They took my pug and he told me he was taking him to the pound where he would be “put down.” I was taken to the J stop headquarters. I wasn’t allowed to call a lawyer and I was put in a cell with handcuffs on with two other women who spit on me and hit me in the head, because they weren’t in handcuffs and I was crying so much it bothered them.

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Steven Fletcher signs for Burnley after they agree a club record £3m fee with Hibernian for the striker.

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The_AV8R writes “In a recent interview, Peter Van Loan, the new Canadian Public Safety minister, says ISPs should be able to provide private user information without a warrant. (The only example he gave was cases of child pornography; the interviewer pointed out that in these cases ISPs are already at liberty to divulge customer information without a warrant, but that the proposed rules would make that mandatory whenever the police ask.) He was adamant (more…)

snydeq writes “Fatal Exception’s Neil McAllister questions whether the ‘hacker ethic’ synonymous with computer programing in American society is enough for developers to succeed in today’s economy. To be sure, self-taught ‘cowboy coders’ — the hallmark of today’s programming generation in America — are technically proficient, McAllister writes, ‘but their code is less likely to be maintainable in the long term, and they’re less likely (more…)

Five-time champion Roger Federer is in sublime form on Centre Court as he defeats Robin Soderling 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

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InformationWeek is reporting that the Chinese government has declared a ban on the sale of virtual goods for real currency. This move is poised to shut down a several billion yuan a year business that has been growing by leaps and bounds every year. “The trading of virtual currency for real cash employs hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and generates between $200 million and $1 billion annually, according to a 2008 survey conducted by Richard (more…)

The broadcaster and baseball historian Bob Costas has reflected on Gehrig’s legacy as a role model. “His qualities as a person were always admired,” Costas said. “But that admiration grows when contrasted with the graceless, self-regarding personas of so many present-day public figures.”

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Kobe Bryant’s 5-on-1 Basketball (from the makers of NBA Live), Jon Gosselin’s Escape from Family Hell (from the makers of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell) and more.

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In a world of uncertainty, we could all use a little advice. So we asked 22 influential leaders to share with us the wise words that changed their lives forever.

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General Electric, the world’s largest industrial company, has quietly become the biggest beneficiary of one of the government’s key rescue programs for banks. At the same time, GE has avoided many of the restrictions facing other financial giants getting help from the government.

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