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As Arizona Cardinals head into their Week 14 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, they will do so for the ninth straight game without the services of quarterback Kevin Kolb.
Nearly every week since Kolb suffered chest and rib injuries in the fourth quarter of the Cardinals' overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on October 14, he's had a positive outlook on the situation -- often stating that he expects to play again at some point in 2012.
But that was not the case after the team's practice on Wednesday when asked about a possible return this season.
"I can't answer that for you," Kolb said. "Again, I just got to keep pushing. I got to do it for myself, my sanity, you know just one day at a time. And do what I can, that's all I can take care of."
Kolb knew when the injury first occurred that the rehabilitation process was going to be very slow due to the nature of the injury. And he made sure to remind reporters of that after Wednesday's practice during his explanation of why his recovery has become such a tedious process.
"Whenever the cartilage broke, the ribs are laying underneath my sternum now, so that's how they're trying to heal," said Kolb. "Rather than healing where they're butted up straight against it like a normal cracked rib or cracked cartilage when they're flush with each other, mine are laying underneath there. So that's what kind of extends the process."
On Wednesday, Kolb was listed as limited in practice and has made progress each week, but he also admitted that he's been hampered a bit in his recovery.
"When I really try to push it in the weight room and really try to push the ball down the field, that's when I'm really kind of hitting that wall," said Kolb. "I think a lot of it is going back to the injury itself. It's not the way that my ribs were broken, ya' know they're not completely healed."
Kolb continues his weekly visits with team doctors, and they're constantly reviewing MRIs. The most recent set of tests still showed some swelling, and he said it seems to be more about function and less about pain tolerance as he tries to return to the field at full speed.
Another thought on Kolb's slow return to action could be the fact that the Cardinals have lost eight straight and are unlikely to make the playoffs at this point. Could the team's poor play and lack of success contribute to Kolb's slow return?
"As a player I always have a lot to prove myself, and these guys are warriors in here and I want to be a warrior for them too," said Kolb. "I'm very tight with a bunch of people in here and if I get the chance, I'm going to go out there and battle with them."
Kolb's outlook for his return for the rest of 2012 doesn't seem quite as positive and upbeat as it did immediately following the injury.
"Again, if I let it creep in�just like before, all the questions we've answered in the past about the ups and downs�if you let it creep in, it's going to take control of you."
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The Herald-Dispatch asked parents, relatives, teachers and friends to submit the names of graduating Tri-State students who have demonstrated excellence. A team of editors had to narrow the choices from the dozens of nominations.
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Elikal, you have a serious problem. It seems that no matter what MMO you play, you're left unsatisfied very soon. I have no solutions for that for you, alas.
I can relate with the skills, although the elite ones are kinda expensive. As for people talking, well, no matter what MMO, guilds are often the best way to help with that, and dungeons require more group coordination than adhoc groups in open world zones.
Someone was talking about the Personal Story, I also had parts where I had to redo a scene 5-10 times, like the circus encounter with a mesmer was particularly hard. I also found a bug at around L60ish where the Personal Story never went to the next stage where you could leave the cave. Looking it up, seems to be a real bug that happens under certain conditions. Still have to retry that one again, felt kinda discouraged after having played 1-2 hours only to be stuck and have to do it all over again.
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Originally posted by Randayn
That's really just a factor when playing melee. You really can't just stand there and take hits like in most games. At the very least you need to learn when to dodge out of the way, and then re-engage later when you have the advantage again. If you want to play more tank & spank, though, you can spec for it. As a warrior, Mace + shield is the weapon set for that. You won't do as much damage, but you'll be unkillable if you use your skills efficiently.
The game doesn't force you to kite, but if you want to be a damage heavy spec, then you need to do such things to stay alive. It's part of balancing. There's no reason a class should have high damage output, and be able to go toe to toe with a tough monster while taking hits the entire time. If you want that, you need to trade damage for survivability.
Personally I play my warrior as Greatsword & either rifle or sword/axe. I don't have to kite that much, but I also don't hesitate to use skills like whirlwind, rush, or rifle butt to evade deadly attacks or gain a few seconds of breathing room to wait for my heal to come off cooldown. I also found that having 15 points into the defense trait line helps A TON for survivability. For a while I did that and put the rest into arms for the precision bonus.
15 points into defense gives you a passive regen that scales with your adrenaline, and when combine with the heal 'Healing Surge' you can get close to a full heal every 30secs, and are always regenerating health. Furthermore the first major trait can be used to give you +200 toughness whenever crippled or CCed which further increases your survivability. 10+ points into arms gives you a ton of crit, as you can equip a bunch of signets and use the trait 'Deep Strike' to give you +40 precision for each unused signet. This'll give you all the damage you need, as you'll have between a 50%-90% crit chance during fights. You can then use mostly power / vit gear to give you the rest of your damage. Works great until later lvls (60+) since the precision bonus doesn't scale.
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Sounds like you're done. A lot of people have expressed similar sentiments. My only suggestion? Find another game/MMO to play.
Edit: As a side question, did you get caught up in the pre-launch hype?
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What's the point of this thread? You are making a statement. You aren't asking for help or trying to start a debate.
Do you think people are really interested in how you are feeling at any given moment? (that's what facebook is for)
Maybe you are looking for advice in some round about way, so I would say go do something else that interests you.
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Originally posted by Elikal
You realized that you don't like this game enough to play it anymore. There is not really anything to say.
This can be either because you're generally burned on mmorpg's.
because this is not your mmorpg kind.
You may try to remember last mmorpg you played for long time and then think what make you want to play it for long.
Then try to find game with that kind of design.
You cannot? No game with that design / features and quality on the market? Welcome to the club :p
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Originally posted by Ryowulf
I normally wouldn't respond to this, but, if you can't find a point to his thread, then don't bother reading it or replying to it. There is no point in complaining about it. Is it against the rules of conduct to say you are bored with a game?
Im not sure why anyone is surprised that a game with this much unfounded hype is now comming back down to earth.
Yeah because a game with no endgame was going to be game of the century or whatever...right?
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Originally posted by smh_alot
His problem is he's looking for SWG, and no modern MMO will likely ever be built like that again so no title will ever truly satisfy. I have the same issue due to DAOC.
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
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I really don't know if I buy the whole "you're just playing too much and are burnt out" thing.
I see that argument come up a lot in defense of a game when people start saying they're growing bored or uninterested with it. Thing is, in most every example I can think of, those very games started to decline notably in population not long after. Most recent example being TOR. People said exactly the same thing about TOR when someone would mention being bored with it. "Oh, you're just playing too much. Take a break". Lo and behold, TOR's population began a significant loss in population a short time later.
It just seems like an overtly apologetic response to me. "It's not the game. It's you."
When I was playing FFXI full time, I played for months on end, non-stop. I played pretty much daily. I'd take a break from the game for maybe a week out of the year, and that was usually only 'cause I was fed up with some of the people playing it. The game itself gave me plenty to do, it didn't spoon-feed me and it didn't throw stuff at me like candy. Boredom was never an issue.
Lineage 2 kept me hooked for almost 2 years straight before I took my first break from it, which lasted a few months. Again, plenty to do, lots going on with its dynamic player politics, sieges and other activities. Again, boredom was never an issue.
EQ2 kept me hooked for several months before I started to lose interest, and that was more because I wasn't happy with the changes SOE was making in response to WoW's success.
And so on.
The difference is those games were designed for long-term adventure, which is one of the core elements of MMORPGs that made them stand out as their own genre early on. It's that long-term adventure that's been mostly lost in newer MMOs.
The problem as I see it isn't that people are simply "playing too much". It's that MMOs aren't designed for that long-term enjoyment anymore. They're designed for short-term consumption. Modern MMO devs have all but abandoned so much of what made MMOs what they were, all in the name of making them "more accessible" (which is just a euphemism for "dumbed down and streamlined for mass appeal").
The cynical (or those speaking from ignorance) will say "oh they were just artificially dragged out to make you play longer". No, they weren't. My time in L2, FFXI, EQ2, Anarchy Online and even AC2 while it was around was never "artificially extended". It was full time. I was always doing something. Questing,leveling, doing missions, unlocking new jobs, exploring, and so on. Those games provided far more to do than just "level grinding". If someone chose to do nothing but level, then yes, it would be nothing but an "endless level grind" for them. That would also be their own doing, not the game's.
Two things happened with the MMORPG genre that has diminished it...
1. A new population of console-minded gamers flooded the MMO genre and swiftly began demanding the games be changed to suit their console gameplay habits. Instead of recognizing the differences between standard console RPGs and a MMORPG and adapting,t hey demanded the MMO's be made more like their console RPGs.
2. Seeing the big money WoW was making by popularizing the genre, a flood of new MMO developers cropped up, few of which seemed to have any clue of what the differences between MMORPGs and standard console RPGs were either. They were just trying to get a piece of the Blizzard pie.
When I get into a new MMO, I *want* it to keep me hooked for months, even years on end. I'm looking for a long-term hobby, not a short-term "finish it and move on" deal. When it doesn't, and I find I'm growing bored with it after a few weeks, I'm disappointed.
To bring MMOs closer to what made them great and engaging to begin with, back to what got the folks at Blizzard excited about making one of their own in the first place, it's going to require many players to open their minds and stop trying to force their console gaming habits into a very non console-like gaming genre. I'd like to see it happen, but I'm not holding my breath. Too many people seem perfectly content to power-game their way through everything, get bored, move on to the next game and do exactly the same thing.
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Originally posted by Elikal
got to agree here, as much kill X and collect X SWTOR had, at least it wrapped a compelling and motivating story around it.
Questing fun and overall variety: TSW > SWTOR>...long break > GW2
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Originally posted by Kyleran
Mine would be UO, though I am sure I would like pre-NGE SWG as well. Actually I propably would like it more than UO since it seemed more fit for my tastes and more interesting features wise.
I just had long years break in playing mmorpg's so when I started to look again for serious it was already post-NGE so I did not even bother after reading in details what was changed.
Bitter vets huh? :p
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All good things come to an end OP. But you did have fun didn't you? that is how long majority of themepark last anyways. A month or two and then you need something new.
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Originally posted by halflife25
Yea it's a sad state that all these new mmorpgs last about a month or two... unlike the quality ones from back in the day that lasted years and some over a decade...
Really gives you some perspective when people try to label gw2 as some sorta shatterer of the mold.
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Originally posted by halflife25
That "fact" is usually used as proof that a game is a failure - it didn't have legs, or hold a player's interest long-term, which has been the common standard in evaluating MMOs. An MMO that doesn't draw a player in for the long-haul is a bad game.
I lost interest in this game very rapidly. It's gameplay is just as vapid, meaningless, and repetitive as any other themepark's.
Hell hath no fury like an MMORPG player scorned.
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I too feel there is missing something to work towards. I wish we didn't unlock all weapon skills at level 10 (or whatever)
The only thing to look forward now is... eh I don't know actually.
Ohyeah gold to buy armor and dyes and stuff.
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I got so much trouble on my mind Refuse to lose.
I said it many times before -the idea that youunlock all possible skills in first hour of the game is just opposite from what MMOplayers are looking for. Usually when i unlock all abilities, i lose interest in MMO. In GW2 you had to hunt for new skills, often had tu hunt and farm champion encounters in dangerous missions. Why they descided to drop this genial system was beyondme,and one of things i always feared to be potential downfall of the game. Which now it proves to be the fact. I still much lovethe game anddont feel boredom, but i hope they realise their mistake and start addingnew unlockable skills. (in form of new special weapon skills)
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My first toon (elementalist) reached level 80 last week. Tons of fun and haven't finished explored all of the human lands. Visited the Norn and SIlvari areas for some of the storyline quests, which I finished. Since then, I have been participating in W v W for about an hour every other day. I have no intention to roll a new toon yet. I want to take a break from questing and exploring.
The W v W in the server I play (Henge of Denravi) happens to be the top server and have been good times. Last week Stormbluff Isle server was winning by a large margin. We were worried because by Tuesday they were still winning and then by Thursday we catched up and won again. For this week, we got paired with Jade Quarry, they are pushing it hard but we are winning so far. And also got paired again with Stormbluff Isle, which is in third place at the moment. Previously paired with Eredon Terrace, but they weren't paired this time. Our server is most of the time full and WvW queue can take an hour or more depending at what time I join. I think the sieging makes W v W interesting, otherwise it would be zerg fest all the time.
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I've been playing but that starting buzz died very quickly, found that I have been missing Wow and Even ToR so heading back to them to see whats going on with them, great thing about games is they dont get pissed if you dump one to get back togther with and old one, might be back to GW2 in 6 months or so.
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I enjoyed the game alot and played a bit every day untill one day i didnt feel like playing and from that day on i never logged back in.
I think its a good game but it cannot hold my attention and have actually unistalled it today after cleaning up my pc. I also wont be comming back to try it again when they release a xpack or whatever.
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This game did not even last 1 week for me. There are just better games out there to play. The only thing that will save this genre is a polished Sandbox game or a game that takes the best of sandbox and themepark and brings it all together. Dumbed down themepark games like this will never be more then just games you play for a month.


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What happened to my happy, carefree child? Children should have no worries; that is what we would like to believe. However, children and young adults can suffer from stress just like adults. Actually they have a tougher time than adults because they have fewer experiences in dealing with stress and do not know how to handle it.
What can cause stress in children? Stress can be caused by what is happening at home – family arguments, divorce or illness. If your children hear you talking about these matters, it may be overwhelming for them. TV can cause stress if they are watching news about war, terrorism or natural disasters. Also as your children age, academic and social pressures can create stress.
What are some signs and symptoms of stress in children? It is not always easy to recognize when your child is stressed, however you may notice mood swings, changes in sleep patterns, headaches, stomachaches and even acting out behaviors. What is most important is that we as parents are available to help our children deal with these stressors. They may not want to talk, but just being there for them is important. Spend quality time with them; ask how their day was at school. They will know that you care and sometimes are more apt to share information when asked. When they are ready to talk, you can work together to come up with some solutions to the problem. Maybe spending more time together is the key, adding or eliminating after-school activities or getting involved in an exercise program. Also proper rest and good nutrition are important for a child's mental health and wellbeing.
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Four 100 per cent records on the line; Six clubs still pointless
Three clubs will be looking to make it three wins from three, while Wigan go in search of a second success upon their return to Championship action.
The Latics were on Community Shield duty last weekend, but they already have one win under their belt in the league and can boast a 100 per cent record alongside Watford, Blackpool and Nottingham Forest.
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The latest round of Championship competition gets under way on Friday, with Doncaster Rovers looking to collect their first points since stepping up out of League One when they welcome Blackburn Rovers to the Keepmoat Stadium.
The television cameras will then be at the first of Saturday's fixtures, with Leeds United's Yorkshire derby date with Sheffield Wednesday set to be screened live on Sky Sports 1 HD.
Last season's beaten play-off finalists Watford top the division at this early stage, having netted seven times in two outings, and they will want to cement that standing when they face a Reading side looking to bounce back into the top tier at the first time of asking.
Paul Ince feels Blackpool are still lacking in numbers, but he has guided them to back-to-back victories and confidence in the Seasiders' camp should be sky high when they head to Middlesbrough.
Nottingham Forest have won each of their two Championship fixtures so far 1-0 and will be looking to keep things tight once again when another side tipped to be in the promotion mix this season, Bolton Wanderers, visit the City Ground.
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Derby County and Leicester City have made solid starts, picking up four points apiece, and East Midlands bragging rights will be on the line when they lock horns at Pride Park.
Queens Park Rangers are considered to be the team to beat in the race for promotion, and Harry Redknapp's star-studded side return to Loftus Road this weekend for a home date with Ipswich Town.
Wigan Athletic may have come unstuck against Manchester United last time out, but they will have enjoyed a trip to Wembley and will want to keep the feel-good factor going when they make another long journey south to take on Bournemouth.
Burnley have shrugged off the loss of Charlie Austin to enjoy an impressive opening under Sean Dyche, and the Clarets boss will be demanding more of the same in a meeting with Yeovil Town.
Brighton & Hove Albion finished inside the top six last season, but they have rather stumbled out of the blocks this term and will be hoping to open their points account when they travel to Birmingham City.
Millwall and Huddersfield Town will acknowledge that they had been hoping for much better from their opening two fixtures, with only a point taken between them, but they will get another opportunity to kick-start their season at The Den.
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Robert L. Stanclift, 66, of Peru, NY, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. He lost his battle to cancer. Robert was born on January 9, 1947, the son of Walter and Helena (Emmons) Stanclift. He's survived by Carol Stanclift of Lake Placid, NY, and their three children, Robert Stanclift Jr. of Nebraska, Craig Stanclift of Clifton Park, NY, and Tucker Stanclift, of Glens Falls, NY; Marcia Brooks Stanclift of Warren, VT, and their two children, Chad Stanclift of Fayston, VT, and Chelsea Stanclift of Warren, VT.
Robert was well known for his startup business at Valley Masonry in Warren for 19 years. He belonged to the Masons and the Elks Club. He shared his love of skiing, sailing, fishing, hunting and hockey with his children. At Robert's request, there will be no calling hours or funeral service at this time. The Thwaits-Zaumetzer Funeral Home is in care of arrangements, 3 College Street, Au Sable Forks, NY.


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A new school year is upon us and I have a feelin' it's gonna be scorchin'!
Every August/September, school starts up again and we get the awesome opportunity to reinvent ourselves. Don't let yourself feel bogged by the person you used to be! Embrace the new you!!
Summer changes people! (Especially if you took part in our #UnleashYourSummer Bucket List!! No one can challenge herself, face her fears and have the most epic summer of all time and NOT change!!) We grow. We mature. We get a break from school and a chance to sit back and re-evaluate who we are. Then decide for ourselves if there are any changes we want to make. Summer means change!
Do you want to try and be more outgoing? More bold? Do you want to make new friends? Or pare down your group to spend more time with your true besties? Do you want to experiment with new fashions? Hairstyles? Or a new nickname?
This year, aspire to put an end to any of the drama-rama in your life and commit to being fab-a-lish. If you don't know what to do, Bunny Boo has got the tips for you!
Follow these three steps for a school year you will never forget! YOLO!!
1- Recite.Remind. Repeat.
Recite my motto: New School Year, New YOU Year!
Take this to heart. Every new year gives you a chance to explore new sides of yourself! Have you always wanted to try out for the cheerleading team, drama club or MATHletes, but were too afraid of what your friends would think or that you wouldn't get in? Now is the time! Be fierce! If you don't make the club, at least you tried! And if your friends give you grief, then they weren't very good friends to begin with! Talk to that boy you were always nervous to speak to. Try that super short bob cut that you always secretly thought was too cute. Challenge yourself to be the person you want to be. The person you know you are inside. A new school year = A new YOU year. Go for it!! We know you rock; now show the world!!
2 – Meet Locker
It can be super easy to stay in your comfort zone, but playing it safe means you never play to win! For the most epic school year ever, challenge yourself to meet new peeps. Join fab-a-lish student clubs, hit up the football games, and be a part of the Homecoming dance committee. You never know what cool people you might meet. And REMEMBER: go in with an open mind. Summer didn't only change you, it changed your classmates, too. Everyone deserves the right to start fresh in the new school year. If there are people in your new club that you never clicked with, give them each a new chance. If you see that they haven't changed, go back to simply being polite, but staying clear. You never know, they may surprise you! Summer may have turned them into rad new peeps you could totally be besties with!! Maybe they are just looking for someone to give them a chance!!!
3 – Confidence Couture
To show off the new you, get a new 'do. Head back to school rockin' your fab new style. Sadly, people can't see the internal changes you have made over the summer. They can't see your commitment to be more outgoing and try new things. They can't see your open mind. They can't see that you had an epic summer of facing your fears. What they CAN see, is your fierce new look. Find a style and haircut that compliments your new, true personality. Make sure it is authentic to who you are so you feel comfortable rockin' the look every day. When people see your scorchin' new style, they will be more open to seeing the new you!! It's not just about your first day look, it's about your new confidence couture!
Can't wait to hear all about my little divas rockin' this new school year!!
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Friday, August 2, 2013
An Ashley Ridge High School teacher and basketball coach has been arrested for allegedly sending an obscene phone message to a student.
On Tuesday the Dorchester County Sheriff's Department served Summerville resident Andrew Jonathan Gerhardt, 27, with an arrest warrant for the charge of disseminating obscene material to a person under 18 years of age.
The sheriff's department responded to the high school on Monday regarding a complaint made to Principal Karen Radcliffe of improper conduct by a teacher toward a female, 16-year-old student. According to a sheriff's department incident report, the student's parents reported finding a message on their daughter's phone that included a photo of Gerhardt with his penis exposed.
Dorchester School District Two released a press release Friday stating the teacher had been with the district for one year and school officials had cooperated fully with the investigation. District Two Information Officer Pat Raynor said on Thursday the teacher was given a notice of recommendation for dismissal.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
The second annual Lowcountry Black Historical Society Black History Honors program recognized 10 individuals and two institutions for their contributions to Summerville and Dorchester County.
Honorees included Dorothy Louise Jenkins Brown, Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, Albert and Elaine Glover, Margaret Brown Goodwine, Carolyn Alston Howard, Dr. Anthony Lemon, Summerville Police Chief Bruce Owens, Pat Raynor, Frances Townsend, and Rev. Luther Williams.
LCBHS also recognized Sandhill UMC and the Summerville Journal Scene with Humanitarian Awards.
"You may ask, "Why are we here,' and 'why now,'" noted Emcee Ethel Campbell-Smith. "We are here because the people we are honoring today are special to us and to the Summerville and Dorchester County Communities."
She noted that February is not only Black History Month, but it is also the month of love.
"What better time to show a little love," she said.
A large crowd gathered Sunday in the Summerville High School auditorium for the program, which featured performances from three area choirs -- the Baum's Temple AME Zion Youth Choir, Sandhill United Methodist Mass Choir, and St. Luke Baptist Church Choir – as well as keynote comments from honoree Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, who is a Democratic Party candidate for District 1 of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Colbert-Busch reflected on growing up during the era of John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy, and how they gave everything for civil rights.
She also reflected on her family – she is one of eleven brothers and sisters – and how her parents, Dr. James and Lorna Colbert ingrained in their children the importance of giving back to the community.
Her father was president of MUSC in the early 1970s, and one of a number of his important accomplishments was guiding the school through a major labor strike, working to facilitate negotiation between the sides and helping resolve the situation in a fair and equitable manner for all, she said. Sadly, Dr. Colbert and two of her brothers died in a plane crash in 1974.
However, Colbert-Busch also noted how one's life always returns in unusual ways. Just that morning, she noted, she was at an event in Charleston during which a woman came up and spoke to her; the woman was a nurse at MUSC during the strike.
"She told me, 'your father was a good man,'" Colbert-Busch said. "Your father listened and understood fairness. He was a good man.'"
"This is about us," she said. "This is about our ability to speak up. It's about hearing everybody's voice and being responsible to each other. I couldn't be prouder to be here today – what a wonderful day."
LBHS Co Chair Louis Smith thanked all who were a part of the program and thanked the honorees for their contributions to the community. He also pointed out that the community needs to get more involved with youth.
"We are losing too many of our young people to violence, to bad decisions – we need to make that extra effort to reach out to them," he said.
Campbell-Smith thanked everyone as well and gave one last nod to the honorees.
"To all of the honorees today, we salute you for all you do for your community," Ethel Campbell-Smith said. "For all that you do, and for all that you will step up to do, we salute you. God bless you."
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Karate as part of a corporate executive's toolkit?
I heard an advert for this place today on Bloomberg Radio:
The advert was touting their team building ability to help corporate executives in the workplace. I can't specifically find anything on their website about such a program. However, some of the "testamonials" do mention it.
I was wondering what is thought here about such programs? Regardless of whether it is taught within the context of martial arts, what makes a teacher qualified to make such claims? Are their any case studies available to support it?
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i am taking a class in japanese history post world war II, and recently read an article about the training that new employees of a certain japanese bank were put through. the article was called "The Education of a Japanese Banker" and was published in 1978 by Human Nature magazine.
the training was 3 months long and included a substantial amount of both meditative training and military drilling (in fact they were being trained by buddhist monks and army personnel for that part of the training.) very little time was spent on the actual banking skills.
the theory was that this type of activity builds teamwork and leadership ability, and we all know how successful japanese business was in the 80's.
i can see how karate training might relate to this type of theory. not really sure if they are doing a good job, or if there has been any research done into this type of program.
i guess i can say that it MIGHT be helpful. no real proof though."Face punches are an essential character building part of a martial art. You don't truly love your children unless you allow them to get punched in the face." - chi-conspiricy
"When I was a little boy, I had a sailor suit, but it didn't mean I was in the Navy." - Mtripp on the subject of a 5 year old karate black belt
"Without actual qualifications to be a Zen teacher, your instructor is just another roundeye raping Asian culture for a buck." - Errant108
"Seriously, who gives a **** what you or Errant think? You're Asian males, everyone just ignores you, unless you're in a krotty movie." - new2bjj
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Sorry, but this has to be one of the biggest piles of dung I have seen yet in the race for the next great corporate training regimen. Does anyone remember when corporations were making all of their managers read "Art of War"? This is the same stupid crap. This is no different than the other "team building" exercercises like doing rope ladders and confidence course type of things in the woods. American companys will never stick with something like this because, much like our kids, corporations have ADD and will be on to the "next best" thing in no time.
Plain and simple, things like this are a fad. They do not stick in any way shape nor form. I have worked for incredibly large to incredibly small companys and have had to endure each new fad that has come down the pipe. The companys are all the same in that their way of doing business remains unchanged in the long run despite whatever flavor of the month training seminars they go to. It is rare when a real, tangable change can be seen from something like this.
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This is possibly the truest thing i have ever read. Look at the book of five rings by Musashi it is effectively a book about life viewed through the eyes of a killer. What it has become to these elitest buisness fucks is what the confusious texts were to the chinese goverment circa 1100 ad. Where every one had read these works and were being quized on these items inorder to get a government job however no one really took a good hard look at what they were saying.
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He was punching him like the collective karmic debt he'd accrued was coming to collections, mostly on his face.


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Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
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This reminds me: Jim Borgman snow cartoons
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible
Here in Minnesota, snow doesn't phase anyone. As a matter of fact, I've been surprised in the other direction living here. It's like every other day and no one pays it no mind. Of course, it doesn't hurt that they have gotten snow removal down to a science. It can snow all night long and the roads looks great by the time people start their commute. It's fun watching the trucks go to work around here. It's a source of pride to the Minnesotans.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
It would have to be, or nothing would get done.
Here, it doesn't have to snow to cause panic. Our local "weather authorities" create havoc simply by implying that the temps MAY dip below freezing overnight. People don't buy up bread, milk, bottled water, but they do buy up pipe insulation.
A friend of mine asked me to go to the WWII museum with her, but "not this weekend, it'll be too cold." (It will be cold, but clear and sunny.) (projected high sat 37, low 18, and that's plenty cold for us.)
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CONCORD, N.C. – WKA will continue to offer live coverage of Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup nationals this weekend at the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals at New Castle Motorsports Park.
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From 1981 to 1998, Mr. Fulgoni was President / CEO of Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), the leading global supplier of retail POS scanner information to the CPG industry, where he grew the company's revenues at an annual rate of 40% to more than $500 million annually and its market value to $1.5 Billion. In 1996, IRI was recognized by Advertising Age magazine as the largest U.S. market research firm.
In 1991 and again in 2004, Mr. Fulgoni was named Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year, the only person to have twice received that honor. In 1992, Mr. Fulgoni received the Wall Street Transcript Award for outstanding contributions as CEO in enhancing the overall value of IRI to the benefit of its shareholders. In 2008, Mr. Fulgoni was inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame and named Ernst & Young® Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2012, Mr. Fulgoni was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Glamorgan in Wales in recognition of his entrepreneurial skills and achievements in market research. He was named a "Great Mind" by the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), which in 2014 also conferred on him a Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the ARF board and support of the ARF community.
Today, Mr. Fulgoni serves on the boards of PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS), the nation's largest pet pharmacy; InXpo, a leading supplier of technology for hosting virtual events; Prophet, a brand and marketing consultancy; Dynamic Signal, an Internet marketing services company; and CBR, a leader in cord blood banking. He is also President of the North American Foundation for the University of Manchester (NAFUM).
Educated in the U.K., Mr. Fulgoni holds a B.Sc. degree (with Honors) in Physics and an M.A. in Marketing. He is the co-holder of a U.S. patent governing comScore's data collection technology.


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President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office Sunday in the Blue Room of the White House.
First lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and a few reporters witnessed the ceremony.
Obama will take the oath again on Monday during a public swearing-in at the Capitol before hundreds of thousands of people.
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- Age: 23 (November 18, 1991)
- Birthplace: Lakeland, FL
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 6' 5" Wt: 240
- Draft: Round 1 (2010, PIT)
- School: The Woodlands, TX
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- Weight: 240
- Draft: Round 1 (2010, PIT)
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Colombia. The drug trade. Multiple plane crashes, drive-by shootings, Peace Corps hippies who peddle drugs, and an actual hippo on the loose. Despite all of that, there's actually not much plot to this novel. This is more of a metaphysical detective story where cause and effect can be difficult to pin down — a book where the events that matter most occur inside the characters.


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Owners of Moretown Landfill filed a motion seeking a formal stay of the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) decision requiring the landfill to close.
The landfill had previously filed and received a temporary stay, allowing it to remain open until July 15 during which time its appeal of the ANR decision could be heard. The motion was filed on May 3 and includes an affidavit from the Moretown Select Board urging that the landfill be allowed to stay open.
On March 14, the ANR denied the landfill's renewal application to recertify Cell 3. ANR accepted and reviewed over 200 public comments about the landfill before issuing its decision. That decision required the landfill to stop collecting garbage on April 15. The renewal application had been under review for four years.
The landfill announced it would cease taking trash from the public on April 1 and would continue to accept trash from commercial haulers until April 15. The landfill owners appealed that decision to Vermont Environmental Court and asked for a stay. The court granted a 90-day stay, allowing the landfill to accept trash until July 15 which gave the landfill owners the opportunity to seek a formal stay.
In its May 3 filing, Advanced Disposal set forth four reasons that the stay should be granted. First, its attorneys argued that the ANR lacked statutory authority to deny the landfill's application for the reasons stated and further asserted that the facts pertaining to ANR's allegations as to odor and groundwater likewise do not support ANR's action.
"Second, without a stay, MLI (the landfill) will be forced to cease operations and take drastic actions to close the landfill, irreparably harming MLI, its business reputation, its employees and its customers," company spokesperson Mary O'Brien pointed out in a press release.
"Third, granting a stay will not cause any substantial harm to ANR or the other parties in this case, particularly in light of ANR's four-year delay in acting on MLI's renewal application and given MLI's recent remedial efforts. Finally, a stay is in the public's best interests because the landfill provides an important and somewhat scarce public service (there are only two operating landfill in the state) to area residents," O'Brien continued.
The Moretown Select Board, whose members had not weighed in publicly on the potential landfill closure, after a May 2 meeting had board chair Tom Martin give an affidavit regarding the landfill.
In that affidavit, Martin, on behalf of the board, said, "The select board has seen significant improvements in the operation and performance of the Moretown Landfill since Advanced Disposal changed the management of MLI and the Moretown Landfill."
". . . the select board supports the continued operation of Cell 3 at the Moretown Landfill, and for the permitting of a fourth cell that would comply with town and state regulations," he continued.
"We believe that Advance Disposal has demonstrated, through their knowledge, efforts and results over the past several months, that an environmentally sound landfill can be operated in Moretown," he said.
"It is the responsibility of the select board to protect the public. That is foremost in our minds, so this support does not come lightly. The support is not financially driven, though the landfill certainly does provide an important financial support and other benefits to the town of Moretown and the local area. Instead this support comes with the feeling that businesses have the right to operate in Vermont if they do so in a responsible manner and are in a district zoned for commercial development," Martin's affidavit noted.
The affidavit concludes with a pointed statement about ANR secretary Deb Markowitz who ran for governor in 2008 and lost.
"The select board feels it is the responsibility of the state of Vermont to help existing businesses already in Vermont to grow, as was indicated by now ANR secretary Deb Markowitz in her candidate profile during her gubernatorial campaign," Martin pointed out.
Finally, the select board said that the community and area residents would be greatly and negatively impacted if Cell 3 is shut down during the appeal process.


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By CHARLES ODUM
Associated Press
ATLANTA — Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis 5-2 on Sunday night, capping their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home in 10 years.
The Braves broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the sixth inning off rookie Shelby Miller (10-7) and two relievers. Pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich drove in Chris Johnson with the go-ahead run. Heyward added another run-scoring single.
Heyward has nine homers this season, including two in the series between NL division leaders.
Kris Medlen (7-10) allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk in six innings to snap his three-game losing streak.
Miller allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and two walks in 5 2-3 innings.
The Braves finished their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at Turner Field since April 22-24, 2003.
Atlanta relievers Luis Avilan, Jordan Walden and Craig Kimbrel combined for three scoreless innings. Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth to take the NL lead with his 31st save.
The Cardinals, who lead the NL in batting average and runs, were held to three runs in the series.
Johnson singled with two outs in the second, moved to third when the ball bounced past Carlos Beltran in right field for an error, and scored on a single by Andrelton Simmons. Heyward's line-drive homer to the front row in right field pushed the lead to 2-0 in the third.
Heyward hit leadoff for the second straight night.
The Cardinals pulled even with two runs in the fifth. Back-to-back doubles by Pete Kozma and Miller produced the first run.
With two outs, Beltran hit a fly ball to left field that fell between Evan Gattis and Simmons, who sprinted into the outfield from his shortstop position. Gattis, a natural catcher, was playing deep for the power-hitting Beltran and was slow to break on the ball.
The Braves' two-run sixth began with two outs. Johnson, who entered the night tied with Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina for the NL lead with a .332 batting average, singled for his second hit and moved to third on Simmons' second single. Terdoslavich and Heyward followed with run-scoring hits.
Johnson added his third hit, a double, off Fernando Salas in the eighth to push his average to .338. Johnson scored on an infield hit by Reed Johnson and a throwing error by Kozma from shortstop.
Reed Johnson pulled up with an apparent injury after running to first and was replaced by pinch-runner Jose Constanza.
The Braves made two strong defensive plays. Simmons went to his right, falling to his knees, to snag a grounder by David Freese before throwing to second to start a double play in the second. Freddie Freeman leaned over the railing in front of the Atlanta dugout to catch a foul popup by Matt Holliday to end the eighth.
NOTES: Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said the team is "not close to doing anything" before Wednesday's trade deadline. Mozeliak said he is reluctant to trade prospects "for short-term gain." ... The Cardinals were swept in a road series for the first time this season. ... Molina had two hits, leaving his average at .334. ... The Braves' last three-game sweep of the Cardinals was May 11-13, 2012, at St. Louis. ... Braves RHP Brandon Beachy, returning from Tommy John surgery, will make his first start of the season Monday night when he faces Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa. The Cardinals open an important NL Central series at Pittsburgh when Jake Westbrook faces Francisco Liriano.
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I don't know if I'm looking forward to this movie or not. I mean... what is it going to be about? The backstory has been fleshed out (in poor fashion, IMO), but it has been done and I'm not sure what more could be added. I know there are a ton of books about Star Wars so is this movie supposed to be based on one of those or what?
Until I know more about the story (or lack thereof) I won't make a judgement just yet as to whether or not this new movie will be yet another terrible addition to the Star Wars franchise.
But I'm keeping my expectations low for now.


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Local FG White/Pyrofax customers who were charged a minimum usage fee by the local propane/fuel oil supplier will receive or have received refunds from the company for that fee.
FG White, which was purchased by Pyrofax Energy in June 2009, issued a
statement notifying customers that the fees were being refunded/waived
for 2010 and 2011 after the Vermont attorney general's Consumer Affairs
Program (VCAP) received dozens of complaints about the minimum usage
Jon Whittle, vice president of operations for the Essex, Vermont-based Pyrofax said that the minimum usage fee was a common industry practice in Vermont and throughout the country. He said that customers who did not use one full tank's worth of propane during the year were charged a fee equivalent to $2.50 a gallon for every gallon less than a full tank that they did not consume during the year.
A propane customer with a 1,000-gallon tank would need to have used 800 gallons (propane tanks can only be filled up to 80 percent) to avoid the fee. If that customer used 700 gallons of propane annually, he/she would have been charged a $250 fee ($2.50 times 100 gallons).
Whittle said that he did not feel the minimum usage fee would penalize customers whose energy conservation measure resulted in a failure to use one tank's worth of propane during a calendar year. He said that Pyrofax has a variety of energy conservation programs and equipment and said the minimum usage fee should not be construed as an impediment to conservation.
"That fee was not a penalty for conservation," Whittle said.
He said he did not have an answer to whether the minimum usage fee would be charged after 2011. A press release issued by the company on January 14 stated that the company would be charging the minimum usage fee in 2011 where appropriate.
"We received calls from our customers expressing concern about the fee and a business decision was made to not charge that fee, and if people had paid it, they would be refunded," Whittle said.
Asked about FG White/Pyrofax's local pricing structure, Whittle said his company's open rate varied from town to town and said, "It's a competitive market and we have to return value for that pricing."
FG White/Pyrofax serves approximately 2,900 customers in the Mad River Valley area, according to Whittle.
A call to the Waitsfield Pyrofax office requesting the open per gallon rate (referred to in the industry as the "street price") for a residence where the owner does not own the tank and uses approximately 1,000 gallons a year was quoted as $3.17. That compares to a similar open rate of $2.80 ($2.70 with prompt pay) at Bourne's and $3.28 at Blue Flame and $2.89 at Gillespie's Fuel.
Since Pyrofax purchased FG White in 2009, the Vermont Consumer Assistance Program (VCAP) has received 21 complaints relative to pricing and at least 40 complaints related to the minimum usage fee, according to VCAP program coordinator Jason Duquette-Hoffman.
Duquette-Hoffman explained that when consumers contact his office, a file is started and through his program a letter is filed with the company named in the complaint urging the business owner to seek resolution with the consumer.
"Propane claims may be handled differently because of the state consumer fraud rule, #111. We have a different process if a consumer is alleging a violation of that rule. In some cases, depending on what the consumer is alleging, we may call and try to advocate with the company to resolve any conflicts with the rule," Duquette-Hoffman said.
Rule 111 deals with disconnections, required notices, changes in connection status and charges levied by companies. Pyrofax's minimum usage charge falls under the "charges levied" category of Rule 111, he said.
Propane pricing, he said, is not regulated by the state and companies can charge any price they wish.
"There is no state law that addresses what companies can/may charge. There is a price gouging statute that is only effective if the governor declares that there is a market emergency," he continued.


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Michael Bisping undergoes eye surgery to fix detached retina, next fight delayed until at least October - MMAmania.com
YikesWhen Michael Bisping scored a rare technical decision win over Alan Belcher at UFC 159, which took place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., April 27, 2013, many mixed martial arts (MMA) fans, as well as "The Talent" feared the worse.
That's because the Middleweight showdown ended early in the third round after Bisping delivered an accidental eye poke that floored Belcher, who had previously underwent surgery to repair a career-threatening detached retina in 2010.
Belcher ended up being fine, receiving eight stitches to close a gash on his eye lid (see pic here). Bisping, however, appears to have somehow sustained a more significant eye injury.
Ariel Helwani delivered the bad news on the latest edition (June 4, 2013) of "UFC Tonight" on FUEL TV:
"After the fight against Alan Belcher, Michael Bisping completely lost all peripheral vision in his right eye. He went to see an eye on doctor on Tuesday and he found out that he had a detached retina. On Thursday, he had surgery to fix the detached retina. Hes hoping to return to the UFC in October."
Odd indeed.
The good news, at least for now, is that the procedure does not appear it will keep Bisping on the sidelines for an extended period of time. In addition, he might need the extra time off to fully recover from a separate planned "minor procedure" to correct a "nagging nerve issue in his vertebrae."


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Nassau officials discuss Saturday's gun buyback
Nassau County officials discuss the success of Saturday's gun buyback program, which netted more than 300 rifles and pistols. Videojournalist: Chris Ware (Feb. 19, 2013)
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Last month I told you about an interactive online ad campaign that was to integrate Google Maps, blogs and other web applications to promote the 2006 Jeep Commander. The campaign has gone live as of October 24th and you can view the website here: http://www.wearethemudds.com
The home page allows you to meet the Mudd family: Summer, Clay, Brock and Victoria. By clicking the Site Map link you can jump off to the "Virtual Geocaching" section. (At this point if you have a browser with a pop-up blocker enabled, allow pop-ups from this site to appear so you can continue.)
The next window uses Google Maps as the background with the new Jeep Commander positioned over the U.S. northwest. Click on Episode 1: "Meet the Mudds" and watch the first of 4 video segments in a Google Maps balloon zoomed in and positioned over the new Jeep Commander.
They have used the map in such a way that you can't really identify where the Mudds are. This was most likely to not draw any association with any one particular location in the U.S. It should be interesting to see how the Google Map background is used in the second episode of the Mudd's adventure.
The campaign will also use Google Maps in the following contest:
The Mudds Virtual Geo-Caching Contest(If you're not familiar with geo-caching, Jeep has provided the following link.)
Visitors to The Mudds microsite will be invited to watch videos and use Google Maps to find geocaches that The Mudds have hidden, which contain bonus information about the family and a chance to win a 2006 Jeep Commander. Entrants are rewarded for their interaction with the site by earning additional entries to the sweepstakes with each interaction (i.e. downloading content, send-to-a-friend, etc.).
More details about the campaign can be found here. Stay tuned to this Google Maps ad mashup to see where the Mudd family is heading in their swanky new wheels!
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The Aiken Choral Society is hosting its 25th and final Holiday Tour of Homes today from 4 to 7 p.m.
The tour will include five homes, including two new stops, and will start at the Aiken County Historical Museum, said Tricia Hall, society member.
Tickets are $15 and can be picked up at Aiken Drug or the museum.
Maps and descriptions of the homes will also be available at the museum.
Raffles and a door prize from Ivy Cottage will be given away.
At the museum after the tour, South Aiken High School NJROTC will be given an award for to their "25 years of standing" with the tour, Hall said.
"The cadets are upstanding young citizens, as is Cmdr. Larry Laughlin, their teacher and role model. The Holiday Homes Tour has become a community endeavor far beyond our earliest and simplest goals. This could not have been accomplished without the help of the SAHS NJROTC," Joann Hartley, society member, said in an Aiken Standard letter last year.
The Guest House of Joye Cottage, "Squash Court," Red Top and Sandhurst have been some of the houses shown through the years.
The museum is located at 433 Newberry St. S.W.
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Rumored prototype iPad 3 logic board shows Apple A5X chip
Adding to the ever-growing iPad 3 rumor mill, a new photo has surfaced on the WeiPhone forums showing a system-on-a-chip nestled onto a prototype logic board, carrying a previously unheard of "A5X". The A5X chip also includes a date code of "1146", which would peg production at or around November 14th-20th of 2011.
This could mean a) the iPad 3 will have an updated variant of the Apple A5 chipset rather than an Apple A6 chipset as previously speculated; or b) this specific prototype was being tested on a variant of the A5 while work was still in progress on the Apple A6.
The A5X chip is model #S5L8945X, which matches an iBoot log reported by BGR a couple weeks ago, and would indicate a less dramatic update than than the previous 30X to 4X jump between the original iPad and iPad 2. If the A5X ships with the iPad 3, it could mean Apple is sticking with the original dual-core architecture of the A5-powered iPad 2 rather than going to a quad-core architecture, as previously rumored. This wouldn't overly affect speed and power, as an A5X would likely be faster and incorporate a newer graphics chip as well, but it could reduce flexibility and the number of complex tasks the iPad 3 could do at once.
We won't know the broad strokes for certain until Apple makes an official announcement, likely on March 7th. We also won't know the details until after Apple delivers the iPad 3 to customers, the date of which is still up in the air. Then the teardown companies will get at it and give us a more detailed look.
In addition to a new chipset, the iPad 3 is expected to include a high-resolution 2048×1536 Retina display, possible 4G LTE network support, and a higher quality 8 megapixel camera and slightly adjusted tapered casing.
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Rumored prototype iPad 3 logic board shows Apple A5X chip
We have talked about this before, but looking at how quick the iPad 2 was available(9 days from announcement) I would think the iPad 3 will be about the same time frame. As far as the chip, I think it was a variant of the A5. There are pc's out there with quad core, and why would Apple be behind the times on their A6 quad core? If they wait until the next device, quad core will have been replaced with something new. I guess we will see soon enough what they have developed.
Apple hasn't been one to throw to many major updates all at once. Instead they like to slowly release their updates in 2 models. I think it's more likely that we get a retina display on a dual core chip then retina display on a quad core chip. This will allow them to release and iPad 3S/4 next year with the faster quad core chip.
I wish bigger storage was on the horizon. I guess it's to much to ask for them to double the storage but keep the prices the same like they did with the last round of iphones. I'm guessing storage will become much more of an issue this time around with the retina display.
With the iPhone 4s, they doubled the lowest option to 16 gigs and kept the price the same as the 8 gig phone 4. I'd like to see the lowest available iPad be 32 gigs for $500 and then go up from there. Like I said, it's probably wishful thinking, but retina display apps will be bigger and require much space.
Even an upgraded A5 will probably not drive all the extra pixels of a Retina display on an iPad as well as Apple would like/require, unless the graphics part of the chip really knocks performance out of the park -- and I'm not seeing that in this setup.
Frankly, I can't see the iPad coming out with a dual-core in the face of all the quad-core machines coming to market with both Android and Win8 this year. I know Apple likes to incrementally move the bar with each release, but gimping the iPad3 like that would open the door to the other competitors in the tablet market. This is their chance to close the door ... and a dual-core just doesn't cut it.
I agree with you that the current Apple A5 (even if faster clocked)most likely won't be enough to drive the Retina display in the iPad 3. Assuming Apple goes with the A5X moniker, this tells me it's a tweaked version of the A5 - a better A5. I predict two possibilities;
- The A5X still retains the dual-core Cortex A9 architecture for the CPU but the GPU (still dual-core) would be based on the PowerVR Rogue GPU, which could easily drive the retina display.
- The A5X goes to a quad-core CPU / GPU, still based on the Cortex A9 CPU & the SGX 543MP4 GPU. This would still justify the A5X moniker as this would be a tweaked version of the current Apple A5, and not based on an entirely new architecture.
I just got back from the future. I have the new iPad invisible. It's implanted into my brain. I can see it through my eyes only. It has a googleplex core chip, remote controls the flush on my toilet and comes with a free Big Mac. The only downside is I can no longer ride a bike.
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