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The Rubery store of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), in New Road, is appealing for volunteers who are passionate about pets, and can help lend a hand.
Money raised at the shop is donated to the vital work of the charity, who care for sick and injured pets. Some of the funds will provide PDSA-funded treatment in the local area.
The shop's assistant store manager, Leesa Wimbush, said: "We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers who are passionate about pets and who can lend a hand at our Rubery PDSA store.
"Volunteering for PDSA is fun and the skills you learn look great on any CV, plus you get to meet new people and make some friends along the way.
"No previous retail experience is needed, as full training is provided for all new volunteers. So, if you would like to help sick and injured pets, why not join our friendly volunteer team here at Rubery?"
For more information call Leesa at the store on 0121 453 8200.
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There are more than 6 350 vascular plant species in the Richtersveld and nearly 2 440 of them are endemic.
The /Ai /Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park is a cross-border conservation initiative between South Africa and Namibia. It brings together the Richtersveld National Park, managed jointly by the local Nama people and the South African National Parks Board, with Ai-Ais Hot Springs Game Park, the Namibian side of this initiative.
Recognised by UNESCO as the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape as a World Heritage Site, the area is renowned as a biodiversity hotspot and boasts some of the richest succulent flora in the world.
The best-known endemic plants are the stem succulents, known as the halfmens, and the giant tree aloe. These, and thousands of other species, live off the early morning fog, called 'Malmokkies' by the local people, that rolls in off the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The wildlife found in the area is adapted to withstand the arid climate. Many species are concentrated in the denser vegetation around the Orange River, including over 50 species of mammals and almost 200 bird species.
Bones uncovered at Kokerboomkloof reveal that some of the animal species currently present in the region, such as springbok, zebra and klipspringer, were also present over 4 000 years ago. The area also boasts a large variety of lizards and snakes.
The Ai /Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park also features the world's second largest canyon, the Fish River Canyon, which meanders between the spectacular cliffs characteristic of the desert landscape.
The park geography features many distinct periods of geological history dating back 2 000-million years and the Orange River mouth is a Ramsar site, which means that it is a wetland of international importance.
But it is the uniquely adapted vegetation of this region that makes this the world's only arid area biodiversity hotspot.
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How to get here
The quickest way to get to the Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park is on the N7 highway, turning off at Steinkopf and approaching the park via Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay.
Best time to visit
The /Ai /Ais-Richtersveld climate is extreme, especially in mid-summer. For this reason, many people prefer to visit the park in the cooler months between April and September. Activities should be restricted to early mornings and late afternoons. Nights are cool in summer, but get very cold in winter.
Tours to do
Flower season in the desert is spectacular and depending on the rains, occurs between June and October. You can also enjoy bird watching and guided trails between April and September.
Get around
You will need a 4x4 vehicle to explore the park, although high-clearance vehicles may also enter the park. Sedan cars will not be allowed to enter the park.
What will it cost
There are a range of accommodation options to suit any budget. 4x4 car hire can be expensive, so be sure to plan for it.
Length of stay
You will need at least a week to explore the park.
What to pack
You need to be sure that you have enough water and fuel at all times. Diesel and 97 octane petrol is available at Sendelingsdrif, but the nearest supply of unleaded petrol is at Alexander Bay, 80km away. Plastic refuse bags are essential as all rubbish must be removed from the park when you leave. Insect repellent, sunscreen and a hat are a must.
Where to stay
The park has a number of accommodation options on offer, from rustic campsites to a fully equipped rest camp at Sendelingsdrif.
What to eat
You will need to cater for yourself and bring along sufficient drinking water, unless you are part of an organised tour group. There is a small general store at Sendelingsdrif, but it is only open weekdays.
What's happening
From Sendelingsdrif you can take the pontoon across the Orange River to the very popular Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort in Namibia.

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For example, the venerable Fort Lauderdale Childrens Theatre has found a wonderful new home at the Galleria Mall on Sunrise Boulevard offering classes and performances in space that formerly housed retail tenants. Its a move thats a win-win partnership for the organization, the mall and its merchants, who appreciate the increased traffic that the theater brings.
The Stonewall Library and Archives is thriving in its new facility, where it is expanding its programming and attracting larger and more diverse audiences. You can read more about these developments elsewhere in this issue of Cultural Quarterly.
The Broward County Historical Commission recently moved its offices into the restored West Side School an important landmark in our educational history. Meanwhile, the City of Fort Lauderdales renovations of the equally historic South Side School are continuing; it will eventually gain new life as a community cultural center.
Other bright spots on the cultural scene include the collaborative efforts that many cultural organizations are undertaking to ensure that audiences and patrons are aware of and engaged in - their outstanding programs.
Our own Broward Cultural Division is teaming up with the Theatre League of South Florida to distribute information about upcoming performances throughout the region. In addition, 17 cultural partners joined forces recently for a highly successful Broward Attractions and Museums Month (BAMM), where card-carrying members of one of the participating organizations were granted free admission to events.
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Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi, has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the supreme election committee said on Tuesday.The result, which followed votes held on Dec. 15 and on Dec. 22, matched an earlier unofficial tally given by Morsi Muslim Brotherhood."We have seriously investigated all the complaints," judge Samir Abu al-Matti of the Supreme Election Committee told a news conference. The final official turnout was 32.9 percent.Judge al-Matti said there were around 51 million eligible voters but only 17 million participated to cast their vote. Around 10 million voted "yes" while six million voted "no," he added. Matti, meanwhile, rejected complaints filed that there were no judges overseeing the two-round referendum. Now after the constitution has been approved, Egypt will have to form a new parliament in about two months.Unofficial tallies from the Muslim Brotherhood - which catapulted President Morsi into the presidency this year - indicated that 64 percent had approved the charter. An opposition tally had a similar result.
But the opposition says the text, crafted mostly by Morsi's Islamist allies, fails to guarantee personal freedom and the rights of women and minorities. It says it will lead to more trouble in the most populous Arab nation.Morsi's critics said the vote, conducted in two stages in a process that ended on Saturday, had been marred by a litany of irregularities, and have demanded a full inquiry.The opposition, a loose alliance of socialists, liberal-minded Muslims and Christians, have also noted that less than a third of those eligible turned out to vote, undermining the legitimacy of the new constitution.If the "yes" vote is confirmed, a parliamentary election will follow in about two months, setting the stage for Islamists to renew their battle with more secular-minded opponents.Opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel peace prize winner, urged Morsi to form an all-inclusive government together with the liberal camp in order to patch up divisions and steer Egypt out of trouble in a democratic way."I am ready to join hands with President Morsi on condition that he forms a national (unity) government and speaks as president for all Egyptians," he told the daily Al-Shorouk.
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Okay so personally, I'm a fan of the Harry Potter series, and just today I watched Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix again, and they mentioned Cedric Diggory quite a few times. I am quite surprized my mind didn't go to Twilight at all, the only thing I thought of was a great boy from 4th year who died during the TriWizard Tournament. Seeing that picture of Cedric in the movie, I gained a lot of admiration for the past Robert Pattinson. It was especially nostalgic because Cedric had died.
So where did this sudden admiration pop up from? He played the character brilliantly..it was the kind of thing that displays what his real, un-eclipsed (if it's a word) potential is. I had never heard of Robert Pattinson before Twilight, the ending credits of The Goblet Of Fire, which I watched, was where I've first seen his name (it was quite catchy and sounded pretty good when I read it :d).
You wanna know what I think? I think Twilight screwed him over, really badly. Because Twilight lifts Edward so above the clouds, no wonder Twilight fanatics didn't think he's beautiful enough to play his character. It was just not a good character to play, in my opinion. All had to be very false, no human emotion, because, guess what? Edward's isn't human!
And let me just tell you, when I see that Rob Pattinson that played a character so nice and natural, I feel so sad at how no one can see him as...really anything other than Edward.
And this will go on, because there's still 2 movies to go, and by then..I think I'll lose all hope for a..rebirth of what was once talented Rob. NO, don't get me wrong. He is very talented, it's just no one can see that.
I guess I understand Miley a little bit more now, not that she was that talented..
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Arc de Triomphe Studio
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Floor No.6(with elevator)
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- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Avenue des Ternes, 75017 Paris, France
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The quiet studio features a double sofa bed and a breakfast table with leather stools. The kitchenette includes a kettle, a hob and a microwave oven. There is plenty of storage space, and a bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The toilet is outside the room.
The Bois de Boulogne Park is just a 10-minute walk away. For the Eiffel Tower, Trocadéro Metro Station can be reached within 10 minutes' journey by metro.
The immediate area is a shopping district with many amenities as well as excellent transport connections by Paris Metro, RER (Regional Express Network) train and bus.
House rulesNo smoking.
No pets.
Bed linen and towels are provided.
Guests should leave the apartment in the same condition as it was at the time of check-in.
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The studio is very small but very nice, like in the photos. Everything is very new and Rosa was very nice.
the only problem is that we didn`t know that the WC was out of the studio but it was Ok because we didn`t have to share it with anyone because that week the building was empty. It was a very very hot week so in the apartment it was really hot. Despite this it was a very good place in a very good location.
Rosa had an excellent deal and the apartment is in a beautiful, clean, and the best I've seen, I recommend it 100%
Rosa has Treated us very good, the apartment is nice and very comfortable, I recomend 100%.
Rosa ha tenido un trato excelente y el piso está en un lugar magnifico, limpio, y de lo mejor que he visto, lo recomiendo 100%
Rosa has treated us very good, the apartment is nice and very comfortable, I recomend 100 %.
The stay was just super! Pink is a super love hostess who herrichtet very nice and tidy the room. Even though it is small, it is enough to sleep out completely when you're out all day;)
The location is also perfect to even be able to walk to everything. Metro stations and supermarkets are very close!
Is definitely recommended :-)
Der Aufenthalt war einfach super! Rosa ist eine super liebe Gastgeberin, die das Zimmer sehr schön und ordentlich herrichtet. Auch wenn es klein ist, reicht es zum schlafen völlig aus, wenn man den ganzen Tag unterwegs ist;)
Die Lage ist außerdem perfekt um sogar alles zu Fuß erreichen zu können. Metro Stationen und Supermärkte befinden sich ganz in der Nähe!
Ist auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert:-)
Very pleasant host. We were very well received.
The apartment was clean and well laid out. The Wi-Fi worked great. There was an elevator which was good because the apartment was on the 6th floor. The only downside is the toilet on the landing to share with the inhabitants of the floor which fortunately for us were away during our stay.
Hôte très agreable. Nous avons été très bien reçues.
L appart était propre et très bien aménagé. Le Wi-Fi marchait très bien. Il y avait un ascenseur heureusement car l appart était au 6ème étage. Le seul bémol sont les wc sur le palier à partager avec les habitants de l étage qui heureusement pour nous étaient absents pendant notre sejour.
We are very contetos, has perfect location for exploring everything a tourist wants to enjoy the stay very comfortable and clean, and Rosa is a charming women we are very grateful and will surely
Estamos muy contetos, tiene ubicacion perfecta para recorrer todo lo que un turista quiere disfrutar, la estancia muy comoda y limpia , y Rosa es un encanto de mujer estamos muy agradecidos y volveremos seguro
We were very pleased with the apartment of Rosa. The apartment is small but clean and fits perfectly for a short visit in Paris (We spent 3 days but). It is located 10 minutes from the Arc de Triomphe, from Gare de l'Est bus no. 30 and 31 to reach directly (Place des Ternes). Rosa was super friendly, everything turned out, as was agreed with her. We recommend your apartment like everyone.
Wir waren mit dem Apartement von Rosa sehr zufrieden. Die Wohnung ist klein, aber sauber und passt super zu einem kurzen Besuch in Paris (Wir haben 3 Tage dort verbracht). Sie liegt 10 Minuten von dem Triumphbogen, von Gare de l'Est mit Bus Nr. 30 und 31 direkt zu erreichen (Place des Ternes). Rosa war super freundlich, alles hat so geklappt, wie das mit ihr vereinbart war. Wir empfehlen Ihr Apartement gerne jedem.
Rosa was lovely. I loved staying in this apartment, small but do not lack anything, everything is very clean and the sofa bed is very comfortable. It has a kitchen, microwave and refrigerator to make something to eat if you want. I'll stay here when I return to this charming city.
Rosa has-been very kind. I liked to stay in this apartment. It is tiny but everything You have what you need. It is very clean and the sofa-bed it is very comfortable. It has got kitchen, microwave and a fridge to eat if you would like. I will come back to stay here when i return to this charming city.
Rosa ha sido encantadora. Me encantó la estancia en este apartamento, pequeño pero no te falta de nada, todo está muy limpio y el sofá cama es muy cómodo. Tiene cocina, micro y nevera para hacerte algo de comer si quieres. Volveré a quedarme en este lugar cuando regrese a esta encantadora ciudad.
Rosa has been very kind. I liked to stay in this apartment. It is tiny but you have everything what you need. It is very clean and the sofa-bed it is very comfortable. It has got kitchen, microwave and a fridge to eat if you would like. I will come back to stay here when I return to this charming city.
Our stay was perfect, the apartment Rosa is located near the Arc de Triomphe.
Perfect for going out to enjoy Paris.
It has been great.
Nuestra estancia ha sido perfecta, el apartamento de Rosa está situado al lado de la arco de triunfo.
Perfecto para salir à disfrutar de parís.
Ha estado genial.
small and romantic, with lift, wii-fi TV. excellent location for links and 300 mt dall'Acr de Triomphe. so absolutely excellent. fair price and staff helpful and welcoming.
piccolo e romantico, con ascensore, wii-fi TV. ottima posizione per i collegamenti e a 300 mt dall'Acr de Triomphe. quindi assolutamente ottimo. prezzo onesto e personale disponibile ed accogliente.
We've been in Paris 5 days. We came quite early and we had our train back home at 5 p.m. local time- Rosa didn't make us any problems with early move in and late move out. Studio looked exactly as in pictures given by Rosa- clean, fully equipped (there is also a fridge, heardryer, iron, all cutterly and dishes, few pots and pans), sofa bed was very comfortable and bedding nicely fresh. Studio flat is just few minutes from main attractions that enabled us to visit city centre on foot. Rosa is very nice and helpful person, if we would ever come back to Paris for a couple of days- we will definitely rent this studio again!
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Thank you for your inquiry. It sounds like you might want to test your water inlet valve with multi-meter to see if it is still functioning. There are two solenoids on that part. One for the ice maker and one for the water dispenser. Test both sides just to be sure. Good luck with your repair!
Hi i have a Whirlpool side by side, the ice maker is not making ice so i jumped the motor to run a cycle and it ran 360 degrees, i pulled the water supply, turned it on and the water ran fine. I then disconnected the line that runs from the valve to the ice maker and it was not plugged. I feel that the valve to the ice maker needs to be replaced?
Hello Mike, thank you for contacting us. The ice maker has a solenoid that controls the water valve to fill the ice maker. If your main inlet water valve is working then it would be that solenoid in the ice maker control assembly part number PS2341896 Hope this helps!
take out ice bucket, just loosen the top 2 screws, remove the bottom screw, slide ice maker up & out, srewdriver to release wiring harness clip, reverse to put back in. was very simple. did not install water inlet kit yet. water under fridge stopped after i changed the ice maker.
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First I unplugged the fridge, then using the socket set I removed the cardboard shield from the lower rear of the refrigerator. I located the leaking water from a cracked solenoid water valve just inside the lower cavity directly behind the water intake line. Removing the valve was a snap - most of the valve plastic compression couplings unscrewed and came off. The metal compression fittings required an adjustable wrench and a pair of pliers to hold the solenoid unit steady. A couple of hex nuts kept the solenoid bolted to the refrigerator frame and came off easily with the socket. Two simple push-on electrical plugs came right off just by pulling on them. The new valve unit wasn't exactly like the original one. It had push-on instead of compression water fittings and the plugs were oriented differently. I recommend studying which water lines entered which port on the valve because I was a little unsure after I took the old one apart (whoops). After figuring out how to put it pack together, the push-on water fittings were even easier, and the unit was scewed back into place on the fridge frame. The electric plugs have different sized contacts so you can't mix them up. I put the cardboard shield back on. Viola!
I first read your forum which was extremely helpful! I checked the continuity of the electromagnetic valve and got a 0 reading on the ice fill valve. The valve next to it which is for the water in the door had a 300ohm reading on my meter. This meant there was a broken wire somewhere in the coil which confirmed the valve was bad. I tried to get the part locally but was told it was on back order! Ordered it thru Part Select at the regular shipping rates and to my surprise it arrived the very next day!The valve was the new style where you push in the tubing until it locks. I carefully trimmed each tube square with a sharp razor knife, the old valve used plastic compression fittings which had to be cut off.One of the inlet tubes was smaller than the opening on the valve. I then noticed that there was a reducer in the box that snapped into place making the line a perfect fit! Even though the inlet valve looked different than the original it was an easy installation. After replacing it, I had ice again! Totally impressed with the service and how quickly they shipped the parts on the same day! I will never again run around town trying to find parts! Thanks to all of the hard working employees at Part Select!
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First checked to make sure the water reserve line inside fridge wasn't frozen (soaked coil at back of fridge in a container of warm water for 10 min). That seemed fine and icemaker was still working so assumed that portion of the water inlet valve feeding water line wasn't working. Video on PartSelect website showing how to replace the valve was spot on and gave me confidence to install myself. Part arrived within two days and installation was done in a snap exactly as shown in video. All the lines & wire harnesses fit perfectly, water & ice working great, and I couldn't be more pleased.
After cutting supply line to ice maker and using syringe to back feed ice maker discharge outlet- I learned that there was no freeze blockage in supply.Using nut driver, the valve was removed and electrical and water lines removed and reinstalled on new valve.Reinstallation of assembly using nut driver completed the whole repair in less than 5 minutes.The part was a perfect match. Thanks
I removed the cardboard backer board at the bottom rear of the refrigerator. I had to remove two screws to free the old inlet valve from the frame. The old water tube fittings were compression (screw on) type, so I cut the ends off cleanly with a sharp blade. They inserted into the valve holes easily - just needed a good push to lock them in solidly. The tubes are different sizes, so it was easy to know which one goes in which hole - the electric connectors were easy to transfer from old to new... screwed the new valve back onto the frame, re-installed the cardboard backer, flushed the system -- and no more leaks!!
The repair was made simply by removing the old broken Water Inlet Valve (two screws and 4 tubes) and replacing it with the new one. All the tubes and wiring are the same so it was relatively easy to replace. Now we have fresh made ice again
took back of refrigerator, removed water lines, removed electrical connections. removed 2 screws holding water valve, replaced water valve, replaced electrical connection, replaced water lines. Put back on refrigerator. Tested water on freezer door. Didn't work, had to take refrigerator back off again and check the electrical. I didn't get one of the connection put on securely, Put back on refrigerator, check water on freezer door. It worked. Make sure the electrical connection are connected this will sav you about 10 minutes of repair time
Removal of the old assembly went quickly once Iunderstood about the "push and release" tubingconnectors. The exception was the connection from the water inlet assembly to the water filter which uses a different diameter connection at the inlet end, and would not "push and release".So to install the new valves, I simply by passedthe old inlet assembly and used the extra pushsplicer furnished in the kit for the water inlet to thefilter. All the other connections were easy push ins.Next time will be 1/2 hour maximum!
Unplug refridge, shut off water supply, remove backing. Remove two screws holding in valve, pull out valve and remove water lines. Have towel to wipe up very little water that leaks out. Unplug electric sources, remove old valve. Take new valve , plug in electric sources, push in water supply until they bottom out, attach bracket to back of refridge. Replace backing, turn on water supply, plug in and bleed lines.
Review the video on parts select. Do this first!The actual repair took less than 30 minutes, including pulling out the refrigerator, performing the repair, and replacing the refrigerator. Remove the screws holding the cardboard backing to the bottom rear of the refrigerator. Remove the screws holding the pump in place. Remove the electrical connectors and the water hoses from the pump. I needed the wrench to disconnect and reconnect the main inlet hose. Hook everything back up (the sizes of hoses and connectors are different). Replace the cardboard backing. Done!!I would use Parts Direct again.
Resistance on solenoid for water to ice maker measured low (5 ohms). I assumed the coil insulation had degraded because there was almost a short with such low resistance. Replaced the water inlet valve kit and ice maker filled with water and everything worked great. I had to cut the ends of the hoses because my model use compression fittings and this new valve kit used the push on fittings. No leaks no problems. The cables plugged in the opposite direction from the old valve kit, so I had to re-route the cable a little and create slack by removing from 1 cable clamp.
A service man who came to the house for another job said it was common for one solenoid on the inlet valve to fail while the other still worked, which explained why it would refill the ice maker but not dispense water. It was easy enough to unscrew the old valve from the frig frame and unscrew the and the tubing. The valve is oriented a little differently, but there was still room for it and enough tubing to reach the connections. Seems to me colors for the new water/ice controls were not exactly the same, so I would make a note of them (by following the tubing) when you disconnect them. The newer style push-in connectors were easy to hook up once I trimmed the a half inch or so from the end that had been crimped by the older compression fittings. Once I started using the water again, the occassional small puddles of water under the freezer door hinge disappeared. I was told this can happen when you stop using the water, and the water remaining in the tube that runs up thru the freezer door can freeze and thaw, producing a sweat that runs down the tube and out the hinge.
After diagnosing two problems (Hot door jambs between the fridge and freezer, as well as excessive leaking in the freezer) I ordered the parts online. I received a new condenser fan kit and a new water inlet valve. Both were easy to replace. The hardest part was getting the old condenser fan out of the fridge, but I took off the fan blade first, and pulled that out, then I was able to get the fan motor out. The water inlet valve was pretty easy as well, just make sure that you shut the water off completely. I made the mistake of only turning it a quarter turn at the valve on the wall when I should have made a half turn on the valve. Slight water mess in the kitchen, but if that's the worst thing that happened on this repair, then I'm OK with that. Both were easy to replace and the cost saved of not having to call a repairman was the extra added bonus.
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The last hurrah for bank shareholdersScott Phillips
Published: February 21 2013 - 11:04AM
It is perhaps unsurprising that the investment markets like to use cliches when discussing market movements and market opportunities.
Phrases such as "green shoots", "the great rotation" (a new and suddenly very popular one) and "the new normal" (one that's been with us for a while) are staples of much of the journalistic and analytical writing
that discusses the broader themes in the sharemarket and investment community.
This last one – "the new normal" – has a seductive quality. It suggests that the old world or the old way is no longer applicable, and that somehow the rules have changed, perhaps for good. The problem with phrases like this is that they often oversimplify the situation, and at worst they lead investors up the proverbial garden path.
The "new normal" is more akin to the older cliche "the trend is your friend", but most investors forget to add the last three words, "until it ends". It's a warning that is likely to be unheeded also when we used the shorthand "the new normal".
Biologically, as a result of the relatively slow-moving process of evolution, human beings really aren't designed to invest well.
We have a financially dangerous habit of extrapolating the most recent past and ignoring longer-term history. While some economic and societal changes really do change the way we work and live (the internet is the most recent example), a great many more supposed "new normal" changes are little more than ebbs and flows that mark the economic cycle.
Party over for bank shareholders?
It has been investing lore for decades now that banks should be a staple of any individual investor's portfolio.
That advice has been sound because of the broader trends in the economy that have seen house prices rise like weeds, prompting a similar growth in mortgage debt, as well as our propensity to spend today and pay tomorrow, boosting our credit card debt in the process.
However, we now find ourselves in a situation where house price growth and housing construction are stagnant at best, where barbecue conversation has turned from who has the biggest house to who has the smallest mortgage. Australians are paying down credit card debt, and saving like we haven't in years.
Accordingly, bank profit growth is moderate, to put it kindly. Investors appear to be missing those signs, however, with bank shares being pushed to record levels in some cases, and to high multiples of earnings in all cases.
When Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) can trade on a price earnings multiple of 15.5 times when it's cash profit growth was only in the mid-single digits, and when Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (ASX: BEN) can see its share price rally 4 per cent on the back of 4.4 per cent growth in cash profits, it's hard to escape the conclusion that investors may well be throwing bad money after good.
Stronger for longer, or primed to fall?
There is also an argument that the same is happening in other areas of the investment world, if the recent results from our major resource houses BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) are anything to go by.
As commodity prices continue to take a bite out of profits, and as future resource supply growth looms, bullish resources investors across the board are still expecting the Chinese growth story to continue unabated and for supply to remain constrained.
Missing the forest for the trees
The last example, well known by now, is that of Telstra (ASX: TLS). For years, friendless, after what in hindsight can categorically be stated as an overpriced second and third tranche of its sharemarket float, Telstra shares once languished as low as $2.60.
When the new normal was accepted to be Telstra's inability to provide a successful place for investors to park their money, the company's share price rallied to within sight of double its all-time lows.
Foolish takeaway
It's hard to argue with the impulse that sends investors to the sectors and companies that have shown themselves to be successful investments over the long term. Nor can you blame investors for shunning companies whose share prices have delivered nothing but hurt.
However, investors must remember that investing by looking into the rear-vision mirror is a dangerous pursuit. Until a long, straight road comes to a corner, the trend can be your friend.
For bank and resources shareholders, the past couple of decades have been kind, but investors must understand the dynamics that are changing and respond accordingly.
Attention: While bank shares have long been a portfolio stalwart, they are far from the only option for income-seeking investors. Foolish, dividend-loving investors and BusinessDay readers alike who are looking for Australian investing ideas can click here to request a Motley Fool free report, "Secure Your Future with 3 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks".
Scott Phillips is a Motley Fool investment analyst. You can follow Scott on Twitter @TMFGilla. The Motley Fool's purpose is to educate, amuse and enrich investors.
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On Monday, 'The Artist's' Uggie the Dog became the first dog ever to leave his paw prints outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Congrats, Uggie!
-Lucia Peters
You know who we haven't heard from for a while? Uggie, the loveable Jack Russell Terrier who stole the show and our hearts in The Artist! He's been a busy boy; when last we checked in, he had recently become Nintendo's new spokesdog, as well has landed his very own book deal. But guess what he's been up to since then? He made movie history!
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Uggie became the first dog ever to leave his paw prints in cement outside Hollywood's famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Monday. He was joined by fellow showbiz pooches Lassie and Rin Tin Tin to help celebrate his achievement as he made his grand entrance on a fire truck; there was also cake, provided by Ace of Cakes pastry chef Duff Goldman (it was in the shape of a fire hydrant, of course).
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It's Uggie Day by official proclamation!
The ceremony also marked Uggie's official retirement. We'll be sad to see Uggie leave the silver screen, but we're sure his future will remain bright!
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What's the real reason why Manitoba Public Insurance has picked a fight with the Public Utilities Board?
My guess is that they see an opening and have the political blessing to take advantage of it.
It's difficult to believe that newly-minted MPI boss Dan Guimond is doing this in isolation, and would not have briefed Attorney General Andrew Swan, the minister in charge of MPI, before letting loose the Crown corporation's lawyers on the PUB.
Guimond says in a recent letter to the PUB that its process, to evaluate MPI's request for a 3.4 per cent rate increase for next year, has strayed too far from its legislative mandate. He also says the PUB and various intervener lobby groups are asking too many extraneous questions that have nothing to do with the rate request.
Guimond says the PUB and the intervenors can ask all the questions they want about compulsory driver and vehicle or basic insurance, but nothing else. Some 400 submitted questions have gone answered by MPI.
Does he have a point?
The PUB is supposed to be an independent body, set up by the province, that acts in the best interests of Manitobans, not only in how much we pay for car insurance, but also in electricity and natural gas.
Until now, it's been generally thought that it can poke its nose as far as it wants to do its job.
In doing so the PUB has created a little bit of an industry, a nit-picking industry. It's created a rate-hearing process where the applicant, be it MPI or Manitoba Hydro, has to vigorously defend itself from the PUB and the phalanx of interveners on the sidelines, which have been approved by the PUB to ask questions.
The stage is set that upcoming rate-request hearing will be adversarial. MPI is the monopoly evil-doer and the PUB and the intervenors are white knights on horseback riding to the rescue. No matter what MPI says or does in this process, it's doomed to fail.
The interveners in this particular case are the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Consumers' Association, the Coalition of Manitoba Motorcycle Groups, CAA Manitoba, the Automotive Recyclers Association of Manitoba, Bike Winnipeg and the Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba.
MPI has made it no secret that because it's their rate hearing that they pay the freight for the entire hearing, meaning they get to pay for the PUB and the interveners to ask them all sorts of questions. MPI's ballpark estimate for the hearing is about $2 million.
Guimond says MPI has had enough of all those "confrontational" questions. He says he wants a more defined process rather than the scattergun approach now. Examples of intervener questions in this rate application include how it calculates the value of its assets, hires contractors to upgrade its IT, trains young drivers and buys used auto parts to fix damaged cars.
The PUB has its own questions on these subjects:
- the Dynamic Capital Adequacy Test, or what should be the target rate stabilization reserve level; and total equity level;
- Road safety, or what MPI is doing to reduce crashes and a review of related expenditures, including efforts regarding vulnerable road users; the cost of operations; benchmarking, including with respect to other provinces;
- Interest-rate forecasting methodology;
- The disposition of excess reserves in the extension and special risk extension lines of business;
- the value proposition for drivers for the rate increase being requested;
- new or enhanced services being developed or examined by MPI;
- alternate rate indications based on accepted actuarial practice;
- unfavourable run-off of prior year claims during 2013-14; IT projects, including the physical damage re-engineering project;
- the performance of the investment portfolio and the content of the portfolio and the investment policy statement.
"The board will also consider a variety of other issues as they may arise," PUB hearing chairwoman Karen Botting said at an earlier hearing. "As always, MPI bears the onus in this proceeding of satisfying the board that its application should be granted on the whole of the evidence that it provides."
Reading this it appears the PUB believes it has carte blanche when it comes to MPI, or any other applicant, and that effectively, the buck stops with them. Reading this it appears the PUB believes it, a government-appointed tribunal, can ask whatever it decides appropriate above anyone else who oversees MPI's operations; MPI's executives, its board of directors, Swan's office, cabinet, Crown Corporations Council, the auditor general and legislative standing committees.
In response, MPI basically says the PUB become the chamber of second-guessing.
PUB chairman Régis Gosselin has said that the board does not tell MPI how to run its operations.
"The board's function is not only to protect consumers from unreasonable charges, or changes rather, but also to ensure the fiscal health of the corporation in fairness," he added.
"It seems pretty clear to me that there's a responsibility on this board, based on this precedent, there's a responsibility on this board to scrutinize the costs of the corporation."
Gosselin also took umbrage to MPI's claim, that's its basic line of Autopac insurance and its rate stabilization fund are unhealthy, because the PUB didn't grant them their full rate increase last year.
"So to assign the responsibility to PUB for having failed to grant you what you wanted, I think is disingenuous," he said. "I'm really perplexed by your statement that would be made to that effect."
Which leads me back to my first question: What does MPI really want?
It goes back to a 2011 court case which saw MPI and the PUB fight it out over the disclosure of information by MPI to the PUB.
The appeal court said while the fight between the two was interesting, it lacked the specific evidence of what the two were actually fighting about.
"The court will not entertain or answer a stated case where the question is abstract, hypothetical, speculative, or overly broad," the appeal court said.
Guimond and MPI are now giving the court something meatier to chew on.
Guimond and MPI are going to get the province's highest court to lay down the ground rules for how it and the PUB are supposed to play.
Not the Selinger government. Whatever the court decides, it won't stick to the NDP. In theory, anyway.


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The illustration shows the three-dimensional structure of the myoglobin protein and the peptide groups among the atoms. Such a flawless structure cannot be explained in terms of chance.
The absence of even a single amino acid in the protein structure or one amino acid changing place, or the addition of one amino acid too many to the chain will make that protein a useless collection of molecules. For that reason, every amino acid must be in exactly the right place and in exactly the right order. The theory of evolution, however, suggests that life came into being by chance. In the face of this regularity, it's in a hopeless position. So extraordinary is this regularity that it cannot possibly be explained in terms of chance. Simple probability calculations easily show that proteins' functional structure can never come into being as the result of coincidences.
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The three-dimensional structure of a protein
Moreover, a protein consisting of 288 amino acids can be regarded as a rather humble structure, compared with giant proteins consisting of thousands of amino acids found in many living things. When the same probability calculations are applied to these giant molecules, even the word impossible fails to do justice to the situation.
Moving up one rung in the development of living things, we see that a protein on its own means nothing. Mycoplasma hominis H39, one of the smallest known bacteria, has been observed to possess 600 kinds of proteins. Therefore, we need to square the probability calculation we carried out on just one protein by 600. The figure that emerges goes way beyond the concept of merely impossible.
Nor can evolutionists object to these figures. They also accept that the chances of a single protein coming into being by chance are as slim as those of "a monkey writing the history of mankind by randomly striking the keys of a typewriter." 191 Yet rather than accept the true explanation-creation-they prefer this utter impossibility.
Many evolutionists admit this. The evolutionist scientist Harold Bloom, for instance, says, "The spontaneous formation of a polypeptide of the size of the smallest known proteins seems beyond all probability."192
Evolutionists claim that molecular evolution took a very long time and that this time frame made the impossible possible. But no matter how much time is allowed, it is still impossible for amino acids to randomly give rise to proteins. In his book Essentials of Earth History, the American geologist William Stokes admits that "it would not occur during billions of years on billions of planets, each covered by a blanket of concentrated watery solution of the necessary amino acids."193
When one examines the vast number of possible structures that could result from a simple random combination of amino acids in an evaporating primordial pond, it is mind-boggling to believe that life could have originated in this way. It is more plausible that a Great Builder with a master plan would be required for such a task.194
191. Prof. Dr. Ali Demirsoy, Kalıtım ve Evrim ("Heredity and Evolution"), p. 61.
192. W. R. Bird, The Origin of Species Revisited, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Co., 1991, p. 304.
193. Ibid., p.305.
194. J. D. Thomas, Evolution and Faith, Abilene, TX: ACU Press, , 1988, pp. 81-82.


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Ice cream done local
Local youth sell homemade, gourmet ice cream
Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 06:00 am
Inspired by a memory from his childhood, owning an ice cream truck has been a dream of Austin Cunningham for years.
He�s now fulfilling this dream with the help of friend Dean Ciampanelli and funding by the city of St. Albert�s Gen Y CEO program.
The two 18-year-old graduates of Bellerose Composite High School will first open their pop-up vendor �Street Scoops� this Saturday at the Big Lake Environmental Support Society�s log cabin.
And they�re not just selling soft ice but homemade, gourmet ice cream made of pumpkin pie, vanilla bean or dark chocolate cake.
�We have a really amazing chocolate ice cream,� said Cunningham. �We are also thinking about a blueberry rosemary one. Just interesting ice cream that you usually wouldn�t see.�
Ciampanelli and Cunningham met at their school�s culinary arts program in 2012.
There, they�ve been making ice cream for two years now and also took part in the school�s Business Venture, preparing meals for over 150 parents and friends.
It was their teacher who told them about the Gen Y CEO program, said Ciampanelli. At first, they had wanted to open a pop-up restaurant but then decided for the ice cream shop instead, he said.
�The last two years I made more ice cream than most people made in their entire life,� said Ciampanelli. �We can do it almost blindfolded.�
Promoting tourism
Gen Y CEO is a pilot program by the city�s economic development team and the Northern Alberta Business Incubator. The program was created to encourage local youth to learn what it takes to start and run a business, said Joan Barber, manager of business retention.
In early May, youth were asked to propose a business idea that was tourism-related and �give people an experience,� she said. The successful pitch would receive $5,000 in funding and mentorship to get their business started, she said.
The business would then run for six weeks.
Street Scoops was chosen because the two young men made an impressive pitch that proposed attracting more tourism to an area by selling their ice cream, said Barber. They also didn�t require a lot of start-up capital.
Other proposals included a drive-in theatre, a spray-on tattoo parlour, a cosplay restaurant and a downtown bike rental.
�(Street Scoops) had put in quite a lot of thought into their idea, had thought about what their menu could be and presented to us why they thought people would want to partake in their food,� she said. �They also came in dressed in their chef whites which we were quite impressed with.�
In the weeks leading up to opening their business, Ciampanelli and Cunningham have met once a week with a panel comprised of members from the business incubator, economic development, the local chamber of commerce and city council.
Ciampanelli said they have learnt everything from how to market their business online, to managing their finances, buying supplies with the funds available, and to register their business with the city.
The other days of the week they�ve spent making their ice cream, he said.
�It�s us who have to make sure that everything gets done and them pointing us in the right direction,� he said.
�It�s a great learning experience,� added Cunningham, who hopes to open his own restaurant one day. �I am 18 and I am already learning how to run a business. It�s really cool. I think more people should do this.�
Street Scoops will start selling ice cream this Saturday at the BLESS log cabin from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
They�ll also be at Monjeloco Jeans�s second anniversary party on Perron Street on Sunday, July 13.
For more information search Street Scoops on Facebook.


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Did you know?
'!Xaus' is correctly uttered with a click of the tongue, but most people just pronounce it 'Kaus'.
So much about !Xaus Lodge in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park revolves around matters of the heart.
For a start, the elegant lodge, with its dwellings strung out over a curved red dune, overlooks a heart-shaped waterhole. But the most touching part of it all is that !Xaus Lodge represents a heartfelt return to the land for the Khoisan.
The story starts centuries ago when this land was inhabited by the San (or Bushmen) people, and later by the Mier community. When the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park was created in the 1930s, all these people were displaced to make way for the game reserve.
The chance to reclaim their lost land came when the national park was joined to its Botswana counterpart to create the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Khomani San and the Mier communities then finalised an historic land settlement agreement with each other and with the park authorities in 2002.
About 50 000 hectares were ceded to the community, who leased it back to South African National Parks. In essence, they were now able to financially benefit from the land while retaining it for conservation. They could also revive their old customs and ceremonies linked to living on their ancestral land.
!Xaus Lodge was built in the middle of this area. !Xaus means 'heart' in the Nama tongue, and was chosen by the Mier and Khomani communities together. It is symbolic of the healing of relationships, the uplifting of previously deprived communities, and the return of dignity.
It is wholly owned by the the two communities, and they benefit from a percentage of the profits.
The 12 chalets all have their own decks and splendid views over the waterhole. From this peaceful vantage point you can birdwatch (the Kalahari has the highest concentration of raptors in South Africa) check for black-maned lions or watch the stately oryx toss their heads.
And all the while, you will know in your heart that you have become part of a great healing process, and the return of ancient people to their land.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Transfrontier Parks Destinations
Tel: (Marianne Marsh) +27 (0)21 701 7860
Tel: +27 (0)21 701 7860
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
Head for Upington, either by car or by plane (after which you could hire a vehicle). You will be most comfortable in a high clearance vehicle. Upington is 790kms from Johannesburg and 825kms from Cape Town.
Best time to visit
Late winter to early summer (August to October) are pleasant months, mostly hot and dry, but with very chilly nights. April and May are also recommended, but bring a raincoat, because this is what passes for the region's rainy season. Winters are bitterly cold. Mid-summers (December to February) are extremely hot.
Get around
!Xaus Lodge staff will pick you up at a designated point, and thereafter you'll travel in the lodge's vehicles.
Length of stay
There is plenty to see and do, so it would be a pity to stay for less than two or three nights.
Best buys
There are locally made San (Bushman) crafts on sale at a shop within the lodge.


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iTunes has amazing Black Friday deals on games
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1. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
So...who's taking the cut in profit here? Is apple still charging their usual 30% cut?
4. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Apple is still taking its 30% cut, just like Google is still taking 30% on all of the content that has been discounted in the Google Play Store. The difference is intended to be made up by selling higher volumes, and getting more visibility even after the sale is over, just like any other marketing scheme in any store, digital or physical.
10. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
That's what I thought. So apple isn't really doing anything generous here...just the developers. Thanks for pointing this out Michael. I wasn't aware that Google was charging the same rate though...I think it's an excessive percentage to charge just for storage, but in Google's defense they rarely charge anything for any of their services. Developers make these devices useable.
11. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
No store is doing anything generous. Stores are designed to take your money as best they can. Google doesn't need defending, and Apple doesn't need attacking. Both are simply running stores, and both are trying to capitalize on the day.
12. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Stores can and do have sales...most places I shop at have some kind of sale going on. For example...a dealership is having a wild sale on their vehicles, and chances are the manufacturer is helping them with it more than just letting them take all the brunt themselves.
13. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
"Chances are..."
- you're not even sure
14. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
When it comes to an auto dealer...no...I'm not entirely sure. But I know for a fact that is the case with some RV dealerships as I worked at one for 20 years and every year at 'the big show and sale' some of the manufacturers would lower the cost of their product to the dealer to help move units and ensure the dealer still made a decent profit. 'Manufacturer and dealer' working together to pass the savings onto the customer.
16. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
"some of the manufacturers"
- I hear ya, but your argument just isn't very compelling
17. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Ok...let's look at this thing from a different perspective then. The title states "itunes has amazing black black friday deals on games" implying that itunes is being generous to some point. The developers are the ones making the sacrifice, yet aren't even credited in the title.
18. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
You do realize that Apple's 30% cut of a 99 cent game is a lot less than the 30% cut of a $10 game, right?
Also, the title doesn't imply iTunes is being generous. You're inferring that meaning. All the title is saying is that there are great deals to be had (like multiple $10 games discounted to 99 cents). There is no implication of generosity by anyone, or sacrifice either. It's just a Black Friday sale where things you may want to buy cost a lot less than normal.
19. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Yes...I realize it. Nevermind...it's kinda like beating a dead horse at this point now....as I don't know what else I could use to explain what I'm what I'm trying to say here. But none-the-less my question was answered...iTunes (and the Play Store) is offering nothing in regards to savings - only the developers.
20. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Actually, that's not true, either. The discounts aren't necessarily set by the developers. There have been plenty of reports about developers that didn't know their app would be part of a sale until it showed up in the store.
One developer was actually pretty pissed at Google because the sale price was 10 cents, and the app ended up making less for thousands of sales as it would have on an average day.
21. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
First off Michael I want to sincerely thank you for being patient with me and actually taking the time out to respond to my inquiries like this.
What is your opinion on the 'stores' that do this to the developers? Personally if I was a well known and respected developer that had this done to me, I would be pulling out of the store(s) and offering it elsewhere and most likely at a better price.
22. lyndon420 (Posts: 5017; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
If a store is going to suddenly 'offer' a developers app at a discount (especially without warning the dev) then the 'store' should be the one taking the cut in profit - not the developer. I don't know about you but I'd be furious if someone else was messing around with the price of my product that would affect my profit margin.
23. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I don't know. I've been researching this for a while, but I'm kind of torn on the topic. Sure, it would suck to be a dev who has the price slashed without warning, but in most cases, there's no evidence to show that a sale like this cuts into the dev's profit margin.
For devs, a sale is a sale. You can't reasonably say that the thousands of people that bought an app for 10 cents would have bought it at any higher price, and it's not like there is any work involved for the dev to supply those thousands of people with the app. It's digital, so there is the initial build work, and subsequent update work, but that's it. The storage, and distribution are taken care of by the app store.
And, to that point, a sale can be a great way to boost sales even after the discount is over. The boost in visibility alone from a sale, and in the word-of-mouth afterwards is nothing but beneficial for a developer.
I think it's quite a lot like the argument surrounding piracy. When you see a huge number of people taking something, you assume you're losing money, but you really aren't. It's all just free marketing, and sales often end up higher because of it.
2. zackh121556 (Posts: 102; Member since: 01 Feb 2012)
Wow, I don't want to sound like a phandroid but those apple store app prices are outrageous! Truly glad I stick with Android!
5. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is not even available for Android, from what I've read Plants vs Zombies for Android is a sad watered down version of the iOS game and I also don't think its been priced at $6.99 for over a year (it's been $2.99 if I remember correctly), the Android version of monopoly is even worse than the iOS version (didn't think that was possible), Burnout Crash is not available for Android, Fifa Soccer 2013 is not available for Android, which is sad because its such a great game (at this point EA might as well just wait a couple of months and release Fifa 2014 next year and skip 2013 all together. But at least you have a Fifa 13 live wallpaper!!!).
both Chuchu rocket and Sonic Hedgehog work well on both platforms (maybe because they're from the same company), the Pacman games work well on both too (I'd be surprised if it didn't because they're so extremely simplistic), and Street Fighter X Tekken is only for iOS, but once again there are like six different options of live wallpapers for you to chose from.
I'm glad you enjoy the Play Store, because for years it has been my biggest annoyance with Android. And the sad thing is that these are all big named companies. The smaller the dev team is, the less likely Android is to have a version, and that's for everything, not just games.
6. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
And keep in mind that some of those high prices are because of iPad versions. For example, Monopoly and Plants vs Zombies are both originally $2.99 for iPhone/iPod touch
7. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
What you said is true . But i dont think devs should charge more for the ipad version because its just the same .
They just charge you a couple of dollars more for just optimising it for the iPad , easy task
8. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Some of the games actually take a lot of redesigning...not just making them bigger to fit the screen. I do think some of the iPad game prices are kind of high (Soulcalibur is $14.99), but if a game is good, I have no problem paying more, especially for indie developers.
9. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
iPad games are overpriced .
i bought Asphalt 6 for the iphone version so i can install it at my ipod touch and ipad . iPad only version is expensive !
15. tggoulart (Posts: 24; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
is it worth it to buy the new monopoly millionaire for ipad?
24. kdealltheway (Posts: 94; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)


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The location was right next to the Nice train station. The location worked out perfect for us. The "Nice Art Hotel" is a hostel. Its just a place to sleep and a room that you can lock your stuff in. Dont expect anything more.


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REDLANDS >> The University of Redlands opened its Center for Spatial Studies on Tuesday in Lewis Hall.
The center will supplement the recent addition of a spatial studies minor into the university's curriculum last year, which already boasts a 32-student enrollment.
According to a university announcement, the new center will provide "expertise in spatial analysis, programming, project management, and fund development" to aid in faculty research and student learning.
The center will also further the work the university has already done to integrate spatial reasoning into many different disciplines, including the arts, sciences, anthropology, sociology, history and government, officials said.
"There are growing benefits to spatial thinking, both in higher education and across our society," said David Fite, the university's interim provost and chief academic officer. "So much of our orientation now, so to speak, is towards spatial thinking, whether it's the GPS we use in our cars or the ways in which urban and regional planners engage in their planning."
Fite said the university has much to gain from the center's resources, including multidisciplinary engagement and the spatial-thinking-oriented School of Business programs.
"The mission of the Center for Spatial Studies will be to help faculty and students think and act spatially, using geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, photogrammetry, scientific image analysis, concept mapping, emerging cloud tools for integrating narratives into visual representations, and even art, movement, and dance," said Spatial Studies Director Steven Moore in a news release.
Also on the new center's staff are Spatial Technology Director Nathan Strout, Spatial Resource Manager Lisa Benvenuti, Spatial Instruction Manager David Smith and Spatial Applications Specialist Vani Nellaiappan.
Esri, the Redlands-based GIS software development firm, has been an integral part of the center's genesis, stemming from its long-standing relationship with the university, including the provision of licenses for the master of science program in geographic information systems, adjunct instruction from Esri employees, and the inception of the Redlands Forum, officials said.
"And very, very importantly," said Fite, "our collaboration and partnership with Esri proceeds out of a shared commitment to the city of Redlands and the surrounding community. Our relationship with Esri has provided a helpful basis for all of our endeavors in spatial studies and will be strongly supportive of the endeavors of the Center for Spatial Studies."
Fite also indicated the possibility of a spatial studies major in the future but said nothing has been decided as of yet.
"As our efforts across the curriculum advance, certainly there will be consideration given to the development of a spatial studies program on the undergraduate level," he said. "We are also exploring the possibility of developing an innovative geo design program on the graduate level.
"These would be possibilities that we will explore over the next three to five years."
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I recently learned of a case where the top of a solid wood desk cracked under prolonged, intense exposure to heat from a laptop computer. I've never heard of this before, but I guess it can happen.
Do you use a laptop as your desktop computer? I do. I like the flexibility it offers me and at work. I connect it to a big 40" flat screen TV so I can still have a large workspace.
If you do the same, and your desk is made of wood, be careful to move your laptop around and check the bottom of it for heat now and then. Many people use a laptop cooling pad as well, especially for Macs which reportedly run hotter than PCs.
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