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Table Of Contents
Release Notes for the Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Release 2.16.1
Introduction to the Cisco ATA Analog Telephone Adaptor
Downloading and Upgrading the Software
New Features in Release 2.16.1
Real-Time Transfer Protocol (RTP) Statistics Reporting
Using Voice Configuration Menu for Status Reporting Prior to Getting IP Connectivity
Using Web Configuration Page for Status Reporting After Getting IP Connectivity
New Bit for DNS Name Resolution
New CDP Discovery Implementation
Changes in Release 2.16 for SIP and H.323
Changes in Release 2.16.1 for SIP only
Resolved Issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1
Open Issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Release Notes for the Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Release 2.16.1
July 11, 2003
These release notes describe newly incorporated features, changed features or changed behavior, resolved issues, and open issues for the Cisco ATA 186 and the Cisco ATA 188 for Release 2.16.1 (SIP and H.323 protocols).
Note The term Cisco ATA refers to both the Cisco ATA 186 and the Cisco ATA 188.
These release notes provide the following information:
•Introduction to the Cisco ATA Analog Telephone Adaptor
•Downloading and Upgrading the Software
•New Features in Release 2.16.1
•Changes in Release 2.16 for SIP and H.323
•Changes in Release 2.16.1 for SIP only
•Resolved Issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1
•Open Issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1
•Obtaining Technical Assistance
Introduction to the Cisco ATA Analog Telephone Adaptor
The Cisco ATA is an analog telephone adaptor that allows regular analog telephones to operate on IP-based telephony networks. The Cisco ATA supports two voice ports, each with its own independent telephone number.
Two Cisco ATA products are available to Cisco customers—the Cisco ATA 186 and the Cisco ATA 188. Both products run the same software and have two voice ports. The difference between these products is that the Cisco ATA 186 has one RJ45 port that provides access to an Ethernet network, while the Cisco ATA 188 has an Ethernet switch and two RJ45 ports. The Cisco ATA 188 has one RJ45 port for access to an Ethernet network and a second RJ45 port for connecting a downstream Ethernet device such as a PC.
Downloading and Upgrading the Software
Before you can use the Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1, you must first download and upgrade the Cisco ATA software. You can download the software, after logging in, at:
Note If you are using the Cisco ATA executable-file-upgrade method, check with the administrator of the TFTP server to make sure that the TFTP upgrade method is disabled. Otherwise, the Cisco ATA might downgrade to an old image via TFTP.
For more information about downloading and upgrading software, see the Cisco ATA administrator's guides for the signaling protocol you are using. The administrator's guides can be found at the following location:
New Features in Release 2.16.1
This section contains information on new features for Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1:
General Features
This section contains information on new features for Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1 for both SIP and H.323:
•Real-Time Transfer Protocol (RTP) Statistics Reporting
•Using Voice Configuration Menu for Status Reporting Prior to Getting IP Connectivity
•Using Web Configuration Page for Status Reporting After Getting IP Connectivity
•New Bit for DNS Name Resolution
•New CDP Discovery Implementation
Local Tone Playout Reporting
The Cisco ATA inserts tone type IDs into its debug log.
To help analyze call flows, the tone locally played by the Cisco ATA to the FXS port is reported by means of the prserv debug log. Local tones are different from other tones because local tones are not carried within the inband audio. Instead, the Cisco ATA is prompted by a network event to play the tone, and the Cisco ATA generates the tone for the exclusive purpose of playing it to the attached telephone handset. For example, during a call between the Cisco ATA and a far-end phone, the far-end user might press a digit on the dial pad, thus sending an AVT Named Signaling Event to the Cisco ATA. This event prompts the Cisco ATA to generate a DTMF tone and to play the tone locally to the Cisco ATA phone.
Table 1 lists the tone type identifier and its description for local tone reporting.
Table 1 Tone Type Identifiers
Tone Type ID Description
Dial tone
Busy tone
Reorder tone
Ringback tone
Call-waiting tone
Warning or confirmation tone
DTMF digit 0
DTMF digit 1
DTMF digit 2
DTMF digit 3
DTMF digit 4
DTMF digit 5
DTMF digit 6
DTMF digit 7
DTMF digit 8
DTMF digit 9
DTMF digit A
DTMF digit B
DTMF digit C
DTMF digit D
DTMF digit *
DTMF digit #
CPE alert signal (for off-hook Caller ID generation)
Outside dial tone
Prompt tone
Beep tone
Note For information on the prserv debug tool, see the "Configuring and Debugging Fax Services" section in the Cisco ATA administrator's guides.
Real-Time Transfer Protocol (RTP) Statistics Reporting
To monitor the quality of service for the media stream, you can access RTP packet statistics of the two voice ports and their channels by opening the following page on the Cisco ATA Web server:
<Cisco ATA IP address>/rtps
The following RTP packet statistics are reported:
•rxDuration—the number of seconds since the beginning of reception
•rxPktCnt—the total number of RTP packets received
•rxOctet—the total number of RTP payload octets received (not including RTP header)
•latePktCnt—the total number of late RTP packets received
•totalLostPktCnt—the total number of lost RTP packets received (not including late RTP packets)
•avgJitter—an estimate of statistical variance of the RTP packet inter-arrival time, measured in timestamp unit. (Calculation is based on the formula in RFC1889.)
•txDuration—the number of seconds since the beginning of transmission
•txPktCnt—the total number of RTP packets transmitted
•txOctet—the total number of RTP payload octets transmitted
Using the refresh feature on the RTP Statistics page, you can obtain updated, real-time RTP statistics during a call.
Resetting Cisco ATA counters
To reset the Cisco ATA counters, do the following:
•Click the [Refresh] link to refresh the current counter values.
•Click the [Line 0] link to reset line 0 counter values.
•Click the [Line 1] link to reset line 1 counter values.
Note Inactive lines will be indicated as such.
Using Voice Configuration Menu for Status Reporting Prior to Getting IP Connectivity
Using voice configuration menu code 3123#, you can obtain basic network status to use for diagnostic purposes. After you enter this code, the Cisco ATA announces a message in the following format:e123.D.0xX
•D is the VLAN ID (this is a non-zero value if the Cisco ATA has entered a VLAN)
•0xX is a bitmap value in hexadecimal format. The definition of each bit is shown in Table 2.
Table 2 Voice Configuration Menu Network Status Bitmap
Bit Number Description
Cisco ATA sent CDP request
VLAN ID acquired via CDP
Cisco ATA sent DHCP request
DHCP server offered IP address
Cisco ATA obtained IP address from DHCP server
Cisco ATA web server is ready
If the hexadecimal value provided by the voice configuration menu is 0x1d, the network status of the Cisco ATA is shown in Table 3.
Table 3 Voice Configuration Menu Example Network Status
Bit Number Description Boolean Value 0 Cisco ATA sent CDP request
1 VLAN ID acquired via CDP
2 Cisco ATA sent DHCP request
3 DHCP server offered IP address
4 Cisco ATA obtained IP address from DHCP server
5 Cisco ATA web server is ready
Using Web Configuration Page for Status Reporting After Getting IP Connectivity
The Cisco ATA Stats Web page (http://<Cisco ATA IP address>/stats)displays the following information:
•tftpFile: S
•tftp: 0xX
–D0 is the VLAN ID. It should be non-zero if the Cisco ATA has entered a VLAN.
–S is the tftp filename, which can be either ata<macaddress> or the filename supplied by the DHCP server.
–D1 is the local time on the Cisco ATA.
–D2 is the last NTP contact time.
–D3 is the last successful NTP contact time.
D1, D2, D3 values are shown in number of seconds since 00:00:00 UTC, 1970-01-01. If no NTP response has been received from the NTP server, the values of D1, D2, and D3 are 0.
–0xX is a bitmap value in hexadecimal format. The definition of each bit is shown in Table 4.
Table 4 Web Configuration Menu Network Status Bitmap
Bit Number Description
Cisco ATA sent request for configuration file, ata<macaddress>, to TFTP server
Cisco ATA sent request for configuration file, atadefault.cfg, to TFTP server
Cisco ATA sent request for image file to TFTP server
Cisco ATA failed to upgrade to the downloaded image file
Configuration file is not found
Bad configuration file
Checksum error for configuration file,
Decode error for configuration file (encryption related)
Configuration file is processed successfully
If the hexadecimal value provided by the web configuration menu is 0x1011, the network status of the Cisco ATA is shown in Table 5.
Table 5 Web Configuration Menu Example Network Status
Bit Number Description Boolean Value
Cisco ATA sent request for configuration file, ata<macaddress>, to TFTP server
Cisco ATA sent request for configuration file, atadefault.cfg, to TFTP server
Cisco ATA sent request for image file to TFTP server
Cisco ATA failed to upgrade to the downloaded image file
Configuration file is not found
Bad configuration file
Checksum error for configuration file
Decode error for configuration file (encryption related)
Configuration file is processed successfully
Pipelined DNS Query
In this release, the Cisco ATA performs a DNS query by first sending its request to DNS server number 1. Then, if DNS server number 1 does not respond to this request within one second, the Cisco ATA sends the same request to DNS server number 2. The Cisco ATA accepts the first response from either of the DNS servers, thereby reducing the time the Cisco ATA requires for name resolution if DNS server number 1 is down or not responding.
New Bit for DNS Name Resolution
The OpFlags parameter now uses a control bit (Bit 13, mask 0x2000) to allow DNS name resolution using both statically configured DNS IP addresses (by means of configuration parameters DNS1IP and DNS2IP) and DHCP server-supplied DNS IP addresses. Therefore, the Cisco ATA can query as many as four DNS IP addresses in one DNS query.
New CDP Discovery Implementation
CDP Discovery behavior is implemented as follows:
•Sends 3 CDP Discovery packets at one-second intervals.
•Wait five seconds after sending packets, then selects the CDP response with the highest auxiliary VLAN ID.
•Processes CDP packets that have an 802.1Q tag.
Note CDP packets do not normally have an 802.1Q tag.
New Features for SIP
The following list contains new SIP-specific features in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1:
•REFER Method Support
The Cisco ATA now supports the SIP REFER method for call transfer. When the Cisco ATA initiates a call transfer, it sends a REFER request to the remote user agent. If the remote user agent does not support the method, a "501 Not Implemented" response should be returned to the Cisco ATA. The Cisco ATA then re-initiates the call transfer using the BYE/Also method.
•Configurable Call Return Ring Delay
When the Cisco ATA sends a call to a PSTN phone number, the call goes through a PSTN gateway that is connected to the local telephone company's network.
The PSTN gateway usually responds with a "183 Session Progress" response, followed by a "200 OK" response when the called party answers.
When a PSTN gateway returns a "486 Busy Here" response after a "183 Session Progress" response, the callback-on-busy feature fails on the Cisco ATA. The ATA interprets a 183 response as the far end phone ringing and terminates the automatic retry when even though the far end may actually be busy.
You can configure FeatureTimer parameter bits 13-15 to specify the amount of time that the Cisco ATA waits for a "486 Busy Here" response after receiving a 183 response. This allows a short time period for a 486 response to arrive before the Cisco ATA assumes a successful connection and rings the phone.
FeatureTimer Bit Values
You can configure bits 13-15 to have the values of 0-8, where 0 (the default) means there is no delay before the Cisco ATA rings the phone, and values 1-7 represent the number of seconds for the ring delay.
•Configurable Call Waiting Ring Timeout
When a call arrives for a Cisco ATA port that is in use and has call-waiting enabled, the Cisco ATA plays a call-waiting tone. If the incoming call is not answered within a specified period of time, the Cisco ATA can reject the call by returning a "486 Busy" response to the remote user agent.
You can configure FeatureTimer parameter bits 16-18 to specify the ringing period for incoming call-waiting calls. Valid values for bits 16-18 are 0-7, where 0 (the default) means the call-waiting ring never times out, and values 1-7 represent the number of 10-second units before the call-waiting ring times out. For example, a configured value of 4 means that the timeout value is 40 seconds.
This feature can be disabled by either using the default value 0 or setting bits 16-18 to a value greater than the standard timeout for an incoming call as specified in SigTimer parameter bits 14-19. When this feature is disabled, a "480 Temporarily Not Available" response is returned to the remote user agent when the standard ring times out.
•Password Protection for Factory Reset and Local Upgrade
Factory reset and local upgrade using the voice configuration menu can now be protected with the UI password. If the UI password (UIPassword parameter) is enabled, the Cisco ATA prompts the user for the password before a factory reset or upgrade is allowed.
Note Users must keep the password in a safe location. If the UI password is lost or forgotten, there is no way to recover it.
Use OpFlags parameter bits 28-31 to indicate whether factory reset and local upgrade options with the voice configuration menu are protected with the UI password.
OpFlags Configuration
To password-protect factory reset and local upgrade as previously described, you must configure OpFlags bits 28-31 with a value of 6, and the UIPassword parameter must be enabled.
Any value other than 6 for these bits means that this feature is disabled and the Cisco ATA will not prompt the user for the UIPassword.
The default value is 0.
New Features for H.323
There are no new H.323-specific features for Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1:
Changes in Release 2.16 for SIP and H.323
This section contains information on changed features for Release 2.16.1 for both the SIP and H.323 protocols:
•Support separate Type of Service (TOS) values for audio and signaling packets. The UDPTOS parameter has been renamed to TOS. With the TOS parameter, you can specify separate TOS bits for signaling and audio packets, as follows:
–Bits 7-0 of TOS specify the TOS bit value of the audio packets.
If Bits 7-0 are 0, the TOS bit value for audio packets defaults to 0xB8.
–Bits 15-8 of TOS specify the TOS bit value of the signaling packets.
If Bits 15-8 are 0, the TOS bit value for signaling packets defaults to 0x68.
–Other bits are reserved and undefined at this time.
Note The previous value of the UDPTOS parameter is carried forward to the TOS parameter during a Cisco ATA upgrade.
•The VLANSetting parameter now allows you to specify different Class of Service (COS) bit values in the VLAN tag for audio and signaling packets. This is different from the previous Cisco ATA implementation, in which the VLANSetting parameter allowed you to specify separate COS bit values in the VLAN tag for UDP and TCP packets.
•The name of the sample configuration file that comes with the Cisco ATA software has changed for both SIP and H.323. In previous releases, the name of the sample file was example_uprofile.txt for both SIP and H.323.
In Release 2.16.1, the name of the SIP sample configuration file is sip_example.txt; the name of the H.323 sample configuration file is h323_example.txt.
•The Cisco ATA no longer needs to reboot after a change to the TraceFlags parameter (currently used only for SIP). The configuration change will take effect immediately.
Changes in Release 2.16.1 for SIP only
The way in which the Cisco ATA removes a registration, determined by Bit 16 of the Cisco ATA parameter ConnectMode, has changed in Release 2.16.1.
Behavior Prior to Release 2.16.1 When this Bit is Set to 1
The Cisco ATA unregisters all existing registrations with the Contact:* SIP header and the Expires:0 SIP header (or SIP URL) on power up and in all subsequent registration cycles prior to registering.
Behavior in Release 2.16.1 When this Bit is Set to 1
The Cisco ATA unregisters all registrations with Contact:* and Expires:0 only on power up.
On subsequent registration cycles, the latest registration is removed with Contact:<SIP_URL>;expires=0 prior to re-registering.
Resolved Issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1
This section lists the issues in previous releases of the Cisco ATA that are resolved in Release 2.16.1:
•Resolved SIP and H.323 Issues
Resolved SIP Issues
This section lists the issues in previous releases of the Cisco ATA that are resolved in Cisco ATA Release 2.16 and later for SIP only:
Release 2.16
Out-of-band DTMF does not always work between the Cisco ATA and Cisco IOS-based gateways.
Ringing of the telephone handset may be delayed if the Cisco ATA performs a DNS query on the From header to prepare for the local call-return feature.
When the combined length of record-route uniform resource identifiers (URIs) and contact-header URIs is more than 318 bytes, Cisco ATA behavior is abnormal.
The Cisco ATA does not always send an acknowledgment (ACK) message after receiving a SIP proxy 5xx response to an INVITE message.
A configurable option is needed for the Cisco ATA to include or exclude the port in a Refer-To header.
The Cisco ATA does not parse the IP address in the SIP received=<ip-addr> parameter if the rport=<port> parameter directly follows the received= parameter.
Configuring two DNS "A" records with the same domain name for the primary and secondary SIP proxy servers can cause problems for the Cisco ATA.
When the gateway returns a 486 response to the Cisco ATA following a 183 response, the Cisco ATA callback-on-busy feature fails.
Out-of-band DTMF data packets are sent with fixed duration and an incremental timestamp instead of a fixed timestamp and incremental duration. This can cause a remote media server to detect only the first digit in a series of digits.
If the Cisco ATA sends an INVITE message that includes the user=phone parameter, the corresponding ACK message does not always contain the user=phone parameter.
The Cisco ATA does not process the Expires parameter from the SIP proxy server.
Sweden CallWaitTone does not play two beeps.
The call-waiting tone cannot be played only one time.
When the Contact header in the 200 OK response from the SIP proxy does not contain a User ID, the Route header in the Cisco ATA ACK message contains the Contact IP address with an empty User ID field.
The PROTOS test-suite for SIP can cause the Cisco ATA to operate improperly, such as rebooting or hanging. Cisco recommends that customers with earlier software versions upgrade to this latest release.
Release 2.16 Build 030509a
The Cisco ATA Telephony Adapters running SIP are incorrectly building a "302 Moved Temporarily" message. When the Cisco ATA receives a NOTIFY message during an existing call flow, the Cisco ATA uses the session information from the NOTIFY instead of the original INVITE or 180 RINGING message.
Each time after a call is placed or received, subsequent Cisco ATA REGISTER requests have the same Call-ID but a different From tag. The From tag should remain the same in subsequent registrations.
Cisco ATAs that are configured to handle G.723 calls sometimes experience lost audio when an incoming call-waiting call arrives.
The value of the From header in a SIP invite message changes after eight minutes of operation.
The Cisco ATA, when acting as the callee, does not provide SIP-requested credentials. Instead, the Cisco ATA increments the CSeq counter and resubmits the request without providing credentials.
The Cisco ATA incorrectly sends an ACK message that contains credentials to the SIP proxy even when the INVITE message did not contain credentials.
The Cisco ATA does not retry the DNS SRV query after a failure.
The Cisco ATA does not fail over to a second IP address returned by a DNS query.
Release 2.16.1
The Cisco ATA ignores the Require:100rel header and processes call.
The Cisco ATA builds a 302 Moved Temporarily message incorrectly after receiving a NOTIFY message.
The Cisco ATA loses G.723 audio when call waiting occurs.
The Cisco ATA From header domain value changes SRV record name.
The Cisco ATA stops the registration process if it receives an unexpected response to a REGISTER request.
The callback-on-busy feature does not work for calls to a PSTN.
Upon receiving a 4xx response to a REGISTER request from a backup proxy, the Cisco ATA needs to continue retrying the request with the primary proxy.
The Cisco ATA may fail to send a ring tone when acting as a transfer target in a blind transfer.
The Cisco ATA, while in a call, detects audio from an incoming call.
When the SDP attribute a=fmtp appears before the attribute a=rtpmap, the Cisco ATA will not send out-of-band DTMF digits.
Attended call transfers occur even when this feature is disabled via the PaidFeature configuration parameter.
Call forwarding does not work when the Cisco ATA detects a busy signal.
The Cisco ATA stops registering after a 2.16 upgrade is performed.
The call-waiting default user setting cannot be controlled by the CallFeatures configuration parameter when the Cisco ATA obtains its configuration file from the TFTP server.
The Cisco ATA plays an incorrect tone after unconditional call forwarding is enabled or disabled.
Change the behavior of the Cisco ATA to not remove all registrations.
Resolved H.323 Issues
This section lists the issues in previous releases of the Cisco ATA that are resolved in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1 for H.323 only:
Release 2.16
The Cisco ATA 188 (version 2.15) does not mark H.323 signaling packets that are being sent to the Cisco Call Manager.
Cisco ATA-to-Cisco ATA calls destined for the value of the UID1 parameter instead go to the UID0-configured value.
Direct IP calling fails from the Cisco ATA Phone 1 port to the Cisco ATA Phone 2 port.
One-way audio exists on calls made between a Cisco ATA running H.323 version 2.14 and a Cisco ATA running SCCP 2.15.ms or greater.
Release 2.16 Build 030509a
The Cisco ATA188 stops answering VoIP calls after receiving invalid packets.
The Cisco ATA188 resets after receiving invalid packets.
The Q931 and H323 setup fields are not correctly modified in some instances.
When the Cisco ATA receives a Setup message with the bearer cap set as "Unrestricted Digital Information," the Cisco ATA responds with a release-complete message that contains an incorrect cause information element.
In this build, Bit 16 of the ConnectMode parameter has been added to resolve this issue. If this bit is set to 1, the Cisco ATA respond with a release-complete message that contains 65 as the cause information element for a setup message that has unrestricted digital information bearer capability.
Release 2.16.1
The Cisco ATA resets after receiving an invalid packet.
Resolved SIP and H.323 Issues
This section lists the protocol-generic issues in previous releases of the Cisco ATA that are resolved in Release 2.16.1 for both SIP and H.323:
Release 2.16
Duplexity mismatch occurs in Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) information.
Standard G3 fax transmissions are failing because the echo canceller is disabled when it should remain enabled.
G.711 frame size is fixed at 20 ms and cannot be reconfigured.
The Reset and Refresh commands cannot be individually executed if web access is disabled.
The Cisco ATA plays a garbled voice configuration menu prompt.
The Cisco ATA does not allow caller ID to display on a phone that has two lines.
The Cisco ATA 186, when running v2.15 ata186 (Build 020911b), permits the http://<ATA IPaddress>/reset command to take effect without requiring a username or password.
Out-of-band DTMF RTP packets are not sent repeatedly for redundancy purposes, as with the Cisco AS5350.
Special digits for restricted and unknown calls are not sent to a caller ID display device that supports DTMF signaling.
Release 2.16.1
The Cisco ATA does not recognize DTMF digits sent from KROWN 2000DX TTY.
OpFlags bit 14 for controlling DNS name resolution is wrong. The correct bit number is 13.
Open Issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1
This section contains the following topics:
•Open Issues for SIP and H.323
Open Issues for SIP
There are no SIP-specific open issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1.
Open Issues for H.323
There are no H.323-specific open issues in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1.
Open Issues for SIP and H.323
There are no open issues for both SIP and H.323 in Cisco ATA Release 2.16.1.
Related Documentation
Use these release notes in conjunction with the documents located at this index:
•ATA 186 and ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor
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This was one hell of a game to come back and win. No question.
plus a back to back for us - with Roy in foul trouble
Haha anybody hear Chris call them the Hornets at the end of the game? Anyways great comeback, these are the types of games were built to win. Great D down the stretch and a huge deep 3 from GH. I'm likening what I'm seeing after 2 games!
Paul George is really good if you didn't know
The Pacers are the only 2-0 team in the league currently.
yeah it Seemed so... Easy. He is a different player this year
Not much proven tonight either way. Good teams beat bad teams when they aren't at their best, but we already knew the pacers were good.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
NBA Champions 1989, 1990, 2004
Great win, George Hill played pretty well in the second half, Paul George was a super star, Lance was huge, Ian was good, even Copeland was good at waiving towels
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
thats my face when I think about what PG has done in these first two games.
also Hibbert had 5 blocks in 22 minutes. damn.
Very good way to start off the road schedule. On a back-to-back, no less! This is not a bad New Orleans team either. They have two All-Stars in Jrue and Davis (that guy is a monster) and some other solid pieces. Not a lot of depth, though. Also, this game was more meaningful than your average opening night for the new-look and new-named Pelicans.
Obviously, there is a lot to clean up (turnovers!), but 2-0 feels oh so good.
Best record in the league!
It's very early of course, but Paul has been what we hoped he could be so far and I think he's good enough to keep doing it.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
This has been said before, but 12 months ago Paul George could have turned into Brandon Rush and I wouldn't have been shocked. Now he's playing more like Kobe Bryant.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
WOW! Was definitley worth the watch .
Whenever a game is that close I have flashbacks of old Pacers days, where Darren Collison turns it over at the end or TJ Ford jumping in the air before looking where to pass the ball or Troy Murphy playing defense in the crunch. This team is so much different it's not even funny. The Pelicans are a really really good team with a lot of potential, but damn we came back lake a contender does. Really smooth game by Paul and a really solid outing by Lance Stephenson again. George Hill HIT THAT DAGGER IN YA FACE .
I am pumped and will have some sweet dreams!
Good night PD nation...see you soon!

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I decided on carrots as the food I wanted to spotlight, and read that polyacethylen, one of the cancer fighting nutrients contained in carrots, is destroyed by cooking, so when I saw Bistro Carrot Salad in a cookbook called Vegetables Every Day, it sounded perfect. The salad contains carrots, parsley, lemon juice, and olive oil, and every ingredient is one of The World's Healthiest Foods, so I think this salad gets a big thumbs up. I did rename it Carrot and Parsley Salad, and changed the proportions a bit, you know how I am! Vegetables Every Day is a great cookbook for anyone looking for creative ways to cook vegetables, and I loved the fresh taste of this salad.
Carrot and Parsley Salad
6 medium sized carrots, peeled, then grated
1 bunch parsley, chopped fine (about 1 cup chopped parsley)
1 1/2 T fresh lemon juice
3 T extra-virgin olive oil
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
South Beach Suggestions:
More Yummy Salads with Cancer-Fighting Raw Carrots
(recipes from other blogs may not be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients)
Classic Carrot Salad from Simply Recipes
Carrot and Apple Salad from Frugal Cuisine
Moroccan Carrot Salad from Fresh Approach Cooking
Carrot Salad with Indonesian Coconut Dressing from Kitchen Chick
Actually Tasty Carrot Salad from Je Mange la Ville
Shaved Fennel and Carrot Salad from Erin's Kitchen
Moroccan Carrot Salad from Nami Nami
Carrot Salad from A Gluten-Free Journey
Carrot and Daikon Refrigerator Pickles from A Veggie Venture


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Who knew that the NFL had marching songs? What we did know was that some things were written in stone. Like the Green Bay Packers, the Baltimore Colts, and the New York Football Giants....oops!
College, now that is what marching songs are all about. I was in the Howard Junior High marching band many moons ago. Our school song was Cornell's "Far above Cayuga's waters". It goes, Far above Cayuga's waters, da, da da, da, dee.


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Topic: Update on my brother
It's been quite a long time since I've been on this site and thought I'd give an update on my brother, who was diagnosed with with Stage IV CC last June. First of all, I want to thank Helen and Gavin again for providing my brother with contact info for a doctor who was willing to step in and help out if he had a problem during his trip to the UK. He was able to make contact and felt so much better knowing that he had a "Plan B" in place. Fortunately, he didn't need to use it!
In January, he began a 30 session radiation treatment. He debated whether to do it as the doctors at Mayo had said he wasn't a candidate, but after chemo, his doctors here felt that the tumors had shrunk and that it might be effective. It really took a toll on him, though. It was much tougher than the chemo was and he really hasn't felt good ever since he started the radiation treatments. He finished up his radiation treatment at the end of February. He took a brief break from the medical community, but then in March/April he came down with pneumonia, and a CT scan showed a metastasis to his spine, which needed to be treated with 5 sessions of radiation. He was supposed to get a reprieve from the medical community after that, but he started to suffer from ascites, developed a hernia from all the coughing during the pneumonia, etc. Two weeks ago, they discovered that he was anemic during a routine blood test, and that meant a blood transfusion that took 11 hours. More ascites, another CT scan and a PET scan in which his abdomen "lit up" and the doctor said that he had microscopic cancer cells floating around his abdominal cavity. He planned on taking a trip to Vegas this week with his sons and a group of friends and went to the doctor on Monday to have him check out his persistent cough. His lungs were ok, but blood tests showed that his hemoglobin had dropped to 4 and his platelet count was 2,000! (less than two weeks earlier, it had been around 140,000!!) So, he was taken immediately to the hospital and placed in intensive care. He had a reaction to the transfusions and developed a fever of 104 and couldn't stop shaking. After his platelets came up enough, he had an endoscopy done, which showed esophageal varices and a bleeding ulcer in his stomach. They now think that he has developed an immune thrombocytopenia. Understandably so, he has started to question "quality of life" issues. We are having a family meeting tomorrow with his chemo doctor, and the hospitalist, who is also a hospice doctor.
Lainy, you mentioned earlier that you had a list of what to expect during the last stages of CC. Could you please send it to me so that we know what to expect. I know that others have asked questions on this site about how you know when you're near the end. I guess that is where we are now. How do we know? What should we expect? etc. Any feedback from those of you who have gone through this journey would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


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Topic: Picture of Wayne
This weekend as was looking through pictures, I found one of him when he was about 26. I thought WOW how good looking he was. I decided to take it to work and kind of show him off. It has been eight months since Wayne went to see Jesus, I am still going through deep depression, so I was so proud of my picture, the picture didn't seem to get the reaction I thought it would get. I do believe that people think that it's been eight months why aren't you over it. We had been married 35 + 1 years you don't get over it. It is mostly from my boss, she told me once I know you have been having a hard time but, I said but you go home to your husband, your children, your parents, and you can say but. I am still in counseling and tomorrrow I see my doctor thank goodness. I don't feel like I have any friends here at work.
I am ready to see Wayne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not a widow, I am a wife
We are only apart for heaven's sake
You are waiting for me at heaven's gate


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In addition to an indoor pool, Embassy Suites by Hilton Savannah Airport provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Iowa State University is hosting the 2012 Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay Transgender Ally College Conference Feb. 10-12. One student from Texas Women's University, 17 from Southern Methodist University's LGBT group Spectrum and an SMU professor are attending, according to the Daily Campus. Spectrum Co-President Harvey Luna put the group together after attending last year's conference, according to the SMU newspaper.
Karen Click at SMU Women's Center for Gender and Pride Initiatives called it a national conference for student leaders. She said this is the second year SMU has participated.
"They come back inspired to create change on campus," she said.
Registration for the event is $80 per person and the group chartered a bus from Dallas.
"The SMU Student Senate paid for them to go," Click said.
The MBLGTACC conference began in 1991 and takes place annually in the upper Midwest. The goal is to learn new strategies to face problems LGBT students face on campus daily.
Two weeks ago, Youth First Texas hosted a conference of North Texas gay-straight alliances.


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Of course the recipe has its origins in Goulash or Gulyas, a Hungarian dish I think I first heard about when The Frugal Gourmet used to make it on TV (ahem, quite a while ago!) There are as many variations of goulash as there are cooks making it, but the kind I've made the most always had pieces of beef, tomatoes, red peppers, onions, and plenty of paprika. A few years back I made Goulash Soup on the blog, but I'm surprised to realize I haven't shared a recipe for actual Hungarian Goulash. I'll get working on that, but in the meantime, get out your crockpot and make this pot roast!
Then add roasted red pepper slices, canned tomatoes, and beef stock, which was reduced as it deglazed the pan the onions were browned in.
CrockPot Hungarian Pot Roast with Sour Cream and Paprika Gravy
(Makes 6-8 servings, recipes created by Kalyn)
2 tsp. + 1 T olive oil
1 rump roast, about 2.5 pounds (trim visible fat if there is any)
generous amount of steak seasoning (about 1 T) to rub on roast before browning
4 large yellow onions, cut into slices at least 1/2 inch thick
2 T sweet Hungarian or Spanish paprika (or more)
1/2 tsp. sharp Hungarian paprika or smoked Spanish paprika (optional, but good)
1 jar (12 oz.) roasted red bell peppers
1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes with juice (I like petite dice for this)
2 cups homemade beef stock or low-sodium beef broth
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups sour cream (I used light sour cream, do not use fat free)
I used a 3 1/2 quart Crockpot slow cooker to make this.
While roast browns, peel onions and cut into slices at least 1/2 inch thick. Heat addditional 1 T olive oil in pan, then add onions and paprika and saute onions until lightly browned, turning often to brown all the onion slices. Put onions in crockpot on top of and around the roast. Add 2 cups beef stock to frying pan, scraping off any browned bits and simmering until beef stock is reduced to about 1 cup.
Cook on high for about 4 hours, or until roast feels tender when pierced with a fork. When roast is tender, remove meat, let cool a few minutes, and then cut into thick slices. While meat cools enough to handle, strain liquid into frying pan (catching the vegetables) and simmer over medium high heat to reduce for gravy. Add sliced meat and vegetables back into crockpot and keep warm. When liquid has reduced by about half, whisk in sour cream. (Edit: A reader named Ned left the suggestion to add a small amount of the liquid to the sour cream and whisk together, then whisk that mixture back into the juice in the pan for easier combining without lumps. I think that sounds like a great idea.) Pour sour cream gravy back over meat and vegetables in crockpot and cook about 20-30 minutes more, or until heated through. Serve hot.
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text: I work with a rescue here in Trenton, MI. Last year we pulled what appeared to be a wooly malamute (mix?) out of the Tuscola/Sanilac Pound. He was blind, and supposed to be 5 years old. When we had him checked out, the vet thought he was more like 8 years old, but Bear acted more like he was 2! Very playful and energetic, you wouldn't even know he was blind. He's such a sweet, cuddly guy. His foster home backed out on him, but he got adopted almost immediately-- that home couldn't handle him, and returned him after a month's time. We assume he had always been an outside dog and never was taught house manners. He was put in boarding at that time, due to lack of foster home, and he did great there at the vet's kennels. He was there for quite some time, handled by many people, and I walked him every single day and took him home for the day to roam my backyard about 2-3 times a week. He did great. He was then adopted by an older gentleman who absolutely adored him. This gentleman ended up having Cancer, and was going through chemotherapy. One day he put his hand in bear's food bowl and touched him, without speaking to him first, and bear turned and nipped his arm. I assume this was food aggression, but his owner swears he was just "Surprised". The gentleman tried to treat his wound at home, but since he was undergoing Chemotherapy, had no immunity to anything and it got infected. He ended up in the hospital for a few days, where I had to take Bear back again. He unfortunately went back into boarding, where I took him home almost everyday and worked with him on the leash, and with the jumping up behaviors, and tried to witness his 'food aggression', but he was never really interested in the food. Otherwise, he's just a big happy galoof. The boarding staff said that they touch him and his food while he's eating without a problem. Finally he got adopted by this other family who also adores him. Her vet said he looks more like 11 or 12 years old, I don't believe it! Unfortunately, he's taken to nipping her husband, and I wasn't aware of this until there was a bad bite involved (the fourth time.). He bit the husband's knee and drew blood. They when bear will do this, and otherwise bear has no problem with this man. He loves everybody, and wrestles all day with the 17year old in the family. The biting could be a playful thing, because he's ALL about the play. I've never witnessed this behavior myself, but I believe it could be a prey drive thing. Sometimes he hears people walking or running by, and he shows a lot of interest in the sound of their feet, and wants to go run after them-- I could see that being the issue. The husband has always been "Just walking past" when it happens. This family needs to bring him back, and here's my dilemma. He's got too long of a bite history to be adopted out again. I have no foster homes to take him, at all, and I'm out of time. Despite his bite history, He's truly not an aggressive animal. His bites have never been "attacks", just a nip and he's on his happy merry way. He's extremely sweet, and loves to cuddle, and he's a big beautiful guy! You wouldn't even know he's blind, he gets around just fine. I think he needs to see a behaviorist, to evaluate his problem, and perhaps even be adopted out again-- it's not just something I can do. I will try everything I can for him, I just wish I could keep him myself. He LOVES being outside, all the time if he can-- so being an outdoor dog wouldn't bother him one bit. You simply wouldn't believe the temperament of this dog, despite his age and handicap! Not nervous around anything, ever. Any suggestions? By the way, here's his Petfinder page from way back when. More pictures upon request... Adopted Alaskan Malamute: Bear/ Adopted!: Petfinder I know it's a long shot, and with a bite history, there's not much that CAN be done... But he deserves a CHANCE, a chance with an experienced foster with whom he can see a behaviorist/trainer. He deserves at least that. I simply can't euthanize him without that chance! It wouldn't be fair.


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(MCT) — ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County judge Monday ordered two years of probation and 200 hours of community service for Brian Jones, the first of a dozen former members of Florida A&M's famous marching band to be sentenced in the fatal hazing of drum major Robert Champion.
Jones, 23, a percussionist who had pleaded no contest to a felony-hazing charge, also will have to complete six months of community control, a type of probation that might require him to wear an ankle monitor.
Circuit Judge Marc Lubet could have sentenced Jones to five years in prison. But Lubet told Jones that his life was worth saving, and that a felony record would destroy him.
Lubet earlier had labeled Jones' involvement in the hazing as "rather minimal." As he announced the sentence, the judge quoted Abraham Lincoln, saying, "Mercy bears richer fruit than strict justice."
Before the sentencing, the victim's mother, Pamela Champion, who carried a framed photograph of her son to the podium, told the court that Jones' role was not minimal. She called the hazing an act of murder.
"You will always know your part in what you've done," she said, speaking directly to Jones. "It will haunt you."
Champion's parents, who traveled from Georgia for the proceeding, reacted to the sentencing later Monday in a news conference. Pamela Champion said she was disappointed, but gave Jones credit for having the courage to say he was wrong. Others who were on the bus where her son was hazed, she said, should also accept responsibility.
"They know exactly who they are and every one of them were wrong," she said.
They had expressed disappointment in the spring when prosecutors decided to seek third-degree felony hazing charges instead of murder or manslaughter for the band members who played a role in their son's death.
Champion, 26, died Nov. 19 after being beaten aboard a band bus parked outside the Rosen Plaza hotel. The Marching 100 had traveled to Orlando from Tallahassee to perform at the annual Florida Classic football game, a major fundraiser for FAMU and its longtime rival, Bethune-Cookman University of Daytona Beach.
During the court proceeding Monday, Jones apologized to the Champions. But he did not offer any specifics about what happened that night, or his role.
"Hazing is a completely inexcusable thing," he said. "It went further than anybody would ever have imagined or wanted or thought it would go."
After the sentencing, Jones' attorney, Alisia Adamson, said Jones had hoped to avoid jail time and a conviction with his no-contest plea. "We just wanted to resolve the situation and get it behind him," Adamson said.
He may have to testify against his fellow bandmates. The judge forbade him to have contact with the others.
Jones had told investigators that he was not on the bus when Champion boarded it. But in a statement to sheriff's detectives, fellow band member Benjamin McNamee, who also is charged in Champion's death, claimed he saw Jones on the bus holding Champion in a bear hug.
Champion was trying to make his way from the front of the bus to the back as band members assaulted him with punches, kicks and objects ranging from drumsticks to straps and an orange traffic cone. The hazing ritual is known as "crossing Bus C." His death led to the sudden retirement of the band director, the forced resignation of FAMU's president, and the indefinite suspension of the band, which has performed at presidential inaugurations, Super Bowls and the Grammys.
Trials for the other 11 band members charged in Champion's death are set for next year.
Two other former band members face a misdemeanor charge for hazing Lissette Sanchez and Keon Hollis, a drum major. Those alleged hazings, which resulted in lesser injuries, occurred on the same bus before Champion was beaten.
Prosecutors argued against probation, but admitted they had no evidence that Jones punched, kicked or stomped Champion. "The reason why this case is so sad," said assistant state attorney Nicole Pegues, "is because everybody is talking about everybody's character. The true test of character is whether you do the right thing when it's extremely hard to do it. Nobody who was on that bus with Robert Champion did that."


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Hi all,
I'm going to start asking things that I've wanted to know but hesitated to ask (because they're so darn basic).
Ignorance is not-knowing, greed, hatred, desire, and craving are emotional states. Okay so far?
Consciousness and emotions are formations. So how could formations be caused by craving or ignorance when they are formations themselves?


text: John Churchill (b. 1972) is an American self-taught visual artist and experimental musician.Born and raised in the northeast, he grew up in a creative household, as his father was a traditional oil painter of western themes. A child art prodigy, in his teens he abandoned his brushes in favor of music. Only recently has he returned to his first love of visual creative expression.His paintings and digital artworks present striking colors and forms, often layering multiple subjects upon each other in a technique he has dubbed "abstract superimposition". His art eschews typical standards of beauty in favor of a raw and urgent approach.John has injected his artistic philosophy into the realms of experimental music and film as well. Sounds and visuals dance around and weave into one another to the point of becoming unrecognizable in their more-conventional forms.He names Pablo Picasso, Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Don Van Vliet as his greatest influences.John Churchill currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina.


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Musser is proud to introduce a new 3 octave practice marimba designed for at home student use. The new 3PM marimba includes graduated paduk bars, a sturdy wood frame, an X-style portable stand, cover, one pair of mallets and a soon to be released online package of scales and beginner etudes. This marimba is designed to fit into dealer rental fleets with a MSRP of $1,995.
The Musser 3PM practice marimba is built in the USA in LaGrange, IL and includes several unique features not seen on other instruments in this size and price range. The wood frame is built with extended side rails that allow the instrument to be stored on end without resting on the bars. The bars include a resonating cord that is threaded in an alternating over under pattern through the connecting hooks. This keeps the bars from disconnecting from the instrument when it is stored on its side and it allows the instrument to be shipped set-up and ready to play when it is removed from the box. Finally, the frame for the instrument is built open ended without resonators to allow the bars to sound with the correct level of sustain for student practice.
To look for an authorized dealer use the locator to the right. For more information on the Musser 3PM marimba, click here.


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AT&T Named Best Place to Work for LGBT Employees
Marks ninth consecutive year with a 100 percent score in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index
Dallas, Texas, November 15, 2012
For the ninth consecutive year, AT&T* has been listed in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's "Best Places to Work" for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees. The recognition follows the result findings from this year's HRC Corporate Equality Index (CEI), in which AT&T scored 100 percent.
"At AT&T, diversity and inclusion are business imperatives and key to our continued success," said Debbie Storey, AT&T senior vice president of talent development and chief diversity officer. "We've seen over and over again that by harnessing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our global workforce we're able to meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve."
In 1975 AT&T became one of the first Fortune 500 companies to adopt a non-discrimination policy toward sexual orientation and, in 1999, one of the first to adopt domestic partner benefits for LGBT employees.
Among others, AT&T provides the following:
- Health insurance benefits offered to domestic partners beginning in 1999 and, since 2005, to legally recognized partners.
- Qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity pension offered to spouses and partners.
- Health insurance plan coverage for transition-related treatment of transgender individuals.
- Mandatory training for new hires on AT&T's non-discrimination policy, including sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Outreach to the LGBT community including recruiting, marketing, community involvement and support for LGBT equality.
AT&T's efforts to ensure all employees have the opportunity to be fully included in the company's mission is further evidenced by its 11 employee resource groups, which offer opportunities for employees to learn, network, collaborate and develop professionally. All of these groups, including LEAGUE at AT&T - the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Organization at AT&T – are supportive partners in AT&T's business. LEAGUE at AT&T was founded by employees in 1987, making it the first LGBT employee resource group in corporate America.
"LEAGUE at AT&T congratulates AT&T on scoring 100 percent for the ninth year on CEI's 'Best Places to Work,'" said LEAGUE President Mark Carden. "This score reflects the commitment and consistency that AT&T shows in supporting a diverse and safe workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. LEAGUE values the relationship and partnership with AT&T to ensure the company is the best place to work and that it offers the best products and services to our community. We look forward to AT&T continuing to earn this score for years to come," Carden added.
Beyond workplace equality, AT&T's products and services also reflect and appeal to the diverse markets the company serves, including the LGBT community. For more information on AT&T and the LGBT Community, check out the Commitment to the LGBT Community video.
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lol ur gamertag is the same as my nickname/rap-name and what i use for all my logins... ( minus the 19 tho)
heh cool .. From one Kemosabe to another , I salute you .....
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
Greenway84 for both...add
This one is just for the teamup team.
murph and greenway good to go. just accept invite.
kemosabe19. could not find you on gb
Games from now until whenever. Get on
RobertMto on GB
AfterMto on XBL
i'll put the team on my back again
08 and Beyond
eMbLeMx is GB.
PPaCeRR is GT.
ill add the last two folks when i get home.
should get some games in tonight for whoever wants in. we're 0-1 but almost/should have won our debut.
I played with the team last year for a while. Looking forward to it again.
When are we playing again?
nobody ever wants to play and my time is limited so probably never
never say never!
I've just been very busy, for the most part, and when I do get on my 360 I don't necessarily always want to dive right into team up; I've barely had time to do anything on 2k12.
Im still interested in doing a team up inside PD. Maybe the All-Star crew of Greenway and Pacer can get three other folks to join them for a five on five series?
It might be a sweep win for my team but i'd still love to do it. Anyone on board?
i'll play with greenway and them
08 and Beyond
Sweet. Thats three. Two more of your choice Greenway and Pacer4. Ill find my 5
I should be able to play later tonight, Ryan
i have a two of my team ready to go.
greenway and pacer are you accepting my challenge? or do you decline?
...the hell?
i'm available tomorrow.


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I had ordered my T400 laptop(2D0WJ2) on 08/26/08 which was delivered to me on time on 09/09/08 . but it didnt work at all.
I tried it on AC supply, contacted Support, told me to press Power button 10 times etc.. and finally returned my laptop next day. Also i reordered same Notebook and configuration (2D1N91) on 9th Sep, expecting delivery on 23rd Sep (its over).
1. instead of returning my money for laptop, they told me to arrange for new funds, for new laptop's sooner delivery.. which i somehow managed to do.
2. they swiped from my card on 22nd Sep and kept the money on hold. on 23rd morning, i get a call(desk extn 2832839) saying that my credit card didnt go thru, and my order is on hold. i contacted bank and verified details abt the Credit card, they said money has already been removed from my card. I called Sales back, and described the problem. They havent replied back to me yet.
It isnt my mistake that my 1st delivery didnt work. on the top of it, they expect me to pay for 2nd one, block the money, and say that I havent' paid yet. I am yet to talk to the person with Desk extn no 2832839, she has just kept it on Voice mail.
I must say that for a good brand like lenovo, their service is nothing less than HORRIBLE. Since i have waited for 1 month for lappy, i donno what to do now. I guess i should have followed my friend's suggestion of going ahead with Asus.. would have got it in 3 days! Now i dont even have money to switch to that.
Somebody plz help!!!
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Thanks for sharing - will look into the matter and try to get you some help.
Generally, sales will request a customer return a system before a replacement can be sent out. As this can sometimes take additional time, and time may be a factor here, it may be that you opted to just order a second unit in advance, and then you would receive credit when the first machine was returned by Lenovo.
When your second order was placed, a charge hold was placed on your card - it was not actually billed, but charge holds can show against the balance. If the card were declined we were not able to move ahead with sending out a second system.
I can understand that you are frustrated, and I feel confident that we can find an alternate way to resolve this for you.
I'll ensure you receive some help tomorrow to resolve this.
Dear Mark
thanks for your concern.
I am awaiting the delivery of my 2nd laptop.
1. yes i had returned that on 11th Sep. 1Z992AT29099235567 is the back-shipment no of UPS.
2. i will be awaiting for further updates from Lenovo now. I confirmed bank again, that the money has been blocked from my card. Lenovo denied it till yesterday. Today i donno, havent contacted them.
harish Sukhwani
09-25-2008 03:43 PM - last edited on 10-13-2008 12:52 PM by JaneL
Also Mark, just for yr info. A lady (mostly her name was Jamie, not sure) with extn no xxxxxxxxx on the Sales ph no. had called on 23rd morning and confirmed me that payment hasnt gone thru.
Also i dont think they are treating this order as a replacement one , they are treating it as fresh case... which is again wrong at their end.
Another weekend without a lappy i gues... :-(
harish Sukhwani
Update to my Laptop status:
1. Money for the 1st laptop is Refunded and credited into my account. So have money back now.
2. The money for the 2nd Laptop is still on hold. So I hope Lenovo realises now that they have the money!
Got a call today from Mark, confirming the hold on my laptop is removed
But he says, it wil go in production now
I re-ordered on 9th Sep. They should have notified me the hold before... rather than as Late as 23rd Sep. Also considering its a re-order, they shouldn't have waited for Card verification to hold onto nething else.. they treated it as a normal case.. and not urgent
In 1st order too , my first card transaction didnt go thru, since the charges where above my debit card's Bank limit (which i didnt knew before). got the limit raised from bank and then notified them. Before they swipped the card again, the order was already ready, and they had kept it on hold only for shipping. and was nicely shipped in 2 days flat! after removing the HOLD
In this case? i donno whether its Produced already or... will be done now??
Thanks to Mark for getting my lappy out of Hold at least..
Wait continues.
Harish Sukhwani
Great laptops but holy crap somebody at Lenovo needs to figure out what the hell is wrong with the train wreck of a department that handles credit card processing. Too many reports of these problems to write it off as isolated incidents. Getting the money from the customer is supposed to be the most efficient department - it's what makes everything else possible. My order went into the "credit card hold black hole" and only after I spoke to somebody stateside (hint...hint) did it get moving again. Of course I had to discover the problem myself. The support after I got escalated a bit was great, but it would be a lot easier if it didn't require a call to customer service in the first place.
Maybe something like:
1) The order is placed and you get an email confirming that it has been placed. Just one of these emails would be ok. As it is I got several.
2) Next an email outlining the status of your payment should arrive within 24 hours. Really should be less than that but let's be generous.
3) Certainly if there is ANY kind of problem with the payment that should be emailed out right away with some advice on what to do (ie...please call your credit card company and make sure your shipping address is listed).
This is 2008 and a lot of companies with a lot less resources than Lenovo handle this process quite nicely. I know there are smart programmers in their neck of the woods who would be happy to help them sort this out
Your system has shipped to you on 10/9/08.
I'll forward the tracking number to you by email and also follow through on the other matters we have agreed to.
Apologies again for the delays and your exceptional circumstances.
Best regards,
It has been more than 3.5 yrs with this machine, still works really well. I am pleased that I sticked with it. Love you Thinkpad !
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A bill sponsored by State Sen. Jim Beall (D-15th District) would return money to Los Altos Hills and other Silicon Valley communities.
On a recent visit with the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR), Beall explained Senate Bill 629, tax-equity allocation legislation that would require the county to redirect approximately $2.1 million in property taxes to the cities of Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, Monte Sereno and Saratoga beginning in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
Because of the current tax formula, the cities receive less property-tax revenue (approximately 4 percent) than other cities in the state (7 percent). Beall said he is working to correct the inequity by requiring the Santa Clara County auditor to revise property-tax allocation formulas and reimburse the cities.
Beall said the matter is a question of fairness, because the loss in revenue has limited the ability of some cities to maintain library hours and provide adequate road repairs and parks and recreation services.
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Beall also shared a bit of good news during his SILVAR appearance. After years of deficits, he said, California's budget is healthy, with projections of a $2 billion surplus for 2014. Beall noted that this time around, the state needs to set aside much of that money as reserves.
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The appeals court said that the juvenile court should not have denied a motion by Gingerich's attorney that asked for more time to prepare before a hearing at which the case against Gingerich was moved to adult court. The appeals court said Gingerich's attorney had only four business days to prepare for the hearing.
Gingerich's attorney, Monica Foster, argued during an Oct. 30, 2012, hearing before the appeals court that the local court rushed to judgment without considering Gingerich's maturity. Defense attorneys had complained that due process wasn't being followed and their requests for more time were repeatedly rejected, she said, even though a psychologist questioned whether Gingerich understood what was happening.
In its decision, the appeals court noted the appraisal by that psychologist, Stephen Ross, found many indications that Gingerich may not have been competent to plead guilty or stand trial in adult court, such as "Gingerich believed it was the judge's responsibility to find him guilty, he displayed an inability to articulate fully what his counsels' role was in the case, he did not understand why he should not speak with the prosecutor without his attorney, he displayed an inability to convey an understanding of the concept of plea bargaining, he did not understand many of the legal strategies his counsel proposed and he was unable to understand many of the words being used by his counsel."


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The cardinal rule of this cuisine is to avoid cream-based sauces, which given the huge variety of healthy options, isn't terribly difficult. Dal, a lentil soup with Indian spices, will help fill you up before the main event. Tandoori and tikka dishes, like chicken tikka masala, use no extra oil, and are chock-full of protein. Just avoid scraping the sauce off your plate before it's taken away, no matter how tempting it may be.
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Recently, the 5000 year old intuitive teachings of meditation were given the backing of science. A report from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center states that meditation can be more effective than morphine...
...As a result of the study, Wake Forest recommended meditation be used as standard clinical practice to deal with pain.
This scientific endorsement came as a welcome, but not unexpected result for those in the profession.
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STOURBRIDGE music fans can enjoy an evening of rock and roll while raising funds for a good cause.
Popular tribute band, Out of the Shadows, will use their talents to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society when they perform at the Stourbridge Institute, Market Street on Saturday March 22.
The band perform some of the greatest pop songs and instrumentals from the late 50s onwards from 7.30pm.
The event has been organised by Brierley Hill social worker, Kate Weston, who made a pledge to spend 12 months fundraising for the charity in October.
She said she was "really excited" about the event and added: "I've seen the band many times and they always get the crowd dancing. We have been so lucky to secure the band because they are always in such high demand.
"I'm really grateful to them and the Stourbridge Institute for supporting me."
The Dudley Council worker has already raised nearly £3,000 and her charity challenge will culminate in a self-funded, sponsored hike across the Himalayas in October.
Tickets cost £10 and include a ploughman's supper and are available by calling 07855619818.