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Illustration of alleged widespread wicked Catholic bloodthirstiness, from an anti-Catholic web page on the Inquisition
From a discussion in a combox for the Reformed Protestant Green Baggins website (starting at comment #213, which started discussion of the ubiquitous Inquisition). John Bugay: now a regular contributor at the notoriously anti-Catholic and perpetually fact-challenged Boors All blog, got into it a little later. His words will be in blue. Jason J. Stellman's words will be in red. Older cited replies of mine will be indented.
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161 English and 269 Irish Catholic Martyrs During the Reign of the Tyrant Henry VIII: 1534-1544 [at the Very Least: 430 Martyrs]
312 English Catholic Martyrs and Heroic Confessors During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth ("Bloody Good Queen Bess"): 1558-1603
123 English Catholic Martyrs and Heroic Confessors in the Post-Elizabethan Era: 1603-1729 (+ 66 English Martyrs of Unknown Dates / Martyr Resources)
444 Irish Catholic Martyrs and Heroic Confessors, Persecuted by English Royalty, Anglicans, Cromwellians, Etc.: 1565-1713 ]
This is partially a "joke" too, though dead serious at bottom. In any event, it is a matter of historical record. Dredging up past sins goes nowhere because they occur in every camp.
witch hunts …. many hundreds of victims there.
"hangings and drawings and quarterings" were still very much real living memories from those inquisition days.
The inquisitors generally preferred not to hand over heretics to the secular arm for execution if they could persuade the heretic to repent: Ecclesia non novit sanguinem. For example, Bernard Gui, a famous inquisitor working in the area of Carcassonne (in modern France), executed 42 people out of over 900 guilty verdicts in fifteen years of office. Execution was to admit defeat, that the Church was unable to save a soul from heresy, which was the goal of the inquisition.
The number of people who died in the various inquisitions across Europe are difficult to determine, but the number of victims can be numbered in the thousands, not the millions as a previous respondent stated. The entire populations of Europe would have been wiped out if inquisitors had killed in those numbers! Even though the Spanish Inquisition lasted for hundreds of years the Inquisition was held primarily in small areas in France, Spain and Italy.
For example, the Spanish Inquisition, assuredly the most vigorous and corrupt of the various inquisitorial bodies that existed in Europe, held 49,000 trials between 1560-1700 and executed between 3 and 5,000 people.
I suggest that the read Edward Peter's Inquisition for the most up to date analysis of the topic, including the myths that have arisen surrounding the inquisitions.
The Spanish Inquisition was state ministry, not papal organization. Blaming Popes for deeds of Spanish Inquisition is incorrect. However kings of Spain used Dominicans (catholic order) as judges etc. because clergy (especially mentioned monks) were generally far more educated than ordinal people. . . .
As for how many deaths may be attributed to the various inquisitorial bodies, I'm not certain who the previous contributor refers to when he states that "those who thoroughly study the inquisition" agree that the death toll was in the millions, but he or she is quite wrong on multiple levels. I am unaware of any modern historian who would accept such ridiculous numbers and it has nothing to do with whether or not they are Christian. Again, for a general treatment of the various inquisitions, read Edward Peters' Inquisition, and for a more specialized treatment turn to Richard Kieckhefer's Repression of Heresy in Medieval Germany.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: INQUISITION
The Inquisition and the Church (Joseph Jenkins)
A New Look at the Spanish Inquisition (Edward O'Brien)
The Spanish Inquisition: Fact Versus Fiction (Marvin R. O'Connell)
REMOTE MOTES AND PRESENT BEAMS (The Inquisition) (Ralph McInerny)
A New Industry: The Inquisition (Brian Van Hove)
The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition (Ellen Rice)
INQUISITION ON THE WEB (David Burr)
INQUISITION (James Hitchcock)
One Cheer for Inquisitions (Gerard Bradley)
Beyond the Myth of the Inquisition: Ours is the Golden Age (Brian Van Hove)
Dave Hunt and the Spanish Inquisition (Phil Porvaznik)
Status: Inquisition in the Catholic Church (Benjamin D. Wicker)
The Spanish Inquisition (Anne W. Carroll)
The Inquisition (William G. Most)
Aquinas and the Heretics (Michael Novak)
Who Burned the Witches? (Sandra Miesel)Torture and Punishment as a Problem in Catholic Moral Theology: Part I. The Witness of Sacred Scripture (Fr. Brian W. Harrison)
Torture and Punishment as a Problem in Catholic Moral Theology: Part II. The Witness of Tradition and Magisterium (Fr. Brian W. Harrison)
Vatican II and Religious Liberty: Contradiction or Continuity? (Fr. Brian W. Harrison)
The Center is Holding / The Second Vatican Council and Religious Liberty (Fr. Brian W. Harrison)
Pius IX, Vatican II and Religious Liberty (Fr. Brian W. Harrison)
The Catholic Church's Consistent Doctrine on Religious Liberty (William G. Most)
Crusade Myths (Thomas F. Madden)
The Crusades 0101 (James Akin)
The Jews and the Crusaders: Medieval Shoah? (Vince Ryan)
The Crusades and Their Critics (James Hitchcock)
Rethinking the Crusades (Jonathan Riley-Smith)
The Real History of the Crusades (Thomas F. Madden)
Catholic Encyclopedia: CRUSADES
The Battle Over the Crusades (Robert P. Lockwood)
Crusades: Truth and the Black Legend (Vittorio Messori)
The Crusades (Anne W. Carroll)
The Meaning of the Crusade (G.K. Chesterton)
The Crusades: A Defensive Gesture
Crusades and Counter-Crusades (Paul Crawford)
Crusades: Additional Background (Paul Crawford)
Crusades: Legacy (Paul Crawford)
Crusades: Political and Military Background (Paul Crawford)
Crusading Vows and Privileges (Paul Crawford)
The First Crusade (Paul Crawford)
The Later Crusades (Paul Crawford)
Kudos to you for having given up the 33,000 number.
Since history books have been largely rewritten, few people know specific details of this murderous campaign that lasted over 1,200 years, killing 75 million people. . . . the very beast that slaughtered up to 75 million Protestants, . . . We will quote Catholic documents just as they were printed, so you can see the true face of this beast that slaughtered 75-100 million people over 1,200 years; . . .
("The True Face of the Roman Catholic Inquisition")
Prior to 1960, libraries in America were filled with books on the Inquisition. Today however, very few can be found. . . . Why has the Inquisition been covered up? Because the total number of victims of this atrocity reached about 68 million people.
They were Bible-believing Christians, Jews and even Roman Catholics like Joan of Arc, Savanarola, Giordano Bruno and Galileo etc., who were destroyed by the Inquisition carried out by the "Holy Office." The victims were always found guilty. They never knew who accused them. They never had lawyers, and no one would dare lift a finger to help.
("The Last Great Inquisition!!")
Victor Hugo estimated the number of the victims of the Inquisition at five million, it is said, and certainly the number was much greater than that if we take into account, as we should, the wives and husbands, the parents and children, the brothers and sisters, and other relatives of those tortured and slaughtered by the priestly institution. To these millions should properly be added the others killed in the wars precipitated in the attempt to fasten the Inquisition upon the people of various countries, as the Netherlands and Germany.
("The Horrors of the Church and its Holy Inquisition")
Dr. Peter Ruckman [a KJV-Only goofball], in his two-volume book set on Church history, states that 50 million people were murdered during this period. Roman Catholic writter, John Cornwell also writes how 1-10 million were murdered during the Inquisition period alone, with 10,000 females (many under the age of ten) perishing in Germany (Sunday Times, 23/8/98.)
("The Inquisition: A Medieval Holocaust!")
Before someone stands up so freely for the RCC I think they should watch this video to understand how they killed and tortured over 50 million bible believing Christians during the Catholic Inquisition whose only heresy was that they would not pay homage to the Pope and place him on equal ground with Jesus Christ and owned a Bible which was srictly forbidden by the RCC so that they know not the truth.... remember Protestant in this regards was deemed as someone who "protested" such blashphemy [sic].
This posted from Richard Bennet who was a former RC priest for 22 years!! There is a small song in the beginning of it...so give it a couple minutes to get going. It is quite an eyeopener.
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Workshop to teach how to collect stories from veteransWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | email@example.com
When LaMont Gee was hit in the throat by shrapnel while defending a bridge in Belgium during World War II, his friends thought he was dead.
The 18-year-old was drafted in 1943 and assigned to the Army's 988th Engineering Treadway Bridge Company, which built bridges to replace those destroyed by the retreating German army. He was injured during an attack by a German airplane attempting to destroy a recently completed bridge. After a field hospital operation and two months of rehabilitation in England, his voice returned and he rejoined his company in Germany.
"I walked over and the guys just looked at me," said Gee, now 87, a Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient who served as grand marshal of Sylvania's Memorial Day parade this year. "They said, 'What are you doing here?' I said, 'Where's my duffel bag?' It was still in the truck. I got it and we just kept on going. When there's a job to do, you do it."
The Sylvania resident's story is among those archived at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., as part of the Veterans History Project. The ongoing nationwide project, which started in 2000, collects audio- or videotaped firsthand accounts of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts from veterans as well as U.S. citizen civilians involved in supporting war efforts, such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors and medical volunteers. The project also collects original documents, such as photographs, letters, diaries and maps.
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A free workshop for those interested in learning how to interview veterans will be 1-3 p.m. June 15 at Owens Community College, 30335 Oregon Road, in Perrysburg, in the Audio/Visual Classroom Center rooms 125-128.
The session will be taught by Tom Barden, Northwest Ohio regional coordinator of the Veterans History Project. No interviews will be conducted during the training.
"It's an amazing project," said Barden, dean of the Honors College at the University of Toledo and a Vietnam War veteran. "To me as an academic, all oral history is important. History is written about the famous people, but to me the more interesting stories are those of the average person and their lives."
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More than 75,000 stories have been collected so far, including more than 500 by retired Sylvania resident Bud Fisher.
"Seventy-five thousand may sound like a lot, but it's not when you consider how many millions of people served," said Fisher, who compiled many of his interviews into two books: "What a Time It Was" about World War II and "30 Below on Christmas Eve" about the Korean War.
Each of those millions has a story and Fisher enjoys giving them a voice.
"What I enjoy the most is watching these fellows open up," Fisher said. "When they came home they didn't sit their families down and tell them about the war. They took off their uniforms and went back to work or school. A story might have come out here or there, but I provided the means by which they could really open up and talk about their military service from start to finish. I helped to transport them back 60 years to when they were young."
Copies of the interviews are also archived locally at UT's Canaday Center or Perrysburg's Way Public Library. The veteran also receives a copy of the interview.
"That's like a genealogical treasure," Fisher said. "When they are long gone, their family can hear their voice, which is priceless. I'd love to hear my grandfather's voice or my great-grandfather's voice, even though I know a fair amount about them. It's like a voice from the past."
Another local interviewer is Richard Baranowski, local history librarian at Way Public Library.
"Fifty years from now, 100 years from now, a descendent of one of these guys will be able to go to the Library of Congress and see his ancestor on a video camera," Baranowski said. "If we had that from the Civil War, how valuable would that be? History dies with people. A lot of the people we've interviewed have died. It's a good idea to see what you can preserve."
Some veterans are determined to never talk of their experiences again while others find it therapeutic, Fisher said. Some are talkative while others need more prodding to open up.
"No one has ever said 'I'm sorry I did this.' Everybody is happy they did it," Fisher said.
Fisher, who served during the Korean War, said being a fellow veteran has helped, but anyone can conduct interviews if they know what questions to ask.
"The process is simple. I take my recorder to their kitchen table and we talk," Fisher said. "It helps to be a student of history, but you don't have to be knowledgeable about the war. You just have to know what questions to ask."
Fisher asks veterans to bring his or her discharge papers as reference. Barden suggests doing some background research, but then just listen.
"Do your homework, but don't use it," Barden said. "People want to feel like you know what they are talking about, but if you start talking like a historian, they might get intimidated."
Start with a family member, Fisher suggested.
"Everybody's got a father or grandfather or uncle who was in the service and you can practice on them," Fisher said. "Not everybody has to do 500 interviews."
Some veterans tell him their contributions are not important enough to talk about, but Fisher disagrees.
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a nail-biter to visiting Furman today. In a match that featured eight tie-breakers, the Lady Mocs fell 4-3 in a nearly seven hour affair. UTC drops to 13-3 overall and 3-3 in Southern Conference action while the Paladins improve to 8-6 and 4-0 in league play.
Weather forced the match to the four indoor courts at the Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, and there was drama from the first serve on. Chattanooga was trying to snap a 21-match losing streak to the Paladins and search for its first win in the series since 1997.
Sophomore Kaylene Chadwell (Franklin, Tenn.) and freshman Kayla Jones (Memphis, Tenn.) opened competition by dropping their No. 1 doubles match to Lauren Kline and Alex Moreno-Kaste (8-5). Junior Alex Flynn (Memphis, Tenn.) and freshman Kelsey Coots (Huntsville, Ala.) evened the doubles with a 9-8 win over Amanda Murray and Michele Stanford.
Things were looking good for the Lady Mocs at this point with sophomore Claire Mulyadi (Semarang, Indonesia) and freshman Jovana Pecovski (Apitan, Serbia) up 7-4 over Margaret Boyette and Kelly Sullivan at No. 3. The Furman duo then went on a 4-0 run to take an 8-7 lead. UTC forced a tie-breaker, but Furman grabbed the doubles point with a 7-2 win in the final frame.
The Paladins kept the momentum going in singles, winning the first set in three of the first four singles matches. Senior Jenna Nurik (Memphis, Tenn.) and Jones both lost tie-breakers in their first sets at No. 1 and No. 3 respectively. Chadwell was the only Lady Moc in the first four to get a win in the opening set. She tied the score with a (6-2, 6-2) win over Moreno-Kaste at No. 2, improving to 13-3 in the spring and 17-9 overall.
After dropping her first set to Stanford, Flynn battled back to take a 6-2 win in the second. She finished off the comeback with a 6-2 in the third, giving UTC a 2-1 lead. It was Flynn's fourth straight win as she improves to 8-2 in the spring.
Jones was up 6-2 in her first-set tie-breaker before losing the frame 9-7. That loss must have fired her up because she dusted Katherine Oudin 6-0 in the second set. Oudin controlled much of the third, forcing Jones to fight off two match points while down 4-5. Oudin won the match by taking the final set in a tie-breaker 7-4.
While this was unfolding, Nurik was in another tight battle with Kline at No. 1. She lost the first tie-breaker 7-5 and repeated the same score in the second. The wins at No. 1 and No. 3 gave Furman a 3-2 lead and meant UTC had to win the last two matches of the day.
Coots breezed to a (6-2, 6-3) win over Murray at No. 5. Coots has won five straight and is 12-3 in the spring. She is 7-0 when playing No. 5. Mulyadi battled Sullivan in a tough match, but dropped a pair of tie-breakers to lose (7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).
All totaled, there were eight tie-breakers in today's match. Unfortunately for the Lady Mocs, they were only able to capitalize on one of those eight breakers. Of the nine sets won by Furman today, seven were tie-breakers.
The Lady Mocs are back on the court on Tuesday, March 26, when they host Lee University at the Champions Club. Match time is set for 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) in the double-header with the men's teams. A link for live scoring is available on the women's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com.
Furman 4, Chattanooga 3
Mar 24, 2013 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Girls Preparatory School)
Doubles competition
1. Lauren Kline/Alex Moreno-Kaste (FUR) def. Kaylene Chadwell/Kayla Jones (UTC) 8-5
2. Kelsey Coots/Alexa Flynn (UTC) def. Amanda Murray/Michele Stanford (FUR) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Margaret Boyette/Kelly Sullivan (FUR) def. Claire Mulyadi/Jovana Pecovski (UTC) 9-8 (7-2)
Singles competition
1. Lauren Kline (FUR) def. Jenna Nurik (UTC) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
2. Kaylene Chadwell (UTC) def. Alex Moreno-Kaste (FUR) 6-2, 6-2
3. Katherine Oudin (FUR) def. Kayla Jones (UTC) 7-6 (9-7), 0-6, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Alexa Flynn (UTC) def. Michele Stanford (FUR) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Kelsey Coots (UTC) def. Amanda Murray (FUR) 6-2, 6-3
6. Kelly Sullivan (FUR) def. Claire Mulyadi (UTC) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,1,3,5,6)


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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Here is the second version of the Peach Cake as promised. You don't think that I could possibly wait days before jumping into this project, now, do you? A girl's gotta feed her family!
This time I decided to use jarred cherries instead of the peaches, just to jazz it up a bit (I love cherries). I also had about half a cup full of tiny blueberries lying frozen at the bottom of my freezer draw from who-knows-when and thought that they would be a tasty addition.
First things first :
I did not use a springform pan, but rather just a traditional cake tin. This one measured 9 ½" (24 cm) across the bottom and 2" (5 cm) high.
For caramel topping :
As promised, this time I did not melt the butter (which then in turn melted the brown sugar) when making the "caramel", but instead I kneaded 4 Tbs (60 g) softened, unsalted butter with about 6 Tbs (90 or 100 g) soft, light-brown sugar and just pressed it as evenly as possible all over the bottom of the pan.
I then drained a jar of cherries – 25 oz (700 g) total weight, about 12 oz (360 g) drained – as well as I could (save the juice, you never know where it could come in handy!) and sprinkled them around the pan on top of the sugar/butter mixture, squeezing them a little to release as much excess juice as possible. I did the same with the few blueberries that I had.
For the cake :
Just prepare the recipe as directed for the Peach Cake, replacing the tablespoon of reserved peach juice with a teaspoon of vanilla extract. I guess, in theory, you could add 1 tablespoon of the juice from the cherries, but I really didn't want a pink cake. Maybe for Valentine's Day (though Valentine's Day really does require chocolate!).
Spread the cake batter evenly and carefully over the sugar/butter topping and the fruit. Try and avoid pushing so hard that the cherries move around. Now bake in the preheated 350°F (180°C) oven for an hour to an hour and a half until the center is set. BE CAREFUL! Mine was finished in ONE HOUR!
Take the cake out of the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes on a cooling rack. Run and knife or spatula around the edge of the cake to loosen it and flip it over onto a cooling rack to cool completely. When it cools to room temperature, slide it onto a serving platter.
Seriously? The cherry-blueberry was fantastic! The peaches were really delicious and a bit cheaper in the end to use, but I so love cherries. They add a slight tang to the sweet. I will try this with fresh cherries in the summer. The cake did cook completely through in one hour, but I honestly preferred the texture of the first cake baked in the smaller pan, although this one was really good, too. I personally sensed a difference, though I don't think JP did.
(And I want to apologize for the off color in these photos. As I was finishing up, I realized that I had forgotten to turn the overhead neon lights on in the kitchen and this, for some reason, made the photos come out with a yellow tinge. I am also trying to learn how to Photo Shop the photos all by myself!)
9 comments:
- cooknkate said...
Um.....oh wow, I mean....uh....hmmmmm
dangit, that's rare when a recipe leaves me speechless.
- February 4, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- asiangrrl said...
Man, Jamie. Keep cooking like this, and you could make me forget allll about chocolate. This cherry/blueberry concoction looks divine.
I thought the brown sugar was peanut butter at first, which seemed like a daring choice. Not sure how that would have tasted, though.
- February 4, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- Aeroentropy said...
Jamie - lovely as always! I've never experimented with the upside down model, but I'm often looking for something to do with some fruit. I'll keep it in mind!
- February 5, 2009 at 6:35 AM
Jamie, I love how you are not afraid to experiment. I hope someday to taste one of your wonderful concoctions in person!
- February 5, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- dragonmom said...
Dang, girl! You keep this up and I might have to start baking, again.
- February 5, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Kevin said...
This cherry upside down cake looks great as well!
- February 5, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- Eat It Brooklyn said...
Thank you so much on the compliments about my blog. Yours is incredible! Can't wait to try out this cake. It's making my mouth water! Thanks again! Happy Eating!
- February 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Maggie said...
It looks wonderful! I love upside down cakes and the mixed blueberries and cherries sounds delicious.
- February 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- Hallie Fae said...
Wow that looks great!
- February 11, 2009 at 11:05 AM


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So for those of you who don't know my story I am currently 26 weeks 5 days pregnant with my second baby. In my first pregnancy I got severe preeclampsia and hellp and unfortunately had a stillbirth at 21 weeks. This pregnancy was going much better than my previous one. In the first one, I had pe symptoms very very early (gained 20 pounds by 10 weeks) and at my 18 week ultrasound the baby was measuring two weeks behind. Then everything went downhill and more symptoms appeared.
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AT&T Upgrading 6 Major Cities to HSPA 7.2
AT&T has unveiled plans to upgrade their 3G network to 7.2 HSPA in various markets across the US by the end of the year. What cities happen to have all of the luck on their side? Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami.
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AT&T makes me sick! First upgrading places with 3G with better 3G now they're deploying HSPA! Really AT&T?!? How about rolling out 3G EVERYWHERE first?
lol go the USA! In Australia, probably one of the smallest mobile markets in the world - we've got 99.8% of the population with 21mbps downloads, and the major cities (70% of the population) running at 42mbps...lol. Sure it's a little overkill, there's no 42mbps devices for example - but the key is the whole voice network is 3G, and has been for many years.
I guess Miami is on the map now!!! Surprised at first not to see NYC, but I guess it would cost them more to upgrade NYC because of all the towers.
Getting high speed coverage in rural areas is never going to be a priority, so you're pretty much stuck there. You're always going to have technology that's a few years old. It just makes business sense to satisfy the millions in cities rather than the 100s in rural areas.
I would think implementing new towers etc in NYC would be more difficult than other cities because of space constraintts etc so maybe that's why it's not there. It also usually isn't wise to fall on your face in your biggest market during testing.
I'm no AT&T fanboy but how is it that when they announce an upgrade to one part of their network the response by some is that they are not upgrading the rest to 3G? They did not say that this trupms the 3G rollout only that they are upgrading 6 cities to HSPA.
As for New Fricking York, maybe they want to add some towers and improve service there before they bring it up on HSPA. What was not covered in this piece but was in other reports about AT&T yesterday is that the iPhone has caused a 4X increase in volume on their network. That's a huge number and likely one that was not anticipated. So we may need to wait for some improvements in their backbone before we see some other network improvements. Well see if VZ actually has the better network or is better at keeping data off of it.
I'm so glad I live in the Chicago suburbs so I don't have to constantly complain about AT&T...
With that said, I recently upgraded to a 3GS from a 3G, and am really suspicious that the problem lies less with the network and more with the device. The 3GS loads webpages much faster than the 3G did, even on EDGE. I don't even worry about whether I'm on 3G or EDGE anymore because the page just loads. I seriously have like 15 minutes more free time in the day because of the 3GS. You guys can yell at me and call me stupid, but that's the way it is.
AT&T already said yesterday 7.2 was pretty much just a software upgrade". Upping the back haul and software is all that's required to implement it.
@ Joe McG - The processor upgrades do cause the phone to load things faster, it's not all based on the data speed. For example, if you ever jailbroke your phone and used the tethering apps, 3G appears to be BLAZING fast on the computer because the internal specs are so much higher. I only have a 3G but I can imagine that the 3GS would load pages much faster just based on the spec bumps.
AT&T already said yesterday 7.2 was pretty much just a software upgrade". Upping the back haul and software is all that's required to implement it.
That's the way I first read it as well.
Not sure its totally that simple. There is typically an expensive head-end controller in the tower base that handles the radios and that probably needs the new software and maybe some hardware upgrades, if not total replacement.
Its the backhaul that can be problematic. If they don't have adequate fiber to the tower it gets expensive.
If I were doing this, I'd be replacing the entire head-end infrastructure with LTE equipment (but not turning on the LTE bit just yet). The LTE head end manufacturers all support the existing gprs, edge, HSPA, UMTS standards as well. Why would ATT put in equipment today they will have to tear out in two years?
So I'm thinking the are doing more than just turning a dial in these 6 cities. If it were that easy they would do it everywhere.
It is my understanding that only the 3GS supports HDSPA 7.2, not the 3G or 1st gen iPhone. Can anybody confirm this?
P.S. I'm telling you, the 3GS is da bomb compared to 3G. It's like back in the 90's, when you thought your 200 mhz computer was so fast with your 56k modem until you got a 1 Ghz PC with LCD monitor and cable modem and your world was changed forever. Anybody who didn't upgrade because they thought there was no improvement needs to think again...
Pay the $400 now and sell it next year. If enough people complain AT&T will do the same thing they did and allow upgrade pricing from June to September so if your gonna buy do it now. Buy 32gb. they sell better on eBay. I sold my 16gb 3G for $412.
Ice bike. That's what I'm getting out of it too. Backhaul to support LTE. which would mean infinite signal on 3G. The big problem for us is the backhaul. Once they fix that were golden.
I get to upgrade yearly? With no upgrade fees and full subsidized price. Does anyone else get this benifit? And yes I'm with AT&T.
90% of the current 3g markets will be covered by 7.2 HSDPA. That's faster than I thought they would be extending their 3.5 g networks.
They really need to be spending that 18 billion a year towards 4g
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we say it because they should be using those resiurces to finish their network ratheg than upgradepeoole who already have 3g. They advertize their 3g servicf everywhere but large parts of the country still don't have it that's misleading at the very least and false advertizung at the worst.
@AJ you don't necessarily get to upgrade yearly. But enough people complained and the people that bought the 3G between release date and September 30th last year, were able to get an "early adopters" price. And AT&T gave those people the subsidized pricing this year toward the 3G[S]. So I bought my new one with hopes that AT&T will skip the BS next year and offer it right out the gate. All it took was a million people to complain and AT&T hooked it up
Time to run SCREAMING from the room....
Apple Insider posts that ATT EXCLUSIVE contract gets renewed again next year.
It doesn't look like it says for sure to me. I don't mind being on AT&T at all. The 3 cities I use it in. Sac, Seattle and Phoenix. Are full up 3G with the Phoenix area having close to 100 cell towers.
I would be happy to just have 3g!
Sweet. Can't wait. I remember that sweet day when I looked at my Samsung Blackjack (1st one) and the E was gone and replaced with 3G.
I have all generations of iPhones and the 3gs dies make a huge difference. I don't like my 3g at all anymore. I just keep it in my laptop bag for emergency tethering needs.


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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Pike County Fiscal Court has appointed a new board member to the Pike County Tourism Convention and Visitors Bureau, over the objection of the Eastern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
At the last meeting of Pike County Fiscal Court (PCFC), Bob Scott, a businessman from Blackberry, was nominated and voted onto the Pike County Tourism Convention and Visitors Bureau board. The McCoy well, which figures heavily in the history of the Hatfield McCoy Feud, is located on Scott's property; Scott has allowed tourists to visit his home and the site.
Scott's name was chosen from a list of three names submitted by Pike County Judge Executive Wayne T. Rutherford. The Fiscal Court voted unanimously to approve Scott's appointment.
However, after the vote, Eastern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (EKCC) President Jared Arnett addressed the Court, saying the court had overstepped its bounds.
Pike County Assistant Attorney Roland Case explained that Kentucky statute says tourism board members will be chosen from a list of three names submitted by "a local chamber of commerce. If none exists, one will be appointed by the chief executive officer representing local government." That officer would be Judge Rutherford.
But the meaning of the term 'local,' as pertaining to a chamber of commerce, is at the heart of the matter.
"When this commission was formed, there was a local chamber of commerce," Case said. ,"I reviewed the facts as I understood them. I do not think there any longer is a local chamber of commerce, there is a regional chamber. My interpretation would be that there is not a local chamber restricted to representing businesses in the jurisdiction of Pike County."
EKCC President Arnett told the Court his organization is a local chamber, and as such has the right to submit names for appointments to the tourism board, not Judge Rutherford, and that the EKCC is taking legal action against Scott's appointment..
"We believe we still are a local chamber of commerce," Arnett said. "We represent 320 businesses in Pike County. Our offices and headquarters are less than a quarter mile away from the Pike County courthouse. The statute says a chamber existing within the governmental. territory, we are definitely in the county. From our chamber perspective, we believe this is outside the legal limits. I don't know Bob Scott, I have great respect for him, its not that I have an issue with him. Its an issue of the law. The chamber gets to make its recommendations, we would like to protest that appointment, and we will be filing suit."
The fact that EKCC represents interests outside of Pike County, as well as the lack of representation of the eastern part of the county, was brought up by members of PCFC.
Deputy Judge John Doug Hayes pointed out that just under 200 of the EKCC's 320 members are from outside of Pike County.
"If we had submitted the names of three members from Floyd County, under your theory, have been bound to elect, for the Pike County Tourism Commission, a Floyd Countian?" Hayes asked Arnet.
"I think that would be a completely separate issue," Arnet answered."I don't think so. They are not from Pike County. We pick Pike County businesses, and Pike County business people."
When Hayes noted that EKCC did not exclusively represent Pike County businesses, Arnet said EKCC is the only organization that is in Pike County, representing Pike businesses.
"I'm going to dispute that," District Six Magistrate Chris Harris said. "The Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce represents a whole lot of businesses in Pike County, and Mr. Scott is a very active member of that chamber. For you to say that our EKCC is the only one that represents business in Pike County is not true, Mr. Arnett."
Arent told PCFC that of 29 EKCC board members, 18 to 20 were from Pike County. But District Five Magistrate Hilman Dotson noted that there is no representation from the eastern part of the county on the tourism board. He said the current attention to the Hatfield McCoy Feud necessitates representation from his part of the county.
"How many from our area, where the feud happened?" Dotson said. "I know you don't only represent Hatfield McCoy. That's one deal we are working on right now, trying to get some local representation. This is where it happened, and we would love to have somebody over there to step up to the plate and say we want our share of the recognition."
Deputy Judge Hayes asked Arnet about the list of names if the names EKCC submitted for appointment to the tourism board were all from Pikeville. Arnet said that two were, one was from outside city limits, but very close to the city of Pikeville.
"You did not submit a name from Pond Creek, you did not submit a name from Peter Creek or Blackberry." Hayes said. "Until Mr. Scott was appointed there was no person from Pond Creek."
Arnet countered that who was or was not appointed was not at issue, what was at issue was the process by which Scott was appointed to the tourism board.
"Its the Chamber's discretion," he said. "That's the reason the statute was written that way, so the business community has a voice representing the businesses of Pike County, which has gotten disquieted and has no voice. Had we had this discussion, it is not to say Mr. Scott would have not been on our list. But as it stands, our list was ignored."
"We are asking for someone to represent the backside of the county, as its been known," Magistrate Dotson said.
Case said the county stands behind its decision to appoint Scott.
"We will vigorously defend any lawsuit the chamber brings," Case said. "I'm comfortable with my opinion, I assume your attorney will be comfortable with his opinion. That's the reason we have judges."


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Intel 320 Series 600GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Drive (SSD) - SSDSA2CW600G3K5 - Includes Desktop Install Kit
|Intel® Solid-State Drives just got better. The next generation Intel SSD 320 Series offers built-in data protection features, better performance, larger capacities and more value for your money. Built with 25 nanometer Intel® NAND Flash Memory, the Intel SSD 320 Series accelerates PC performance where it matters most. With random read performance up to 39,500 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and sequential read performance of up to 270 megabytes per second (MB/s), your PC will blaze through the most demanding applications and will handle intense multi-tasking needs. Couple that performance with random writes up to 23,000 IOPS and sequential writes up to 220MB/s to unleash your system.
The Intel SSD 320 Series contains built-in features to help protect your data from external threats and internal system snags. Two data protection features guard your data from internal system mishaps. To reduce potential data loss, the Intel SSD 320 Series detects and protects from an unexpected system power loss. The Intel SSD 320 Series improves reliability by providing an array of surplus NAND flash. Available in a wide range of capacities, the Intel SSD 320 Series provides you with the flexibility to choose an SSD that best fits your need and budget.
The Intel SSD 320 Series delivers the highly responsive PC experience you desire. Install and manage the Intel SSD with two Intel utilities—the Intel® Data Migration Software and the Intel® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer. The Intel Data Migration Software helps you install an Intel SSD in an existing PC system. The Intel SSD Toolbox with Intel SSD Optimizer provides a powerful set of management, information, and diagnostic tools to maintain the health of your Intel SSD and optimize performance. With powerful Native Command Queuing that enables up to 32 concurrent operations; the Intel SSD 320 Series drastically outperform traditional hard disk drives.