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A response to AT&T's letter
By Michael Lewis
Editor's note: Lewis, like many Valley residents and visitors whose cell service is provided by AT&T, received a letter from Steve Krom, the provider's new VP and GM, last week. Lewis responds below.
Please see comments below in response to the letter I just received from you:
AT&T: My name is Steve Krom, and I'm the Vice President and General Manager for AT&T in the New England area. I know you have a choice when it comes to wireless service, and I'd like to take a moment to say thank you for choosing AT&T.
Lewis: I wish I could say I chose AT&T. I had no choice. AT&T was the only option available. That's changing, though.
AT&T: We strive to deliver a wireless service that lets you connect with everything that matters. With New England's largest 4G network, you're covered with fast download speeds.
Lewis: Not my part of New England (Waitsfield/Warren, VT)! There is barely 3G here, never mind 4G!
AT&T: And since everyone's needs are different, we've got the fairest and most flexible rate plans, so you can choose the one that's right for you. Also, AT&T's network lets you talk and surf the Web at the same time. This means you can keep the conversation going while you do things Iike update your status, get directions or check the weather.
Lewis: If we could get a signal in the first place!
AT&T: You deserve the best possible wireless experience…
Lewis: Funny! That's how we all feel when we pay our monthly AT&T bills. If only it were the case.
AT&T: …which is why we've made some big improvements throughout New England.
Lewis: Not that we can see! Only recently, was someone here able to get a tech support person to admit that the equipment on your cell towers here is not working properly. As far as I know, nothing has been done about it. Still.
AT&T: Our ongoing drive to improve our voice and data network is paying off in strong service performance, with the fastest mobile broadband in Vermont.
Lewis: Again, not in the Mad River Valley!
AT&T: And we will keep working to make it even better.
Lewis: Here in the Mad River Valley, we just keep hoping you'll make it as good as it was a couple of years ago. Since that time it has gotten progressively worse. And no amount of contact by me – or many people I know – seems to change that. I guess we don't represent enough revenue to AT&T for you to care about it.
AT&T: While we're focused on bringing you exciting new devices and more ways to connect, we also understand the importance of investing in the communities where our customers live and work. As part of our "It Can Wait" campaign, which educates our customers about the dangers of texting while driving, we brought virtual reality driving simulators to local high schools to let teen drivers experience how texting impacts driving safety. It's helped start conversations and shift perspectives about texting behind the wheel. You can learn more and get involved at itcanwait.com.
Lewis: A wonderful, altruistic thing to do (and great PR for AT&T). I just wish you'd focus on getting us decent service so that texting would be a problem we could have.
AT&T: I appreciate the opportunity you have given us to serve your communication needs. We are grateful for this privilege and we promise to keep working hard to earn your business every day.
Lewis: I wish you would. I'm ready for you to start. Been waiting for years. And still, nothing gets done about the quality or availability of service here.
The only way I get a signal at home is with a 3G Micro Cell. For most of the way between home and town (Waitsfield), I have no cell signal. In town, the signal is spotty at best. Can't get a signal inside a building. Have to walk outside to get a bar or two. Calls are dropped constantly. In fact, a friend of mine called support to complain and his call was dropped several times during that conversation!
VERIZON WIRELESS is lighting up Central Vermont! I expect, before long, you will see a mass exodus of Vermont customers as they go to Verizon for decent service.
Good luck with that amazing cell service you profess to provide. Soon you may be the only one using it.
Lewis lives in Warren and operates Downhill Media.


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The wrecking ballOctober 19,2013Americans have different views about who wields the wrecking ball.
In the wake of the financial collapse and bailouts of 2008 and 2009, conservatives concluded that the federal government, with President Obama at the controls, was bringing a wrecking ball to the American economy, burdening the nation with debt, doling out special favors for business, intruding into our private lives with the creation of Obamacare. Obama, as they saw it, was taking a wrecking ball to the American way of life.
One of the significant accomplishments of Republicans during the recent government shutdown was that they convinced many Americans that the more dangerous wrecking ball was wielded by Republicans. Their fanatical aversion to government had led them actually to wreck it, at least temporarily. The National Institutes of Health, the national parks, the FDA, the Pentagon, the Department of Agriculture all of it was hobbled, and stories soon emerged of frustrated citizens unable to gain entry to Yellowstone or the World War II Memorial in Washington.
It turned out that we did need a government. Taking a wrecking ball to the entire edifice in order to dismantle the wing labeled Obamacare was a costly exercise in futility.
It may be that one of the best ways to understand the points of view of other people is to figure whom they hate or fear the most. One of the significant populist rabble-rousers of the mid-20th century was Gov. George Wallace of Alabama who inveighed against what he called pointy-headed intellectuals and briefcase-toting bureaucrats. This is the sort of resentful, anti-elitist rhetoric that has become the norm in the angry precincts of talk radio and in the red districts of congressmen who entertained the idea of crashing the world economy by allowing the United States to default.
These conservatives resent the establishment media, by which they mean the TV networks (except Fox), PBS, NPR, The New York Times. They fear politicians who they believe intend to make America weak and cater to moochers who depend on unemployment or food stamps. They are at once resentful of elites and deferential to authority the authority of big corporations, for example. Thus, climate change is a seen as a plot hatched by pointy-headed intellectuals to curb the power of oil and coal companies.
On the other side, people believe that the biggest threat comes from those who would undermine the authority of the federal government and its power to do what must be done in a modern society all the bureaucratic functions that ground to a halt during the shutdown, including the pricing of crops and the surveillance of disease. Further, this threat challenges the very idea of science and the ability of society to come to terms with realities such as climate change and the environmental poisons that are the product of industrial activity.
Liberals see the greater threat coming from big money working its way from corporations through interest groups to corrupt the political system. Liberals also distrust elites, but the elites they fear are the Wall Street tycoons, the industrialists with open wallets and the conservative media empires that rouse suspicion and resentment at the grass roots. Liberals are aware of the elements of racism that inspire hatred of any government program that seeks to redress economic inequalities.
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Five weeks from Election Day, polls show Romney trailing Obama in many of the nine states that will determine the election. The debates give Romney one of his best opportunities to stem Obama's momentum and convince the public to back his vision for the nation's future.
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"When we launched Google Maps, we had one layer -- the map. Since then, we've added more than ten different ways to explore the world around you, including photos, transit and traffic information, as well as satellite and terrain views. We've now updated the design so that you can more easily see and switch between the various viewing options that are available," explains Google.
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Campobello Moonshiners Reunion
Dedicated to keeping the moonshining spirit alive, the Moonshiner's Reunion and Mountain Music Festival is one of the Appalachian region's most authentic annual folk celebrations. The reunion is a 2 day event, beginning on a Friday and ending on a Saturday. The gates open at noon each day, with music beginning at 6:00 pm Friday night and 3:00 pm Saturday afternoon.
When: October 4, 2012 (all-day)
Where: Plum Hollow Farm
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Campobello,SC 29322
Cost: $75 for 3 Day Pass or $45 for Fri/Sat Weekend Pass $25/per person for One Day Pass**Prices are Per Person
Contact: Debbie Barnwell
This event is the inspiration of musician Barney Barnwell, whose career path is as winding and steeped in local color as the Moonshiner's trail leading to the copper pot corn whisky still. Listening to tales of the Moonshiners of the 30′s and 40′s, many of them relatives, Barney has saluted these outlaws of yesteryear by writing and performing songs about their ways, myths, and unique contributions. Barnwell was also instrumental in getting South Carolina Educational Television to film a documentary on moonshining in the foothills, featuring none other than the Barnwell Clan.
Plum Hollow Farm (also known as Woodstick), which lies near South Carolina's "Dark Corners", one of America's moonshining hot spots, provides a unique and beautiful setting for the festival. A covered bandstand and gentle hillside sets the stage for laying on a quilt and getting comfortable when the music begins.
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Joe Napoli joins cast of 'Nutcracker' as Mother GingerWritten by Matt Liasse | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Every year, the Toledo Ballet invites a local celebrity to participate in their production of "Nutcracker." This year, that celebrity is Joe Napoli, President and General Manager of the Toledo Mud Hens and Walleye.
Napoli will play the non-dancing role of Mother Ginger, a role that has been played in the past by Brian Kennedy, Director of The Toledo Museum of Art, and Tom Walton, a former staff member of the Toledo Blade. Toledo Ballet Executive Director Mari Davies said it is a role the audience is always excited to see.
Davies reached out to Napoli, who she said was "thrilled" and "humbled" to be asked.
"He's standing in pretty big shoes," she said. "I try and save that role for people of that stature in our community."
Davies admired Napoli's involvement with the community and children.
"He's just a really engaged member of the community," she said. "I thought it would be a really nice fit. I thought the audience would have great fun to have our two sports teams play this role."
Davies also wanted to collaborate with an athletic organization.
"[I wanted to] have the arts and athletics come together, because really, when you think about, dance is incredibly athletic. Dancers are athletes, there is no doubt about it, probably some of the toughest athletes you'll ever come across. So it made sense," Davies said.
Whoever plays Mother Ginger sits on a rolling scaffold, almost 20 feet high. The scaffold is covered by a costume, a floor-length dress, making the character look "larger than life," Davies said. Each year, the role is played by a male dressing as a female, wearing makeup and a bonnet. During the production, Mother Ginger is rolled out onto the stage with eight dancers underneath the dress called Ginger Snaps.
Davies said Napoli will do well with the role.
Napoli is joining the production during its 75th anniversary. The production is celebrating the anniversary with a new set, modeled after the Manor House, formerly the Stranahan estate now part of Wildwood Metropark. The set was unveiled at a news conference on Oct. 15.
Davies had the intention of mirroring the Manor House for the set to celebrate local roots.
"[I] wanted a way to celebrate our own local community which has supported us over the last 75 years," she said in a new release. "The wonderful thing about 'Nutcracker' is that it is a universal tale of the magic of childhood, so we decided that Clara doesn't have to live in Germany. We are bringing her home and moving her into the Manor House."
The set was designed by Thomas Umfrid, a professor of scenic and costume design at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
"You only celebrate your 75th anniversary once," Davies said.
"Nutcracker," which was first performed in 1941, will be accompanied with the Toledo Symphony. This year's performances are Dec. 14 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Stranahan Theater.
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MORAVIAN FALLS - Following Tuesday's heart-breaking overtime loss to rival Starmount, Elkin head coach Derek Carter said the locker room after the game was "really down" for the first time this season.
But the Lady Elks bounced back in a big way, taking down perennial powerhouse Wilkes Central 40-38 Thursday night in a statement win in what Carter called "an interesting journey of a season."
"Wow. I'm so proud of the kids," he said. "Tuesday night was just a heart-breaker; we played our butts off against Starmount. The dressing room was down - that's the first time the dressing room was really down.
"But they practiced hard with their heads up Wednesday, like they have all year. I told them to just execute and finish what we didn't against Starmount. Tonight, we kept our heads. Wilkes Central is tough, but we rebounded the ball well and made some plays."
Elkin came out tough against the defending league champions, matching the Eagles score for score in the first quarter. After Carrie Brown hit a layup on the fast-break to give the Elks a 9-7 advantage, Central drilled a three in the final seconds to grab a 10-9 lead at the end of one.
The Eagles pushed their cushion out to 21-17 midway through the second before Elkin fought back. The Lady Elks closed the half on a 6-1 run to take a 23-22 edge into the locker room.
Elkin continued to match every Central score coming out of the break. Madeline Carter connected on back-to-back treys to open the third as the Elks grabbed a 34-32 lead late in the frame.
In the fourth, it was Elkin's defense that sealed the upset win. The Elks limited Central just four total points in the frame, all of which came from the free-throw line.
The offense produced just enough, scoring six points, including the game-winning layup by Bethany Turner with 1:20 left on the clock.
Turner iced the game with a critical rebound after the Eagles missed two free throws with 15 ticks left as the Elks knocked off Central 40-38, their first win in the matchup in "too long."
"I don't know how many rebounds Bethany had tonight but I put her back in at the end and told her to go get me a monster rebound - and she did," Carter said. "It was nice hearing all the Lady Elk fans cheering them on.
"I'm excited for them," he continued. "The locker room was pretty excited. We've been playing well these past few weeks, and I think we can make some noise the rest of the way."
All seven players scored for the Elks, led by Dimmette's 10. Courtney Beals added eight points, while Brown finished with seven.
"We had a game plan and we stuck to it tonight," Carter said. "I told them that if they get the ball down low, they put the ball in the hole. So I told them to just battle and scrap down there.
Elkin returns to the court Tuesday against Ashe County in the final road game of the season.
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Here are two more photos to add to our collection.
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Really hot collection. I can certainly tell they are proud of all that they have.
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I am with you. Especially with the first photo.
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Here is what I think he is thinking. "It is all up to you. We have the time and the privacy so no one will know, do you want to experience the real thing or the artificial?"
Guys: Really cool photos. Each one you post is a chance to experience a moment of pleasure as I admire the beauty of each young man.
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Here are some very cool dudes.
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People who are reportedly knocking on the doors of Aiken County residents in an effort to sell them children's books have people concerned, but the Aiken County Sheriff's Office is urging people not to be alarmed.
Calls began coming in to the Sheriff's Office on Wednesday morning, according to Capt. Eric Abdullah, a spokesman.
"From time to time, our communities are invaded by the door-to-door salesperson that knocks on our door in order to sell their wares," the Sheriff's Office said in a statement, adding that a community is often taken off guard when someone they are unfamiliar with comes into their neighborhood to sell items. The statement was posted on Facebook and the Sheriff's Office website.
The Sheriff's Office has received "many different levels of concerns" about men and women going door to door and selling children's books in Aiken County. Abdullah said the salespeople came to the Sheriff's Office a couple of weeks ago and told authorities they would be selling children's books in the community.
They also showed police the products they planned to sell to customers.
Kristy Garvin, whose family lives between Wagener and Couchton, said they were visited by one of the salespeople about 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The man was "very clean cut," had an ID card and a backpack, spoke broken English and said he was a student, Garvin said.
"He didn't ring the door bell; he just knocked on the door lightly," she said. "My husband barely heard. He kind of snuck up on us."
Garvin said her husband spoke with the man and told him it was a bad time because they were trying to get their children to bed. She called county dispatch, which put her in touch with a Sheriff's deputy. Garvin said she also called Sheriff Michael Hunt on Wednesday morning, after which he referred her to the Facebook post.
The concern has also stirred speculation and even rumors about a possible child abduction taking place in Aiken County.
"It's making parents around here very uncomfortable," she said. "They can say they are legit, but that is not bringing comfort to any of us that are full-time, stay-at-home mothers by ourselves."
Garvin said she wants to know if a background check is done on groups selling door to door. According to Abdullah, a license is not necessary to sell door to door unless you are in the incorporated areas of the county. The cities of Aiken and North Augusta require a business license for such selling, he said.
More than 40 people commented on the Sheriff's Office post on Facebook, many saying the salespeople are foreign students recruited to sell products such as books door to door in the United States. Some noted that the books they were selling are high priced.
"They probably have a quota of houses they have to contact daily, which is why they sometimes show up at odd hours and seem pushy by American standards," one poster wrote. "They ask about kids in the neighborhood so they know which houses could potentially buy from them and which ones to skip."
Another poster urged people to be cautious – about answering the door for a stranger but also about circulating rumors and stories they hear. She called the claims of child abduction "outlandish" and "false."
Abdullah said officers from the Sheriff's Office and other agencies have made contact with these individuals "while they have been out in the community, verifying their identity and their business in the neighborhood."
"Currently, we have not identified any immediate hazards or threats from these salesmen conducting their business by going door to door," the statement said, adding that residents are urged to call law enforcement if they see any suspicious activity.
"Just be mindful of what's going on in your neighborhood," Abdullah said. "If you see a crime in progress or see suspicious activity, please call law enforcement. Try not to take matters into your own hands. If you're not sure of somebody who's knocking at your door, don't answer."
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You act as if it just all of the sudden quit working. Its still just as amazing as it was. They just have one a little better now. Is it really that big of a change? Sell it for 100 bucks less than what you bought it for and pony up for a new one if your that upset about it. Thats exactly what I'm gonna do.
Actually it's not even the old iPad since they still support and sell the iPad 2. It's like the iPad 3 never existed, it just got killed off. As soon as I heard the news, my first thought was Apple is going to catch some shit over this decision. Steve Jobs would have never let this happen.
This also explains why they don't want to use numbering schemes on the iPads anymore. They just want everyone to forget there was an iPad 3, all you need to know is "The New iPad".
The iPad 3 never existed. Indeed, it was just iPad, as this one is also called just iPad. Well, kinda iPad with Retina Display. They don't want to use numbering systems because numbering systems suck and get too large and unwieldy. The only Apple hardware that uses a numbering system now is the iPhone. It is iPod Touch, iPod Nano, Mac Pro, Magic Mouse, iMac, so on and so forth. And so it also is with iPad. And has been for 6 months.
Your new iPad is just as usable as it was yesterday too.
This is Apple. Quit being so fucking shallow. This sort of sentimentality is why they make fun of us you know?
"Oh my new thing was just replaced so now I don't have the newest thing.."
Boo hoo.... babies..
That's not the point at all. The point is that most people consider carefuly their investments in tech, and regarding Apple those investments take the yearly cycle into account. Apple has worked hard to maintain this predictability so people can plan in advance.
This shows a degree of disrespect for those users, people who will think thrice before buying anything from Apple again.
It is a completely unecessary move from Apple, since the 3rd gen iPad was still selling well. Now it has been erased from memory, and owners will be upset with reason, since Apple has made a point in showing that the current line is iPad mini, iPad 2 and 4th generation iPad.
Disrespect? Oh good grief.
Apple is the seller. You are the buyer. People need to stop trying sentimentalize this relationship like it's some sort of family.
So you think buyers deserve no respect from sellers? Or are you one those defend Apple in every possible instance regardless of their posture?
I don't think this is a family, I think it's a seller that sells expensive products and works hard to build a trust relationship with customers, to the point of basically reinventing retail in the process.
The trust that Apple cares about building is to its shareholders. As a BUSINESS that should be their main concern. If this new product generates more revenues, then it is the right move.
As a buyer you speak with your purchases. When you stop purchasing their product then they might consider your concerns. If you continue to buy their products then what is their incentive to cater to you?
I couldn't care less about the processor/GPU update, or the connector. What DOES irritate me is the updated front camera. I use/rely on FaceTime and Skype a lot while I'm away, and I feel that was an upgrade that should have been in the 3rd generation. There was no "new technology" there for them to work out - absolutely ridiculous for there to be a VGA camera on the iPad 3. (which I stated at launch in March)
Oh well.
Why is everyone so upset, why do you have to have the absolute newest. I love my iPad 3rd Gen.
You bought your iPad three months before the new one was released? Just imagine that they released the new one in March like they have before. Everyone who gets an iPad for Christmas gets it three months before the new one is released. Think about that for a while. And then think about running a company that makes these products.
Totally agree
As a day one preorder 'new' iPad, a bit irritated, but it is 7 months old, nearly 7 1/2 when the fourth gen ships, and not all that big of a change. And he introdu toon of the iPad mini and keeping the iPad 2 around ensures that it will have a long life. The third gen iPad still does today what it did yesterday, and still will do what it was going to do for the next 4 1/2 months until we expected the 4th gen. Would I love $100 off a product or something? Sure, but don't expect it. It does make me question what the refresh cycle will be going forward.
Looks like they're changing the release cycle to the fall. No big deal. Technology advances all the time, we should know this as gadget lovers. Your PC is out of date shortly after buying it. Doesn't mean you don't get enjoyment of use out of it. I bought my 3rd gen iPad on release day,and I'm going to upgrade. Should only cost me ~$100 after I sell mine.
I just bought the new iPad 3 weeks ago. This is Bull SHIT. Is apple trying to be like Samsung now.
I'm a little confused on this. So they're not going to discontinue the ipad 2 but going to discontinue the 3?
I received my 3rd gen the day it went on sale and I love it! With technology moving as fast as it does these days our gadgets are pretty much old news a month after we buy them no matter who we buy them from! I paid eight something for it and planed on skipping the next one anyway. Unless you have a butt load of money to blow you will never have the latest and greatest. Happy 3rd gen owner :)
I'm thinking that if Apple announced this iPad in March or April, everyone would be bitching that it's a tiny incremental upgrade. Yet because it's out 6 months earlier than expected, you all think you got screwed because they came out with the latest and greatest when you least expected it. Anyone who knows gadgets at all should know better than to buy a new gadget 6 months after release AND right before a well known product announcement...LOL!!
Personally, I could care less that they just replaced my 3 month old iPad 3. The only 2 new things are the lightning connector and the new processor. I sincerely doubt that it's actually twice as fast, but if you want to go through the hassle of selling your iPad and spending another $150 to get something that probably won't feel any different from what you have, well then more power to ya. I'll still be sitting on my iPad 3 until next year at this time and I'll spend my $150 on something else.
My thoughts exactly. Feel bad for the idiots that just went out and bought an iPad 3rd gen knowing that an announcement was going to be made for today. Granted the rumors were mainly for the mini, but you can never assume you know exactly what to expect.
I bought my fiance the iPad 3rd gen on release day in March and am not phased by the 4th gen at all. Only updates that affect her are the front facing camera & new processor. She'll be sticking with that 3rd gen for a while.
Also, Apple removed the 3rd gen from the website because the 4th gen is practically the same and there aren't enough new features to distinguish the two products. Makes no sense for someone who's shopping for an iPad to get the 3rd gen istead of the 4th gen. Also, seems like they're moving to fall releases for the iOS lineup which is probably due to the lucrative 4th quarter. Also, someone mentioned above, iPads were bought for xmas but were replaced 3 mo. later with a new device. This shift makes sense from a business perspective. Stop bitching, reminds me of the SNL skit lol...
Actually there is a huge difference between the A5 and A6 processors, which can be seen on the iPhone 4s vs iPhone 5 processor tests. Also there is an upgraded facetime camera. But like you, I'm content with my iPad 3 (aka 3rd generation, aka old "new" iPad) or whatever it will be called. Also, I totally agree with you on the release date. If it came with just these changes in Feb/Mar 2013, it would have got blasted in the press. So they do it now and they still get blasted in the press.
Actually Apple did do a processor upgrade on the iPad 2 at some point before the 3 came out. The difference is they didn't make a big deal about it so there wasn't as much backlash as well as there wasn't really a "generation" change (maybe there isn't this time). Due to the fact that they made a big fanfare and added to today's announcements is what caused all this debate.
The original iPad 3 is still an awesome device, it just now has a few bells and whistles in the new and improved model.
These comments are hilarious! " I just bought......" I would be upset too though, but it is what it is. I bought my X-New Ipad when it came out, but really doesnt bother me. It does what I need it to, but I can see some peoples fustration, but thats technology, easy come, easy go. Apple was just always the odd ball.
Apple product cycles are absolute JOKE. I bought my iPad3 in April and I'm not changing it yet. They sure know how the lineup the fools to spend money now at the 6 month mark purchasing minor upgrades that don't even get you a single new function that previous model doesn't have. Go buy it boys! Hope it's not your rent money lol
Ha, I'm still using my IPad 1 and iPod touch 3rd gen, neither of which got iOS 6. Looks like my next one will be iPad gen 7.....that should only be Xmas 2013....lol
I'm just gonna give my iPad to my oldest son...he's been asking for it anyway lol
To be honest not much difference if you have the 3rd gen just stick with it
I just want to know how the sd card reader accessory will actually function.
Probably in the same way that the Camera Connection Kit works on the current iPad models.
I have to admit, I was pissed. Bought an Ipad "3" on October 6th, for $519 + taxes. Only other Idevice is the Iphone 5. Called the Apple store, and told them I was some what upset, and bothered that I wasn't "told" of a new product release in the midst...... Also bought the camera adapter (part time photographer).... Just got off the phone with the Apple store, adn they told me to come in today, and I will be given a FULL refund. I must admit, the Apple customer service is 2nd to none.
This is a new Gen iPad?? IMO, not really. This is more like iPad 3.5 in the sense that really, we are only getting 3 minor tweaks: Lightning, FaceTime HD, and A6X processor. Anybody who is actually pissed at this can only be pissed at themselves. Have fun spending more money on something that we all pretty much already have.
I'll pass on this, and depending on how the Surface PRO turns out in January, my iPad 3 MAY be going bye-bye too.
My new iPad functions great. I do not know why everyone is so upset. I never owned an iPad until the new iPad. There were many discussions about "should I upgrade?" The main thought was, if you never had an iPad, or just had the iPad 1, upgrading made sense. Upgrading from an iPad 2 did not. Having the new iPad, I see no reason to upgrade. There is not enough "wow" to entice me. Now if you have the iPad 1,or 2, it might be worth the upgrade. My only concern about products coming out quickly, when will Apple stop supporting the previous models with updates, or you just get partial updates?
Enjoying everyone's comments and was initially perturbed at having just placed my order for a new iPad "3" yesterday and the new new iPad being announced today but he one thing that had kept me from xxl'ing my order is my lack of desire to be forced into updating my connectors to the new Lightning since I have a 4s with the 30pin now and don't care to shell out extra coins as well as have duplicate connectors in the home office and vehicle. Sticking with flexibility of that is more beneficial than moving from a5x to a6x in the long run just yet
I heard iPhone 6 is coming out November 30th with NFC, quad core processor and a built-in projector. Oh well.
I am upset about this one.
I have an Ipad 2 and didn't upgrade to 3 because it didn't seem like a good enough upgrade, but now that the Ipad 4 has a better front facing camera and A6X I will be upgrading. Will be a huge leap from a 2 to a 4.
I'm on the fence about this one. Part of me is cranky that my new iPad (don't call it iPad3) isn't actually a new iPad after less than six months into (what I thought) was the product's release cycle.
On the other hand, if that means that they're changing the release cycle from the spring to the fall, then that means that I'll likely be refreshing my iPad a year from now, six months sooner than expected. Of course, I wonder if my battery dies while my iPad (what do we call this iteration now?) is still under its two-year service plan 10 months from now ... which iPad would they replace it with?
One of the reasons I left RIM was how they handled the original Storm users by putting out the Storm II less than six months after the initial product's release. That just basically tells us that we were beta testing a product because the one they wanted to put out fell behind schedule.
I will agree with the folks that say Steve Jobs would have never let this happen. It speaks volumes about the changes in Apple management since his passing -- and I don't see those as positive changes. It's not so much an issue of me feeling like the company did me wrong, my (whatever we're calling this) iPad works just as great now as it did yesterday -- but it is a small break in faith, at least in management philosophy, with the Apple that I've come to expect.
Don't think anyone has mentioned this; but the 4th generation iPad most likely also comes with the new Apple EarPods -- So consider than one more upgrade over the 3rd generation iPad lots of us have had for the last few to six months.
A6X, FaceTime HD, Lightning Connector, EarPods.
Ahh, well. They finally had me at retina. I just couldn't hold out for more (even had I known it would only be till the holidays).
Of course there is the slight twinge of remorse with the rapid product upgrade; but I guess this short-cycle balances out with me getting the extra 6 months of having "the latest and greatest" when it took an unexpected 18 months for the iPhone 4s to trump my iPhone 4.
OK, totally forget almost everything I just said. Apparently the reason it hasn't been mentioned is because the iPad doesn't come with earbuds --- and this is a fact I've apparently forgotten. Whoops.


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What if someone could break into your dreams and take over your thoughts?
That's the premise of the "Inception," a smart and often spectacular new sci-fi psycho-drama starring Leonardi DiCaprio as a specially trained corporate-espionage hacker with a knack for sneaking into someone's sleeping mind---and then stealing their deepest, most guarded secrets.
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But we discover that Cobb has a deep secret of his own, one that keeps popping up in his subconscious with the potential to sabotage everything.
London-born writer-director Christopher Nolan certainly knows his way around a brainy thriller. His 2000 "Memento" was a murder-mystery mini-masterpiece that unfolded backward, like a story read from end to beginning. In 2008 he dazzled fans and critics alike with "The Dark Knight," widely regarded as the meatiest and most masterful of the Batman movies.
Nolan worked on the idea for "Inception" for most of a decade, and it shows. It's a rare must-see summer movie with brains to match its brawn and its budget.
But it would be even more dazzling if the story at its core weren't essentially a rather conventional heist caper with car chases and booming gunfire, albeit one played out in the crazy theater of the mind. And it's a movie that requires you to keep up, pay attention and stay focused. "So….who's subconscious are we in?" asks a greenhorn Cobb recruit, played by Ellen Page, about midway through. She could very well be speaking for the audience.
But you, like her, will likely find yourself swept up and carried away into Nolan's meticulous mental movie maze, in which time can be slowed down to the point of near suspension and people dream in different, ever deepening layers, dreams within dreams. As Cobb knows, you can get lost in there…and possibly never come back.
And the ending will have you leaving the theater scrambling to process what you've just seen---and what you haven't.
Are our thoughts really as secret as we'd like to believe? Can dreams become reality? What's real, and what's imagination? This is one marvelously challenging mindbender of a movie that truly gets into your head.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol has announced the graduation of 33 troopers from Highway Patrol Basic Class 92 last week.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley spoke to the graduates about the sacrifices of law enforcement and the importance of character as they go out to represent their communities around the state. The governor has spoken at the last four Highway Patrol graduation ceremonies.
"You have proven yourself to be able to wear this uniform but now there is something else you have to prove," Haley told graduates. "You have brothers and sisters who have come before you and wearing that badge and wearing that uniform means something.
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So people want a fast operating system that loads instantly, doesn't use too many resources, saves your data online so you can continue your work from another computer and it keeps the data in sync, works offline, uses applications without installing them, runs Windows applications and it's compatible with many combinations of hardware.
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If this article is intended to be a complete definition of Larping perhaps we should include the fact that:
LARPing originated as a game played by mainly prepubescent nerds who were well aware of the fact that it was a game and nothing more. The problem originates with martial artists who essentially do the same thing as the LARP game players but consider themselves serious fighters.
I know Conde kind of touched on what I just said but personally I was unaware that LARPING was an acutal game played by actual nerds before I discovered bullshido. I'd include the point that some people are well aware that they are playing a game and don't really believe that they are true warriors. Maybe site the "lightning bolt" clip as an example.
YouTube- Lightning Bolt!
As a *real* LARPer, I can tell you that the impression you get from the web is not quite accurate.
Most *open* LARPs are like costume fairs (Engrish?), and its not uncommon that people take their children with them to show them how people lived in "Ye Olden Times".
*Closed* LARPs is people who give stuff for the stereotypes that then make stuff for movies like this:
YouTube- The Wild Hunt Trailer.mov
Style: Cheng Man Ching Taijiquan--
Bristol Renissance Fare, thou art naughty.
Style: Not sure anymore--True Larping also seems to have the most arrogant and troublesome students, they will state how effective they are and how high their rank is yet they will not allow anyone to test these claims with physical trials. They usually will only point-fight (with limited rules) or they will avoid the issue altogether.
Sounds good changed one thing that cought my eye:
True Larping also seems to have the most arrogant and troublesome students, they will state how effective they are and how high their rank is yet they will not allow anyone to test these claims with physical trials. They usually will only point-fight (with many rules) or they will avoid the issue altogether.
--Don't forget the scantly clad chubby girls in chain mail.
Okay, my apologies as well.
However, let's not degenerate into name calling; most LARPers are down-to-earth people that simply like the atmosphere of such medieval fair events, like the SOCA, for example. - While most of them are history buffs, I've seen only a few who became delusional about the effectivity of their fighting skills.
The way we use LARPer here on BS, meaning, dressing up in a funny way and believing that this costume brings you the powers of the person you want to impersonate, has nothing or very little to do with my two nephews dressing up as medieval street kids and enjoying the first time they see a horse in real life.
Most LARPers I know, in fact have little or no MA training - the fight's outcome is decided by rolling the dice before the physical engagement, and the fights themselves are mostly just funny skits to kill some time. The training LARPers usually do is precisely to hit in a way that you would cause NO damage if the strike wasn't blocked.


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Ok, people bringing up reports of weekly TV ratings reported by ANN etc and discussing these is getting really out of hand and none of the people discussing them appear to know much about the subject.
TV ratings in general are relatively meaningless in this day and age when recording and streaming shows has gained popularity. In addition, people watch less TV in general. A show getting lower viewer ratings than it did 15 years ago doesn't mean anything. ALL shows experience such drops in ratings.
The rating of any individual episode has no impact on anything, and nothing of value can be read from them. Ratings primarily fluctuate based on what else is going on at that time that people might spend the time on instead. Likewise, people who only watch an episode now and then instead of trying to catch the show weekly typically don't make their decisions on which episode to watch based on whether some preview of it looked exciting or not. And of course, a person's enjoyment of the episode is utterly irrelevant - they won't know if they liked it or not until after they watched them, and viewer ratings show how many watched it on live television, blind, when it aired.
Also, no matter what anyone tells you, the ratings Pokemon gets, as irrelevant as they are, are incredibly high.
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Haberle learned to ski in the mountains of western Connecticut where he grew up, and he first freed his heel while working for the Appalachian Mountain Club in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire. Haberle had competed on his alpine ski racing team in college, and throughout the 1990s he continued to race—but this time telemarking.
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HIRAM, OH – Nicole Blair (in photo to right) scored and assisted in the Hilbert women's soccer loss (4-2) at Hiram College September 3.
The Hawks surrendered a two-goal lead by the time Blair assisted on Robbi Bailey's first Hawk goal of the season at the 18 minute mark. Hiram netted one more tally before intermission, taking a 3-1 cushion at the break.
Blair scored her goal thirteen minutes into the second period giving the Hawks some hope by cutting the score to 3-2. Hiram put one more ball past the Hawks keeper, clinching the two-goal win.
Hilbert (0-1) plays again in Ohio facing the University of Mount Union September 4.
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