Charging & Syncing

Anytime I go to charge my iPad starting Sunday It won't charge, it isn't even being detected my any of my computers
Tested Scenarios:
27" i7 iMac
2x Xeon Mac Pro
Macbook Pro
Windows 7 64bit PC
wall outlet..
All have the same end result - it doesn't think it's plugged in and no indication of finding new hardware or charging. Has anyone else had experiences like this, and what would be the next steps?

Try in this order:
1) Try a different cord and charger block.
2) Press and Hold the Home and Wake Sleep buttons until the Apple Logo appears.
3) If that doesn't work, try a reset, To reset go to Settings, General, Reset, Reset.
4) Restore from itunes.
5) Take the ipad, cord and charger to an apple store for testing and corrective action.
Hope this helps....

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