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Skip to comments.Did Apple Just Bamboozle 3M iPad Buyers?
Posted on 03/21/2012 2:39:20 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
Apple just reported that it sold three million 'New iPads' between Friday, March 16 and Monday, March 19. Is there any wonder? The pre-launch publicity and media attention for the new tablet was unprecedented. And so were the glowing comments from normally sedate tech analysts who called the new tablet "dazzling" and "revolutionary."
The official launch day itself looked like a scene from 1964 circa Beatlemania as thousands of Apple-ites lined up overnight across the nation so they could be the first to own the new device.
"For the people who stayed out here overnight, the real devotees, they say it's enough of a revolution for them to brave the cold weather to be among tthe first in the world to get the new iPad," a CNN reporter gushed on the air Friday.
But hold on, everyone. There's growing evidence that Apple may have bamboozled us all, or at least the three million plus people who have bought the new iPad.
By most objective standards, the new iPad is supposed to include three major improvements on the old iPad 2. Apple itself promoted these three features most heavily in its ballyhooed press event on March 7 announcing the new tablet.
Why are these people in line?
But several reports done by respected tech web sites in the last few days suggests that the three improvements are slight and/or highly exaggerated by Apple. In addition, one of the "improvements" comes with so much baggage that many new iPad owners may never even use it.
Let's start with "improvement" #1: The new iPad's Retina, high-resolution display.
No one is disputing that the display itself isn't an improvement over the iPad 2. At 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution, the screen exhibits sharper text and more vivid still images. However, the problem apparently comes when you examine one of Apple's most touted reasons for having that high-resolution display: watching movies.
"The gotta-see-it-to-believe-it clarity of the Retina display on the new iPad lets you watch 1080p videos at their full HD resolution. So get ready for more gripping entertainment than you ever thought possible," Apple's web site states.
However, CNET.com yesterday published an article saying that videos from Netflix, YouTube and iTunes don't look much different on the new iPad than they do on the iPad 2.
CNET's David Katzmaier describes how he downloaded a high-def version of Hugo to both the iPad 2 and the new iPad, which purports to offer double the resolution of the older model. The new iPad automatically downloaded a 1080p version of the Martin Scorsese film while the iPad 2 got the lesser 720p edition.
However, Katzmaier says differences in the two "were extremely subtle...Colors looked quite similar on the two."
Then the CNET writer watched Lost via Netflix on both the iPad 2 and new iPad.
"One of the best high-quality shows on Netflix is Lost but as I expected, I couldn't see any differences in detail between the two iPads when I watched the 'Some Like it Hoth' episode," the reviewer states.
CNET apparently doesn't believe that the Retina display delivers "gotta-see-it-to-believe-it clarity" when watching movies, which is again one of the big reasons why Apple says you would want to upgrade to the new iPad.
So while you will experience some benefits for paying more for a high-resolution screen -- text, still images, for example -- CNET says don't expect your movies to look any better.
"Improvement" #2 The new iPad's A5X Processor Techland.com, the tech page for Time Magazine, notes that Apple claimed at its launch event that the new A5X processor would deliver four times the graphics performance of the quad-core chip used in Android tablets.
"Others are using chips like this Nvidia Tegra 3," Apple marketing guru Phil Schiller said at the event in San Francisco. "The Apple A5 was already twice as fast. And the new A5X brings four times the performance. It is a graphics powerhouse."
Did Apple trick us all?
But Techland writes that Apple's claim is "misleading." The site notes that the web sites Gizmodo and Laptop tested the speed on the new iPad and a Tegra 3-powered Asus Transformer Prime and found they are similar.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but there was no clear winner here," Gizmodo wrote. "Results seem to indicate that for blasting through graphics, the GPU (graphics processing unit) in the iPad's A5X is faster. But for your average day-to-day usage, the CPU on Transformer Prime takes it. I'd love to see a good, cross-platform CPU test emerge, but until then, we'll just have to listen to nerds screaming at each other."
While I haven't come across a test yet for how the new iPad's graphics speed fares against the iPad 2, it seems that the tech web sites believe that Apple stretched the truth when it promoted the new processor.
"It's also a reminder not to take product marketing at face value," Techland writes.
"Improvement" #3 The 4G LTE Network The new Apple iPad permits you to use a 4G LTE network from AT&T or Verizon. The plans start at $14.99 a month for AT&T (for 250MB data) and $30 a month for Verizon (2GB).
There's no doubting that 4G is faster than the 3G available in the iPad 2, but at what cost? Several publications have noted that streaming video, music and online games will gobble up your data plan like a Pacman, causing you to upgrade to a more expensive plan or pay heavy overages. The danger here is so great that CNET recommends that you should "think of (4G) LTE as your lifeline when you're out and about, so use it sparingly."
The site adds: "If you expect to stream movies, music, and video 24-7 over 4G, then save yourself the $130 extra for the device (the 4G version costs $130 more than the Wi-Fi version), the monthly data charge, and the potential overage fees and stick to Wi-Fi- -- or drastically adjust your expectations. Even with Verizon's 10GB plan for $80, wanton data use will have you busting through your limit in just a couple of days."
So, to sum up: The Retina, high-resolution display is nice for text and still images, but won't make your movies look much better. The new processor might be faster, but not faster than what you'll find in similar products. And you might lose your shirt if you use 4G.
What's going on here? What is Apple selling us? And why are so many of us running to the store to buy it?
Is this the high-tech, commercial equivalent of a Jonestown?
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"Colors looked quite similar on the two"
Minor point, but the colors ARE the same. It's the resolution that's different, and you won't see much difference between 720 and 1080 on a tiny screen.
It's when you interface with a TV one sees the difference.
Don't have an iPad, but that caught my eye and was a tipoff the author of this piece doesn't know wtf he's talking about when criticizing that feature.
It seemed like the author had an axe to grind, don't know why. I don't see why Apple is at fault because 4G networks make you eat up data faster. Isn't that the whole point?
Agreed. To my mind, the larger issue is what cell carriers rape us all for when it comes to data plans.
You have a smart phone? Data plan. You have a 4G tablet? Yet another data plan. Have a hot spot? Still ANOTHER data plan.
It's freakin' highway robbery.....not to mention that each of those data plans is limited to maybe a few gigs, tops, without incurring ridiculous overage charges (read: "theft").
Somebody, somewhere, is going to offer a complete-package data plan tied to the USER/CUSTOMER.....NOT to the devices he or she owns. Whoever that is....should offer unlimited data as well.....and they'll make a killing. It's way, way past time to get past these ridiculously anachronistic data plan billing models.
Or maybe they aren't.
ITunes Appears to Change Colors of Images Sent to the New iPad
IPAD 4 is suposed to be released within 6 months.
IPAD 4 is suposed to be released within 6 months.
Don't expect to stream movies. It's only a matter of time before your cheap internet has a "cap"—like rural users. I watch the big stir over streaming TV and movies and shake my head, because I already have limited internet. College students expect the whole country to have internet access like they do on campus...won't be there forever.
See my post. It's just a matter of time. It's going to be interesting when the kids don't have their fast, free, infinite internet...we in the boonies already know which way the wind blows.
The vast majority of the nation's population doesn't have limited internet. That's not an unreasonable request, especially given the supposed maturity of the WAN infrastructure in this country.
With the unbelievably rapid proliferation of wireless devices.....smart phones, tablets, et al....you're talking about a highly competitive and lucrative market for provision of wireless access/services.
SOMEONE is going to do exactly what I suggested above; it's just a question of who. Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, etc. are milking the cow for as long as they can, but even they know the market is very ticked off at this stupid requirement for a separate data plan per device. It's highway robbery, and I guarantee you'll see a lot of pressure on these providers from the likes of Apple, Motorola, Samsung, etc. who manufacture these devices and have a vested interest in seeing more people purchasing them....and therefore seeing "barriers to entry" (e.g. outrageous data plan costs) reduced or removed.
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Barring new technology, over the air bandwidth is a fixed supply, all of these new devices represents increasing demand.
The modern day "Golden Calf!"
I know. I'm writing this from my encampment in front of the Apple store on University Avenue in Palo Alto. I'm determined to be the first to snag one this time. I'm worried, though, that I'll be mistaken for an OWSer and catch diseases or get mugged.
from what i hear, "SIZZLING" would be a more apt description
The big providers are already talking about it. If there was a way to invest and make money on how dismayed the users are going to be--
Probably because everyone who actually uses their brain when shopping for portable electronic devices can see that Apple products suck for most people, cost them more money and does less.
Apple is good for one kind of person: the one who doesn't want options because being told what to do and how to do it is easy.
I've had an Asus t91mt for quite a while. I laugh my butt off every time I'm on the bus and I flip my screen around to use the keyboard and the iPad user next to me says, "Whoa, where did you get that?" I have *never* had an iPad user *ever* not ask the question.
I tell him/her that it was on the market a year before iPad, runs a real OS (I have Windsows 7 with MS Office on it, as well as Ubuntu), I use Rhapsody, MOG and rip my CDs to flac lossless and can buy software and music from anywhere I please. When I ask, "Why did you go with the iPad?" I always get the same response. "It's what everybody has."
With the new Asus Transformer Prime with the built in phone . . . Oh well. Nobody will buy it. Apple will "invent" the idea a year later and sell its slower version to millions for twice the price. The Sheeple will flock.
I have an iPad 1 and have never felt the urge to "upgrade".
Not to worry.
That's just Apple colluding with the administration to provide free birth control...
I have the iPad 1 and don't have the urge to use it.
Without a case, it is too slippery to prop up, with the case, it is just as bulky as my Transformer and doesn't have a keyboard.
Luckily, it was free. I had a ipad 2 given to me this year but was able to get a store card instead and bought my wife a nice camera with the money.
I find it OK for net surfing; but I hate typing on it. It is a bitch to correct spelling errors (the built-in spell-check is way too aggressive, so I turned it off). I find I do not sometimes reply to emails or message boards because the typing is too laborious. It's nice to be able to sit outside on the deck with a cigar and catch up on news or play a game. And I can sit in the den with my wife and surf while keeping her company. I also have a few Kindle books on it.
It will be good to take on trips to keep up with news and email; but it will never be more than a convenience item. Mine was free, too, BTW. I doubt I would have bought it otherwise.
No need for that. If we are having a civil discussion, why do you feel the need to insult a large group of people?
1080p is 1080p no matter what the device capability is. The media has to be made better than 1080p for it to look better. ATM there really isn't any media out there.
An iPad or iPhone is a handy platform for when you need some bit of information on the go, but if you are exceeding a data plan on an iPhone, that is problematic to me.
I don't know, maybe it is me, but what is the point of watching 1080P on a screen that small?
I'm waiting for the iPhone 6 and the ipad5.
For my Filipino friends the inako (Ay Naku!).
I'll watch tv on my iPhone via my SlingBox if I'm waiting in line somewhere or want to watch a game where a tv is inaccessible. Other than that I wouldn't watch a movie on screens that small. Maybe on a plane.
"Is this the high-tech, commercial equivalent of a Jonestown?"
Somebody's waking up. Siri is literally fraudulent in the iPhone 4S. It is the clearest cut case of false advertising since the turn of the century.
I recently did quite a bit of research in pursuit of replacing my phone. We are more backward a nation than we think we are in many respects.
1. Privacy is dead. Windows Mobile 7.0 drops native support for synchronizing with Office via USB. The user base is up in arms. They now only synch with office online. Neither Apple nor Android phones offer any USB synch either. Apple wants you synching via iTunes (of all things), and Android wants you to port your life to Google Apps (of all things). The Google bit is particularly arrogant given their new privacy policy, which in a phrased summary is 'you have none'.
2. I fully intended to jettison my Blackberry, thinking they've been lapped by all the other phonemakers and OS providers. They are the only one offering seamless synch via USB. Email is still secure, and rock solid. The Torch has enough apps and then some to make me happy, and it is both fast and 3G (not 4G, which is exorbitantly expensive).
I was absolutely gobsmacked. I was ready to buy a Windows Mobile device, because synching with desktop apps was a big need of mine (privacy again). I found out that Android apps and phones tended to be buggy and required phone reboots on a frequent basis, while Apple Apps were well tested, expensive, and required you stay completely in the Apple bubble.
I bought the Blackberry. I had already had the funeral for my 8300, and was looking forward to a bright new Android world.
Bottom line: Blackberry was the only phone I didn't have to sell my soul for (privacy). The rest REQUIRED a religious conversion, of sorts.
Now, I have to say, Blackberry needs to fire their entire marketing department and start over again, immediately. They have a superior product, overall.
Right, I would too. But that is rare, and I don't think watching an occasional Netflix movie and and there would wipe out your data plan. Or would it?
I went a bit far, but I understand why the author has an ax to grind, and the ax to grind is with Apple's marketing and people's willingness to believe the ridiculous. I am nonplussed as to why so many consumers would voluntarily enslave themselves to Apple and the iStore.
For instance, I can buy an 8GB iPod nano for $100. I rip all my CDs to FLAC lossless using EAC. Now I have to download software to translate the files into a file the nano can read. I can't use Rhapsody To Go service. WMA? Sorry, mate, you'll have to get *another* piece of software to convert the files. Ogg-vorbis? Nope. So what does this media player actually play? Well, MP3, AIFF, WAV (uncompressed), AAC, and Audible files. Sure, I could use Apple's format lossless, but then I have to convert it for every other player I have . . . unless I *only* buy Apple products.
I *could* buy a Sansa Clip+ 8GB for $60. Spend the saved cash on a 32GB micro SD, which gives me 40GB to the Apple 8GB and I can play . . . dang near any file. Ogg-vorbis, FLAC, WAV compressed, WMA, WMA (secure), etc. Drop Rockbox on top and the audio is even better. No, it doesn't have a touchscreen and you can't shuffle the music by shaking the thing (whaaa???), but the music doesn't sound like crap.
My wife is a personal trainer and teaches group exercise classes. I love watching the snotty instructors show off their new iPods and, even though the system has a special interface just for iPods, struggle to get them to play. When they do, the iPods sound like something out of a tin can. They go on and on about transferring their music from one account to another in iTunes. Good grief. My wife has sold more Sansa Clip+ players because people in the class come up and ask why her music doesn't sound like crap, like everybody else's.
I have yet to find an Apple product that didn't trade freedom for perceived "ease of use." Sure, slavery is easier when it comes to making decisions, but these aren't really tough, life changing decisions. Oh well, it's a free(ish) market and there are just enough of us out there who buy enough "not Apple" to keep the prices nice and low.
Don't delude yourself into thinking you are getting bleeding or even cutting edge. You are paying a premium for demand for the sake of demand . . . and getting a decent tablet computer with a great screen. It's almost equivalent to a good netbook without a keyboard. Eh.
"Now, I have to say, Blackberry needs to fire their entire marketing department and start over again, immediately. They have a superior product, overall."
Actually, the new iPad does handle colors differently. The colors on the new iPad are supposedly more vivid. I forget which source I was reviewing the other day, but a comparison was made and it was impressive.
As for the new screen, how could Apple make the claim you could see movies with more clarity? If they're presented in 1080 by Netflix, that's all the resolution you're going to get.
As for other sources, at least you'll see them in the 1920x1080 format, instead of the 1060 x 800 (or approximately that on the previous iPads.
As for viewing photos, it's the most lifelike resolution I've ever seen. I went in to an Apple store and put my hands on one. You could see every detail of a girl's face in one. It was almost as if you were looking through a window at the girl.
These attacks on Apple sound amazingly close to those against 'Reardon Steel' in 'Atlas Shrugged'.
Honestly. Freedom and Slavery?
I know these types of conversations on FR about Apple products ttend to go a little far into hyperbole, but do you really think people who might not know or care about WMA files are losing their freedom? Or that they think they are slaves because they can't use Rhapsody?
As a conservative, I expect you would agree that people should have the freedom to buy the products they wish using money they earned themselves?
You are also free to feel disdain for them, but why waste your time and energy?
First, there is PLENTY of available bandwidth. That is NOT the problem; not even close.
Second, of course these devices represent increasing demand. The cell carriers are having a field day with the influx of new devices hitting their networks (look at your cell bill lately? have a tablet and a smartphone?)
Third, yes.....they're raping the public and they full well know it. They can only keep the shearing of the sheep up for so long, so they're taking max advantage while they can.
Caps are designed for one purpose, they protect the Cr@p TV channels they provide. People are already cutting the cord, they want to put a stop to that.
I can get basic Cable with 19 megabit brood band, but it is only about $30.00 less than getting all the Movie channels and unlimited phone. So I get 300 channels that I never watch because it is just easier than the hassle of carving out enough to make it useful.
If I Just want Internet then the price goes up to about $50.00 for 4 megabit. Thee seems to be a plot to keep you tied to all this loser tv channels.
I sense a little hostility here.
If you cant afford a Maybach then a pinto will get you where you want to go. No one cares what you drive, unless of corse you need a chick magnet type of car.
It may surprise you but no one cares what portable device you use, so why does it upset you when people actually want to by Apple products?
Free market works except for those damn Svengali sales people at Apple that dupe those poor dummies into buying their product.
Which explain why apple is doomed,
The iPhone is a great computer that happens to have a crappy phone built in. I don't carry one to make phone calls, but I carry one, and if I am going to be in the car I carry an iPad. You apparently don't have a clue what they are for.
Actually, with tethering, you only need one - on your phone. Just use a WiFi iPad. I bought the iPad 3 WiFi and like it - as a significant upgrade over my iPad 1. If I owned an iPad 2 it would have been a much harder sell.
LTE on the iPad seems to be an unnecessary extravagance at this time. Just wait until the iPhone 5 comes out and use it a a personal hotspot. Most people have their phones with them almost all the time and their iPads with them only part of the time, so keeping the data service on the phone only makes more economic sense.
Strangely enough when I hook my iPhone to the computer it syncs just fine. You have to set it to back up to the cloud, i fact you must have an iCloud account to sync to the cloud, then you have to set that option on your computer. If you don't want to sync to the cloud, just don't select that option, have it sync to the computer, easy peasy.
Yes, however, that only works for files. It doesn't work with your Outlook, or any other desktop office application I can think of.
I know it'll take all the tunes you've ripped and synch them to the iPod. I do that with the kids all the time. Try synching your schedule, contacts, tasks, notes, email.
Asus Padfone is an innovative product PLUS it solves the multiple phone/pad subscription plan situation.
Latest I read they don't have a carrier yet, but it will come.
I don't use outlook so I don;t have that problem, I synced all those things before the iCloud, and I still could, but I don't because I like to sync my iPhone from anywhere. I am 73 years old so I could care less about learning a new system, even Apple's changes are annoying. I actually don't even need an iPhone, I use it as an iPod, but it also has apps for most of my talk radio buddies, so I can get Levin anywhere. Navigon comes in handy, but I rarely drive anymore, so it is more a toy that I just hate to throw away. The Phone has an unlimited data plan so If I could get one of the grandkids to change numbers I would pass it on. Then move to the New iPad and use MagicJack to make free phone calls. I was kind of hoping for an intermediate size iPad that would be easy to carry, but hey I would like a nice 20 inch for my bedroom. {:-)
I wonder if apple does this on purpose.
yesterday it was the overheating.
today it is these three items.
What will the fix be, more coupons?
Apple doesnt do it, the Apple hater do it. FUD is an industry.
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can't seem to find any of those two on this site ...am i missing smth?
Still waiting for it to go live. Has the entire folder for you to fiddle with and get to work.
It has been confirmed and is live for everyone to download with a full 5 stars thank you
The corresponding rockstar soc. club acc has to be provided also, as it seems..
(Well, at least that was the case with another save i used before...)
U might want to add that (my documents/rockstar games/social club/profiles/etc..)
mh..well, hope ur using a fake account? ;>
wouldn't be suprised, if u don't want to share that one though.
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Saturday, Sept. 27, promises another full day of morning foursome and afternoon four-ball matches, and the U.S. squad will be outfitted in blue polos with green and blue plaid patterned pants.
The final day of the competition, Sunday, Sept. 28, features 12 singles matches. And the U.S. Team will be wearing its most patriotic uniform -- red, white and blue striped polo with bright red trousers.
The PGA Tour is at Cherry Hills Country Club just outside Denver this week for the BMW Championship -- the third leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup.
Cherry Hills is a special place, having hosted five major championships, including the epic 1960 U.S. Open, where Arnold Palmer erased a seven-stroke deficit in the final round to win his only U.S. Open title.
There should be a litte less pressure for a lot of U.S. and European players now that both Ryder Cup teams have been finalized. Now the focus is on finishing in the top 30 of the FedExCup standings at week's end to lock up a spot in the Tour Championship.
RELATED: BMW Championship tee times | Watson announces Captain's Picks | Meet Team USA
Here are five players you'll want to keep an eye on.
5. Geoff Ogilvy
Best finish in 2013-14 season: Won the Barracuda Championship
Reason to watch: Up until the beginning of August, it had been a rough couple of years on the golf course for the 2006 U.S. Open winner. His luck changed at the Barracuda Championship, where Ogilvy bagged his first PGA Tour win since the 2010 SBS Championship. The win helped Ogilvy get into the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup. He missed the cut at the Barclays and then entered the Deutsche Bank Championship at No. 100 in the standings -- the final spot. Ogilvy made the most of his opportunity, finishing in a tie for second at TPC Boston to catapult 76 spots up the FedExCup standings to No. 24. So, after barely making it into the Deutsche Bank Championship, Ogilvy is in a position this week to earn a spot in the Tour Championship. That's quite a turnaround.
4. Rickie Fowler
Best finish in 2013-14 season: T2 at the U.S. Open and Open Championship
Reason to watch: Fowler has done everything but win this season. Did you know that his T23 at last week's Deutsche Bank Championship was actually Fowler's worst finish on the PGA Tour in his last seven starts dating back to the beginning of June? That's some spectacular golf. It's only a matter of time before he finally pulls through. Why not this week?
3. Sergio Garcia
Best finish in 2013-14 season: Second at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Reason to watch: In 14 starts this season, Garcia has finished in the top 10 eight times. Five of those resulted in top-3 finishes. He's been knocking on the door a lot this season -- it's time to kick it in. He should be refreshed after taking last week off. He had a stretch of three consecutive tournaments -- the Travelers, Open Championship and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational -- where he finished no worse than a tie for second. Garcia is typically at his best when it comes time for the Ryder Cup and the Ryder Cup is right around the corner.
2. Rory McIlroy
Best finish in 2013-14 season: Won the Open Championship, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship
Reason to watch: You know it's been a pretty good season when two consecutive "down" weeks result in a T22 at the Barclays and a T5 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. That's just how good McIlroy has been. Last week at TPC Boston, he noted that fatigue had set in a bit. That might not bode well for him this week, seeing as he's had one less day to prepare with the Monday-finish at TPC Boston. Then again, he is Rory McIlroy. From what we've seen lately, the sky is the limit.
1. Jason Day
Best finish in 2013-14 season: Won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Reason to watch: Despite fighting injuries, it's been a remarkable season for Day. His last three starts look like this: T15 at the PGA Championship, T2 at the Barclays and T7 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. I'm riding the hot hand in Colorado.
The immediacy of social media, particularly when it comes to some of golf's biggest stars, was never more evident than on Tuesday, when both Ryder Cup squads put the finishing touches on the teams that will face off at Gleneagles later this month.
While U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson was announcing his three captain's picks, Keegan Bradley was busy getting himself, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson together for a quick selfie:
Captains pick selfie #redeemteam http://t.co/KK3DISL2fB
— Keegan Bradley (@Keegan_Bradley) September 2, 2014
It didn't take long for many of their teammates -- and some of the players who missed making the team -- to chime in on Twitter:
So Proud to apart of team @RyderCupUSA!!!
— Hunter Mahan (@HunterMahan) September 2, 2014
Welcome to the team boys @Keegan_Bradley @HunterMahan @webbsimpson1 #TeamUSA
— Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowlerPGA) September 2, 2014
Congrats @HunterMahan @Keegan_Bradley and @webbsimpson1 on being picked for the @RyderCupUSA #golow and Bring that cup home!!
— J.B. Holmes (@JBHolmesgolf) September 3, 2014
Congrats to @Keegan_Bradley @HunterMahan @webbsimpson1 on being picked.. Great guys and great teammates.. Give them hell and #GoUSA
— Brandt Snedeker (@BrandtSnedeker) September 3, 2014
Finally teams are set! It's almost Ryder Cup time. #TeamUSA
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) September 3, 2014
Huge congrats to @Keegan_Bradley @webbsimpson1 and @HunterMahan 3 elite players and even better guys that will make USA proud.
— Chris Kirk (@Chris_Kirk_) September 3, 2014
A similar situation was unfolding earlier in the day after Team Europe's 12-player squad was finalized, from both those who made the team and those who didn't:
Thanks for all the congrats on making the 2014 Ryder Cup team. The hard work continues and I will be more than ready to go as will the Team.
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) September 2, 2014
Big Congrats to @WestwoodLee, @IanJamesPoulter and Stephen Gallacher! Great picks from our Captain! Play your best lads! #RyderCup
— Mikko Ilonen (@MikkoIlonen) September 2, 2014
Congrats to @WestwoodLee @IanJamesPoulter and Stephen Gallacher for making the Ryder Cup team!! Good luck guys!!! #RyderCup
— Jesper Parnevik (@JesperParnevik) September 2, 2014
Thanks for all the lovely messages, obviously gutted to not have made the team, but wish all the lads the very best #GoEurope
— Luke Donald (@LukeDonald) September 2, 2014
Thanks Paul for your kind words, I'm sure you'll do a great job and I'll be missing that team room. #goeurope #RyderCup
— Francesco Molinari (@F_Molinari) September 3, 2014
Imagine 80 years ago, when the British Ryder Cup team arrived for the first match by steamship! Technology has certainly changed the way we travel and communicate.
In celebration of the 40th Ryder Cup, four PGA of America officers will ring the opening bell Wednesday morning at the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York.
PGA of America Chief Executive Officer Pete Bevacqua, President Ted Bishop, Vice President Derek Sprague and Secretary Paul Levy are scheduled to participate.
PGA of America's officers are in New York, along with U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson, to announce the captain's picks for this year's event, to be held at Gleneagles in Scotland from Sept. 26-28. The announcement will be carried live on www.PGA.com and www. RyderCup.com, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
According to the NASDAQ press release, "The Ryder Cup is one of the world's most popular sporting events and the pre-eminent international team event in golf. This year, the event will take place at Gleneagles in Scotland from Sept. 26-28, as America's best professional golfers take on Europe's premier players and attempt to reclaim the famed Ryder Cup from the strong European team."
Opening and closing bell ceremonies at the NASDAQ are carefully scripted down to the exact minute and "choreographed by a professional event planner," according to the NASDAQ site. It's not only broadcast live by most of the major cable financial networks, but also available as a streaming feed from the NASDAQ website.


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Olden Polynice had heard enough.
He grew tired of hearing how the Utah Jazz had no chance against the Portland Trail Blazers. And he became angry over talk that his team was too old to remain competitive in the NBA playoffs.
Well, the Jazz are getting older, but they're not dead.
Karl Malone scored 27 points, John Stockton had 18, and Polynice added 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 88-85 Sunday, trimming Utah's deficit in the Western Conference semifinals to 3-1.
"I heard comments being made by people," Polynice said. "They said this series was over and we were too old. People were talking about how it's so sad, watching them go out like this. Hey, we're not done yet."
The Blazers missed a chance to tie as time expired when Greg Anthony's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim, sending the best-of-7 series back to Oregon for Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Utah has struggled in Portland, winning once in 15 playoff games. No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, but the Jazz are only concerned about Tuesday.
"It's one game. That's all we got," Malone said. "If we win, we keep playing. If we lose, we go home."
The Blazers called a timeout to set up a play with 6.7 seconds remaining. They worked the ball to Steve Smith, who couldn't get open on the perimeter and fed the ball to Anthony. His shot was airborne when the horn sounded.
"That's basketball," Anthony said. "It's hit or miss, and you have to live with that. It's disappointing, but you tip your hat to them. They played extremely well; they showed a lot of courage and pride."
Utah avoided being swept for the first time in franchise history, and the possibility of going home until training camp gave the Jazz an intensity they lacked earlier in the series.
The 36-year-old Malone and 38-year-old Stockton were focused from the opening tip. And the fiery Polynice, 35, provided an emotional lift, flapping his arms as he ran upcourt after a basket or yelling as he collected a rebound.
Polynice was so effective that backup center Greg Ostertag didn't play.
"It was nice to see Olden compete," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "He ended up playing 39 minutes, which is probably the most we've had in a long time from someone in that position. He did a heck of a job."
Retiring guard Jeff Hornacek, facing the final game of his 14-year NBA career if the Jazz had lost, scored nine points.
Reserve Brian Grant led Portland with 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Smith scored 19 points and Rasheed Wallace had 15.
The Blazers weren't the well-oiled machine that dominated the Jazz in the first three games. This time, they committed 16 turnovers, shot 37.5 percent and led only in the opening minutes.
"We had a lot of turnovers," coach Mike Dunleavy said. "Second-chance points were the only thing that kept us in the game. Utah didn't do anything we didn't expect. They just outplayed us."
Frustration carried over to post-game interviews, where Bonzi Wells threatened a Salt Lake City writer. It was also a tough day for Dunleavy, who saw no silver lining in rallying from a 75-64 third-quarter deficit.
"I'm not looking for moral victories," Dunleavy said. "We had a mission today. Our mission was to win the game and we failed."
Suns 117, Lakers 98
PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns are still alive in the Western Conference semifinals. Boy, are they alive.
Jason Kidd had his first playoff triple-double, and Cliff Robinson, playing despite a sprained ankle, scored a career playoff-high 32 points as the Suns avoided being swept with a rout.
It was the most points any team has scored against Los Angeles all season.
Kidd, who has 31 career regular-season triple-doubles, had 22 points, a career playoff-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds. Rodney Rogers added 17 points, and Penny Hardaway had 16 for the Suns, who beat the Lakers for the first time in eight tries.
The Lakers still are up 3-1 and can clinch the best-of-7 series with a victory at home Tuesday night, but they looked like that other team from Los Angeles, not the NBA's powerhouse, in this one. Phoenix led by 23 points at halftime and 29 in the third quarter.
Shaquille O'Neal, in foul trouble most of the game, scored 24 points, eight below his playoff average, and was 4-for-12 from the free-throw line, 1-for-9 in the first half. Kobe Bryant scored 23 points for Los Angeles, and Glen Rice added 15.
O'Neal drew his fourth and fifth fouls in a nine-second span and went to the bench with 4:07 left in the third quarter.
He returned in the fourth quarter and capped a 10-1 run with a stuff to cut the lead to 101-85 with 6:47 to play, the closest Los Angeles came to a rally all day. But coach Scott Skiles put Kidd and Robinson back in the game, Rogers scored twice, and any doubt about the outcome was over.
Kidd, playing with two screws in the left ankle, had been shooting 29 percent in the series and was 1-for-9 in Phoenix's 105-99 loss in Game 3 on Friday night.
But he was as good as ever from the opening tip Sunday. Kidd was 8-for-13 from the field and made four of six 3-pointers. In one 37-second stretch, he had a rebound, assist, steal and 3-pointer to give Phoenix its biggest lead with 4:25 left in the third.
Knicks 91, Heat 83
NEW YORK (AP) - In a series known more for brutality than beauty, ex-football player Charlie Ward fittingly sealed the victory.
Ward scored a career playoff-high 20 points, including New York's final nine, to lead the Knicks past the Miami Heat, evening their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
The 1993 Heisman Trophy winner was the only member of the Knicks to score in the final 4 1/2 minutes, converting two layups, a jumper and a 3-pointer.
That final shot with 36.1 seconds left clinched the victory and prompted the crowd to break into a chant of "Char-lie," "Char-lie" - a tribute Ward had never heard from the Madison Square Garden crowd throughout his six-year career.
Ward, playing his 53rd career playoff game, surpassed his previous postseason best of 15 points against Indiana in 1998. He also had seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, and it was just the third time all season he led the team in scoring.
Allan Houston added 17 points, Latrell Sprewell had 16, Larry Johnson totaled 13, and Patrick Ewing recorded 12 for the Knicks, who led for most of the game and the entire fourth quarter despite being beaten on the boards for most of the afternoon.
Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 27 but missed four foul shots in the final 5 1/2 minutes.
Game 5 will be Wednesday night in Miami.
Sunday's game was the highest-scoring of a series that has been dominated by defense and marked by long stretches of offensive ineptitude.
Miami grabbed 27 rebounds in the first half to New York's 13, but the Knicks' rebounding woes disappeared during the final 24 minutes as they grabbed 10 offensive boards.
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To keep you updated.....So my ex wife tried to use the incident of the alleged Loitering or Prowling Charge and A Chance Meeting on my Birthday in December as her two incidents required by the Statutue for granting someone a Restraining Order. She was offered prior to the hearing by my Attorney a Mutual Agreement of Restraint since it was proven in
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History and Friendship including for a full year after we were divorced as we continued to date. She had a MUTUAL Agreement explained to her by the Judge as well and she declined both times. The judge believed our defense and stated that not even ONE Incident let Alone TWO required were proven that she was in any way shape or form in danger or harm or harm to her property so Her Injunction for the Restraining order was DENIED....So she could have had something at least with the Mutual Agreement but instead she walked out of court with nothing. I have not had any form of contact with her nor do I plan on doing so ....at any time in the future. I am glad the Judge didn't allow her to abuse the System by giving her a legal piece of paper to entrap me in to a violation of a Restraining Order......Now on to the original Pending
Charge. My Attorney...took care of the Arraignment and entered a plea of Not Guilty....and Now I received notice to appear in Court on May 13th for a Calendar Call. My Attorney says I MUST attend this first meeting....but then she will file papers so she can make future appearances for me without me attending however....being the nervous person I am...and want this to be done and not have any convictions on my Record....Could you please explain what a Calendar Call is? What is going to take place during this hearing....Secondly, my ex wife did not have any attoney with her at other hearing. Is your opinion that this is going to get dismissed still the same???
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Hi again Larry and welcome back. Glad to hear that the civil case worked out so well from your perspective.
As you probably know, the burden of proof in a civil case (preponderance of the evidence) is lower than in a criminal case (beyond a reasonable doubt). Though the issues with respect to loitering or prowling are somewhat different than those related to a restraining order, this nevertheless bodes well for the criminal case.
"Calendar call" is nothing more than the the calling by the court of all the cases scheduled in that court on any particular day. Cases can be on the calendar for a variety of reasons -- arraignment, status or readiness conference, disposition discussions, hearings on pre-
motions, trial itself, and post-trial proceedings such as post-trial motions or sentencing.
Since you have been arraigned, I would expect that this would be a status or disposition type hearing, at which the attorneys can discuss the case between themselves and/or with the court. If no resolution of the case is reached, it could then be set for further status or readiness conference, pre-trial motions and/or trial.
Part of the reason you have to be present for this hearing is the possibility that a disposition could be reached which would require your participation (particularly if it is to be a guilty plea -- which is not to say that I think that likely in your case -- just that the court requires defendants to be present because most cases do result in a guilty plea of some kind).
The fact that your wife had no attorney at the civil proceeding should not make any difference in the criminal case. It, of course, will be handled by the prosecutor and she will not need her own attorney for the criminal case.
As I mentioned above, the fact that the judge denied the restraining order is a good indication that the supposed loitering or prowling isn't much of a case. However, you should be aware that you could commit such an offense without actually creating any danger to your ex-wife, so the elements of the two cases are somewhat different. It still seems to me that the criminal case should either be dismissed or, at the very least, the subject of a deferred prosecution which would ultimately result in a dismissal.
Your attorney should be able to give you a more specific and detailed analysis of the possibilities, as she is able to review all of the reports and knows the local prosecutors and their proclivities.
Thanks again for asking your question here on JustAnswer and for getting back to me with this follow up. If you have any other questions about the situation, please let me know.
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Thank you for your prompt response....I know it is difficult to understand my way of thinking and the personal elements as you don't know me or my ex wife. I realize she did not need an attorney for the Civil Injunction but could have hired one as I did. Secondly I realize that the State Prosecutor will be handling the case not my ex wife. However , on the personal side....as I mentioned to you...my Ex Wife has a mother that was a former state prosecutor for
domestic violence
crimes....and even if she didn't think she needed an Attorney for the Civil Case...She would have called her Mom in a heartbeat...to possibly even attend the hearing for her or at least hire an Attorney for her. The reason that I KNOW she didn't and attended herself..is because she didn't want her mother to hear possible information about our 1 year history of dating after divorce and the contact has been mutual even the Night of Our DIVORCE. So after seeing all the witnesses and evidence we had at the Civil Case...it would be hard to believe that my Ex would Cooperate with the State...and press Charges and go through more embarassment and lying. According to my Attorney if SHE doesn't press charges the State has no Case. If the Witness who called the police (Who never identifyed me or left his address on the
police report
) doesn't want to get involved..the State has no Case...Also the police officer did not give me time to explain my reason for being at her home...and in the Civil Case I was given that Opportunity and ONE Judge obviously believed that and denied the Restraining Order. Plus..my ex was offered protection in a mutual agreement...if she really was frightned by me Why Not Take it...instead of leaving the Court with NOTHING.. So I know you can't give me the Peace of Mind I am looking for...But My Attorney Promises Jail Time will never be an issue..believes strongly this will be dismissed....and says they are not gonna throw a first time offender of a petty crime like this that was a $25 Bond....in Jail...However I am still a nervous wreck..I be fired from my Job of this is anything less than a dismissal on my Record....I appreciate your input...Larry
Jim Reilly
replied 6 years ago.
You're welcome, Larry, and thanks for the additional information. Based on what you've said here, I suspect you may be right about your ex-wife's lack of desire to cooperate in the prosecution of your case.
Without her testimony and if the other witness is not known to the police, then I agree with your attorney that the DA really
have a case. I also agree with your attorney that jail time is extraordinarily unlikely for this offense, even if you do somehow get convicted. The fact that bail was $25 is a pretty good indication that this is not considered a jail time offense.
Try not to be too nervous -- it seems quite likely that your attorney will be able to get you out of this without a conviction and without any damage to your employment.
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Well maybe I spoke too soon...My attorney called today to say she received the Discovery from the Prosecution and My Ex Wife and the name and address of the witness who called in the
were listed as witnesses for the prosecution. My attorney says she now has to depose them and the fact that my ex wife and the witness are listed on the Discovery. It made me a nervous Wreck that the State Attorney has already contacted them and they are willing to cooperate?? My Attorney tells me this is not necessarily true and that is why she will subpeona them for depositions. She again assures me this is not a jail time case and assures me that she will not let this go to trial...that this is just a long process that I shouldn't over think this or I will make myself sick..and assures me she will fix this? My ex wife has nothing to gain for herself by cooperating except causing more time away from work for her and once again being put thru similar torture she went through in the civil case. Whatever the Discovery scared the living daylights out of me and I have not been able to calm down as the only resolution that will be acceptable by my employer is a dismissal. I have a totally clean record and at 50 yrs old I am scared of the outcome scarring my future. Your input on this is muche appreciated...Larry
Jim Reilly
replied 6 years ago.
Your attorney is correct, the fact that the potential witnesses are listed in the discovery documents does not necessarily mean that they are willing to cooperate.
It also does not mean that the prosecutor has contacted them already. It just means that their names were included in the police reports that were submitted to the prosecutor.
You really should rely on what your attorney is telling you (including the part about not thinking about this too much!).
I have to admit that I don't understand why your employer has such an interest in this situation, unless you have some kind of security clearance, special license or work in some particularly sensitive job. But, you should also try not to worry to much about this aspect of the situation either (particularly since worrying will not change the process or the result). I understand that you may be finding it difficult not to worry, but it sounds like your attorney has a good handle on this. Let her do the worrying -- that's part of what you are paying her for.
If you have other questions as this goes on, please let me know.
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