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By DANIELLE LYNCH dlynch@journalregister.com

MEDIA Plans to construct a new animal control facility for the countys stray animals have been put on hold indefinitely due to costs related to construction, officials said.

Delaware County Animal Protection Board Chairman Tom Judge Jr. explained that the board was unable to obtain funding for the construction of a new facility. As a result, the board had to find alternatives.

We had no other option, he said.

Judge said the Chester County SPCA agreed to a six-month extension of its current agreement to accept Delaware County strays. In addition, the board is hoping to work out a long-term agreement with the Chester County SPCA through Dec. 31, 2017.

Chester County SPCA spokesman Rich Britton confirmed an extension of the current contract is in place through the end of the year. We are also in negotiations to see if an agreement can be extended past that, he said.

The Chester County SPCA has been accepting animals from Delaware County since the beginning of the year at a monthly fee of $30,000. The Animal Protection Board has been recouping the money from the municipalities where the strays were located to repay the county.

The need for a new shelter began back in 2010 when the Delaware County SPCA changed its mission, stating its intentions to discontinue accepting stray animals and to become a no-kill shelter as of July 2012.

Delaware County Council stepped in last summer and formed the Animal Protection Board to oversee the construction of a new animal control facility located off Calcon Hook Road in Darby Township. A groundbreaking ceremony took place in October.

Council Vice Chairman Mario Civera recently confirmed that plans to build the new shelter are on hold due to the unanticipated increase in construction costs.

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We all know about the great benefits social networking brings to our lives like reconnecting with old friends and acquaintances, staying in touch long-distance, and meeting new people with similar interests online. Also, did you know that for some people it can also bolster their self-confidence?

But with all these benefits there are sure to be some drawbacks. This next infographic from Schools.com offers a different take on social networking and asks the question, Is social media making us socially awkward?.

Since we spend so much time networking online, you really have to ask yourself if its filling a need or just merely occupying our time. A Hong Kong study found that face to face friendships offer more interdependence, more depth of understanding, more breadth of understanding, and something else which can seldom be replaced by an online relationship. Its commitment.

Thats right, if you get rubbed the wrong way by something someone says or does on Facebook, its real easy to just unfriend them and forget about it. Real life is a little different. Its something to consider.

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Is Social Media Making Us Socially Awkward? [Infographic]

If I said "Ping" to you, would you immediately think of a social-networking service that's tied to iTunes? The answer appears to be "no", as Apple is reportedly getting ready to close the doors on Ping from lack of interest.

This service debuted back infall of 2010, and since then it has pretty much gone nowhere. Its intent was to give music lovers who were also iTunes users a place to discuss their favorite songs online, but instead these people have gravitated to other social-networking options, like Facebook.

Since Apple announced its foray into social networking two years ago, the company has obviously realized that it should leave this to the experts --recent versions of the iOShave had built-in support for Twitter, and earlier this week Apple's CEO Tim Cook revealed that Facebook is going to be integrated into iOS 6, the upcoming version of his company's mobile operating system.

The death knell for Ping is not yet official, but an unconfirmed report says that it won't be a part of iOS 6,which Cook unveiled on Monday. As evidence in support of this, those who have been testing the just-released beta of the next version of iOS report that Ping does not work in it.

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Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is On Its Way Out

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A San Francisco social networking company has suspended one of its apps because of three recent sexual assaults of children. The company operates a popular flirting app called Skout, which has millions of users.

A 12-year-old girl from Escondido, Calif. told police she was raped by Christopher Nut, an adult stranger she met on the social networking app Skout. Police say Nut, 24, posed as a teenager.

"He's very crafty in how he got her to come out and was able to pick her up at her house and take her back to his house," Escondido Police Lt. Craig Carter said.

Two men in other cities have also been accused of sexually assaulting children they met on Skout.

The flirting app started out as a service for adults, but last year Skout launched a separate forum for 13-17 year olds. It was supposed to be more protected, with safeguards like parental controls and a program called "the Creepinator" which monitors nude photos and inappropriate sexual messages.

San Francisco Police Inspector Kenneth Esposto is an expert on internet sexual assault against children.

"You put all the safeguards you can to try to install all them so you may be able to protect children but the predators will always get around the safeguards," Esposto said.

Investigators say the three men accused of the sexual attacks went on the app for teenagers.

Tuesday, the company suspended access to it. Skout founder Christian Wiklund issued a statement which says in part, "Nothing is more important to Skout than the safety of our community. While the vast majority of our community uses Skout appropriately, a few have not and that is simply unacceptable."

Esposto maintains the best safeguard of all is when parents take charge..

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14-06-2012 17:30 Orientation for new Joomla! Bug Squad members, presented on 10 June 2012 by Mark Dexter. Covers basic use of the tracker as well as basic usage of Git for Bug Squad testers.

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