Douglas David Andrews, 29, of Woonsoket, Rhode Island, and Mark Daniel McNeil, 37, of Blackstone, Massachusetts, were headed west on I-40 just east of Cookeville around 7 p.m. June 4 when their trip got detoured.
That's when Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Robertson stopped their GMC truck for speeding and for seatbelt violations.
The trooper said he found "several empty plastic bags and a set of electronic scales with white powder residue" in the back of the truck.
After further investigation, the trooper charged the two with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He alleges in warrants that the two men had pooled their resources "and purchased Percocets and had then re-sold them to try and make enough extra money to make it to California."
McNeil was also charged with criminal impersonation for allegedly giving the trooper a false name at first, apparently because there are outstanding warrants on him in Massachusetts, one warrant says.
The two men were taken to the Putnam jail, and U.S. Marshal's Task Force Agent Patrick Storie served the trooper's warrants on them, jail records say.
They have a July 13 court date.
Source: www.herald-citizen.com
California's budget crisis sparks controversial 'BYOD' plan to save money - Network World Fusion
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The state of California's staggering budget problems -- now an estimated $16 billion shortfall -- have put Chris Cruz, deputy director and chief information officer at the state's Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in a tough situation. Because of the state's ongoing fiscal crisis, he, like other agency managers, last year was told to cut use of state-issued cellphones by 50% as a cost-saving measure. Cruz decided one way to hold down costs at DHCS, which was using BlackBerries, was to have agency employees use their own smartphones instead -- without any subsidy.
This bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategy has been controversial, pitting him against the state employee unions which are fighting it since it effectively shifts device and service costs to employees who are not being given any stipend. Cruz acknowledges he also fights over BYOD with his information-security officer, who thought it too risky. But if tough times call for tough measures, Cruz is not backing down, and says his strategy to manage and secure the employee-owned smartphones is working.
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"As a Gen X guy," said Cruz, who spoke about his BYOD strategy during this week's Gartner IT Infrastructure & Management Summit here, I was "looking at IT" not so much as a risk as an "opportunity." And that opportunity was a form of BYOD.
"We had 1,500 BlackBerries," said Cruz, and he had to meet the mandate set by the state last year to cut cellphone use by 50%. Each was costing $110 per month, he said, and "I wanted to get rid of them."
Instead, DHCS, the large California healthcare agency which supports Medicaid and Medicare services, wouldn't buy new smartphones, but ask employees to use their own smartphone for work purposes. The employee using their personally owned device for work data would have to agree to have the mobile device management (MDM) software that was selected, called Good Enterprise, installed on their mobile device so that DHCS would have the enforce policies and the ability to wipe it if it were lost or stolen. The Good Technology software creates an "unbreakable partition" between personal and business data, Cruz pointed out.
"DHCS mandated to have all mobile devices encrypted," Cruz said, adding encryption is something that's required and audited by the agency that's part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, called the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The information-security officer last year who initially objected to the BYOD idea, thinking it too risky, had his job changed so that he now reports directly to Cruz, who says he think the job of security staff is not to stop IT but to help mitigate risk.
But Cruz hasn't been able to fend off the objections of California's state-employee unions so easily -- they don't want DHCS employees to have to bring their own phones. It may be "we can't force rank-and-file employees to buy phones," Cruz acknowledges. Negotiations are ongoing, and it's not clear right now whether there will be a compromise or what it will be exactly.
Source: www.networkworld.com
Romney's California neighbours outraged over noise at candidate's beach house as $12million home gets major renovation - Daily Mail
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A full-scale construction project is underway at Mitt Romney’s $12million lavish beach house - and it's ticking off his new neighbours.
The likely Republican nominee’s vacation home in the La Jolla neighbourhood of San Diego, California, will eventually feature a car elevator and its own lobbyist to add to its incredible ocean view.
But until then, it's a cacophony of hammers and drilling, and those who live nearby have had enough.
Tear it down: Mitt Romney's 75-year-old beach house just isn't big enough. He plans to level it and replace it with a mansion two and a half times the size, featuring a car elevator
An elderly woman who lives next door to the home at 311 Dunemere Drive told The New York Times that her car has repeatedly been boxed in due to the construction.
Neighbours told the paper that as many as six gay couples reportedly live within a three-block radius, which may cause some tension at the next block party.
One couple, Michael Duddy and his partner James Geiger jovially suggested to neighbours that they hang a gay pride flag from the pine tree on their property 'so that Romney’s motorcade has to drive under it.'
Irritated: Michael Duddy and his partner James Geiger disagree with Romney's stance on same-sex unions
Mark Quint, who lives several houses away, told the Times that he's tired of seeing the modest beach houses levelled to make room for sprawling properties.
He told the paper that he fears the 'nightmare of construction.'
The house came under scrutiny back in March, when Romney's political foes made public the plans for the construction project and began wielding them as another claim that the super-rich former Massachusetts governor is out-of-touch with Americans.
Ironically, in 2004 when Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he took a shot at Sen John Kerry, the Democratic presidential contender, over the size of his house.
He told a conference of governors: 'There's a senator of my state who wants to be elected president and I don't know why he'd want to do that, because he'd have to move into a small house,' Romney joked.
Romney, whose wealth is estimated at $250million, is in the process of tearing down the 76-year-old home and replace it with a building more than two and a half times the size.
The plans call for a 3,600-square-foot basement that is - by itself - bigger than the existing home.
Included in blueprints, obtained by Politico.com, are a split-level four-car garage with an elevator for the vehicles.
Romney defended the garage as a way to fit more vehicles into a compact space.
Opposition: Romney's house came under scrutiny in March, when political foes made public the plans for the construction and used them as another claim that he is out-of-touch with Americans
The Romneys will keep the home's outdoor lap pool and add a shower and a 'water feature' (it's unclear what, exactly, this is.)
And to make sure the construction permits and paperwork are shepherded through the San Diego bureaucracy, the project comes with a lobbyist.
Romney has paid $21,500 to San Diego lawyer Matthew A. Peterson to be his liaison to city government and answer questions that city officials might have.
The La Jolla beach house is one of three homes that Romney currently owns.
Headache: Critics have seized on the plans for a 'car elevator' as yet another sign that Romney is too wealthy to identify with most Americans
He has a six-bedroom, three story summer home that sits on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, which he bought for $3million in 1997.
With a guest house and a 5,400-square-foot main home, the estate is worth an estimated $10million today, according to the real estate blog Zillow.
In 2010, he picked up a two-bedroom townhouse in the Boston suburb of Belmont.
At a mere $895,000 for 2,100 square feet, the Romneys reportedly keep it to maintain their residency in Massachusetts.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
California to vote on school aid tax rise - Financial Times
June 8, 2012 4:12 pm
Source: www.ft.com
Furniture In Fashion, The Cheapest Online Furniture Store In The UK - YAHOO!
Being launched in 2001, Furniture In Fashion has now become the cheapest online furniture store in the UK. Within a period of just 11 years, the company has gained huge success and reached the skies.
(PRWEB UK) 8 June 2012
Furniture In Fashion, a furniture store, located in Bolton, United Kingdom is now renowned as the cheapest online furniture store in the UK. With its more than 14000 stylish yet functional furniture products, the company has maintained its high quality and standard. As per the managing director of the company there are number of factors that contribute towards the success and achievement of the company. Some of them include high quality material, unique designs, functionality, varied features, strength, durability and versatility of all the products.There are more than 14000 furniture products ranging from shoe cabinets, sofas, coffee tables, TV stands to dining table, sideboards, dining chairs to beds, bedside cabinets, mattresses, lamp tables to bathroom sets, vanities, bins, toilet seats and other accessories. Every type of furniture for your living room, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, kids room or family room in available in a number of varieties. Whatever your needs are, you are sure to get every desired piece of furniture for your home at Furniture In Fashion. Either shop online or visit the store and get a chance to save some extras. For example, they provide 5% off on orders over £750 or 10% off on orders over £1500 or 15% off on orders over £3000. As such, there are many provisions which help their customers save or win some extras. Furniture In Fashion also offers its customers with various discounts and gift coupons.
There are many benefits associated with having a website and online shopping. Without taking much efforts of travelling through any furniture store, you can just order it online. It’s as simple as that. If you are highly busy with your schedule either with your job, business or household works, then online shopping is the best option for you. By just sitting at home and ordering the product, you can get the delivery of product within the specified period time, without any delay. When they introduce some product in the store, within no matter of time you get to see the same on the website. Every product that is available in the store is also available on the Furniture In Fashion website to provide the online customers with the newest and latest trends. When you browse through the http://www.furnitureinfashion.net website, you will come across the various products that it offers. This site maintains the list of each and every product that is available in the store.
Furniture In Fashion is a well established company in the United Kingdom, dealing with different types of furniture. Most of the products are manufactured by the company itself, in their workshop and many are sourced for different parts of the world, in order to provide their consumers with variety. For more information about the company you can visit their website and go through it. You will definitely get details about the company’s policies, timings, payment modes, store, sales, their suppliers and many more things.
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