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Semiomantics XO2012

This past weekends seminar was invaluable. Those who attended have been working on the XOrc 2012, testing and familiarising themselves with the various features that the new version of the XO has to offer. It’s always exciting keeping pace with all the new developments and additional feature a script has introduced. The XO2012 is no exception. Why do I work with the WP based Semiomantics XO themes? after much testing over the years I have found that not only is Semiomantics is the best performing script its also the most versatile. As Yorgo says, there are 10o1 ways the layout can be manipulated to create a new theme.

Mobile ready

Technology is going mobile, therefore the focus for a web designer  means making sure that the designs implemented are lightweight and fast loading and clearly seen and navigated on any mobile device. What looks good on your desktop pc may not necessarily impress a visitor on a mobile.  So, a theme must be flexible and responsive, across browsers and cross-platform compatible. What you see in the IE browser is not always what you see in Firefox! How a site looks on a smartphone is not the same as on an iPad.

Semiomantics XO2012

I am still working and experimenting with the new Semiomantics features and exploring the possibilities. As the theme is tuned to CSS3 and HTML5 cutom design can make the theme more visually stimulation for a visitor. Included here is a first draft of a demo site undergoing some customisation.

South Africa Medical Equipment and Furniture

Medihope is a progressive company engaged in the selling, renting and repairing of medical equipment and furniture. Our qualified technical team has serviced, maintained and refurbished hospital furniture for major hospital groups such as Medi Clinic George and Bayview Hospital Mossel Bay, local clinics and old age homes in the past 11 years.

South Africa Rehabilitation Aids for Elderly and Disabled

Medihope specialize in selling rehabilitation aids for the elderly and disabled. Our range of products includes, bath and shower aids, commodes and toilet aids, hospital furniture, bedsore prevention, back and neck support, walking and mobility aids, incontinence aids, oppo support, wheelchairs, diagnostic equipment and first aid kits.

Hospital Beds and Hospital Furniture in South Africa

Medihope also specialize in selling new and refurbished furniture from Germany, China and Taiwan and have since sold hospital beds and other hospital furniture to hospitals, old age homes, frail care units, clinics, private practices and individual clients.

We firmly believe that our excellent after-sales service, unique experience and knowledge of hospital furniture, which we are known for, separate us from our competitors.

Geneva Pharmacy George Special Offers

Geneva Pharmacy in George

The Geneva Pharmacy is located in Stander Street, Genevafontein in George in the Western Cape of South Africa.  This pharmacy is conveniently situated and offers ample parking.

Pharmacy in George

At this privately owned and managed pharmacy in the Garden Route town of George you as the customer come first.  You can be assured of the best advice and personal service.

Special offers from Geneva Pharmacy in George

Geneva Pharmacy in George offers on going specials on a number of medicines. This includes Adcodol, Corenza C, Propain and more.

Special offers

• Adcodol – 100 @ R50
• Corenza C – 10 @ R45
• Syndol – 18 @ R20
• Betapyn – 18 @ R20
• Pynstop – 20 @ R20
• Propain – 18 @ R20
• Venteze Inhaler  @ R25
• Asthavent Inhaler @ R25
• Slimming Mixture  200ml @R80

Home Creations – Month End Specials January 2012

Home Creations in George

Home Creations in George offers a range of art and craft supplies, home décor items as well as a wide range of fabrics and materials. Materials include Poly Cottons, Organza, Tafetta and many more.

Home Creations January Month End Specials

The Home Creations Material Shop in George offer various specials on home décor and materials until the 5th of February 2011.
The month end specials at Home Creations run from 23 January to 5 February 2012. The Shop will be open on Sunday 5 February from 9am to 1pm.

•  Selected Home Décor & Pewter Boxes – Now less 30%
•  Tapestry 150cm – R34.95 per meter
•  Suede (upholstery) – Was R59.95 Now R44.95 per meter
•  Polyester Georgette – Was R29.95 Now R14.95 per meter
•  Poly Cottons Plain/ Printed  – Now only R12.95 per meter
•  Mini Matt 150 cm – R15.95 per meter
•  Snow Look 150cm – R19.95 per meter
•  Vinyl – R38.95 per meter
•  Organza 150cm – R10.95 per meter or buy 30 meter or more at R7.95 per meter
•  Polysilk Curtaining 280cm – Was R100 per meter Now Less 35% R65.00 per meter
•  Heavy Duty Plastic Thick Quality – R12.95 per meter or at R10.95 per meter for roll
•  Winter Checks/ Nude Spandex / Select Suiting – Was R39.95 per meter now only R25.00 per meter
•  Tafetta (all variants) – 150cm at R17.95 per meter and 280cm at R34.95 per meter.

Special on Organza and Polysilk Curtaining

The special on the Organza and Polysilk Curtaining is valid until the end of February 2012 or until stocks lasts.

•  Organza 150cm – R10.95 per meter or buy 30 meter or more at R7.95 per meter
•  Polysilk Curtaining 280cm – Was R100 per meter Now Less 35% R65.00 per meter

Knysna  Accommodation Special for February 2012

Beauchamp Place Knysna

Beauchamp Place is a 3 star guest house on the banks of the Knysna Lagoon. It is conveniently located, close to the main road and centre of town.

Guest House accommodation in Knysna

This guest house in Knysna offers accommodation in comfortable en-suite rooms. All rooms have a private entrance and balcony or door leading to the garden.

For the month of February 2012 Beachamp Place offers a special on accommodation.

• Stay in one of the ground floor en-suite rooms for only R195 per person sharing or R295 per single person.
• A hot and continental breakfast is available at R75 per person additional.
• Subject to availability, Valid until 29 February 2012

 George Old Car Show Accommodation Special Offer Windymere Cottages George

Windymere Cottages George

Windymere Cottages is situated just outside of George in the heart of the Garden Route, only meters away from the well-known Fancourt golfing estate, on a farm with the most amazing views of the Outeniqua Mountains.

George Accommodation

The accommodation at Windymere is ideal for your visit to George. Ample safe parking is also available.
Windymere offers accommodation in self catering cottages and rooms just outside of George where you can relax and unwind.

George Old Car Show  – Accommodation Special offer

For the weekend of the 11th and 12th of February 2012 Windymere offers a special offer on accommodation for visitors attending the George Old Car Show.

• Cottages:  Stay two nights or more in a 4 sleeper cottage for only R500 per night.
• Rooms: Stay for two nights or more in a 2 sleeper room for only R380 per night.
• Subject to availability

Acrylic Paint in Mossel Bay for School Projects

ECbeads in Mossel Bay is now also a stockiest of Jabtex’s newly developed artist medium, Tascal Craft Acrylic is a unique, water based, pigment rich paint medium that can be applied to any surface. This can be used to create acrylic, water colour, and gouache or oil effects.

Art Supplies in Mossel Bay

Whether you need paint brushes, paint of canvas, ECbeads offers it all. Here at ECbeads in Voorbaai, Mossel Bay you will get a range of art supplies, mediums such as Craft Paint, Tascal Paint and Fabric Paint as well as extenders.

ECbeads and Art Shop in Mossel Bay offers a range of beads, mosaic necessities, wooden blanks, serviettes, sequins, costume Jewellery as well as fabric paint, acrylic paint, decoupage, Filana Clay and bronzing. Here you will find that we have excellent prices and offer advice on our beads and art supplies in store.

Paint for School Projects in Mossel Bay

You can now get your paint and paintbrushes for school projects from ECbeads in Mossel Bay. Here are various mediums to choose from and Con and Esme’ are standing ready to give advice and tips.

For more information on ECbeads click here

Tandem Skydive Valentine’s Special in Mossel Bay

Skydive Mossel Bay brings you an exciting and unique Valentine’s Special. Bring your partner to Mossel Bay Skydive and experience the thrill of tandem skydiving over the scenic coastal town of Mossel Bay.

Mossel Bay Skydive

You can now treat the special someone in your life to a truly unique and exhilarating Valentine’s treat at Mossel Bay Skydive. Experience the thrill of jumping from up to 10 000’ AGL (above ground level) at 200 – 290 kph from up to 40 seconds.

Book a tandem skydive for two and get a beach landing and bottle of sparkling bubbles for free.

Offer valid from 10th to 19th of February 2012, weather permitting.

This will surely be a Valentine’s you and your partner will never forget.

For more information on Skydive Mossel Bay

The above Screenshots represent just some of the pages, features and looks the 2012 Edition of the high performance XO Theme for WordPress has up its sleeves. The above site is the fruit of the 2 Days Ycademy Online Seminar for Semiomantics Developers and designers.

The 2012 Edition of XO is focused on even more flexibility in as much as editing, cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility are concerned.

The Site displays perfectly on Mobile devices, showing responsiveness also of the plugged in scripts chosen of which some have been adapted to satisfy the high standards of Semiomantics Publishing Scripts for Excellence.

The site elaborated at the Ycademy Online Seminar this past week-end features some smashing features, such as:

• Background Slideshow, customizable for each page, post or archive
• Built in Directory
• Media Library for YouTube and Vimeo
• Pro-sliders which can be deployed anywhere on the site
• In addition to the responsive design, a separate light Mobile Version is available
• Bold and Efficient Navigation
• Built in Custom Fonts
• Social Network connectivity and publishing
• and much more.

The XO script is well commented and offers designers a clean and straight forward environment for custom developments. XO uses best practices for WordPress development and makes the best use of the possibilities offered by the WP back-bone, assuring smooth integration and optimized conflict handling.

XO is a great playground for designers. The DIY version allows anyone to adapt layout and colors to taste right from the back-office; there is no need to have any knowledge about coding or designing. The theme behaves like a Chameleon and adapts to specific needs with just a few clicks of the mouse: pre-configured layout elements transform your XO quickly into a Magazine, Newspaper, personal Author Blog, a Media Hub, a Shop, a Marketing Machine, a Social Media Publisher, a Product Promoter or a Fan Site or most anything your imagination dictates.

For the professional designer, XO offers a well commented environment. Custom code can be added right from the dashboard or, as I prefer using a child theme. XO is tuned for HTML5 and CSS3 use, making it a modern and inspiring framework for exceptional design effects.

Out of the box, the XO Theme for WordPress provides a stable and reliable, robust and optimized solution for common use. It provides built in features such a slider with multiple transitions and a one click selector for easy use.

Layouts can be easily adapted to needs and purpose of the site. In fact, most custom designers rely on the theme engine to format efficiently layouts.

The site featured in the above gallery uses a few pro plug-ins to add functionality in function of customer requirements. The integration of such add on scripts is a relatively simple process for designers and developers.

XO has been developed for high performance, productivity, excellence in publishing and flexibility. For the professional users, the XO Theme constitues a solid base with a huge potential for customization and creative artistic expression.

The release of XO Version 3.3.x is planned for the first week of February. The present Release Candidate has been thoroughly tested. A few minor issues will be taken care off before XO will be available to the public.

If your site is running on Semiomantics XO suing basic customization, the theme can just be overwritten. (Save your custom CSS beforehand.)

If you are using a custom version with custom developments or a child theme, some of your customization will need to be adapted to the enhancements of XO 2012. This concerns namely custom headers and footers as well as custom functions.

Support for developers and designers is available as usual at our Ycademy Online Calls and Seminars or through Semiomantics Pro Support.

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3. Semiomantics XO Blog
4. Semiomantics XO 2010 Edition
5. Ycademy Online Seminar January 2012

Home Creations in George

 Material and Fabric Shop in George

Home Creations is located in Shop 7 in the Joubert Plaza, Market Street, George. This fabric, haberdashery and craft shop offers good quality products at fantastic prices.The Home Creations shop in George stocks a wide variety of materials. This includes dress fabrics, selection of curtain and upholstery fabrics and tapestry.  They also have a selection of fabrics for evening and wedding dresses including taffeta, embroidered organza and beautiful bridal lace.

Home Décor from Home Creations

In addition to the luxurious fabrics available at Home Creations they also offer a selection of embroidered tablecloths, table runners,  tray cloths, dollies, cushion inners and covers as well as other home décor items.

Art and craft supplies in George

The art and craft section at the Home Creations shop offers a range of art and craft supplies ranging from scrap booking accessories, decoupage paints and blanks, various other paints, beads as well as kiddies art kits all at affordable prices.

Monthly special offers from Home Creations

Home Creations offers exiting monthly special offers. Specials generally run from the last week in the month to the first Sunday of the new month. Visit the shop or watch the local press for more details.