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I recently started a thread about Nikon's very lacking tech support. It is at
. Hope that will work -- for background.
Anyway I am on a rant about all of this. It actually is pretty funny, looking back. It seems that Nikon is certainly not alone in providing terrible tech support.
Anyway I returned the camera I talked about in the previous post to the National Camera Exchange and replaced it with one from Adorama, this time an 800E. At the same time I updated my Corel Painter to Painter 12 and my laptop to a quad-core i7 Asus. I know, I know, but it's only money.
Then my new Painter 12 started crashing during auto-painting, so (yeah, I know) I e-mailed Corel technical support, after receiving an e-mail from them thanking me for purchasing the upgrade and making me aware that with it I would have 90-days of free technical support. So I filed a case. A guy emailed me back saying he had been assigned the case and asking me a couple of basic questions. I answered back, and in the following eight days I have received nothing more from Corel. Imagine my surprise. Probably should call myself lucky, though. In the interim I have emailed back asking if anybody was there. No reply.
I then thought that perhaps there was something going on with the new Asus that was causing the problem and a couple other glitches. One glitch was that a WiUSB driver was not working. So I called Asus. After another long, barely decipherable conversation with a person, obviously at a call center outside the US, that support guy finally told me to just uninstall the driver and "not worry about it." And, no, he had no idea about the Painter problem. That was obviously a software problem.
I also had the "opportunity" (tongue in cheek) to talk with HP support, to find out why my wireless connection to my HP laser printer had suddenly gone belly up. Again I was transferred several times to different HP tech support people, all obviously outside the USA. Each time they would apparently read from scripts aimed at leading me through a reinstall process. I would ask a question, and there would be no response, only quiet. Finally they would be back with the next step. Each time the wireless connection would not reinstall, and the support person would then say that actually they did not work with my model of printer and then would transfer me to another center. Then we would go through the same process again and again with the same result. Anyway I am now connected via USB cable with that printer and calling it good.
Oh yeah, one more. When my refund for the original camera did not go through for several days, I tried to track it thru my bank, Bank of America. I was transferred from customer (dis)service to a fraud department and then on to a billing disputes department. Nobody could find anything about the deposit into my account, either "pending" or otherwise, that National Camera Exchange said it made. What was most disconcerting was that each of the three people I talked with spoke, again, with a hard-to-understand foreign accent. I mean, my God, this was Bank of America. This effort on my part was made close to a week after the refund had supposedly been sent. The only answer I got was that the matter could be pursued if the refund did not show up within 15 days. 15 days!! The refund did get to me the next day.
I had not had the pleasure of speaking with any tech support people for a long time. Interesting to learn that not much has changed. ;o)
Jan 11, 2013 at 05:01 PM
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Well I can't help you in any of those circumstances, except about the bank, try a credit union out. My CU is nice, you only need to press one button to speak with a live person at the bank. In fact one time I had to call back the next day and I got the same lady and she recognized my voice, that was nice.
Jan 11, 2013 at 05:31 PM
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Switch to a Mac.
Jan 11, 2013 at 06:01 PM
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DontShoot wrote
Switch to a Mac.
Jan 11, 2013 at 06:56 PM
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DontShoot suggested, "Switch to a Mac."
Smile, when ya say that, Mister.
Actually I've had several of both PCs and Macs, and, you know what, they all did the job.
Not looking for answers. I've managed to find workable solutions. I was only laughing at, so to speak, the continued sorry state of technical support in general. I will admit, though, that in my experience Apple has provided very good tech support, certainly by comparison.
Jan 11, 2013 at 06:57 PM
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I work in IT for a living, so I deal with all kinds of technical support. Consequently, when I find a good support experience, it tends to make me loyal to the brand.
Lenovo's support of my ThinkPad has been nothing short of exceptional, and all US based that I've experienced, so they've managed to make me a loyal customer until they screw it up.
Cisco has excellent business support as well though most consumers don't have the occasion to use them.
I think the short-sightedness of cutting costs through outsourcing or reducing technical support is amazing. It's so easy to make someone form an immediate and personal warm feeling about your brand by supporting them when something goes wrong. Tech support isn't a direct money-maker, though, so companies tend to use it as a place where they can save on personnel costs.
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As a business owner that refunds credit cards every so often, we actually tell our customers "you should see your refund in 2-3 days, although Bank of America and some debit cards may take much longer". Seems they keep all the refunds in their account for a while, swipe a little interest or something.
Jan 11, 2013 at 07:42 PM
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I've pretty much talked myself out of a new HD tv because I don't want to have to deal with installation. A couple of years ago, they sent me a new cable box. Tiny thing, about 6 inches square. Worked fine then died. No amount of waving dead chickens or magic signs would revive it. Man from Comcast comes with a new box that won't work. After 2 more boxes that refuse to work, he just sets up a box just like the one Comcast said they were replacing a year earlier. That, or wait until MOnday when he gets new boxes from the supply center. The big black box works, and I figure HDTV isn't on the horizon.
I try calling Comcast to see if the big black box is compatible with HDTV, but whenever I call, it's a 30 minute wait. Will my big black box work? I don't know. I have a local office a few blocks away, but there is always a line out the door. If I buy a new TV will I end up with a 700 dollar boat anchor?
Jan 13, 2013 at 03:25 AM
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The cable box will have a make and a model number on it somewhere.
Write it down and then google it.
Unless of course they left you a manual for the cable box.
An HD cable box should also have a HDMI cable connection.
Jan 13, 2013 at 04:55 AM
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Hey Garth,
Man... what a crazy week(s) of dealing with tech support. We get very myopic in our view towards Nikon, but as you demonstrated quite well this is not just a Nikon problem, but a global corporate issue... Most companies have cut their operating costs to the bare bones, and in general, as long as they keep selling whatever it is they make, they really don't seem to care about tech support as I guess in their mind they aren't making any money of it...
Well... now the only thing I see you should have done different was to have videod all these various interactions. Putting that into one video that you could have put up on Youtube, I am sure it would have gone viral...
Jan 13, 2013 at 07:43 AM
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Switch to Mac, Adobe, Canon, and Wells Fargo. Be happy and lower your blood pressure.
Jan 13, 2013 at 08:28 AM
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In reply to JimFox, yeah Jim, that's exactly what I was summing up. It was just a strange four or five days that took me back about a decade or two to when I really could get locked into trying to find solutions to these glitches that could really make some products close to if not outright unusable. I would, similarly, spend hours on the line with technical support in an even more frustrating manner. This last week, when I found myself seemingly heading down that unending road once again, I realized this deja vu moment for what it was and just laughed it off.
What has gotten better, it seems, is the products themselves. They simply work better, and there are doable workarounds to a lot of those glitches. My second Nikon body focuses just fine. I can autoclone in a different manner in Corel Painter just fine. My HP printer works very well via USB cable, etc. Maybe I've gotten a little better, too. ;o).
Jan 14, 2013 at 03:23 PM
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James R wrote
Switch to Mac, Adobe, Canon, and Wells Fargo. Be happy and lower your blood pressure.
Having dealt with products and customer service from Apple, Adobe, Canon and Wells Fargo, I'd say that's a pretty rose-tinted view of the world.
Wells Fargo was a single instance, so I'm willing to give them a pass on what might have been a one time problem. Idiots and mediocre products abound in the other three, though. That's not really a specific dig on any of them, but they are definitely right around the status quo for the rest of the industry.
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30-06-2011 10:54
Anybody tried it yet? I just got a reminder that it's available for APAC product code 0591952. Needless to say, I'm skeptical, given the horrendous feedback for the previous 2 upgrade versions.
30-06-2011 12:34 - edited 30-06-2011 12:37
-New, faster version of the web browser, including web search integrated into the web address field, and support for multiple windows
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30-06-2011 14:13 - last edited on 30-06-2011 14:18 by iluvchucks26
...but nothing about Messaging for social nertworking (facebook and twitter), nor on this or in the newest Nokia E5, how much do we have to wait for such a common app in this, once, premium phone?
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30-06-2011 16:51
Is it only me or does searching for contacts directly from home screen isn't working anymore? I did contacts search off and on again but still doesn't populate any contacts when typing while on the home screen?!
30-06-2011 16:54
So I did upgraded to 071.004 from OVI Suite: it tooks 15 minutes or so with 3 reboots...
So far, the overall machine seems to be faster: the "trackpad" button is more reactive (almost usable, unfortunately, i am now used to click on its borders), Ovi maps is more responsive and the browser seems to be also faster.
The real thing is that after all of that, you just fall down on the infamous "Not enough memory" message much much faster too...
In 15 month this is the 4 (may be 5) firmware upgrade and basically, I just still face this problem of memory.
This makes the GPS unusable without a prior reboot (never fast enough by the way) and careful planning of the use of memory: clear shortcuts, cache, history of the browser.
It also creeps photos (autofocus is ugly slow, panorama never, never works and abortion is frequent) and video (stops recording whenever it wants).
I am no more wondering what will be my next machine: NOT SYMBIAN, NOT WM7. None of those are able to get my over 400 contacts and 3 agendas correctly.
And yes, social networking is not really functioning too. Third parties applications are just taking more ram for background tasking thus leading to more "Out of memory" messages...
From my point of vue, this phone is like dynamit: You can not use it more than once, after that it blows...
Have a nice day!
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This is because of the Mail Client. About a month ago, I did a standalone upgrade of the mail client (was available under SW update), and the contact search stopped working. Uninstalled, and things were back to normal
01-07-2011 6:56
I update my E72-1 with latest firmware...... EMOTIONS is a surprise for me.
one more thing, when dictonary update will come??
01-07-2011 7:41
Bummer. First Ovi Suite kept telling me it's 'Unable to connect to update service', and now the firmware doesn't show in the available updates at all.
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Create new contact.
add a telephone number: 0000
add a second telephone number: 1111
0000 will be searchable, but not 1111.
E-mail seems impoved.
01-07-2011 20:04
My general impressions are the phone seems 'snappier' overall the browswer loads pages much more quickly.
02-07-2011 6:01
I update this morning didn't take long. Phone seemed faster and I have less fear in opening the browser now. Haven't really pushed it yet though.
One thing though my dates in my calender disappear and I could do a 'normal' restore to get them back. I had to watch it to 100% and then cancel it. Other then that go for it. Ovi Suite auto backs up that information so it good to go.
Hopefully other issues I was having I can take of my list.
02-07-2011 6:04
E6 that's all we can really do you can't cut cost or add ram :/ I just hope 256ram is enough for me 128ram has never been enough since maps came.
02-07-2011 13:58
I installed the new version.
there is a bug in browser, if you go to setting menu in browser, you wont be able to come back to main browser window.
02-07-2011 15:17
02-07-2011 15:53
i am not able to install skype after update
03-07-2011 5:23
After download SILENT key doesnt work
03-07-2011 7:36
I am having trouble installing the E72 update 071.004; the Nokia Software Updater is detecting the phone but after few minutes shows error "Unable to retrieve device information". In Ovi PC Suite, the phone and the installed software 054.005 is detected properly but when tried to update it shows "No update available" (?!). Please help!
03-07-2011 12:25
I used to be able to sync my gmail calendar with my MFE on E72... after upgrading i cannot no matter how much i try...I really need a quick solution or i will have to switch to android like everyone else who have given up on nokia!!

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Taste: opens up with some brown sugar, hints of raisins and plums, almost reminiscent of rum soaked raisins like the smell, strong leather and oxidized earthy quality to it, hints towards some chocolate tastes. small amount of booze other that the taste of rum.
Mouthfeel: creamy and silky, but still is chewy. leaves a strong oxidized leather taste behind.
Overall: At a year or so old this beer is fitting in quite nicely to the old ale style. great notes of leather and oxidation along with dark fruits and slightly boozy qualities. some sweetness from possible adjunct usage and a wonderfully chewy-silky mouthfeel. this beer is a must try.
07-29-2014 23:00:21 | More by SportsandJorts
New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -16.7%
07-25-2014 10:20:05 | More by starshockey9
4.75/5 rDev +21.8%
07-22-2014 04:32:52 | More by Stagga_Lee
4.15/5 rDev +6.4%
Had the 2012 as a guest beer at Amherst Brewing.
A - Pours a murky brown with amber highlights at the edges. Muddy looking beer. One finger head dissipates after a minute or two leaving a thin film, some bubbles & a few splotches of lace.
S - The nose is ripe with good complexity, primarily dark fruits & sugary malts. Notes of raisins, figs, candied malts,caramel, and a bit deeper molasses. Some lighter hops in the end, and spicy booze.
T - Wow, lots of flavor here. Brown sugar prevails, then plenty of fig and dark fruit. Richer molasses as well. Light airy hops mingle in as well. Finishes with a blast of warm, spicey booze.
M - Big chewy bodied beer, slick big bodied beer.
O - Time has been kind to this one. A pleasant surprise, huge flavor profile with plenty of complexity. Gets a bit sweet as it warms, world class mouthfeel IMO.
07-21-2014 00:40:18 | More by ExtraStout
4/5 rDev +2.6%
07-18-2014 17:55:56 | More by curlybird
New York
4.25/5 rDev +9%
07-16-2014 12:41:23 | More by trxxpaxxs
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +2.6%
06-29-2014 01:52:34 | More by jerefreakinmiah
3/5 rDev -23.1%
06-24-2014 01:35:08 | More by Brutus627
4/5 rDev +2.6%
Don't think this beer is getting a fair shake in the ratings. Maybe because it is a brown ale and there are not too many fans of brown ales. I happen to be one. Maybe because Smuttynose is more or less a local New Hampshire brewery. But in fairness to the beer. This is a real great beer in its style. Would rate this as a great everyday beer, like Shed's Mountain Ale or most Sam Adam's beers.
Brown is not a very appealing color for a beer, it pours out with very little head or lacing. It kinda just sits there, but the taste is special, and I feel it deserves a better appreciation for what it is.
06-23-2014 16:46:16 | More by ricknelson
4.5/5 rDev +15.4%
06-12-2014 23:14:21 | More by Longo_1985
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
06-06-2014 19:08:05 | More by Dicers
3.93/5 rDev +0.8%
Poured from 22 oz brown bottle into a clear glass snifter. Bottle conditioned in 2012 notched on label. Purchased at Market Street Wineshop (Charlottesville, VA).
A: Semi-opaque dark amber with 1-finger of foamy beige head with decent retention but no lacing.
S: Very sweet, buttery caramel-toffee malt aromas dominate with minimal herbal hopping. Yeast esters are bready and a little fruity but subdued. Alcohol singes the nostrils a touch.
T: Very sweet sipper here, drinks like a big beer with toffee, burnt caramel, date, and a bit of rum raisin. Nuty as well -- nice malt complexity overall. Hopping is only bitterness to counter the intense maltiness. Alcohol presence is mild with a bit of warming on the palate and throat. Yeast character is again bready-doughy but not overwhelming. Light bitterness.
M: Very smooth, full-bodied, light carbonation overall.
O: I enjoyed this beer but about 12 oz is enough -- big body and intensely malty with a nice use of alcohol presence in the background to remind you this is a big beer.
06-05-2014 03:17:39 | More by argock
4/5 rDev +2.6%
06-05-2014 01:05:35 | More by Duwey
4.25/5 rDev +9%
05-24-2014 02:44:33 | More by bballpitch
New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -16.7%
05-23-2014 21:14:19 | More by Latarnik
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
05-21-2014 00:05:16 | More by VTEno17
3.25/5 rDev -16.7%
04-30-2014 21:19:12 | More by JLeet
4.33/5 rDev +11%
22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2012 vintage bottling. Pours fairly crystal clear deep ruby red color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big biscuit, caramel, toast, molasses, brown sugar, light chocolate, raisin, plum, nuttiness, vanilla, toffee, herbal, oak, light leather, and toasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, oak, and yeast ester flavors; with great strength. Taste of caramel, biscuit, toast, brown sugar, molasses, light chocolate, raisin, plum, nuttiness, herbal, vanilla, toffee, oak, light leather, and toast/oak earthiness. Minimal earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, biscuit, toast, molasses, brown sugar, light chocolate, raisin, plum, nuttiness, herbal, toffee, oak, vanilla, light leather, and toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and oak flavors; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a moderately creamy, smooth, and fairy slick/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding old ale style. All around awesome complexity and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast ester, and oak flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
04-15-2014 03:49:10 | More by superspak
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
03-18-2014 01:57:55 | More by bigbluebeerguy
New York
4/5 rDev +2.6%
03-16-2014 00:13:43 | More by Loco_Joe
4/5 rDev +2.6%
03-15-2014 13:56:53 | More by fredmugs
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
03-07-2014 03:51:19 | More by DrunkinYogi
4/5 rDev +2.6%
02-24-2014 02:07:34 | More by Griffith
Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog Ale (Big Beer Series) from Smuttynose Brewing Company
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Country Spotlight: Eli Young Band
August 16, 2011 at 9:21 am , by Ron Kelly
The Eli Young Band had been packing Texas venues for years before they burst onto the national scene with 2008′s well received Jet Black & Jealous ("When It Rains," "Always the Love Songs"). With today's release of their latest album, Life at Best, Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson will deservedly start building an even bigger base of country music fans that stretches from coast to coast.
Life at Best's debut single, "Crazy Girl," debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts and quickly went gold. The song was cowritten by Lee Brice and Liz Rose (a frequent Taylor Swift collaborator) and is just one of the highlights off this solid 14-track effort. Be sure to give a listen to the 90s-tinged "How Quickly You Forget"; the buoyant "On My Way," which will have you bobbing your head and singing along by the end of it; and "Every Other Memory," which has a fun, 70s-ish vibe that will make you want to keep hitting your repeat button. Perhaps the CD's most satisfying track, though, is the Mike Eli/Blu Sanders-penned "My Old Man's Son," a poignant take on the inevitable road we all travel down as we learn to accept everything our parents have passed down to us. It's a straightforward song that hits all the right notes and packs the same nostalgic punch as Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me" so there's no reason it shouldn't be embraced just as passionately by country fans. Here's hoping it's released as a single and that country radio agrees.
Listening to the new CD as a whole, though, it was evident to me that the guys in the band had some pretty special inspiration on a lot of the songs. I safely assumed that there might be a special lady (or five) that makes all of the hard work they've been putting in on the road pay off. I caught up with EYB to make sure they had the proper chance to pay tribute to the most important ladies in their lives via a national forum. (Here at LHJ, that's kind of how we roll.) Check out their thoughtful responses, below and after the jump, as well as the portraits they had shot just for us.
Jon Jones: bass guitar / background vocals
The most important lady in his life: My wife, Sarah. Not to take anything away from how much my mother means to me.
What makes me so "Crazy" about her? Since our first few dates back in college, I have never really been able to picture myself with anyone else. She completes and compliments me in so many ways.
Chris Thompson: drums
Most important lady in my life: I had to pick two – my mom Judy and my fiancé Candace. They are the two most important women in my life.
Song of yours that you always think of her when you play it (or hear it)? Anything that grooves or rocks because they both always encourage me to play honestly and passionately.
Mike Eli: lead vocals / guitars
Most important lady in my life: My wife, Kacey Diaz
Favorite memory of her that always makes me smile: The first night we met, she kicked my butt at pool. I'm just thankful she didn't hustle me because I would have been putty in her hands. She can still kill me at pool today!
James Young: lead guitar / background vocals
Most important lady in my life: My mother, Katie Young
If I had to give her a superhero name, it would be … Well if "Supermom" isn't taken, then she holds that title. My mom is and was like a superhero back growing up. She would bring me toys and trinkets from all over the world and the places she flew, and she had stories to go right along with them. She continues to guide and look out for me now; she doesn't ask, she just does.
For the guys' full Q&A about the special ladies in their lives, read on after the jump …
Categories: Entertainment, Family, Fun, Ladies' Lounge, Relationships | Tags: country music, Crazy Girl, Denton, Eli Young, Nashville, Texas | 1 Comment


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Clocktower Gallery Will Leave Namesake Space Next Month
After more than four decades of innovative and experimental art programming, the Clocktower Gallery will leave the space at 108 Leonard Street that it has called home since 1972. "Last year we learned that Bloomberg wanted to shed a number of fiscally improbable buildings," said Alanna Heiss, who founded the gallery as part of a larger, radical movement to use city-owned spaces for art. "He has sold it to a developer who simply didn't choose us as the amenity that he wanted for that building." While the loss of its historic headquarters signals the end of an era, the Clocktower and ARTonAIR, Ms. Heiss's Internet radio station with which it shares the 13th floor, are hardly fading away. Read More


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6:10pm Monday 12th November 2012 in Local News By Emma Thomas
Trains were cancelled and delayed all day today after two people were hit and killed by trains on the same line.
Passengers on the c2c line running from Shoebury to London Fenchurch Street were told to wait for buses as the trains were suspended.
c2c urgedd customers at Leigh and stations east to go to Southend Central and walk to Southend Victoria to continue their journey to London.
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Revealed now, for the first time, the cover of the fall legal thriller.
John Grisham has a new hero—and she's full of surprises.
The Great Recession of 2008 left many young professionals out of work. Promising careers were suddenly ended as banks, hedge funds, and law firms engaged in mass lay-offs and brutal belt tightening. Samantha Kofer was a third year associate at Scully & Pershing, New York City's largest law firm. Two weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, and her future. A week later she was working as an unpaid intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small town Appalachia. There, for the first time in her career, she was confronted with real clients with real problems. She also stumbled across secrets that should have remained buried deep in the mountains forever.
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John Grisham takes you back to where it all began . . .
John Grisham's A Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. Now we return to that famous courthouse in Clanton as Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a fiercely controversial trial—a trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.
Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and Jake into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County's most notorious citizens, just three years earlier.
The second will raises far more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what does it all have to do with a piece of land once known as Sycamore Row?
In Sycamore Row, John Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters that first established him as America's favorite storyteller. Here, in his most assured and thrilling novel yet, is a powerful testament to the fact that Grisham remains the master of the legal thriller, nearly twenty-five years after the publication of A Time to Kill.
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Welcome to IME Department
Set up in 1974, the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) at IIT Kanpur was one of the first in the country to recognize the strength of combining the training of engineers with management. Today this Department is engaged in a diverse set of activities including teaching, industry consultancy, management development programs, academic research and public sector projects. The department currently offers M.Tech., Ph.D. and MBA degrees.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 23, 2006
Environmental awards recognize employee contributions
The fourth annual City of Kansas City, Mo., Environmental Achievement Awards ceremony on Monday recognized six groups of City employees for acts or achievements that significantly benefit the environment.
The City's Environmental Management Commission sponsors the awards, which they present with the Mayor's Office.
The following are the acts or achievements for which employees were recognized:
Sprint Arena/KC Live site remediation: Andy Bracker and Bob Langenkamp – City Planning and Development Department; and Ralph Davis, David Peck and Cameron Blazer – Capital Improvements Management Office
With laboratory analysis and close coordination with state and local officials, more than 112,000 cubic yards of fill meeting Missouri cleanup standards was diverted from expensive landfill disposal and made available to meet fill needs at KC Live and a riverfront development site, resulting in a savings to the City of more than $3 million.
One innovative feature of this project was the use of a multi-metal XRF device, capable of directly measuring the levels of lead and seven other toxic metals in soil, along with a PID device capable of directly measuring hydrocarbon contamination, allowing technicians in the field to constantly monitor the characteristics of soil being excavated.
The City has completed site remediation work on eight City blocks downtown. Buildings containing asbestos have been abated and demolished; abandoned underground storage tanks have been removed; and land impacted by petroleum contamination was restored to a safe condition. Work on three additional blocks is nearing completion.
The completed remediation includes the four-block site where the 18,500-seat Sprint Center will be built and four blocks of the KC Live site, which will house the new H&R Block world headquarters and a major mixed-use development.
Prior to remediation, this area had been in commercial and industrial use by a wide range of companies for approximately 150 years. During the course of the work, asbestos was assessed and abated in 13 buildings and 85 wells; boreholes and test pits were installed to determine the condition of the soil and groundwater; 274 samples were analyzed by certified laboratories for a wide range of possible contaminants; 26 underground storage tanks and cisterns were encountered and removed; and 2,500 feet of asbestos jacketed underground steam lines were abated and removed. In addition, 27,580 tons of petroleum impacted soil, 10,726 gallons of petroleum product, and 4,000 gallons of petroleum impacted water were transported for proper management off-site.
Risk assessments using methodology established by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources verify that environmentally, the site is now suitable for any use.
KC Recycles: Michael Shaw, Tonya Davis and Dee Ann Gregory – Public Works Department; Greg Brady and Michelle Carey – Information Technology Department; Scott Cahail – Water Services Department; and Sheryl Kaullen – City Manager's Office
This group spearheaded the implementation of KC Recycles, the citywide curbside recycling program. The program saves the City approximately $300,000 per year in avoided landfill tipping fees. In addition, the collected materials have a value estimated at $450,000 per year.
The curbside recycling program annually diverts more than 15,000 tons of material from area landfills and directs those resources back into the local economy. Currently, 53 percent of Kansas City households are participating in the curbside recycling program and participation rates continue to rise.
Nature First program: Marci Jones and Michael Herron – Parks and Recreation Department
The Parks and Recreation Department launched its Nature First program in fiscal year 2005-2006, with the introduction of native plantings at three sites. Once established, native plantings reduce the City's maintenance expenses by approximately $1,000 per acre per year compared with turf grass. The program's goal is to reduce City expenses for watering, mowing and chemicals, while increasing ecosystem productivity and diversity. In its first year, Nature First brought native plants to approximately 10 acres of land, including 4.5 acres at Lakeside Nature Center, 4 acres at Santa Fe Park and 1 acre along the Indian Creek Trail. The program is slated for expansion.
Turf grass typically requires about 12 mowings per year, and depending on aesthetic requirements, may receive two fertilizer/herbicide applications each year and periodic watering. As a monoculture, turf grass provides nearly no ecological diversity and does not support birds, butterflies or other wildlife.
By contrast, an established wildflower meadow requires one mowing or burning every two years, no chemical application and no watering. It includes a diverse array of grasses and flowers, and supports a wide range of birds, butterflies and other wildlife.
ISO-14000 implementation: Michael Shaw and Francis Fleming – Public Works Department; and Bill Lewry and Lara Isch – Water Services Department
The Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department and the Household Hazardous Waste Program have implemented environmental management systems which conform to the ISO-14000 standard. Conformance to the standard was verified by an independent audit performed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's contractor.
One example of a tangible benefit from the ISO-14000 process was the decision to replace some of the Solid Waste Division's aging collection equipment. This resulted in reduced fuel usage, reduced air emissions, improved operational efficiency and lower overall costs.
The ISO-14000 system requires an organization to systematically identify and address all of the ways in which its activities impact the environment. Using a prioritization system, organizational resources are focused on the most pressing environmental concerns and the most promising environmental opportunities.
KCI terminal recycling: David Bowen and Robert Johnson – Aviation Department
These employees started a recycling program for paper, aluminum and plastic in the terminal buildings at Kansas City International Airport. Materials that would otherwise take up space in the landfill are captured and used to make new products. Because KCI is Kansas City's "front door" for many visitors, this program has a symbolic significance in shaping the first impression many people have of Kansas City, and establishing an expectation for how people should behave while in Kansas City.
Neighborhood Cleanup Assistance Program: Constance Tate – Public Works Department
The Neighborhood Cleanup Assistance Program is a partnership between the City and its residents that keeps neighborhoods clean and healthy by combining City equipment with volunteers mobilized by neighborhood associations to accomplish more than either could accomplish alone.
From March to May in 2005, nearly 6,000 volunteers cleaned more than 388 illegal dumpsites, 139 miles of streets, 66 acres of parks and 21 miles of rivers in events coordinated by the Neighborhood Cleanup Assistance Program.
The personal dedication and passion of Tate has been the key to the success of this partnership as she exceeds expectations by meeting with community leaders and residents helping them plan community cleanups. It is anticipated that these efforts will lead to long-term behavior changes to prevent litter and illegal dumping, resulting in more efficient use of City resources.
Tate developed a new, more cost-effective approach to community cleanups by encouraging neighborhoods to hold multi-neighborhood cleanups. The first of these, involving 10 neighborhoods from 39th to Gregory Boulevard, and The Paseo to Interstate 435, resulted in the removal of 350 tons of illegally dumped trash in just one day. Other multi-neighborhood cleanup events have followed and yielded similar results.
Media inquiries about the Environmental Achievement Awards should be directed to Larry Falkin, Office of Environmental Quality (City Manager's Office), (816) 513-3456.


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The London Olympic Games marked a milestone for
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viewing experience of any Winter Olympiad.
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Fans can follow the latest news and events from Sochi by:
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- Watching 500+ hours of Olympics programming on five NBC networks (NBC, NBC Sports, CNBC, MSNBC and USA).
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- Watching what's trending online instantly with SeeIt!, which will allow Twitter users to directly connect to trending Olympic content by live tuning their TVs, setting their DVRs or even playing some content on their mobile device.
- Using the Xfinity TV Go app to seamlessly access content from the NBC Live Extra app once authenticated.
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Five rescuers in Pleasanton Police Department get commendations for saving a life
Original post made on Feb 8, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 8, 2013, 7:26 AM
Comments (6)
on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:55 am
Kudos to all involved!
on Feb 8, 2013 at 9:17 am
That's awesome!! What a great team effort!
on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:09 am
Thank you for sharing GOOD NEWS to the community! We need more good news!
on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:19 am
VIVA! Thank you for the saving the guy's life!
on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:34 am
The PPD is remarkable and we are fortunate to live here. In senior housing complexes they are here in a jiff if necessary. They have shown a lot of patience in dealing with the elderly, who sometimes jump to conclusions a bit fast, but nevertheless, the PPD makes them comfortable.
on Feb 8, 2013 at 5:52 pm
As a reasonable senior citizen, I find nothing wrong with reporting anybody if there is reason to believe that one might be at risk.
It's not just the elderly who jump to conclusions a bit fast.
I reported a teen and her mother who rudely pushed me at a market so that she could be first in line. Excuse Me? When she and her mother cursed me, I sprayed them and then got myself a new bottle to purchase. I wanted a bottle that was filled with spray. I even took their drivers license number and reported them to the DMV for speeding out of the parking lot. They were very ticked off. Some folks think that it's OK to bully seniors. NOT!
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The Participatory Democracy Party of Canada exists (will exist?) to establish a new economic and political system in Canada, which will create what we call a Participatory Society. No more representative, parliamentary democracy that elects politicians to serve the interest of the rich. No more corporations, advertising, stock market, interest rates or banks. We seek to eliminate these institutions or replace them with participatory structures. The system we seek to implement is classless and fosters direct democracy, solidarity, equity, diversity and justice. It does not encourage war, poverty, or environmental destruction, but rather the opposite.
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J.K. Rowling Video: Snake Lore May Play Role in Book SevenJ.K. Rowling
Our partners at Accio Quote, the one-stop for J.K. Rowling quotes, have a find from all the way back in 2000 to share: an old and very rarely seen Web video of Stephen Fry interviewing J.K. Rowling on the occasion of book four's release, now in our Harry Potter video gallery, in which J.K. Rowling hints (here) that snake lore will play a role in book seven. She also speaks of how she wrote her books for "obsessives," her beginnings, the first film, licensing and much more.
Bewarned, however: This is OLD Web video, originally from Bloomsbury's Web site but long swallowed by the net and found only by much effort from Accio Quote. The frame rate is about a frame per second - which means it looks more like a slideshow than a video. The ever-important audio is intact, though. You can get these clips at the links below:
Part 1: "I'm not a very recognizable person."
Part 2: "I did think that if people liked it they probably would like it obsessively. But I thought it would be a obsessive few."
Part 3: "The most important thing when you're writing a fantasy is to set the rules."
Part 4: "I have since asked boys, would it have made any difference if I wasn't a woman? And they all said no. But maybe they were being polite."
Part 5: "I mistrust authors who introduce their characters [as] 'He was a slight young man with a whimsical sense of humor'."
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Part 7: "I can only promise people that I'm in there fighting for the integrity of the world, constantly."
Part 8: "They tell me we're in preproduction, I nod wisely and say 'Ah, ah, good.'"
Part 9: "Knowing me I will start [the fifth book] when I get the urge."
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The King Ridge GranFondo benefit ride last year raised $248,000, which is being doled out now to a dozen organizations.
The largest donation, $160,000, is being given to Forget Me Not Farm, a program of the Sonoma County Humane Society for foster youth.
The city of Santa Rosa's committee that organizes the local Amgen Tour of California event receives the second largest chunk at $60,000.
"It starts us off in the right direction with fundraising efforts," said Raissa de la Rosa, economic development specialist with the city, who is in charge of the local tour organizing committee. "It eases our minds."
An additional $28,000 is donated to the Cazadero, Timber Cove, Fort Ross, Monte Rio, Occidental and Camp Meeker fire districts, to Fort Ross and Montgomery schools, the Cazadero Community Services District and Russian River Rodeo. Those groups are in the west county area that is heavily affected by the ride.
"These are the folks who have a lot of guests coming through their neighborhood for the day," said Greg Fisher, marketing director for the ride. "We want to demonstrate the value that cycling brings to that area."
The Levi Leipheimer King Ridge GranFondo, the proper name, has been staged four times, the last two times drawing 7,500 riders.
The 35-, 65- and 100-mile routes take the riders from Santa Rosa to Occidental, Cazadero and the coast and back.
It was initially started to raise money for Santa Rosa's cost of putting on stages of the Tour of California.
This year, the Santa Rosa organizing committee needs to raise about $325,000 to host the finish of the final stage of the race, which attracts some of the top international riders and teams.
Recently, however, the fondo has shifted focus to the Forget Me Not Farm, a favored charity for professional bike racer Levi Leipheimer and his wife, Odessa Gunn, who live in Santa Rosa.


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A Stanmore man is among 13 people who have been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for dealing drugs.
Run by Falmouth man Besnik Sinanaj, Brezar Culaj, of Stanmore, and Brigal Culaj, of Watford, and involving people from Harrow, Borehamwood, Bushey Heath and Bushey. the Mario Line network sold £4million of cocaine in a year.
It was shut down in May by Hertfordshire Constabulary's Serious and Organised Crime Group after 160 police carried out dawn raids on May 8 last year.
The criminals were sentenced on February 14 and February 17 at Harrow Crown Court. They had all pleaded guilty at earlier hearings at the same court.
The three ringleaders will serve between six and ten years in prison for supplying Class A drugs and three others will serve between four and five years for the same offence.
Eight others were sentenced for supplying drugs. Two were given suspended sentences of nine and 12 months and the rest will serve 20 months behind bars.
Detective Chief Inspector Mike Trotman from the Serious and Organised Crime Group said: "The Mario Line was one of the most organised and prolific drugs lines to have operated in west Hertfordshire and I am pleased that we have dismantled this and the majority of those involved in its operation are now in prison.
"Hertfordshire remains one of the safest counties in the country and I want to send a clear message to anyone involved in drug crimes that we will use every power available to us to build intelligence, carry out warrants and bring offenders to justice."


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During his trip overseas for his "Careless World" tour, Tyga made the routine visit to Tim Westwood's BBC Radio 1Xtra. The Young Money MC spit a freestyle over Wizkid's "Don't Dull" and Rick Ross' "Stay Schemin'." His protégée Honey Cocaine also stepped to the mic, rapping lyrics from her song "Thug Life."
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The Czech Republic is a cool little landlocked country south of Germany and Poland, with a national addiction to pork and beer. Potatos, cabbage, and dumplings are close behind them, and they also have this great bar food called "utopenec." It means "a drowned man," it's pickled sausage with onions, perfect with some dark wheat bread and beer. The Czech bread is legendary, like a meal all by itself.
Czechoslovakia first became a sovereign state in 1918 when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The state of Czechoslovakia lasted until the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993, which created Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
It was occupied by Germany in WWII but escaped major damage, unlike most other European cities. The nation's capital, Prague, retains some of Europe's most beautiful Baroque architecture as well as one of the largest medieval castle complexes still standing. The President of the Czech Republic has his offices in the Prague Castle even today.
There was a coup d'etat in 1948 and Czechoslovakia fell under Soviet rule. For fifty years Czechoslovakia was a Socialist state under the USSR, subject to censorship, forced atheism and even the arrest of jazz musicians!
In 1989, communist police violently squashed a pro-democracy demonstration and pissed everybody off so bad that a revolution erupted over it, finally ending the Communist rule.
The next twenty years saw rapid economic growth and westernization. Today in Prague you can eat at McDonald's or KFC, shop for snowboarding boots and go see a punk rock show.
The Czech Republic took over the presidency of the European Union in January 2009. This instantly created lots of political drama because the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, is a renowned Euroskeptic.
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Employers will be on hand to answer questions, accept resumes and interview job applicants between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. This event is open to members of the military and veterans.
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American music legend Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers recently concluded a summer North American tour that saw the three decades-old band rock playing across 36 cities. Lighting designer and longtime Petty friend and colleague Jim Lenahan, who attended high school with the rocker, has designed the band's lighting for nearly 35 years, and this tour was no exception.
Lenahan's rig was made up of five trusses, each curved quarter circles, or fingers, based together at upstage center like a hand, each with three Martin Professional MAC 2000 Wash XBs™ — the first-ever US production using these new fixtures — and outlined with Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions ColorBlaze 72 LED units. The lighting package also consisted of a combination of other Martin gear — Stagebar 54™ LED luminaires, LC Series™ 1140 LED panels, and MAC 700 Profiles™ — as well as Vari-Lite VL1000s and VL3500s, and High End Systems Showguns. Lighting supply was by Ed and Ted's Excellent Lighting, now Epic Production Technologies.
The Stagebar 54 LEDs, positioned in four 2'×2' squares and clipped directly onto the truss, lined the inside of the truss fingers and an overarching 40'-diameter semicircle truss as toners. Splitting the five fingers was the semicircle arch truss, "like a horseshoe in a tree," Lenahan says. ColorBlaze units and MAC 700 Profiles also lined this truss with the interior of the horseshoe filled with LC Series LED panels, floating mid stage, an effect Lenahan describes as "putting a square peg in a round hole."
Lights were positioned behind the semi-transparent LC Series panels, with an additional curtain of Barco MiPix balls hanging in front of them as well as MiTrix cubes from XL Video, with frames built by SGPS ShowRig, for another layer of video effects. CW Productions provided SAMSC Design Catalyst media servers, as well as six High End Systems DL.3 projectors for the main rear-projected I-Mag content.
Four different resolutions of video were incorporated in the design: full HD, medium-definition via the MiTrix, the LC panels, and the MiPix. "Combining the different resolutions makes for different illusions," Lenahan says. "It messes with your vision. You can see through a series of layers, and there's lots of depth." Lenahan also used a variety of light beams in his design. "The idea was to use multiple qualities of light to go with the multiple screen resolutions. It makes for great visuals."
All video content — a mixture of original abstract and I-Mag — was preprogrammed and sent to the various video screens via an Encore system in conjunction with Control Freak Systems software by Stuart White. This included pan, tilt, and zoom of the robotic cameras. There were four operated cameras, four robotic cameras, and one lipstick cam fed to 14 screens. XL Video also provided the cameras and the engineering package. "There was no video director on the tour," notes Lenahan. "All camera cuts happened when lighting cues were activated."
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But why doesn't Canon print on the lens itself 29-216mm? The 18-135mm printing is misleading then.
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RALEIGH — First-year coach Dave Doeren thanked N.C. State fans for sticking with them after seven straight losses and promised them a brighter future after Saturday's 42-28 loss to East Carolina.
Even though there were a lot of ECU fans in the announced crowd of 49,106, Doeren said he appreciated the support of the Wolfpack fans during a difficult start to his career.
"It has been a tough year for them," Doeren said. "I just want them to know to stick in with us, guys are going to keep fighting."
Doeren has spent the past few weeks trying to encourage the players and fans after each loss. He went 23-4 at Northern Illinois in two seasons before he was hired last December.
He remains confident in the direction of the program, despite the current struggles – a seven-game losing streak and the first time ever losing to four other in-state programs in the same season.
"We're going to have a heck of an offseason, a great recruiting class," Doeren said. "We're going to develop this program into something to be proud of."
N.C. State (3-8) actually showed progress on offense. The Pack hadn't scored 28 points in a game since a 48-14 win over Central Michigan on Sept. 28.
Quarterback Brandon Mitchell threw for a season-high 312 yards and four touchdowns and did not have an interception.
Senior receiver Rashard Smith caught seven passes for 104 yards with a touchdown and freshman receiver Jumichael Ramos, who had a 100-yard game last week, caught two touchdown passes.
Three of Mitchell's four touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter when it would have been easy for the Wolfpack to give up.
State trailed 35-7 at the start of the fourth quarter but rallied for three touchdowns in the last 6 minutes and two in the final minute.
"The way they finished the game is something I'm proud of," Doeren said.
Doeren said the season has been a humbling experience but it will make the returning players, like Ramos and safety Hakim Jones, who had nine tackles, better.
"Everything we've been through this year, will make us twice as strong next year," Doeren said.
Mitchell, who has remained positive all season despite missing six games with two different foot injuries and all the losses, said there's a strong chemistry with this group.
Even thought there's only one game left, at home against Maryland next week, and the Wolfpack has been eliminated from bowl contention, there's still a lot to play for.
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With the Sequestration cuts now taking effect, Iowa stands to lose $135,000 Justice Assistance Grants, which fund everything from crime prevention to prosecution efforts.
Illinois is looking at a much bigger loss - $587,000 from those same grants.
That said, as with all of the cuts brought about by Sequestration, cuts to law enforcement funding - especially on the local level - won't be felt for a while.
"I think it's pretty early right now with it being the first day to know the direct impact, but with that being said, I'm confident that there will be an impact," Rock Island County Sheriff Jeff Boyd said.
Sheriff Boyd said that impact is unlikely to extend to things like pulling patrols off the streets, but operations that involve federal funding - especially from the Justice Assistance Grants - are at risk.
That includes operations like the Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement group, a cooperative of local law enforcement agencies from both sides of the river that often works with the FBI and DEA.
It is the primary drug enforcement agency in our area.
"The funding for that has gradually decreased. Now we're talking about it potentially going away," Sheriff Boyd, who is on the Quad City MEG Board, said.
The Justice Assistance grant money also helps pay for things like court house security and keeping resource officers in our schools.
At a time when school districts are already having to make difficult budget choices, this may put them in a difficult position.
"If we to make resource allocation decisions and prioritize things, we'll have to consider every program, every operation and try to take a look at our student achievement goals and try to make the best decisions we can," said Dr. Dave Moyer, Superintendent for the Moline School District.
The Moline School District is facing a $3.8 million deficit in its education fund heading into next year. It is already trying to trim $2 million in spending this year alone.
Dr. Moyer says it is unclear what the cuts to law enforcement grants will actually mean for the district, which has a cost-sharing arrangement with the local police department.
"At this point, we're certainly worrying about putting our own budget together and we have a lot of difficult personnel and budget decisions to make, so anything that further complicates that is not necessarily welcome news," Dr. Moyer said.
Sheriff Boyd said federal lawmakers need to get to work on a compromise and come up with a solution:
"I certainly can appreciate that even on the local level it's kind of hard to get things done, but when you're working for the better good and put aside differences, typically you can get there," he said.
It is vital that they get there soon, before the real pain of these cuts is felt on the local level.
Sheriff Boyd says, among other things, the cuts from Sequestration may also be felt in the form of less revenue from housing inmates for federal agencies.
And if furloughs force the federal courthouse to close down one day a week, that could have a big impact on the Sheriff's Department operations as well.
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Smokin' Hot Deviled Eggs Recipe
"Nearly everybody loves deviled eggs, and this variation has a nice kick. You can't go wrong bringing these to a party or potluck."—Jan Roberts, San Pedro, California
- 12 hard-cooked eggs
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained
- 1 tablespoon stone-ground mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- Minced fresh cilantro
- Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks; set whites aside. In a small bowl, mash yolks. Add the mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, capers, mustard, salt and white pepper; mix well. Stuff or pipe into egg whites. Refrigerate until serving. Sprinkle with cilantro. Yield: 2 dozen.
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I've made this recipe several times! Only thing i do differently for my family is double the chipotles!
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I made these twice now. They are a spicy treat! I could not find the chipote in adobo sauce so used drained, chopped hot peppers & a natural hickory liquid smoke instead.
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These were interesting... Not a big fan, sadly.
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Made these for a 4th of July BBQ added pickled jalapeno's in place of capers. Super good and spicy!!!
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Let's try this again! I chose to leave out the chipotle peppers (I do not care for them). These eggs were good without them. They were a hit!
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