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PSP Go Price Based on New Hardware "Premium"
SCEE president Andrew House says price tag isn't to protect retail or recoup R&D.
One point of contention over the upcoming PSP Go has been the price. At $250, some fans have balked and said it's simply too much. MCV interviewed SCEE President Andrew House, who said that the costly hardware isn't meant to appease retail giants or recoup research and development costs. "Those aren't the factors," he said. "When you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is associated with it, and we took that into account. As with all hardware launches you look at the business model, the cost structure, and the necessarily level of profitability, and you use that to set the wholesale price."
He also addressed the point that Sony sells the most expensive pieces of gaming hardware as we're in the middle of a recession. "On balance we are still a good value for money entertainment form, especially in terms of dollars per hour spent. You have to be clearly sensitive to consumers' perceptions right now. I am something of an optimist; I think there will be a turnaround within this calendar year."
On one hand, matching a product's price to its perceived value to maximize profits is just a part of how capitalism works, so it's hard to criticize Sony too sharply for taking advantage. House previously said that a lower price might sell more units, but if those extra units wouldn't make up the difference Sony has no financial motivation. Of course, stating so bluntly that a new piece of hardware could easily be cheaper and the extra dollars are going towards the shiny newness of it may not be the best PR move either.
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Comments (65)
PSPGO PRICEPosted: Jul 04, 2009 12:00AM PST by joe29671
Sony will never learn and continues to insult their customers with their arrogance. By all industry analyst I have seen. They all say that the PSP GO will be less expensive for Sony to make then the PSP3000. Yet, Sony is going to charge consumers 80 dollars more for the new handheld. Pure arrorgance that is right up their as when they first announced the PS3 and said if people wanted their system that they should get a second job to pay for it.Maybe Sony execs should get a different job because they are obviously destroying the once great name of Sony.
And the arrogance train rolls on!Posted: Jun 29, 2009 12:00AM PST by atomD21
Congratulations, Andrew House, you're the newest Sony Exec to say something stupid and arrogant! I understand where they're coming from on the higher price point (even though I still think its too high), but to then come right out and say that they're charging $80 more just because it's shiny and new is pretty stupid. It's almost as though they're charging you for the privilege of owning their handheld, and telling you you're not worthy of their greatness if you balk at the price tag. Oh well, at least the games are still fun...
I want itPosted: Jun 28, 2009 12:00AM PST by alaucet
I want the psp go but since it's too damn expensive i'm not gonna buy it. it's not like i'm gonna be changing games every half an hour or even every day. I'm one of those people who don't change game until i'm throughly done with it. Either way it does hurt not to be able to aford this new piece of hardware. :-(
Sony hater's...Posted: Jun 28, 2009 12:00AM PST by Petrov_the_blind
... just love jumping on the box as soon as it's opened, i don't wanna get involved in silly console wars but this isn't even news and everyone seems to be freaking, hating and jumping all over it...
"So people think about differen't things when thinking of a price point, no news then, NEXT!"
It'll probably come down soon enough anyways...
what people are failing to see.Posted: Jun 28, 2009 12:00AM PST by advocatefish
what the defenders of sony dont see is no one here is complaining about paying "premium", (i personally payed $400 for my 20gb hdd xbox 360 the summer after they came out) its that there isnt anything major to be paying "premium" for.
its cheaper to make the GO! then it is to make a current psp 3000, mainly because of the umd drive.
now the go! has no umd drive and a smaller screen yet there is no difference in its performance. its not running a better rez or even a longer battery life.
look at the jump from ds to ds lite to dsi, theyre pricing and what you get with each new ds. then compare. bluetooth and 16gb- great but smaller screen and no umd. that levels out, it should be the same damn price.
PSP Go! F@#$Yourself!Posted: Jun 28, 2009 12:00AM PST by Scott42444
Keep piling more money into that RED column Sony.
God, the people who make the decisions for you are pieces of shit. I used to think that Sony just messed up this generation, didn't realize that there was going to be a worldwide reccession and (like a shitty politician) couldn't admit they made a mistake.
Now I officially am rooting against Sony. I cannot believe it has come to this. You guys used to epitomize cool gadgetry. The PlayStation brand name was up there with the best of all-time. I am actually counting down the weeks before this moron gets fired and takes a whole division with him. If I were a share holder in Sony I would be calling for this guys head (well, you know, resignation).
Why didn't they just call it the:
PSP Go Fuck Yourself!
WTF has Sony gone mad?Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by freeezzzy
Hmmmmmm lets consider some ideas. At E3 Sony said a ps3 price cut is coming soon right? the cheapest one right now is $300 correct? Lets say the price cut comes out in september droping the price to 275 or maybe even 250? Hmmmmm lets see should i buy an overpriced piece of shit? or a decently priced nice piece of hardware? that is a real tough decision right? Now lets talk games. The psp has practically the same game line up as the ps3 with a few changes for instance Rock Band Unplugged and Rock Band 2. All sport games. The psp does however have a few decent games for instance daxter tekken and crisis core but sony is just screwing themselves at this point.
what sony needsPosted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by chairguru22
Sony needs to start focusing on making handheld games for it's handheld system and not just console games on the go. Handheld games would be ones that you can pick up and play for short bursts. If I wanted to play Madden I would play it on the PS3.
No UMD...Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by San_Andreas
...no sale. Especially at that price.
The PSP has only started to get cool over the past couple years. Don't fuck up, Sony.
People Shall Pay...Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by BlazingAero
...a Pretty Steep Price for a Power Stripped Portable. Pretty Shitty Plan... but it's so easy to Please Some People... and just as easy to Prey on Stupid People. Please Stop the Pandemonium...
Sooo people think...Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by Petrov_the_blind
...about differen't varieables when thinking of a price point, no news then, NEXT
It'll probably come down soon enough anyways...
@solidpumaPosted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by JonRON2000
You are correct sir!!
sigh.....Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by jeffRocket
i guess what im trying to say is that if you dont want it, why would you care how much it costs?
day one buyPosted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by daigen
I'm a gadget freak, so that right there gives you an idea about why I'm going to buy the PSPgo day one. I got the 'fat' PSP the first year it came out and have really enjoyed the hardware. I skipped the 2000 and got the 3000 around launch as well. I'm a little disappointed that the PSPgo is coming out so soon after the 3000, but it's a substantial upgrade so I'm less upset about it. I'm excited that Sony is allowing for the ability to transfer your current UMD's to the PSPgo (very few details about this but from what I've read it could be a great way to start taking advantage of the 16GB), and also the new features, like Bluetooth (I hope for support for stereo wireless headphones, PS3 accessories (this includes Sixaxis!) and wireless syncing with PS3??). Yes it's pricey, and it won't be for everyone, whether it's the lack of UMD, no second analog stick, form-factor etc. but for me it's awesome and caters to both my gadget obsession and gaming addiction!
It's funny but out of everything that came out of this E3, the PSPgo seems to be getting the most traction. I'm reading more about the PSPgo (the love and the hate :P) then I am about Natal, FFXIII, FFXIV, MGS, so Sony must be doing something right by this ?
Before I read any comments...Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by KrazyFace
I'll be holding off buying this for quite some time, mainly because the PSP's had a facelift twice in such a little space of time. God knows I'm not gonna spash my cash only to find a better, faster, shiney-er model of the Go! that makes my morning frikkin coffe in six months time from it's original release. Also, after getting a DSi and seeing the JUNK they've released on the much anticipated (in my mind) DSiWare store, I think it may take Sony a bit of time to get their ass in gear for good content to appear for it. Jus sayin' is all.
Dear Sony...Posted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by Indygo
PS Gamers as a majority won last time because
of your overpriced console. I'm sorry, but why
spend $500 when I could spend $700 to build
my own gaming PC?
@ jeffrocketPosted: Jun 27, 2009 12:00AM PST by jexkjy5
Ferrari is completely different then the PSP Go, Im wasn't just trying to shoot down what you said its hardly even the same. Ferrari can command such a high price because tons of people want one, people admire someone with a Ferrari, and they want to be able to say they own one. The fact that Sony is trying to do that with the PSP Go is stupid because hardly anyone feels that way about the PSP, I'm not saying that it isn't good, I just can't see how they can justify having a premium price for it. PSP really isn't a status symbol, if anything I would think the DS could charge more of a premium price.
@Xcite79Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by SlainBaby
If only that were true, then the PS3 would have dropped by now, unless it sold a lot better than I thought it did. Which is sad. So if it sells millions or not it will probably remain this price for a long time. I do hope they upgrade the memory at least and keep it the same price.
re: Xcite79Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by mysteriousgamer
You are aware you can simply buy as many 16 GB Memory Stick Micros as you want to...right?
$141.99 each @ Sandisk.com
Consumers decidePosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Xcite79
If the Go is successful than the price will stay the same for a long time but if it nearly tanks or does mediocre than the price will drop much more quickly. YOU ALL will decide the outcome of a price drop. I am waiting out until a revision with a larger harddrive. Im sorry but 16 gigs is PATHETIC! There is no arguement about that.
jeffRocketPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by pspgamer_master
ok u are the first to call this thing beautiful at least that I know of. I like what they are trying to do but the hardware looks ugly.
alsoPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by jeffRocket
i think its beautiful. and i do want one. mostly because im fucking stupid or whatever.
wow really unknownentity?Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by jeffRocket
i think its far more stupid to waste you time bitching about something you dont even want. i mean you even said you dont care. but then you rant like someone who cares alot. and as for the ferrari i forgot how clear you have to make yourself here. i was just saying that there are people who will buy something no matter what the price. like lets take for example ipods or iphones, i mean c'mon $600 for a phone that plays music? (when it came out) did you all spend every minute of everyday complaining how much it costs? thats what im saying. if you think it is too much dont buy it. especially if you dont care
@Unkn0wn3ntityPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by MiNdGaMeS
if u dont care then y are u bitching...honestly if some1 wants 2 pay that much for it then who cares they can do whatever they want with there hard earned money...yea its about $50 over priced idc who buys it i am considering getting it but i highly doubt i will i got plently of money but im not quite sure if theres enough value for ME...but some PEOPLE may see that value
Conclusion:Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by solidpuma
Buy PSP 3000 if you want to play psp games.
Buy PSP Go if you can and like premium new high tech gadgets.
Each product has its market. They dont need to sell it cheaper, because there is already a cheaper alternative, the 3000, that will satisfy publishers and the general market.
Stop whining!
Really?Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by jexkjy5
Comparing the PSP Go to the ferrari... really?
Obviously when something comes out it will be at a higher price it happens with everything but sony seems to be going for a pricing stratagy that makes it look like their products are far superior and its not working. Yeah the 360 has the RROD and it isn't as good hardware wise as the PS3 but its software makes up for it. Sony needs to realize that there console pakage is not as good as they think it is.
I'll sayPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Gaian
At least they're honest. ;p Much good that does us. lol Considering I think the price point of the original PSP was $300 I guess $250 isn't that crazy but Sony does need to take into account the issue whether its premium is worth the extra $50 above the current $200 priceline (and that's with bundle packaging!).
sony is not screwing anyone.Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by jeffRocket
i guess you could say ferrari is screwing people too because you cant afford one. i mean c'mon people get real. if you bought it for 250 and it didnt play games then they would be screwing you. quit whining. no one owes you anything.
Shut.Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by K64
The. Fuck. Up. All we ever heard was about the longevity. If they want to do that, they can go right ahead. They better not be suprised when people and complain about the PS4 and the PSP2's prices. "People will buy it because it's shiner." Huh, yeah. LOOK AT THIS ICE!
I have been wanting a PSPPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by ajof25
for a while now. Didnt buy a 3000 because of the rumors of the new one coming. And since I heard the price of the PSP Go I have been trying to decide which one I'll buy. If they drop the price even $30, to $220, I'm sold.
no wayPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by advocatefish
I cant belive the language used in this by the sony executive. sony's insane.
it doesnt do anyone in the industry any good to hear bs like this from what was the biggest power house in the game industry for so many years.
theyre strutting the cock walk when theyre in last place, by millions, in everything.
at least microsoft admitted they f-d up with the red rings.
Really...Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Final_Spart4n
Wow I feel so special that Sony is only charging me 250 for the "newness" of the PSPGo. Thanks Sony it looks like you made the decision easier for me for my next handheld...DSi
Sony is screwing the peoplePosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Marmac_12
It's cheaper to make a PSP GO than it is to make the current PSP so there's no excuse for the PSP GO to cost way more than the current PSP. Also the PSP GO has a slightly smaller screen so how can it cost more? All the features included with the PSP GO are dirt cheap to produce.
To complainers..Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Tsukou
Uuuhh, if you don't wanna pay 250, just buy a cheap 3000/2000 series.. modded for like 1-150. DSi released for like 180, and was barely a revamp of the old ds(this is a complete redesign, and I do like it aesthetically). So if you prefer, buy one of those two. Not like it matters because portable gaming has become a diseased plethora of pirating, that I don't even know why people continue to spend time developing for it. Like seriously, how many people who bought a DS bought an R4 with it?
And people comparing it to iPhone, consider how much of a premium apple puts on their products, and most people buy it for aesthetics. I'm talkin iMacs and Macbooks, and how much more they are compared to their counterparts.
But you know, if you're going to complain to Sony about their overpriced junk, please head over to Apple and ask them to lower their prices too so you can buy their stuff as well (if you like), tho I'm sure most people who want a Mac have a Mac.
SlainBabyPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by earlgreyteahot
no. Camera applies to THREE games total, and bluetooth headphones apply to ALL gaming experiences.
Media GoPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by umcharliex
Media Go is available for free and it works with all models of PSP including the unreleased go , It lets you manage your Music, movies games and Game saves using a PC. You dont even really need it if you have a PS3 though.
I'll just get a second job.Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Misterpants
It's what I did to get a PS3.
@ Mr_sickVisionzPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Electricb7
you seem to think that bluetooth is for chatting only. wrong, I have Sony wireless headphones and they are spectacular. they where made for music but you can chat with them as well. bluetooth + mp3 is a instant win. my headphones and my ericsson are better than any Ipod that I have come across
It a fair price for potential PSP ownersPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by umcharliex
$250 bucks is very reasonable for what your getting
1. Smaller, slimmer PSP , My only gripe with the PSP 3000 slim is that it is too big to use as a portable music player. the PSP Go addresses this to some degree.
2. 16GB of internal memory , That is alot of music, games and movies , it not a 120 gb I-pod classic but you get a great selection of PSP games and PS- one classics to play on the go . Considering a PSP 3000 for 169 and a 16 GB memeory stick will cost you a little more than 250 it not a bad deal.
3. If you already Own a PSP just buy a 16gb memory stick ($85- $100 bucks) or just wait for a price drop. these 2 PSP models are meant to Co-exist and not replace each other.
For a New PSP owner it makes sense to get this model if they dont mind the digital medium , otherwise the PSP slim will still be on the shelf if they want to stick with UMDs. The PSP go is not priced for current PSP owners yet, give it time and they will likley bump up the memnory or drop the price and it will make more sense to upgrade.
DifferencePosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Kerro
There's a difference between a premium and stupidity.
The PSP is much less popular than the DS, DSi, and iPhone/touch. All of which are less expensive.
For the same basic functionality I can buy a PSP (which I already have) at $170. $80 less than what Sony thinks I am willing to pay for "Premium uselessness." Not to mention the PSP Go uses the microSD card which is more expensive than the Memory Stick Pro and also means that data from my PSP cannot be easily transferred to a Go!
Bottom line is, there are a lot of people at Sony corporate that need to be replaced because they clearly do not understand the market.
I'm inPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by benderific123
So many complainers. And everybody wants something for free.
The iPod Touch is $230-$400, and this one can play better games. I have tons of stuff on my iPhone but nothing that's good for more than 5 minutes. If I can drop my some of my PSN games and the Divx movies I have on my PS3 on this, then its prefect for air travel.
I never wanted a PSP, but I'm going to buy this one. Keep whining haters or get a memory stick and just go buy an old PSP for cheap off eBay where all the endless refurb Xbox 360s are found.
earlgreyteahotPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by SlainBaby
Just a note, The DSi Camera probably has about as many gaming applications as bluetooth. There are at least three DSiware games that use it for gaming purposes. Bluetooth would add what? The ability to do something you could on the orginal PSP but wirelessly? By that I mean using a headset. Wow, that's adds a whole new playability!
Maybe if they have new add-ons that connect to it via bluetooth, but just more stuff to buy for an over-priced machine.
@Electricb7Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Mr_sickVisionz
the 3000 does have a cheaper price but the GO is still better imo. bluetooth, smaller, no CDs, and possible app store plus more features that havent even been anounced yet exclusively for the GO. do the math once more :)
Whatwould you use Bluetooth for? How many PSP games support voice chat and would use a handset. I know you can use a PS3 controller for some games, but we've only got two hands so i don't know how you'd realistically do that and still look at the screen. I don't think lack of UMD support and a smaller screen is a bonus, especially when it doesn't increase battery life.
Sony has said that the download functions will also work on the PSP-3000 so that's not really a bonus. I just don't see the point of the device. It does less than a PSP-3000 and cost more.
I know some people will buy it cuz there were people buying PS3s for $1000 on eBay just because they didn't want to wait a week for the next shipment, but I don't think that's going to carry over to the everyday consumer.
Sony is saying that's its priced similar to an iPhone/Pod, but I don't think it's going to sway that crowd at all. There are more games that appeal to them on the iStore... and they cost like $5 compared to $40 on PSP. And that place gets 100s of apps and games every week. I think Sony could have a chance if they opened up development tools and gave people a platform similar to the iStore where anyone with mild coding skills could get a product up. But we know Sony isn't gonna do that.
is the price right ?Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by onslaughtree
Why are people still complaining about the price of the psp go ? almost everyone owns an iPHONE or an iTOUCH, but the minute apple releases a new version ( thats like every 2 years ) you all go out and buy it. and the iTOUCH and iPHONE is priced at around $225 to $$299. look, the psp go has almost all the fetures of the iTOUCH and maybe more and the biggest plus the psp go has going for it, it's actually a TRUE GAMING MACHINE !!!! Granted , i do think that the psp go should have been priced at $200, but at $250, i will just trade in my current psp to get the psp go....
Stupid thing to say...Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Suxxorz
but isn't that how business works? You sell things to turn a profit so, in turn, you can create more things to sell, and so forth. Not something I'd brag about to consumers but if you think it really costs Nintendo $250 to make a Wii then you're off your rocker.
And I hear a lot of people stating prices things should be. I didn't know you guys had access to the costs/labor of creating a PSP Go/ PS3. If you don't have hard facts I think it kinda stupid to say it should be anything (and I'm not talking merely the general price of an object, but also the labor to put it together). Not saying I'll buy a PSP Go at the current price point, or at all (my 1000 works fine and I do think $250 is a lot of money) but just throwing around numbers you'd like to see is just pointless internet rambling. Oh wait....
It has to be said.Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by ray_bird
The full price of the iPhone is a bit ridiculous, but not completely out of the question as far as smartphones of that caliber go. With that said, when you buy an iPhone, you don't pay full price, you get the subsidized price which is $199. Since you can't even use the damn thing without an activated AT&T contract and getting access to the subsidized price, you should never need to buy a full priced iPhone. If you do, you are a bigger fool than I give you credit for.
On another note, the PSP Go is not a phone, so it's not even in the same category as the iPhone. It has much more in common with the iPod Touch.
@starfoxcommander76Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by earlgreyteahot
You cannot say that it's okay for Nintendo to release non-gaming applications, such as the camera and it's not okay for Sony to add a new function (Bluetooth) which IS used for gaming-applications. That's just absurd.
Nintendo jacked the price up by adding a camera, removed GBA slot, added write capability and made the screens a tad bigger. SOMEHOW, you are saying it's okay that they jacked up the price but it's not okay for Sony to give you a slimmer handheld, bluetooth capability, and 16gbs of built in storage? All of which apply to games? What kind of sense does that make? None!!
If you villify Sony for doing this then you have to villify Nintendo as well.
Sony is trying too hard to copy NintendoPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Epic Greenman
With the DS Lite out, they tried two new SKU's which were both basically the same, but basically didn't have enough changes for anyone but new adopters wheras the DS Lite was such an improvement in design that Nintendo was able to make a new money printing machine. Now with the DSi, Sony tries this and since Nintendo raised their price, Sony tried a stab at that without realizing that the camera and use of downloadable games meant Nintendo could get away with that while Sony only adds bluetooth (which who really needs on a PSP?) and removes the option to buy retail, so people can only download games. I'm just glad I bought a PSP 2000 off of a friend so I can have one without having to deal with all of this nonsense.
Electricb7Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by SlainBaby
I agree, it's better, but not worth the price and that is my opinion. I had not heard of the unannounced exclusive features though, that may make it a bit more worthy. The app store will be on the PSP 3000 as well though, so you can't really use that. Better, but not $100 better.
@SlainbabyPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Electricb7
the 3000 does have a cheaper price but the GO is still better imo. bluetooth, smaller, no CDs, and possible app store plus more features that havent even been anounced yet exclusively for the GO. do the math once more :)
This guy needs to shut the hell upPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by earlgreyteahot
My decisions to buy are based on what the product can do, versus how much it costs. For instance if I were to go buy a video card, I look at a Radeon 4870 vs a comparative GeForce product and see which one provides more for my dollar.
I don't necessarily want to hear from Corportate Execs that it's not priced based on how much it costs to make, or to recoup costs because that is the exact kind of thing I DO want to hear that justifies why the price is at where it's at, even though I may or may not buy it. That's complete bullshit and I think this guy needs to either STFU or be reprimanded by Sony for telling customers what they shouldn't be hearing.
yeah, the iPhone is expensive but it just oozes with quality. The top layer of the screen has a special substance that prevents fingerprints and scratches. The CPU inside it is 2x or faster than the original, it can record video, vastly superior camera, PSP level graphics and lots of other stuff I can't think of right now. Phones though are normally 4-600 like that because they are subsidized, they let you have it for 200 and over time, you pay for the cost of the phone.
I can't believe itPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by SlainBaby
People are still trying to justify the price of this thing, it's a joke!
xg4bx people have been complaining about the iPhone's price since it was released,it's only the Apple elitists who think it's a fair price. The iPhone should never be compared to this though as it has no phone features and it's much larger so they spent less on internal components, among other reasons.
Anyway, the main issue I have with the price is that the 3000 is cheaper with ALL the same features, plus a UMD, minus bluetooth. Sure it's smaller, that's about the only reason to upgrade at this point, pay more for less though. It just makes no logical sense.
Electricb7 I did the math, it's cheaper to buy a 3000 and play those same games on it.
I must give credit to most though who seem to agree that this is a ridiculously over-priced device for no reason other than the fact that Sony could do it.
HmmPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Solbadguy
Well buy this guys logic, the PS3 Slim should cost $600. Considering that I already paid $600 dollars at launch for a PS3... I hope this isn't a trend that we continue to see in the future. Here is how i think sony should do there pricing.
Get rid of the multiple SKU bullshit, and just make one cheap box( this has workd really well for nintendo this generation). Then Pack a $20 dollar PSN card in the box of all there products to introduce them to the sevrvice.
it dependsPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by Electricb7
on where the software price is. You only have to buy Hardware once, but you constantly must buy software. I would rather buy expensive Hardware with cheap $20 and less games rather than cheap Hardware with expensive $35 - $40 games any day of the week. Sonys actually doing you favor. ff7 costs $10 for a downloadable port. Chrono Trigger cost $40 and is nothing more than a port for the DS. you do the elementary math.
i'll buy itPosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by xg4bx
sony has given me a lifetime of dependable quality products and i don't think this will be an exception. how come nobody jumps all over apple's ass when they release a $600 cell phone in a shit economy? an iphone is a horribly overpriced status symbol, by comparison the go! is an absolute bargain.
@BobSuicidePosted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by slayer0096
LOL nice totally agree with you..nice vid..havent seen that one..made my day.
You're right.Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by ray_bird
It's a terrible PR move. He probably should've kept his mouth shut or found another way to spin this. The net nerds out there on the interwebs will rip this apart.
I actually like the PSP Go and would prefer using it on my morning commutes because you can realisticly put it in your pocket, but $250 is a bit harder to swallow than say $200 and a price drop to $150 to the 3000. I think that would actually drive up sales on both versions of the system. They could've still raised the price, but not appear to be gouging people.
Oh, and I don't want to hear the whole, "when compared to the iPod Touch, it's not a bad price" diatribe. If we are using Apple as the example, then we must look at how they handle refreshes. They release yearly refreshes of their products, but keep the same price point or sometimes(though not often) even lower prices. This doesn't fit.
So, I totally jumped the guncon...Posted: Jun 26, 2009 12:00AM PST by BobSuicide
And put this comment on the PS3 story BEFORE this one was posted...
So, 2nd verse same as the first:
Sony announced the price for the PSPgo: $249! Not because it's revolutionary in design or difficult to manufacture, but because it's new and (Sony thinks) shiny.
"When you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is associated with it, and we took that into account."
What the hell, Sony?
I think their business model revolves around alienating their core audience. I mean, I own two PSPs and two PS3s, but I'll be damned if I'm going to run out an by a go after I hear that the pricepoint is based on the fact that it's new. I'll manage to keep myself entertained playing the new Fallout 3 DLC until Sony comes to their senses.
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I created a disk image with dd. The hard disk capacity is 2 GB. However, the image produced a 3.8 GB file. I used:
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 > /mnt/sd/disk0.img
(where mmcblk0 is a microSD card, with 3 partitions: 2 ext3 and 1 FAT32).
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Just tried out Elastic on a 3.0 test blog, and the new page never appeared under the Theme menu.
Just tried out Elastic on a 3.0 test blog, and the new page never appeared under the Theme menu.
Hi sillybean,
I've been running Elastic on 3.0 (trunk) without a problem. A link to "Elastic Editor" should appear in the Appearance menu when the plugin is activated. Could you provide a screenshot?
—Daryl (Elastic developer)
Same problem here.
Elastic shows up in the plugins section, and can be activated. Then it shows in the appearance tab, and I can edit/build a theme, but when I hit 'save' nothing happens.
There are no new themes in the theme section...
I'm on local server, Mac OSX, php 5 and WP 2.9.2. Elastic v. 0.0.3
Other then that, Elastic seems like a great plugin, and I can't wait for a working version ;)
i have the same problem, when i try to save a theme, i get a "working" message and then disappears and nothing happens and no theme is created... my blog (WP 2.9.2) runs on a hosting linux, php 5.2.6-1+lenny6...
I have the same problem with a freshly installed wp 3.0 installation. The Elastic plugin installs and works nicely, but won't save the themes.
Did anyone eventually come up with a solution?
Am extremely anxious to get started. :-)
Same here on wp 3.0.1. Themes were not saved.
I had the same problem of themes not saving when testing on a free host,
but it worked fine on paid hosting.
I believe this is caused by file permissions as you are overwriting via webpage not ftp.
Try increasing permissions or just use the editor on another host then import the theme you created.
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We didn't really care for this. It should of been hotter when you see what kind of ingredients where in it. I won't be making this again.
This was pretty good-nice change from regular lasagna :-)
We thought this was good. Just a little different. Thanks for posting.
Yummy! I love chili, I love lasagna, and this is an incredible mix of the two! DH had 3 helpings! I love the flavors and its so easy to put together. The only change I made was that I didn't have montery jack cheese so I mixed cheddar and mozzarella that I had on hand and it was just plain delicious. Thanks for a new family favorite!
Just by reading this recipe, I could tell it would be good. I use to make an enchilada casserole that was very similar, but called for chili-beef soup. It is hard to find that soup, so I haven't made it in a long time. This is very close to it. You can even use the pkg. enchilada sauce mix, use 2 of them and just add a little water. Very good!!
Ok, I must confess: This did not sound good to me at all. Not in the slightest. I had all the ingredients though... and I had a feeling my husband would just love it and I was curious. Well, what a surprise, it was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing, I WILL make again.
This was a nice change form the usual lasagne. I made this during my once a month cooking blitz and baked it for almost two hours from frozen today. I used Texas Red Enchilada Sauce for the enchilada sauce and also used 12 lasagne noodles instead of only 9~the noodles are my favourite part :) I served this with a caesar salad and we had a great meal! Thanks for posting.


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Im not sure why running this command from the prompt does not work, can setlocal only be called from a batch file?
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion & for /l %i in (1,1,3) do (set text=%i & echo Hello !text!)
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When his band released its three-disc opus 69 Love Songs in 1999, Stephin Merritt became an instant hero among the lovelorn indie set. Sad-sack lyrics, sure, but only sometimes. What's characterized Merrit's songwriting for his band the Magnetic Fields more than anything else is an infatuation with catchy melody and wry lyric — Sondheim, Porter and Tin Pan Alley translated for the indie set.
Since then, Merritt & Co. haven't eased up, releasing a number of albums (including 2008 and 2010's thematic cousins Distortion and Realism), and touring just because they have to. Merritt, meanwhile, has involved himself in musical theater, film scores, audiobooks, and more — all while the 2010 documentary film Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields captured the process.
The band — Merritt, percussionist/vocalist Claudia Gonson, cellist Sam Davol, and guitarist/banjo player John Woo — swings through Atlanta on April 14 to play a sold-out show at the Variety Playhouse. They've got a swell new album on hand called Love at the Bottom of the Sea, and Creative Loafing recently got Merritt on the phone to chat about songwriting, why he'd rather make videos than tour, and what the Strange Powers documentary got wrong.
I assume you've seen the documentary made about your band.
Of course.
Is that something you're comfortable watching?
Oh no, for me it's boring see my friends say things that we all say every day. There's certainly no point in me watching it. I don't learn anything.
How does it work as a representation of you and the band, and of what you do?
Oh, well, not at all. [Laughs] But I don't think it's intended to be an accurate work. It took about 10 years to make, and much of what I was doing was making musicals, and that's not even mentioned. I did four musicals in a 10-year span, but you wouldn't know it from watching the film. Just because to film that you'd have to pay the actors [in the musicals] royalties. But they could have mentioned it.
Also the plot of the movie seems to be, "Claudia gets upset that Stephin moves to L.A." — none of which is actually true. Claudia may have been upset for a few hours; and I didn't move to L.A., I just moved my recording studio to L.A. and I kept an apartment in New York. But the movie didn't mention that. I go back and forth all the time, and they screw with the chronology so that it seems like I move to L.A. at the end of the movie, but what you see happening onscreen I'd already moved things to L.A.
They made up a narrative, as many documentaries do. But of course, it doesn't matter. The point was just to have some conversations on the screen. It's not like it was supposed to be an exposé.
Can you tell me about some of the unorthodox instruments you used on Love at the Bottom of the Sea? The album has a lot of interesting sounds.
Thank you. I used a lot of electronic instruments that were not keyboards. I used hardly any electronic keyboards, and the ones that we did use were not used as keyboards, traditionally. There were some non-synthesizers like the Cracklebox, which is a little handheld device with electronic contacts on the front panel that you put your thumbs on, and the amount of the area of the pad of your thumb that is applied to the contact increases the pitch. It's not something you can make a melody on, but it's something that's very good for making animal howls, static noises and high-pitched squeals and shrieks.
Sort of like a tactile theremin
Well, except that theremins can only make pretty, ethereal sounds and the Cracklebox often makes nasty, difficult sounds. But it's as hard to control as a theremin, but just as fun.
How did the instruments you used affect the songwriting? Do you write songs with certain instruments in mind?
No, I write songs and then arrange later. Some of the songs are also written years before the albums are conceived.
Do you tend to try different arrangements with each songs?
I arrange the songs before I record. Mostly, I add a few things here and there. When I start recording they're ready to go.
You've said before that you write melody and lyrics together.
Do you ever find a situation where you come up with one but are never satisfied with the other? I suppose this is a question about stuff you've thrown away.
Um… I wouldn't keep going after one thing didn't satisfy me, until I had both parts. Only then would I continue forth, because I work on both at the same time. What does happen often, though, is I'll have a section that I won't know if it'll be a verse or a chorus, but I can't think of anything else to use it for. Or I can't figure out where to go with it. And those will sit there in notebooks for decades, until I do or don't figure out something to do with them.
When you have a song that's sat around for 10 years, is it easy to approach with a new eye or ear?
Well, sure. I have shelves of notebooks that I do go back and look at things when I'm trying to write an album, I'll actually look through the notebooks every year or two and see what's lying around.
You've worked in theater, film, and a variety of media. What brings you back to recording an album?
Well, lately I've been in a cycle where I make a record every two years and tour in the spring of the even numbered years. I'd like to speed that up.
Why… why… because I find this slower pace lurching. I would like to be more constantly working. It's easier for me to say, "I'm not going to put this song on this record because I'm going to put it on the next record," and I know what the next record's going to be, and they can relate to each other. I actually did this with Distortion and Realism as a pair. I didn't realize how long it was going to take to make Distortion, but I did indeed see them as a pair.
Does that desire to increase the pace of what you're doing now include more touring?
Well, no, I don't care for touring. It's tiresome. I would say the same amount of touring would be fine, or less, but we're going to keep doing it.
It seems like you're able to get music out there without going on the road every year. People still anticipate a new Magnetic Fields release. Do you think it's essential or necessary to tour?
I don't know.
But you still do it.
We will continue to keep doing it and assume it's necessary until proven otherwise. And just because the logistics people all seem to think it's essential. Frankly I think videos are more important, but what do I know? [Mild chuckle.] Maybe we can do a tour with videos.
Have you considered working more multimedia and videos into the performances? Maybe that could freshen the experience for you.
I think to do a successful multimedia performance you have to be a conceptual artist on the level of Laurie Anderson to make that work without overwhelming the concert aspect.
So, no?
I don't think I'm in the same medium as Laurie Anderson.
If this tour is part of your accelerating your schedule, how far ahead have you planned?
Not very.
But you'd like to?
Yes. But at the moment I'm on tour, so my brain isn't working and Claudia's brain isn't working, so until May rolls around we're not going to be doing any planning.
I'm curious about your hyperacusis [an ear condition that increases sensitivity to sound frequencies]. How does it affect your performance?
I don't have any monitors, and we have a very low volume in the house. We're not amplified at all on stage. I have an earplug in my left ear, so I can't sing very loudly. It dictates much of the performance.
To the point of limiting what you're able or would like to do?
Very much so. We could sound like a hundred things, but what we do sound like is dictated entirely by what I am able to physically stand.
I imagine that's frustrating.
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Dang. I thought they would name some actual headliners.
Forgot to mention that Iggy did a stellar show @ the Agora in the spring…
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Cranberry Curd
Total Time
Prep 25 mins
Cook 10 mins
This is straight out of "How to Be a Domestic Goddess," though I'd love to take credit for it. It's so delicious. Admittedly, it makes way too much; I usually make a half-batch. I especially like this as a topping for Italian cheesecake. Yum!
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- 1 lb fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water, plus
- 2 tablespoons water
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 2⁄3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- Put the cranberries and water in a saucepan, cover, and cook on low heat until tender and popped.
- Pass cranberries through a food mill of press through a sieve and put the puree back in a saucepan.
- Add the butter and sugar, melting gently.
- Beat the eggs, then strain them into the fruit.
- Stir constantly over medium heat until thickened, being careful not to curdle the mixture (it should coat the back of a spoon when thickened).
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I used to have a recipe like this but misplaced it. I am thrilled to find it again. I spoon it on the bottom of a baked pie shell and top it with a cream cheese mixture that is lightened with whipped topping. Thanks for posting, I won't lose it this time.
This curd is just beautiful! The color and consistency are fabulous. But the flavor is the winner, here. So thrilled that we had frozen cranberries in the freezer! Will definitely be making this one again!!
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Crafted from soft cotton/lycra fabric, this high coverage brassiere from enamor is designed with a shaper panel for additional body contouring. The moulded style has double layered cups to prevent show through and ensures a smooth look with a cut that offers exemplary comfort making it perfect for the confident you. Ideal for daily wear.
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A person who is generally worthless, but will bring a smile to your face if they get pushed down the stairs.
James Dobson is a slinky.
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Pulling off a god-like move in tetris
*Mel puts the tetramino down in a tough position and clears 4 rows at once* "My gosh that was slinky!"
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Adj: Slutty and kinky. Right Ke$ha!???
Adj: To be sexually whoreish, yet slightly awkward when being so
Adj: To be sexually whoreish, yet slightly awkward when being so
Dang.... she is so slinky. or Her slinkiness caught my eye.
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Someone you would thoroughly enjoy pushing down the stairs.
You're such a slinky.
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A town located in the southern part of France, Biarritz is an ideal destination for a family outing during the weekend. Biarritz is a seaside town with many beautiful beaches. There are also interesting museums that you can visit, such as the Planète Chocolat, a museum about chocolate, and the Musée Historique de Biarritz which relates the history of Biarritz, especially its Mexican heritage. The most important religious place of interest is the La Chapelle Impériale, a splendid 19th century chapel built by Eugénie of Montijo. Biarritz has golf courses with excellent amenities and spectacular views to give you a most fulfilling golfing experience. The Golf d'Ilbarritz and Golf de Chiberta are two of the most popular golf courses in town. If you visit this place during the month of June, you can join the celebrations of the Les Océanes festival.
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Released: Aug 01st, 2006
Running Time: 99
Director: Abednego
Company: Pitbull Productions
Distribution Companies: Marina Pacific Distributors
Cast: Papi Pinga, Marc Jacobs, Jay Thug, Jaquan, Rikko, Panther (II), Chris Pleasure, Malone, Jordan (II), Bustalove, Juicy, Ramone (II)
Critical Rating: AA 1/2
Genre: Gay and Bi
T. Malone is on the loose in Miami, tangling and wrangling with all kinds of horny brothas. There's some awesome dong-work including a duo doing a double, plus some cum-shots memorable for volume, length, and strength.
RETAILING: Should satisfy aficionados of all-black action with a plus for those into dildos.


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A group of up to six friends were talking in a stairway of a Colorado Springs apartment complex when another group of up to five suspects approached them. An argument ensued, and police say one of the suspects pulled out a gun.
The incident occurred inside the Cedarcreek Club Apartments, at 100 S. Chelton Rd., around 11:00 p.m.
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A second victim was assaulted by the group of suspects. That victim was also treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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- 1 Albert Hammond, Jr.'s second album
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- 3 Centralized TV Episode Discussion
- 4 AfD nomination of Albert Hammond, Jr.'s second album
- 5 Your edits to Arctic Monkeys' third studio album
- 6 The Secret Machines
- 7 Proposed deletion of Brendan Benson's Fourth Solo Record
- 8 Original research
- 9 ArbCom elections are now open!
Albert Hammond, Jr.'s second album[edit]
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- From Wikipedia's official rules, the threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. Real, credible sources must be provided. YouTube and Flickr are not appropriate sources. In general, the most reliable sources are peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers. It wouldn't matter if Albert Hammond, Jr., has been your best friend your entire life, and he swore on his mother's grave that the information you provided was true. You need to have good sources like a newspaper, magazine, or official website, not myspace, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Also, there's no point creating an article that cannot exist for very long (it will just have to be moved once it gets a title, which it should, if it's coming out any time soon). If he really does have an album coming out, Rolling Stone, or MTV, or his record label, or someone will have real information on it soon enough. If every artist has an article for their theoretical next album, half of Wikipedia would just be unnamed future albums with no credible sources. So please add the {{db-author}} tag to Albert Hammond, Jr.'s second album and wait for real information about it, not speculation. --Muéro(talk/c) 18:19, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm not going to delete the page. Fans should have a chance to hear about his new album. And for the record, his myspace IS his official website, and the blog is his official blog. That's how he posts his news. You wanted sources, I gave you sources. The youtube video contains an interview with Albert conducted by an official news group in Europe where he talks about his new album. That's where I got some of the information from. I couldn't link the actual blog because myspace blogs are linked as spam. The flickr photos showed his new songs actually existed. If you're not happy with that, fine. I made that page for the fans who want information on the album, and if you're not overjoyed at the news of a new album enough to want to spread that word to other people, are you even a fan of his then? You removed the spectulation I'd put on the page. I agree with that. I think that helps the page. Also, when the new album title comes out, that page will just redirect to it, that just happened with the Hives new album and no one complained about that article. But let me say again, I will not delete that page.
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Centralized TV Episode Discussion[edit]
Over the past months, TV episodes have been reverted by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here [1]. --Maniwar (talk) 19:17, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Albert Hammond, Jr.'s second album[edit]
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Your edits to Arctic Monkeys' third studio album[edit]
Please see the talk page. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 15:24, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
The Secret Machines[edit]
Hello, are you the same person who added this change previously? And if so, have you seen the response I left on the anon IP's talk page? Future albums should not go in the discography section, but can be mentioned in band's history, where there is already an entire section about it. The other person making this edit (if it wasn't you) is upset that I reverted his change, but I can't tell if he is seeing my replies and explanation. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 23:24, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Proposed deletion of Brendan Benson's Fourth Solo Record[edit]
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Original research[edit]
go and watch the sketch on hulu is not a satisfactory answer. reliable sources requires a third party source, not somebody going and doing original research by watching a broadcast. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 02:31, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
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FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty earned his first cap with the U.S. men's soccer team last November. He will provide occasional insight to ESPNDallas.com. during the World Cup.
If you were to ask each player on the U.S. Men's National Team if they would've been okay with a draw in their opening game of the World Cup against England, the answer more times than not would have been "absolutely." The U.S. came out of the opening game of the World Cup with a very important point against one of the favorites to win the whole tournament. Perhaps even more important than the point, though, was the confidence the U.S. can take into its next two games against teams it should beat. I thought the U.S. players looked a little shaky and nervous in the first 15 minutes, but after they settled down, they very much played just as good, if not better, than a team oozing with talent all over the field. The positives you can take from this game certainly outweigh the negatives by a mile.
Looking at some of the negatives, obviously you have to start with England's goal with less than four minutes gone in the game. I mentioned in my earlier post that in order for the U.S. to be successful, they would have to weather the early storm and try to keep England off the scoresheet as long as possible. Following runners out of the midfield is going to be a key for the U.S. defense to be successful, and this play illustrated a clear breakdown in that regard. Another area that the Americans have to improve on is finishing the clear-cut chances that they create.
With teams at the international level so focused on being solid defensively, creating good scoring chances is going to be something that won't happen very often. Jozy Altidore is guilty of missing a few chances that you would expect him to bury more times than not, one on a beautiful cross by Landon Donovan and the other because of a very good save by Robert Green in the second half.
Looking at the other end of things, I think the Americans can take plenty of positives out of a match that certainly looked like they could have stolen all three points. First and foremost, Tim Howard was the man of the match for me. His performance not only showed how tough he is, but it also showed why he should be considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Terrific command of his box, steady and sure hands, and tremendous athleticism are all things he brings that are so valuable to this team. His health, which is questionable right now, is vital to the U.S. advancing far in this tournament.
After England's goal, I thought the reaction by the team on the field was superb. As a player, I know it can be an absolute backbreaker when a team as good as England scores so early in the match. To the U.S.'s credit, it never got rattled and kept its composure throughout the rest of the first half.
The thing you have to love about Clint Dempsey is his willingness to take chances and not be afraid to shoot when he sees a sliver of daylight. Sure, it was a catastrophic mistake by Green, but like the old saying goes: You can't score unless you shoot. Evening up the score so close to halftime gave the U.S. some much needed momentum heading into the second half, and it showed. The U.S. was clearly the better team in the second half, and I would not have been surprised to see it steal this game from England.
Oguchi Onyewu was a huge question mark going into this game, and I thought he passed with flying colors. The tandem of Onyewu and Jay DeMerit effectively shut down Wayne Rooney (who I thought had a disappointing match) and won absolutely everything in the air, a very positive sign going into the next few games.
After this showing, I would certainly expect the U.S. to go into its next game with a cool confidence the team seems to have gained throughout its journey to South Africa. I expect nothing less than six points from the rest of the group games, and hopefully the U.S. can beat out England on goal differential to sneak out of the group in first place. I predicted a tie in the first game, so I hope my predictions for the next two are right as well!


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Hannah Clayson Smith: Two-time Supreme Court clerk balances legal endeavors with motherhood
Ravell Call, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — If you count sixth-grade assignments, Hannah Clayson Smith could argue she really became an attorney at the age of 12.
After her debate coach, Mr. Fraleigh, assigned her the role of lawyer for their mock trial, she went home and eagerly built diagrams and poster-board mock-ups for the case.
"I think that was the bug that bit me," Smith told the Deseret News from her home in Dallas. "I knew that I wanted to do something in the law ... pretty early on, and it never really went away."
Smith's ambition, sharp mind and dedication to what would often be long hours and strenuous weeks propelled her from a prestigious select major at Princeton to the decorous chambers of the U.S Supreme Court and finally to the rigorous demands of motherhood.
Today, she carries the distinction of being one of the few people who have clerked twice for the Supreme Court and is praised in legal circles for her dedication to protecting religious liberties.
Yet for Smith, the focus was never on the six-figure salaries obtainable by most Supreme Court clerks, nor the distinction associated with a big-name law firm.
Today she happily works "very part-time" from home as legal counsel for the Becket Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm aimed at defending religious liberty, serves on the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board and spends the rest of her time going for walks in the park and building Play-Doh animals with her children Gladys, Lucy and George.
"There are so many people like me in the world today who have similar values," said Smith, 37. "They value family, value their faith, value putting their family first. I've actually received a lot of support from others who similarly want to find a way to balance their life's mission and their life's passion in their profession with their desire to put their family first."
Even as a child growing up in California, Hannah had a brilliant mind, says her sister Jane Clayson Johnson, a renowned broadcast journalist who also serves on the paper's advisory board.
"I remember when she was in preschool, 4 years old, and she made a number line that went up into six or seven hundred," Johnson said. "She was always very advanced."
While in high school, Smith edited the yearbook, played violin in the Sacramento Youth Symphony and stayed busy with service, even organizing a Thanksgiving Day food drive for the local homeless shelter and food bank as a junior in high school.
"The things that she did very early on I'm sure were encouraged by my parents and my family...but more than anything, she did it herself," Johnson said.
Her dad, Karl, was a surgeon and her mom, Jane, stayed at home with the children, Jane, Hannah and younger brother, David, teaching them music and organizing string quartet performances. David died at age 11 of a brain tumor, leaving 12-year-old Smith with a greater sense of compassion for those with terminal illnesses.
At 19, Smith headed east for college, carrying with her a growing interest in debate as well as a fascination with public policy and education.
Her acceptance into the prestigious Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton meant she could create her own major, combining classes from politics, sociology and economics to focus on education reform policy with a minor in a teacher preparation program.
One of her classes, "The Politics of Civil Liberties," was taught by Robert George, a renowned conservative thinker and one of Smith's mentors who also joins her on the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board.
During her first year at Princeton, Smith was approached by the sister missionaries in her LDS ward, who asked if she'd come participate in the teaching of a fellow classmate.
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Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama's War on Whistle-Blowers
Posted on Mar 12, 2012
By Chris Hedges
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The Obama administration, to make matters worse, has mounted a war not only against those who leak information but those who publish it, including Assange. The Obama administration is attempting to force New York Times reporter James Risen to name the source, or sources, that told him about a failed effort by the Central Intelligence Agency to sabotage Iran's nuclear program. Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA officer, is charged under the Espionage Act for allegedly leaking information about the program to Risen. If Risen confirms in court that Sterling was his source, Sterling probably will be convicted. A Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Espionage Act in a leak case would also remove the legal protection that traditionally allows journalists to refuse to reveal their sources.
"Unauthorized disclosures are the lifeblood of the republic," Ellsberg said. "You cannot have a meaningful democracy where the public only has authorized disclosures from the government. If they [officials] get control, if they can prosecute anybody who violates that, you are kidding yourself if you think you have any kind of democratic control over foreign policy, national security and homeland security. We don't have a democracy now in foreign affairs and national security. We have a monarchy tempered by leaks. Cut off the leaks and we don't even have that."
The WikiLeaks disclosures—the first in 40 years to approach the scale of the Pentagon Papers—may, if Obama has his way, be our last look into the corrupt heart of empire. Those who have access to information that exposes the lies of the state will, if the Espionage Act becomes the vehicle to halt unauthorized disclosures, not only risk their careers by providing information that challenges the official version of events but almost certainly be given prison sentences.
Ellsberg has called on those with security clearances to release the modern version of the Pentagon Papers about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He said his only regret was that he did not leak the Pentagon Papers earlier. If the documents had been published in August 1964, he said, rather than 1971, he would have exposed the lie that the North Vietnamese had made an "unequivocal, unprovoked" attack on U.S. destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf. The fabricated attack was used by President Lyndon Johnson to get Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which authorized the administration to escalate the war. Ellsberg said that there were intelligence officials who in 2002 could have exposed the lies used by the Bush administration to plunge us into a war with Iraq. The failure of these officials to release this evidence has resulted in the deaths of, and injury to, thousands of U.S. soldiers and Marines, along with hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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"Had I or one of the scores of other officials who had the same high-level information acted then on our oath of office—which was not an oath to obey the president, nor to keep the secret that he was violating his own sworn obligations, but solely an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States—that terrible war [the Vietnam War] might well have been averted altogether," Ellsberg said. "But to hope to have that effect, we would have needed to disclose the documents when they were current, before the escalation—not five or seven, or even two years after the fateful commitments had been made.
"Don't do what I did," he cautioned. "Don't wait until a new war has started in Iran, until more bombs have fallen in Afghanistan, in Pakistan, Libya, Iraq or Yemen. Don't wait until thousands more have died before you go to the press and to Congress to tell the truth with documents that reveal lies or crimes or internal projections of costs and dangers. Don't wait 40 years for it to be declassified, or seven years as I did for you or someone else to leak it."
The courage of an Ellsberg or a Manning is rare. It will become even more so in a state where the law is used as a vehicle to protect those who carry out war crimes and to imprison patriots for life. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the government on any of these six cases, it will invert the law and plunge us into totalitarian darkness.
Obama, a constitutional lawyer, has a far better grasp of the dramatic erosion of civil liberties his administration is cementing into place than his hapless predecessor. Obama, however, dissembles with an icy cynicism. He assured the public in January that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would not be used to detain and hold American citizens without due process, although the act's latest version, which became law this month, clearly states the opposite. And Ellsberg, along with Noam Chomsky and other activists, has joined me as a plaintiff in suing the president and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta over the NDAA. We are scheduled to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 29. When Obama was questioned in 2011 about the difference between the release of the Pentagon Papers and the cables turned over to WikiLeaks he answered: "Ellsberg's material was classified on a different basis."
"That's true," Ellsberg said ruefully in our conversation last week. "Mine were top secret. The cables released in WikiLeaks were secret."
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Hello I'm facing problem with the flash upload for media files.. Normal uploading is working fine.
When I'm uploading it shows " file upload error, try again later" in red color.
But when I reload the media page.. The file that showed upload error was already got uploaded to the folder..
So why I'm getting the error only while uploading?
I tried all the fix methods. But nothing worked.. ??


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Disabling Unleashx Logo
Posted 10 August 2011 - 07:50 PM
Posted 19 August 2011 - 04:17 PM
UnleashX stores some temporary files in either the X, Y or Z partitions.
Delete the files in those and it should work.
Posted 19 August 2011 - 04:31 PM
The splash screen is actually at E:\UDATA\9e115330\0064122817A8\uxsplash.jpg. I'm fairly certain that if you simply delete it then UnleashX recreates the default splash screen next time it runs. Try replacing it with the splash screen from your skin, or with a plain black splash screen image (which has to be exactly the same size and format as the original).
Posted 19 August 2011 - 04:49 PM
Aha! My memory failed me, I knew UnleashX stashed that file somewhere.
Posted 14 May 2015 - 02:39 PM
I know this is very late but I found this as the first thread on the subject after trying some of the things suggested, also repeated in the XS Official UnleashX Forum FAQS recently.
UnleashX does indeed regenerate the E:\UDATA\9e115330\0064122817A8\UXSplash.jpg logo and that means deleting it, as the FAQS suggests, definitely won't work.
If you replace it there will also still be problems. The new logo may work for several reboots/IGR but if at some stage there is even the smallest delay in the new image loading (and who knows what may cause that?) UnleashX will simply regenerate the old one automatically replacing it.
I've tried using a 640x480 PNG logo, roughly the same file size, and that was almost immediately over-written by the original JPG. I think one of the times I retried it was even renamed in upper case without an extension.
When using a 640x480 25KB JPG (the original is a 640x480 15KB JPG) that lasted longer but at some point that too was replaced by the regerated original.
I'm going to try a slightly reduced quality version (created using the Paint.net program) of that same JPG which conveniently ended up at 14.9KB but I'm not confident even that will stick either.
The only solution I think that is left available now is to prevent any logo entirely by use of the batch script (linked below from the FAQS) to edit the Config.xml. There's one small typo error in line 6 ("spalsh" instead of "splash") but I can confirm it still appears to work as intended, at least when using a UnleashX 0.39 Build 572 dash.
It gives you a Toggle UX Splash logo menu option which changes the UXSplash.jpg extension to UXSplash.jpg_off. As this action re-runs every time UnleashX is started/rebooted it out foxes the old logo regeneration in the process.
Edited by fallenangle, 14 May 2015 - 02:48 PM.
Posted 19 May 2015 - 04:54 PM
I thought I'd fixed a new UX logo by using an icon file size much smaller than the default ie. <10KB and it did stick for much longer but at some point it too was over-written. But now I think I have solved the problem with an alternative solution I've found accidentally if you do want to change the UnleashX splash logo rather than just switch it off.
I'd been playing about with some VERY old versions of UX, pre v0.25, and after I went back to my main UX dash (v0.39 Build 572) I found the UX splash screen had been changed to an even less attractive Xbox logo. I tried rebooting and loading other UX versions just to see if it would be over-written. It never was.
I went to UDATA > 9e115330 to delete it and discovered that the UXSplash.jpg, which had also been regenerated, was not now the UX splash logo file name being used. The ancient UX version had generated a simpler splash logo file name form: Splash.jpg and, after testing I found that this takes precedence over UXSplash.jpg.
So the solution is easy: name your replacement icon Splash.jpg instead and this should ensure it doesn't get over-written by the regenerated UXsplash.jpg. This makes it possible to create and use a good looking modern HD screen compatible icon. I assume this is one of the prime motivations behind wanting to replace the soft SD UX logo.
Interestingly I found that you can use PNG images, which I think render slightly sharper on the Xbox, but you must change the image file type extension from PNG to JPG or it will be over-written by the regenerated original UX logo.
That may sound like an odd thing to do but I believe the same thing applies to folder icons used with XBMC4Xbox too. They can be a PNG image but they must masquerade with a JPG extension or they won't be recognised.
Edited by fallenangle, 19 May 2015 - 05:28 PM.
Posted 29 May 2015 - 01:21 PM
Sorry but after much experimenting the above method has proved not to fix the new splash logo permanantly.
It was pointed out to me on another forum that the splash logo is actually controlled by the skin. The problem with this is the default skins that come built into the UnleashX dash include that default UX splash logo. So if at any time the console reverts to the default skin or you use another UnleashX dash version with a different skin as an App or even just use a new skin without its own UXSplash image file it will revert back to the default UX one.
In doing this it will remove any existing UXsplash.jpg or Splash.jpg even though, as I mentioned in my original post, a Splash.jpg will sit happily alonsgside the default UXSplash.jpg and take precedence.
I have noticed that skins which do include a splash image may be named either UXSplash or Splash and can be either JPG or PNG. If they are the latter the .png extension will be changed to .jpg by the Xbox when written UDATA > 9e115330.
In short: to fix a new UX splash logo don't use any of the default skins or any other skin with its own splash image file any time. Your replacement splash file in UDATA > 9e115330, however named and with whatever extension, will be overwritten although it might not happen until you reboot or shutdown > restart.
It seems you need to use a skin with its own UXSplash/Splash image file but also remember to do that with the skin used for any Unleash dash in Apps. Put a Splash.jpg in UDATA > 9e115330 just for good measure.
Posted 09 June 2015 - 10:09 PM
There's more to come on this. Sorry to keep bashing away at this and the fact its taken this long but I think I now have everything clear. I'll post again when I've tested a few more things.
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