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A recent submission to this paper voiced several concerns about Vermont's approach to energy efficiency. I appreciate the opportunity to address those issues by offering some clarification on the work of Efficiency Vermont.
The writer was critical of Efficiency Vermont for providing incentives and services to help Vermonters tighten up their homes and save money. As an alternative, he suggested focusing entirely on making sure newly constructed buildings meet high energy standards.
At Efficiency Vermont, we think we should be doing both. While it is certainly important that we make our newly constructed buildings as energy efficient as possible, it is important to realize that this would only help a tiny fraction of Vermont families. In 2012, 1,258 new homes were built in Vermont, but there are some 320,000 homes in the state, making up some of the oldest, least energy-efficient housing stock in the nation. We can't ignore those 99 percent of Vermonters who also want to save money and energy.
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Robert Earl Bordeaux Sr., 80, a longtime resident of Waterbury Center, passed away in the comfort of his home in San Antonio, TX, on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Born in Waterbury on March 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Emile P. and Ethel (Sweeney) Bordeaux. On January 10, 1953, he married the former Elizabeth "Betty" Harrington in Waterbury.
Bob was a 1949 graduate of Waterbury High School, where, as a junior, he joined the Army National Guard. Bob was activated in 1950 during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany. He retired from the National Guard in 1991 as staff sergeant. Bob also had a long career with AT&T where he worked as a PBX phone system installer, retiring in 1985. He later worked as a bus driver for Harwood Union High School in Duxbury for six years.
Bob's memberships included the Wesley United Methodist Church in Waterbury, Winooski Lodge #49, F&AM where he was a 50-year member and past master, a past high priest of the Royal Arch, Waterbury Chapter #24 and was a 50-year member and past patron of Queen Esther Chapter #7 OES. Other memberships included the Barre Council #22 R&SM, Mt. Zion Commandery #9 and Mt Sinai Shrine #3, and he was a member and past post commander of American Legion Post #59 of Waterbury.
A resident of San Antonio, TX, for the past 14 years, Bob held an associate membership at the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church where he was an active participant in adult Sunday school class, weekly Bible study and the United Methodist Men, and he was a member of the Valley-Hi Lodge #1407 F&AM and Adah Chapter #49 OES. In his leisure time Bob was an avid golfer and enjoyed woodworking.
His family will fondly remember him for the love he had for Betty, his children and how much his grandchildren and great-grandchildren meant to him.
Bob is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty Bordeaux of San Antonio, TX; their children, Debra Bordeaux of Plattsburgh, NY, Diana Moquin and her husband Davis of Peru, NY, Annette Litchfield of Waterbury Center, Douglas Bordeaux and his wife Regina of Duxbury, and Robert E. Bordeaux Jr. of Waterbury Center; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lillian Tibbitts of Greensboro, Lucille Lafreniere and her husband Thomas of Orange, CT, and Carol Heil and her husband Walter of White River Jct.; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Bob was predeceased by a grandson, Jed Provencher; a sister, Shirley Metayer; and three brothers, Melvin, Arnold and Bernard Bordeaux.
Memorial services will be held from the Wesley United Methodist Church in Waterbury on March 24, 2012, at 2 p.m. with a reception to follow at the Waterbury Senior Center. Interment will take place with military honors in the Vermont Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Randolph. For those who wish, memorial gifts in lieu of flowers would be appreciated to the Wesley United Methodist Church Flood Restoration Project, P. O. Box 214, Waterbury, VT 05676. Send online condolences to www.perkinsparker.com and Facebook. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury.

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Beard: Pow! DC announces 1966 Batman TV series comic bookWritten by Jim Beard | | firstname.lastname@example.com
When asked to name his favorite character from the 1966 "Batman" TV series, comic book writer Jeff Parker told Toledo Free Press Star, "Julie Newmar, Catwoman. She burned an impression in my brain that has affected me for life! She really brought in that theater background where once she walked out on a set, she completely owned it, and everyone else is in orbit around her — incredible presence."
Parker will have plenty of time to spend with Newmar's Princess of Plunder, as he's joining artist Jonathan Case on a new DC comic book debuting this summer based on the classic show. The series will launch as a digital-only edition, and then be offered later as a print edition. The announcement came at a special party in Los Angeles where other merchandise based on the show was unveiled under the watchful eyes of the Caped Crusader himself, Adam West. In all, fans of "Batman" are being treated to a cornucopia of "Biff! Bam! Zowie" since the news last year that merchandising rights for the show had finally been made available after more than 45 years of legal wrangling.
"That show is still extremely cool and timeless," Parker said. "I can watch it with my kids and we all enjoy ourselves. That's the way I want the [comic] books to read."
The writer kicked off his comic book career in the early 1990s, primarily as an artist, and worked for DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics until segueing into scripting at Marvel Comics. There, he's become well-known as the writer for a series of Hulk stories as well as lesser-known characters like Agents of Atlas and Hercules. The Batman '66 series marks his return to DC as well as a chance to revisit cherished childhood memories.
"This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities where you get to do something for the child you used to be," he said. "Eight-year-old Jeff who spent so much time making batarangs and capes would be doing backflips at knowing he'd be working on Batman '66."
DC also announced that the first story in the series will feature Frank Gorshin's Riddler as the villain; artwork that was shown at the LA party revealed images of Cesar Romero's Joker as well as, yes, Julie Newmar's Catwoman. The books' covers will be provided by artist Mike Allred, a devotee of 1960s pop art sensibilities and one of the biggest fans of the Batman TV series alive today.
Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment, enjoys the quirky idea of a comic based on a classic, old-school television series being published digitally. "The juxtaposition of offering a retro Batman '66 comic as a current and modern digital first title is fun," she noted in an official DC statement. "DC Entertainment is the most prolific producer of digital first comics and, as we work to create new and compelling content, this is a great way to also preserve the legacy of our characters. It's exciting to roll out the new Batman '66 comic as part of this bigger initiative with our Warner Bros. Consumer Product partners."
A perusal of online comments from fans concerning the announcement evidenced excitement, but also some concern over whether DC, Parker and the rest of the creative crew will "get it," meaning, be able to understand the show's multilayered construction and successfully translate that into a modern comic. Joseph F. Berenato, one of the writers of "Gotham City 14 Miles," a critical examination of the show (edited by this author), questioned how the comic book would capture the unique feel of "Batman." "Handling that specific level of camp may be hard to replicate," he opined in a Facebook posting. "Especially when you no longer have the deadpan delivery that West gave us, or the manic deliveries of Gorshin or Romero."
Along with the DC comic, fans will also be able to procure a series of Mattel action figures based on the show this summer, a set of Batman Barbie dolls, various papergoods, apparel and housewares, as well as a special "Batusi" boxed Batman figure offered as an exclusive item at this year's San Diego ComicCon. The sky's now the upper limit in terms of what can be made from the show, with the license open to all manufacturers and consumers waiting in line for over four decades with money to burn on Bat-products.
Now, where are those DVDs and Blu-rays of the TV episodes? Holy omission, Batman!
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The New Mexico State men's basketball team begins the 2012-13 season at Oregon State, Sunday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Corvallis, Ore., on ESPNU. This is the first game for the Aggies in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. It is the fourth consecutive season and fifth time in six years that the Aggies have started the year on the road. The game is available on the KGRT 104 FM with the 'Voice of the Aggies' Jack Nixon, and the pregame show starts 30 minutes prior to tip.
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The Aggies have seven players returning for last year's squad that finished with a 26-10 overall record and 10-4 record in the WAC. NM State won the WAC Tournament Championship and made its 19th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. The Aggies have two starters back with senior forward Tyrone Watson and sophomore guard Daniel Mullings. Watson averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, while he dished 113 assists in 2011-12. In his first season, Mullings contributed 9.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game along with 58 steals. Watson earned WAC All-Tournament Team honors, and Mullings was named to the WAC All-Newcomer Team in 2011-12.
NM State is replacing three seniors that each played a vital role for the Crimson and White. The 2011-12 season was the first time in NM State history that the team had three 1,000-career point scorers in the same season with Wendell McKines, Hernst Laroche and Hamidu Rahman achieving the milestone. McKines became the second player in school history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. He was the second in the NCAA to accomplish the feat in 2011-12 and 12th player in the WAC history to earn the significant honor. McKines finished No. 2 on the NM State rebounding list (1,135) and No. 8 on the scoring list (1,521). Laroche concluded his career as the Aggies' all-time leader in steals (216), games played (135) and minutes played (4,417). Rahman ended his time in Las Cruces as No. 21 in scoring (1,081) and No. 2 in blocked shots (137).
Scouting Oregon State
The Beavers open the season when they host Niagara, Friday, Nov. 9 in Corvallis. Last season, Oregon State finished with a 21-15 overall record and 7-11 record in Pac-12 action. The Beavers were 10th in the NCAA in scoring last year with 78.9 points per game and finished just ahead of the Aggies. Oregon State lost its leading scoring, Jared Cunningham and his 17.9 points per game, to the NBA, but it returns junior forward Devon Collier and junior guard Ahmad Starks, and they averaged 13.1 points and 12.1 points, respectively.
Series Notes
Oregon State leads the all-time series 2-0 but the teams have not played since 1960. In the first-ever meeting, the Beavers edged the Aggies, 54-50, in Corvallis, Dec. 26, 1959. The following season, NM State fell to Oregon State, 65-57, Dec. 2, 1960 in Las Cruces.
Aggies Cruise in Exhibition Win 98-49
NM State rolled to a 98-49 win over Western New Mexico in its lone exhibition game of the season, Nov. 5, in Las Cruces. The Aggies had five players in double figures with senior forward Tyrone Watson and sophomore guard Daniel Mullings providing 13 points each. Senior forward Bandja Sy added 12 points, junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe chipped in 11 and redshirt freshman guard Eric Weary had 10. NM State utilized its size advantage for a 20-rebound edge on the boards, 46-26, and Sy grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. The Aggies shot the ball well and recorded a 57.1 field goal percentage and 45.5 3-point percentage.
Season Openers
The Aggies are 3-2 in season openers under head coach Marvin Menzies and have won three straight. In 2011-12, NM State beat Northern Colorado, 89-75, Nov. 12, 2011 in Greeley, Colo. The Aggies defeated Louisiana, 92-76, in Lafayette, La., Nov. 12, 2010 and UC Riverside, 79-52, Nov. 15, 2008 in Las Cruces. NM State fell at Ohio, 80-72, Nov. 9, 2007, and at Saint Mary's, 100-68, Nov. 13, 2009.
A Look Back at the Past Season
In 2011-12, the Aggies posted a 26-10 overall record. They were only one win away from tying the school record for wins in a season. The 26 wins were the most since the 1992-93 season, and it was the 25th 20-win season in program history. The Aggies started the season 4-0, for only the third time since 1992-93. The Crimson and White won 2012 WAC Tournament, which was the third in school history and second title in three years, and earned the 19th NCAA Tournament berth in school history.
Nationally, the Aggies ranked No. 3 in rebounding margin (+8.5), No. 11 in scoring offense (78.1), No. 25 in field goal percentage (47.4) and No. 27 in scoring margin (+9.8) in the NCAA in 2011-12. Individually, Daniel Mullings was one of only 13 players with a triple-double in the season.
The Aggies' high-powered offense scored the most points in a game (115) since the 1996-97 season in a 115-73 rout of Hawai'i, Feb. 23, 2012. In the game, Daniel Mullings recorded the third triple-double in school history and first since 1990 with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, which were all career-high marks.
Bits and Pieces
Here's a look back at some of the interesting facts and figures of the 2011-12 season. The Aggies were: 24-5 out-rebounding teams
21-1 when shooting better than opponents and 13-2 when shooting better than 50 percent
23-3 when scoring 71 points or more
18-3 when allowing 70 points or fewer
20-2 in games decided by 11 points or more
19-1 when leading at halftime
Newcomers in Las Cruces
The Aggies have five newcomers on the squad this season with junior guard Kevin Aronis, freshman center Sim Bhullar, freshman forward Matej Buovac, freshman forward Aaron Kubinski and sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller. NM State also has three redshirts returning with junior forward/center B.J. West, freshman guard Eric Weary and freshman guard Emery Coleman.
Previewing the WAC
NM State was voted to win the WAC title in the WAC Coaches' Preseason poll and second in the media poll. Senior forward Tyrone Watson and sophomore guard Daniel Mullings earned Preseason All-WAC honors. Mullings was a first team pick and Watson was a second team selection in the coach's ballots.
The Slate for 2012-13
The Aggies have 16 regular season home games scheduled for the 2012-13 season in the Pan American Center. NM State is set to play in three nationally televised games on ESPNU at Oregon State (Nov. 11), against Denver (Jan. 23) and at Utah State (Feb. 16).
Home Sweet Home
NM State had a solid home court advantage in 2011-12 at the Pan American Center and finished with a 14-3 record. In WAC play, the Aggies posted a 6-1 home record.
Menzies is the Fifth Winningest Coach at NM State
Head coach Marvin Menzies has recorded 102 career wins in five seasons at NM State. He ranks fifth in school history, and directed the Aggies to their third 20-win season in his tenure in 2011-12.
All-Time Winningest Coaches (by victories)
Looking ahead
The Aggies return home to host Southeastern Louisiana, Thursday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in the home opener in a double header with volleyball.


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Clever run by Fletcher, but good defending from Everton.
great run from valencia, but a toe from Distin saves Everton
A shot from Fletcher from inside the box goes wide. Very poor finish from the Scotland international.
Corner kick for Everton.. the fans are appealing for a penalty.
United have not had any big chances so far. I expect them to get one soon, but will they score is the question.
Berbatov has looked good so far in the game
Speaking of the devil.. Berbatov scores HakonHoy and he has looked good.l
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Should iPad apps be free if you already own the iPhone version?
If you've bought [App X] for the iPhone and the developer makes [App X] for the iPad, should you get the iPad version for free?
We've seen developers like Instapaper's Marco Arment specifically making "universal binaries" so users who bought the $4.99 Pro version can download an iPhone update, install it on their iPad, and get an iPad-specific user interface (UI) as well. (Think of it as two similar apps in one handy download).
We've also seen leaked screenshots have shown "HD" or "for iPad" versions of many popular iPhone apps and games that are being released as separate, all new downloads. In many cases these HD apps offer substantial differences brought about by the bigger screen real-estate and beefier processing power of the iPad and will carry their own price tag and perhaps be more expensive than the iPhone versions due to the greater effort put into them (more pixels, more functionality).
Some users no doubt feel entitled to free iPad versions if they already bought the iPhone version while some developers likewise feel entitled to get paid for the work they put into making different versions for a different device.
Can we find some existing parallels? If you bought a Super Mario game for the Nintendo DS, you don't get Super Mario for the Wii for free. Likewise PSP and PS3 games. Of course, the differences between dedicated mobile gaming devices and their console cousins are far greater than between an iPhone and an iPad.
If you bought a Mac app like iMovie you could install it on both your MacBook laptop and your iMac. Likewise for Windows. Of course, the differences between Mac OS X or Windows running on a laptop or desktop are negligible compared to the iPhone and iPad (there's no separate version of iMovie for MacBook vs. iMac, or Microsoft Word for netbook vs. tower).
Again, the iPad falls in between.
Apple announced at launch that most iPhone apps will "just work" on the iPad, either 1:1 or pixel-doubled to fill the screen. So, developers who want an easy out can just point to that as the "free" iPad version of their existing iPhone apps. We haven't heard great things about pixel-doubling's looks, however, but free is free, right?
What about developers who invest time and money into offering something better? For the most part, however, we agree with TUAW's Erica Sadun who suggested that apps with a similar user experience between the iPhone and the iPad could be good candidates for the universal binary approach (i.e. free but tweaked for the end user). Apps that are significantly re-designed and re-engineered from the iPhone to the iPad, however, could be good candidates for the separate HD app strategy.
As to whether or not developers should offer discounts to existing iPhone users for iPad apps, that one's easy for now -- despite hints and rumors, Apple still has no "upgrade" or "discount" option available to developers. Even if a developer wanted to, they can't offer anything but a single, consistent, full price for everyone. (See the Tweetie 2.0 controversy).
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Should iPad apps be free if you already own the iPhone version?
I say this is a good idea, but as Tenor146 says, if there are major feature differences it should at least be sold at a discounted price. thats if the price actually exceeds the current price of the iphone app.
@Chris102192 Apple DOES NOT allow "discounts". One price to rule (or rue?) them all. That's one of the many challenges facing developers. They'd have to give everyone the same discount making it no discount at all.
A small upgrading fee?
I agree with Tenor146, if their is no real improvement in the app itself, then it should be free. Only if the app has been completely re-designed with a better UI and offers a significantly better functionality then a small fee would be warranted. Im all for the developers, i am no artist, but i do reward hard work. I feel that this will weed out all the "template" developers out there. There are so many useless apps it's ridiculous.
I would not pay money for a "HD" version of DocumentsToGo, why? Whats the point? I dont care about my documents being in HD on my iPad, unless the iPad is pulling down a staggering 1080i, then there is still no point. Besides, does having Monopoly in HD really matter that much when your playing the game? I also have a Desktop PC and 2 netbooks, yet i paid the same price for my Office 2007 suite, regardless the size of the pc it was being put on.
So unless the app has something COMPLETELY MORE in functionality/design, then i think App prices should stay where they are, AFFORDABLE!
If you already own the iPhone version and are reluctant to pay for an iPad-optimized version then there's still the option to enlarge the iPhone app on the screen.
It costs developers time and money to efficiently utilise the iPad's extra power and screen-size. If they've taken the time to adjust their app (some build from the ground up, not just altering their iPhone apps) then they deserve to be compensated for their time.
I hate that people have this false sense
of entitlement when it comes to apps.
Yes, the iPad apps/games should be free if there isn't a big graphical change.
Yes they should be free, the next best thing would be for apple to implement a way to discount apps for those that own the iphone/itouch version.
@Rene Ritchie: Figured they wouldnt, it would be extremely complicated to differentiate who owns the app and who doesnt. well i believe this is going to stay the same no matter what now. The better graphics, detailed apps, and everything else would be worth the higher price. but we would have to see what price they are talking about first. i mean a price bump from $0.99 to $1.49 for the same app is nothing but if its going from $0.99 to the $2.99 range, there may be some concern.
and @Scott, you know, you really do have a point there.
In the end, im gonna guess that they will keep the prices how they are. Because it is two different platforms, they could charge more for the better item.
I think this is part of Apple's responsibility. They marketed that the iPad will run almost all of your iphone apps.
What they don't say is that most of them will look like crap on the iPad. Or that you'll most likely need to repurchase them made for iPad.
It's a bit deceiving to the mass consumer IMO.
That said, of course you should have to pay for iPad apps. My approach to the iPad is that i don't own any iPad apps as of now. I might try some of the iphone games that i own but many apps are made irrelevant by the much bigger safari browser or having no camera.
We know iPad will load up iphone apps. But will the iphone load up iPad apps? I doubt it. But i could be wrong.
I'm with StUartJJones. There are far too many grasping individuals who believe they're 'entitled' to all sorts of things but the reality should be (as with most other platforms) one fee for one device. The fact that the App store doesn't restrict us in this way is a bonus but it's done at the cost of the developer rather than Apple.
True, but we're talking iphone OS apps. Both devices run iphone OS. Would you like to pay for all your apps again if you bought an ipod touch or the next version of the iphone? The iPad is simply another iphone OS device.
The Wii in your example is a Mac.
I guess we could argue whether the iPad is another iphone OS device. But to many, it will be. A big ipod touch.
It really depends. Games should absolutely be priced separately, since they take the most time to redesign for the iPad (I'd assume). For other apps, it depends on exactly what is being changed. If there is not much work going into updating the app for the iPad and a few buttons are being rearranged or something minor, I'd like to see it be an update to the existing app.
In the case of Instapaper, the redesign is so great looking and well put together that I'd easily pay $10 for it. Same for something like NetNewsWire which will presumably see some sort of redesign for the bigger screen real estate.
Apple should probably devise a better system for this though. I have no problem paying for iPad apps, but ideally iTunes would only show one app and allow you to purchase the iPhone version, the iPad version, or both. The addition of that and paid upgrades to the App Store would sure be nice.
"Can we find some existing parallels?"
The most obvious parallel: you bought an app for your MacBook and the developer makes an iPhone version. Do you really think you will get the iPhone version for free? Of course not... a silly proposition. Of course if a developer designs another version for another Apple product, the developer is entitled to be paid.
Let's say u buy an app for ur MacBook and dev says u want to use it on ur iMac oh yea that will 10 more dollars for HD since u have a bigger screen. NO WAY
This is what we call early adopter tax. I will no do this again Iile the original
iPhone of 599
Great parallel Tom Stephens. You don't HAVE to use the iPad specific version, if your issue is having to pay for an app twice, then you have no issue at all because you can use the VERSION YOU PAID FOR, I want to pull my hair out sometimes because of the audacity that some of these people have.
Apple isn't making you buy the same thing twice, you should be greatful that an entirely different device even supports the smaller res versions in the first place.
Parallel time: I purchased Madden for my PS2, the ps3 came out, and wtf, it has it's own version of Madden, I purchase the PS3, should Sony give me the PS3 version free??
No, but difference with Sony is that you may be screwed given the fact that every PS3 console doesn't even support PS2 backward compatibility...
Apple at least gives you the option to run your iPhone versions, they EVEN give you the option to run pixel doubled versions.. This false sense of entitlement is not only present in games, this is why we still have 40 year old men living at home in mom's basement who (DESERVE) to be waited on hand and foot because they can't step away from WoW for 5 mins to fill out a damn job application [/rant]
Wait wait wait, websyndicate.... Wait wait wait?????? Really... No ... Really????
Was that you being serious!?!
I'll just smh, and hope that somewhere in your heart that you have sense enough to know that, that scenario is a hyperbole if there ever was one, it would never happen for obvious reasons that I'm sure no one should have to point out to you...
"If you bought a Super Mario game for the Nintendo DS, you don't get Super Mario for the Wii for free"
The Wii and the DS are fundamentally different platforms. They don't have the same underlying architecture, do not share a common operating system, and games are developed using different tools.
"Again, the iPad falls in between."
I don't believe it does. They both run the same operating system, and are almost architecturally identical. I believe an iPad is to an iPhone what an iMac is to a MacBook.
I think it's a ripoff to charge one person full price for both iPad and iPhone versions, since the amount of work to convert one version to the other is very small compared to the effort of developing an app.
I'm not getting an iPad, so it doesn't really matter to me. I think some of the analogies here are off though. The comparison to the differences between the Wii and DS don't match up, and while the PS3 one is close, it still misses the point.
Will the iPhone and iPad be running the same OS version at some point? Your 32 bit software won't run on a 64 bit machine, so you buy a new version. Conversely, however, when changing between two 32 bit windows systems, your software will work just fine, and you just download whatever necessary updates to the new machine. No charge (in most cases).
As long as Apple keeps the OS versions significantly different I can see charging again, but not if they're the same and the only difference is size. Making software that's compatible with multiple versions of the same platform is just part of business. The only users who pay for software upgrades (in general) are the ones who own high end professional software, not the ones who play solitaire.
They should just use the in app purchasing method to give discounts to previous owners. Example...I have NOVA for iPhone, and when I look up NOVA HD or whatever they call it in the App Store it goes for 9.99. However, I can go into NOVA itself and upgrade to HD for 4.99 through in app purchasing. It makes sense...
The fact that you use the term "iPad Version" means it is a different version. If you buy iPhone App X 1.0, 2.0 is not guaranteed to be free. It's a different version.
Same with the iPad vs iPhone versions. Enough new development went in to it to qualify it a different version. As such, it should not be free, but perhaps offered at an upgrade price.
Install the iPhone version, in-app purchase to upgrade to the iPad UI.
Anyone who thinks the iPad will run the iPhone OS for very long is delusional. This is strictly a stop gap solution while the Apple OS people come up with a real OS custom tailored for the iPad.
Something more closely resembling OSX is this devices destiny, not some hacked, restrictive, and crippling phone os.
It will take Apple about a year to do this right. In the mean time about a dozen linux tablets will hit the market.
Uhm...speaking as a consumer I think I'd like everything to be free. If the iPhone version will work on the iPad, then that's your free version. But if you want full screen resolution from the app and to be completely compatible with the iPad, then you'll need to upgrade to the iPad version of the app.
Developers aren't working for free guys or let me rephrase, they like to get paid too!
With most software if you buy it for your desktop you must purchase another licence for your laptop. That's the way software licencing and copyright works.
You have NO ENTIRLEMENT to run the program on another device.
Granted, there are many programs with more flexible licences (and people who ignore the intellectual property of others) but that is at the copyright owner's discretion.
I would think of it like nintendo advanced vs ds. I bought an advanced game, I would want it to work on the ds (at the same resolution/ features) but if I want new functionality for the ds then I should pay for the new ds version of the game. Although with in app purchases I would think there should be a way to fix it.
I sure hope so. Unless they have some major upgrades compared to the iPhone one. If the only difference is improved resolution to fit the iPad better then I sure hope we don't have to pay again.
But aside from the question my guess is that this will solve itself in the long run. Apps will get cheaper as more developers release similar programs and once they get to cheap they will start to bundle them together in order to appeal to more and more people.
My guess is the first few months apps will be expensive, as in +$5, but after the initial rush they will level out in price and my guess is that they will end up around $3-5 for an iPad app or a bundle.
Yes, you should. Paying for a license for each computer you install software on is nothing new. If you don't want to pay, jailbreak it. However, I'd like to be able to transfer it from my iPhone to my iPad without any fee. I might browse the app store on my iphone, find something I'd like on my ipad, and buy it on the spot. I can't always have my ipad with me.
Instead of thinking of it like nintendo ds to a woo. Think of it like the ds lite, you can still play the games you bought for game boy advance. And with xbox. If you bought something on the original xbox, you will still have it on your 360. I think you should get the iPad version free
I think everyone that thinks ipad versions should be free should learn to write code and develop apps themselves. Then I bet we'd see a change in their opinions. As an iPhone (and soon to be iPad) owner, I personally am disapointed in the app store altogether. Where are the apps that cost $20? I want to see developers get paid to be creative and make apps that blow us away. So far, there only seem to be a few high ticket apps and those are typically very narrow in appeal. I'm an electrician, I would love an app that let's me communicate with a PLC, or even a complete version of the NEC (fully searchable of course) those are just 2 apps I would be willing to pay real money for, and I am probably not alone.
Mitchell, you will be able to sync them to the iPad, they will run in an iPhone sized window, or you can run them pixel doubled. That should allow them to run fullscreen, but it may look blocky. That's why the developers need to create new versions for the iPad, they are inserting high Rez images.
I think @VZW86 has come closest to a practical solution. The comparisons of DS to Wii or PS2to PS3 are not addressing the fact that the iPad's power is so similar in terms of OS and hardware that is really is best restricted to the Mac/iMac comments.
So, bummer that the App Store won't do discounts. But I remember last year when iTunes finally caved on the issue of DRM. As Simone who had reluctantly purchased music in .m4p format and then converted it, I was willing to pay a relatively small surcharge to convert all my
music to .m4a format.
Since the mothership is aware of all of our app purchases, perhaps each user could sign into iTunes and be greeted with a "Thanks for getting an iPad! If you'd like to upgrade to the HD iPad versions, click here and pay only $x.xx!"
I just got an update to a couple apps, IMDB for example, that showed it as "made" for the iPad. I assume it means it should work right away on the full screen of the iPad. Now the At Bat 2010 app, I expect to be charged again unless I want to keep the little window size. There will be massive updating with that app. Nonetheless, 2 days.
There may be an additional cost for those who are upgrading their iPhone apps to iPad apps and understandable that the developer would want to make up for the resources it does consume. In either case, if you start with vector or vectorized graphics you can sale a lot easier but in the end it still takes up time and resources.
This is a stupid question.
The apps should be made available to users exactly and precisely as the owners (developers) of the apps wish them to be.
Developers that put apps on the market will trade (or not trade) with their potential customers based on the product and the offer they make. It's called free trade.
No need to mindf*ck it... it will go the way it needs to go.
I wrote a related write-up about this topic but you did a better job :)
that's a great article. I will be sure to frequently check Should iPad apps be free if you already own the iPhone version? | TiPb for new posts!
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I just dropped Sadie and Emma, my 4-year-old and 7-year-old off at for a "Princess Camp" at the Delta School of Etiquette. My friend Michelle was kind enough to invite them to attend and since they are technically girls and adore all things pink and princess, they were excited to attend. Michelle was excited to have them and I was excited to think that somebody else is finally going to be backing me up on this whole manners thing.
Over the last few months I've realized that maybe, just possibly, our "around the house" manners aren't quite up to par with our "being out in public" manners. I suppose this is true of most kids. I have friends who swear their children are the devil incarnate at home, but mind their p's and q's just fine at my house. Likewise, while my children often act like heathens at home, their teachers and Sunday School teachers scold me for exaggerating their behavior in my columns. (Trust me — that is so not necessary.)
The problem has many layers:
1) I am vastly outnumbered, with a husband who travels and three kids, I can't correct every slip up that occurs. There is not enough time in the day.
2) I am tired. (See above.)
3) It's funny to me when one of my girls hops off a barstool and accidentally burps like a grown man. I realize I should scold and not laugh, but I'm obviously not mature enough for such things.
4) Everybody has gas.
I mean, what are they gonna do? Hold it in? Implode?
Sounds dangerous.
I can't keep a straight face while talking to them about burping specifically, because I can hear the words coming out of my mouth and I sound ridiculous.
"Don't be so happy about it when you burp."
"At least pretend to be embarrassed."
"Don't open your mouth as wide as it will make it louder. Close your mouth and let it blow out your nose. I know it burns, but being polite is hard."
"Don't yell to everyone in the room that you tooted. We heard it. We smell it. We know. Say, 'Excuse me.' Quit laughing."
"Say, 'Excuse me,' like you mean it. That means quit laughing before you say it."
I've tried to get serious and angry-ish at my kids when they gleefully pass gas. As I tucked Sadie and her sweet little friend into bed, during one of her first sleepovers, Sadie ripped a toot so loud the windows in the room vibrated. Instead of saying 'Excuse me,' she shreiked with laughter. I gave her the Momma Evil Eye and told her to apologize to her friend and to please, for the love of all that is holy, to please, say, 'Excuse me.'
I walked to the kitchen and picked up my iPhone, scanning Facebook while I waited to make sure the two 4-year-old's were settled. That's when I saw the update for the Delta School of Etiquette "Princess Camp" and contacted Michelle.
I'm pretty sure her idea of etiquette is more of the "When to use your salad fork versus your dinner fork," instead of "Don't dutch-oven your best friend on her first sleepover," but at this point, I'll take all the help I can get.
*Dutch-oven: passing gas under the sheets.
(Don't bother emailing me hate mail over this column. I'll just go ahead and say I'm sorry now.)
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Well, NBC was trending this afternoon on Twitter across the U.S. – and not because of some hilarious new sitcom. No, it's the wired multitudes taking to that interconnected series of tubes to blab about the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics … and NBC's shockingly unaware decision to black out – sorry, "delay" – the world's most interesting and anticipated live event of the summer.
You remember live events, right? Last time we checked, audiences were actually returning to live TV because they wanted to participate in live (there's that pesky word again) conversations with their digital compadres on Twitter and Facebook and other social networks. Experts agree: large live audiences require that special social sauce. But guess what? It doesn't work if the show isn't … er … live!
CBS gets it. Their telecast of the Grammy's earlier this year grabbed the largest audience since 1984, mainly because of the vast back-channel conversation blasting through Twitter and Facebook. It was snarky, it was goofy, it was great fun – but you had to watch live to participate. As a recent Nielson report says, people are turning to non-traditional ways to watch television. For American audiences this afternoon, the opening ceremonies are indeed on live – but not on NBC. Tonight's delay will certainly be watched by many, but it won't have the same level of participation because – and I'm not going out on much of a limb here – it won't be live.
Meanwhile, the reviews of NBC's decision to punt on Olympics coverage in the age of social media were brutal. Guardian networks reporter Matt Wells tweeted: "NBC showing complete contempt for its audience by not showing or streaming Olympics opening ceremony live." Here are some choice critics words as NBC has a worse London kick-off than Mitt Romney:
Without NBC live streaming of the Olympics opening ceremonies, I'll have to rely on @MittRomney's tweets.
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) July 27, 2012
I love how @NBCOlympics is live tweeting the event they're not live broadcasting #morons
— Andrew Sims (@sims) July 27, 2012
That @NBCOlympics is livetweeting something they are not live broadcasting is hilariously stupid.
— Texy (@Texas_Gal) July 27, 2012
Right now, Twitter is the perfect example of why NBC is stupid to not live-stream the #openingceremony #london2012
— Amy Vernon (@AmyVernon) July 27, 2012
NBC making an incredible bid for gold medal for Stupidest Network Ever. No livestreaming, no broadcast, just pretending it doesn't exist.
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) July 27, 2012
UK and Canada are getting live broadcast of #OpeningCeremony while we here in US get Dr. Oz. You have failed me, America.
— Elliott Serrano (@GeekToMe) July 27, 2012
And those are some of the least profane examples. And there are other Olympic trends as well: Queen Elizabeth, Voldemort, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Harry Potter, James Bond, Mike Oldfield, Daniel Craig and others. But because NBC has the American rights to (eventually, somewhere down the line, they'll get to it) "broadcast" these Olympic games, you'll have to wait to find out why.
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Another speech assignment for CHS 151 is a speech about a topic related to the Chicano/Latino community. a great resource for topic ideas is the list of reports from The Pew Hispanic Center (identity, politics, social trends, elections, country of origin, criminal justice, education, health care, homeownership, immigration, income, language, population geography, population trends, poverty, remittances, school enrollment, technology adoption, unauthorized immigration, voter participation, wealth, work and employment, population projections)


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0.5ml PCR Tubes
Helix Cabinet, Freezer, Refrigerator
This product is available through the Promega Helix onsite stocking program in a room temperature cabinet, a –20°C Helix Freezer or a +4°C Helix Refrigerator. The program offers numerous convenient solutions to meet your lab's needs.
Product may arrive frozen. Upon receipt, store at 2–10°C.
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The final concentration of the standard in the 96-well plate 200μl assay volume is listed in Table 3 of the Technical Manual. Inset shows an enlargement of the results obtained with 0–100ng/ml DNA.
Please see the Technical Manual, Figure 2, for more details.
E2670, E2671, E4941, E4942 For Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.
E2670, E2671 U.S. Pat. No. 8,598,198 and other patents pending.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Citing financial concerns, the Obama administration Friday began quietly winding down one of the earliest programs created by the President's health care overhaul, a plan that helps people with medical problems who can't get private insurance.
In an afternoon teleconference with state counterparts, administration officials said the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will stop taking new applications. People already in the plan will not lose coverage.
Designed as a stopgap solution until the law's full consumer protections are in effect next year, PCIP is currently serving more than 100,000 people, a lifeline for patients with serious medical problems such as cancer and heart failure. However, Congress allocated a limited amount of money, and the administration's technical experts want to make sure it doesn't run out.
"We're glad this program was here and able to help," said Amie Goldman, who oversees the program in Wisconsin. "I'm certainly disappointed we won't be able to serve everyone who has a need for this coverage."
The plan covers people who have had problems getting private insurance because of a medical condition and have been uninsured for at least six months. Premiums are keyed to average rates charged in each state, which means they're not necessarily cheap, often amounting to several hundred dollars a month for middle-aged individuals.
Starting January 1, 2014, insurance companies will no longer be able to turn anyone away because of poor health. At the same time, the federal government will begin subsidizing coverage for millions of individuals who have no access to employer plans. That means many of the people currently in the PCIP program may end up with lower premiums once the government's financial help is factored in.
The enrollment suspension will take effect immediately in 23 states where the federal government administers the program, Goldman said. Residents of states that run their own programs may have longer. Wisconsin residents, for example, have until March 2 to apply.
Enrollment around the country has been lower than expected, partly because some people could not afford the premiums. Also, individual cases have turned out to be costlier than originally projected.
In documents provided to the states, the administration said the program has spent about $2.4 billion in taxpayer money on medical claims and nearly $180 million on administrative costs, as of Dec. 31. Congress allocated $5 billion to the plan.
"From the beginning (the administration) has been committed to monitoring PCIP enrollment and spending closely and making necessary adjustments in the program to ensure responsible management of the $5 billion provided by Congress," PCIP director Richard Popper wrote in a memo. "To this end, we are implementing a nationwide suspension of enrollment."
The sole exception: program beneficiaries who move to another state will still be able to get coverage in their new home.
For more information, visit www.pcip.gov.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, the latest sign of slow but consistent gains in the job market.
The Labor Department said Thursday that applications rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 371,000, the most in five weeks. The previous weeks total was revised lower.
The four-week average, a less volatile measure, increased 6,750 to 365,750. It had fallen to a four-year low the previous week.
A department spokesman says all states reported data and none were estimated. In the previous two weeks, the department relied heavily on estimates because many states werent able to report data over the holidays.
The figures continue to suggest steady but modest U.S. employment gains, Robert Kavcic, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said in a note to clients. That said, claims stubbornly refuse to break below the ... range that has been in place for the past year.
Weekly applications are a proxy for layoffs. They have fluctuated for most of the past 12 months between 360,000 and 390,000. At the same time, job growth has been stable.
Employers added 155,000 jobs in December, the department said last week, while the unemployment rate remained 7.8 percent. The gain in hiring nearly matched the average of 153,000 jobs per month in 2011 and 2012. Thats just been enough to slowly push down the unemployment rate, which fell 0.7 percentage points in 2012.
Decembers steady job gain suggests employers didnt cut back on hiring in the midst of the debate over the tax and spending changes known as the fiscal cliff. Many economists feared that the prospect of higher taxes and steep cuts in federal spending would cause a slowdown in job gains.
Thats a good sign, since more budget showdowns are expected. Congress must vote to raise the governments $16.4 trillion borrowing limit by around late February. If not, the government risks defaulting on its debt. Republicans will likely demand deep spending cuts as the price of raising the debt limit.
The number of people continuing to receive unemployment aid dropped to 5.36 million in the week ended Dec. 22, the most recent data available. Thats down about 50,000 from the previous week.
Still, hiring is too weak to rapidly reduce the number of unemployed, which stands at 12.2 million. Thats far higher than the 7.6 million who were out of work when the Great Recession began in December 2007.
There are signs the economy is improving. The once-battered housing market is recovering, which should lead to more construction jobs in the coming months. A gauge of U.S. service firms business activity expanded in December by the most in nearly a year. Auto sales for 2012 were the best in five years. And Americans spent more at the end of the crucial holiday shopping season.
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