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by Susan Hodges
In discussions about legislation and regulation of
midwifery, a number of arguments have come up along the following
lines: Don't we have a constitutional right, based on rights to privacy
and choice, to choose where and with whom to give birth? After all, if
the law says we can choose to have an abortion, how can it then not
allow us to choose where and with whom to give birth? We should not
have to have any regulation of midwives, and if we support regulation
like licensing, we are giving up our rights, agreeing that the
government should intrude into those private aspects of our lives.
Are these effective arguments that help move midwifery
forward? The purpose of this article is to briefly discuss some
information and considerations regarding constitutional rights that are
pertinent and can help us assess the validity and usefulness of these
For more detail, I recommend a paper by Chris
Hafner-Eaton and Laurie K. Pearce of Oregon State University: "Birth
Choices, the Law, and Medicine: Balancing Individual Freedoms and
Protection of the Public's Health" (Journal of Health and Politics,
Policy and Law, Vol. 19, No. 4, Winter 1994, pp 813-835). Also relevant
is "Having Babies at Home: Is It Safe? Is It Ethical?" by Gerard Alan
Hoff and Lawrence J. Schneiderman (Hasting Center Report, Vol. 15, No.
6, December 1985, pp. 19-27). These authors, both physicians, explore
issues of risk and personal freedom, and conclude that "home birth does
not represent a clear and present danger to the common good."
First, some general review about the Constitution. This
is a federal document, which, among other things, enumerates and
protects certain rights. Rights not specifically listed may be
addressed by the states. The Constitution does not prohibit states from
enacting laws that curtail our freedom as long as
Constitutionally-protected rights are not violated. A state legislature
can enact a law that may violate the Constitution, but it stands as law
until it is repealed or successfully challenged and thrown out by the
courts. The U.S. Supreme Court is the ultimate interpreter of the
Constitution through its rulings on the constitutionality of challenged
An important point to understand is that Constitutional
interpretations are decided in courts of law, not in state
legislatures. In general, legislatures are not the places to
effectively raise constitutional issues, especially if your argument
goes against legal precedents and challenges long-standing
constitutional interpretations. Legislators want to get their bills
passed, and a bill which requires a new interpretation of the
Constitution may be seen as risky and more difficult to pass.
Childbirth is not mentioned in the Constitution,
although several parts of the Constitution are relevant to our
midwifery issues. The opening paragraph of the Constitution says, "We
the People of the United States, in order to ... promote the general
welfare ... do ordain and establish this Constitution..." The Ninth
Amendment, which has been interpreted by court decisions to protect the
right to privacy, reads: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of
certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others
retained by the people." The Tenth Amendment says: "The powers not
delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by
it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the
people." The First Amendment, besides specifically protecting religious
freedom, forbids Congress from making laws that abridge "the right of
the people to peaceably assemble." While these points can all
be seen (by us) as protecting our "rights" to choose where and with
whom to give birth, their interpretation is complicated by the fact
that the life of the fetus and of the newborn, and therefore childbirth
itself, is considered to be part of the "general welfare."
There are a number of situations in which the "general
welfare" and individual rights are in conflict. Where parental rights
and beliefs are in conflict with the safety and welfare of children,
the U.S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the welfare of the
child almost always supersedes the desires of the parent. For example,
adults who are Jehovah's Witnesses can refuse life-saving blood
transfusions for themselves, but may not refuse this treatment for
their children if needed. Rulings have been similar for Christian
Scientists who choose prayer over medical attention. These rulings and
others reflect our culture's belief that the parent does not have a
fundamental right that supercedes the welfare of the child, even when
the parent is exercising her specifically protected right to religious
freedom. The concepts behind these rulings are the basis for many child
welfare laws, such as child labor laws (protecting children from
exploitation) and social welfare laws addressing the abuse and neglect
of children.
The goals of protecting children from mistreatment and
harm at the hands of their parents or other adults may not be perfectly
accomplished, but would we really prefer a society where no one has
authority to intervene on behalf of children who are abused or
The ruling in Roe v. Wade (which determined that the
opportunity to choose an abortion is a protected right) actually
undermines rather than strengthens freedom of choice in childbirth.
This ruling is based on the viability of the fetus outside the mother,
and spells out that once the fetus is considered viable (after the
second trimester), its welfare supercedes the mother's rights and
choice, but not the mother's life and health. To successfully argue
that being deprived of choice for the setting and attendant for
childbirth in itself significantly harms the mother's life and health
would require overcoming our dominant cultural belief in the
superiority of medical care, and it would be difficult to convince
judges that such harm would be so significant and compelling as to
supercede the perceived likelihood of harm to the baby from settings or
unregulated attendants the mother might choose.
How did our society come to recognize "fetal rights"
even to the point of court-ordered cesarean sections. An excellent book
is "Recreating Motherhood: Ideology and Technology in a Patriarchal
Society" by Barbara Katz Rothman (New York: W.W. Norton & Company,
The bottom line is that the Constitution does not
specifically protect any right to privacy for childbirth. The case of
Jacobsen v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S.11 (1904), along with many other
U.S. Supreme Court cases since, established that each state has power
that includes making "reasonable regulations established directly by
legislative enactment as will protect the public health and the public
safety." State powers extend "specifically to the types of persons who
can or cannot legally assist, oversee, or intervene in births,"
according to Hafner-Eaton (see reference above). Since each state has
exercised its powers differently, midwifery regulation (or lack
thereof) varies widely among the states.
The Constitution and our laws are living, evolving
systems. Interpretations of the Constitution and of the content and
application of laws reflect the dominant beliefs and values of the
society and of individual judges and legislators â?? not necessarily of
the majority and not necessarily what we as individuals agree with.
For a variety of historical and cultural reasons, we
live in a society where bio-medical (allopathic) care and standards are
considered good and safe, while all other kinds of care are generally
considered worthless at best and, more often, downright dangerous.
Legislators and judges are human and are members of this society, so
their actions, decisions, and opinions reflect the cultural norms and
their own sincere beliefs. The combination of culture and legal
precedent have resulted in recent cases where judges have declined even
to hear at least three different midwifery-related lawsuits in
different states that argued that citizens have constitutional rights
to choice and privacy in childbirth.
When people go to legislators and legislative
committees demanding their "rights" to midwives and home birth, they
are often perceived as demanding something that is dangerous, that goes
against everything the legislators believe, and that challenges their
serious responsibility to "protect the general welfare," because
midwifery and home birth are far from the mainstream in our society.
Working for universal availability of the Midwives Model of Care really
means shifting our culture's perceptions and beliefs about childbirth
so that midwifery and out-of-hospital birth are included in the "norm."
??Mainstream cultural beliefs can be changed – that is how women got the vote and what the civil rights movement was about, for example – but
it does not happen overnight. The relevant judicial interpretations and
constitutional amendments resulted from years of work, public
education, and persuasive arguments in the media as well as in the
courts. All of these efforts helped shift cultural values so the legal
changes could be accomplished. Large segments of our society had to be
convinced and willing to support change before progress was made. The
midwifery issue is not entirely analogous, but widespread cultural
beliefs about childbirth are critical factors, just as cultural beliefs
about racism and women's roles were critical factors in civil rights
and women's suffrage.
The opportunity to choose where and with whom to give
birth is not a "right" as the Constitution has been interpreted thus
far. The main argument for denying citizens the right to choose certain
attendants and settings appears to be the states' established "general
welfare" interest in protecting babies from harm, based on their
perceptions of safety and risk in childbirth. The solution would seem
to be to change their perceptions of safety and risk in childbirth,
then to convince judges and legislators alike that midwife-attended
birth, at least with a credentialled or licensed midwife, in or out of
the hospital, is at least as safe as doctor-attended hospital birth.
Whether or not this can be accomplished solely in the courts is
debatable; while the "perfect" case might still come along and
establish this argument, it would be wise for midwifery advocates to
consider other strategies in the mean time.
In devising strategies, we can get bogged down in how
we "ought to be able" to do it, as in "this is our right, we should not
have to do anything." Alternatively, we can look closely at how things
actually are (even if we do not agree or like the situation), and ask
ourselves how we can use elements of the existing situation to help
achieve goals for promoting the Midwives Model of Care. In other words,
we can argue from a "rights" perspective, which will almost certainly
involve long, difficult, costly legal battles to overturn long-standing
constitutional interpretations, with no guarantee of success; or we can
approach state governments and argue from the standpoint that
"midwifery is good" and supports the "general welfare" aspects of the
Constitution, an argument with much more appeal and extensive
supportive evidence.
For either approach an enormous amount of education
will be required. People, especially legislators, do not change
fundamental beliefs on the basis of one paper, no matter how
well-written, nor on a single argument. The case must be made again and
again, from all angles, in talks, in the press, on information sheets,
whenever and wherever an opportunity occurs or can be made. In
addition, the playing field is not level; public education to change
the public's perception of childbirth and effective maternal care is
also needed to prepare the constituent base for supporting
midwifery-friendly legislation and persuading the decision-makers in
the face of well-organized and well-financed opposition.
Citizens can certainly argue that, particularly with
the CPM credential to satisfy the state's need for accountability,
midwifery and out-of-hospital birth settings cannot legitimately be
denied to us on the grounds that their use presents a clear and present
danger to the general welfare, since they promote healthy babies and
mothers at least as effectively as the medical approach which is
currently acceptable.
Working together with commitment and persistence,
midwifery advocates can put the Midwives Model of Care "on the map" and
persuade legislatures to support it, paving the way for many, many
women and families to be empowered through their midwife-attended
out-of-hospital births. Reinterpretation of the Constitution is not
required to achieve this goal.
This article is reprinted from Citizens for Midwifery News, January 1997. Permission to reprint with attribution.


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Halloween might be about all things spooky, but for "Saturday Night Live," there's still plenty of room for laughs.
Since the show begun its run in 1975, "SNL" has put on some of the most memorable Halloween sketches and provided endless inspiration for costumes based on the show's recurring characters.
From Jimmy Fallon's Halloween carols to Rita Delvecchio's trick-or-treater shaming, take a look at some of "SNL's" top Halloween sketches:
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Weekend Update: Stefon on Halloween's Hottest Tips: Season 38, 2012
Stefon makes an appearance on Weekend Update with Seth Meyers to give NYC tourists tips for Halloween. Some of his favorites include a club with hobo-cops, eating "fraisans" - raisins that look like Frasier, and a human piñata.
"The Apprentice" Halloween Promo: Season 30, 2004
In vampire attire, Darrell Hammon's Donald Trump directs a promo for a Halloween episode of "The Apprentice." Channeling his inner "Count Trumpula," he stays true to character as he throws up peace signs while bragging about how high the promo's ratings will be.
Adam Sandler on Halloween Costume Ideas: Season 17, 1991
Adam Sandler tries to help save parents a couple bucks by giving kids his best ideas for Halloween costumes. Some include using your own face to be "Squishy Face," and "G-Force Man." Others include using arms and hands to execute the "crazy hand coming out of the neck guy."
"Weekend Update:" Drunk Uncle on Halloween: Season 40, 2014
Drunk Uncle, dressed as "America in the Garbage" makes an appearance on "Weekend Update" with Michael Che and Colin Jost to talk about the horror that is Halloween. From getting trapped in a "Native American maze," to goji-berries being delivered to DropBoxes, Drunk Uncle has a lot to say about the changes that have affected the holiday.
Rita Delvecchio's Halloween: Season 22, 1996
Rita, an Italian-American housewife, has had it with Halloween. She screams at trick-or-treaters throwing toilet paper rolls at her house, calls a boy dressed as David Hasselhoff "the primetime pimp," and threatens to throw her shoe at kids. Her friend Loretta even stops by to take part in the trick-or-treater shaming.
The Exorcist 2: Season 1, 1975
In this episode, two scared priests pay a visit to a young girl who's been possessed by the devil. She throws hot soup in one of their faces, bashes the priest over the head with a glass vase and even insults their mothers. It's safe to say that the priests can only take so much of the child.
"Weekend Update:" Jimmy Fallon on Trick-or-Treating: Season 24, 1998
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The Playstation 3 has graced earth for six years now, creating some unbelievable experiences and dedicating itself to the gamer. It is now time for the console to kick the bucket, and let one platform rise that has been held back for far too long.
Make way for the PS4
The PS3 doesn't need to die just to make room for the next PlayStation console. They both can be in the room and grow. PS1 & PS2, PS2 & PS3, PS3 & Next PlayStation.
EDIT: That doesn't mean the PS3 needs to die. They just need to slow down support for the Ps3 and get their first party developers to develop for the Vita. They have the studios and if a good share of them have more than one team, it shouldn't be a problem to develop more than on game at a time for both the PS3 and Vita.
I think Sony was really hoping third party would jump on the platform sooner. They need to stop relying on third party to support the Vita and get their first party to do so.
The sales of the PS3 (The money they make), might be off setting the lose of the Vita ()The money they lose. So, that could also be a reason why they are pushing the PS3 more, until they can drop the price and start making a profit, I don't really seeing a big push on the Vita front and that sucks for Vita owners.
Not when Sony isn't doing anything with the Vita.
I don't understand how people can go from saying Sony needs to stop supporting the PSP, to Sony needs to kill off the PS3 to help the Vita survive.
I understand where the writer is coming from, but what they really need to do is get more games out and quickly get developers in Japan to move from the PSP to Vita. And start the Localization process and get them to do it in a faster pace.
@Coaident, Sony has never killed off a system after they release a new one and we all know that they will still put a game or two, a year or two after the release of a new console on their old one.
As in, we all know the Playstation 4 is (most likely) going to be announced this year. So is there any point it making and developing games for old hardware when the next best thing is just around the corner. Sure we won't see the PS3 "die off" instantly, but we all know with new hardware that the PS4 will superseded the PS3
It really does suck for Vita owners. Sadly I spend more time playing the PSP games brought over by companies like XSEED or Aksys than I do trying out some of the latest Vita games. Many of them happen to simply be ports of the better PlayStation 3 version of the game, so I don't want to play the watered down version even if they offer it with the PS3 version itself.
Also as you mentioned a bit lower, there actually are a lot of Vita games being developed in Japan, however that is the thing, they are only for Japan. You can take a glance at the Japanese release schedule for the Vita and there are almost fifteen games coming out in Japan in the next two and a half months.
There is only, at least as far as I know, two games scheduled to be released on the Vita in the West and one of those is a port of an older game and the other is Sly Cooper 4 which is also available on the PS3. What the Vita needs is localization support more than anything else.
well, not till a couple of years after the release of the ps4 anyway.
As for the Vita, it should be sony's last hand held gaming device cause it's all about the android phone games these days.
PS Vita games that have not been released yet in 2013.
Two games is all you can think of? Sounds like more of a problem on your end.
Killzone - Mercenary
Tearaway (TBA 2013)
Gods Eater 2
Dead or Alive 5+
Ninja Gaiden - Sigma 2+
Sly Cooper - Thieves in Time (5 February 2013 US, 27 February 2013 EU)
Soul Sacrifice (TBA 2013)
Rainbow Moon
History Legends of War - Patton's Campaign (TBA 2013)
Warriors Lair (TBA 2013)
Oddworld - Munch's Oddyssee HD (TBA 2013)
Zone of the Enders HD collection (TBA)
Dragon's Crown (TBA 2013)
Phantasy Star Online 2 (TBA)
Guacamelee! (Q1 2013)
Urban Trial Freestyle (Q1 2013)
Zombie Tycoon 2 - Brainhov's Revenge (TBA 2013)
The Binding of Isaac - Rebirth (TBA 2013)
Sniper - Ghost Warrior 2 (TBA 2013)
Let's Fish! Hooked On (TBA 2013)
Lone Survivor (TBA 2013)
Dragon's Racing (TBA 2013)
Dragon Fantasy Book 2 (TBA 2013)
MLB 13 The Show (5 March 2013)
Madden 14
Rocketbirds:Hardboiled Chicken
Rocketbirds Sequel
Pub Games
Guilty Gear XX accent Core Plus R
Final Fantasy X HD
Muramas:The Demon Blade
Egg "n" roll
Great little War game
One Piece Pirate Warrior 2
Orc Attack
It has also had great localization support for the first damn year of being around. It's already had a couple Japanese games localized with more coming....
LOL right, here's this week's installment of "What some dumbass on the internet with no education thinks about business strategy - half baked edition"
As much as I like my fat ps3, It's really a time for it to die and PS4 to get born! Meanwhile, continue to support every older system...
Why let a system with over 70 million customers just die even if the PS4 comes out? That's the nice thing with Playstation consoles, the gradual decline of the old while the new gets more and more support.
This is very uncalled for. Let the PS3 die? Already? So basically what this stupid writer is trying to say was to let a system with proven games and userbase rot to die immediately to make way for new platforms which are just starting to warm up to the market? Pfft...What a meathead!
Consoles are not like smartphones in which you can change models every year and just hope for people to start flocking to the latest version of phone in town! Of course phones cost more than consoles but the nature of their market is in many ways different! Smartphones are hoped to make impact almost immediately after launch but consoles are expected to flourish over a period of time and it's the job of console manufacturers and game devs to make the consoles stay relevant for as long as they could. It's like a sprint race vs a marathon.
Sony is doing good supporting both the PS3 and Vita imo with both systems anticipating new games varied from established franchises and new IPs alike so I don't see why Sony should let the PS3 die just yet! The announcement of the PS4 is imminent this year, sure, but personally I would love to see he PS3 survives several more years!
Koga88 obviously knows not what he's talking about ... theres plenty of vita games on the way out...
This is why I like the 3DS a little bit better in my opinion. I'm not a fanboy of Nintendo at all, but I feel they give developers more chances to work with stuff. Like the 3D effects for each game look remarkable, and has a great amount of time in terms of playability. The PS Vita, even though I haven't bought, seems like it doesn't use all of the mechanics, and that's something I'm not going to get until all developers do what Sony promised they would do.
I think one way both Devs and Sony can benefit is if Sony cut the dev. cost of the PS3 and let more indie/small 3rd party devs get a chance to create for the PS3. While Sony and other big 3rd party should focus on PS4.
I don't know the politics behind running a business like this but I think it should workout because then, PS3 gets more support, Devs get to create and won't be drained by the cost of Developing on PS3 now, and we the gamers get more games!!!!
Oh and one more thing...The day Sony REVEALS PS4 is the day PS3 should get a price drop. like $199.
How about no.
Sony can support PS3, Vita, and PS4. It's called running a business / being a multibillion-dollar world-wide corporation.
The author has a point though - my Vita is virtually barren (pardon the pun) minus just a handful of worthy games. I would love some more exclusives for my system. Instead I use it as a beautiful paperweight most of the time.
Sony will kill the whole thing if business isn't proving its worth.
yea its their business so im sure they know what they're doing. as for people saying the Vita has no games these are people who are either blind, or just not knowledgeable people. hell these are the games i got in the first year of the system
Ragnarok Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Liberation
Sound Shapes
Uncharted Golden Abyss
Retro City Rampage
Wipeout 2048
Gravity Rush
Unit 13
MGS HD Collection
I'd say there were plenty of games in the first year of the Vita release. if people weren't so misinformed they'd see that there are games out with plenty coming this year.
This article made such a ridiculous article. It's like if Honda made Civics and Forklifts, and someone suggested they stop selling Civics because it's cutting into forklift sales. While both products could drive you from point a to point b, clearly one is meant for another purpose entirely.
"You know, if Sony had just killed the PS2, PSP sales would have gone through the roof."
And the reason, because the Vita is receiving PS3 "ports"? Perhaps the reason the Vita receives PS3 ports while we don't see that happening with the 3DS is, oh, I don't know...because it can?
Personally, as a Vita owner, that's what I love about it, the fact that it's like a PS3 on the go. If someone said to me "But all you can play on the Vita is PS3 games," I'm pretty sure my response would be "Yeah. And it's awesome! Do you know another handheld that can do that?"
But the notion that the Vita is receiving nothing but PS3 ports is dishonest. A quick glance at the release calendar for this year proves that.
Yeah, well; I called it:
sony will support ps3 for next 2 years atleast and so will most of the developers whether 1st or 3rd party. and its not just not ps3, xbox360 will also get support for a while.
the install bases for both of the systems are too big for anyone to not release a game on these plus the next gen systems. Graphics difference won't be as huge as a ps2 to ps3 game so it makes sense to release let's say uncharted 4 on ps4 than make a ps3 version too.
also now ps3 is profitable so its time for sony to make some of their losses back
also if you think ps3xbox360 are selling well now think if both get a $00 price drop how much could these sell come this holiday season for $150-200 depending on deals/bundles?
So I'm assuming this time last year this author had a similar headline for the 360.
surely your not talking about 360 kicking the bucket or ps3 ....... wii-U?? don't think it will rise up in this generation.
must be talking about: Dreamcast,Gamecube,sega genesis kick the bucket.
another pointless opinion piece.. this isn't news...
I would think they definitely want major developers shifting support to the PS4, so that there will AAA games ready for launch as opposed to those games coming to the PS3 - that would be detrimental for sure and not a very wise business move. Hopefully, Sony's first party games are in development as we speak.
Never! PS3 for life.
So much Value. So many games. So little time.
Not to dog on ms but I do think they are confusing the xbox with the playstation. Sony does not drop there system after a new machine usually. They continue to support it as the ps2 is still alive.
Let it die!? It finally surpassed Xbox in total units sold!!
And now the Xbox fanboys are upset and think it should "die". Stupid opinionated SH*tty article.
@Marcus_Fenix yea that troll is mad. His name is ironic considering NoFanboRequired is a...fanboy.
I will say this again. It isn't how you start a race, it is how you finish. None of these companies care that much about launch sales because it only matters how much they have made in the end of it all.
So yea if they are ahead with sales of any kind that is great for them especially when the PS3's life cycle is not even completely over yet. I find it really ignorant that people even compare sales now to that of systems in much different time period.
The economy is total shit right now obviously. So why on earth would any system being sold now do as well as they have in the past? They just wont, times change face it.
I could give a shit about sales though.. Just saying doesn't matter at all how long it took them to beat others they are still beating them is what will always count.
I mean honestly it's like people running laps in a race. Does it matter how fast a person is at all, if they don't manage to finish first at the end of the race? What difference does it make what they did between then if they didn't finish first? Exactly.
Again I really don't care who has the best sales. I just wanted to point that out that it is an accomplishment none the less.
"It isn't how you start a race, it is how you finish. None of these companies care that much about launch sales because it only matters how much they have made in the end of it all."
It's important to point out that to these companies winning isn't necessary "market share", but profitability first. Market share is just a "fanboy thing" if it doesn't generate profit.
This generation is coming to an end, and MS could easily increase sales by dropping the price as they haven't done that for years while the competition has. Both consoles are neck in neck on price now, while the Xbox 360 is far cheaper to manufacture so who do you think is making more profit?
MS just wants to squeeze out a big profit of the rest of the race, and start the next race!
It's like winning a race where it doesn't matter anymore (little to no profit) and the attendees already left to save energy (think resources) for the next race.
You might win the race now, but you might loose the next one while focusing on this one and spending all your resources on it.
Anyhow, it doesn't matter. I think this generation turned out the best it could be with serious competition that brought more options for gamers.
@ nukeitall
You are absolutly right. You have so many disagrees becuase there are many kids on this site who don't understand business. They look at everything as if these companies think of them first.
Bottom line is companies need profit in order to continue producing products that consumers want. Clearly there is a strong market for the 360 at it's current price point so why would MS drop it? The PS3 and 360 are pretty much tied this gen and there isn't much market left out there to sell too. MS is making huge returns on the 360 that will no doubt go towards the 720 like how the PS2's generated revenue helped support the PS3. The 360's tech is 8 year's old yet it's still priced at $200 for a 4gb unit. That's REALLY expensive just for 2gb, $300 for a 250gb bundle and $400 for a 250gb Kinect bundle. Those are REALLY expensive when you consider how far we are in this gen. MS could simply cut each bundle $100 and they would STILL make a profit. But why cut the cost if the 360 is still the #1 selling console in the largest gaming demographic in the world and is kneck and kneck in popularity with their direct competitor?
However, Sony's PS3 used up all of the PS2's profits and now Sony has had to create a barebones PS3 just to try and make some profit off of the PS3 units. Going into next gen, Sony is not going to have the revenue from the PS3 to use as a safty net like the PS3 had with the PS2.
When companies don't have profit, they can't make a competing product. Sony has already stated that the PS4 will NOT be as big of a leap compared to the PS2 to the PS3 and the rumors are already circulating that the PS4 will NOT be as powerful as the 720.
This gen is a sign of the pendulum changing. Sony is no longer the dominant force and you can blame the PS3 for that while MS has become a serious contender in the console market making BILLIONS off of their console products and services EACH YEAR!!!
Pretty sure that Sony is generating profit for the PS3. You really don't have a clue what you're talking about, do you?
That's a lot of bullcrap coming out from u in 1 comment! How can you say such things without even giving a single proof? All you are saying is this gen MS rocks while Sony sucks isn't it? And MS is making money while Sony doesn't? And you went as far as saying
"However, Sony's PS3 used up all of the PS2's profits and now Sony has had to create a barebones PS3 just to try and make some profit off of the PS3 units"
Seriously, where did you get all these data dude?are you saying Sony is telling you stuff they don't tell anybody else? Give me a break!
What you said are just baseless claims as you have no idea on pretty much everything you're trying to pass on as facts up there! Just because you're on the internet doesn't mean you can just come out and state you opinion as facts...omg who am I kidding? That is what people do on the internet most of the time, just like this article!
The PS3 surpassed the 360 in shipment numbers based on data given by both parties, that's a fact! But his jibber jabber that you were spewing up there are nothing more than your opinion! So next time, don't forget to add "imo" before or after you say something without solid proof!
That's why we have the option to ignore people. No need to read their BS.
The PS3 isn't dying anytime soon. What happens when the PS4 releases? Well the PS3 will be following it's legacy like the PS2 did.
Not even close, PS2 trashed everything last gen. Sold over 150 Million units. If you think selling 70 million and not releasing 1/2 the library as the PS2 this gen is half as impressive as that, you are pretty dumb. Ps2 was awesome and dominated, PS3 is nice and good, but it didn't. Can't have your cake and eat it too all the time. In fact, surviving a generation in this market is pretty good of a feat, too. Look how few even think about trying to enter it and face the top consoles. Not many at all.
I contend that you're the one lacking intellect if you think that the sales are the most important aspect of a console's life to actual gamers. The amount of exclusives Sony has published this gen is amazing and puts the PS3 right up there with its predecessors.
Compare all the Wii, PS3 and 360 games to PS2 games. Guess what ? they all lose to the PS2.
What are you even trying to say? Because all I read was PS2 is a sales beast, PS3 not, and something about having a cake, and not being able to eat it at the same time??
Are you trying to say that because the PS3 didn't sell as well as the PS2, nor does it even have half the games (which, in the PS3's defense, the PS2 was what the Wii was, a console that had good games, but over 60% of its library was a bunch of crappy licensed games like Barbie, Dora, etc, and games that didnt even need to be made into a game)? Because the PS1 finally died 6 years after the PS2 released (which made the PS1 over 10 years old), and the PS2 finally died in November or December of last year, making it 12 years old. The PS3 has been out for 6 years now (making it 7 this year), and it's still going strong. Sony has also been in the gaming business for 3 generations now, or just around 16-17 years. I think they'll be able to "survive" a generation where their console didn't sell as good as the previous console (look at Nintendo. They were First with the NES and SNES, but when the PS1 released, they LOST HORRIBLY sales wise with the N64, and has stayed that way for 2 generations until the Wii, and now they're doing pretty well again).
What I'm trying to say is, next time, you should reread your comment and make sure it makes sense that even a 4 yr old can read, and to spend less time making a metaphor about eating ice creams.
I do not think that the PS3 will surpass the PS2. But i do think it's going to follow the life cycle of the PS2. Probably not 13 years but i can see the PS3 being around 10 years since launch atleast. It has a lot of games, games remastered from the PS2 and Ps3's exclusives can make it last for some time from now.
By your logic 3GenGames, the Wii is the undeniable winner this gen. It is the best console because it sold more than PS3/360...
Do you understand how ridiculous your comment is now?
Yeah, sure...Microsoft has long since abandoned the 360 to focus on the next gen...it's time for Sony to put their big boy pants on and say, "Screw you, PS3 users...we're off to look for that NEW MONEY. Smell you later!!"
Ten year life cycle, baby.
Was this question asked a year ago for the Xbox 360?
I don't understand why the PS3 needs to die, when it was mentioned countless times that the PS3 has a 10 year life cycle.
The PS2 was just laid to rest, why does the PS3 have to follow so soon?
Well said, Glue. People just don't understand that THIS is the reason people buy a PS branded console. They know that it will serve them for at least 10 years. If Sony suddenly changed that policy, they'd lose the very reason they sold 100 million PS1s, 150 PS2s, 75 million PSPs (and still selling) and 72 million PS3s (and still selling). The very reason they are still selling, and the very reason the PS3 is about to take second place, IS because Sony have the complete opposite view to this article. It's complete madness to throw out your popular apples because you want to sell more oranges. It's the profits from the apples that are allowing you to sell the oranges, and eventually the oranges become profitable and the pears appear! lol. Why can't people understand this simple rule of business?
Not a bad idea to help out the Vita, though how effective that would be with the Playstation 4 so close to an official reveal is questionable.
Sorry, let me play The Last of Us, Ascension, Beyond and try out Until Dawn first.
Why not do it on a Vita and give that platform something it needs to succeed?
Discord, I wil 'agree' with you for the sole purpose that what you said makes sense. In saying that, a lot of the things the PS3 does cannot be replicated on the Vita. The Vita is not a watered down PS3, but a handheld console, which has its own unique experiences.
Doctor, I cannot wait for TLOU, Beyond and ni No kuni. I'm impartial to GoW. If Until dawn is that MOVE horror game, I am definitely excited for that. Should be a riot with a few friends over one night :-)
Yehey another doom article. Wohoo now i can sleep at night
This article is sexist.
LOL JK, it's just silly.
But also a little sexist.
Last of Us will be Ps3's last HURAH!
Eh, it might be. I really can't see Beyond being as great of a game as it could be considering it is limited to David Cage's terrible ideas of what a game is. I'm sure there will be some more big games though at this point.
Yeah i have to agree here, david cage is a loser
Sony is finally making a good profit on each unit sold and it should die ?
When they are forcing consumers to pay for the Vita with barely any support...yeah...it's time to let go.
(UP)This right here... is the smartest comment on N4G. Sarcasm. (UP)
discordman, you can't be serious, how are they forcing anyone to buy a Vita with barely any support. Didn't the Vita have as much support as the 3DS did last year. I think the PSV was one game short of the 3DS's 77 games and the Vita overall rating on metacritic was better by 3 percent or something like that.
EDIT: As for forcing, they didn't put a gun to my head, nor do I think they did to anyone else that bought one. The games that were releasing pushed me, but it took me to open my wallet and swipe my card to pay for the system.
GodChild: You have a point, but how many of those titles were cross platform or ports? Where is the originality? Sony is playing it safe with the Vita, and that needs to change. How many original titles can you count that were first party in the past year for the Vita - that were not released on the PS3? That is the problem. Imagine the next GOW as a Vita exclusive- or even The Last of Us. The PS3 won't lose hardly any sales as a console, and the Vita would have something major it could call it's own.
Sony has been making a profit on PS3 hardware for the last 3 years.
Lmao the ps2 was barely retired...forcefully retired... The last thing the ps3 is going to do is die. Haha
The PS2 had/has a huge game library. PS3 has barely any big titles, let alone a library that is even close to comparable. The PS3 is also super hard to code on, why would people want to still invest in making game for it when it's so difficult and the market share is not as powerful?
***PS3 has barely any big titles ***
plz don't talk again
your comment is on another level of fail
I'm guessin this is the first time you've heard of the PS3 either that or you've never even touched one.
...Don't make me list a bunch of PS3 exclusives, just don't.
Dude...you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, the PS3 has the best line of quality exclusives this generation. That's just the truth. I'd love to have some of what you're smoking.


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I know, you've seen it, right? Acumen
It's a very cool way to put your digital content online.
It's based on PHP, MySQL and Apache. . . and contents are left untouched in web directories. This means you can access and update your metadata or bitstreams at any time, without going through the delivery software. The automatic indexer will pick up the changes. It's very cool.
This also means that it's much simpler to get stuff in or out... and hey, if the database crashes, no big deal. The content is untouched -- just restart the software, and it will rebuild the database.
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The flavour of the oil is important, so it's advisable to use a good, strong, fruity virgin olive oil for this. What's good about focaccia is that it gives you scope to invent all kinds of interesting toppings.
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Begin by sifting the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl, then sprinkle in the yeast and mix that in.
Next pour in 7½ fl oz (210 ml) warm water along with 1½ tablespoons of olive oil and mix everything to a dough that leaves the sides of the bowl clean (if necessary you can add a few more drops of water). Now turn the dough out on to a lightly floured surface and knead it for about 10 minutes (alternatively you can use an electric mixer with a dough hook and process for 5 minutes).
When the dough feels very bouncy and elastic, return it to the bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave in a warm place until it has doubled in size (about 1½ hours or more depending on the heat in the kitchen: if there's no suitable warm place you can sit the bowl over a saucepan of warm water – but not over direct heat). After that, turn the dough out on to the work surface and punch the air out by kneading it again for 2-3 minutes. Now it's ready for topping.
Divide the dough into four, place the pieces on an oiled baking-sheet and pull and push each one into shape. Pat out each piece into a sort of oblong, rounded at the ends and measuring 4 x 3 inches (10 x 7.5 cm). Cover the surface of each one with the thyme leaves and a fairly liberal grinding of black pepper. Next remove the rind from the Gorgonzola and cut the cheese into dice. Sprinkle these over the surface of the four pieces of dough along with the strips of garlic. Now drizzle the olive oil over the surface of the toppings, cover with a damp cloth and leave to puff up again for 30 minutes.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 31 women's tennis team at Georgia College & State University (5-7) was edged 5-4 Wednesday against the University of North Alabama in the opening day of the White Sands Tournament.
Georgia College was able to steal a win at third doubles by default but lost at first and second doubles. At first doubles, Diane Danna (Paris, France) and Bertille Lion (Lyon, France) lost a nail biter 8-6 to the team of Victoria Rees and Mallory Waites. The freshman duo of Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) and Kayla Barksdale (Martinez, Ga.) lost 8-5 to the Lions' twosome of Lenka Hola and Teresa Franco.
Senior Danna defeated North Alabama's Rees 6-2, 7-6 at first singles. The Bobcats also got a win at third singles, as Danna's teammate and junior Lion took the first set 6-2 before retiring Hola in the second set.
Barksdale and Lingner both fell to scores of 6-3, 6-3 in their respective singles matches. Barksdale lost to Waites, and Lingner was beat by Franco.
Sophomore Adriana Acuna (Peachtree City, Ga.) was also beat by the score of 6-3, 6-3 by the Lions' Keehn.
The Bobcats won sixth singles by default as North Alabama didn't have enough active players to field the position.
Georgia College continues play against No. 9 University of West Florida at the White Sands Tourney Thursday, March 25 at 1 p.m.
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Janet Culp: I am so so so very proud of my team. If you haven't seen the swim yet, and don't want it spoiled, stop reading now! Their performance was incredible. It was as near perfect as I could have possibly imagined it to be. Not only was it their best swim ever, but it was fantastic! It was beyond fantastic!! I think every element was at it's best, and they had so much energy in their last section that it could have been the beginning. This is what we've been working for all year…to have an amazing swim!
The unfortunate part of all of this is the scores. I think the only explanation is that we are at the Olympics! Every team had a good swim today, and our amazing swim happened to be 5th best–tied with Canada. Of course we had hoped for better, but really all we can control is the swim we have.
I was talking with my team-mates in the cafeteria tonight, telling them how proud I am of them and that I hope they realize how amazing they are! Then Christina said something that really hit the nail on the head: the Olympics aren't really about this swim today, the swim tomorrow, or even all the competitions during the two weeks of the games. It's really about the practice, the preparation, and the perseverance we've had for our whole careers. The athletes competing at here didn't wake up on August 8, and think, "Today I'd like to go compete at the Olympics." All of us, myself included, have worked for many hours, many days, and many years to make it to this level. And that process is really what the Olympics are all about — witnessing the end product of that journey (or a stop along the way of an athlete's career!)
So on to tomorrow. We are fired up! We know what we have to do tomorrow, and it exactly what we did today: go out with the fight and determination we need to have the swim of our lives, and in doing so show the world the amazing product we've created. We are so proud of our free program, and we can't wait to show it to everyone tomorrow afternoon!
Littleton native Janet Culp will compete in synchronized swimming for Team USA at the Beijing Olympics. She is reporting on her experience half a world away for The Denver Post.


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MANAMA - The commander of the US navy's Fifth Fleet warned on Monday that the United States will not allow Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf sea lane through which much of the world's oil is supplied.
"They will not close it... They will not be allowed to close it," Vice-Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff told a press conference in Bahrain, where the Fifth Fleet is based.
"It is natural that when a country is attacked it uses all of its capabilities against the enemy, and definitely our control of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz would be one of our actions," Jafari said.
The strait between Iran and Oman is a vital conduit for energy supplies, with as much as 40 percent of the world's crude passing through the waterway from Gulf suppliers.
"Certainly if there is fighting... the scope will be extended to oil, meaning its price will increase drastically. This will deter our enemies from taking action against Iran," Jafari said.
Cosgriff said: "The latest Iranian statements are not helpful."
He insisted that that the international community will work to protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that any action by Iran "will not be an action against the United States but against the international community".
According to news reports, more than 100 Israeli warplanes staged a training exercise with Greece earlier this month to prepare for a possible long-distance strike and as a warning to Tehran.
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Develop a profit strategy and don't look back
Higher cattle prices mean there is more at risk for your profit margin. Don't just let the good times ride—be ready to capture every dollar.
Cattle inventory is at its lowest since 1951, just under 88 million head, mainly due to persistent drought. Since then, however, the dynamics of the market have changed.
"Cattle numbers being the lowest since 1951 is a big deal, particularly from the standpoint of industry infrastructure. But, that's where the comparison stops," says John Nalivka, president of Sterling Marketing. "We are producing two to three times as much beef with the same number of cattle today as we did in 1951. Since then, the product, industry and consumer have all changed. It's just not the same world."
A marketing consultant to beef and pork packers, processors and restaurants, Nalivka says the beef supply chain is still adjusting to lower cattle supplies. As cattle numbers drop, excess feedlot and packing capacity increase. "In the last two decades, we've gone through a lot of consolidation on both sides of that equation, but here we sit with still too much capacity," Nalivka says. "This leads to questions of who is going to shut down a packing plant, and who is going to close down a major feedlot. We are shrinking the infrastructure of the industry.
The fewer number of feeder cattle available pressures the economics of packing plants and feedlots alike. "When we look at feedlot breakevens, they are doing very well right now. But every head of cattle standing at the feed bunk today has to be replaced, and it is going to cost considerably more to do so. Cattle marketed today have a breakeven of $1.25 per pound, but those replacements have a breakeven of $1.40 per pound," he explains.
Cash takes the lead. For several months, the cash market has remained superior to the futures—an indication of the tightness of the feeder supply. On weekly market updates at www.BeefToday.com, Julianne Johnston, digital managing editor at Pro Farmer, says the cattle market is locked in a tight supply situation.
"For some time, traders have been really comfortable with the nearby contract trading at a discount to the cash market, which says they know that supplies are tight and they need fresh news to propel this market any higher," she says.
"The market did what we thought it would do. The 10-year cattle cycle was delayed another year because the drought lingered on and we kept sending heifers into the slaughter mix," Johnston says.
Other proteins in the meat case will also play a part in consumer demand. "Keep in mind how the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is affecting the pork industry. Pork prices still look like a value compared to beef, but one of the best things to happen to beef demand this summer could be a rise in pork prices," she says.
"We've seen a 20% to 25% increase in wholesale beef prices, but the consumer hasn't had to face that yet at the retail meat counter," Nalivka adds. "We don't know what the reaction of the consumer is going to be. No one wants to see beef demand go down, but this will test it."
Will the market turn? According to USDA's production outlook, cattle supplies will be at their tightest this summer through 2015. "There is a chance we could see another big run," Johnston says. "But downside risk in the cattle market is limited because demand is so tight.
"Even if domestic demand slows, we are still exporting a lot of beef. Tight supplies will keep prices at $120 per cwt. to $130 per cwt. this summer and fall. We might see prices dip into the $120 handle, but I don't see it lasting long," she says. "Just think what beef demand would be if our economy was growing at a faster pace—we'd really see strong summer and grilling season demand."
Set your strategy. With cash contracts superior to the lead month futures, producers need to be open-minded about all marketing options. Hedges, for example, are less appealing in this market scenario.
"It is difficult to hedge in a hole. The market has a $150 per cwt. cash and a front month contract at $144, for a $6 per cwt. hit. That's why we use puts and a put-call strategy instead of hedging futures, just to get a price floor out there," Johnston says.
"You've got to decide if the price being offered is a good price and if you can live with it. When the market is at these levels, don't get greedy," Nalivka says. "It's a time to get serious about what is a good value for cattle. Understand your cost structure, determine your bottom line and decide what price you need for an acceptable profit. Many ranchers are wondering how much higher this market will go before the bubble bursts."
Last year, as feeder calf prices were pushed down by high grain prices, some producers sold calves early. Later, as prices went higher, they wished they hadn't. Many will fear the situation repeating itself this year.
"Don't wait for even-higher prices," Nalivka says. "We will have a fair amount of early contracting again this year. If the opportunity is there, some producers may contract calves before they are born. If you make that commitment, be as close to realistic expectations as possible."
In negotiations, evaluate the conditions of your contract price, such as the price slide for weight differential when cattle are delivered. For example, if you commit 500-lb. steers and calves weigh more or less at delivery, what will the price be?
"If you retain ownership, your opportunity cost of those cattle is the market price the day they walk onto the feedlot," Nalivka explains.
Consider your overall risk-to-reward ratio—are you risking too much to gain another $50 a head by owning them in the feedlot?
"Once you've made your decision, be happy with it. It's easy to look back and see money left on the table, but if you think through your marketing plan before you execute the sale, you will be much happier about your decision," he adds.
As herds rebuild, supplies will tighten even further. Marketing this year might look easy compared with 2015 and 2016.
What it means to me
- Determine what your cost structure is and at what price you find acceptable profits for your cattle. Don't be greedy—holding out for ever-higher prices is a recipe for disaster.
- Consider all of your selling options, such as value-added sales, direct selling to a feedlot, forward contracting and retained ownership.
- Once you've made your sale with an acceptable profit, be happy with it. Instead of looking back, start planning for 2015.
To see additional charts about feeder and packer margins and the latest weekly market summary, visit www.BeefToday.com/Cattle_Markets_Center
To contact Sara Brown, email [email protected].


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The spectroscopic accuracy has been evaluated using the white dwarf orbiting HD 8049 discovered by Zurlo et al (2013), believed to have a temperature of 18800+/-2000 K. Observations were performed during the second commissioning run on December 12, 2013. The recipes, calibration files, and reduced cubes used to create the plots in this section are available as part of the first light data release. For this data, zero-point offsets to the wavelength solutions were determined using an Argon arclamp image taken immediately after the exposures. The data were flux calibrated using the spectra extracted from the satellite spots using the 2mass magnitudes combined with a Pickles model of a K2V star. The error bars on the data points in the plots below are determined by normalizing the spectra of the individual satellite spots to a common integrated intensity, then looking at the standard deviation in each wavelength channel. This gives an approximation of the uncertainty of the extracted spectrum but is most certainly an underestimate. Furthermore, the effects of systematic error are not properly included. The effects of systematic error are evident in the extracted spectra of the white dwarf. The following plots compare the extracted spectra in the H, K1 and K2 bands to a 18800 K black body.
The H-band spectrum was extracted out a single 60s image. Overall, the spectral slope is well reproduced, however, systematic error can be seen in both the long and short wavelength extremes (~0.06um) of the band. The large deviation in the first couple data points is probably due to a small error in the wavelength calibration. Because the throughput of the filter is so low in this region, a large correction factor is applied when performing the flux calibration, therefore any small error is greatly amplified. The single blue data point indicates the absolute flux level measured using H-band photometry by Zurlo et al (2013). The blue error bar (upper right in the above figure) indicates the standard deviations in the integrated photometric flux of each satellite spot. It is believed, but not confirmed, that the ratio between mean satellite intensity and the intensity of the central star is constant. However, if this is not the case then this error bar indicates the uncertainty on the flux normalization. Another possible scenario leading to our increased flux level may be a result of an incorrect calibration between the mean peak intensity of the occulted star and the satellite spots. Research into this is on-going.
The K1 spectrum of HD 8049b (above), whose wavelength calibration was performed using the telluric absorption lines at ~2.01 and ~2.06 um also shows evidence of systematic error at shorter wavelengths. However, previously obtained spectra of this object show evidence that it is not a perfect blackbody, but at the moment we do not possess the measured spectrum and cannot do a direct comparison. The extreme deviations are a result of spectral crosstalk at the extreme ends of the bands, therefore this region of the spectrum should be disregarded (at wavelengths shorter than ~1.93um). At this time, the resulting systematic error between 1.93-2.02 remains unclear (assuming it is indeed systematic error). One possible scenario is correction to compensate for flux that is not included in the 3-pixel box extraction algorithm. Because no flat-field image was taken at the position of the science target, no correction could be applied. More thorough extraction algorithms are currently under development that will make such a correction unnecessary. If the observer requires a precise replication of the broad spectral shape, it is recommended to take a flat-field exposure before and/or after the science target. Although no previous K-band photometry exists for HD 8049b, the fact that the flux appears higher in K1 (at ~1.90 um) then H (at 1.8 um) suggests that the current ratio between the satellite and occulted star flux is incorrect by a factor of ~2.
The K2 data had particularly low signal-to-noise in the satellite spot images below 2.15 um and above 2.32 um therefore these regions of the spectrum are subject to large error. Overall, the spectrum does match the slope of the blackbody to within uncertainty. However, we do emphasize that because no systematics are apparent in this plot, they most certainly exist and may vary as a function of field position. Furthermore, the percent error for the K2 data are larger than the other bands and may be larger than the level of systematics.


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Well, there's a headline I never thought I'd have to write.
But behold! John Deere, masters of agricultural vehicles, have made the R-Gator, a small "utility" vehicle for the US Army that looks like a golf cart in olive green. It's like a regular Gator, only this time the "R" stands for "Remote", as it can be operated remotely with no need for an on-hands driver (though it can be driven by humans if the need arises).
Operators can either rely on GPS and the vehicle's on-board AI to get around, or they can grab a wired Xbox 360 controller and, using a mounted camera, do the job themselves.
It may look like a mini Warthog, but I don't think it handles quite like one.
This is far from the first time a military vehicle has used a 360 pad for input, showing you all that there are still markets out there that prefer the stability and reliability of a wired controller.
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App Review: American Idol Season 8 Exclusive Videos
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March 15, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Entertainment, Music
Since its beginning 8 years ago, American Idol has been an amazing success with viewing and voting numbers increasing every season. The American Idol craze has spread from television to music, movies, and the internet. Now, it is available on your iPhone or iPod Touch. American Idol Season 8 Exclusive Videos is a new app by Zumobi Inc. that brings all of your favorite season 8 contestants right to you. The app includes bios and pictures of all your season 8 favorites, as well as a new video released every week exclusively to this app from each remaining contestant. It also links you to news stories about your favorite idols past and present and music clips from your favorites in iTunes. You can even create your own ranking of the contestants and keep track of how they do. There is actually quite a bit packed into this little app.
Now, having said all that, do we really need more American Idol? I am sure there are some who would answer with a resounding "Yes," and others would answer just as strongly "No." For me personally, I think that perhaps this app is another attempt to make money off the American Idol hype. By creating this app and giving you exclusive content that you cannot get any other way, they get you to buy it and then link you up to the iTunes store so that you can buy and download more stuff even when you don't have access to your computer. The app is well designed and provides what it promises very well. I believe it will be very successful. If you make an app to get people to spend more money in your store, shouldn't it be free?
American Idol Season 8 Exclusive is $1.99 in the iTunes App Store.


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"We are sitting on a time bomb," the mortgage analyst said a huge increase in unconventional home loans like balloon mortgages taken out by consumers who cannot qualify for regular mortgages. The high payments, he continued, "are just beginning to come due and a lot of people who were betting interest rates would come down by now risk losing their homes because they can't pay the debt."
He would have given great testimony at the current Senate hearings on subprime mortgage lending. The only problem is, he said it in 1981 when soon after several of the alternative mortgage products like those with adjustable rates and balloons first became popular.
When Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, gave his opening statement last week at the hearings lambasting the rise of "risky exotic and subprime mortgages," he was actually tapping into a very old vein of suspicion against innovations in the mortgage market.
Almost every new form of mortgage lending from adjustable-rate mortgages to home equity lines of credit to no-money-down mortgages has tended to expand the pool of people who qualify but has also been greeted by a large number of people saying that it harms consumers and will fool people into thinking they can afford homes that they cannot.
Congress is contemplating a serious tightening of regulations to make the new forms of lending more difficult. New research from some of the leading housing economists in the country, however, examines the long history of mortgage market innovations and suggests that regulators should be mindful of the potential downside in tightening too much.
A study conducted by Kristopher Gerardi and Paul S. Willen from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Harvey S. Rosen of Princeton, Do Households Benefit from Financial Deregulation and Innovation? The Case of the Mortgage Market (National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 12967), shows that the three decades from 1970 to 2000 witnessed an incredible flowering of new types of home loans. These innovations mainly served to give people power to make their own decisions about housing, and they ended up being quite sensible with their newfound access to capital.
These economists followed thousands of people over their lives and examined the evidence for whether mortgage markets have become more efficient over time. Lost in the current discussion about borrowers' income levels in the subprime market is the fact that someone with a low income now but who stands to earn much more in the future would, in a perfect market, be able to borrow from a bank to buy a house. That is how economists view the efficiency of a capital market: people's decisions unrestricted by the amount of money they have right now.
And this study shows that measured this way, the mortgage market has become more perfect, not more irresponsible. People tend to make good decisions about their own economic prospects. As Professor Rosen said in an interview, "Our findings suggest that people make sensible housing decisions in that the size of house they buy today relates to their future income, not just their current income and that the innovations in mortgages over 30 years gave many people the opportunity to own a home that they would not have otherwise had, just because they didn't have enough assets in the bank at the moment they needed the house."
Of course, basing loans on future earnings expectations is riskier than lending money to prime borrowers at 30-year fixed interest rates. That is why interest rates are higher for subprime borrowers and for big mortgages that require little money down. Sometimes the risks flop. Sometimes people even have to sell their properties because they cannot make the numbers work.
The traditional causes of foreclosure, even before there was subprime lending, were job loss, divorce and major medical expenses. And the national foreclosure data seem to suggest that these issues remain paramount. The latest numbers show that foreclosures have been concentrated not in places where real estate bubbles have supposedly been popping, but rather in places whose economies have stagnated the hurricane-torn communities on the Gulf of Mexico and the industrial Midwest states like Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, where the domestic auto industry has suffered. These do not automatically point to subprime lending as the leading cause of foreclosure problems.
Also, the historical evidence suggests that cracking down on new mortgages may hit exactly the wrong people. As Professor Rosen explains, "The main thing that innovations in the mortgage market have done over the past 30 years is to let in the excluded: the young, the discriminated against, the people without a lot of money in the bank to use for a down payment." It has allowed them access to mortgages whereas lenders would have once just turned them away.
The Center for Responsible Lending estimated that in 2005, a majority of home loans to African-Americans and 40 percent of home loans to Hispanics were subprime loans. The existence and spread of subprime lending helps explain the drastic growth of homeownership for these same groups. Since 1995, for example, the number of African-American households has risen by about 20 percent, but the number of African-American homeowners has risen almost twice that rate, by about 35 percent. For Hispanics, the number of households is up about 45 percent and the number of homeowning households is up by almost 70 percent.
And do not forget that the vast majority of even subprime borrowers have been making their payments. Indeed, fewer than 15 percent of borrowers in this most risky group have even been delinquent on a payment, much less defaulted.
When contemplating ways to prevent excessive mortgages for the 13 percent of subprime borrowers whose loans go sour, regulators must be careful that they do not wreck the ability of the other 87 percent to obtain mortgages.
For be it ever so humble, there really is no place like home, even if it does come with a balloon payment mortgage.


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ATLANTA, Ga. – Megan Light hit a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to give No. 23 Emory (17-0) a 12-9 win over Birmingham-Southern (5-5) Sunday in the 3N2 Softball Invitational at the Emory Softball Field.
Joanna Jernigan scored on an Alyssa Statham sac-fly and Bethany Fronk had a two-run double to score Rucker and Berkopec in the fourth.
Emory would score four in the sixth and five in the seventh for the win. Kersthold drew a bases loaded walk to make it a 9-8 game and set up Light's grand slam in the seventh.
Deanna Creps was the pitcher of record for BSC, falling fall to 1-2. Madeleine Lowery was credited with the win in relief for Emory to improve to 2-0.
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He often finds himself sobbing in the street after becoming overwhelmed by emotion.
In an interview on ITV daytime show Lorraine, Geldof said he will sometimes "buckle" when he suddenly remembers his child's tragic demise.
Peaches was found dead at her home in Kent three months ago as a result of a suspected heroin overdose.
Her dad told presenter Lorraine Kelly said the pain was "still very raw".
He revealed: "I'm walking down the road and suddenly out of the blue there's an awareness of her - and you know, I buckle.
"And I've got to be very careful because walking down the Kings Road there are paps everywhere so I have to duck off into a lane or something, and blub for a while and then geton with it and that's it, so I'd imagine that will be there for a long time, I mean what else?"
Discussing his loss, he said: "It's intolerable - it's very hard as everybody must realise, especially if it happened to them too, and what else do you do, you get on with it."
Pixie's father went on: "I've always done that and being on stage is entirely cathartic, it just clears your head I just get on a stage and go mad. If I dwell on the words sometimes I find it hard to struggle through the song because they take on whole meanings that I never meant when I wrote them."
The famous frontman - who has just announced a national tour with his reunited band - said his family's life had been "part of the national soap opera".
Other dramas which meant his private life was thrust into the public eye included his former wife Paula Yates, leaving him in 1995 after an affair with the Australian singer Michael Hutchence.
Hutchence died in a hotel room in Sydney, which was ruled to be suicide.
While Yates later died of a heroin overdose in 2000, Sir Bob quickly stepped up to take custody and then adopt the couple's daughter Tiger Lily.
Sir Bob told Ms Kelly: "Bizarrely, and I wish it were other, from the very get-go, my life seems to be incredibly episodic like a soap opera and I'm never aware I'm in the next scene until something happens and I'm already in the middle of it and there's no getting out of it and you have to move on to the next scene, whatever that it is."
He said Peaches' two young children would be able to move on from their loss, much as he did when he lost his own mother as a child.
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In a previous interview for Radio 2's breakfast show, The I Don't Like Mondays star explained how messages and sympathy from the public had helped to come to terms with his grief.
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"I mean some of the stories they tell you are heart-rending as you know - but just the sentiment, just one line and you open them up and the impact, you know. I was amazed by the impact of her, so young, on her generation."


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Bladder infections are more common in women than in men.
Symptoms of a bladder infection can range from mild to severe, and
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Symptoms of a bladder infection in children depend on the age of
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If untreated, bladder infections can lead to more serious kidney
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I was born in New Jersey, at Fort Dix Army Base [my dad was stationed there in 55 & 56, preserving democracy in NJ and PA ] but bascially grew up in Brighton, which is just north of Ann Arbor. Aside from about five years in Denver, where my daughter was born, I've been in this vicinity since. Traverse City is beautiful...one of my favorite spots.
I'm taking a break from the moving odyssey to go to the mall [ ] with Brianna. I HATE malls this time of year...it's so crowded.
How are the holiday preparations going for everyone else?


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It's been quite a few years since we updated the look of GBNET, but in the thick of social media mayhem and how people get their information we decided it was time to update with a focus on social media and getting you all the latest news and photos as quickly as possible via your preferred method of information gathering.
We've moved the latest news and images to the top of the website, the website announcements to the bottom (but you can still get these via email subscription) with our Facebook and Twitter feeds that will show on every page of the website (except for the individual article pages and gallery).
We will continue to post to Facebook and Twitter in addition to the website. We have also added a Google+ page for GBNET where new info will also be sent to.
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Thanks for all your patience today while we set things up!! Let us know what you think!!