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Free Pets to Good Home ? Blog Archive ? Don't Allow Your Pet ...

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Google Offers And Boingo Bring Free WiFi To Manhattan This Summer

Boingo_logo_notag_pmsIn a world where limits go down and pricing goes up, there's nothing better than free connectivity. Boingo Wireless, in collaboration with Google Offers, is bringing free WiFi to over 200 locations in New York City this summer. The partnership lasts from June 25 to September 7, 2012, and if I didn't already mention this, it's entirely free.

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Tropical Storm Debby soaks Florida's Gulf Coast

Convenience store employee Lindsey Bennight watches floodwaters surround the store where she works in Crawfordville, Fla., Monday, June 25, 2012. Bennight had to walk through waist-deep water earlier in the day to leave the store after it was flooded by heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Debby. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Convenience store employee Lindsey Bennight watches floodwaters surround the store where she works in Crawfordville, Fla., Monday, June 25, 2012. Bennight had to walk through waist-deep water earlier in the day to leave the store after it was flooded by heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Debby. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Cedar Key Fire Chief Robert Robinson walks on a section of a floating dock that broke loose during a storm surge from Tropical Storm Debby in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby's outer bands lashed Florida with rain and kicked up rough surf off Alabama on Sunday, prompting storm warnings for those states. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Brad McClenny)

Cedar Key Police Chief Virgil Sandlin works on his hands an knees to secure a section of a floating dock as strong storm surge and flooding are felt from Tropical Storm Debby, in Cedar Key, Fla., Sunday, June 24, 2012. Sandlin said it was like riding a bronco trying to keep balance on the dock. Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby's outer bands lashed Florida with rain and kicked up rough surf off Alabama on Sunday, prompting storm warnings for those states and causing at least one death. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Brad McClenny)

A message referring to rainfall from a tropical storm system is displayed at the San Jose Baptist Church on Monday, June 25, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla. Tropical Storm Debby raked the Tampa Bay area with high wind and heavy rain Monday in a drenching that could top 2 feet over the next few days and trigger widespread flooding. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Kelly Jordan)

Motorists drive through a flooded section of Beach Rd. near Siesta Key Public Beach in on Monday, June 25, 2012 after rain from Tropical Storm Debby filled streets and parking lots with water on the Sarasota, Fla. barrier island. Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida with heavy rains, flooded low-lying neighborhoods and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses as it lingered off the state's coast Monday. (AP Photo/Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Elaine Litherland) CHARLOTTE SUN OUT, BRADENTON HERALD OUT, MAGS OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET OUT, NO SALES

(AP) ? Practically parked off Florida's Gulf Coast since the weekend, Tropical Storm Debby raked the Tampa Bay area with high wind and heavy rain Monday in a drenching that could top 2 feet over the next few days and has already led to flooding.

At least one person was killed Sunday by a tornado spun off by the large storm system in Florida, and Alabama authorities searched for a man who disappeared in the rough surf.

An estimated 35,000 homes and businesses lost electricity. But as of midafternoon, the slow-moving storm had caused only scattered damage, including flooding in some low-lying areas.

The National Hurricane Center reported late Monday that torrential rains and flooding would continue for the next several days across parts of the Florida Panhandle and north Florida.

The bridge leading to St. George Island, a vacation spot along the Panhandle, was closed to everyone except residents, renters and business owners to keep looters out. The island had no power, and palm trees had been blown down, but roads were passable.

"Most true islanders are hanging in there because they know that you may or may not be able to get back to your home when you need to," said David Walker, an island resident having a beer at Eddy Teach's bar. He said he had been through many storms on the island and Debby was on the weaker end of the scale.

Gov. Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency, allowing authorities to put laws against price-gouging into effect and override bureaucratic hurdles to deal with the storm.

By 10 p.m. Monday, Debby was in the Gulf of Mexico, 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Apalachicola, with sustained winds around 45 mph (72 kph), according to the hurricane center. It was moving northeast at 2 mph (3 kph)

A tropical storm warning remained in effect Monday evening from Mexico Beach in the Panhandle to Englewood, south of Sarasota.

Forecasters cautioned that Debby is a large tropical cyclone spreading strong winds and heavy rains at great distances from its center.

They said it would crawl to the northeast, come ashore along Florida's northwestern coast on Wednesday and track slowly across the state, exiting along the Atlantic Coast by Saturday morning and losing steam along the way.

Parts of northern Florida could get 10 to 15 inches of rain, and some spots as much as 25 inches, as the storm wrings itself out, forecasters said.

"The widespread flooding is the biggest concern," said Florida Emergency Operations Center spokeswoman Julie Roberts. "It's a concern that Debby is going to be around for the next couple of days, and while it sits there, it's going to continue to drop rain. The longer it sits, the more rain we get."

High winds and the threat of flooding forced the closing of an interstate highway bridge that spans Tampa Bay and links St. Petersburg with areas to the southwest.

Monday evening, the state announced the closing of the Howard Frankland bridge that connects Tampa, including the region's major airport, and St. Petersburg. The eight-lane bridge carries Interstate 275 over Tampa Bay. The southbound lanes were later reopened.

People in several sparsely populated counties near the crook of Florida's elbow were urged to leave low-lying neighborhoods because of the danger of flooding. Shelters opened in some places.

On St. Pete Beach in the Tampa Bay area, surfers enjoyed the large waves in the Gulf, which is usually so calm the water looks like glass. Residents cleaned up debris in yards and streets from a possible tornado Sunday.

"The wind picked up so bad. It's very, very scary. I ran into the closet underneath the hallway stairs," said Ann Garrison, who has lived on the barrier island for 20 years but has never seen such strong winds. She said that when she came back out after just a few minutes, "the fence was gone, and it was in the middle of the yard."

Nearby, a likely tornado ripped the roof off a marina and an apartment complex and knocked down fences, trees and signs.

Kourosh Bakhtiarian's yard was flooded. He said people were driving around the neighborhood to gawk at the damage, and he complained that police hadn't closed off the streets.

"We have a lot of visitors from outside of this area. They just want to see exactly where the disaster is. I mean, this is not the happiest time," he said.

On St. George Island, many businesses were closed, but Eddy Teach's bar had a few customers and used a generator to keep beer and food cold.

"The tourists cleared out. It's not a good thing and hurts the economy during a week in peak season," said Patrick Sparks, a manager at the bar. He scoffed at the storm, which was well below the 74 mph threshold for a hurricane: "It's a little rash to send everyone home."

___

Farrington reported from St. George Island. Associated Press writers Freida Frisaro and Christine Armario in Miami; Gary Fineout in Tallahassee; and AP Auto Writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit contributed to this report.

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Instagram lets users automatically share photos they like directly to Facebook

It's been almost 3 months since Facebook acquired Instagram, and they are already including some more direct integration with Facebook with Instagram. In addition to some other improvements, Instagram now allows users to (optionally) share the photos that they like to Facebook, automatically.

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Michael Jackson Still The King Of Pop Three Years After Death

MJ's continued influence on pop culture has proved that the King of Pop will forever remain in the hearts of music fans.
By Nadeska Alexis

<P><P>Music fans the world over can mark June 25, 2009 as one of those eerie days that force them to recall exactly what they were doing in the moments before they heard tragic news. Michael Jackson died that day, at the age of 50, and the world was not ready to see him go.</P><P>No entertainer could ever fill the void that MJ left behind, but his memory has not faded in the three years that he's been gone. In the past 12 months alone, we've seen Jackson-inspired productions, heard narratives from celebrities who continually cite him as a key influence, and this summer his face will be plastered on Pepsi cans to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his classic album <i>Bad.</i> Keep reading to see a few examples from the past year that prove that Jackson has remained forever in the heart of pop culture.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Remembering Michael Jackson" id="id:1614746" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P><strong>Conrad Murray manslaughter trial</strong></P><P>The public and very messy manslaughter trial for Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray began in late September, and it was an excruciating and drawn-out ordeal for fans who were hoping to find closure after the star's death. After a painstaking six-week trial, which included testimony from 49 witnesses, a jury delivered a guilty verdict on involuntary manslaughter charges for Murray on November 7, and the world let out a collective sigh of relief.</P><P><strong><i>Watch the Throne</i> shout-out</strong></P><P>The guilty verdict in Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial was handed down just hours before Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne tour hit Madison Square Garden in New York, and it was clear that the hip-hop Titans were paying attention, just like everyone else. While spitting his lines on the <i>WTT's</i> "Welcome to the Jungle," Jay threw extra emphasis on the line, "Rest in peace to the leader of the Jackson 5," which drew applause from the crowd.</P><P><strong>Cirque Du Soleil launches Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour</strong></P><P>After a few preliminary shows in Canada, in October Cirque Du Soleil launched Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour in the U.S., dedicating a two-hour production entirely to the fallen legend. The mind-blowing mashup of dance and acrobatics, set to MJ's music, was an immediate hit, and the 65 artists who trained intensely for their performances did not take their responsibilities lightly. When MTV News caught up with one of the dancers backstage, following a performance set to "Danger," he admitted that the entire production was deeply emotional, and that if MJ could see the show, "he would feel such a sense of pride of what he has given us to work with."</P><P><strong>Jackson tops fans' hologram wish list</strong></P><P>Tupac's hologram appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April set off a firestorm of speculation about which deceased entertainer we could expect to see onstage next. Not surprisingly, MJ was on the tip of many a fan's tongue. LMFAO's Redfoo put MJ's name at the top of his hologram wish list, while a quick poll of fans in the Times Square area found that the masses wholeheartedly agreed."It's a really clich&#233; answer, but in my time I've never seen [Michael Jackson] and it would just be something awesome to watch," one fan told MTV News.</P><P><strong>Justin Bieber's "Die in Your Arms" single inspired by MJ</strong></P><P>Justin Bieber stopped by MTV's Times Square studio on June 19 for his "Bieber Live" special, during which the 18-year-old superstar performed one of his new singles "Die in Your Arms," and explained that the track was inspired by old MJ footage he viewed during a session with producer Rodney Jerkins. "Before I got in the booth, [Rodney Jerkins] showed me this hour-long video of Michael [Jackson] footage, never been seen before. It's Michael's personality, him in the booth dancing. It's some really special stuff," Bieber recalled. "So me seeing that, going in there and being inspired and working with Rodney, who worked with Michael &#8212; it was incredible."</P><P><strong>Pepsi 'Live For Now' Campaign</strong></P><P>In 1984 Michael Jackson first linked up with Pepsi for a $5 million marketing campaign, and 28 years later the soda giant is teaming up with the Jackson estate to commemorate the 25th anniversary edition of his classic album <i>Bad.</i> The "Live for Now" campaign will find the icon's face plastered on special, limited-edition Pepsi cans this summer. The cans will include special download codes treating fans to <i>Bad</i> remixes.</P><P><strong>Rick Ross shouts out MJ on <i>Self Made Vol. 2</i> </strong></P><P>From Bieber to Rick Ross, no artist has escaped the influence of Michael Jackson. The Maybach Music Group CEO is unveiling his latest compilation album Self Made Vol. 2 on Tuesday, just one day after the anniversary of Jackson's death, and that fact didn't escape him. Ross begins the LP's intro by telling fans, "If Michael Jackson came alive right now, he'd ask you to smoke one for him. So in his honor [lights up]."</P><P><b>Jackson Brothers launch Unity Tour</b></P><P>Five days before the June 25 anniversary of MJ's death, his four brothers &#8212; Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon &#8212; launched their Unity Tour. The Jackson brothers revealed that a joint tour has been in the making for years, but admitted that they needed time to heal after losing the most famous member of the Jackson 5. Following Michael's death, all four brothers were featured on the A&E reality series "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty," which found them coping with their loss. In April it was rumored that an MJ hologram would make an appearance on the jaunt, but there's been no confirmation that the early reports were true.</p></p>

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APS Superintendent's Cup Golf Tourney, Fund Raiser

According to an article from Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), the Albuquerque Public Schools Education Foundation will sponsor the first-ever Albuquerque Public School Superintendent's Cup Golf Tournament August 1, 2012 for the foundation's Horizon Campaign.

The Campaign will help support students with literacy, fine arts, and science and technology programs, including extra-curricular activities at the middle and high school levels and will also benefit? the Albuquerque Public School Education Foundation, which has injected more than $300,000 into district classrooms in the past 18 months.

?This is going to be a fun tournament, something that will allow the APS community to get together, hit some balls and really get to know one another better,? said tournament committee member Phill Casaus of the Albuquerque Public School Education Foundation.

Prizes and lunch will be provided.

Cost to play in the tournament at the University of New Mexico's Championship Course is $85 per player or $340 a team.

To learn more about the tournament, or to sign up, click www.aps.edu/education-foundation/superintendents-cup

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MPS postpones business plan presentation to June 27 | G7Finance ...

MILAN, June 23 |
Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:37pm EDT

MILAN, June 23

(Reuters) ? Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
, Italy?s third biggest lender, said on Saturday a
board meeting to approve its new business plan had been
posptoned by one day to June 26, with the plan now due to be
presented to analysts the following day.

Monte dei Paschi, which is racing against time to plug a 3.3
billion euros capital shortfall, cited organisational reasons
for the delay, without elaborating.

(Reporting By Silvia Aloisi)

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Penguin slinks back into e-book lending for New York City libraries, with a possible catch

Penguin slinks back into ebook lending for New York City libraries, with a possible catchYou might say Penguin has had a rocky relationship with libraries. That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's e-book catalog back as part of a test program. Under the terms of the one-year project, the libraries will pay retail-level prices once a year to keep any given e-book available, no matter how many times it's virtually borrowed by residents in the boroughs. The book publisher is taking a page from its delay-happy movie industry friends when it comes to new releases, though: fresh titles won't show up at the library until they're six months out from first sale. You won't be reading the latest Clive Cussler novel right away, then, and 3M's lack of relevant formatting means no Kindle borrowing just yet. Even so, it's good to know that we'll soon have no trouble borrowing Penguin's edition of The Mayor of Casterbridge without having to hop on the subway first.

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The Biggest Self-Help Secret Ever | The Church of No People

You want to know a dirty little secret?

I don?t know if anyone else will tell you straight on this.

But have you noticed the size of the self-help section at your bookstore? ?It?s huge! ?It seems like if there?s one thing we?re obsessed with, it?s personal growth, change, or transformation. ?There?s got to be a billion different ways to improve your inadequate self. ?Maybe you want to make more friends, make more money, get healthy, or become enlightened.

But, here?s the thing. ?The whole self help thing depends on keeping this one little secret, and hoping no one ever finds out. ?It?s the biggest self help secret there is!

You want to know what it is?

How Much Help Do We Need?

Self help is a $10 billion a year industry.

There are endless books to read, DVDs to watch. ?Subscriptions to subscribe to. ?Conferences to attend. ?Each one has a smiling face on the cover, promising that this will be what you need to change your life.

It seems that we are positively addicted to self help. ?So why do we seem so helpless? ?Why do we buy more products than ever, more gym memberships than ever, yet we seem to be losing ground? ?We are less healthy, less happy, less?everything that we want to be, despite all this help!

Let Me Help You Help Me Help You

Isn?t it ironic that it?s called self help? ?Are we not supposed to notice that? ?Why would we need all these products if we are the ones helping ourselves?

Here?s the thing. ?Self help is all about change. ?And change is difficult. ?Because people are creatures of habit. ?We don?t like change.

So we?re willing to pay someone to goad us into changing. ?We?re willing to pay someone to give us some ?strategy? to transform ourselves. ?And when the strategy doesn?t work, there?s another expert waiting, with another version of the strategy to complete happiness.

Self Help Yourself

I think the whole self help industry depends on us not noticing that word self.?

We are the only ones who can help ourselves.

That gym membership will not make you healthy. ?Americans spend billions of dollars on unused gym memberships.

That patch won?t make you quit smoking.

That book won?t make you more charismatic.

That conference won?t make you a better leader.

That DVD set won?t make you more wealthy.

That next sermon won?t make you spiritually enlightened.

That next blog post won?t make you better at whatever random thing it?s preaching.

Even that next government regulation won?t stop you from making bad choices.

You want to do some self improvement? ?You want transformation, enlightenment, health, and contentment?

You have to start helping yourself. ?And stop relying on someone else to help you. ?The people who are helped the most by the self help industry are the people making money off of books and conferences and DVDs. ?Find out what you want to change?and change it. ?That doesn?t mean you can?t buy a book or anything. ?You just can?t expect that book to do the heavy lifting.

What do you think? ?Are we addicted to self help? ?Why does it seem like we?re so helpless then? ?What?s the last big, positive change you made in your life?

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