diff --git a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentIndexPage.xaml.cs b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentIndexPage.xaml.cs
index f3b89e12..31b4ce6d 100644
--- a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentIndexPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentIndexPage.xaml.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Departments
         {
             base.OnNavigatedTo(e);
 
+            if (this.Orientation.Equals(PageOrientation.Landscape) || this.Orientation.Equals(PageOrientation.LandscapeLeft) || this.Orientation.Equals(PageOrientation.LandscapeRight))
+            {
+                ApplicationBar.Mode = Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ApplicationBarMode.Default;
+            }
+
             if (NavigationContext.QueryString.ContainsKey(Constants.ParamRemoveBack))
             {
                 if (NavigationContext.QueryString[Constants.ParamRemoveBack].Equals("true")) {
@@ -168,6 +173,14 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Departments
         /// <param name="e">event args</param>
         private void PhoneApplicationPage_OrientationChanged(object sender, OrientationChangedEventArgs e)
         {
+            if (e.Orientation.Equals(PageOrientation.Landscape) || e.Orientation.Equals(PageOrientation.LandscapeLeft) || e.Orientation.Equals(PageOrientation.LandscapeRight))
+            {
+                ApplicationBar.Mode = Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ApplicationBarMode.Default;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ApplicationBar.Mode = Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ApplicationBarMode.Minimized;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml
index 86be4065..89971927 100644
--- a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml
+++ b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             </phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate>
             <phone:Pivot.ItemTemplate>
                 <DataTemplate>
-                    <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Chairs}">
+                    <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Chairs}" Loaded="OnListBoxLoaded">
                         <ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
                             <Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
                                 <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
diff --git a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml.cs b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml.cs
index b3189a4e..f4d58972 100644
--- a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Departments/DepartmentPage.xaml.cs
@@ -23,20 +23,13 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Departments
     {
         #region Member
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// For checking, if the source of the list is already set.
-        /// </summary>
-        private bool isSourceSet = false;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Last clicked button object.
         /// </summary>
         private FrameworkElement lastClickedBtn = null;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// For checking of the instance is back from tombstone.
-        /// </summary>
-        private bool isNewInstance = false;
+        /// <summary> Index of the pivot. </summary>
+        int pivotIndex = 0;
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -49,7 +42,7 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Departments
         {
             this.InitializeComponent();
 
-            this.isNewInstance = true;
+            this.DefHeader.ProgressVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -66,54 +59,17 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Departments
         protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
         {
             base.OnNavigatedTo(e);
-            this.DefHeader.ProgressVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
-
-            if (this.isNewInstance)
-            {
-                if ((DepartmentIndexPage.Feed == null) || (DepartmentIndexPage.Feed.Model == null))
-                {
-                    DepartmentModel tempModel = null;
-
-                    if ((tempModel = App.LoadFromIsolatedStorage<DepartmentModel>(Constants.IsolatedStorage_DepartmentModel)) != null)
-                    {
-                        if (DepartmentIndexPage.Feed == null)
-                        {
-                            DepartmentIndexPage.Feed = new Feed.Departments.DepartmentFeed(false);
-                        }
-
-                        DepartmentIndexPage.Feed.Model = tempModel;
-                        this.isSourceSet = false;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                this.isNewInstance = false;
-            }
-
-            if (this.isSourceSet == false)
-            {
-                this.DepartmentPivot.ItemsSource = DepartmentIndexPage.GetFeed().Model.Faculties;
-                this.isSourceSet = true;
-            }
-
-            string pivotIndex = string.Empty;
+            
+            string pivotIndexStr = string.Empty;
 
             // Navigate to the selected pivotitem
-            if (NavigationContext.QueryString.TryGetValue("pivotindex", out pivotIndex))
+            
+            if (NavigationContext.QueryString.TryGetValue("pivotindex", out pivotIndexStr))
             {
-                int pivotIndexInt = int.Parse(pivotIndex) - 1;
-
-                // if the index is in the range of the array
-                if ((pivotIndexInt >= 0) && (pivotIndexInt < DepartmentIndexPage.GetFeed().Model.Faculties.Count()))
-                {
-                    DepartmentPivot.SelectedIndex = pivotIndexInt;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    MessageBox.Show("ERROR: pivotIndex out of range!!!");
-                }
+                this.pivotIndex = int.Parse(pivotIndexStr) - 1;
             }
-
-            this.DefHeader.ProgressVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+            
+            DepartmentIndexPage.InitFeed(this.SetPivotSource);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -123,17 +79,44 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Departments
         protected override void OnNavigatedFrom(NavigationEventArgs e)
         {
             base.OnNavigatedFrom(e);
-
-            if (e.NavigationMode != System.Windows.Navigation.NavigationMode.Back)
-            {
-                App.SaveToIsolatedStorage<DepartmentModel>(Constants.IsolatedStorage_DepartmentModel, DepartmentIndexPage.Feed.Model);
-            }
         }
 
         #endregion
 
         #region private
 
+        /// <summary> Sets pivot source.</summary>
+        /// <remarks> Fiedler, 15.10.2013. </remarks>
+        private void SetPivotSource()
+        {
+            if (this.pivotIndex >= 0 && this.pivotIndex < DepartmentIndexPage.Feed.Model.Faculties.Count())
+            {
+                this.DepartmentPivot.LoadedPivotItem += new EventHandler<PivotItemEventArgs>(this.OnLoadedPivotItems);
+
+                if (this.DepartmentPivot.ItemsSource == null)
+                {
+                    this.DepartmentPivot.ItemsSource = DepartmentIndexPage.Feed.Model.Faculties;
+                }
+                
+                this.DepartmentPivot.SelectedIndex = this.pivotIndex;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Utility.Lui.MessageBoxes.MessageBoxes.ShowMainModelErrorMessageBox("pivot index out of bound (0 < " + this.pivotIndex + " < " + DepartmentIndexPage.Feed.Model.Faculties.Count() + ")");
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        private void OnListBoxLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.DefHeader.ProgressVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+        }
+
+        private void OnLoadedPivotItems(object sender, PivotItemEventArgs e)
+        {
+            
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// On orientation changed.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Openinghours/OpeninghoursPage.xaml.cs b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Openinghours/OpeninghoursPage.xaml.cs
index de355158..66aa0e24 100644
--- a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Openinghours/OpeninghoursPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWP8/Pages/Openinghours/OpeninghoursPage.xaml.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace CampusAppWP8.Pages.Openinghours
             this.InstitutionPanel.ItemsSource = this.feed.Model.Institutions;
             this.DefHeader.ProgressVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
 
-            // this.feed.SaveData(true);
+            this.feed.SaveData();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWPortalLib8/Model/RSS/RSSChannelModel.cs b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWPortalLib8/Model/RSS/RSSChannelModel.cs
index c24f4c1f..1b8af879 100644
--- a/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWPortalLib8/Model/RSS/RSSChannelModel.cs
+++ b/CampusAppWP8/CampusAppWPortalLib8/Model/RSS/RSSChannelModel.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace CampusAppWPortalLib8.Model.RSS
                                select elem;
 
                 this.item = new ObservableCollection<RSSModel>(sortedOC);
+                this.FixIndex();
                 this.item.CollectionChanged += new NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler(this.OnListChanged);
             }
             else
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ namespace CampusAppWPortalLib8.Model.RSS
                                select elem;
 
                 this.item = new ObservableCollection<RSSModel>(sortedOC);
+                this.FixIndex();
                 this.item.CollectionChanged += new NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler(this.OnListChanged);
             }
         }
@@ -101,6 +103,16 @@ namespace CampusAppWPortalLib8.Model.RSS
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Fixes the index property of the items.</summary>
+        /// <remarks>Fiedler, 15.10.2013.</remarks>
+        private void FixIndex()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < this.item.Count(); i++)
+            {
+                this.item[i].Index = i;
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }