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Steroid receptors are recovered from hormone-free cells in multiprotein complexes containing hsp90, p23, an immunophilin, and often some hsp70. The immunophilin, which can be of the FK506- or cyclosporin A-binding class, binds to hsp90 via its tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain, and different receptor heterocomplexes exist depending upon which immunophilin occupies the TPR-binding region of hsp90. We have recently reported that a protein serine/threonine phosphatase that is designated PP5 and contains four TPRs binds to hsp90 and is co-purified with the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) (Chen, M.-S., Silverstein, A. M., Pratt, W. B., and Chinkers, M. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 32315-32320). In this work, we show that PP5 is recovered with both GR that is nuclear and GR that is cytoplasmic in hormone-free cells. Approximately one-half of the GR.hsp90 heterocomplexes in L cell cytosol contains an immunophilin with high affinity FK506 binding activity, such as FKBP51 or FKBP52, and approximately 35% contains PP5. Only a small (but undetermined) fraction of the native GR.hsp90 heterocomplexes contain the cyclosporin A-binding immunophilin CyP-40. PP5, FKBP52, and CyP-40 exist in separate heterocomplexes with hsp90, and competition binding experiments with the PP5 TPR domain suggest that the three proteins occupy a common binding site on hsp90. A 55-residue connecting region between the N-terminal TPR domain of human PP5 and its C-terminal phosphatase domain has 50% amino acid homology and 22% identity with the central portion of the peptidylprolyl isomerase domain of human FKBP52. Of the 9 residues in this portion of FKBP52 involved in high affinity interactions with FK506, 3 residues are retained and 4 have homologous substitutions in PP5. Although immunoadsorbed PP5 did not bind [3H]FK506, we found that both rabbit PP5 in reticulocyte lysate and purified rat PP5 were specifically retained by an FK506 affinity matrix. Thus, we propose that PP5 possesses properties of an immunophilin with low affinity FK506 binding activity and that it determines a major portion of the native GR heterocomplexes in L cell cytosol.
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Aboard the Unrelenting Light, Strike Crusier class (Grey Knight Chapter)
The Agents
The Agents awake in their room. The last thing you remember is being put under for your mind wipes and now you are in a chamber. While you feel the fuzz of just not knowing, you can see it was very careful and selective. While you remember nothing about the station other than its holiness, you remember the briefing you recieved and why you are here. You still remember your favorite foods so not to much discomfort. It seems your Inquisitor has been busy. All of your personal effects are present in what is a very large stateroom. They are set in with the basic needs but appear to be modular for your individual needs. A dataslate rests on the table, a blinking acknowledge rune flashing with a The Inquisitor Normally you would have your agents see to packing for such an endeavor but with them recovering this task fell to you. After directing all of the servitors to store the various gear and signing off the forms that were required, you are finally ready to unpack into your own stateroom. It is bigger than your Agents, with a linked war room besides your living quarters. Your psychic abilities can feel the strength of the wards around the ship. You find a dataslate has been left on the table in your room with a note written in High Gothic The Grey Knights The Battle-brothers have had their hands filled with logistics as well. Normally this would not be a concern you would care about, as most missions are not this long term. As this is an extended detachement, you have to be acutely aware of the store of weapons and equipment onboard. You have made extensive notes on your datapads of the following After you finish, you are summoned to the bridge to meet your ships Navigator and Captain |
Having assisted in the logistics as much as possible, Mordred strides onto the bridge appearing just as he did in the meeting hall on station. Cloaked and adorned as he was, he still wore and wielded a look perhaps more in line with a regal appearance, perhaps modeling himself after He Who Rests On Terra.
He strides slowly onto the bridge, looking about to see if he was the first to arrive... |
Brother Severinas arrives on the bridge, having been called away from the strike cruiser's meager library. Here, among his brothers, he does not wear his armour; instead he is clad in a silver tabard over a plain white robe. Only the chain with icons of the Emperor still remains, serving as a belt.
"Hail, Brother Mordred. Have you already been introduced to the bridge crew?" |
Constantine enters the bridge still adorned in his armour. As he comes to a rest near his battle brothers he unhooks his helmet and clips it at his waist. "Brothers," he says looking at Mordred and Severinas.
Having awoken as she had a dozen times before, Sarena pulled herself together once more, picked up her things and smiled to the other agents present in the room. She wasn't normally accustomed to working with other agents, for the most part her life had kept her to commanding her sisters in glorious battle. She could not count the battles nor the number of daemons she had faced, mostly due to proceedures such as this.
Once more awake and mobile she rearmed herself and headed to the bridge. Upon entering she spots the collection of space marines and takes a moment to kneel upon entering, her helmet tucked beneath her arm revealing the sculpted woman beneath. Sculpted by the Emperor perhaps as they say, though the Sororitas had no doubt lived a hard life of combat. Her eyes were bright and attentive, but to the sons of the Emperor there was a look of a focused killer, in the Emperor's Name, beneath the eyes that shone. Her wings folded around herself, she was still a larger-than-most obstruction on the bridge, but not as large as the marines by far. "Chosen sons, I am overjoyed to see you again. My compliments to your equipment operators, I can still remember all of your shining beacons to the Emperor." she says softly. |
As you ascend to the bridge, you find it in motion. Their are chapter serfs with cybernetic implants wired into their stations or boosted with augmentics directly into their stations.
On the bridge, you see one figure sitting and two standing. As you approach the Captain's throne dais spins and turns towards your direction. In a metallic monotone sound you hear "Greetings and welcome to the Unrelenting Light. I am the Ship's Master, Captain Alexander Argo." see the figure in the chair stand up. http://wiki.darkjedibrotherhood.com/...Cybernetic.gif His body is almost completely cybernetic and his voice comes from a voxcaster unit where his throat should be. Cables connect from the back of his legs,arms and head to the throne in which he sat upon. "This is Magos Var, Ship's Engineer" he indicates the figure on his right http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...nk/prayinq.jpg "and this is Mistress Arline Benetek of House Benetek, the Ship's Navigator." he indicates to his left. http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/..._3376661_n.jpg |
With a nod and a few thoughts to himself, Mordred gives the Captain, Engineer and the Navigator a respectful bow of the head. "It will be an honor to journey with you, Captain, Magos, Mistress Navigator." come the big man's words, a slight sweep of his cloak as he bows his head in respect.
Following his battle-brother's lead, Severinas makes the aquila and inclines his head solemnly.
"I am Caio Severinas of the 1st Brotherhood. The Unrelenting Light is a fine vessel. Our time aboard her will be an honour." |
"It is a pleasure to be working with your order once more. After the mission briefing when the Inquisitor and the rest of his team arrive. My lords, you three will assume control under your chapter's authority and you will get the random generated key to the cranial explosive implanted in myself and the Navigator."
He says as his augmented finger tips tap the metal plate that is now his skull with a dull ring. |
Inquisitor Frayhert strides into the bridge, footsteps falling softly on the metal floor. In a comfortable leather outfit, with his inquisitorial hat perched comfortably on his head. His skin is streched tight across his dessicated face, making him appear skullike.
"Captain, Magos, Navigator." He bows slightly to each as he adresses them. "It is my pleasure to travel the Unrelenting Light. She is the finest I have seen. Do you expect any difficulties passing through the traverse?" |
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Duncan's pov Geoff is dragging me down to this club. They're having a halloween party. At least it will be full if hot chicks in skimpy costumes. Courtney's pov My best friend Bridgette and I are going to a halloween party abd are out shopping for costumes when she sees a sort of sexy mad hatter outfit. "Really? You're gonna wear that?" I asked raising an eyebrow. "No, you are." "There us no way in the world you can make me wear that thing." Oh really?" -----Outside the club----- "Bridgette, I feel ridiculous!" "Oh come on you haven't even taken the trench coat off yet. Just let loose for once!" "Ok, for this one night I will be wild and crazy." "That's the spirit!" Duncan's pov I was so right it's scary. Everywhere you look there is a girl in practically just her underwear, it's like a drem come true 'cause half of them are already drunk. Then I saw her. she was dancing jus a few feet away from me with a blonde girl. She obviously hadn't noticed me yet. I stared her body up and down. I just couldn't help myself. She was so damn HOT. Courtney's pov I kept pretending not to notice the guy with the green mohawk and grey-blue eyes staring straight into my chest. I turned to him. "Hey," he said to my boobs. "My boobs aren't going to say anything back." I said, he had the decency to look up at my face. "I'm Duncan, let me buy you a drink." "Okay. I'm Courtney" We sat down at the bar. "So tell me about yourself." "Not much ti tell really. I'm just your average 21 year old." ---A few glasses if vodka later--- I have a extremely strong tolerance for alchohol. U don't get drunk easily. Duncan, it apoeared does. He had already told me twice that he thought I was hot and wanted to have sex with me. Gosh, the guy is perverse. ----Morning after----- Duncan's pov I have the worst hangover. The only thing I can remember is Courtney, man, that girl is gorgeous. I have to get up and go to work at that fancy hotel pool. J pulled on my clothes and got on my motorcycle. As I was walking into the pool area you'll never guess what I saw. |
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Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa headed the times in second practice at Silverstone on Friday afternoon, as the Toyotas of Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli jumped up to challenge McLaren for runner-up status.
Raikonnen was well clear of team mate Massa, with a lap in 1m 20.639s compared to the Brazilians 1m 21.138s, while Schumacher emulated Toyotas pre-Magny-Cours test here with the third-fastest lap of 1m 21.381s.
Lewis Hamilton subsequently matched that time and right behind the Englishman Trulli pushed his TF107 to 1m 21.467s to keep Fernando Alonso down in sixth place on 1m 21.616s in the second McLaren. Right behind them were the Williams duo, Nico Rosberg on 1m 21.619s and Alex Wurz on 1n 21.650s.
Mark Webber began to show Red Bulls hand with 1m 22.137s for seventh best time, and Anthony Davidson took his Super Aguri round in 1m 22.143s.
Renault duo Heikki Kovalainen and Giancarlo Fisichella were next up, in 11th and 12th, with respective laps on 1m 22.189s and 1m 22.257s. Further back than normal was BMW Saubers Robert Kubica, on 1m 22.372s, ahead of Red Bulls David Coulthard (1m 22.428s), BMW Saubers Nick Heidfeld (1m 22.486s), Super Aguris Takuma Sato (1m 22.487s) and Hondas Rubens Barrichello (1m 22.511s).
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Allen, Julian and Piecyk, Maja and McKinnon, Alan (2008) Internalising the external costs of light goods vehicle transport in Britain. Project Report. University of Westminster and Heriot-Watt University.
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Report produced as part of the Green Logistics project (EPSRC and Department for Transport funded). To what extent do the taxes paid by the light goods vehicles (LGVs) users in Britain cover their allocated infrastructural, environmental and congestion costs? This report is a continuation of a study on the internalisation of the external costs of heavy goods vehicle activity. Research undertaken jointly by the Transport Studies Group at University of Westminster and Logistics Research Centre at Heriot-Watt University has attempted to answer this question using official government transport statistics and monetary valuations for the external costs.
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Investigators at The Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida, say that they have found an miRNA that plays a role in cocaine addiction. The same miRNA identified in this study is also expressed in the human dorsal striatum, a brain region that has been linked to drug abuse and habit formation. Their research revealed that miRNA-212 levels are increased after cocaine consumption in the brains of some rats. At higher levels the rats exhibited a growing dislike for cocaine, ultimately controlling how much they consumed. By contrast, as levels of miRNA-212 decreased, the rats consumed more cocaine and became the rat equivalent of compulsive users. Details appear in a Nature paper titled "Striatal MicroRNA Controls Cocaine Intake Through Regulation of CREB Signaling." Striatal miR-212 decreases responsiveness to the motivational properties of cocaine by markedly amplifying the stimulatory effects of the drug on cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) signaling, the authors write. This action occurs through miR-212-enhanced Raf1 activity, resulting in adenylyl cyclase sensitization and increased expression of the essential CREB co-activator TORC (transducer of regulated CREB, or CRTC). Findings suggest that striatal miR-212 signaling has a key role in determining vulnerability to cocaine addiction and point to new molecular regulators that control the actions of cocaine in brain reward circuitries.
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ORLEANS --- A seemingly routine game, turned intense over the final 10 minutes of regulation, as the Lake Region Rangers battled to a 1-1 draw against the Lyndon Institute Vikings Tuesday afternoon. ãWe need to play the full game with more intensity,ã Coach Brad Urie said after the game. Over the first 40 minutes both teams played solid soccer. Each side had opportunities to score, but neither team could capitalize and put the go-ahead goal in the back of the net. It looked as if neither team wanted to take control of the game, and stake their claim as the team to beat.
St. JOHNSBURYãThe North Country girls soccer team played a strong game against a good sized Hilltopper team and came away with a 2-1 victory, their second win of the season. "It was a total team effort," said coach Joe Batisita. In a game dominated early by the Academy, Batista's team had dig deep and find a way to forge through the early barrage of Hilltopper pressure.
DERBYã With beautiful conditions at the Primeau Farm holding out long enough to complete all of Tuesday's races, the North Country Falcons took home a first place team and individual finish on the girls side and a second place team finish and second individual place finish in the first and only home meet of their young season. Senior Captain Steph Watson won the meet in a time of 20:30.ô Haley Jo Tetreault was 3rd and Caitlin Smith finished 4th overall.ô Erika Fortin (14th) and Jordan Howell (17th) rounded out the scoring for North Country.ô
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Ronald H. Twombly, 70, of Durham, CT passed away at his home on Friday, August 19, 2011. He was the husband of Laurie Mester. He was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on September 30, 1940 and was the son of Herbert D. and Elsie ãSallyã (Wilkie) Twombly.
NEWPORT CITY ã For years, Newport had grand, beautiful hotels on its Main Street, as seen in the yellowed photos from the Richardson-Cartee photo collection that have been printed on paper placemats and distributed throughout the area. If Frank and Michelle Richardi, owners of Lago Tratoria, have their way, a hotel will once again grace Newport's downtown. The Richardis want to open a 20-room hotel and restaurant on top of their existing restaurant.
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Doesn't this mean that, according to Google's own Terms of Service, that we are not allowed to use the "Google Services" (which includes the search engine itself) to increase traffic to your Web site for commercial reasons?
That pretty much nullifies targeting Google ranking :)
Not that Google is likely to enforce it, but technically SEO is violating their TOS. Or, perhaps they just need to update their TOS ;)
You can't cut and paste google search results onto a page of yours. You can't make a site that uses Google search results with your own ads. You can't make mysearchenginething.com and pirate the Google search results.
It's clumsily, or maybe intentionally loosely worded:
Does that mean you can cut and paste the serps into your own website, or cloak the first ten positions in the serps, as long as you're doing it for non-commercial reasons? :o
[edited by: martinibuster at 8:39 pm (utc) on Feb. 19, 2006]
Can we say "hint hint -- use AdWords and AdSense if you want to draw traffic to your site, but do not employ SEO methods, as these give us no money" :)
Feels like ulterior motive. ;)
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I think martinibuster said it well:
They certainly do not want to be exploited or targeted through SEO. They want their own nifty index to figure out which sites are most authoritative for any given topic. It's a given that Google is against SEO itself (beyond making a site spiderable), since it will skew the index. It's like doping in sports.
Copying results. Framing a serps page. C'mon, its obvious.
Hope that is what they are referring to by referring to using Google SEO to get traffic and making money from it! It's very serious and needs to be stopped, since its basically fraud and theft of my potential traffic and adsense income.
We are heavily using G's inanchor: or inurl:domainnamedotcom search to find the scammers and reporting them all to G, Adsense-Abuse, their domain registars and ISP's as fast as possible. We all need to do that.
[edited by: trader at 9:57 pm (utc) on Feb. 19, 2006]
If nothing else, the sentence forbids you to use Froogle for selling products :-P
Better be mighty creative then ;)
What some would call SEO, I call proper use of attributes, elements, page structure, navigation and overall site architecture. I can justify everything under W3C recommendations, peer to peer networking and marketing.
Take away search engines and these things dont change much.
Especially because, interpreted loosely, even checking the rank of our corporate site could be considered a violation of the part about "personal, non-commercial use only." Even more so if I use my free non-commercial API key.
Not sure what the answer is. I just say as little as possible when interacting with the corporate lawyers. And I continue to check our site's rank.


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some ipython love for your debugging experience
Like always, make sure first that all dependecies are installed. In this case
its ipython
1. Install it with pip install ipython
or easy_install ipython
Now put the following file in ipdb.py
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its ~/.local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ipdb.py
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from IPython.Debugger import Pdb
from IPython.Shell import IPShell
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def_colors = ip.options.colors
Know you can use in your code the following snippet:
import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace();
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1 In case you don't know what ipython is, check their out homepage and try
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Unlike full-time corporate crossovers such as 50, Pharrell Williams, and Diddy, however, it's clear Wayne is most concerned with his music. His commitment is almost quaint in an era when newbie rappers like Saigon and Lupe Fiasco threaten to retire, and many others claim their talents would be better used as street hustlers. Wayne truly wants to be the best rapper alive; though he publicly claims the title, it seems as if a voice in his head tells him he's still got a long way to go. "Gotta work every day/Gotta not be cliché," he urges himself on Tha Carter III track "Dr. Carter."
This attitude informs III, making it a departure from the tossed-off, improvised mixtapes he's been releasing since Tha Carter II came out in 2005. What makes III superior to said mixtapes is that he was forced to do some editing. Instead of relying on beats from songs that were already chart hits, the 16 tracks on the album are specifically tailored to his flow. Culled from folks such as Kanye West, Swizz Beats, and Miami locals Street Runner and Cool & Dre, the songs alternate between first-rate club-and-trance-rap ("Lollipop," "Mr. Carter," "A Milli"), mid- to low-tempo ballads that allow him to crack jokes ("Comfortable," "Tie My Hands," "Let the Beat Build"), and guitar jams that bring real drama. The album's highlight falls in the last category, with the Rolling Stones-cribbing "Playing with Fire," which recalls a battle against his mother's abusive husband and encourages his haters to assassinate him like Martin Luther King Jr. Even seeming throwaways such as "Mrs. Officer," about a raunchy affair with a cop, is given heft and humor via Bobby Valentino's sung hook, which sounds like a police siren. It's a welcome update on the used-to-death cop siren sample.
That's not to say there aren't plenty of stoned, off-the-dome moments on songs such as "Dontgetit," in which he babbles, "Due to the laws we have on crack cocaine and regular cocaine, the police are only [long pause] — I don't want to say only right, but shit, only logic by riding around in the hood all day and not in the suburbs." He briefly continues but then gives up: "You know where I'm going."
But for better or worse, this is all part of Weezy's new (most would say improved) aesthetic since the days of his hurried, more predictable style that characterized II and his earlier studio output. Though previously he struggled to stay within longtime label Cash Money's tinny-beats-and-two-dimensional-bravado paradigm, on III, Wayne is completely comfortable saying whatever the hell he wants to, over whatever type of music he's feeling. (Even his own, poorly played guitar.)
Much of Wayne's charm is that no one — not even he — can predict what's going to come out of his mouth next. And because he has finally mastered the art of knowing when to let himself go and when to reel himself in, III is a cohesive, fulfilling work.
"Are there any tracks you're surprised turned out as well as they did?" I ask.
"Um, no. All of them are exactly what I expected," he says. "I put my all into them, and I expect to get all out of them."
Believe it or not, Wayne is a bit of a perfectionist. He has a remarkable ability to stay on-message, even after, perhaps, his third or fourth glass of syrup. Rest assured that despite making no effort to dissuade you of the notion he is completely unhinged, Lil Wayne knows exactly what he's doing.


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It's nice to know that my kids aren't the only ones that run around pant-less.
And, I get a laugh every time I read your labels/tags for your posts. I love this one, "more for the blackmail vault". Ha! I got a few of those up my sleeve. Just the other day Zach told me that he's never peed out in public. Oh yeah? I got a good shot of you in the front yard with your "cheeks" glowing white and your pants around your ankles....
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so I like playing riven and I'm pretty decent at playing her but I don't play her much so I don't really know the right items/skill order and what not for 3s. Any tips would be appreciated. I normally jungle with her if that matters.
usually how i do it is r>q>e>w vs low mobility comp, r>w>e>q vs high mobility comp. if you can't land q on anyone, it's better to max w a good build is to start boots + dorans blade (or double dorans blade) then pillager. rest of the items are situational. she's a very hard champ to build imo, so it's up to you to build whatever you feel most comfortable with
I play a LOT of Riven. I main her in the jungle in ranked games. She is one of the most versatile champions in threes and has a lot of utility. I agree with Boo as far as R>Q> but your e and w can be upgraded depending on the situation. If you are finding the team is bursting you down or that you are behind, then it is a great idea to upgrade your shield first. If you find you need more damage or you are just dominating and don't really need your shield, upgrade your stun for extra damage. As far as build, as I said I jungle her so I always build a lantern first. If you do not jungle her then you don't need one. It is useful if you are against a champ that cloaks (Like wukong). Your core item should be a Pillager. It gives you everything you need, spell vamp (you gain life from your splashing q and w, health (I build her as a bruiser), and damage. After that it is entirely dependent on the team and if you are winning or losing. When behind consider the damage out put of the opposing team. If they are mainly AP, then grab a Hex Drinker, build it into a Maw and pick up Merc Treads. If they are doing mostly AD you have two options. A. Build a frozen mallet if you are not too far behind and follow it up with an Atmas. B. Build a Wardens Mail (probably the best armor item in TT) and upgrade into a Randiuns later on. Either way you should pick up Ninja Tabi unless they have stupid amounts of CC, then pick up Merc treads anyway. If you are ahead you can go straight into a Frozen Mallet followed up with a Sanguine Blade. A few other situations you should consider: If you are being tank rolled and they are stacking armor then try building Pillager, Brutalizer and follow up with a last whisper. You will shred straight through their armor. If you are against a Mundo or a Voli then rush a hatchet. It pays off in spades if you can grab it around the time Mundo hits 6. Bait him into a fight and watch as his ult does diddly squat. The last item I pick up every once in a while is Sunfire. It is awesome on Riven, I just find I don't have room for it. It's great if you don't jungle and have the free slot I fill with a lantern. Anyway, I hope that helped


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I just finished to develop the iPhone web version of a non profit organisation called Good Beginnings which provide information about parenting new born babies and look after children. The app seems to be very easy to create because it just has one page with the top banner and four tap lists for users to choose.
Then I finally choose to use jQuery Mobile to create the touchable web for smart devices which is now has released version 1.0 alpha 4.1. I have experience with jQTouch which has version 1.0 beta 2. Those two frameworks seem very compelling, however jQuery Mobile seems to release more often updates than the jQTouch according to their websites last updated.
This is just a draft version after inserting the touchable framework and I need to wait for the company to send me the banner that will put on the header. One week later, I just got the banner and ready to go.
I try to minimised graphics by using CSS3 gradient that WebKit engine already supported and use my favourite Quicksand Bold font to be embedded using font face generator from Font Squirrel. This makes the text look beautiful and has the feelings of childish, as the same feelings as the campaign website.
Finally I decided to remove the right arrow because it does not slide to new content, it just leads to the new web browser window and insert a lovely icons from Smashing Magazine. Thanks to SM for the always best content. I am your fan and I got your SM book #1 and #2 already.
The tap menus still look dull and not very attractive so I looked for some beautiful CSS3 gradient button and found this article.
Then we finish the look and feel of the mobile website. Now comes to retina display of iPhone 4. Retina display has double resolution, so we need the double resolution of all graphics including the banner and the icons. What about if users rotate the phone to landscape mode? How our banner will be automatically re-sized?
So, here comes the media query from CSS3 to check the retina display and the width of the view port.
/* default portrait */ .g-banner{ width: 320px; height: 122px; background: url(images/iPhone3-320px.jpg) no-repeat center; } /* iPhone 3 landscape */ @media only screen and (min-width: 480px) { .g-banner{ background: url(images/iPhone3-480px.jpg); width: 480px; height: 150px; } } /* iPhone 4 portrait */ @media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) { .g-banner{ background: url(images/iPhone4-640px.jpg); -webkit-background-size: 320px 100px; height: 100px; } } /* iPhone 4 landscape */ @media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-width: 480px){ .g-banner{ background: url(images/iPhone4-960px.jpg); -webkit-background-size: 480px 150px; width: 480px; height: 150px; } }
The iPhone 4 graphics will have double resolution and I use
-webkit-background-size: 320px 100px;
to constraint it to be normal size. The result will show a high resolution images on retina display.
And the icons too that need to be double resolution…
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You can see it live here.
It took about 10 hours to develop and 70% was to tweak the design and the look and feel.
Thanks to the web communities and open source world.
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So the National Book Award finalists are out and as usual there are books folks expected and books a lot of folks have never heard of. A quick controversy brewed in the Young People (YP) category however with the inclusion of David Small's fine graphic novel Stitches. The issue is not about it being a graphic novel but that it was published for adults and yet Norton entered it for consideration into the YP category. Their reasoning (via Galleycat):
"We always intended to submit Stitches in the young people's category," confirmed Erin Sinesky Lovett, Norton's assistant director of publicity. "We knew it would appeal to a YA audience as well as an adult audience." She added that because Small had never written for an adult readership before, the graphic novel could be seen as a "transitional" work, building from his distinguished background as a children's book writer and illustrator, and observed that the story was "age-appropriate" for teen readers who grew up on Small's earlier work.
How about they always planned to enter it in YP because they thought they had the best shot there? Would a graphic novel memoir hold up in the adult category against more traditional heavy hitters like Fordlandia and The First Tycoon? This is only the second graphic novel to make it to the finals and the first one was - yeah, you know it already, in the YP category. Looks like hedging your bets to me.
Really though, who cares what category the book is nominated in? The question here is does it belong there? And that of course means yet another (God Help Us) revisit of the "what is YA?" discussion. One thing that I think should be front and center when choosing books for this category is that the book was not published for children (or teens). If the publishers weren't selling it that way from the get go, then I have to wonder why it suddenly has gotten all teen friendly now when awards time rolls around. Of course a lot of older teens probably would like it just fine - they read Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Faulkner in high school and none of them have ever been considered YP lit (as opposed to Mark Twain or Harper Lee who swing YA/Not YA depending on the mood). Lots of older teens read adult books - heck most teens are reading "Lord of the Rings" at 14 or 15 and that is an adult book. So certainly Stitches could be loved by teens everywhere.
And yet. Is that the point of this award - recognizing an exemplary adult book that teens would also enjoy? I don't think so, and that's why I have a problem with its inclusion here.
Placing Stitches in the YP category means the publisher didn't think it could be placed in the adult - meaning the YP category was easier or softer on the graphic novel format. That could be true format-wise but that's the choice Small made when writing a gn and Norton made when publishing it. It should not be true however if the book is that good (and it is a fine fine book); it should stand up on its own against any format and just be judged on its excellence, format be damned. If the adult judges are prejudiced against graphic novels for adults then there needs to be some internal discussion on the matter. Throwing the book in with the children/teen titles solves nothing in terms of dealing with this same situation in the future (and based on the popularity of this book, Fun House, The Photographer, etc. graphic novels for adults really really aren't going away) but it does bring up questions for the YP category: namely that there are now six adult nonfiction titles who were made finalists and only four children/teen.
What's so frustrating here is that Stitches deserves to be in the finals so I don't want to be perceived as bashing that book in any way. If you're going to celebrate books for teens though, then you should require at least that they were written for teens. As it is, the category is already skewed older this year anyway (high school vs middle school or younger); throwing an adult title in just makes the gulf that much wider.
The question I find myself asking as publishers discuss transitional titles and crossover books is well, what is the point of awarding teen books if really it is just about what they can read, and not what is written expressly for them. Either you are celebrating young adult books or not and in this case, as wonderful as Stitches most certainly is (and do read the amazing review at 7 Imps for a taste of it), the audience for that book is seated elsewhere. Or to put it another way, there's an actual YP book that didn't make it to the final five so Stitches could be included. One wonders if two books will be bumped next year for similar reasons. And one wonders then, yet again, just what this whole YP category means anyway.
Don't tell me the book is there because it's wonderful; tell me it is there because it is a wonderful book for children or teens. That's what you can say about the other four titles in the YP category but not Stitches and that is why I think this was a bad call by the judges and the start of a slippery slope for the category as a whole.
ETA: Betsy's take on this (and a reminder of how infrequent the YP category includes books for younger children) at Fuse Number 8.


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Orlando is a fantastic city that attracts millions of visitors each year with its great theme parks and wild thrill rides. Now, I am not afraid to admit to being a little bit of a wimp when it comes to the scarier thrill rides, which got me to thinking: Does the city really offer enough to do for the non-riders? We all know that the kids and teens have a blast here, but what about the grandmas who consider a wheelchair a wild enough ride for them? How about the people like me who are just plain old chicken when it comes to the bigger roller coasters? My time in Orlando proved to me that you can have a blast without ever setting one foot inside Space Mountain. Read on for my favorite picks for those who aren't "thrill riders" in Orlando.
EPCOT is one of the four Disney owned theme parks in Orlando, and it is actually twice as big as the Magic Kingdom itself. What I really like about EPCOT is that it has enough rides to keep thrill seekers satisfied over in the Future World section, but it also has plenty of exploration and low key touring to keep everybody else happy. The park is split into two parts: Future World has got a lot of exhibits, shows, and rides that gives a preview of future technology. This is the part of EPCOT where the Test Track roller coaster ride is, and while it's a super popular option there is just so many other things to do that I didn't feel like I was missing a thing. The ride in the EPCOT dome is the best thing here: Spaceship Earth is a slow ride that winds up through the the giant golf ball shaped dome. It is really well done, because it really feels like a journey through human evolution. It begins at the dawn of time and takes you straight through to today's technological wonders. My favorite section of EPCOT is the World Showcase area. This area is divided into 11 different "countries", with each having its own Pavilion where you will find authentic food, architecture, and products from each country. I was really impressed with the authenticity of each place. When I visited one of the Germany pavilion's restaurants for dinner, I got the best bratwurst and German beer I've ever had, served by a courteous German waiter. I loved the attractions in each Pavilion: It really does feel like you are transported into a different country in each Pavilion, and I got a painless lesson in world culture. I spent a whole day at EPCOT and feel like I could have easily wandered for at least another day.
Sea World has a special place in my heart. I visited several times as a kid, and some of the most enduring memories of my childhood were formed here. Feeding fish to the dolphins was a thrill beyond compare, and on this trip I learned that being an adult does not dilute that feeling at all: It is still absolutely magical to feed a pot of fish to these amazing gentle creatures. Quite a bargain too, since you can buy about 20 minutes of feeding these friendly bottlenose dolphins directly from your hand for under 10 bucks. The Shamu show is probably the best show there, but just considered yourself forewarned: Shamu is pretty good at splashing the crowd! The sea lion show is great as well but nothing can compare to Shamu. Sea World even offers a "dine with Shamu" option. This is a bit pricey, but it was really an unforgettable experience since this giant of the ocean would swim quite close to the diners upon his trainer's command. I always felt completely safe, but it really was a thrilling feeling to be literally inches away from Shamu. I plan to try the "shark dive" option next time around, although I need to build up the old courage a bit before I swim about with full sized sharks! Sea World does have a couple of roller coasters, the Manta and the Kraken, which are considered to be some of the best in Florida. However, they are very much an extra rather than the focus here.
I chose Universal Orlando Resort for my final day of Orlando fun because this was my first visit there, and I had heard great things. Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, and the Citywalk shopping and dining area are all grouped together within the resort. I chose to visit Universal Studios and Citywalk, but didn't tour Islands of Adventure since it is primarily focused on thrill rides and major roller coasters. The Citywalk area is great for shopping and dining, but it really shines after dark: This is the spot for clubbing if you're so inclined, and I wish I had been able to take an extra night here. I actually really enjoyed a couple of the attractions at Universal Studios that are technically called "rides". These are nothing like the million miles an hour thrill rides, though: The Jimmy Neutron motion simulator ride was really fun, and is a big hit with kids and parents both. I loved the Shrek 4D film/ride, and any Shrek fan has to check this out because it tells the story of Shrek's life between Shrek and Shrek 2. The whole "4D" concept worked really well and did make me feel like I was actually in the film. There are plenty of fun activities, most based on slightly older movies like E.T., Men in Black, and Back To The Future.
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Requirements to 'do what is appropriate' or 'obey the law' are tantamount to saying "we won't tell you specifically what to do, but if you don't do it, we will punish you." How can that possibly be productive in improving morale or reducing the propensity to engage in inappropriate behavior? If the institution wants employees to follow a certain line of action, then they must support them in making effective decisions. If the corporate counsel's office doesn't know what the law requires, then it makes no sense to demand that employees follow the law.
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Flowering of Insight (FOI) began more than 20 years ago as an exhibit featuring artwork by local artists receiving county behavioral health services. After the creation of DHS, the exhibit was expanded to include all DHS consumer-artists. While FOI was discontinued as a DHS-sponsored event in 2010, a group of ambitious representatives from Goodwill of Southwestern PA— Elderberry Junction, Mainstay Life Services, Mercy Intellectual Disabilities Services, Mon Yough Community Services, and PA Connecting Communities (PACC) joined together with community members to reestablish the event.
The Flowering of Insight 2012, "Feel Good" art exhibit got off to a wonderful start with a reception at Oakland's Carnegie Library Gallery at Main on May 3, 2012. During the month of May, the gallery hosted the collection of over 100 pieces that included paintings, drawings and mixed medium artwork created by artists with disabilities.
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04/19/2011 | "Eternal Vigilance" Is the Price We Pay for Our Spectrum
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TODAY | December 08, 2012
>> to the duchess's private hospital is only the latest in a high profile series of pranks, most of them aimed towards celebrities. last year, celebs like kim kardashian have been ambushed on the red carpet . a new trend has emerged, where police have emerged as swat teams descending on celeb homes like justin bieber and ashton kutcher . so has it all crossed the line from fun to dangerous? robert thompson is a professor of television and popular culture at syracuse university . lola is a "today" contributor. good morning to both of you. thanks for being here. we've all heard the term the joke's on you. you can go way back and see prank-type broadcasts. the candid camera, of course, is the most memorable. it seems today's pranks are more humiliating in their variety. is that a fair take?
>> i think so. i would go beyond humiliating to downright bullying, mean spirited, and all the rest of it. and it's one thing when you're doing this with a celebrity. celebrities have kind of signed on to a certain culture of constant scrutiny and all the rest of it. this idea, though, of calling regular people and by guerrilla tactics bringing them into these kinds of media pranks is i think a very different story.
>> i want to share with both of you -- i thought "the new york times" had framed it very well. they wrote the episode was a sobering reminder of the harm that comes in a media landscape with the boundaries between news and entertainment are blurred, where host and programs find increasingly outrageous ways of attracting attention often without considering who might be hurt along the way, and where anything out of the ordinary, an embarrassing video, a bit of foolish behavior tends to spread quickly via the internet and seems to never go away. lola, celebrities have known this all too well. but let's talk about the average person being thrown into this limelight. it's as if people don't realize that they read this stuff.
>> it's true. celebrities have teams that are there to help them handle a crisis. the average person who's making $25,000 a year and is suddenly thrust into the limelight, they don't have a team of handlers there. and people forget that these are actually real people , even celebrities, they actually have things called feelings. so when you're tweeting nasty comments about them, when you're saying awful things about them on facebook, they hear that and they feel that. and guess what, those things never go away.
>> and i'm wondering if part of this is because of our obsession with reality tv programming, which we see not really celebrities, but real people suddenly become celebrities on the backside. does that make it more -- make them more fair game ?
>> absolutely. you're only one viral video away from being famous. so the average person who's sitting at home right now may up load something and all of a sudden just in the case of justin bieber, you become an international superstar .
>> are the rest of us complicit in the fablgt that we find humor and we gather around the computer and click on these sorts of things?
>> well, we are. it takes three elements to make this work. you've got to have people that will do this kind of stuff. you've got to have people who will broadcast it or put it on the air and distribute it. and then you have to have people who will be amused by it. i have to confess, i am amused by this kind of thing as well. i'm not proud of that. but these kinds of pranks can be funny. but the difference between a reality tv show where you've got some agency when you go on " american idol " and sing badly, you know what you were getting into. this idea of a reality tv show suddenly breaking out around you when you had no decision to be on it, is an entirely different thing.
>> we all shake our heads and talk about what a sad episode this was, but do you think it changes anything?
>> no, absolutely not. as long as companies are -- you know, deejays are going after ratings, they'll do anything. in fact, it will probably get worse before it gets better.


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In case you hadn't heard, Marcus Thames is back with the team. I had heard, but I wouldn't blame you if you hadn't. He's been gone a long time, and the Yankees haven't exactly had him hit the ground running in his return.
But Thames announced his return loud and clear on Sunday with a huge pinch-hit, game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning. Prior to that hit, this had all the makings of a very frustrating loss, with another sub-par performance by Phil Hughes, three guys thrown out at home plate, and — of all things — a Mariano Rivera blown save. (Can't wait to hear all the fans panicking about the fall of the Hall of Fame closer with the 1.11 ERA tomorrow, by the way.)
So yeah, Thames. He's been surprisingly productive this season — when he's played, of course. For some reason, Joe Girardi has no interest in ever seeing Thames face a right-handed pitcher. Fortunately for everyone involved but David Purcey and his Blue Jay teammates, Purcey is a southpaw. So under those circumstances, Thames was allowed to bat in place of Ramiro Pena, and Thames came through with the big hit. Yankees win, thaaaaaaa Yankees win! On John Sterling's birthday! And George Steinbrenner's! And the country's!
I'm sure John and George were thrilled, as well as the portion of the United States that follows our Bombers. But I doubt anyone is as happy as Rob Thomson.


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Puppy Mill Video Prompts Cease-&-Desist Letter
by marcia chambers | Sep 16, 2013 7:15 am
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Branford First Selectman Anthony "Unk" DaRos has moved to stop an organization formed by the Dan Cosgrove Animal Commission from airing a 30-minute video about puppy mills on the town's BCTV public-access channel under the auspices of a town commission.
The video is scheduled to start airing on Wednesday, Sept 18, at 8:30 p.m. and again on Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. in conjunction with National Puppy Mill Awareness Day on Sept. 22.
On Friday, DaRos asked the town attorney to send a cease and desist letter to Lori Nicholson, the animal commission's chair, and six commission members telling them to remove the animal commission's name "from all material associated in any way with this Branford Says No organization," a website that contains a short video on puppy mills and gives the commission's position and purpose. Click here to see the website. It advocates against puppies bred in factory-style "mills" being sold in retail pet stores.
The only store in Branford that sells puppies for retail profit is All Pet's Club at 479 East Main St. By late Friday the owner told DaRos he intended to sue the town if the video aired, DaRos told the Eagle.
All Pets Club has been the site of many demonstrations in recent years as protestors condemned its sale of puppy mill dogs, often shipped by truck from mid-western states to the store. In 2011 and 2012 demonstrators pressed hard for customers to boycott the store. At one point there was a Parvo outbreak that stopped the sale of puppies at the store during the Christmas season. Click here to read the story. Then there is the story of Isabella, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel purchased from All Pets in 2007. This issue is not new.
DaRos said he believes individual or organized protest outside a store is one thing. What is new, he said, if for a town commission to take action that is directly or indirectly aimed against a licensed business. That, he said, raises a whole new set of legal issues.
The BranfordSaysNo website, Facebook and twitter pages were created sometime in 2013. The website and Facebook pages refer to the town's animal commission, an entity appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve four year terms. Shelter employees and Laura Burban, the director of the shelter, are not involved in this action.
Cease and Desist Letter
Town Counsel William H. Clendenen Jr. sent the cease and desist letter dated Sept. 13 to Nicholson and the six commission members, saying the commission was acting without permission from the town.
"The first selectman has made it clear to the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter Commission that the town of Branford does not support the commission's use of its name in connection with this organization," the letter states.
"Indeed the commission is a town body and should therefore not be acting or speaking on behalf of the town without the town's permission to do so. The town certainly has not authorized the commission to have any involvement with the Branford Says No organization. "
The letter states emphatically that "the commission and any commission member purporting to officially act on behalf of the town or the commission or the shelter must cease any such activity immediately. Accordingly you must immediately remove the commission's name from all material associated in any with this BranfordSaysNo organization. Thank you for cooperation."
Reached last night, Nicholson said "We are going to comply, absolutely with the attorney's letter. We can still air the video as long as we remove any references to the town or the commission because as individuals we have freedom of speech rights. And we are not saying anything wrong either.
"I am going to comply because it is the right thing to do. I don't want the town to get into a lawsuit. Nothing could be gained by the town being sued." She said she had the backing of the commissioners she had contacted individually.
The letter was the first step in the town's effort to remove the town's connection to the video. If the commission refused, it would have faced further legal action. DaRos said the town was studying several options but did not elaborate.
At issue was the potential legal liability the town faced because Nicholson linked the commission and the town to her advocacy efforts to end the sale of puppy mill animals at All Pets Club in Branford. The commissioners are volunteers. The store's owners say they are not selling puppy mill dogs; records have indicated otherwise. Nicholson maintains the video's purpose is to inform and to educate the public; DaRos said he was concerned that lobbying efforts in her official capacity as chair of a non-profit organization was setting the town up to be sued.
The Role of North Branford
DaRos said he first learned about the 30-minute video from Anthony Candelora, the mayor of North Branford, who called him after he met with Jerry Pleban, the owner of All Pets Club. Pleban discussed the troubles he is facing in Branford. North Branford is a part of the Cosgrove Animal Shelter.
Candelora said in a recent article in the New Haven Register that he had nothing but a fine experience with All Pets Club, the place where he purchased his own dog. He said the Cosgrove commissioners should not be dictating where people can buy their dogs, and he offered to find All Pets Club a prime location in his town if the owners want to move, the article said. Pleban is considering moving.
DaRos then met with Nicholson and learned in detail about the video during a meeting he held with Nicholson and Robert Worrell, a commission board member, in his office Tuesday. DaRos told her during their Sept. 10 meeting that he did not want the video to air unless he first saw it.
"I said, 'I don't have a problem with you doing what you are doing as individuals. But you can't use your title as commissioner. You can't be using the name of the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. That is a town entity. Consequently you are putting the town in jeopardy.' And I told her, 'I want to see the film before you air it.' To this day I have not seen that film. They said they would give me a copy before they did anything else. And I haven't seen a copy."
Late Thursday DaRos contacted town counsel's office, and a decision was made to send the cease and desist letters.
All Pets to Sue if Video is Aired
Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon as the cease and desist letter was in its final stage of preparation, DaRos told the Eagle that Pleban, the owner of All Pets Club, called him to say that he planned to sue the town if the video aired. DaRos described Pleban as very upset. Pleban asserted that the commission's activities had led his business to decline.
"He said if this goes on [the airing of the video], he has no choice but to sue the town of Branford. It has to stop. Otherwise I have no choice I have lost 8 percent of my business since they began doing this," DaRos quoted him as saying. Pleban could not be reached for comment today. His voice mailbox was full and was not accepting messages.
By late Friday afternoon DaRos said Nicholson still had not delivered the video to him. She later explained to the Eagle that the video was not yet completed and that is why she had not delivered it to the first selectman. She plans to show him the final version, she said last night.
In an interview with the Eagle, DaRos said Nicholson sought no legal advice before starting the Branford Says No website.
Nicholson told the Register she would make her case on TV and online media after the Commission's initial effort for a new ordinance that would ban the retail sale of puppies and other animals in Branford was tabled by the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) in July. Click here to read the story. The RTM said it would await the findings of a state appointed task force that is now studying the same issues. The task force is due to report in January or February 2014.
"There is a task force and that is where they should be putting their energy," DaRos said. "My argument is regardless of what you think of this business, you cannot single out a specific business. It is the wrong way to do it. Besides the liability involved, it is just not right."
DaRos, who was the force behind the creation of Branford's first animal shelter a decade ago, said Nicholson would not be doing anything "for the animals because the owner and his business could just move to another town. So what did you accomplish for the animals at the end of the day? Nothing. Other than get your name in the paper. What have you accomplished?" he said, his voice rising.
He quoted Nicholson as saying: "We are not going to get sued." Nicholson is not an attorney. She first came on the state political scene in 2012 when she ran unsuccessfully on the Republican ticket against Rep. Lonnie Reed, a Democrat, for state representative. Previously she had run but failed to win a seat on the Branford Board of Education. She told the Eagle that going door to door during the campaign she learned how many dogs reside in Branford. She believes this is the town to lead the crusade, she said.
Nicholson wants All Pets Club to abide by an economic model that is not dependent upon puppy mills but that is of no interest to Phelan who runs four large pet stores in Connecticut.
In July, the city of San Diego joined more than two dozen municipalities across the nation, including Los Angeles, to ban the retail sale of dogs. The ordinance makes it unlawful for pet shops and other retail businesses to display, sell or even give away live dogs, cats or rabbits—unless the animals are obtained by an animal shelter, an animal-control agency, a humane society or a nonprofit rescue organization, the new law states.
This is the model Nicholson is advocates and it is one that many other pet stores in Connecticut follow. But there is no requirement that Pleban follow that model for his stores in Branford, Wallingford, North Windham and Southington.
The Connecticut Humane Society says that about 90 to 95 percent of the animals on the Connecticut Humane Society's website come from puppy mills, a problem that appears to be nationwide. It is one of the reasons why cities and towns are adopting new economic models for pet stores.
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posted by: trots on September 16, 2013 3:43pm
Pleban is screaming bloody murder because of a video to air on the town's public access channel, and is threatening to sue the town? Give me a break! His business operation takes up a a huge chunk of Route 1 frontage and advertises "bringing families closer together" which is likely a heck of lot further from the truth than a documentary exposing the horrors of puppy mills. And, if he is so adamant that he doesn't sell puppy mill dogs, then why is he so upset about a documentary that exposes the misery of puppy mills?
Pleban has repeatedly lied about the source of the puppies he sells in his store; he got caught retailing parvo-infested puppies; and he and his employees, friends and relatives appeared at the town meeting to discuss the proposed ordinance in green tee shirts in numbers so large that it appeared to many present to be an attempt to intimidate the many citizens of this town who want to see the end of commercially "manufactured" dogs sold here.
Perhaps there was an error in having the shelter's name associated with the video, but plenty of individuals in this town have the right to take up the cause of the video and air their opinions, on BCTV, at meetings, and in any public forum. Free speech is a right. If Unk is so easily intimidated by this business owner, who appears to put profits ahead of humane treatment to animals, then good riddance Unk! We are not fooled for one second by Pleban's bully tactics—go ahead and sue an individual for airing an opinion adverse to your business. That's like a cigarette manufacturer complaining about a documentary on cancer, or an alcohol company threatening to sue the town if the local access station airs a piece on drunk driving. Puppy mills are a scourge on society and they should be eradicated. Period.
Mr. Pleban, do you want this town to embrace you and help your business thrive? Get rid of the puppy mill pups and you will be town hero and have the busiest shop in town. What are you afraid of- success?


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Last updated at 11:29, Friday, 07 February 2014
A BARROW woman on benefits appeared in court after failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions her circumstances had improved.
Tracy Wilson-Payne, 46, pleaded guilty at Furness Magistrates' Court to three offences.
Wilson-Payne, of Melbourne Street, Barrow, who received income support, housing benefit and council tax benefit, failed to notify the DWP when her partner gained employment. She was fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 surcharge. The money will be deducted from her benefits.
First published at 09:16, Friday, 07 February 2014
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Time to raise debt ceiling: Does public back approach of Obama or Boehner? (+ video)
(Read article summary)Polls don't answer the question directly but indicate public support for Obama's 'balanced approach' to deficit reduction. But worry about 'government dysfunction' is also at its highest point since Watergate, and Americans are signaling to leaders that they want compromise.
President Obama and Speaker John Boehner on Monday laid out sharply opposing visions of how to resolve the looming crisis over the national debt ceiling – and each claims public supports for his own line in the sand.
So, who has a better fix on the public mood?
On the policy dispute, polls indicate the public now favors Mr. Obama's call for a "balanced approach" to deficit reduction over the Boehner principle of matching spending cuts to every dollar increase in the debt limit.
But there's more. Ever since the fiscal-cliff debacle in 2011, public opinion has swung strongly in favor of compromise. Regardless of the policy outcomes they prefer, Americans are wary of hardline positions and want their leaders to negotiate and compromise.
Americans are now more worried about the federal budget deficit and "government dysfunction" than they are about unemployment, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.
Since 2009, the top two responses to Gallup's (open-ended) question, "what do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?," have been the economy and unemployment.
While "the economy in general" still ranks No. 1 (21 percent), the federal budget deficit (20 percent) and dissatisfaction with government (18 percent) edged unemployment (16 percent) out of the top two slots.


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Prevention: Includes six primary prevention strategies targeted, as appropriate, to particular groups of people. The strategies include:
Shelter: Provides food, lodging, and clothing for people who abuse alcohol and other drugs, with the purpose of protecting and maintaining life and motivating them to seek substance abuse treatment. Shelters are a pre-treatment service, usually operated in connection with a detoxification component. At a minimum, shelter is provided 12 hours per day.
Extended Shelter: Provides a structured treatment environment for people who are on a waiting list for substance abuse treatment, or who either have completed a detoxification program or are otherwise not in need of detoxification services, and who need a social support system to enable them to remain chemical free for a period before returning to the community or moving to another treatment modality.
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