 71% to 76% to $0.29 to $0.30. And Image Activation, we achieved our targets of growing 100 image activated company, 100 franchise -- or 99, actually. And by the way, we're going to more than double that pace as we look at 2014. And importantly, as you'll hear, our efforts in terms of selling the 415 restaurants under system optimization are actually running ahead of schedule. We have 384 restaurants either sold or under contract.
And by the way, we're also going to accomplish our goal of saving $30 million in G&A as we look to the second quarter of the year. And importantly, we returned 89% total shareholder return this year, and we returned $141 million to shareholders in terms of dividends, as well as share repurchase.
And consumers are clearly telling us that we're regaining our position as an innovator in the marketplace with products like Pretzel Pub Chicken, Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Portabella Melt on Brioche. And as I look at the 2014 calendar and pipeline, I'm very encouraged by the kind of products that you will see in the future. And importantly, we're revitalizing our brand position through our Recipe to Win strategies.
So as we step back, we truly believe that Wendy's is A Cut Above investment opportunity. Our brand positioning is unique. It's working in the marketplace, and we believe it has significant legs in front of us.
We are, through Image Activation, repositioning the Wendy's brand experience to that new QSR standard, which is, by the way, the standard that consumers today are expecting. Our product price segmentation strategy is differentiating the Wendy's brand and growing same-restaurant sales and elevating average unit volumes.
And importantly, we've been able to execute system optimization in EBITDA-neutral ways. So next year, we're going to be growing with 415 fewer restaurants. We're lifting margins, and importantly, as Todd is going to talk to you about, we're increasing the quality of our earnings. Our new leadership team is an exceptional team, and they're building 5-star talent throughout the entire organization. And as I mentioned, we're returning significant cash to shareholders, not just this year, but you're going to see in future years as well. And as a result of this, we represent, we believe, excellent total shareholder return to our investors, not just in this year, where we return to 89%, but through growth in income in future years.
And growth is the imperative. We get it. Businesses only move in 1 of 2 directions. And unfortunately, in 1 case, they decline or they grow, and we are very focused on growth. We are fortunate to be part of a massive business, a $435 billion restaurant business, with $61 billion total locations out there. And what we have seen historically is any business that's relevant to consumers has tremendous growth opportunities, even in tough growth periods of time. You have to, though, be in the sweet spot of the business, which is quick-serve restaurants.
So why are they the quick -- the sweet spot? Because quick-serve restaurants have done the best job of delivering against the 2 most fundamental needs consumers have: convenience and value. And that is why they have built share against mid-tier restaurants, as well as casual-dining restaurants over this 5-year period of time. And while mid-tier restaurants and casual dining are fighting back, as you very well know, I believe this trend is going to continue. Now remember, every share point is worth $4.4 billion or 610 million visits. So we believe there's continued tremendous growth opportunity.
But now for our brand, to grow our brand, 2 important things here. You have to have brand relevance, and brand relevance is the key because that drives economic model relevance. And as Todd is going to talk to you about, our core economic model is improving. That is the key to further growth moving forward.
And when you look at our Cut Above brand positioning, this is what's really the difference in terms of brand relevance. If you look at us in the context of traditional QSRs, we are giving a new QSR quality experience, but we're charging that at the same price as our traditional competitors. Versus the new QSRs, we are giving people a comparable experience, but at a 40% to 45% lower average check, a powerful opportunity for our brand.
And the fact is that we have a clear line of sight on how to make this Recipe to Win -- or how to make the Cut Above brand positioning to happen. It is through our Recipe to Win. And this is a recipe, which means it takes all the ingredients coming together, it takes them coming together in the right proportion. But our company and franchise operators are very aligned behind this because they get it. This is what's going to drive profitability, and this is what is going to drive growth into the future.
And the fact is that we are seeing improvements in our economic model. As we look at average unit volumes, up $100,000 over this period of time. And I will tell you that in October, at our franchise convention, we went public with our franchisees and committed to achieving system average volumes of $2 million, and we showed them a clear path on how we can get there, $2 million system average volumes. And when you expand your volumes, you take costs out of the business, you get nice margin improvements, 140 basis points this year. And as Todd is going to share with you, we expect that to continue in '14 and going beyond that.
And as I mentioned, we achieved our targets in terms of Image Activation growth, of hitting 100 company, 99 franchise, and we are going to, basically, double that pace as we look to 2014. When you add on top of this, the new restaurants that are image activated, you can see how many consumers today, their experience at Wendy's is an image-activated experience, which is a very powerful experience.
And our marketing, obviously, continues to be very important. As a marketing organization, we are strategically driven and tactically brilliant. And we know that, from a consumer point of view, the most important thing is message. And we are in a very fortunate position to leverage the quality heritage we have as a brand so we can avoid that trap that others fall into, where we're simply trying to play the same game better. We can play a different game.
And we know that the media world today is very complex. You have to represent a holistic approach to consumers. It's broadcast, it's digital, it's social, it's public relations, all put together. And when you look at what we accomplished over the past 9 months, you can see how this came together in a very powerful way. And we are very fortunate that our creative campaign with Morgan Smith, who we call Red, is the most successful advertising campaign for Wendy's outside of the Dave Thomas campaign, which ceased in 2002 with Dave's passing.
And if we look at 2014, we are clearly going to continue our high-low strategy, which we began in 2013 with a lot of success. And we are very fortunate to be in a position as a brand where we don't have to fall into the trap of simply lowering price to create value. Because of the tremendous quality we have, we create value in both our lower and Right Price Right Size Menu, as well as through our premium products. Not every brand can do that because not every brand has those quality characteristics that we do.
And what's important is our communications are resonating with consumers. We see that total brand communication awareness is at levels that we have not seen since 2005. We expect to be able to continue that. And we are very focused on growth, as I communicated. Our growth pyramid is alive and well, and the foundation of that growth pyramid is same-restaurant sales for North America. We are very focused on continuing to grow that 2.5% to 3% next year, 3%-plus beyond that.
Image Activation experience. We have solutions for 85% to 90% of our restaurants, which Todd is going to talk about. And new restaurant growth, because of the improvement in the economic model, we believe, in the next couple of years, we are going to be able to get to net new restaurant positive growth, which we have not been at that for quite a period of time.
We are always looking for opportunities to heighten restaurant utilization, and we believe through technology today, through mobile ordering and through mobile payment, we can increase brand access and have tremendous upside through doing that.
We've also very recently engaged a prominent national consulting firm that has extensive international experience to help us refine our growth strategy outside of North America. So we are very focused on core organic growth, our growth strategies, but at the same time, Todd and his team are working very, very hard on building shareholder value through financial management strategies, increased dividends, increased repurchases of shares, refinancing the debt, the taking over of $50 million of interest costs out, giving us a nice elevation from Moody's in terms of our ratings.
And while we're at the long end of this phase of our system optimization in the 415 restaurants, you see that restaurant ownership optimization is something that is a permanent part of our growth pyramid. We are going to continue to look at this strategically, continue to look at this tactically, and as appropriate, look at the sale of restaurants, look at the purchase of restaurants to further optimize the Wendy's system as we move forward.
Fortunately, we feel that we are very, very focused on the things that we can control and focused on the things that are going to create brand relevance for our consumers. Brand relevance is going to create that $2 million AUVs. You get that expansion in AUVs, you're going to drive margins, you're going to drive free cash flow.
So as we step back, we believe that there are significant reasons to believe that the Wendy's brand is a tremendous -- track record in front of us, tremendous growth in terms of shareholders. We have a strong brand heritage. We have a unique brand position. Our Image Activation is contemporizing the brand experience. We have a strong leadership team, who's building strong leaders throughout the entire organization. Our economic model at the restaurant level, as well as at the Wendy's level, are both improving, and we have an exceptional base of franchisees, who are very committed to these strategies, both our Cut Above brand positioning, as well as our Recipe to Win.
So with that, I'll turn it over to Todd Penegor.
Todd Allan Penegor
Thanks, Emil, and good morning, everyone. It's a great time to be part of the Wendy's family.
And if I could get the slide to change, we'd be -- so a couple of quick topics for the team today. So I wanted to walk you through several things that I think are very exciting: 2013 results, Image Activation update, system optimization status, our 2014 guidance and our long-term outlook and plans to build shareowner value going forward.
If you look at the Q4 financial highlights, you can see that North American same-restaurant sales growth came in at a very strong 3.1%, which really helped us expand our margins, and you can see company restaurant margins are up 40 basis points at 16.3%, on top of a very strong comp from a year ago. As expected, adjusted EBITDA was down 7.2%. This was really behind a higher incentive comp and also behind our franchise incentives that we had to drive Image Activation, as well as some reinvestment initiatives that really pop in professional fees within the quarter. But importantly, adjusted EPS was up. So we had the opportunity to pick up some tax good news, and we had some of the interest good news that came through with all the debt financing that we had, which led us to be up 11% to 22% on adjusted EPS.
Full year financial highlights. You could see that we came in at 1.9% same-restaurant sales growth, which got us at a 2-year restaurant growth level of 3.5%. North American restaurant margin was very strong, up 140 basis points, really behind the leverage that we've gotten from the top line, price mix and then the exit of advertising against our breakfast program last year, partially offset by higher commodities. But adjusted EBITDA did come in at $367.1 million, up a very healthy 10.1%, and adjusted EPS came in, in the range of $0.29 to $0.30, as Emil mentioned, up 71% to 76%.
And 2013 Image Activation targets were met, and we are very excited that this is building momentum as we go into 2014. So we have planned 300 to 400 -- 350 to 400 reimages in 2014. On top of that, we're looking to do 60 new builds across the system, for a total of 410 to 460 image-activated restaurants during 2014, which would be on top of the 300 that are already image activated in the system. So when we end 2014, we will have 700 to 750 image-activated restaurants in the system.
And as we look at Image Activation, we continue to evolve to try and define the sweet spot between the economics to make sure we get the right investment and return levels, how do we make sure that we meet consumer expectations with the design that we put in place, but also how do we make the restaurants more effective and efficient for our operators to ensure that we can continue to deliver great customer service day in and day out. And we believe, with our new design, the ultramodern design with customizable upgrades that we can actually upgrade to the market conditions where that restaurant competes, is what we need to do going forward.
And if you look at what that design looks like, you can see a picture of it here. This is where we want to evolve. This is the standard ultramodern design. We'll provide upgrades for this restaurant to make sure that it fits the market dynamics in which that restaurant competes. And we are very proud of this restaurant and look to really push this forward as we move into 2014.
But we do know that one size does not fit all. We have about 40% of our system that are restaurants that are 25 to 40 years old. A lot of these restaurants are actually in very good trade areas with high AUVs, and some of these restaurants, rather than just being reimaged, are probably better to be scraped and rebuilt. And those are the restaurants that we'll talk about in a moment, that we think that, that's a better opportunity to drive future growth.
About 60% of the system are more modern restaurants, which are in the less than 25-year-old range. Those restaurants are probably more primed up to be reimaged restaurants. But importantly, as we put together this plan with the standard design and customizable upgrades, we will have solutions for 85% to 90% of the system. And it has been a journey. We started with prototypes of $1.2 million. Our latest design, this ultramodern standard design with customizable upgrades, and that's why there is a range, is in the $450,000 to $650,000 range.
And if you look at the investment posture of what we're going to do with the reimage, the $450,000 to $650,000, a couple of the key elements of that program. To do a reimage is about 5 weeks of closure time. We are seeing sustainable lifts of 10% to 20% when we do reimages. And we are looking for a 40% profit flow-through on those reimages. And of our total reimage -- of our total Image Activation universe, 80% of all of the activity will be reimage.
The other 20% will be the scrape and rebuilds. So I mentioned a lot of the restaurants are in great trade areas with high AUVs. Much better from an economic perspective to actually scrape and rebuild for the long run. The investment is higher, $1.5 million to $1.9 million, about 13 weeks of closure time that we'd have to absorb as we did that activity, but the sustainable sales lifts are higher, 25% to 35% with that same profit flow-through.
Switching gears, system optimization. Just as a reminder, this was the strategic growth initiative to sell 415 company restaurants, company-owned restaurants, which concentrated our ownership at about 15% and really allowed us to generate higher restaurant operating margins as we focused on our business, primarily east of the Mississippi. It improved our quality of earnings and our predictability of earnings, and I'll talk about that in a moment. And as Emil said, we are executing this initiative in an EBITDA-neutral fashion.
And the great news is we had tremendous excitement coming into the system, and we're getting a lot of 5-star franchisees, who are really supportive of the growth initiatives of The Wendy's Company. And importantly, within the sales agreements, they will include commitments to Image Activate 180 restaurants and new build -- new development builds of 100 restaurants over the next 5 years. So just an update on where we are with all of this excitement. We've got a nice mix of existing franchisees taking bigger positions in the system and new franchisees entering the system.
And with that excitement, we've actually sold 243 restaurants through 2013, with total cash proceeds of about $138 million. We have another 141 restaurants already under contract, which we'll sell during the course of quarter -- the first quarter. And we have buyers identified for the remaining 31 restaurants, and we'd hoped to get those sold late Q1 or early Q2, for total restaurants sold of 415 and total cash proceeds of $235 million.
Turning to our guidance for 2014. You can see same-restaurant sales growth guidance of 2.5% to 3.5%, up 60 to 160 basis points from the prior year. Really, with the Image Activation tailwinds kicking in, a strong innovation pipeline and now having the exit of breakfast behind us gives us the confidence on that growth for next year -- or for this year. Restaurant margins continue the expansion, with the system optimization initiative, with the continued growth on the top line to create leverage across the P&L, price mix, we do see our restaurant margins in the 16.8% to 17.0% range for 2014, up 140 to 160 basis points from 2013, and that's on top of the solid 140 basis points of growth that we had to date.
Looking at adjusted EBITDA. We have a range of $390 million to $400 million, plus 6% to 9%. And that includes taking into account the closure time on the scrape and rebuilds and the reimages that we've built into our plan for next year. And adjusted EBITDA -- or adjusted EPS at the $0.34 to $0.36 range, which would be up mid-teens-plus, coming off of the estimated range of $0.29 to $0.30 in 2013.
If we look at 2014, it is a year of improved quality of earnings. We are expecting 6% to 9% adjusted EBITDA growth with 415 fewer restaurants. If you look at the growth components, core restaurant growth is $30 million to $40 million, very strong at north of 10%. So our core restaurants are growing very healthy at that $30 million to $40 million profit -- EBITDA contribution in 2014. And from the franchise revenue and the G&A savings, that contributes about $70 million to $80 million of our growth, which helps us offset $75 million to $80 million of the sold restaurant EBITDA through the system optimization initiative.
If you look at the IA impact though, although it's a tailwind on same-restaurant sales growth, it is a net-neutral to slight profit drag in 2014. So as we ramp up the activity, going from 100 restaurants to 200, have a mix of scrape and rebuilds and reimages, that closure time will impact EBITDA during the course of the year, and we'll see those returns out into the future years. But those are the components that actually drive our growth to $390 million to $400 million guidance for 2014.
So if you look at our long-term outlook, Emil alluded to our $2 million average AUV goal. To get there, we need to drive same-restaurant sales north of 3%, and we are confident, behind IA and product news, that we continue to drive the business to deliver that outlook. On an adjusted EBITDA basis, the growth rate would be in high-single to low-double digit range. And on EPS -- adjusted EPS, the growth rate would be in the mid-teen range.
And Image Activation, system adoption is quickly accelerating. So embedded in our guidance, in our long-term guidance, is a very aggressive IA plan. You can see that the company activation -- Image Activation activity really peaks in 2014 and 2015. And I have -- we have a goal to actually have the system -- or the company restaurants image activated at a clip of 85% by the end of 2017. But what's happening with IA, the improvement -- the economics improving, we're actually seeing the franchisees quickly follow. And we have a chance, in 2014, where franchisees may Image Activate more restaurants than the company does, and you can see the accelerating pace as they continue to follow, with a goal to have 35% of the system image activated by the end of 2017.
What it's going to take to make this happen is capital. Investment is expected to peak in 2014 and 2015 to drive Image Activation. You can see our guidance for 2014 in the $280 million to $290 million range, clips up a little bit in 2015. The numbers are a bit higher than we anticipated in the past, as we're going to do more scrape and rebuilds in those numbers, and we think that's the right economic decision. We're very diligent with our capital, looking for really good returns. And that's the plot that we have. And then you can see, by the time we get to 2018, once we get through the hump, we have a $100 million to $125 million of ongoing capital needs for the business.
So if you look at adjusted EBITDA growth from a long-term perspective, 2014 through 2016, we'll be at the high-single-digit range. And then Image Activation investment does drive accelerated adjusted EBITDA growth to that low-double-digit range once we get past the investment hump and the closure time of Image Activation.
So what are our cash priorities as we continue to work to build shareowner value? Well, first and foremost, we want to invest in our business. We talked a lot about that today, Image Activation reimages, including increasing scrape and rebuilds. We want to continue to drive dividends. So generally, dividend growth will be in line with EPS growth going forward, subject to board approval. And from a share repurchase perspective, we want to continue to leverage share repurchases to offset ongoing options dilution. But importantly, for us, we ended the year in a great spot, with $580 million of cash, and what we want to do is continue to work to return some of that cash to shareowners.
So if you look at how we're going to return some of that cash to shareowners, in the back half of 2013, we did a lot of work, $69 million of share repurchases in the back half of 2013. And the board has authorized a $275 million share repurchase program for 2014. We're going to execute this through a Dutch tender, which will commence tomorrow, January 14, with a price range of $8.50 to $9.25. And this really leverages our excess cash, the proceeds from system optimization of $235 million and the Arby's distribution of $40 million.
So in closing, we do feel like we are building a stronger Wendy's. The results exceeded adjusted EBITDA, EPS guidance. The restaurant economic model is improving. 2013 Image Activation targets have been met and accelerate for 2014. System optimization is enhancing our quality of earnings. We finished 2013 with strong cash, and we're putting that to work. And 2014 is positioned for another strong solid year, and our long-term guidance is on track.
Now I'm very excited. I've been with the company all of 8 months, but what a great time to be part of the Wendy's family. We have a great team really focused in working together to build a stronger Wendy's. And I am very excited about our growth prospects for the future.
Thank you very much.
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Back in February, Ofcom had made it known that BT's Openreach broadband network "must open up its network" to bring in competition and create more choices for customers. "Openreach must open up its network of telegraph poles and underground tunnels to allow others to build their own, advanced fibre networks, connected directly to homes and offices. This will help create more choice, while reducing the country's reliance on Openreach," said Ofcom's digital communications review at that time.
The industry watchdog is now implementing plans to enable service providers to use BT's infrastructure to offer full fibre broadband services to consumers across the country. By using BT's infrastructure, companies will also be able to save costs and time to setup their networks and will be able to offer services at low costs. The move will also allow companies to develop alternatives to copper-based technologies being planned and implemented by BT.
Broadband pricing can be misleading, says Ofcom research
"Fibre is the future for broadband, and Ofcom is helping to deliver that through competition between networks. Today we're explaining how access to BT's tunnels and poles could be improved, allowing other providers to connect ultrafast, fibre broadband directly to UK homes and offices. Our plans will give providers increased confidence to invest in their own full-fibre networks at reduced cost," said Yih-Choung Teh, Ofcom Competition Policy Director.
Ofcom's main focus towards enabling companies to offer advanced broadband services is to reduce people's dependence on Openreach and to spur 'continued investment in high quality, fibre networks.' On it's part, BT will be allowed to recover costs of providing access to it's poles and ducts, including for repairs, from every other company which uses it's infrastructure via service-level agreements and guarantees. Ofcom is also mulling placing caps on Openreach's pricing to ensure certainty in planning for other service providers in the future.
Ofcom's new plan includes allowing BT to upgrade copper drop-wires to fibre ones which can take greater load so that other service providers will be able to connect homes with nearest telegraph poles. Service providers will be asked to pay BT against use of such drop-wires. Ofcom also wants Openreach to provide a 'digital map' of the location of it's ducts and poles to service providers to ensure they can plan and deploy advanced networks.
BT escapes break-up of Openreach, agrees to open up broadband network for rivals
"Ofcom's priority is for everyone to have good broadband. While the UK compares well with major European peers for access to superfast broadband, which offers speeds of 30 Mbit/s or more, many homes and small businesses still can't receive a decent connection. So Ofcom is working with the Government on plans to give everyone the right to request a 10 Mbit/s service by 2020," said Ofcom.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post4430597279929529008..comments2017-07-18T14:17:40.252-04:00Comments on The Ignorant Fishermen Blog: The Two Witnesses are Key! Where Do the Two Witnesses Fit into Daniel 9:27?The Ignorant Fishermenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-56582388116684372362016-05-25T10:24:09.335-04:002016-05-25T10:24:09.335-04:00Thanks my friend, I totally disagree with your pos...Thanks my friend, I totally disagree with your position but these are the things will reveal to us at His coming.

As I have shared I do believe them to be Moses and Elijah

Thanks for your reply!

David The Ignorant Fishermenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-48899282612329673352016-05-24T17:51:37.292-04:002016-05-24T17:51:37.292-04:00Hi, and blessings to you.. About The Two Witnesse...Hi, and blessings to you..

About The Two Witnesses

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. (Rev. 11:3-6 KJV)

I believe there is no need to look any further and add to the scripture when the scripture confirms that the two witnesses "are the two annointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth" as confirmed by God's prophet Zechariah 4:1-3,11-14 KJV

And the angel that talked with me [Zechariah] came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. . . . Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. (Zech. 4:1-3, 11-14 KJV)

Any reputable concordance can be used to discern what the candlestick of gold pipes to the seven lamps.... and the two olive branches.... represent, which are not Elijah & Moses. I would publish it here, but the literature goes indepth in its explanation.organicnaturalshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-16675981510869417102015-09-21T12:32:21.044-04:002015-09-21T12:32:21.044-04:00Gary, thanks for your thoughts for there are many ...Gary, thanks for your thoughts for there are many from people on this topic. will consider all.

DavidThe Ignorant Fishermenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-73252160511635065982015-09-21T11:46:28.245-04:002015-09-21T11:46:28.245-04:00I believe you are correct in your statement of the...I believe you are correct in your statement of the two witnesses being place in the first half of the seven year tribulation. However, consider that these two men have been given supernatural power and defensive capabilities by God during their time of preaching in the heart of Jerusalem. And it is God who calls them back to life after they have been slain and their dead bodies have lain in the streets of Jerusalem for three days. Why would they need to be given supernatural defense against anyone who would seek to harm them if they are attempting to promote the reestablishment of the temple including the daily sacrifice?

Perhaps the reason they have been placed there in the heart of Jerusalem while the Jewish people are indeed attempting to rebuild the temple is to offer God's truth about Jesus being the ultimate sacrifice and there being no need to attempt to re-institute this past Jewish rite. If these two witnesses were in favor of rebuilding the temple, would they be promoting a blasphemous act that is contrary to the purpose and will of the Father in heaven for both the Jew and the Gentile alike?

Could it be that the reason the whole world, including the Jews in all Israel, would celebrate the death of these two witnesses is because of their promoting Jesus as the only true sacrifice and that the body of Christ, i.e., all who truly believe in Jesus as the true Messiah are the true temple of God. These two witnesses would then be preaching this truth to the Jews in the very heart of Jerusalem, while the Jews are clearly rejecting the sacrifice of Jesus by the very act of attempting to rebuild that previously destroyed temple.

Regarding the temple, Jesus did what He said He would do in John 2:18-22 (NASB):

 The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?" Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" But He was speaking of the temple of His body. So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

And with regard to what is the true temple, we have the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 (NASB) :

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building..... Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.

And finally we have the "rapture" of these two witnesses being caught up into heaven on the third day after they were slain. This is done in the midst of the whole world celebrating their death and indeed the world will be astounded to see this miracle of God confirming the very message of these two witnesses that Jesus is the true Messiah and that the rebuilding of another temple by the Jews is futile.

Just offering some thoughts to consider.

Sincerely,

Gary
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-31585664711649290282015-09-18T11:20:19.425-04:002015-09-18T11:20:19.425-04:00the two witnesses started witnessing about Christ ...the two witnesses started witnessing about Christ long before his birth and continue to this very day for they read year in and year out. Jesus in his parable about the rich man and Lazarus tells us exactly who these two witnesses were. in fact he even told Clopas and his traveling companion how these two witnesses were always pointing to him when Luke tells us that he began with the law and the prophets to tells them what was written about him. Abraham told the rich man in torment that his brothers had the law and the prophets and they should listen to them, but if they did not even a man rising from the dead would not convince them. John in his gospel tells us that the scribes and pharisees wanted to even put Lazarus to death for the people were started following
Christ on the fact that Lazarus died and was firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-63917672565905213242015-09-17T16:13:29.326-04:002015-09-17T16:13:29.326-04:00GOD isn't going to just kill ENOCH. No GOD is...GOD isn't going to just kill ENOCH. No GOD is sending back ENOCH and ELIJAH. Moses is already dead. You people of so called Christians really need to understand your BIBLES firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-89580251633119247822015-08-18T20:22:19.327-04:002015-08-18T20:22:19.327-04:00Barry, Thanks for your replies! Sorry for my late ...Barry, Thanks for your replies! Sorry for my late response.

Through Moses was the Leviticus priesthood and system established (Ex. 40). He was God's vessel.

This is tricky but not hard to see when we let the Holy Scriptures set the stage. The temple, offerings, priesthood etc... will be in practice before the beast desecrates the most holy place (Dan. 9:27. Matt. 24:15, Rev. 11:1-2, 2 Thess. 2:3-12). Also the tribulation is all about the Jew and God dealing with them as a people and a nation. It is a call to repentance to the nation (dresses in sackcloth) by the Two Witnesses and the offerings etc... will all point to Messiah's Person and work (Isa. 53, Psalm 110:1, Zech. 3-4). That is why Satan and the anti Christ will go after it to make it desolate (Dan. 9:27, 12:11, Matt 24:15, 2 Thess. 2:3-12).

This position has many new takers and not too many.... If you disagree with it that is fine but the key to seeing this time is through the eyes of the Jew and the Two Witnesses who's ministry dominates the first half of the seven year trib period. Moses and Elijah are the Two Witnesses as we have pointed out on this post. God has protected their identity until these last days... by connecting the dots we can clearly see it is none other.

After the rapture, the 144,000 and a remnant will come to the Messiah by these Two and after their murder and accession they will spread the Glorious Gospel of the risen Messiah throughout the entire world until Messiah returns(Matt 24:14, Rev. 7, 14:1-5)!

Thanks Barry!

Eph. 3:20-21!

David

The Ignorant Fishermenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-28511094485452211632015-08-15T22:01:25.336-04:002015-08-15T22:01:25.336-04:00David, I don't believe the Two Witnesses will ...David, I don't believe the Two Witnesses will have anything to do with the Temple at all, thus the absents of scripture on the subject. Why would they condone such practice knowing that Temple worship is wrong at this time due to the fact that the Jews don't believe that Jesus is the Messiah.

BarryBarry email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-30653124204672987062015-08-14T12:36:45.457-04:002015-08-14T12:36:45.457-04:00David, It was Aaron and his sons that started the ...David, It was Aaron and his sons that started the Levitical priesthood (Exodus 28:1-3),not Moses.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-31138936490845758732015-08-14T11:12:39.398-04:002015-08-14T11:12:39.398-04:00Barry, thanks for you reply! Who did God you to s...Barry, thanks for you reply!

Who did God you to start the Leviticus order and who did Almighty God use to give the law and ordnances? And was not he a prophet?

David

The Ignorant Fishermenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-56269208195813527222015-08-13T13:25:06.055-04:002015-08-13T13:25:06.055-04:00Greetings, I Thought priests instituted Temple wor...Greetings, I Thought priests instituted Temple worship not prophets? Barry Barry firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-20324201555260025572015-08-08T12:22:49.621-04:002015-08-08T12:22:49.621-04:00"It is very clear to me that it is Elijah and..."It is very clear to me that it is Elijah and Moses."

What about Elijah's other God-assigned task? He will be coming to the Jews to reunite the families.

 Mal 4:5-6

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."

This is why the Jews leave an empty chair for him at the seder table. The Jews will know who he is. The great and dreadful day of the Lord IS the tribulation, so I think Elijah is going to be unavailable to be one of the two witnesses.

It is more feasible to think that God is going to chose two unknown Jews to be His candlesticks. They will not be recognized but indeed will be one of the three instruments that God uses to bring His people to recognize the Jesus is the Messiah. The other two instruments are the 144,000 witnesses and the angel in Revelation that is giving the final call.

Good to chat with you. At some point, we will know! Right now, we can only try to interpret what God has said. He has His reasons for keeping some things unknown. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-53370304069733424492015-08-08T07:29:47.854-04:002015-08-08T07:29:47.854-04:00Just a thought. Could it be possible that the pur...Just a thought. Could it be possible that the purpose of the two witnesses during the time of their stay in Jerusalem may be to focus the attention of the nations as well as the Jews on their proclamation that Jesus is the Messiah? If that is the case, then why would they encourage the rebuilding of the Temple and the re-institution of the Jewish sacrifices? I wonder if the reason God has chosen to place these two witnesses in the heart of Jerusalem during this first 3 and 1/2 years of the 7 year time period is to counter the intent of the Jews to do the very thing they are attempting to do, which is to again refuse the notion that Jesus is the true sacrifice and that no other sacrifice is needed or warranted by God the Father. Indeed it will be the intent of not only the Jews to rid their nation of words of these two witnesses, but the same desire will be had by the nations of the world who also oppose the words of these two men, atheists, liberal "Christians" and all others who choose to reject the Truth. Could that be the reason that they are protected from anyone who would attempt to kill them until their mission is complete? Remember the whole world will be watching and celebrating as these two lay in dead on the street for 3 and a half days before they are taken up into firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-27856102023106160272015-08-08T06:57:38.021-04:002015-08-08T06:57:38.021-04:00Dear friend, we will have to disagree on this. Wha...Dear friend, we will have to disagree on this. What I like is the feed back from many that help challenge this position. It only strengthens my position on this. God has protected their identity until the end. It is very clear to me that it is Elijah and Moses and the time coming up very shortly will be the most supernatural time of all times... The re-institution of the temple is what is key! for that will be the heart of the war in the 7 year trib (Daniel 9:27,12:11, Rev, 13, 2 Thess. 2:3-12, Matt 24:15

Thanks for your reply!
DavidThe Ignorant Fishermenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-57401633473368375892015-08-08T06:50:19.010-04:002015-08-08T06:50:19.010-04:00Amen Elizabeth!!Amen Elizabeth!!The Ignorant Fishermenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-10119956721754224602015-08-08T06:49:12.225-04:002015-08-08T06:49:12.225-04:00Barry, Thanks for your reply! I have heard of tha...Barry, Thanks for your reply!

I have heard of that position but disagree with it. True God gave Enoch a glimpse into what would be but he has no affiliation with Israel and he lived in the pre flood world. To different worlds. Moses and Elijah dealt with Israel's rebellion and unbelief and they are Jews. These two witnesses will preach repentance and prepare Israel and the world for Messiah's return and 1000 year reign, reestablish the sacrifice and offerings which we touched on in the post (Rev. 11:3-6, Moses Ex 23-40), which also will point back to the Person and work of Messiah and protect Israel from the world's hatred and hostility for 3/12 years (Rev. 11:4-7).

Later the anti Christ will profane and desolate the sanctuary which God has reinstituted by Moses and murder them (Dan. 9:27,12:11, Matt 24:15, 2 Thess 2:4, Rev. 11:1-2). They also who are dead will be… resuscitated or raised from the dead and will ascend into heaven. It is very Jewish. The key to understanding Scripture is to think like a Jew my friend.

After the Rapture it will be a whole new dispensation and signs and wonder dominate this 7 year tribulation. We have to think Jewish to understand the day of the Lord and the kingdom age (Ezek 40-48, Zech 14 etc.)

The Lord Jesus, Lazarus, the man who Paul raised who fell of the balcony, Elijah's widow's son, the ruler of the synagogue's young daughter, those at Christ resurrection etc... all died but were resuscitated and brought back to life so there are exceptions to the rule. Even the two witnesses and the anti Christ will come back from the dead as the Bible teaches Rev. 11:7-`5). Also when challenged by the Sadducees... Jesus stated that God is the God of the living not the dead.

Moses and Elijah were with Jesus on the mount of transfiguration.
The plagues and signs which they (the two witnesses will perform are identical to those that Moses and Elijah. And finally when you take Malachi 4 in context it talks about "the day" when Christ will purge the earth from all unsaved after His return. God's final word to Israel for almost four hundred years is Remember Moses and Elijah. God knew that Israel would reject the kingdom offer by the Messiah and murder their King and Savior (Dan. 9:26) thus the church age for 2000 years, the rapture and then the day of the Lord. Be sure to check out Dr. Whitcomb"s audio message on this topic.

Thanks for your reply sorry for the long rant but just wanted to clarify my position on this.

As you know my friend, we are never to limit God and what He is doing

David The Ignorant Fishermenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-71396064200331555602015-08-06T20:46:36.007-04:002015-08-06T20:46:36.007-04:00It is all about God's people. Dan 9:24 is layi...It is all about God's people. Dan 9:24 is laying out time and events for his people and his holy city. Dan 9:27 speaks of a specific event saying "a covenant with many". Where is Israel mentioned in this?
 I think this "covenant with many" is a result of the Psalm 83 confederacy of Arab nations losing badly to Israel after attacking them. An agreement of the nations with the Anti-Christ to stop so that Israel does not continue to advance. Even this agreement with the Anti-Christ would not work without the miraculous punishment of the Two Witnesses (calling down fire and drought etc.) Think of those who would never quit attacking Israel; fanatics, Lone wolfs, splinter groups.
This results in the Ezek 38:11&12 Israel dwelling in unwalled villages in safety in the midst of the land. And they dwell that way with the two witnesses miraculously protecting them. This blog makes sense and as we get closer to these end time events the details become clearer and clearer. God does not change but our understanding grows as events come ever firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-68615548488052383562015-08-06T09:32:23.195-04:002015-08-06T09:32:23.195-04:00The passage in Daniel 9 DOES deal directly with &q...The passage in Daniel 9 DOES deal directly with "God's people." This is Daniel's prayer of intercession and confession for his people, the Jews. In verse 9:24, the words "thy people" and "thy holy city" are used. The people are clearly the Jews and the city is clearly Jerusalem.

The anti-Messiah will be the one who confirms the covenant with Israel. Not all the leaders of Israel will be in agreement with this covenant but "many" will. The anti-Messiah will not be fully recognized at this point in time although some may know. It is when he exalts himself as god that is the true revelation.

The protection of Israel, of course, is not due to the two witnesses. They will be God's instruments of protection for Israel. When the two witnesses are resurrected, Israel will know that those two witnesses were proclaiming the Truth. Once they know the Truth, the anti-Messiah goes on a rampage to kill all Jews.

The mystery of the identity of the two witnesses will continue. However, it is not Scriptural that one with a translated body would once again live upon the earth prior to the millennium. II Kings 2:1 says that "Elijah was taken up into heaven" indicating that he was translated. Hebrews 11:5 also confirms this.

Yes, the miracles that the two witnesses perform are similar to the Old Testament prophets but it is only speculation. God may choose two unknowns to be His "candlesticks," Zechariah 4:11-14.

Your article has some good points but, as mentioned, there are some deviations from Scripture.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-69639702390977795682015-08-05T18:26:16.137-04:002015-08-05T18:26:16.137-04:00Eagerly awaiting the day of rapture. Even so, come...Eagerly awaiting the day of rapture. Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.Elizabeth Hawkeshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-13075190477299474782015-08-05T15:00:59.600-04:002015-08-05T15:00:59.600-04:00David, I'm curious about your thoughts on the ...David, I'm curious about your thoughts on the two witnesses being Moses and Elijah. I've heard from several different prophecy teachers that these two would most likely be Enoch and Elijah since scripture tells us they were both taken to heaven alive without dying in their earthly bodies. They reference the verse "it is appointed to man to die once, then after this the judgment" as being fulfilled for them when anti-christ kills them publicly. Anyway, we know that Moses did die and God himself buried him on Mt. Nebo. So, how would he be one of the two witnesses since he would have to die all over again? Just wondering your thoughts. Be blessed.
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-66625398080997459022015-06-17T17:06:10.941-04:002015-06-17T17:06:10.941-04:00James, thanks for your reply! Even so come Yeshua...James, thanks for your reply!

Even so come Yeshua!
Eph. 3:20!
David

The Ignorant Fishermenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-734817143510679440.post-89748691583852750472015-06-15T11:29:28.520-04:002015-06-15T11:29:28.520-04:00Praise the Lord!!! What an excellent article. It f...Praise the Lord!!! What an excellent article. It fits. Fills in some of the lingering questions and answers about that time period. Brother, You did well. I have for many months thought about the Jewish people in Jerusalem looking over the Temple Mount and seeing the Super Blood Red Moon on Sukkoth. So perhaps on Sept 15th 2015 the shofar will blow the Tekiah Gedolah, and the Lord Jesus Christ will Shout, and the Catching Away of the Body of Christ will take place, and the Two Witnesses will appear on or around Jubilee!!!! Keep Looking Up, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Patrick Makau Kenya lowered the world best marathon time of two hours three minutes and 38 seconds in Berlin Marathon September. In April, Emmanuel Mutai won in London in time course record (2:04:38) and Kenyan colleague Geoffrey Mutai (no relation) sets a new standard for Boston Marathon (2:03:02).
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Five Mobile Apps that Help Education
The first app that we will be looking for this portion of the module is the tool WordPress. This is a rather deep and complex tool that is difficult to summarise it and its functions in a short paragraph. However, the simplest way to describe this tool is that it is a means for students and teachers to create websites that can hold a variety of items or content. This can range from simple assignments to complex year-end projects.
Due to the incredible flexibility of this tool one of the best ways to use this in the classroom would be to use this is a media platform for the students to display their work rather than a tool to build an assignment around. An example of this would be in a grade 9 Social Studies course, which looks at the various economic systems of the world. For a year-end project, groups of students would have to create a propaganda poster for their selected economic system. Once completed, using a variety of tools of their choice, they would have to create a website using WordPress to display this poster to the class and the teacher.
The second app that we will be looking at is Mobl21. This is a multifaceted media tool that allows for students and teachers to create innumerable academic resources and share them with their peers. These creations can range from flash cards for review to the quizzes themselves. This tool allows for the creation of an incredibly flexible learning environment that not only allows students to learn at their own pace, but also to receive immediate feedback on quizzes they complete using this tool.
An example of this being used in a real classroom would most likely be for any subject and take the form of a unit end assignment and review, in this example a Social Studies 7 course. Each student will be requested to produce a set of flash cards as a review assignment, with flashcards describing the desires and actions of the British and French colonial ambitions. The teacher will grade each set and allow the student to use them to review for the quiz. The quiz itself will be done through the Mobl21 app and will be graded instantly as a result, allow the students immediate feedback for their work and summative assessment.
The third mobile app for learning that we will be exploring is the already well-known Google Drive. As many of us in education know, Google Drive is a powerful tool that can assist student learning through multiple ways. From acting as an assignment hub to inbox, Google Drive can accomplish numerous functions, even acting as an office program for individuals who lack the commercial programs. As a result of this free nature this tool can be used as an ideal tool for creating a flexible learning environment.
An example of this tool being used within a classroom could be seen in a Social Studies 8 classroom, where Google Drive is used as a Learning Management System. In this case, the teacher uses Google Drive to post transcripts, notes and lecture slides to the open drive, allowing the students to access them at their leisure. The drive will also act as a repository for assignments, allowing students to print off assignments or complete them online. Students also have the ability to submit assignments online. These functions allow students to learn, study and produce academic content about the Renaissance when they are able to concentrate and fully commit their cognitive functions.
This fourth mobile app is rather simple in its scope when compared to the previous apps. However, this app does one job and does it to perfection. Essentially this app is a random generator of journal topics for students to write on or about, which can be accessed on a student's phone whenever they desire to complete a journal entry or as a spark to their own creative writing.
This app could easily be employed within any English classroom, as either a loose assignment—complete seven journal entries by the end of December—or as a simple assignment to be completed or a weekend. This random generation also allows students to choose a journal topic that interests the student themselves, driving up student participation and creates a more flexible learning environment for the students to practice their writing in.
The final mobile app that I will be looking at for this module is Story Kit. This is a nice and simple app that is ideal for use in a lower or upper elementary classroom. This app is a production tool that allows students to create text and matchup said text to illustrations of their choice. This not only simplifies the creative writing process, but also allows students to customise their work to a degree they desire. This also helps students who are being introduced to the creative writing process develop the skills they need to grow as academics.
To give an example of this being used in a classroom, a grade 6 class will be given the assignment to modernise a fairy tale of their choosing. Students will then use this app to write and illustrate their story and finally submit the finished product electronically to their teacher. This gives students not only more creativity, but also allows for greater flexibility in the actual production of academic work.


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Magazine Actually Claims Harris County Can Govern Itself
Reporter John Mecklin worked a long time in Houston for the old Post; he also served as an editor at the SF Weekly, the San Francisco paper in our very own Village Voice Media chain.
He's now editor at a magazine called Miller-McCune, a publication started by a Southern California philanthropist; the magazine's motto is "Turning Research Into Solutions."
Mecklin spent enough time in Houston to become extremely cynical about county government here, so he's as surprised as anyone, it seems, with his latest article: a glowing love letter about how Harris County officeholders are working across the aisle to get things done.
It's a development that I wouldn't believe had I not seen and heard it myself: In a government once ruled by outlandish power politics, county officials are working together on matters of public interest -- from jail overcrowding to improved mental health care to ethics enforcement -- that could almost be seen as a common reform agenda.
He does caution that "the change shouldn't be overstated," but Mecklin goes on to describe the partnership of new County Attorney (and Democrat) Vince Ryan and new District Attorney (and Republican) Pat Lykos as wondrous to behold.
It's just as clear that [Lykos is] absolutely fine with saying, right out loud, that she respects the new Democratic county attorney. "I think that we can be an exemplar, that we can set a new paradigm," Lykos says, "that instead of petty politics, you have sincere people who want to do good."
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The critics Lykos has attracted aren't quoted, partly because the piece is an attempt to show how people from different political parties can put aside partisanship to get things done.
"If the politicians in a sharp-elbowed place like Houston can work across party lines, why can't yours?" Mecklin asks.
It's true that the courthouse and commissioner's court have come a long, long way from the days of Bob Eckels, Jon Lindsay and Chuck Rosenthal. Whether they've come as far as Mecklin posits, we'll have to wait and see.
But for the moment, Harris County government is being held up as an example, so that's not a bad thing.
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text: The Primal Wars were an ancient series of conflicts fought on Mars by the Ice Warriors. It was a notable time for legends being born and myths being created amongst the Martian people. The Riis-utt-Ssethiss, the Martian assassin elite, were wiped out in the wars and became legendary. (PROSE: GodEngine)


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Executive Room
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Our stylish, 24m² Executive Queen and 29 m² Executive Twin rooms provide a comfortable retreat at the end of a working day in the Portuguese capital. Guests in our Executive rooms are granted access to our Executive Club Lounge, with its seamless service and panoramic views of the city, where they may enjoy a complimentary breakfast while glancing through a selection of international newspapers and magazines. Executive guests may also use our meeting room for one hour free of charge (subject to availability). The bedrooms themselves feature all the luxuries you'd expect from a grand, five-star hotel. These include private check-in and check-out, a dedicated guest relations service, LCD HD TVs with 75-plus local and international channels, a choice of 40 films, complimentary Wi-Fi, tea-making facilities and a Nespresso coffee machine.
Room Features
- Free Wi-Fi access
- 24-hour access to our state-of-the-art gymnasium
- Interactive TV system
- Coffee and tea-making facilities


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|Half Baths
|1,100 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|3 - 7 nights
This charming house is located a scenic 10 minute stroll down to Perkins Cove. The cottage offers kitchen with butcher block counter top, stainless steel appliances, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine, and dining area. Living room with stone fireplace on the first floor, as well as, a half bath. The 2nd floor has 2 bedrooms and one full bath. The master bedroom has a queen bed and day bed. The other bedroom has 2 twin beds with trundle. The garage has partially been converted to an awesome bonus room, "bunk house" as we call it. Another great place to hang out watch movies, play a game or just to get away from it all and read a book. The large yard is a wonderful place to relax, enjoy a backyard game, or stories around the fire pit to top off your day. There is also an outdoor hot/cold shower in the yard. There is plenty of off street parking as well. It is a classic old style Maine cottage but with modern conveniences. Convenient to Ogunquit and York Beaches.
Keywords: Charming, Old Maine, Ogunquit
I have been coming to Maine since I was a child and still love Ogunquit Beach and the whole area.I love sitting on the rocks behind the nearby art museum and watching the crashing surf on the rocks.
Peter Kelly purchased this cottage in 2007
I rode by the old cottage on my bike countless number of times and wanted to save it from being torn down. The plan was to put a 'McMansion' in its place.The house has a great warm feeling inside that cannot be duplicated in newer homes.
I love sitting by the fireplace or in the yard by the fire pit. I like looking at the meadow as the sun sets to the west.The sound of the the ocean from the rear yard when there is a storm at sea is enoyable. I like sitting in the kitchen and watching joggers and bikers passing down the winding country road. The old fashioned glider out back is popular as well. There is plenty of parking at the cottage and the house is walkable to all.
Everything you read about this cottage is true. It was a pleasant week in a well equipped cottage. If you are looking for a quite close to the beach house for your vacation this is it
Our family spent a week at the cottage early August. We really loved it as it really had this typical old Maine charm. The garden was amazing and our kids really enjoyed themselves running around. In terms of going to the beach, we opted for a daily walk down the Marginal path to Ogunquit. Coming back, we would take the trolley which is quite regular (every 20min). Perkins Cove is great for restaurants, ice creams, the port etc. We recommend the Footbridge Lobster for a generous portion of lobster in your roll! A great holiday in a great location. We would definitely rent the cottage again.
My family stayed at the cottage this past July and had a great time in the area. The house is closer to Ogunquit beach but York Beach is only 3 miles up Shore Road so we tried both. We took walks down to Perkins Cove for dinner and Ice Cream while we watched the fishing boats unload their catch. The house is clean and well equipped and our favorite part of staying here was the large yard. The kids liked swinging on the hammock and tree swing while I flippped burgers on the grill. My wife loved the wifi to keep up with her activities back home. All and all a great time.
Everything very close to house but off the beat and path.
|Rate Period
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
Jun 18 2017 - Sep 1 2017
7 night minimum stay
Late Summer
Sep 2 2017 - Oct 6 2017
5 night minimum stay
Oct 7 2017 - Oct 28 2017
3 night minimum stay
|Tax Rate
50 % deposit to hold reservation. A $300 Security deposit is and 8% Maine Sales Tax due before check in.
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.


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The Sontaran Special Space Service, or SSSS, was a branch of the Sontaran armed forces. It consisted of special forces troops that were deployed for operations requiring specialist talents.
One such operation was the planned Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey. A Special Space Service unit under Commander Stor was to seize the Capitol and widen the gap in the transduction barrier, allowing the rest of his battle fleet to land. Though there were only a handful of Sontarans, they were more than a match for the Chancellery Guard and their allies, as both stasers and K9's blaster were ineffective against the Sontaran armour. The invasion failed when Stor and his remaining troopers were killed by the De-mat Gun wielded by the Fourth Doctor.
When Stor first acquainted the Doctor with his group's name, the Doctor wondered if the Sontaran wasn't carrying alliteration a bit far. (TV: The Invasion of Time)


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The Lutece Hotel sits in a historic Parisian district, on the left bank in the Latin Quarter, close to the Pantheon Church, Sorbonne University and the Luxembourg Gardens. The nearest metro station to the hotel is Censier Daubenton.
Distance from Airport:
15 miles - Charles de Gaulle
All have * bathroom/shower * WC * satellite TV * telephone * air conditioning * internet * hairdryer * safe * minibar * (certain amenities may be payable locally)
Transfer time:
30 minutes
Location and Resort:
Paris is without doubt one of the most beautiful of the world's capital cities. The tree lined Champs-Elysees and world class Louvre Palais Royal occupy the right bank whilst on the left bank is the world famous Eiffel Tower and the bohemian St Germain and Latin Quarters. It has long been a popular choice for a romantic break and also offers fantastic shopping and dining experiences.
Eating and Drinking:
The hotel's breakfast room is in an attractive arched cellar which creates a calming atmosphere. There is also a bar. Breakfast is continental style.
Swimming pools:
The hotel does not have a swimming pool.
Right choice:
This hotel is ideal for friends, families and couples looking for a comfortable base from which to enjoy a Paris city break. The main attractions are just a few metro stops away and the surrounding area gives a real feel of typical Parisian life.
Suitable for:
Friends, Families and Couples


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How to Guide for building Google Glass Apps (Glassware) for SAP
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Run SAP Transactions on Google Glass
Jul 27th
I recently started exploring the google glass . I have deployed my first google glass application with help of Unwired Inc. The Application is intended to use at shop floor for Inventory transaction such as stock overview and stock location movement.
Google glass gaining interest in young explorers . I recently privileged to teach about Google Glass at my office to some of my colleagues kids. They loved to see such a small device connected to internet and do amazing things like browse internet, play games, do math, explore sky etc…
Here is my son Jishnue putting his hands dirty on google glass
Join me at SAP d-Code Las Vegas Oct 20-24, 2014.
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The TOP 12 Hottest SAP Notes Every Web Dynpro Java Developer Must Know
Mar 13th
Posted by Aravind SAP Portal Expert in Composite Environment (CE)
All listed SAP Notes are valid for NW04 and NW04s.
|SAP Note
|Problem Reporting
|Required information for web dynpro problem reporting
You want to report a web dynpro problem. To help us working on the reported problem, please provide the following information.
|Detailed error messages with stack trace in Web Dynpro
The error messages raised by Web Dynpro for Java, part of SAP NetWeaver, don't have the required level of detail.
|Web Dynpro Application Compatibility WebAS SPx -> SPx+n
Will applications developed and run under a specific NetWeaver release and service pack SPx (e.g. SP8) run under SPx+n (e.g. SP9 or SP10) engines and vice versa?
|HTML Client
|Web Dynpro and Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0
Web Dynpro applications are not displayed in the browser version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Exception is "Sorry, your browser/program is not supported by Web Dynpro!"
Solution: Microsoft IE 7 browser version will be supported starting with support packages NetWeaver04 SPS19 and NetWeaver04s SP10. If an earlier version of Web Dynpro is used, there are two possibilities to enable IE7 for Web Dynpro.
|Popup Blocker Enabled: Memory usage grows – Backend connections keep alive
Web Dynpro Applications do not terminate when the browser is closed or navigation to other applications/pages is triggered. Thus memory usage grows as well as backend connections and thus database locks keep open until http session timeout occurs (preconfigured to 30 min). Solution: Please deactivate the popup blocker for those URLs that point to the SAP Web Application Servers and/or the Enterprise Portal.
|Controller Coding
|Do not use internal APIs (java.lang.NoSuchMethodError)
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError and due to the improper use of internal API other errors, side effects, program failure. See also Never Ever Hijack Internal Web Dynpro Classes and Interfaces …
|Deployment destroys other DC
Deployment of a Web Dynpro DC destroys another (previously deployed) DC. The thrown exception is "Cannot find repository information for …" or other effects indicating that some data is missing (or is superfluous) in the Web Dynpro Runtime Repository.
Reason: A qualified name (for a class, Web Dynpro Application, Web Dynpro Component) must be used only in one DC. The DC concept provides assigning packages uniquely to a DC for reaching this goal. However, the DC tools do not enforce this restriction. If a Web Dynpro Component (or Application) with the same qualified name is contained in more than one DC then deploying one of the DCs destroys the meta data in the runtime repository of the other DC.
NOTE: Beginning with SAP NetWeaver 04s SP Stack 11 the deployment manager will check the existance of the same package in an already deployed DC during deployment. In case such a package collision is detected the DC deployment is aborted. This check will not be provided within SAP NetWeaver 04.
|Adaptive RFC Model
|Troubleshooting JCo and AdaptiveRFC in Web Dynpro for Java
Problems when using JCo connections and AdaptiveRFC in SAP Web Dynpro for Java, part of SAP NetWeaver.
|Inconsistent Metadata with AdaptiveRFC
NOTE: SAP is currently investigating a possible workaround to explicitly invalidate the Adaptive RFC Dictionary Cache within a non-productive, i.e. development or test environment, without mandatory restart of the SAP NetWeaver Application Server. This explicit invalidation could either be based on some workaround coding or on an additional administrative function "Invalidate Adaptive RFC Dictionary Cache" within the Web Dynpro console. SAP Note 859950 and this WebLog will be updated as soon as this workaround is implemented.
|Session Management
|Session Management for Web Dynpro Applications
|Switch on traces for Web Dynpro session management in NW04
In case of problems in Web Dynpro session management (e.g. an application instance isn't terminated as expected, unexpected session expired messages), switch on the tracing of the Web Dynpro runtime.
|Locales, languages, date and time formats in Web Dynpro
|Business Graphics
|Business Graphics and/or Geo Maps are not displayed
Business graphics and/or GeoMaps are not displayed in Web Dynpro. Solution: Maintain the default of URL of the IGS.
SAP HTML5 Designer – An SAP Add-On for any SAP NetWeaver 7.x platform
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Just released another HTML5 Desiner for ABAP environement. Worth of looking in to it.
How to deal with Portal Run time error(s) in Production
Feb 16th
Posted by Aravind SAP Portal Expert in Composite Environment (CE)
Hi All,
Often end users see run time error pages in portal with 500 internal server message and large amount log trace displayed to them. It doesn't make any sense for end user stand point to show all these trace.
Now the question is what are the options we have are and how to customize the standard error pages with custom.
First thing you need to do is disable java-webdynpro development mode in Production Portal
Secondly create custom meaningful error message pages to endusers.
UI development toolkit for HTML5 (SAPUI5) Beta Version Available
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SAP NetWeaver Portal on Device. How it can be done ?
Feb 2nd
Posted by Aravind SAP Portal Expert in JQuery
Please go through below SDN Wiki & blogs to explore more information in this area
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Portal on Device – why it makes so much sense
Nov 21st
Posted by Aravind SAP Portal Expert in SAP Mobility
|Mobile Web App
|Native App
|Performance of Code Execution
|Performance of UI Rendering
|Fast (hardware accelerated)
|Yes (by HTML5 Web Workers)
|Full-duplex communication between Browser and web Server
|Yes (by WebSocket)
|Direct P2P Communication
|Not yet (pending on support for ConnectionPeer API)
|Cross-domain server access
|Yes (by Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)
|Yes (by Geolocation API)
|Yes (by DeviceOrientation API)
|Yes (by DeviceOrientation API)
|Yes (by DeviceOrientation API)
|Image Processing – Pixel manipulation & interaction
|Yes (by HTML5 Canvas)
|Image Processing – Vector Graphics
|Yes (by SVG)
|3D Graphics
|Limited (pending on support for WebGL)
|Offline execution
|Yes (via HTML5 Offline Web Applications)
|Local storage and Database
|Yes (by Web Storage and Web SQL Database /Indexed Database API. Size limitation per domain applies, e.g. on Mobile Safari: 5MB for Web Storage and 50MB for Web SQL DB)
|Local File Access
|Limited (supported on Android via File API)
|Audio and Video
|Yes (by HTML5 Video and Audio)
|Camera and Microphone
|Supported on Android (by HTML Media Capture API).
|Media Recording and Streaming Media
|Not yet (pending on support for Stream API).
|Push Notification (when web page is open)
|Yes (by Server-Sent Events)
|Push Notification (when web page is closed)
|Not yet (pending on support for Web Notifications API)


text: Life and love and why? I don't feel like going into a lot of detail but I dated a girl (we'll call her girl 1) who loved god and wanted to be close to him and always talked to everybody about how she was growing in her relationship with him everyday and always talked about how she was a good christian. It was to the point that her best friend which we'll say wasn't so close to god felt like she couldnt be her friend anymore because girl 1 was always pointing out how sinful the bestfriend was being. well, when girl one was asked about grinding (a form of dancing) she said "its just the way our generation dances", on halloween, just like every other girl out there she dresses in a skimpy little outfit that would look like something you'd see a whore wearing (sorry if that word isn't supposed to be used on here, I don't know how else to say this). I don't know if any of you guys are familiar with the crank that song by a rapper named soulja boy, but her and her friends sang and danced to it outside her CHURCH. I'm not gonna describe what its about, you can look it up if you want, but its deffinitly not something god will have playing in heaven. I kind of have a question... While we dated, she always talked about god and seemed like she genuinly tryed her best to honor him in everything she did, but now that I step back and look at how she acts now, and how stereotypical it is of the average female youth now days, is she just another judgemental self-righteous sunday church goer that talks about god for show and only prays for their own benefit? or is it more likely shes young and confused and peer pressure is causing her to slip away from honoring god? I don't really think anyone can answer my question because you don't know her, but I had to ask it because it's been troubling me the past couple days to think that the girl I fell in love with wasn't real, and her faith isn't even half as strong as she made it seem. Or is it me? are those things really not a big deal as far as christianity is concerned? Is it ok to party and act like that while were young and I'm just overreacting?